Advances in Social Simulation 2015

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Multicriteria Decision Making De Gruyter

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Public corporations and private businesses operate in an increasingly complex, uncertain, and interconnected world. When evaluating investment decisions, business managers can no longer base their decisions primarily on expected financial return. They now must now consider a host of performance value measures (i.e., criteria) pertaining to issues such as environmental and social governance, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction. In addition, corporate managers must ensure that their investment decisions are aligned with the company's vision, mission, and values in order to maintain investor confidence and protect brand image. Lastly, to be truly successful, business managers must assess the risks associated with each performance measure and manage their impacts during project implementation. This book takes a pragmatic business and economics view towards evaluating competing investment alternatives and/or capital project strategies. It provides a practical step-by- step process using a structured decision analysis framework to evaluate, understand, quantify, and measure project invesment strategies in light of multiple stakeholder objectives and success criteria. This process assists in helping stakeholders (internal and external) achieve a shared understanding of project issues and to facilitate convergence towards a mutually acceptable solution. The approach considers available choices, identified uncertainties, constraints, necessary tradeoffs, and preferences so as to identify solutions that maximize overall benefits while minimizing overall costs and risk. A real world case study is presented in the early chapters and the process steps are demonstrated through application to this case study. Recent advances in technology allow for investment strategies to be evaluated against multiple criteria within one integrated platform. This book guides the reader in performing multi-criteria decision analysis, including the use of Monte Carlo simulation, within an MS Excel environment using native MS Excel and as well as add-in programs such Palisades Decision Tools suite. Example model structures, screen shots, formulas, and output results are provided throughout the book using an illustrative case study.

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Clinical Neuropsychology and Technology Springer International Publishing AG

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This ambitious and§accessible guide reviews innovative technologies enhancing the field of§neuropsychological testing. Starting with the premise that standard batteries-some§nearly a century old-lag behind in our era of neuroimaging, genomic studies,§psychophysiology, and informatics, it presents digital measures offering more§efficient administration, more accurate data, and wider clinical applications. Ecological§validity and evidence-based science are key themes in these advances, from§virtual environments and assessment of social cognition to the shift toward§situational reliability and away from lab-created constructs. These chapters also§demonstrate how high-tech assessment tools can complement or supplement§traditional pencil-and-paper measures without replacing them outright.§§This book covers in depth:§§

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