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Comparative analysis of the contemporary public sector quality determinants in relation to the satisfaction level of the Greek judicial officials and citizens in civil, criminal and administrative courts 当代公共部门质量决定因素与希腊司法官员和公民在民事、刑事和行政法院的满意度水平的比较分析

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2018-10-04 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2018.10016440

C. Kalogeropoulou, G. Petrakos

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Motivation and job satisfaction: the case of call centres in Greece 动机与工作满意度:以希腊呼叫中心为例

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2018-10-04 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2018.10016427

Grigorios Despoteris, Barbara Myloni

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Strategic management in times of crisis: the case of marble enterprises in the prefecture of Drama, Greece 危机时期的战略管理:以希腊戏剧州大理石企业为例

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2018-10-04 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2018.10016420

Maria Tsertsi, G. Zobolas

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Human resources division transformation in the banking sector: the implementation of the 'three legged stool' 银行业人力资源分工转型:“三脚凳”的实施

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084001

Ioannis Theotokas, Nicholas Kapantais

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Focus on human resources as a mediating factor between ISO 9001 certification and continuous quality improvement 将人力资源作为ISO 9001认证和持续质量改进之间的中介因素

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084010

Eleni Zografaki, Anastasios Magoutas, Panos T. Chountalas

{"title":"Focus on human resources as a mediating factor between ISO 9001 certification and continuous quality improvement","authors":"Eleni Zografaki, Anastasios Magoutas, Panos T. Chountalas","doi":"10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084010","url":null,"abstract":"The worldwide trend of ISO 9001 certification throughout the last decades has instigated a rigorous debate on whether and under which circumstances real quality results are attained by certified companies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how focus on human resources (HR), especially in a service environment, affects quality management system (QMS) implementation through ISO 9001 certification, towards the goal of attaining continuous quality improvement. The research was undertaken in the form of multiple case studies at five service-oriented ISO 9001 certified companies pertaining to different business sectors. The results obtained suggest that when a company exhibits limited focus on people, alongside a downgraded view of the HR department in the organisational structure, all quality initiatives are likely to serve as an end-point towards certification. As such, the companies bearing these features cannot reap the benefits that a successful QMS implementation could potentially offer in the long run. On the other hand, a broad focus on people, combined with a strategic orientation of the HR department, is expected to drive the companies at issue towards real quality. As such, ISO 9001 certification can be an actual driver of continuous quality improvement.","PeriodicalId":170104,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132210538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Efficiency in the tax-auditing administration in Greece 希腊税务审计管理的效率

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084011

Aggeliki Saranti, Theodore Pelagidis, Michael S. Mitsopoulos

引用次数: 1

Managing social media as a marketing tool in the Greek business environment 将社交媒体作为希腊商业环境中的营销工具进行管理

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.083999

Chara Dosi, A. M. Tzortzaki

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引用次数: 3

Forecasting of future stock prices using neural networks and genetic algorithms 利用神经网络和遗传算法预测未来股票价格

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084002

S. Mitilineos, Panayiotis G. Artikis

{"title":"Forecasting of future stock prices using neural networks and genetic algorithms","authors":"S. Mitilineos, Panayiotis G. Artikis","doi":"10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084002","url":null,"abstract":"Neural networks are a well established and widely used class of machine learning tools for classification and clustering that have been successfully applied to time-series analysis and prediction. On the other hand, genetic algorithms have been used in the literature for a vast range of optimisation problems ranging from electromagnetic optimisation to mechanical design, industrial control and genetic engineering. In this work, we propose to use the former in predicting future values of a time-series of particular interest, i.e., the future values of stock market indices. Based on a large body of work that is present in the literature, we develop, test and present a set of neural networks for predicting future stock market index values. Furthermore, we evaluate the use of modified GAs as a stand-alone tool for prediction, but also the use of GAs as neural network training and optimising tools. We also test two benchmark time-series extrapolation techniques based on linear regression. The proposed stock market prediction tools are fine-tuned and applied to a number of stock market index time-series and numerical results are presented demonstrating their superiority compared to standard benchmark techniques.","PeriodicalId":170104,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121200936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The effect of online consumer reviews on buying behaviour and their management by the tourism industry 在线消费者评论对购买行为的影响及其旅游业的管理

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084012

Theofania Balaska, A. M. Tzortzaki

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Valuation of mergers and acquisitions: the case study of a Greek listed company 并购估价:以一家希腊上市公司为例

International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-05 DOI: 10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084003

Dimitrios S. Zavitsanos

{"title":"Valuation of mergers and acquisitions: the case study of a Greek listed company","authors":"Dimitrios S. Zavitsanos","doi":"10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDSRM.2017.084003","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research is to estimate the value of two listed companies in the process of their merger and the investigation of the financial synergy value; a comparison of the results to those of the published valuation is also presented. The valuation method applied is the discounted free cash flow to the firm. The method's inputs were decided by comparing the firms' financial ratios to the industry's for a limited period of time (time series and cross-sectional analysis), as part of the strategic analysis. The models applied in the strategic analysis are the Boston Consulting Group Matrix and the Strategic Group Map Analysis. For the calculation of the discount rate, the capital asset pricing model is used. A combination of both the capital asset pricing model and the discounted cash flow to the firm is used in the valuation of synergy. Finally, the results reveal that both firms are divesting wealth instead of creating it. We also demonstrate that synergy value does exist in the merger; however the fiscal and financial conditions under which the Greek aquaculture firms operate may prevent them from surviving the competition in the long run.","PeriodicalId":170104,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133132003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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