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Cooperative Effort (cooperative + effort)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Humanities and Social Sciences25%
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting25%

Selected Abstracts

Strategic Alliances and Cooperative Efforts

NAVAL ENGINEERS JOURNAL, Issue 4 2004
Dave Sargent RADM USN (Ret.)
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

New Concepts in Evolutionary Search for Boolean Functions in Cryptology

COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, Issue 3 2004
William Millan
In symmetric cryptology the resistance to attacks depends critically on the nonlinearity properties of the Boolean functions describing cipher components like Substitution boxes (S-boxes). Some of the most effective methods known to generate functions that satisfy multiple criteria are based on evolutionary heuristics. In this paper, we improve on these algorithms by employing an adaptive strategy. Additionally, using recent improvements in the understanding of these combinatorial structures, we discover essential properties of the graph formed by affine equivalence classes of Boolean functions, which offers several advantages as a conceptual model for multiobjective seeking evolutionary heuristics. Finally, we propose the first major global cooperative effort to discover new bounds for cryptographic properties of Boolean functions. [source]

Statewide Assessment of Response to Domestic Violence in Louisiana

JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JOURNAL, Issue 1 2003
STACY C. MOAK J.D. PH.D.
ABSTRACT The Louisiana statewide assessment of domestic violence attitudes and services was a cooperative effort between the Louisiana Community Policing Institute and the Criminal Justice Program at the University of Louisiana, Monroe. The research project included both surveys and focus groups from Louisiana's eight law enforcement planning districts. Results indicate that the response to domestic violence in Louisiana is generally inadequate. Furthermore, problems exist with respect to the definition of domestic violence among agencies. Finally, four basic barriers to successful intervention were identified, including lack of resources, lack of education and training, victims' lack of confidence in the system, and lack of a coordinated response to the problem. Recommendations are presented for overcoming these obstacles. [source]

Collective Action Meets Prospect Theory: An Application to Coalition Building in Chile, 1973,75

POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2004
Maria Fanis
Expected utility theory explains collective action as an attempt by individuals to maximize their gains. In contrast, my application of prospect theory to collective action suggests that people are motivated to participate in collective action by a fear of loss. These alternative rationalities are considered in the context of the successful cooperative effort of four economic groups in Chile during 1973,75, the first years of the Pinochet military regime. In this case, the logic of prospect theory better captures how actors made decisions about whether or not to engage in collective action. Of the four groups that did join the 1973,75 economic coalition, only one (the mineowners) appears to have maximized its net asset level, as expected utility theory predicts. All four groups seem to have been motivated to cooperate because they found themselves in the domain of losses and expected that cooperation with other, even rival, economic groups might help them recoup their recent losses. [source]

Public Relations Planning and Action as "Practical-Critical" Communication

COMMUNICATION THEORY, Issue 4 2003
Wayne D. Woodward
A practical-critical approach to communication contends that critical analysis should have practical consequences, specifically to extend participation and to introduce innovative forms of communication. Planning and action process models in public relations illustrate the approach. The practical-critical position develops out of a reconstructive revision of existing, instrumental models. The emphases are (a) variabilities and contingencies in communication, (b) temporal sequencing of cooperative activity, (c) conditions of uncertainty that are part of pursuing a shared focus through joint activity, and (d) the interdependent relations among material, symbolic, and relational dimensions of process planning and action. The practical-critical framework provides for continuous, dialectical analysis of a central focus of activity, while deriving benefits from the sequencing of cooperative effort. [source]

Credible collusion in multimarket oligopoly

MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS, Issue 2 2007
Timothy L. Sorenson
This article refines an established explanation of how multimarket contact facilitates collusion when firms enjoy reciprocal advantages across markets: When there are reciprocal asymmetries between firms, multimarket contact allows them not only to develop spheres of influence, but also to implement attractively simple strategies that are subgame perfect and weakly renegotiation proof. Hence, collusive equilibria are supported by fully credible punishments. A significant implication is, multimarket contact involving reciprocal differences between firms may be more facilitating to their cooperative efforts than multimarket contact based on other factors. The article discusses existing empirical work as it relates to this implication. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Overcoming challenges to successful interagency collaboration

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Issue 3 2007
David G. Twitchell PhD
The Veterans Health Administration Employee Education System has launched a collaborative effort with its counterpart agencies in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy to develop reusable training content applicable to multiple federal agencies. The goal is to combine interagency resources to create healthcare,related training courseware that all participating agencies can share. The success of this initiative is attributable to the willing and deliberate, cooperative efforts of these agencies. Here, we discuss 17 challenges to collaborative training development. [source]

Evaluation of a mental health treatment court with assertive community treatment,

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW, Issue 4 2003
Merith Cosden Ph.D.
Without active engagement, many adults with serious mental illnesses remain untreated in the community and commit criminal offenses, resulting in their placement in the jails rather than mental health facilities. A mental health treatment court (MHTC) with an assertive community treatment (ACT) model of case management was developed through the cooperative efforts of the criminal justice and mental health systems. Participants were 235 adults with a serious mental illness who were booked into the county jail, and who volunteered for the study. An experimental design was used, with participants randomly assigned to MHTC or treatment as usual (TAU), consisting of adversarial criminal processing and less intensive mental health treatment. Results were reported for 6 and 12 month follow-up periods. Clients in both conditions improved in life satisfaction, distress, and independent living, while participants in the MHTC also showed reductions in substance abuse and new criminal activity. Outcomes are interpreted within the context of changes brought about in the community subsequent to implementation of the MHTC. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]