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Knowledge Ecosystems and Business Innovation: An Exploratory Study of the Channels of Collaborations and Key Success Factors Between Universities and Canadian Small Businesses

Description: Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper explores and identifies the vehicles of university-firm collaboration and contextual relationships within the knowledge ecosystem which impacts the success of innovations among small and medium sized enterprises in Canada.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Makani, Joyline & Dossouyovo, Angelo
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Leveraging Geographical Disparities of Socio-Economic Factors to Predict Vulnerable Teenagers to Teen Birth: Chicago as A Case Study

Description: Teen birth (TB) imposes serious health and economic burdens to both individuals and government. Various attempts have been made to overcome TB such as teen pregnancy prevention evidence-based programs. However, these programs might have declined teen birth rate (TBR), most of which do not address the influencing socio-economic factors linked to areas where teenagers live. This study is aimed at investigating socio-economic factors contributing to TB and identify their geographical disparities.… more
Date: December 2020
Creator: Sadeghinaeenifard, Fariba & Hawamdeh, Suliman M.
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A White Paper on Outcomes Evaluation: Concepts, Strategies, and Practical Applications

Description: This white paper introduces evaluation concepts and describes outcome-based evaluation. The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) logic model is described in the context of developing a program evaluation plan. Four case studies illustrate how outputs, outcomes and indicators can be used to produce programs results.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.; Simpson, Carol; Mason, Florence & Wetherbee, Louella
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