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Bolisay, Ronald. "Imperial hybrids in the age of colonialism : Maintaining dominance over and negotiating desire for the native." FIU Digital Commons, 1998. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1722.
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Hybridity is typically formulated in post-colonial theory as a means of resistance, subversion, or liberatory strategy in the hands of the present-day post-colonial subject or theorist. This project, however, demonstrates hybridity as a means of securing dominance and maintaining control when wielded by the imperialist in Cooper's Last of the Mohicans (1826), Kipling's Kim (1901), and Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (1914). The strategic deployment of hybridity in these texts also serves as an opportunity to negotiate the ambivalence and desire for the native that slips out of that hybrid space-- not necessarily sexual desire that flows between two polarized bodies, but rather, triangulated through other mediating terms such as class, nationality or manliness. Across these novels, the location of the native shifts, until it settles within the white body itself in Tarzan. Desire for the native, then, is returned to the white body in a narcissistic circle of self-glorification.
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Jacobson, Ronald B. "Understanding, desire and narrated subjectivity : a philosophical consideration of the phenomenon of school bullying /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7868.
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Willborg, Freja. "HANDS-ON/ HARD-ON : Om dominans och lust." Thesis, Konstfack, Textil, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6761.
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Sen, Tanmoy. "Platform Ecosystem : ARM's answer to Intel's dominance." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111290.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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The personal computing industry has witnessed significant changes with more users moving from desktop PCs to battery-operated mobile devices. These dynamics have prompted chip-design companies to evaluate ways to lower the power consumption of devices, thereby elongating battery life. With its lower power microprocessor-core architecture, a newer and smaller company, ARM Holdings, has been able to challenge the much bigger incumbent Intel and capture significant market share by creating a powerful ecosystem based on strategic partnerships. This thesis will evaluate how ARM's 'design and license' business model based on a platform ecosystem-partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), semiconductor companies, and software developers, has been able to counter Intel's vertically-integrated business model. This thesis will discuss the details of underlying technologies - Intel's high speed vs. ARM's low power architectures, and further evaluate how ARM gives its partners more customizing power and the ability to differentiate its products with respect to competitors that also use the ARM architecture.
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Pelyhe, Daniel, and Tuna Memisoglu. "How can Electric Vehiclesbecome the Dominant Design?" Thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-42269.
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Due to technological developments and raising environmental concerns, vehicle industry is ina transformation process. Current dominant design in the industry is the internal combustionengine vehicle but there are already different alternative vehicles like electric vehicles (EV),hybrids, and vehicles running on ethanol or hydrogen. These alternatives started to expandand they are competing to have a strong position in the market. The question is whichtechnology (EV, hybrid, ethanol) will have an important position in the future. This studyfocuses on the progress of electric vehicles towards being the dominant design in the vehicleindustry and aims to give advices and suggestions to electric car manufacturers what theyshould develop and concentrate on in the future. To achieve this aim, interviews with Renaultand Stockholm Municipality is conducted and analyzed in detail. Many manufacturers areinterested in EV technology and started to invest in the technology to have a strong position inthe future. Although EVs are ready to expand, there are still some obstacles in their way.Some of these problems can be solved in a short term, while others, mostly technology relatedimprovements still require time.
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Schmidt, Henrik. "-Taking a Dominant Design Perspective on ERP Companies-." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1236.
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The dominant design concept describes the evolution from one dominant design to a new one, or in a new industry, the evolution to a set of standards and features that becomes a dominant design for that particular product or sector. Typically the dominant design is used to describe industry trends. This thesis takes the bottom up perspective, i.e. the company's perspective, to identify if, or what parts, of the dominant design model that can be used as an explanatory tool of innovation in the two ERP companies chosen. This thesis has found that some parts of the dominant design model can be used to describe innovation in our two case companies. However, the model has to be altered to fit the particular needs of the software industry and exclude the concept of process innovation, which is a part of the original dominant design model. By considering a company’s existing situation, e.g. customers, market share, partnerships etc. and fitting these facts into our altered dominant design model it should be possible to explain actions undertaken by an ERP company.
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Zhu, Leon Yang. "Dominant strategy double auction mechanisms design and implementation /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0011354.
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ANDERSSON, ALEXANDER, and KARL ESSUNGER. "Physical or Digital Payments : Towards a Dominant Design?" Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-236483.
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Rapid digitalisation development has been stampeding widely across today’s societies, and not least in the payment industry. Though, the digitalisation in the payment industry has been very deviating, even between similar well-developed countries, and while there are positive and negative effects with both digital- and physical payment means, there is little knowledge that highlights the influencing factors and accompanied problems. This study therefore explore swhich, and how, different factors influence a country’s degree of digital payments, and creates further understanding of where the payment markets are heading in the future. It is done through a case study of four different industrialised countries, Sweden, Italy, Canada, and Switzerland which involves mapping the countries’ payment markets, as well as potential factors influencing a population’s payment habits, through a perspective of innovation theory in terms of dominant designs and technological discontinuities. Theory of network externalities and two-sided platforms are further used to explain and discuss how a two-sided market, likethe payment market, is affected by changes and other circumstances in different ways.Conclusions are then drawn from the used theories together with a comparison of the findings,and identifies certain influencers to a country’s distribution of payments, as well as provides indications of where the different payments markets are heading in the future. Data is mainly gathered through written material and credible databases, but also from semi-structured interviews.Den snabba digitaliseringen har slagit sig fram i dagens samhällen, och inte minst i betalningsindustrin. Dock har digitaliseringen i betalningsindustrin varit mycket avvikande mellan liknande välutvecklade länder, och medan det finns positiva och negativa effekter med både digitala och fysiska betalningsmedel, finns det inte mycket kunskap om påverkandefaktorer och medföljande problem. Denna studie undersöker därför vilka, och hur, olika faktorer påverkar ett lands grad av digitala betalningar, och vidare skapar ytterligare förståelse för var betalningsmarknaderna är på väg framöver. Detta görs genom en fallstudie av fyra olika industrialiserade länder, Sverige, Italien, Kanada och Schweiz, som innebär en kartläggning av ländernas betalningsmarknader, och av potentiella faktorer som påverkar befolkningens betalningsvanor, genom ett perspektiv från innovationsteori i form av dominerande design och tekniska diskontinuiteter. Teori om nätverksexternaliteter och tvåsidiga plattformar används vidare för att förklara och diskutera hur en tvåsidig marknad som betalningsmarknadenpåverkas av förändringar och andra omständigheter. Slutsatser dras sedan från de användateorierna tillsammans med en jämförelse av resultaten och identifierar påverkande faktorer tillett lands betalningsdistribution, samt ger indikationer på var de olika betalningsmarknaderna är på väg framöver. Data samlades huvudsakligen in genom skriftligt material och från tillförlitliga databaser, men även från semistrukturerade intervjuer.
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Chiao, Su Chien. "Design dominante: comportamento do consumidor e as estratégias de uma inovação tecnológica." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/5138.
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Previous issue date: 1999-04-09T00:00:00ZAnalisa a competição entre produtos com padrões de tecnologia incompatíveis pela dominância do mercado. Um exemplo clássico é a disputa ocorrida entre as plataformas de videocassetes Betamax e VHS. O padrão que vence a disputa é chamado de Design Dominante. Descreve as características que o consumidor avalia na escolha de inovações tecnológicas e as diferentes características encontradas num contexto de disputa de padrões pela dominância. Aborda assuntos como o Efeito Bandwagon e a Rede de Extemalidades que estão presentes nestas disputas.
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Malak, Richard J. Jr. "Using parameterized efficient sets to model alternatives for systems design decisions." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26697.
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Thesis (Ph.D)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.Committee Chair: Paredis, Christiaan J.J.; Committee Member: Bras, Bert; Committee Member: Choudhary, Ruchi; Committee Member: McGinnis, Leon; Committee Member: Rosen, David. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Voss, Andreas. "Dominantes Design im Electronic Commerce : Analysen und Befunde bei Tourismus-Web-Sites /." Lohmar ; Köln : Eul, 2004. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=013075747&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Portero, Trujillo Antoni. "Design Space Exploration of heterogeneous SoC Platforms for a Data-Dominant Application." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/5365.
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El objetivo principal de esta tesis es obtener un conjunto de implementaciones de un sistema especificado en alto nivel y bajarlo a diferentes plataformas arquitectónicas. Esto ha permitido realizar una comparación justa que incluye la cadena de diseño, metodología hacia las diversas plataformas de silicio. Esta comparación usa cuatro variables para su evaluación (el tiempo de ejecución, el área del chip, el consumo de energía y el tiempo de diseño) y produce un mapa de puntos de las diferentes implementaciones óptimas de acuerdo con un conjunto de requerimientos de operación. Se ha construido un completo IP un compresor MPEG-4 Main Profile. Este estándar de video codificación es un buen ejemplo de referencia, bastante popular en la literatura científica y es también un ejemplo adecuado de aplicación basada en flujo de datos. Por tanto, los resultados extraídos de esta tesis pueden ser extendidos a otras aplicaciones basadas en IPs con tratamiento de flujo de datos. He considerado necesario la computación de imágenes con restricciones de tiempo real. Y por tanto, se deseaba disponer del diseño más flexible posible para poder mapear las mismas especificaciones en las diferentes plataformas. Para este propósito, se ha elegido SystemC/C++ como lenguaje de descripción del sistema e idear los diferentes flujos de implementación para las diferentes arquitecturas y plataformas de silicio. Este poderoso marco de trabajo permite comparar implementaciones de una forma objetiva y razonada. Ya que nuestros resultados vienen de un αnico modelo y los diseños fueron mapeados en la misma tecnología de silicio (90nm CMOS).
El resultado de este trabajo de investigación es un juego de criterios y un mapa de las soluciones disponibles sobre el espacio de funcionamiento más bien que una aserción que dice que una solución αnica es mejor que las otras. Mi intención ha sido desarrollar técnicas y formular los métodos que pueden permitir aumentar la productividad en el diseño.
Este desarrollo puede ser extendido al nuevo paradigma de intercomunicación: Aquellos que usan técnicas DVFS y basadas en NoC para exploraciones e implementaciones MPSoC.
Consideramos la contribución mas significativa es el desarrollo del modelo con el cual se han realizado los diversos experimentos: El compresor MPEG que se ha realizado en SystemC/C++. Se ha realizado de la forma que implementaciones mαltiples son posibles: que van desde una parte grande en HW hasta la que se carga en un VLIW. En el caso de la FPGA y el ASIC, se han realizado dos implementaciones. Hemos obtenido un conjunto de resultados para siete diferentes implementaciones con cuatro diferentes objetivos HW (FPGA, ASIC, DSP y ASIP) con diferentes arquitecturas internas, seleccionadas para obtener puntos óptimos. Esto nos da que un incremento en eficiencia del 56 % para velocidad versus 26 % en energía en la solución FSME (20% para velocidad y 57 % para energía en la solución FAST). En el caso de los ISPs, las mejoras en el código se han realizado de forma que se obtienen implementaciones mejores que las que se conseguirían con una implementación directa del código no solo mejoras en el código sino mejoras en las microarquitecturas de silicio que forman el VLIW en el caso del ASIP. Otra contribución ha sido la realización de una NoC a nivel funcional en SystemC.
The main goal of this thesis is to obtain a set of results for the implementation of a given system level application down to different architectural platforms. This allowed carrying out a fair comparison that includes to build the whole system and to complete the design chain to the diverse silicon targets. This comparison uses four variables for its evaluation (execution time, chip area, energy consumption and design time) and produces a map of different optimal implementation points according to a given set or operating requirements. I built a complete MPEG-4 MP. This standard is a well known reference example, pretty popular in the scientific literature and this compressor is also a fine example of data-flow application. Therefore, results extracted from this thesis can be extended to other data-flow applications. I considered necessary to compute image compression with real-time constraints. Hence, I would like to dispose of the most flexible design possible in order to map the same specification into the different platforms.
For that purpose, I chose SystemC/C++ as description system level language and setup the different implementation flows for the different architectural and silicon platforms. This powerful framework allows comparing implementations in a reasonably objective way. Since our results come from a unique reference model and all designs were finally mapped in the same silicon technology (90nm CMOS).
The result of this research work is a set of criteria and a map of the available solutions on the performance space rather than an assertion saying that a unique solution is better than others. My intention has been to develop techniques and formulate methods that increased design productivity. This development can be further applied to the new parading of implementations: those that use DVFS techniques and NoC-based MPSoc implementation explorations.
We consider the most important contribution is the development of the model able to achieve the different experiments: the MPEG compressor that has been realized in SystemC/C ++. It is designed in a way that multiple implementations are possible, ranging from a large part in HW up to loaded in an accelerator as a VLIW. In case of the FPGA and ASIC, two implementations have been carried out. We obtained a set of values for seven different implementations targeting four different HW platforms (FPGA, ASIC, DSP and ASIP) with diverse internal architectures, selected to get optimal points. In the case of ASIC, we managed to end up with the layouts of the two solutions. This led to an increase in efficiency of 56 % for speed versus 26 % for energy (in FSME solution 20% for speed and 57% for energy in FAST solution). In case of the ISPs, code improvements have been accomplished to come up to more ideal solutions with regard to those who would be obtained by a direct implementation. In case of the ASIP the improvements have not only been realized in the code but also in the silicon micro architecture that form the VLIW. Other contribution is the accomplishment of a functional NoC in SystemC.
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Chompoobutrgool, Yuwa. "Aspects of Wide-Area Damping Control Design using Dominant Path Synchrophasor Signals." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Elektriska energisystem, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-164251.
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The presence of inter-area oscillations has long affected stability constraints, and therefore, limited the power transfer capacity of interconnected power systems. Adequate damping of these inter-area oscillations is, thus, necessary to secure system operation and ensure system reliability while increasing power transfers. Power system stabilizers (PSS) are the most common devices used to enhance the damping of such oscillations. Many studies have demonstrated that PSSs using remote signals may perform better than using local signals. The advent of phasor measurement units (PMU) makes remote or wide-area signals become available, which enables various important applications. Of particular interest is wide-area damping control (WADC), which aims to utilize remote or wide-area measurements to damp the inter-area oscillations. However, two main challenges in WADC design are (1) feedback controller input signal selection (which PMU signal is best to use?), and (2) latency (which is inherent in the transmission of the measurements) considerations. In response to the first challenge, this thesis proposes a concept called dominant inter-area oscillation path, which serves to pinpoint a set of candidate signals that can be used as the feedback controller inputs by locating the interconnected corridors where the inter-area modal contents are the most observable. Derivation, identification, and use of the dominant inter-area oscillation paths are demonstrated throughout the thesis. Extensive analysis on the relationships between the proposed set of signals and system properties regarding stability and robustness is presented. To tackle the second challenge, the impacts of time delays on the system performance when using the dominant path signals are investigated. To date, several studies have proposed different control design methods using various oscillation dampers to design WADC. Nevertheless, neither a systematic method nor a concept that encompasses fundamental knowledge on power system dynamics has yet been offered. The objective of this thesis is, thus, to propose an analytical framework based on the dominant path concept which is built upon fundamental principles for feedback controller input signal selection in WADC. With this framework, a proper and systematic approach is developed. The proposed method allows to select appropriate signals and use them to effectively mitigate the inter-area oscillations that constrain power transfer capacity and affect system stability.QC 20150414
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Betancourt, Arocha Roberto A. "Technology evolution and the emergence of dominant design in the military industry." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631231.
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In the study of innovations and their influence in development economics, scholars have used the concept of dominant design as a fundamental characterization in a number of models in order to explain the dynamics of innovation and of the industry at large. There is not a universally accepted concept of dominant design in the research community, although its notion has been proved effectively to explain the relationship between technological and industrial change, and the nature of competition, and more recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in standardising and formalising dominant design nomenclature. In the past thirty years, scholars have argued that dominant designs are a phenomenon that occurs at the level of the entire product and at the technological system level. However, no research has been found that examined the possibility of using dominant design in the military industry (MI). The MI complex has been generally defined as a coalition consisting of the military and industrialists who profit by manufacturing arms and selling them to the government. It is a vast industry in its own right. The aim of this study is to evaluate and determine the validity of dominant design in the MI by close examination of the submarine and the Submarine Industry (SI), which designs, develops, and builds these vessels. This research follows the track to academic and theoretical authorities on dominant design in the industry, by exploring technological indicators of over 380 submarine designs produced since the emergence of the. first commissioned submarine in 1900 until year 2000 and more than 4,280 submarines built in that period. The study used the data collected by the researcher in five different Navies (France, Germany, Russia, UK and U.S.). The thesis also shows the level of commitment of numerous shipyards in sustaining and ensuring the submarine industrial base by a long lasting relationship between the production and their furtherance in the navy's list.
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Marakbi, Zakaria, and VYDRIN CARLOS JUNIOR LOPEZ. "High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio Optimization." Thesis, KTH, Optimeringslära och systemteori, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-146746.
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The fixed maturity, cash flow and risk characteristics of high-yield corporate bonds distinguish them from equities and complicate a direct application of well established optimization techniques such as Markowitz's mean-variance model and Sharpe ratio maximization. This can partly explain why qualitative methods constitute the dominant design in the portfolio selection process of high-yield corporate bonds. This thesis attempts to employ elements from Markowitz's theories and combine them with optimization- as well as financial theory in order to develop a quantitative optimization model. In addition, we examine the possibilities for a shift in the existing dominant design. A risk-neutral pricing model were used to estimate default probabilities of high yield corporate bonds. To approximate the covariance matrix, a new application of the single-index method were proposed. The derived optimization models produced results that coincide with financial theory regarding risk, return and diversification. Furthermore, an examination of a potential shift in the current dominant design suggests that a shift is not likely to occur in the near future. A reoccurring remark in this thesis is the importance to understand the underlying assumptions behind any quantitative model, suggesting that quantitative models can merely be used as a tool in combination with a human judgement.Högavkastande företagsobligationer innehar egenskaper som särskiljer de från aktier. Detta medför komplikationer vid en direkt tillämpning av väletablerade optimeringsmodeller som 'Markowitz's mean-variance model' och 'Sharpe ratio maximisation'. Detta förklarar delvis varför kvalitativa metoder dominerar portföljallokeringsprocessen för högavkastande företagsobligationer. Examensarbetet kombinerar Markowitzs modell med teorier från optimeringslära och finansiell matematik i syfte att utveckla en kvantitativ optimeringsmodell för portföljallokering. Arbetet ämnar även till att undersöka möjligheterna för ett skift i den nuvarande dominanta processen för allokering av högavkastande företagsobligationer. En riskneutral prissättningsmodell tillämpades för att estimera sannolikheter att företagen går i konkurs. För att approximera kovariansmatrisen introduceras en ny tillämpning av 'single-index method'. De härledda optimeringsmodellerna visade på resultat som sammanfaller med finansiell teori angående risk, avkastning och diversifiering. En analys av möjligheterna för ett potentiellt skift i den dominerande processen påvisade att detta förmodligen ej kommer att ske inom en snar framtid. En återkommande anmärkning i detta examensarbete ar vikten av modellmedvetenhet och att således ha kunskap om de underliggande antaganden som modellen bygger på, vilket framgår av slutsatsen att kvantitativa metoderna enbart kan användas som ett verktyg och därav agera som ett underlag för beslutsfattande.
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Schilling, Melissa A. "Technology adoption, dominant design, and new product development : a model of technological lock out and empirical test /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8841.
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Marufu, Masiya Passmore Alex. "ICT-based innovation using service dominant logic in healthcare : a design thinking perspective." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64294.
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Health professionals in the developing world face the twin challenge of growing populations requiring services and dwindling resources in the face of reduced funding. Developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) present an opportunity to streamline service offering in a way that maximises the available meagre resources. Such innovations require the input and support of the public that these institutions serve. Design thinking has over the last 20 years developed into a “design paradigm” that can assist service providers to craft solutions to problems that take into account the views of the stakeholders involved.
This work explored how information technology can be used to improve service delivery. Adopting a pragmatic philosophical paradigm and a design science research approach, the researcher used concepts underlying the theory of service dominant logic, coupled with technology capability concepts, to develop a conceptual framework for use in design thinking projects. The development of the Technovation Framework continued over three design cycles, in which a number of design teams focused their efforts on how ICT could be used to improve post-natal care services. The empathy input for these workshops was derived from an eight-week-long in-depth study into the lives of new mothers, using journals and interviews. Interviews with midwives and doctors provided a healthcare perspective of the provision of post-natal care.
The first design workshop was made up of four teams, each consisting of two midwives, two mobile developers and two mothers in a design thinking workshop. The workshop resulted in the development of four prototypes of mobile applications aimed at assisting midwives in educating mothers as well as providing off-site monitoring. Two further workshops were conducted, providing two more iterations of the design process and resulting in further prototypes of potential solutions for use in healthcare. A final evaluation workshop was conducted to validate the fully developed Technovation Process.
This study contributes to knowledge in a number of ways. The first is a deep understanding of the lives of new mothers and challenges they face in a low-resource environment as they struggle with raising their babies in the first eight weeks after giving birth. The second contribution is a framework and an enhanced design thinking process that streamlines the process of consolidating empathy output while providing a mechanism to apply technology capabilities to proposed solutions. A third contribution is the set of lessons that arise from observing design teams at work. The final contribution is in the form of a number of prototypes that could be developed into solutions for use in a developing environment healthcare setting.
Keywords: ICT in healthcare, e-Health, innovation, co-creation, design thinking, developing country, post-natal care, design science research, Technovation, technology capabilitiesThesis (PhD) - University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Langos, Geoffrey P. (Geoffrey Paul) 1971. "An assessment of new broadband wireless technologies and their impact on adoption strategies for the dominant providers." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91807.
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Holopainen, Mika. "Business model innovation to manage dominant design A case study at Tele2 and Comviq." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-224221.
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Costa, Renato Machado. "Análise, design e inovação de modelos de negócios para servitização." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12139/tde-17082017-094629/.
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Empresas de manufatura tradicionalmente concentram os seus esforços em concepção, desenvolvimento, fabricação e comercialização de produtos físicos. No entanto, alguns fabricantes têm alterado suas estratégias de negócio, complementando a venda de produtos com o fornecimento de serviços, incorporando conhecimentos e atividades associados ao seu uso, e gerando maior percepção de valor por parte dos seus clientes. Com isso, a competição estratégica por meio de serviços tem se tornado uma marca distintiva das empresas de manufatura inovadoras, proporcionando à empresa um meio robusto para proteger o seu mercado dos concorrentes. Assim, observa-se um interesse crescente em pesquisas sobre o papel dos serviços para sustentar a competitividade da indústria. Abordagens orientadas a serviço, que incorporam esta mudança de foco do negócio, da oferta de produtos isolados para soluções integradas, têm sido tratadas na comunidade acadêmica como servitização, e tipicamente acarretam inovações no modelo de negócios (MN) da empresa. O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar como as empresas podem promover inovações em seus MNs para suportar suas estratégias de servitização, e propor um conjunto de artefatos para apoiá-las na implantação destas estratégias, a partir do seguinte problema de pesquisa: \"Como inovar o MN de uma empresa que adota a estratégia de servitização?\", que se desdobra nas seguintes questões: (i) quais são os principais fatores motivadores para uma empresa adotar a estratégia de servitização?; (ii) como representar o MN de uma empresa incorporando a lógica dominante de serviço, mais adequada para servitização?; (iii) como inovar o MN de uma empresa para implantar sua estratégia de servitização?; e (iv) como aplicar os artefatos propostos para apoiar a implantação da estratégia de servitização em uma empresa? Realiza-se uma pesquisa de natureza exploratória e prescritiva, baseada no método design scienceresearche amparada por uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre os temas correlatos, visando propor artefatos em resposta às questões colocadas. A demonstração de um dos artefatos propostos é feita com suporte de um estudo de caso em uma empresa multinacional, fabricante de equipamentos médicos, seguida por uma avaliação empírica desta demonstração, suportada pelo método thinkingaloud. A partir das quatro questões de pesquisa, são obtidos os seguintes resultados: (i) identificação, análise e categorização dos principais fatores motivadores para adoção da servitização; (ii) proposição de uma arquitetura de MN incorporando a lógica dominante de serviço, para facilitar o estudo da servitização; (iii) proposição de um processo de inovação do MN da empresa, para implantar a servitização. e (iv) demonstração e avaliação da arquitetura proposta de MN para servitização. A pesquisa oferece contribuições à literatura de MN e servitização, e aos gestores de empresas, propondo os artefatos canvas do modelo de negócios para servitização (CMNS) e o processo IPIDI para inovação do MN para servitização, além de contribuições metodológicas relativas a design scienceresearch e thinking aloud.Manufacturing companies traditionally are focused on designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing physical products. However, some manufacturers are changing their business strategies, complementing the sale of products by providing services, adding knowledge and activities associated with their use, and creating a higher perception of value by their customers.Strategic competition through service delivery has become a hallmark of the innovative manufacturing companies, providing the companies with a robust means to protect their market from competitors. Thus, there is a growing interest in researching the role of services in sustaining the competitiveness of manufacturing industry.Service-oriented approaches, which incorporate this shift in business\' focus from offering isolated products, to proposing integrated solutions, have been addressed in the literature as servitization, and typically entail innovations in the company\'s business model (BM). The goal of this research is investigating how companies can promote transformations in their BMs to support their servitization strategies, and proposing a set of artifacts to support them in the implementation of these strategies, since the following research problem: \"How to innovate the BM of a company which adopts the servitization strategy? \", which unfolds in the following questions: (i) what are the main motivating factors for a company to adopt the servitization strategy?; (ii) how to represent the BM of a company incorporating the service-dominant logic, more suitable for servitization?; (iii) how to innovate a company\'s BM to implement its servitization strategy ?; and (iv) how to apply the proposed artifacts to support the implementation of the servitization strategy in a company? An exploratory and prescriptive research is carried out, based on the design science research methodology, and supported by a systematic literature review on the related subjects, aiming at proposing artifacts in response to the questions posed. The demonstration of the proposed artifacts is done by means of a case study in a multinational company, which manufactures medical devices, followed by an assessment of this demonstration, supported by the thinking aloud method. From the four research questions, the following results are obtained: (i) identification, analysis and categorization of the main motivating factors for servitization adoption; (ii) proposing a BM architecture according to the service-dominant logic, to help the servitization study; (iii) proposing an innovation process for the company\'s BM, to implement the servitization; and (iv) demonstration and assessment of the proposed BM architecture for servitization. The research offers contributions to the literature of BM and servitization, and to practitioners, proposing the artifacts business model canvas for servitization (BMCS) and the IPIDI process for innovation of BM for servitization, besides some methodological contributions related to design science research and thinking aloud.
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Barrientos, Carlos J. (Carlos Jose) 1966. "Westinghouse PWR : the rise and fall of a dominant design in the electric power industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39402.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]-94).
In the early 1950s the electric power industry was shaken by the introduction of a new type of energy source that pledged to be the most cost-efficient way of producing electricity. Counting on the promise of huge profits -attributed to large economies of scale- governments and utilities rushed to develop and construct nuclear power plants. From 1952 to 1985, four hundred units were built all across the industrialized world, from the United States to the Soviet Union and from Sweden to Taiwan. Nuclear power accounted for the most impressive capacity build-up in 100 years of electricity history. As was the case with most of the strategic technologies developed in the 20th century, the first nuclear prototypes were developed in the United States, with the sponsorship of the federal government. The funding ended up mainly in R&D expenditures administered by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). As a result of such a strong commitment to nuclear, the United States quickly became the technological leader in the world. Such leadership meant not only building most of the nuclear power plants in its territory -125 out of 480- but establishing industry standards in many areas: from design, licensing and construction to commercial operation, and decommissioning. This research explores one of the most substantial legacies of the U.S. nuclear power undertaking: the PWR reactor developed by Westinghouse. The research examines the story of the PWR from its origins in the drawing rooms of the Bettis Laboratories in the 1950s to its rapid adoption in the 1960s as the dominant design in the industry. The main goal of the research is describing the dynamics of the process, building at the same time a workable framework of analysis. The first part of the research digs down into plants' data. Using a large database of reactors' records, the dominant design hypothesis is tested thoroughly. The analysis confirms that the early design proposed by Westinghouse quickly became the standard of the industry. Nearly two-thirds of all reactors built in the world have their roots in the early Westinghouse design. The reasons for the emergence of such a dominant design are numerous: (a) the influence of military nuclear programs, such as the nuclear submarine; (b) the monopoly of the AEC regarding nuclear secrecy, technology transfer and industry partnership; (c) the role of the cold war as a driving force in nuclear and space policy; and (d) the obscure alliance between Westinghouse and GE regarding competition on electrical components, notably the large steam-turbines used in nuclear power plants. The emergence and consolidation of a dominant design in any industry has many consequences. In nuclear power, some of the relevant issues are standardization, learning effects, economies of scale, and regulation. All these issues are important to study not only in the United States context. The international consequences are vast on nuclear power programs and policies of countries such as Japan and France. Since most dominant designs have a rise and a fall, the research includes an analysis of why in the mid- 1980s the Westinghouse PWR collapsed, along with the entire nuclear power industry. The thesis is that incumbent firms that have successful dominant designs in the market, very often fail to be aware of subtle -but disrupting- shifts in customer needs. Westinghouse was busy building large and complex units in order to increase efficiency and profits, while customer needs were moving in a radically different direction, towards less investment risk.
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Rodrigues, Francisco Carlos Tadeu Starke. "As estratégias tecnológicas das montadoras globais e as verticais tecnológicas em motorização." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12139/tde-08112013-180545/.
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As formas alternativas de motorização e o atual design dominante, o motor de combustão interna (ICE), disputam as maiores atenções das montadoras globais. Muitas estratégias tecnológicas em motorização emergem a todo o momento, seja para preservar o ICE, seja para criar alternativas a ele. Durante os anos de 2011 e 2012, foram estudadas 25 montadoras globais, que representam 87% das vendas globais, por meio de seus movimentos estratégicos em torno da motorização. Utilizando-se um estudo exploratório múltiplo de casos e como método de pesquisa a \"grounded research\", coletou-se cerca de 1.200 dados e informações relacionadas a estratégias tecnológicas das montadoras e demais stakeholders da indústria automobilística em torno da motorização. A seguir, esses dados foram classificados de acordo com as fases de dominância do arcabouço de Suarez (2004). Construiu-se um trio de construtos para suportar teoricamente a pesquisa: estratégias tecnológicas, teoria institucional e design dominante. As estratégias tecnológicas em motorização se desenvolvem em 4 verticais tecnológicas: Combustão Interna, Eletrificação, Hibridização Eletrificada e Hibridização Não Eletrificada. Há mais esforço sendo empreendido na fase de pós - dominância, o que denota o desejo da indústria automobilística em estender a vida do ICE, exaurindo-o ao máximo. Nesta fase, existe relativa homogeneidade entre as montadoras; chegam a ser isomórficas e ter comportamentos miméticos. Nas fases de pré - dominância, no entanto, há grande heterogeneidade nas fases de pesquisa e desenvolvimento, viabilidade técnica e criação de mercado de formas alternativas de motorização; na busca de criar alternativas ao ICE, todas as montadoras estão testando de tudo, mas há claramente opções tecnológicas mais específicas sendo feitas por cada uma. Não se comprovou o \'efeito manada\' esperado, inferindo-se que há entre as montadoras interpretações distintas do ambiente institucional. A maioria das montadoras revela trabalhar mais com os híbridos elétricos na fase da criação de mercado, sinalizando que, depois de duas décadas de investimentos nas alternativas ao ICE, seria hora de tomar uma decisão em torno de uma única tecnologia alternativa; ou seja, a vertical tecnológica Hibridização Eletrificada é a que mais tem se aproximado de um desafio mais contundente ao ICE. Algumas montadoras se destacam em veículos elétricos (EVs), casos da Nissan - Renault e General Motors; outras se destacam em híbridos elétricos (HEVs) e híbridos elétricos plug - in (PHEVs), como Toyota, Volkswagen - Audi e PSA Peugeot Citroën. Já a Honda e a Hyundai se mostram confiantes nos híbridos movidos a células de hidrogênio (FCEVs). A hibridização não eletrificada é uma aposta da Tata e da Ford. As montadoras globais adotam estratégias globais, mas o palco das experimentações são EUA, Alemanha, Japão, Reino Unido e China. Apesar de haver experimentos das start - ups nas fases de pré - dominância, parece pouco provável que uma nova entrante venha a competir com as montadoras veteranas. Não se evidenciou qualquer movimento que indicasse estratégias tecnológicas que tenham emergido nas subsidiárias; na verdade, elas atuam como vetores na implantação das estratégias definidas pelas matrizes. Há uma derivação muito forte da vertical tecnológica Combustão Interna, os bi - combustíveis, em particular o flex - fuel brasileiro, com a dupla gasolina - etanol e o flex - fuel americano, com gás natural comprimido e gasolina ou diesel, apostas de Chrysler e General Motors. O desenvolvimento de combustíveis fósseis gasosos e renováveis líquidos como substitutos da gasolina e do diesel é mais robusto que os HEVs e acabam por se comportar como barreiras de entrada contra as formas alternativas de motorização. O design dominante atual continua \'dando as cartas\' e não demonstra que deixará de ser o paradigma em motorização.The alternative forms of motorization and the current dominant design, the internal combustion engine (ICE), compete for the most attentions from the global automakers. Many technological strategies in motorization emerge all the time, whether to preserve the ICE, or to create alternatives to the current technological paradigm. During the years 2011 and 2012 25 global automakers were studied, representing 87% of global sales, through its strategic movements around the motorization. Using an exploratory multiple case research and a \"grounded research\" as the method, one collected close to 1,200 data and information related with technological strategies of automakers and other stakeholders of the automotive industry around the motorization. Hereafter, these data were classified according to the phases of dominance of the Suarez\' framework (2004). One built up a trio of constructs to support theoretical research: technological strategies, institutional theory and dominant design. Technological strategies in motorization develop into 4 technological verticals: Internal Combustion, Electrification, Electrified Hybridization and Non - Electrified Hybridization. There is more effort being undertaken in the post - dominance, which shows the desire of the automobile industry in extending ICE\'s life, exhausting it to the fullest. At this stage, there is relative homogeneity among automakers; they come to be isomorphic and to have mimetic behaviors. In the pre - dominance phases, however, there is great heterogeneity in the stages of research and development, technical feasibility and market creation of alternative powertrain; in seeking to create alternatives to ICE, all automakers are testing everything, but there are clearly more specific technological choices being made by each. One did not prove the \'bandwagon effect\' expected, so inferring that there are different interpretations among automakers about their institutional environment. Most automakers reveals more work with the electric hybrid vehicles at the stage of market creation phase, signaling that, after two decades of investment in alternatives to ICE, it would be time to make a decision around a single alternative technology; i.e., the Electrified Hybridization technological vertical technology is that who have approached a more forceful challenge to ICE. Some automakers stand out in electric vehicles (EVs), cases of Nissan - Renault and General Motors, others in electric hybrids vehicles (HEVs) and electric hybrid plug - in vehicles (PHEVs) like Toyota, Volkswagen - Audi and PSA Peugeot Citroën. Honda and Hyundai are confident in electric hybrid vehicles powered by hydrogen cells (FCEVs). Non - electrified hybridization is a bet of Tata and Ford. Global automakers adopt global strategies, but the stages for experiments are USA, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and China. Although there are experiments of start - ups in the pre - dominance phases, it seems unlikely that a new entrant will compete with incumbent companies. There was no evidence to indicate any movement related with technological strategies that have emerged in the subsidiaries of the automakers; in fact, they act as vectors in the implementation of strategies defined by their headquarters. There is a very strong derivation from the Internal Combustion technological vertical, the bi - fuels, particularly flex - fuel in Brazil, based on the duo gasoline - ethanol and the north - american flex - fuel, with the duo compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline or diesel, actual bets of Chrysler and General Motors. The development of fossil fuels and renewable gaseous liquids as substitutes for gasoline and diesel is more robust than HEVs and eventually behave as entry barriers against alternative powertrains. The current powertrain dominant design continues \'distributing the cards\' and do not demonstrate that will stop being the paradigm in motorization.
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Tidebrant, Patrik. "Disruptive innovation in the Swedish payment market: A supply-side perspective." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-125597.
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For the last decades there has been a steady shift from cash to card payments and with increased smart phone penetration, payments have started to move into our mobile devices. This thesis studies how mobile payments can change the traditional payment landscape. The purpose is to assess the disruptiveness of the Swedish mobile payment market and describe key stakeholder strategies for managing a potentially disruptive change. The study has been designed as a combination of a theoretical and an empirical study where the theoretical part consisted of a literature review that hinted on a gap in terms of available literature on the disruptiveness of different mobile payment business models. Main theoretical concepts used are; disruptive innovation, business model innovation, and theories on competing solutions and dominant design. The subsequent empirical study consisted of a number of qualitative, indepth interviews with key stakeholder from the Swedish mobile payment industry: five mobile payment providers, one major merchant, and the Swedish Trade Federation. This thesis shows that two fundamentally different types of mobile C2B payments are emerging; mobile payment solutions based on existing card payment schemes and mobile payment solutions that build on new and independent payment schemes. The independent model has been defined as the most powerful disruptive force in relation to the existing market for card payments, mainly because it offers opportunities for innovative players to build simple new payment schemes that bypass traditional card payment players and therefore can be made far more cost efficient. However, many established card payment players are inhibiting this development since they are afraid it could seriously harm their existing card business.
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Bik, Daniel, and Daniel Bodin. "Innovationsimplementering : Att sätta en standard." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1280.
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Vad är det, som gör så att en vara blir synonymt med en hel varugrupp, som exempelvis Lypsyl för läppcerat? Vilka bakomliggande faktorer är det som är verksamma för att en teknologi fullständig konkurrerar ut en annan, såsom VHS gjorde med BetaMax? Dessa frågor kring hur teknologisk utveckling sker och i många fall skapar förutsättningar för en standard på marknaden undersöker författarna Bik och Bodin i kandidatuppsatsen Innovationsimplementering – Att sätta en standard.
Genom att studera utvecklingsprocessen för det elektroniska faktureringsformatet Svefakturan och dess väg till att bli det dominerande formatet inom e-fakturering i Sverige visar författarna på vilka faktorer som bör ses som särskilt viktiga. En fallstudie som inte enbart belyser viktiga fenomen i och kring problemområdet utan även är högst aktuellt. Då samtliga svenska myndigheter genom ett obligatorium av riksdagen måste sköta alla sina faktureringar elektroniskt, senast den första juli 2008.
Utgångspunkten i studien har varit deduktiv, varför teoretiseranden inom problemområdet har fungerat, som undersökningens utgångspunkt. Den teroetiska referensaramen utgjordes till stor del av dominant design modellen, som visar på ett visst evolutionärt synsätt gällande teknologisk utveckling. Detta tillsammans med teoretiseranden kring standarder och dess natur.
Författarnas slutsats, i likhethet med tidigare studier, visar på att en rad olika faktorer bör ses som verksamma då en vara utvecklas till den marknadsdominerande. Flertalet av dessa, påvisade faktorer, såsom ex. bakomliggande aktörer och grad av öppenhet, anses dock samtliga kretsa kring frågan om teknikens spridning. Vilken kan ses som en självförstärkande process, då en tekniks attraktion oftast ökar i takt med dess utbredning.
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Balderrama, Rafael J. "The social construction of compatibility : setting voluntary safety standards for agricultural tractors /." Diss., This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10192006-115616/.
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Zábranská, Marie. "Starbucks - International Strategy and Way to Leadership." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2006. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223.
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Diplomová práce se zabývá analýzou mezinárodního úspěchu společnosti Starbucks. Příčiny tohoto bezprecedentního úspěchu jsou nejprve detekovány ve vnějších faktorech a v odvětví samotném. Následuje pozorování strategických kroků společnosti od založení až po mezinárodní expanzi a podrobná deskripce interních praktik společnosti. V analytické části je pak vymezen a aplikován model, který byl vyvinut na Bocconské univerzitě v Miláně. Jednotlivé předpoklady modelu jsou porovnávány s postupem společnosti Starbucks. Vyhodnocením shodností a odlišností reality a modelu se pak dochází k závěrům, které vysvětlují příčiny extrémně pozitivních výsledků společnosti Starbucks a její schopnosti přeměnit stagnující neatraktivní odvětví na lukrativní obor s vysokými maržemi.
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Askari, Pavell, and Matthew Norström. "The Emergence of the Dominant Design in Socio-Technical Transitions : A Case Study of Electric Aviation in Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-296577.
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There is currently an ongoing transition into more sustainable aviation. One of the sustainable alternatives to the conventional fossil-fueled aircraft is electric aviation. The research aim of the study could be divided into two parts. The first part was to identify the barriers to the development of electric aviation in Sweden. The second part was to ascertain if and, in that case, how the process to reach dominant design can be affected by the actors. Empirical data was mainly gathered through semi-structured interviews. In order to address the research aim, a theoretical framework built upon theories from both multi-level perspective and dominant design theory was used. There were barriers arising from Financial, Regulatory & Political, Business Model & Legitimacy, and Technical conditions. The theoretical analysis implied the existence of two socio-technical gates. These gates consist of collaboration and legitimacy aspects. Metaphorically passing through these gates would make overcoming the relevant barriers much easier. This would also align all elements of the transition, which makes it possible for the actors to affect the process of achieving dominant design.Det pågår en övergång till mer hållbart flyg. Ett exempel på dessa hållbara flyg är elektriska flygplan. Målet med studien kan delas upp i två delar. Den första delen är att identifiera barriärerna som hindrar utvecklingen av dessa elektriska flygplan. Den andra delen är att ta reda på om och i så fall hur processen för att nå en dominant design på marknaden kan påverkas av aktörerna. Insamlingen av data gjordes huvudsakligen med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Teorier från “multi-levelperspective” och dominant design-teori har använts. Resultaten visar på att det finns möjliga barriärer för utvecklingen inom områden av ekonomi, regelverk, affärsmodeller och legitimitet samt teknik. Analysen implicerar existensen av två “socio-tekniska portar”. Dessa består av legitimitet och samarbete mellan aktörer. Genom att bildligt passera genom dessa portar blir det mycket enklare att överbrygga alla relaterade barriärer. Detta riktar också alla element i övergången mot sammahåll. Det i sin tur möjliggör att aktörerna kan påverka processen för att nå den dominanta designen.
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Alfakhri, Demah Hussain. "Exploring the impact of hotel interior design through service dominant logic (SDL) and consumer culture theory (CCT) lenses." Thesis, University of Hull, 2015. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:13616.
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This study examined the role of interior design in a hotel context. Although the role of interior design is clear in daily life and managerial activities, little consumer research has been conducted to identify the influential elements of interior design and capture their impacts, specifically within the hotel industry. Additionally, there is limited theoretical support for the integration of design and business disciplines, and the integration of consumer culture theory (CCT) and service dominant logic (SDL) theories. Addressing these gaps, this study sought to understand the underpinnings of hotel interior design, and explain its role from the distinct perspective of cosmopolitan consumers, through servicescape, CCT and SDL lenses. Drawing on the CCT and SDL theories in this research, the perspective of value creation in SDL is combined with the meaning creation in CCT, to explore what meanings hotel interior design can convey to hotel consumers, what it means to them, and how it influences them. An interpretivist research paradigm was employed using an inductive approach, and qualitative data was collected through thirty-seven semi- structured interviews. The findings of the research have indicated that consumers perceive hotels’ interior design holistically as a first impression. However, over time and with usage experience certain design elements increase in importance relative to others (e.g. colour, lighting). Therefore the findings highlighted that the perception is formed by both the functionality and the aesthetic appearance of the interior design, and identified the most influential interior design elements. The findings also revealed that hotel interior design is very critical in forming customers’ perceptions, creating value, symbolizing meanings, and shaping their overall experience. This study is of both theoretical and managerial importance. Theoretically, this study developed the “Hotelscape” framework as the core contribution and the final outcome of the study. This framework identifies the elements that form the overall interior design of a hotel servicescape, along with their impacts on customers and hoteliers in one comprehensive framework. It also unites separate concepts such as design and business, and integrates several theories including SDL and CCT. Managerially, this study will enhance the hotel managers’ awareness of the practical value of interior design. It will help hoteliers understand their consumers better, and enable them to manipulate their service environments to differentiate their offerings through interior design. As such, this study sends an overriding message to academics and managers that the coordination between design and business is necessary and beneficial, especially in a globalized and competitive industry such as hotels.
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Sun, Chenxi. "Design for Conversion:Optimizing Consumer Behavior Change in Electric Vehicle (EV) Purchase and Use Process." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1406810200.
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Eriksson, Malin. "En dominant design på den svenska marknaden för mobila betallösningar? En rapport om olika mobila betaltjänster och dess utmaningar." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-224180.
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Olsson, Markus. "Simulation Comparison of Auto-Tuning Methods for PID Control." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11106.
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Auto-tuning has become an important function in distributed control systems (DCS) and is especially appreciated in large industries that can have hundreds of controllers. In the DCS 800xA manufactured by ABB, there is an auto-tuning method implemented based on a relay experiment to determine the ultimate gain and the ultimate period, with which the PID parameters are obtained using the modified Ziegler-Nichols tuning rules. The tuning procedure can then proceed with a step identification experiment to get additional parameters for kappa-tau tuning. In the previous DCS, called Advant, there was another auto-tuning approach implemented. This method was based on dominant pole design, which included an identification of the process. The purpose of this thesis is to compare these auto-tuning methods, to investigate if the dominant pole placement method should be migrated to the 800xA system.
Automatisk trimning har blivit en viktig funktion i distribuerade styrsystem (DCS och är speciellt av intresse för stora industrier som kan ha flera hundra regulatorer. Den automatiska trimningen som idag är implementerad i ABB:s DCS 800xA är baserad på ett reläexperiment för att bestämma den ultimata förstärkningen och den ultimata periodtiden. Modifierade Ziegler-Nichols trimningsregler används sedan för att bestämma PID parametrarna. Vidare kan trimningen fortsätta med ett stegsvars-experiment för att erhålla ytterliggare parametrar och trimma med kappa-tau metoden. Den automatiska trimningsmetoden som var implementerad i tidigare DCS, Advant, var baserad på dominant polplacering med identifiering av processen. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att jämföra dessa automatiska trimningsmetoder för att undersöka om den tidigare trimningsmetoden baserad på dominant polplacering ska implementeras i 800xA systemet.
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Eliasson, Per-Emil. "Automatisk trimning av externa axlar." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2158.
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This master theses deals with different methods for automatic tuning of the existing controller for external axis.
Three methods for automatic tuning have been investigated. Two of these are based on the manuell method used today. The third method is based on optimal placement of the dominant poles. Different sensitivity functions are important for this method.
At the end of the thesis, a proposal of a complete tool for automatic tuning is given.
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Nee, Nancy Y. "DO YOU HAVE THE “S” FACTOR FOR SERVICE INNOVATION? HOW STEWARDSHIP CONTRIBUTES TO SERVICE INNOVATION CAPABILITIES IN SERVICE-DOMINANT LOGIC." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1585250275019877.
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Kooli-Chaabane, Hanen. "Le transfert de technologie vu comme une dynamique des compétences technologiques : application à des projets d'innovation basés sur des substitutions technologiques par le brasage métallique." Thesis, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010INPL075N/document.
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Le transfert de technologie est un processus d’innovation loin de se résumer à une simple relation émetteur / récepteur de connaissances. Il est complexe et de ce fait, les facteurs déterminants de son succès sont encore mal connus, sa modélisation reste à étudier et des principes de pilotage sont à établir.Cette thèse propose une modélisation descriptive du processus de transfert de technologie afin de mieux comprendre la dynamique des projets de transfert de technologie et de dégager des bonnes pratiques permettant de mieux le piloter. Dans le champ théorique, nous avons analysé les modèles de transfert de technologie existant dans la littérature et avons proposé un méta-modèle du point de vue de l’ingénierie système. Nous avons ensuite cherché à mieux comprendre les phénomènes in situ.Pour ce faire, une méthodologie d’observation pour la collecte des données au niveau « micro » a été mise au point. Nous avons suivi cinq projets de transfert durant une période allant de trois mois à deux ans. Deux dimensions ont été privilégiées : la dimension immatérielle et matérielle. Le concept d’Objet Intermédiaire de Transfert (OIT) est introduit à partir de la notion d’Objet Intermédiaire de Conception. Les données obtenues ont été analysées selon deux approches :- une approche comparative descriptive, permettant d’identifier les invariants et les phénomènes divergents entre les cinq processus. - une approche multicritère basée sur la théorie des ensembles approximatifs. Cette dernière approche fournit des informations utiles pour la compréhension du processus par l’intermédiaire des règles de connaissances. Elle a validé l’importance des OIT dans la dynamique du projet finalTechnology transfer is an innovation process far from to be defined as a simple transmitter / receiver relationship of knowledge. It is complex. Thus the determinants of its success are still poorly understood and its modeling remains to be studied to a better management and optimization of the process.This thesis proposes a descriptive modeling of the technology transfer process. The aim is to have better understanding of the dynamics of technology transfer projects, and developing best practices to improve its management.In the theoretical field, we analyzed the models of the literature and proposed a meta-model of technology transfer from the point of view of systems engineering. We then sought to better understand the phenomena in situ.In order to reach our aim, an observation methodology for data collection at the micro level has been developed. We followed five transfer projects for a period ranging from three months to two years. Two dimensions have been emphasized: the immaterial and the material dimension. The concept of Intermediate Transfer Object (ITO) is introduced from the concept of design intermediary object.The data obtained were analyzed using two approaches:- a comparative descriptive approach, identifying invariants and divergent phenomena between the five processes. This has allowed us to propose best practices for technology transfer project management in the context of brazing.- a multicriteria approach based on the rough sets theory. This approach provides useful information for understanding the process through the decision rules. It validated the importance of the technology transfer object in the dynamics and the success of a project
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Thomas, Kerry J. "Teaching Mathematical Modelling to Tomorrow's Mathematicians or, You too can make a million dollars predicting football results." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-83131.
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Iarmolinska, Violetta. "Společensko-kulturní centrum s radnicí v Kohoutovicích." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-240898.
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Chosen territory is located on the Libušina street, Brno - Kohoutovice. Socio-kultural center with townhall will serve as the dominant of district. Due to its shape, which is growing up, it reflects the character of the surrounding high-rise buildings. Entrance to the building is concentrated in one space, the communication part, which connects two masses - the town hall and socio-cultural center. Office space is structured around the perimeter of the building and also organized as a contact point with the society, due to glass partitions. The interior space of the town hall is lighted by glass atrium that allows sunlight penetrates to the whole building. Socio-kultural center with townhall is an expressive architectural element and includes three functions: culture, recreation and sport. The main part of the building is the multifunctional hall, that is used for such purposes as big celebrations, performances, music and dance events and film screenings. The idea to create the function of sport is based on interview and wishes of the local inhabitants. The restaurant, library and a recreation space have large glass windows, which allows visual connection between the interior and exterior and creates a pleasant aesthetic impression.
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Stemmet, Leatia. "A thematic inquiry into the dominant cultural and familial factors in South African coloured people's experience of anorexia nervosa : a qualitative study." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23869.
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This study seeks to explore anorexia nervosa as experienced within the South African coloured community in the specific. It represents an examination of themes within the participants’ depictions, discovering those themes that concur with existent literature, as well as discerning novel themes within the target group. Literature proves to yield varied results with regard to anorexia as presented in diverse cultures. Sufficient awareness is lacking within the South African context, where a scarcity of available literature that explores the experiences of the coloured anorexic individual necessitates the need for the current study. The contributing factors are viewed to involve societal, cultural, and familial aspects, all of which are situated within a systemic frame of reference. Systems theory provides the foundation within which these factors are explored, aiming to provide the reader with in-depth knowledge as to the functioning of the anorectic patient. It should be noted that these factors are interconnected, influencing each other in a circular manner. Attention is awarded to not only larger systems of societal and cultural influences, but also serves to encompass the functioning of the anorectic within the familial system. The reciprocity that exists within and between sub-systems is investigated, with the focus being the interrelatedness between members. Recursive feedback and associated processes are examined as they relate to the development and maintenance of anorexia. A qualitative research design was applied, where semi-structured interviews served as the chosen data collection strategy. Interviews were conducted at the hospital where they received treatment, and aimed to extract the meanings inherent in the participants’ experiences. A limited availability of diagnosed coloured anorexic individuals resulted in two willing participants partaking in the study. Thematic networks enabled the researcher to explore their representations in depth, leading to the subsequent organising of themes for further analysis. Two global themes emerged upon examination, the first of which was identified as “familial impact and patterns”, consisting of organising themes of relational positioning and interactional processes. Organising themes of expectations and internal emotional states constitute the second global theme of “control”. These themes are supported by a variety of basic themes, all of which serve to enhance the understanding of the organising themes, contributing to the respective global themes. Extensive exploration of the discovered themes followed, with the investigation proceeding within a systems theory framework. A conclusive discussion serves the purpose of bringing the exploration to a close. Relevant literature is incorporated into the discussion, providing the reader with an integrated understanding of the findings of the study within the broader field of anorexia nervosa. CopyrightDissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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Thomas, Kerry J. "Teaching Mathematical Modelling to Tomorrow''s Mathematicians or, You too can make a million dollars predicting football results." Turning dreams into reality: transformations and paradigm shifts in mathematics education. - Grahamstown: Rhodes University, 2011. - S. 334 - 339, 2012. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A1949.
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Duell, Mathias. "Developing a serious game for service innovation : - a workshop-based approach." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Jönköping University, IHH, Informatik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49106.
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Many organisations need to increase their use and knowledge of service innovation in order to answer up to the increased demand for sustainable services and offerings that cater to the needs of their users. They need to become better at understanding that the best starting point for organisational development is outside the organisation where the value of their products and services are Co created with other actors and stakeholders. This paper explores the possibility of creating a serious game that introduces service innovation using the design science research and workshops as a collaboration method. The most important Service Innovation elements to include in the game are evaluated and the game ideas generated are examined through the lens of two different game design frameworks.
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Schlake, Farimehr. "Optimal Consumer-Centric Delay-Efficient Security Management in Multi-Agent Networks: A Game and Mechanism Design Theoretic Approach." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77362.
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The main aspiration behind the contributions of this research work is the achievement of simultaneuos delay-efficiency, autonomy, and security through innovative protocol design to address complex real-life problems. To achieve this, we take a holistic approach. We apply theoretical mathematical modeling implementing implications of social-economic behavioral characteristics to propose a cross-layer network security protocol. We further complement this approach by a layer-specific focus with implementations at two lower OSI layers.
For the cross-layer design, we suggest the use of game and mechanism design theories. We design a network-wide consumer-centric and delay-efficient security protocol, DSIC-S. It induces a Dominant Strategy Incentive Compatible equilibrium among all rational and selfish nodes. We prove it is network-wide socially desirable and Pareto optimal. We address resource management and delay-efficiency through synergy of several design aspects. We propose a scenario-based security model with different levels. Furthermore, we design a valuation system to integrate the caused delay in selection of security algorithms at each node without consumer's knowledge of the actual delays. We achieve this by incorporating the consumer's valuation system, in the calculation of the credit transfers through the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves (VCG) payments with Clarke's pivotal rule. As the utmost significant contribution of this work, we solve the revelation theorem's problem of misrepresentation of agents' private information in mechanism design theory through the proposed design. We design an incentive model and incorporate the valuations in the incentives. The simulations validate the theoretical results. They prove the significance of this model and among others show the correlation of the credit transfers to actual delays and security valuations.
In the layer-specific approach for the network-layer, we implement the DSIC-S protocol to extend current IPsec and IKEv2 protocols. IPsec-O and IKEv2-O inherit the strong properties of DSIC-S through the proposed extensions.
Furthermore, we propose yet another layer-specific protocol, the SME_Q, for the datalink layer based on ATM. We develop an extensive simulation software, SMEQSIM, to simulate ATM security negotiations. We simulate the proposed protocol in a comprehensive real-life ATM network and prove the significance of this research work.Ph. D.
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Kohoutová, Zuzana. "Mrakodrap " EVO" (Experimentální výškový objekt)." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-226025.
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The subject of this diploma thesis is the architectural design of Skyscraper "EVO" (experimental high-rise building) located in Brno. The building integrates various functions (residential, restaurant, shops, office space and gallery) at relatively small built-up area. The aim of the thesis is to create the design of a high-rise building with appropriate scale and which creates space for interconnection of different functions and will become new dominant of the city. The proposed building is located in the part of the city called Veveří. The building site is defined by Šumavská and Veveří streets. The building is designed as a single rectangular prism shaped volume. The entrances to the building are at the level of surrounding terrain. The building has 31 aboveground floors and 9 underground floors. The simple shape of building is structured by horizontal bands of consoles which create shields against excessive sun exposure and vertical atriums embedded in the main volume. These atriums connect interior and exterior. This atrium create connection between interior and exterior and ease the penetration of natural daylight inside the building. The dominant material used is glass, which is applied both in exterior and interior. The glass used on glazing of atrium sis colored transparent photovoltaic glass. Bands are in white color.
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Zhang, Luyao. "Bounded Rationality and Mechanism Design." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1532692312980569.
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Coelho, Angela Mello. "Comparação de métodos de estimação de componentes de variância e parâmetros genéticos considerando o delineamento III aplicado a caracteres quantitativos em milho." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11134/tde-19042010-105020/.
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Esse trabalho teve como objetivo comparar métodos de estimação de componentes de variância e parâmetros genéticos, considerando tanto o delineamento estatístico fatorial instalado em látice quadrado como o delineamento genético III. Como referência, foram utilizados três conjuntos de dados reais, em melhoramento genético de milho, relativos aos caracteres de produção de grãos (gramas por parcela), altura da folha bandeira ao chão (centímetros) e o número de folhas entre a primeira espiga e o pendão; sendo que a altura da folha bandeira e o número de folhas foram obtidos pela média entre cinco plantas competitivas para cada parcela. O método da Análise da Variância (ANOVA), conforme indicado pelo Delineameno III, foi utilizado na análise dos dados e estimação dos componentes de variância relativos ao modelo matemático, variâncias genéticas, coeficiente de herdabilidade e grau médio de dominância para cada um dos três caracteres estudados. Essas estimativas foram utilizadas na simulação de 1000 conjuntos de dados com características semelhantes a cada um dos conjuntos de dado reais considerados. Os métodos da ANOVA e da máxima verossimilhança restrita (REML) foram utilizados na predição dos parâmetros já mencionados para cada um dos conjuntos de dados simulados dentro de cada caráter. As 1000 estimativas obtidas por cada método, para cada caráter estudado, foram utilizadas no cálculo de estatísticas descritivas (média, desvio-padrão e acurácia relativa) e na montagem de gráficos de Box-plot. Utilizando as informações obtidas a partir das estimativas fornecidas por cada método e em posse dos valores reais que essas estimativas deveriam prever (valor utilizado na simulação dos dados) foi possível comparar ambos os métodos quanto à eficiência das estimativas por eles fornecidas. Ambos os métodos apresentaram características semelhantes na predição da maioria dos componentes de variância relativos ao modelo matemático, sendo que as maiores disparidades se deram para os componentes relativos aos efeitos de progênie (?p2) e as interações entre progênie e linhagem (?pt2) e entre progênie, linhagem e ambiente (?pta2); os quais são os componentes de maior peso no cálculo das variâncias e parâmetros genéticos. O método da ANOVA foi o bastante eficiente na predição de ?p2, sendo que o método da REML se aproxima dos resultados obtidos pelo método da ANOVA conforme diminuem os valores de referência para esse componente; para ?pt2 o método da REML se mostrou mais eficiente conforme maior é o valor de referência, porém, perde eficiência e se aproxima do método da ANOVA conforme o valor de referência do componente diminui. Ambos os métodos se mostraram ineficientes na predição de ?pta2, porém o método da REML foi o menos eficiente. O melhor desempenho do método da ANOVA na predição dos componentes de variância de maior peso no cálculo das variâncias genéticas levou a um melhor desempenho desse método na predição de todos os parâmetros genéticos, com exceção da variância de dominância, a qual depende unicamente de ?pt2. Porém, foi observada uma tendência no método da ANOVA, em média, na superestimação do grau médio de dominância em cerca de 45% do seu valor de referência, independentemente do caráter estudado.This work aimed to compare estimation methods for variance components and genetic parameters, considering the factorial statistical design set in randomized blocks and the genetic Design III. As reference, three sets of real data were used, on maize genetic improvement, related to the characters: grain yield (grams by plot), plant height, measured from the ground to the °ag leaf in centimeters, and the number of leaves above the uppermost ear. The analysis of variance method (ANOVA), accordingly to the proposed by the Design III, was used on the analysis of the data and estimation of the variance components derived from the mathematical model, genetic variances, heritability and average degree of dominance for each of the studied characters. This estimatives were used on the simulation of 1000 data sets with similar characteristics to the real data analyzed. The ANOVA and restricted maximum likelihood (REML) methods were used on the prediction of the already mentioned parameters for each of the simulated data sets within each character. The 1000 estimatives obtained by each method, for each studied character, were used on the calculation of descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and relative accuracy) and for the ¯tting of box-plot graphics. Through the information obtained from the estimatives given by each method and in possession of the actual values that they should predict (values used in the simulation of the data sets) it was possible to compare both methods as to the e±ciency of the estimatives given by them. Both methods presented similar characteristics on the prediction of most of the variance components derived from the mathematical model, being that most di®erences were pertinent to the components related to the e®ects of progeny (¾2 p) and to the interactions between progeny and parental inbred (¾2 pt) and between progeny, parental inbred and environment (¾2 pta); which are the components of greater importance on the calculation of the genetic parameters. The ANOVA method was very e±cient on the prediction of ¾2 p, being that the smaller the reference value for this component, more the REML method approached the results obtained by the ANOVA method; for larger values of ¾2 pt the most e±cient was the REML method, but its e±ciency decayed and approached the ANOVA method for smaller reference values for this component. Both methods were poorly e±cient on the prediction of ¾2 pta, but the REML method was the least e±cient. The better performance of the ANOVA method on the prediction of the variance components of greater importance on the calculation of the genetic variances lead to a better performance of the ANOVA method on the prediction of all genetic parameters, with exception to the dominance variance, which depended solely on ¾2 pt. However, it was observed a tendency on the ANOVA method, in average, on the overestimation of the average degree of dominance of around 45% of the actual reference value, independently of the studied character.
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Fahlström, Pauline. "Skapar det nationella provet i svenska 3 kritiskt tänkande samhällsmedborgare? : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys utifrån Janks terminologi om kritisk litteracitet av det nationella provet i svenska 3." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för nordiska språk, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-447330.
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Skolverkets styrdokument för svenska 3 visar på behov av och strävan efter ett kritiskt förhållningssätt till text. Nationella prov har en samlande, mätande och utjämnande funktion. Delprov A från vårterminen 2015 i det nationella provet för svenska 3 undersöks genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys utifrån forskaren Hilary Janks terminologi om kritisk litteracitet. Analysen görs med syfte att utifrån begreppen dominans, tillgång, mångfald och design undersöka vilka bakomliggande strukturer som finns i provet, och vilka förutsättningar som ges till eleverna att inta ett kritiskt förhållningssätt. Resultatet visar att provet innehåller en bred mångfald av representation och perspektiv, men att texthäftet präglas av en västerländsk och manlig dominans. Resultatet visar också att eleverna inte ges tillgång till det språk som behövs för genomförande av provet, samt brister i förutsättningarna för att inta att ett kritiskt förhållningssätt till text.
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FARHAN, ALI, and MANCINI BASTIEN. "Customer relationship management in a fashion independent retailer environment; Operationalization and Application." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17988.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the different marketing techniques accessible to fashion independent retailers and aiming to strengthen their customer relationship and attract/create a community. It also focuses on understanding the applicability and operationalization of customer relationship management marketing techniques in a specific context, here, a fashion independent retailer.Program: Master programme in Fashion Management
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Frisk, Kajsa, and Anna Mattsson. "En användarvänlig offentlig sektor : Med hjälp av tjänstelogik, systemsyn och nya verktyg." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Innovation och produktrealisering, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-35192.
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Tjänstelogiskt perspektiv, systemtänkande och organisatoriskt lärande främjar innovation i organisationer. Utmaningen är att ta reda på användarens behov och välja en anpassad organisatorisk struktur som metod för att skapa värde. Grunden är att öka bredden och djupet på lärandet i organisationen för ökad flexibilitet. Konsten är att välja och implementera främjande perspektiv. Studiens undersökning utgår från ett tjänstelogiskt perspektiv för att förstå användarnas behov i ett mindre problem. I studien diskuteras ett ramverk att förbättra innovationsmiljön på ett socialkontor i mellersta Sverige. Metoden är inspirerad av aktionsforskning. Nio intervjuer genomfördes i syfte att skapa förförståelse för användarnas behov. En transparent kommunikation med uppdragsgivarna hölls frekvent i syfte att öka medvetenhet för nya metoder och perspektiv. Författarna höll en workshop med åtta deltagare i syfte att skapa en gemensam mental modell, transparens mellan enheter som är beroende och för att låta författarnas problembild valideras. En slutpresentation hölls inför ledningsgruppen i syftet deltagarvalidering. Resultatet visar att det standardiserade IT-systemet skapar en komplex manuell administration. IT- utvecklare och enhetschefer upplever att integrationen mellan systemen brister. Medarbetarnas involvering är inte tillräcklig och kommunikationen brister i viktig detaljerad information mellan enheterna.Service logic perspective, systems thinking and organizational learning promotes innovation in organizations. The challenge is to find out the users’ needs and to select a custom organizational structure as a method to create value. The foundation is to increase the breadth and depth of learning in the organization for increased flexibility. The trick is to select and implement promotion perspective. The study's survey is based on a service logic perspective to understand the needs of users in a minor problem. There is a discussion in this study of a framework to improve the innovation environment in a social office in central Sweden. The method is inspired by action research. Nine interviews were conducted in order to create pre-understanding of user needs. A transparent communication with clients held over time in order to increase awareness and understanding of different approaches and perspectives. The authors held a workshop with eight participants in order to create a shared mental model, transparency between entities that are dependent and to allow authors problem scenario validated. A final presentation was held for the management team for the purpose of a respondent validation. The results show that the standardized IT- system creates a complex manual administration. IT- developers and unit managers feel that the integration between the systems has flaws. Employee involvement is not sufficient and communication gaps in important detailed information between entities.
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Guerin, Bernadette M. "Leaving a lot to be desired? Sex therapy and the discourses of heterosex." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3454.
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In this thesis I explore the social construction of sexuality and sexual dysfunction. Interviews were undertaken with 20 sex therapists practising in Aotearoa/New Zealand in order to elicit accounts of contemporary sex therapy practice in the local context. Using a feminist poststructuralist lens, I explicate and critically examine the dominant discourses informing the construction of sex therapy, and heterosexual sexual relations, and what these discourses enable and constrain. I draw attention to some of the assumptions embedded in the construction of the sexual dysfunctions in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, APA, 2000), and in accounts of sex therapy practice, examining the ways in which these are based on taken-for-granted norms of (hetero)sexuality and highlighting the differently enabled gendered sexual subjectivities they (re)produce. Although there are nine sexual dysfunctions identified in the DSM-IV-TR, all of which I briefly outline in Chapter Four, I restrict my focus in the analytical chapters to the conceptualisation and treatment of vaginismus, orgasm difficulties in women, discrepancies in desire and, relatedly, the gendering of desire through powerful sociocultural discourses and representations. I pay particular attention to the implications of these for heterosexual women’s sexuality. I also explore some of the generic concepts that dominate the construction of therapy at a broader level than that of sex therapy alone, arguing that while these offer some useful ways of framing therapy they also constrain therapy practice in important ways. Through a critical review of the sex therapy literature and accounts of practice from those interviewed, I contend that contemporary sex therapy tends to reify dominant cultural and sexological norms rather than challenge them. My analyses show that the dominant discourses informing constructions of sex therapy and heterosexual sexual relations produce particular types of sex as normal whilst marginalizing sexual acts or practices that fall outside of such restrictive parameters. In particular, I argue that the genital-coital-orgasm construct that is hegemonic within sex therapy restricts possibilities for alternative erotic pleasures and possibilities amongst heterosexuals whilst contributing to the invisibilization of sexual identities other than heterosexual. Accounts of sex therapy practice that were able to contest such framings are also highlighted. Because these came from sex therapists drawing on radical feminist or feminist poststructuralist discourses, I suggest that these discourses offer important possibilities for a deconstructive (sex) therapy practice that is able to challenge an often inequitable sexual status quo. Attention is also drawn to the significant constraints which act to restrict clients’ choices and possibilities for sex therapists to practise in more critically questioning ways. I conclude this thesis with an ‘invitation to reflection’ where I briefly discuss some deconstructive approaches that I have found useful for developing ongoing reflexive analysis of my own taken-for-granted assumptions in the area of sexuality, and for aiding my thinking about therapeutic practices that support my political and theoretical commitments and that attend to some of the issues outlined in this thesis.Whole document restricted, but available by request, use the feedback form to request access.
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Dobrzykowski, David D. "Linking Antecedents and Consequences of Value Density in the Healthcare Delivery Supply Chain." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1289833170.
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HALLIN, DANIEL, and FILIP MÄLBERG. "Evaluation of ingredient brands with network effects : Towards an Analytical Framework." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-299271.
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In recent years, companies have increasingly built their businesses around network effects. Furthermore, ingredient branding has become a frequent occurrence in which companies develop their business model by incorporating their product into other products. During contact with the Swedish company Twiceme Technology and after investigating these phenomenon deeper, it appeared to be unique to have both network effects and ingredient branding in the company’s offering. That's where it was discovered a gap in the existing literature and the decision to learn more about how they're related by empirically studying companies that use network effects or ingredient branding in their business models. The overarching aim of the study is to look at characteristics among these phenomenon and analyze how network effects affect ingredient brands, and how they can be connected together. There were several phases in the empirical analysis method. A case sample group of four companies was analyzed in order to obtain a better understanding of the topic in practice. Following that, based on the previous results, the company Twiceme was evaluated as an ingredient brand with network effects. In order to address the research questions, the data extracted from the case sample group and Twiceme were analyzed and compared to theory. From the study, it was found that achieving a strong market position for network effect companies is highly dependent on reaching the certain network size where the value of the network starts having an exponential increase. High brand equity in terms of brand awareness and reputation is needed to achieve a strong market position accelerated by network effects. Ingredient brands with network effects can generate synergy effects, allowing the network value to potentially grow even faster as a result of the increased brand equity from ingredient branding. Based on the conclusions of the study and the proposed evaluation framework, this thesis aims to be useful for managerial decision-making and understanding of network effects and ingredient branding, and when they should explore new market opportunities. It also contributes to academia by presenting a novel research perspective in this field and provides material for future research to continue to investigate this subject.Under de senaste åren har företag i allt högre grad byggt sina företag kring nätverkseffekter. Dessutom har ingrediensvarumärken blivit en vanlig förekomst där företag bygger sin affärsmodell på att integrera sin produkt i andra företags produkter. Under kontakten med det svenska företaget Twiceme Technology och efter att ha undersökt dessa fenomen, påvisades det vara unikt att både vara ett ingrediensvarumärke och ha nätverkseffekter i företagets erbjudande. Där upptäcktes ett gap i den befintliga litteraturen och beslutet att lära sig mer om hur de kan relateras till varandra genom att empiriskt studera företag som använder nätverkseffekter eller ingrediensvarumärkning i sina affärsmodeller. Studiens övergripande mål var att titta på egenskaper hos de bägge och analysera hur nätverkseffekter påverkar ingrediensvarumärken samt hur de kan sammankopplas. Det fanns flera faser i den empiriska analysmetoden. En fallgrupp med fyra företag analyserades för att få en bättre förståelse för ämnet i praktiken. Efter det, baserat på de tidigare resultaten, utvärderades företaget Twiceme som ett ingrediensvarumärke med nätverkseffekter. För att besvara forskningsfrågorna, analyserades data från fallprovgruppen och Twiceme och jämfördes med teorin. Från studien kan det konstateras att uppnå en stark marknadsposition för nätverkseffektföretag är mycket beroende av att uppnå en viss nätverkstorlek där företagets värdeerbjudande börjar öka exponentiellt. För att uppnå en stark marknadsposition som accelereras av nätverkseffekter behövs högt varumärkesmedvetenhet och anseende. Ingrediensvarumärken med nätverkseffekter kan generera synergieffekter, vilket gör att värdeerbjudandet potentiellt kan växa ännu snabbare till följd av det ökade varumärkeskapitalet från ingrediensvarumärken. Baserat på slutsatserna från studien och det föreslagna ramverket, syftar denna uppsats till att vara användbar för ledningsbeslut och förståelsen för nätverkseffekter och ingrediensvarumärkning, samt när de bör utforska nya marknadsmöjligheter. Det ämnar också till att bidra till akademin genom att presentera ett nytt forskningsperspektiv inom detta område och ge material för framtida forskning att fortsätta att undersöka detta ämne vidare.
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Oesterle, Jonathan. "Holistic approach to designing hybrid assembly lines A comparative study of Multi-Objective Algorithms for the Assembly Line Balancing and Equipment Selection Problem under consideration of Product Design Alternatives Evaluation of the influence of dominance rules for the assembly line design problem under consideration of product design alternatives Hybrid Multi-objective Optimization Method for Solving Simultaneously the line Balancing, Equipment and Buffer Sizing Problems for Hybrid Assembly Systems Comparison of Multiobjective Algorithms for the Assembly Line Balancing Design Problem Efficient multi-objective optimization method for the mixed-model-line assembly line design problem Detaillierungsgrad von Simulationsmodellen Rechnergestützte Austaktung einer Mixed-Model Line. Der Weg zur optimalen Austaktung." Thesis, Troyes, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017TROY0012.
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Le travail présenté dans cette thèse concerne la formulation et la résolution de deux problèmes d'optimisation multi-objectifs. Ces problèmes de décision, liés à une approche holistique, ont pour but de sélectionner la meilleure configuration « produit/ligne d’assemblage » à partir d'un ensemble de design produits, et de ressources. Concernant le premier problème, un modèle de coût a été développé afin de traduire les interdépendances complexes entre la sélection d’un design produit et les caractéristiques des ressources. Une étude empirique est proposée et vise à comparer, selon plusieurs indicateurs de qualité multi-objectifs, différentes méthodes de résolution - comprenant des algorithmes génétiques, de colonies de fourmis, d’optimisation par essaims particulaires, des chauves-souris, de recherche du coucou et de pollinisation des fleurs. Plusieurs règles de dominance et une recherche locale spécifique au problème ont été appliquées aux méthodes de résolution les plus prometteuses. Concernant le second problème, qui se penche également sur le dimensionnement des stocks tampons, les méthodes de résolution sont à un modèle de simulation à événements discrets, dont la fonction première est l’évaluation des valeurs des différentes fonctions objectives. L’approche holistique associée aux deux problèmes a été validée avec deux cas industrielsThe work presented in this thesis concerns the formulation and the resolution of two holistic multi-objective optimization problems associated with the selection of the best product and hybrid assembly line configuration out of a set of products, processes and resources alternatives. Regarding the first problem, a cost model was developed in order to translate the complex interdependencies between the selection of specific product designs, processes and resources characteristics. An empirical study is proposed, which aimed at comparing, according to several multi-objective quality indicators, various resolution methods – including variants of evolutionary algorithms, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, bat algorithms, cuckoo search algorithms, and flower-pollination algorithms. Several dominance rules and a problem-specific local search were applied to the most promising resolution methods. Regarding the second problem, which also considers the buffer sizing, the developed algorithms were enhanced with a genetic discrete-event simulation model, whose primary function is to evaluate the value of the various objective functions. The demonstration of the associated resolution frameworks for both problems was validated through two industrial-cases