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Chevalier, Gérard-Henri Godard Lionel-André. "Le Plan global comme concept essai méthodologique /." Lille : A.N.R.T, 1985. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb361053472.
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Baylos, Grau Antonio. "On Decent Work: The Concept Formation." Derecho & Sociedad, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/119056.
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This article develops the historical process of the formation of the concept of decent work, its basic guidelines and as its content has been altered by the increasing globalization of the market and the globalization of labor rights. Finally, after analyzing the notion of decent work from different perspectives, the author focus on the cumulative perspective and develop its content.<br>El presente artículo desarrolla el procedimiento histórico de la formación del concepto de trabajo decente, sus lineamientos básicos y como su contenido se ha ido alterando por la creciente globalización del mercado y la universalización de los derechos laborales. Finalmente, después de haber analizado la noción de trabajo decente desde diferentes perspectivas, el autor se centrara en la perspectiva cumulativa y desarrollará su contenido.
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Qoursheh, Amjad M. M. "A Muslim's perspective towards Hans Kungs concept of global ethic." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497551.
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The thesis seeks to examine the validity of participation in the project of global ethic by Muslims in the light of the ethical system derived basically from the Qur'an. It is to investigate the basis upon which Muslims can co-operate with non-Muslims in the field of ethics, in a world that has become global. The hypothesis to be examined through this research is that the project seems to be beneficial for human society and we can find a support from within the Qur'anic ethical system. To examine this assumption, the research assessed the new international context i. e. the phenomenon of globalisation. Then it focuses on the pioneer and initiator of the project Hans Kung, to understand his background and motives behind the project. Subsequently, surveys some of the international (Christian and Muslim) responses towards the project. Finally the study highlights the basic elements of the ethical theory derived form the Qur'an to examine the congruence or non-congruence, the compatibility or non-compatibility, the common ground or not, between the project and the Qur'anic ethical system. The most important results of this research are that: The Islamic ethical system contains encouragement for Muslims to be part of such a universal project, but even with this encouragement, the priority for Muslims in situations of conflict with regards to any act required from the project, should ultimately be for their faith-based ethical principles. Apart from this restriction, and the possibility that the project might be abused as a new western tool of political domination, this research finds no reason why Muslims should not be part of the supportive and active groups in the project.
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Leonard, Timothy J., and Philip Gallo. "Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps proof-of-concept for dashboard analytics." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44567.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited<br>Global Combat Support System – Marine Corps (GCSS-MC) was created to combine both Logistics and Supply capabilities into one system. The existing systems of Asset Tracking Logistics and Supply System (Atlass) and PC Marine Corps Integrated Maintenance Management System (MIMMS) required external interfaces to merge data. This new system was established to streamline the way the Marine Corps allowed commanders to make logistic and supply decisions. Unfortunately, GCSS-MC was not implemented with any Logistics or Supply Analytics, which required users to manipulate MicroSOFt Office products such as Access and Excel to analyze data. The objective of this thesis was to design, develop, and test a proof-of-concept prototype utilizing Oracle WebCenter to create dashboard analytics that allow commanders at all levels to make informed near-real time decisions. This was achieved by using the following: a modern design approach; the Model-View-Controller; a state-of-the-art development pattern; Oracle Application Development Framework; and powerful development tools such as Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle WebCenter Portal Builder.
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Chan, Martin Kia-Yin 1968. "Development of a global fast package delivery system (from idea to concept)." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50381.
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Kalenda, Tomáš. "Internet of Things as a new disruptive concept for future global business." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-194133.
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The goal of the thesis is to provide investors and established businesses insights into the evolving concept of Internet of Things in the context of a business opportunity. First, the thesis provides comprehensive overview of the IoT concept, its historical development and relevant concepts similar to IoT including its definition and explanation. Second, the thesis discusses IoT as a disruptive technology with implications for general business strategy, current business models, value chains and competitive landscape. Third, it describes overwhelming opportunities for IoT application in various business fields and processes bringing added value to its stakeholders. Visionary concepts and applicable use cases are identified. Finally, the thesis analyses IoT market perception from both customer and business perspective based on quantitative and qualitative data researched. The research is focused mainly on customer awareness and value perception of IoT products as well as major drivers and challenges of the IoT market from business players' perspective. Such analytical insights identify major patterns and dynamism of the IoT market.
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Lanaro, Lisa Marie. "Social self-concept, academic self-concept, and their relation to global self-worth in children with and without LD." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31569.
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Self-concept in social and academic domains, as well as global self-worth (GSW) were assessed among 4th, 5th, and 6 th graders, in children with learning disabilities (LD, n = 49) and a matched sample of children without LD (NLD, n = 49). Mean differences between LD and NLD groups and the relative importance of social versus academic self-concept in the prediction of GSW were examined. Children with LD evidenced significantly lower self-concept in academic and social domains; however, the two groups did not differ in terms of global self-worth. In addition, academic and social self-concepts were significant predictors of GSW in children with LD, although there was a high degree of overlap between the two variables in their predictive ability. In the NLD group, social and academic self-concept areas were significant predictors of global self-worth yet there was minimal overlap between the two self-concept areas. Implications are discussed.
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Wilson, Rebecca Jo. "The effects of self-concept treatment on global and specific areas of self-concepts of first and third graders." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/776630.
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether global and area specific self-concept decreased as students advanced in the elementary grades and whether an educational program to increase self-concept affected global and area specific self-concept in a positive way. The participants were 154 first and third grade students from eight intact classrooms in two public elementary schools in a rural midwestern school district.An altered Non-Equivalent Control Group Design was utilized in which the self-concept treatment was administered to School A between Test One and Test Two and to School B between Test Two and Test Three.A repeated measures design and a MANOVA were used to test the seven null hypotheses at the .05 level of significance. The three hypotheses that were rejected dealt with increased self-concept scores for first and third graders after the treatment was given and differences in specific areas of self-concept.The following results were reported:1. There was a decline in global self-concepts from first to third grades, but the difference was not significant.2. Self-concept scores for first and third graders increased after the treatment.3. The only significant difference on the six specific area subtest scores between first and third grade students existed on the intellectual and school status subtest.The researcher concluded that the treatment may have been related to the increase in self-concept scores for both first and third graders.Recommendations for further research included replication and expansion of this study with various grade levels, different self-concept tests and interventions.<br>Department of Elementary Education
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Jansen, Lennart. "A Dissection concept for DAEs." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17166.
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Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit Differential-algebraischen Gleichungen (DAEs). DAEs spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der Modellierung, der Simulation und der Optimierung von Netzwerken und gekoppelten Problemen in vielen Anwendungsgebieten. Es werden in Bezug auf die Modellierung und die numerische Simulation von DAEs bereits bestehende Ergebnisse diskutiert und erweitert. Des Weiteren wird die globale eindeutige Lösbarkeit und die Sensitivität der Lösungen mit Hinsicht auf Störungen der DAEs untersucht. Häufig wird die Modellierung von multiphysikalischen Anwendungen durch die Kopplung mehrerer einzelner DAE Systeme realisiert. Diese Herangehensweise kann hochdimensionale DAEs erzeugen, welche aufgrund von Instabilitäten nicht von klassischen numerischen Methoden, simuliert werden können. Angesichts dieser Herausforderungen werden drei Ziele formuliert: Erstens wird ein globales Lösungstheorem formuliert und bewiesen, welches auf gekoppelte Systeme angewandt werden kann, um deren Kopplungsansatz mathematisch zu rechtfertigen. Zweitens werden numerische Methoden vorgestellt, welche unter wesentlich schwächeren Strukturannahmen stabil sind und sich daher für die Simulation von gekoppelten Systemen eignen. Drittens wird eine Strategie präsentiert, die es ermöglicht, explizite Methoden auf gekoppelte Systeme anzuwenden. Um diese Ziele zu erreichen, braucht man ein Entkopplungsverfahren für DAEs, welches die folgenden drei Eigenschaften erfüllt: Die Komplexität des Entkopplungsverfahrens sollte nicht die Komplexität der DAE überschreiten. Das Entkopplungsverfahren sollte Eigenschaften wie Symmetrie, Monotonie und positive Definitheit erhalten. Das Entkopplungsverfahren sollte durch einen Schritt-für-Schritt Ansatz mit unabhängigen Schritten realisiert werden. Sowohl das Konzept des Tractability Index als auch das des Strangeness Index liefert kein solches Entkopplungsverfahren. Daher wird hier ein neues Index Konzept eingeführt, das diesen Anforderungen entspricht.<br>This thesis addresses differential-algebraic equations (DAEs). They play an important role in the modeling, simulation and optimization of networks and coupled problems in various applications. The main application in this thesis are coupled problems in electric circuit simulation. We discuss and extend existing results regarding the modeling and numerical simulation of DAEs. Furthermore, we investigate the global unique solvability and the sensitivity of solutions with respect to perturbations of DAEs. Nowadays the modeling of multi-physical applications is often realized by coupling systems of DAEs together with the help of additional coupling terms. This approach may yield high dimensional DAEs which cannot be simulated, due to instabilities, by standard numerical methods. Regarding these challenges we formulate three objectives: First we provide a global solvability theorem which can be applied to coupled systems to mathematically justify their coupling approach. Second we introduce numerical methods which are stable without needing any structural assumptions. Third we provide a way to apply explicit methods to coupled systems to be able to handle the size of the coupled systems by parallelizing the algorithms. To achieve these objectives, we need a decoupling procedure which fulfills the following three properties: The complexity of the decoupling procedure has to reflect the complexity of the DAE, i.e. the decoupling procedure should be state-independent if possible. The decoupling procedure should preserve properties like symmetry, monotonicity and positive definiteness. The decoupling procedure should be realized by a step-by-step approach with independent stages. Both the Tractability Index concept and the Strangeness Index concept do not provide such a decoupling procedure. For this reason we introduce a new index concept which provides such a decoupling procedure.
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Svensson, Susanna, and Sofie Engelbrekt. "Prestationsmätning i en global koncern : En fallstudie på ITAB Shop Concept Nässjö AB." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-66836.
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Examensarbete 30 hp, Civilekonomprogrammet, Ekonomihögskolan vid Linnéuniversitetet, Controller, 4FE18E, VT 2017 Titel: Prestationsmätning i en global koncern - En fallstudie på ITAB Shop Concept Nässjö AB Författare: Sofie Engelbrekt and Susanna SvenssonExaminator: Fredrik KarlssonHandledare: Elin Funck Bakgrund: Globala organisationer står inför utmaningen att lyckas behålla flexibilitet och anpassning till lokala förutsättningar. Samtidigt som de behöver ena och hålla samman olika bolag till en enhet för att kunna nå globala konkurrensfördelar. Ett dotterbolag inom en global koncern behöver integrera koncernens strategier och mål, samtidigt som de anpassar sig utefter sin verksamhets förutsättningar. Prestationsmätningssystem kan hjälpa företag att styra verksamheten i rätt riktning. Alla organisationer har dock olika förutsättningar och strukturer, vilket gör att “ett bästa sätt” inte går att finna för hur ett prestationsmätningssystem bör utformas. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att utforma ett väl fungerande prestationsmätningssystem för ITAB Nässjö, genom att utvärdera den nuvarande prestationsmätning och identifiera förbättringsmöjligheter. Utvärderingen kommer ligga till grund för att utforma ett förbättrat prestationsmätningssystem som fångar lokala förutsättningar och fångar helheten i verksamheten såväl som integrationen till koncernen. Studien bidrar med kunskap inom prestationsmätning kopplat till ett företags lokala förutsättningar och komplexiteten i att integrera och koordinera en stor global koncern. Metod: För att uppfylla studiens syfte behövs god insyn och djupgående information om ITAB Nässjö, vilket gör fallstudie till en lämplig metod. Datainsamling har framförallt skett genom semistrukturerade intervjuer, företagsdokument samt årsredovisningar. Slutsats: Studien identifierar ITAB Nässjös kritiska framgångsfaktorer, utefter vad som är strategiskt viktigt på lång sikt. Baserat på detta har förbättringsmöjligheter i den befintliga prestationsmätningen identifierats, vilket resulterar i ett förslag på hur ett förbättrat prestationsmätningssystem kan se ut som är utformat efter lokala förutsättningar, fångar helheten i verksamheten och bättre integrerar koncernens styrning.
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Demetz, Julian. "Value chain concept for power electronics based products." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117984.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2018.<br>Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2018.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149).<br>Integration of renewable energy, general decentralization of generating power and a high degree of automation may trigger a technological change in grid infrastructure, away from electromechanical products and towards more flexible power electronics based products. Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR), a premium manufacturer for specialized components and equipment for the electrical distribution and transmission grid, is seeking to expand its capabilities within the power electronics domain. The goal for this thesis was to provide MR suggestions for the design of a value chain for power electronics based products for the mid-voltage distribution grid market. Such suggestions have been developed based on the analysis of external market forces with Porter's Five Forces Model, the assessment of a possible level of vertical integration based on MR's current technical capabilities, and the analysis of uncertainties of market parameters with a NPV model and Monte Carlo Simulation. The thesis shows further how the deployment of FMEA and reliability engineering can effectively address the high costs of power electronics based products and concerns of customers regarding the reliability of the technology..<br>by Julian Demetz.<br>M.B.A.<br>S.M.
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Mattos, Philip G. "A novel GPS receiver architecture : concept, design and implementation of a novel GPS receiver." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336231.
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Byrd, Devin Alfred. "Self-concept in Adolescents: The Role of Ethnicity and Contextual Variables in the Manifestation of Depression." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28828.
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The primary focus of the present study was to delineate the relationships among variables comprising a proposed model of depression for middle school adolescents. The investigation of the validity of a newly proposed dimension of self-concept (i.e., ethnic evaluations) for African-American versus Caucasian adolescents was also a major thrust. An additional emphasis of the present study was to examine which variables (i.e., contextual, self-concept, and global self-worth) accounted for the greatest amount of variance in predicting depression scores for African-American and Caucasian participants.
Approximately 1,100 adolescents were recruited for participation. Of these, 959 participants actually participated in the study with the final sample consisting of 792 participants (males n = 389, females n = 403). Participants ranged in age from 11 = 14 years of age and were in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. The ethnic make-up of participants was as follows: Native American (1%), Asian (1%), African-American (32%), Caucasian (60%), Hispanic (1%), Pacific Islander (>1%), Biracial (3%), Multiracial (1%), and other (>1%) participants. All questionnaire sessions were conducted in a group format during a pre-selected class period (i.e., Health, English, or Science classes). Participants were administered a demographic information form, the Reynold's Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS), the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), the Harter Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA), an Ethnic Evaluations instrument, the Acculturation Scale, the Dubow Social Support Scale for Adolescents, the How I Coped Under Pressure Scale for Children (HICUPS), and the Life events scale.
Results revealed that self-concept and global self-worth were significantly and inversely correlated with depression scores. In addition, a newly created measure of ethnic evaluations proved to be a concurrently valid measure of self-concept for all participants and demonstrated differing rates of significance with depression for Caucasian and African-American participants. An examination of the proposed model for African-American adolescents revealed that social support, negative life events, physical appearance, athletic competence, and inter-ethnic evaluations were most significant in predicting depression. Results of the regression analysis for Caucasian adolescents revealed social support, negative life events, social acceptance, athletic competence, physical appearance, and global self-worth as accounting for the greatest amount of variance.<br>Ph. D.
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Nyarambi, Arnold. "Learning in a Global Context: Infusing the New Concept of Education Diplomacy in Teacher Preparation Programs." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8241.
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Al-Sanie, Abdulrahman Ibrahim. "The adoption of the marketing concept in the operations of free trade zones : a comparative global study." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1992. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3518/.
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This study is an empirical investigation of the marketing concept adoption by the authorities of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) throughout the world. The aim of the study is to gain an insight into the marketing orientation of the FTZs authorities by systematically Identifying, analysing and evaluating the attitudes of selected FTZs authorities towards the adoption of the marketing concept in the operations of their zones. Therefore, forty variables representing the key elements of the marketing concept (i. e., satisfying the customer needs, achieving organisational goals and integrating the marketing functions) are developed to describe and profile the FTZs according to their marketing orientation. , Before starting the data analysis, an attempt is made to develop a proper understanding of FTZs. Therefore, a thorough investigation is conducted on FTZs In terms of a variety of aspects including the historical development, the broad concept of free trade; the definitions, the types, the characteristics, and the advantages of FTZs; the FTZs development, spread, and status in modern times; and the future of FTZs. The efforts made here resulted In the production of two different models. One model shows how FTZs; are related to and distinguished from other forms of the broader concept of free trade. The other model presents an alternative way of classifying the different types of FTZs. In addition, since this study is about the marketing orientation of FTZs, the marketing concept is explored in terms of; its evolution, its contrast with other management philosophies, its criticism, and its relevance to this study. The presentation of the marketing concept is concluded with a further model depicting the flow of transactions involved in a FTZ enterprise. Of particular interest to this research is the establishment of the confidence limits of the marketing orientation in the FTZs operations. Such limits are obtained through taking the average of the received responses of the FTZs experts’ panel, and on which we would be able to assign the FTZs into three suggested groups on the basis of their marketing orientation (i. e., most, moderate, and less marketing-oriented). With such "a priori classification of the FTZs, under study, the data can be readily available for further applications of statistical techniques, and more meaningful analysis can be carried out The design of the research Is guided by a number of hypotheses about discrimination among/between the FTZs groups according to their authorities' attitudes toward the variables related -to the marketing concept in the operations of the zones. The discrimination is made among/between: (a) the most, the moderate, and the less marketing- oriented FTZs; (b) the marketing-oriented (i. e., the most and the moderate combined together) and the less marketing-oriented FTZs; and (c) the FTZs in the developed and developing countries. In addition, the research is based upon another set of hypotheses regarding the significant differences between , the FTZs experts and each of the above mentioned groups of FTZs' authorities, in their evaluative attitudes toward the marketing concept variables. The required primary data are collected via International mail survey preceded by pre-contacts by telephone and telex. All the attitudinal measures developed for this study are assessed in terms of their reliability (using Cronbach's alpha) and validity (using content validity). Then the data are analysed by the application of a variety of statistical tests and techniques: (1) Discriminant Function Analysis (using both versions the Multiple and the Two-group DFA); (2) the Wilks' Lambda for testing the significance of the hypotheses related to the DFA applications by considering all the variables in aggregate; (3) the Univariate F-ratio also for testing the significance of the hypotheses related to the DFA applications but by considering each of the variables individually; (4) using the Jacknife method to validate each of the three DFA functions; (5) Profile Analysis; (6) the Hotelling's T! statistic for testing the significance of the hypotheses related to the application of Profile Analysis; and (7) Correlation Analysis. I The Multiple DFA is applied'to analyse the differences among the most, the moderate and the less marketing-oriented FTZs. And the hypotheses regarding the significance of the differences among the three groups are tested by both the Wilks' Lambda when all the variables are considered in aggregate, and the Univariate F-ratio when each variable is considered individually. The results Indicate that there are significant differences among the three FTZs groups when all the variables are taken together and when each variable is considered separately. The multiple DFA findings show that there are 19 good discriminating variables among the three FTZs groups. Among the most Important discriminators are, the maintenance of telecommunication systems, the offering of a facsimile system, the size of area available for manufacturing, the maximisation of sales, the maximisation of market share, marketing research activities, and expanding the area available for the zone privileges. The Two-group DFA is applied twice. First, to analyse the differences between the marketing-oriented FTZs group (by combining the most and the moderate) and the less marketing-oriented FTZs group. Second, to analyse the differences between the FTZs in the developed countries and the- FTZs in the developing countries. And the hypotheses regarding the significance of the differences between each set of the two FTZs; groups is also tested by both the Wilks' Lambda when considering all the variables together, and the Univariate F-ratio when each variable Is considered individually. In the first run of the Two- group DFA, the results indicate that there are significant differences between the marketing- oriented and the less marketing-oriented FTZs, in both cases when the marketing variables were considered collectively and when each variable is considered individually. Here there are 14 good discriminating variables, and among the main discriminators are: the marketing research activities, the maximisation of market share, the maximisation of sales, and the quality of the work force. The findings of the second run of the two-group DFA shows that there are significant differences between the FTZs In the developed countries and the FTZs in the developing countries when all the variables are considered collectively. However, when each variable is considered individually, the results indicate that there are significant differences between the two typologies but only with respect to 9 variables including: the size of area available for manufacturing activities, the utilities for manufacturing activities, the capacity of space for warehousing and storage, and size of the work force. Later on, Profile Analysis is applied twice. First, to compare the attitudes of the three FTZs groups (the most, the moderate, -and the less marketing-oriented) and the attitudes of the FTZs' experts towards key discriminating variables. Second, to compare the attitudes of the FTZs; in the developed and developing countries with the attitudes of the FTZs; experts. In addition, the hypotheses regarding the differences/similarities, In both cases, are tested by the Hotelling's T1 statistic. The first application of Profile Analysis shows that while the attitudes of the moderate marketing-orientated FTZs; are similar to the attitudes of the FTZs experts, the attitudes of both the most and the less marketing-orientated FTZs are significantly different from the attitudes of the FTZs experts particularly with respect to the well-being of the work force, the capacity of storage and warehousing, and the marketing research activities.
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Young, Nikita Jade. "The effect of global e-commerce on taxation legislation and the permanent establishment concept in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001608.
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The objective of this thesis was to analyse the effect of the increasing popularity of global e-commerce on the South African legislative framework in respect of the taxation of non-resident enterprises, and to propose a possible solution for the taxation of e-commerce, taking into account previous theories. The methodology utilised comprised of a critical analysis of the legal rules relating to the taxation of a foreign entity's business profits by virtue of the application of the permanent establishment principle, its definition and evolution as a conceptual basis for taxation. Furthermore, an in depth evaluation of the various solutions that have already been proposed and, in some cases, implemented was undertaken. It was concluded that the application of the permanent establishment principle is wholly ineffective as a means to levy tax on the e-commerce business profits of a foreign entity as the principle relies too heavily upon a physical intermediary in the source state, whereas e-commerce transactions are conducted on the intangible trading platform of the Internet. In light of the numerous policy proposals advanced over the years, it was concluded that the most feasible and practical solution for the taxation of foreign e-commerce would be the imposition on a foreign entity in South Africa of a low withholding tax on the active business profits in excess of a pre-determined threshold. Key words: South African taxation; e-commerce; foreign business entity; permanent establishment; withholding tax
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Berrisch, Georg Matthias. "The application of the concept of "common heritage of humankind" to the protection of the global environment : our response of public international law to global environmental threats." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60445.
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The world faces an environmental crisis which can only be resolved through global co-operation and solidarity. Traditional international environmental law, based on the positivist notion of sovereignty, cannot offer adequate solutions. International environmental law must be based on a global approach founded on the notion of a common concern of humankind. This global approach has to provide a legal framework for the protection of the global environment. But it also must take into account the diverging needs and expectations of the different states. Furthermore, it must be realistic and cannot simply demand the replacement of sovereign states by a world government. The Common Heritage of Humankind concept, developed to regulate the use of common-space areas, is based on the notion of solidarity and the duty to co-operate. It can be applied mutatis mutandis to the protection of the global environment.
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Forell, Burkhard. "A methodology to assess species yields of compartment fires by means of an extended global equivalence ratio concept." Braunschweig : Techn. Univ., Inst. für Baustoffe, Massivbau und Brandschutz, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/527844802.pdf.
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Huang, Shao-Yu. "Baroque cities? : the concept of scale in global urban centres, with particular reference to the Xin-Yi Planning District of Taipei." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/16241.
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One prominent consequence of globalization has been rapid urbanization and the formation of extremely large cities. In East Asia, such cities are not only large, but have blurred edge conditions and are increasingly difficult to distinguish from their once rural hinterlands, are usually fragmented in form, and simultaneously juxtapose different scales of physical things such as buildings and infrastructures, and economic and social networks that thread through them. The aim of this thesis is to explore these kinds of globalized cities in East Asia, and focuses on the city of Taipei in particular. The thesis identifies a set of conceptual and methodological limitations in conventional approaches to studying these contemporary urban conditions of such cities. The thesis argues that new ways of thinking through the concept of scale is essential to properly understanding the large, globalized cities of East Asia. The thesis works through the issue of multiple and co-present scales. It suggests that different kinds of ‘bigness’ and ‘smallness’ coexist, and that this coexistence is central to the experience of such cities. With a special focus on the city of Taipei, Taiwan’s largest city, the thesis indicates that cities that appear to be merely ‘big’ urban formations disguise many overlooked global ‘middling’ (Sassen, 2007a) and ‘small’ conditions that emerge from their struggle with their post-war urban reconstruction and the emergence of globally networked urban logics. The conditions of Taipei register the contextual specificity to the importance of thinking in a multi-scalar way. The theoretical framework of the thesis is grounded in re-examining the idea of scale within the particular fields of architecture, geography and urban studies. The concept of a hierarchically-nested scale has been a dominant approach to scalar conceptualization in these fields for a number of decades. However, the thesis argues that this linear approach has been weakened by its limited abilities to respond to the more complex and multiscalar processes that crucially inform the big urban formations in the context of globalization. Drawing from the critiques of The Fold (Deleuze, 1993; Wölfflin, 1986) and the concept of ‘flatness’ (Latour, 2005; Law, 2004; Marston, 2005), as well as critical work on place significance (Sassen, 2007a), the thesis proposes a ‘Baroque’ alternative to these conventional theorizations of urban scale. In order to offer an enabling approach to cities such as Taipei, the thesis argues this ‘Baroque’, used here in a quite specific sense, as a way of appreciating the multi-scalar nature of such cities, and as a means of developing a methodology by which to better appreciate and understand them. The thesis develops this ‘Baroque’-inspired methodology by examining five socio-spatial practices at different scales which have been selected to represent multi-scalar characteristics in the Xin-Yi planning district of central Taipei which is formed by a globally networked urban logic. The thesis concludes by proposing the idea of the ‘Baroque City’ as a more suggestive, multi-dimensional approach to capturing the richness of the contemporary urban scale of cities. It is intended that this will not only support investigations of East Asian cities, but also enhance architectural engagements with such dynamically complex and multi-scalar conditions of global urban centres.
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Uzoukwu, E. Emeka. "Le Secteur pétrochimique dans le concept de développement global du Nigéria : les branches d'applications : polypropylene - linear alkyle benzene - carbon black." Paris, EHESS, 1990. http://www.theses.fr/1990EHES0018.
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L'industrie petrochimique nigerianne que nous avons propose d'analyser presente un certain nombre de specificites, lesquelles ont justement motive notre recherche. La saisie de la principale de ces specificites a ete effectuee en analysant l'existence d'un secteur petrochimique dans le cadre du developpement d'un secteur petrochimique dans le cadre du developpement d'ensemble du nigeria a travers la theorie des "industries motrices". Mais on montre en meme temps que l'analyse de developpement historique du nigeria fait apparaitre les limites des conditions de pertinence de cette theorie. - dans le cadre de l'industrie petrochimique elle-meme, le con- cept central du "calcul des effets d'entrainements" s'applique loique- ment. - dans le cadre du developpement global, la theorie des "industries motrices" rencontre beaucoup de reserves quant a son appli- cation en tant que methodologie, dans la mesure meme ou l'autre concept principal de cette theorie. Celui de la "triangulation", n'a pas son correspondant objectif dans la strategie des pouvoirs publics nigerians. Certes, le nigeria n'a pas suivi cette voie; mais pas seu- lement parce qu'il n'avait pas de societe civile moderne, mais aussi parce que la classe politique n'etait pas soudee et parce qu'elle n'etait pas predisposee a rompre avec les flux classiques des relations internationales<br>The petrochemical instrutory of nigeria that we propose to analyse poresents certain number of specificitises which indeed motivated our research. The apprehension of these principal specificities were observed by analysing the existence of a section of petrochemical industry in the context of general development of nigeria through the theory of "inductible industries" (industrie motrices). But at the same time our studies reveals through its analysis that the historical development of nigeria presents limits of pertinents condition of this theory. Withen petrochemical industry itself, the major concept of calculation * of linkage and induction effect show corresponding application. * on the level of general development of nigeria, the concept of "inductibility" or "linkage" industires meet lots of handicorp in its methodological application, in the sense that the other other concept of the theory : that of "triangulation" does not have its objective correspondance in the strategic planing, by nigerian decision makers. Thus nigeria did not opte for this concept as to it's development, not for the fact that it does not have a modern administrative society, nor was it for the fact it's decision. .
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Forell, Burkhard [Verfasser]. "A methodology to assess species yields of compartment fires by means of an extended global equivalence ratio concept / von Burkhard Forell." Braunschweig : IBMB, 2007. http://d-nb.info/994493983/34.
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Baldwin, Fern S. "Future Depression Associated with Developmental Trajectories of Global Self-worth and Multi-dimensional Self-concept in Low-income Urban African American Adolescents." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10254720.
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<p> Self-worth is commonly used as a barometer for psychological well-being in adolescence. As low-income urban African American youth are often exposed to contexts that may undervalue their worth (e.g., racial discrimination), positive self-perception may be especially crucial for their well-being. The current study focused on the development of global self-worth and two self-concept domains (i.e., social acceptance and physical appearance) within a large sample of African American adolescents. Analyses sought to: (a) identify classes of adolescents who demonstrate different trajectory classes of self-worth and domain-specific self-concept; (b) examine if gender predicts class membership; and (c) examine links between class membership and depression. </p><p> Participants were a community sample of 610 urban and predominantly low income African American adolescents who reported their global self-worth, perceived social acceptance and physical appearance from grade 6 through 12. Depressive symptoms were reported in the year following grade 12. Growth mixture modeling was used to identify latent classes of children who showed different patterns of change in global self-worth and domain-specific self-concepts from grade 6 through 12. Additional analyses explored whether gender predicted class membership, and if class membership predicted depressive symptoms in the year following grade 12.</p><p> Analyses indicated that a one-class solution fit best for global self-worth: overall, this sample showed <i>high and increasing</i> development of global self-worth. However, there was heterogeneity in the development of self-concept related to social acceptance and physical appearance, each demonstrating a two-class solution. For both domains, the majority of adolescents placed in a high and increasing trajectory class. A second group of adolescents demonstrated <i>moderate</i> and <i>stable</i> growth of social acceptance and physical appearance. Youth placed in the <i> high and increasing</i> physical appearance trajectory class were more likely to be male. Symptoms of depression were significantly higher in the year following grade 12 in the trajectory class of social acceptance marked by lower self-perception ratings. Results shed light on specific patterns amongst African American adolescents that may require intervention, and provide a foundation for examination of determinants and outcomes of domain-specific self-perceived competence.</p>
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Chowdhury, Amitava. "Horizons of memory a global processual study of cultural memory and identity of the South Asian indentured labor diaspora in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean /." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Summer2008/a_chowdhury_060308.pdf.
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Björklund, Malin. "Terracotta Vessels : Food storage addressing global challenges." Thesis, Konstfack, Industridesign, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-7848.
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Terracotta vessels are about understanding how we can store food by using a new product solution and how we could use less energy and waste less food in doing so. This project is an attempt to minimise the energy usage in our homes but also to gain greater understanding about the food we choose to bring into our homes and what we can do to avoid throwing it away.
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Mast, Marcus. "Human-Robot Interaction for Semi-Autonomous Assistive Robots : Empirical Studies and an Interaction Concept for Supporting Elderly People at Home." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Interaktiva och kognitiva system, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-105738.
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The research addresses current shortcomings of autonomous service robots operating in domestic environments by considering the concept of a semi-autonomous robot that would be supported by human remote operators whenever the robot cannot handle a task autonomously. The main research objective was to investigate how to design the human-robot interaction for a robotic system to assist elderly people with physical tasks at home according to this conceptual idea. The research procedure followed the principles of human-centered design and is structured into four phases: In the first phase, the context of use of the system to be designed was determined. A focus group study yielded characteristics and attitudes of several potential user groups. A survey determined the demands of elderly people and informal caregivers for services a semiautonomous assistive robot may provide. An ethnographic study investigated the living conditions of elderly people and determined technical challenges for robots operating in this type of environment. Another ethnographic study investigated the work environment in teleassistive service centers and determined the feasibility of extending their range of services to incorporate robotic teleassistance. In the second phase, two studies were carried out to understand the interaction requirements. The first study determined common types of failure of current autonomous robots and required human interventions to resolve such failure states. The second study investigated how the human assistance could be provided considering a range of potential interaction devices. In the third phase, a human-robot interaction concept with three user groups and dedicated user interfaces was designed. The concept and user interfaces were refined in an iterative process based on the results of evaluations with prospective users and received encouraging results for user satisfaction and user experience. In the fourth and final phase the utility of two specific user interface features was investigated experimentally. The first experiment investigated the utility of providing remote operators with global 3D environment maps during robot navigation and identified beneficial usage scenarios. The second experiment investigated the utility of stereoscopic display for remote manipulation and robot navigation. Results suggested temporal advantages under stereoscopic display for one of three investigated task types and potential advantages for the other two.<br>Forskningen behandlar problem med autonoma robotar som agerar i hemmiljö. Specifikt studeras konceptet semi-autonoma robotar, vilket innebär att robotarna stöds av mänskliga operatörer när de inte klarar uppgifter på egen hand. Syftet med forskningen är att undersöka design av människa-robotinteraktion för robotsystem som stöder äldres behov av hjälp med fysiska uppgifter i hemmiljö. Forskningen är användarcentrerad och har strukturerats i fyra faser: I den första fasen undersöktes användarkontexten för systemet. I en fokusgruppsstudie utforskades karakteristika och attityder för flera potentiella användargrupper. Kraven på en semi-autonom robot för att assistera äldre och informella vårdgivare fastställdes. En enkätstudie undersökte levnadsvillkor hos äldre för att utforska tekniska utmaningar dessa omgivningar ställer på robotar. En etnografisk studie undersökte arbetskontexten på servicecenter för teleassistans och undersökte genomförbarhet i att utöka tjänsteutbudet till att även inkludera teleassisterade robotar. I den andra fasen utfördes två studier för att få kunskap om interaktionskrav. Den första studien fastställde vanliga typer av fel som inträffar med nuvarande typer av autonoma robotar och de typer av mänsklig assistans som krävs för att hantera dessa fel. Den andra studien undersökte hur mänsklig assistans kan utformas givet en repertoar av potentiella interaktionsanordningar. I den tredje fasen utformades ett interaktionskoncept för människa-robot interaktionen för tre användargrupper med dedicerade gränssnitt. Koncepten och användargränssnitten förfinades i en iterativ process baserat på resultat från utvärderingar med tänkta användare, och resulterade i uppmuntrande resultat vad gäller användarnas uppskattning och tillfredsställelse. I den fjärde och sista fasen studerades nyttan hos två specifika gränssnitt experimentellt. Det första experimentet undersökte nyttan med att ge operatörer på distans globala 3D-kartor under robotnavigeringen och identifierade användarscenarier där detta kan utnyttjas. Det andra experimentet undersökte nyttan med en stereoskopisk display för att manipulera och navigera roboten på distans. Resultaten visar på temporala fördelar med stereoskopisk display för en av tre undersökta uppgiftstyper och potentiella fördelar för de andra två.
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Frigant, Vincent. "Dynamique des relations verticales " inter-industriels " : une lecture à partir du concept de modularité." Habilitation à diriger des recherches, Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00782512.
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Ce mémoire propose une analyse de l'impact organisationnel de la modularité sur les relations verticales inter-firmes. Considérant en première approche la modularité comme une innovation technologique, il s'agit d'examiner comment les architectures produits, productives et organisationnelles co-évoluent dans le temps. Le texte est structuré autour de quatre chapitres. Le premier chapitre présente la grille de lecture mobilisée pour évaluer l'influence du choix d'une architecture produit sur les trajectoires organisationnelles des firmes et des industries. Le lien entre nos travaux et ceux en termes de dominant design sont explicités ainsi que l'importance d'étudier les changements technologiques comme facteur essentiel des dynamiques organisationnelles. Le deuxième chapitre présente la controverse entre Vanishing Hand et Complex product systems concernant les frontières de la firme. Ce débat est ensuite complété par une analyse détaillée du secteur automobile présenté comme une industrie imparfaitement modulaire. Le troisième chapitre cherche à comprendre comment émerge les architectures modulaires en retraçant la généalogie de son développement dans l'industrie automobile. La nature incrémentale et les effets de rétroaction entre technologie et organisation sont particulièrement mis en avant. Les conséquences de l'imparfaite modularité sur les firmes présentes dans l'industrie sont également soulevées et le rôle des PME captant les interstices du marché, soulignées. Le dernier chapitre cherche à évaluer comment le développement d'architecture produit modulaire contribue à accroître la fragmentation internationale des chaînes de valeur. Une première section présente les arguments habituellement présentés dans la littérature à partir de l'opposition architecture modulaire/imparfaitement modulaire présenté au deuxième chapitre. En se recentrant sur l'industrie automobile, on propose alors un modèle explicatif des stratégies de localisation des équipementiers en Europe. La conclusion rassemble les points clés dégagés et esquisse des pistes de recherche pour la suite.
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Taureck, Pia Christin [Verfasser], Abdolkarim [Akademischer Betreuer] Sadrieh, and Christopher [Akademischer Betreuer] Schlägel. "The Power Network Concept : a theoretical and empirical approach to strategy in the global network economy / Pia Christin Taureck. Betreuer: Abdolkarim Sadrieh ; Christopher Schlägel." Magdeburg : Universitätsbibliothek, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1059440571/34.
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Ohlberg, Mareike Svea [Verfasser], and Rudolf G. [Akademischer Betreuer] Wagner. "Creating a Favorable International Public Opinion Environment: External Propaganda (Duiwai Xuanchuan) as a Global Concept with Chinese Characteristics / Mareike Svea Ohlberg ; Betreuer: Rudolf G. Wagner." Heidelberg : Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1180032160/34.
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Tarasov, Stanislav. "Business solution for a food service company based on a modern nutrition concept (case of Russia)." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-114364.
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Increasing level of public concerns about ageing and obesity problems accompanied by the advent of more and more health conscious consumers have put a priority on the health and wellness industry development which has started transformation from a niche category towards the mainstream. As a human being is an individual with unique known characteristics (like age, gender, health state, lifestyle) and less known characteristics like a genetic predisposition, the nutrition plan should be designed around these characteristics. Being aware of genetic predisposition of an individual allows to develop the appropriate health strategy for the particular individual. A systematization of these individual programs would support the development of a new generation of health practitioners. Russia is experiencing serious demographic problems with decreasing population and low life expectancy; high mortality rate from heart diseases and quite high obesity rates. It is expected that nutrigenomics concepts can be successfully developed in Russia due to its solid scientific base, relatively high level of medicine and the ever increasing awareness of the need for a healthy quality life especially within young generation. The goal of the thesis therefore is to analyze the key trends in the global and Russian food industries and develop a business idea of commercializing the personalized nutrition concept in the Russian food service market.
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Riestola, Päivi. "Chef i en högpresterande kultur : implementering av ett globalt managementkoncept i lokala organisationskulturella kontexter." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Pedagogik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3664.
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The subject matter of this thesis is governance principles in global management concepts and the application of such principles by managers at a local level. The thesis includes a case study on a foreign-owned Swedish group of companies that has introduced the management concept of High Performance Culture in all of its consolidated group countries. Global management concepts usually originate from the United States and make use of neorational governance principles. High Performance Culture is a management concept that puts increased performance and individualisation in the foreground. In addition, the concept advocates co-determination and self-development. The governance principles further promote employee autonomy orientation and self-development in addition to a leader-centric approach. The case study results indicate a discrepancy in the requirements of the governance principles of the management concept, highlighting the various dimensions of cultural layers and values to which managers in the same organisation are subject. The same values had an effect in different ways on the managers’ interpretation and handling of the management concept. This interpretation and handling of the management concept tools led to an implementation that partially opposed what the French management team and management concept advocated. The managers choosing to oppose the governance principles of the management concept can be seen as an example of modern individualism, according to which people are increasingly questioning rigid and hierarchic authority while showing initiative and assessing one’s own personal work. Hence, the values of modern individualism can act as a counterforce to neorational governance principles.<br><p>Akademisk avhandling för avläggande av doktorsexamen i Arbetsvetenskap, som med tillstånd av Fakultetsnämnden vid Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, vid</p><p>Karlstads universitet framläggs till offentlig granskning fredagen den 25 oktober 2013 kl. 13.00, sal C203, Högskolan i Borås.</p>
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Percher, Camille. "Le concept de travail décent à l'épreuve du droit de l'Union européenne." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSE2110.
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Le concept de travail décent a été présenté par le Directeur général du Bureau international du travail, en 1999, comme l’objectif prioritaire de l’Organisation internationale du travail permettant à chaque femme et chaque homme d’exercer une activité dans des conditions de liberté, d’équité, de sécurité et de dignité. Il regroupe quatre piliers interdépendants que sont l’emploi, la protection sociale, le dialogue social et la promotion des droits au travail. De manière inédite, l’OIT impose un cadre d’action pour tous les États membres. Evoluant en fonction des conditions socio-économiques de chaque État membre, le concept de travail décent est susceptible d’être défini localement tout en ayant un contour universel. La traduction du concept est facilitée par le biais des programmes par pays de travail décent (PPTD), relevant de la coopération technique du BIT, et des indicateurs mesurant le travail décent. Le concept apparaît alors comme un objectif de portée universelle et non comme une norme juridique. Si la coopération technique de l’OIT facilite la réalisation du travail décent, son action normative est également essentielle. L’action normative doit aussi s’orienter vers le concept de travail décent, comme le montrent la Convention du travail maritime adoptée par la Conférence internationale du travail en 2006 et la Convention n°189 concernant le travail décent des travailleurs domestiques adoptée en 2011. Toutefois, perçu comme un slogan politique pour redonner une visibilité à l’OIT, fragilisée par le contexte de la mondialisation, le concept de travail décent a été critiqué pour son caractère minimaliste et ignoré au sein de l’UE. La confrontation entre le concept de travail décent et le droit de l’Union révèle alors un paradoxe entre l’accroissement des conditions de vie et de travail indécentes au profit d’un renforcement du droit du marché du travail ainsi que du droit du marché intérieur et l’engagement de tous les États membres de l’UE d’être liés à la Déclaration de l’OIT de 1998. Pourtant, la situation économique et sociale actuelle au sein de l’Union européenne interroge sur la nécessité et la possibilité d’intégrer le concept de travail décent, qui révèle une approche particulière du travail, en droit de l’Union européenne. En effet, la réflexion sur un régime de travail réellement humain centrée sur les valeurs de justice sociale et de dignité humaine trouve tout son sens dans le contexte actuel de la gouvernance économique au sein de l’Union européenne et des mesures d’austérité envisageant le travail sous l’angle du marché et des échanges. La justice sociale dans le sens que lui a donné la Déclaration de Philadelphie de 1944 puis le concept de travail décent, c’est-à-dire celui de l’action, est aujourd’hui indispensable pour la protection des personnes et de l’environnement. La situation actuelle au sein de l’UE constitue donc un enjeu pour l’OIT dans sa capacité à imposer la traduction du concept de travail décent en droit social européen et pour l’UE elle-même. Le concept de travail décent propose des solutions pour l’action normative, il implique des exigences pour le législateur et le juge de l’UE. A l’instar de l’OIT, l’UE doit orienter son action normative vers le concept de travail décent pour renforcer la place des droits sociaux fondamentaux face aux libertés économiques. Cette nouvelle orientation nécessite alors pour l’UE de prendre appui sur les instruments de l’OIT, en particulier sur ses conventions et déclarations ainsi que sur la coopération technique prenant en compte ses spécificités<br>The concept of decent work has been presented by the Director-General of the International Labour Office, in 1999, as an International Labour Organisation’s priority objective enabling every woman and man to exercise an activity in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity. This concept brings together four independent pillars that are employment, social protection, social dialogue, respecting, promoting and realizing the fundamental principles and rights at work. In a new way, the ILO imposes a framework of action for all Member States. Depending on the socio-economic conditions in each Member State, the concept of decent work is likely to be defined locally while having a universal outline. The translation of the concept is facilitated through Decent Work Country Programs (DWCPs) under ILO technical cooperation, and indicators measuring decent work. The concept of decent work therefore appears as an objectif of universal scope and not as a legal norm. If ILO’s technical cooperation facilitates the achievement of decent work, its normative action is also essential. Normative action must also be directed towards the concept of decent work, as reflected in the Maritime Labour Convention adopted, in 2006, by the International Labour Conference and in the Convention n° 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers adopted in 2011. The concept of decent work, seen as a political slogan to give visibility to the ILO, weakened by the contexte of globalization, was criticized for its minimalist nature and ignored within the European Union. The confrontation between the concept of decent work and the law of the European Union reveals a paradox between the increase in indecent living and working conditions in favor of a strengthening of labor market law and market law and the commitment of all EU member states to be linked to the ILO Declaration of 1998. Yet, the current economic and social situation in the European Union raises the question of the need and possibility of integrating the concept of decent work, which reveals a particular approach to work, in European Union law. Reflection on humane conditions of labour centered on the values of social justice and human dignity makes sense in the current context of economic governance in the European Union and the austerity measures considering the work from the perspective of the market and trade. Social justice in the sense given to it by the Declaration of Philadelphia of 1944 and then the concept of decent work, that is to say the principle of action, is today indispensable for the protection of people and the environment. The current situation in the EU is therefore an issue for the ILO in its own ability to impose the translation of the concept of decent work into European social law and for the EU itself. The concept of decent work proposes solutions for normative action and thus it implies requirements for the legislator and the judge of the EU. Like the ILO, the EU must direct its normative action towards the concept of decent work to strengthen the place of fundamental social rights in the face of economic freedoms. This new approach requires the EU to build on ILO’ instruments, in particular on its conventions and declarations and on technical cooperation taking into account its specificities
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Suchý, Marek. "Analýza rizik v procesu posuzování shody výrobků." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-229760.
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This Master’s thesis deals with the new approach and global policies and their consequences on the process of conformity assessment. Furthermore, the modules those are used for this assessment and risk analysis, which is essential in this process. The practical part is focused on an analysis of risks to the submersible pump sets series U with electric motor TU-85.
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Vahlgren, Matilda, and Ellinor Persson. "Ungdomar, hur är läget? : en kvantitativ undersökning för att kartlägga det sociala stödet i relation till kroppsform/vikt samt självkänsla bland 16 till 18-åriga gymnasieelever." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-16967.
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Sen några år tillbaka har den psykiska hälsan försämrats hos ungdomar i Sverige. Två utav många frisk- och skyddsfaktorer som främjar psykisk hälsa är socialt stöd, framför allt av jämnåriga och en god grundläggande självkänsla. Därför var syftet med denna undersökning att studera ungdomars sociala stöd i relation till kroppsform/vikt och självkänsla. Undersökningen studerar även om de skiljer sig mellan pojkar och flickor. Undersökningens metod hade en kvantitativ ansats vilket möjliggjorde för kartläggning av faktorerna, undersökning om samband förekommer mellan faktorerna och om skillnader mellan könen existerar. I tidigare forskning och teorier redogörs att det finns samband mellan socialt stöd och självkänsla, vilket denna studie inte kunnat påvisa. Resultatet visade istället att en stor del av respondenterna hade en låg självkänsla men ett högt socialt stöd i relation till kroppsform/vikt och att det inte fanns något samband mellan dessa variabler. De huvudsakliga fynden i undersökningen redogjorde att cirka tre fjärdedelar av respondenterna hade låg självkänsla, fler tjejer än killar hade en låg självkänsla och både flickor och pojkar hade ett relativt högt socialt stöd. Den låga självkänslan bland ungdomar kan påverka deras hälsa negativt både nu och i framtiden, därför ligger det i både samhällets och individens intresse att möta detta problem.<br>Since a few years back the mental health has deteriorated among the Swedish adolescents. Two of many health and safety factors that prevent mental health are social support, especially by peers and a good basic self-esteem. Therefor was the purpose of this survey to examine adolescents’ social support in relation to body shape/weight and self-esteem. The survey also analyzes differences between boys and girls. The method of the survey was executed with a quantitative approach which made it possible to map the health factors, analyze if there exist any correlations between the health factors and if there occur gender differences. Earlier research and theories describe a connection between social support and self-esteem, which this survey could not confirm. The result of this survey showed instead that a bigger part of the respondents had a low self-esteem but high social support in relation to body shape/ weight and that there were no correlations between these variables. The main findings of the survey showed that about three quarters of the respondents had low self-esteem, more girls than boys had a low self-esteem and both girls and boys had a relatively high social support. The low self-esteem among adolescents can have a damaging effect on their health in both short and long term therefor it is in both society and individuals best interest working to encounter this issue.
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Caley, Thibaut. "De l'importance de l'Océan Indien pour les paléoclimats quaternaires : la mousson et le courant des Aiguilles." Thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011BOR14331/document.
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L’océan Indien est le lieu de processus atmosphériques et océaniques majeurs dont les répercussions en terme climatique peuvent être de grandes importances. Cette thèse se propose de documenter les forçages, les variabilités, les impacts et les interactions de la mousson Indo-asiatique et du courant des Aiguilles à l’échelle orbitale (incluant les conditions glaciaires-interglaciaires) au cours de la période Quaternaire.Si le maximum d’insolation (minimum de précession et maximum d’obliquité) initie les fortes moussons Indo-asiatiques, des forçages internes au système climatique jouent également un rôle majeur pour expliquer leur dynamique (fort vents et précipitations), en particulier le changement de volume de glace de l’hémisphère Nord et l’export de chaleur latente de l’océan Indien Sud. La prédominance de ces forçages internes est propre à la mousson Indo-asiatique et la distingue des moussons boréales Africaines. Ceci indique que le concept de mousson globale n’est pas valable à l’échelle orbitale.Concernant l’hémisphère Sud, les variations de température de surface du courant des Aiguilles exercent un contrôle important sur le climat Sud Africain (la végétation et les précipitations). Ce courant permet également le transfert plus ou moins important de chaleur et de sel vers l’océan Atlantique Sud par l’intermédiaire de la migration de la convergence subtropicale et des vents d’ouest associés. Ce mécanisme, contrôlé fortement par la dynamique des hautes latitudes Sud, affecte la circulation thermo-haline globale et constitue un acteur important des transitions glaciaires-interglaciaires et des changements de mode de variabilité climatique au cours du Quaternaire (Transition Mid-Pleistocène et évènement du Mid-Brunhes). Les changements induits dans le climat de l’Hémisphère Nord, et notamment le volume de glace, pourraient ensuite se répercuter sur la dynamique de la mousson. En revanche, l’effet des moussons sur le courant des Aiguilles parait mineur. Toutefois, les interactions entre la mousson Indo-asiatique, l’ENSO et les éventuels IOD (dipôles climatiques de l’océan Indien) pourraient affecter la dynamique du courant<br>The Indian Ocean is the place of major atmospheric and oceanic processes with large potential repercussions on the global climatic system. This thesis investigates forcing, variations, impacts and interactions of the Indo-Asian monsoon and of the Agulhas current at the orbital scale (including glacial-interglacial conditions) over the Quaternary period.Insolation maximum (precession minimum and obliquity maximum) initiates strong Indo-Asian monsoons, but processes internal to the climate system, in particular Northern Hemisphere (NH) ice volume changes and the latent heat export of the south Indian Ocean, play a major role to explain their dynamics (strongest winds and precipitation). The predominance of these internal forcings is a specificity of the Indo-Asian monsoon and distinguishes it from African boreal monsoons. This indicates that the concept of a global monsoon at the orbital scale is a misnomer.Concerning the Southern hemisphere, sea surface temperature variations of the Agulhas current exert an important control upon the South African climate (vegetation and precipitation). This current also participates to the transfer of heat and salt towards the South Atlantic Ocean whose intensity is mainly related to the migration of the subtropical convergence and associated westerlies winds. This mechanism, strongly controlled by high southern latitudes dynamics, affects the global overturning circulation and plays an important role for glacial-interglacial transitions and changes in modes of climate variability during the Quaternary (Mid-Pleistocene Transition and Mid-Brunhes event). Induced Northern hemisphere climate changes, in particular ice volume, could in turn influence monsoon dynamics. On the other hand, the effect of monsoons on the Agulhas current seems to be of minor importance. However, interactions between the Indo-Asian monsoon, ENSO and the possible IOD (Indian Ocean climatic Dipole) could affect the dynamic of the current
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Evans, Joel Christopher. "Concepts of the global in contemporary culture : figuring the totality." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2017. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/85508/.
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This thesis approaches a selection of contemporary literary, filmic, and philosophical works from the point of view of a now well-established field of concern – namely, the global. It takes into account a broadly Western view of the global, prioritises Anglophone cultural production, and looks at a range of authors and directors, such as Margaret Atwood, Iain Banks, Neil Blomkamp, David Cronenberg, Mark Danielewski, Gilles Deleuze, Don DeLillo, Félix Guattari, Michael Hardt, Kazuo Ishiguro, Fredric Jameson, Charlie Kaufman, Patrick Keiller, David Lynch, Antonio Negri, Peter Sloterdijk, Ali Smith, and Bernard Stiegler. The project locates prominent and significant concepts of the global in contemporary culture, which offers a break from current studies which either focus purely on ways in which texts represent the current form of so-called globalisation, or ways in which texts, and traits of texts, circulate across the globe. The overarching argument of the thesis is that, through conceptualisations of the global, we witness a return to figurations of the totality in contemporary culture. There is not just one way of conceptualising the global today, however, and to register this four main modes of conceptualisation are identified. These are: the immanent; the transcendent; the contingent; and the beyond-measure. The political, philosophical, and aesthetic implications of conceptualising the global in each way are assessed throughout. During the course of the thesis, two additional ways of figuring the human totality are discovered. These come under what is called in general terms the ‘Global Brain’, and are dubbed individually the ‘Idealist Brain’ and the ‘Unhuman Brain’. With the Idealist Brian, we uncover a longstanding vision of the global, which has again become present in contemporary culture. This is a view of the Earth as the ultimate place of the global, with the privileging of the human sensorium being at the heart of this. What the Unhuman Brain figures is a scenario whereby the human is traversed by the inhuman at the level of totality. The identification of this new strain of the Global Brain has all sorts of implications, not least being the fact that it puts into question the Earth’s status as the site of the global, and its close ties with the human subject.
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Öttl, Gerald [Verfasser]. "Impact Evaluation of Air Transport Concepts on Global Airport Operations / Gerald Öttl." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1055863222/34.
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Schattle, Hans. "Concepts, pathways and agendas of 'global citizenship' as interpreted beyond the academy." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402816.
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Alves, Daniele Barroca Marra. "Posicionamento GPS utilizando o conceito de estação virtual /." Presidente Prudente, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/100264.
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Orientador: João Francisco Galera Monico<br>Coorientador: Luiz Paulo Souto Fortes<br>Banca: Cláudia Pereira Krueger<br>Banca: Leonardo Castro de Oliveira<br>Banca: Luiz Fernando Sapucci<br>Banca: Milton Hirokazu Shimabukuru<br>Resumo: O uso de múltiplas estações de referência, ao invés do método que utiliza uma única linha de base, tem recebido significante atenção da comunidade científica e usuária que utiliza o GPS. Utilizando múltiplas estações de referência pode-se obter posicionamento de alta acurácia em uma ampla área de cobertura, além do ganho em confiabilidade, disponibilidade e integridade do serviço. Além disso, usando este conceito é possível modelar os efeitos atmosféricos (refração troposférica e efeito ionosférico). Outra questão importante diz respeito às formas de transmissão das correções geradas pela rede para o usuário. Existem algumas possibilidades para esse fim. Dentre elas, o uso do conceito de Virtual Reference Station (VRS) tem se mostrado muito eficiente. No conceito de VRS, uma estação base é gerada nas proximidades do receptor móvel (usuário). Assim, o usuário tem a possibilidade de utilizar um receptor de simples freqüência para realizar o posicionamento com uma linha de base curta. Para testar esse método de posicionamento, um sistema foi desenvolvido nessa pesquisa. Nesse sistema existem algumas possibilidades para a geração da VRS: com e sem solução das ambigüidades. No que concerne a VRS gerada sem solução das ambigüidades, o sistema tem algumas opções disponíveis. Em relação à troposfera, é possível utilizar o modelo padrão de Hopfield ou o modelo dinâmico, onde as predições do atraso zenital troposférico (Zenithal Troposferic Delay - ZTD) são obtidas de um modelo de Previsão Numérica do Tempo (PNT). No modelo dinâmico o procedimento utilizado para calcular os valores do ZTD, através do modelo de PNT, foi desenvolvido por pesquisadores da UNESP e CPTEC-INPE (Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), e está disponível online para todo o território sul americano... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)<br>Abstract: The use of multiple reference stations instead of the standard single baseline approach has been receiving significant attention from the scientific and user GPS community. Using multiple reference stations one can obtain higher positioning accuracy in a larger coverage area, in addition to the gain in reliability, availability and integrity of the service. Besides, using this concept it is possible to model the atmospheric effects (troposphere refraction and ionosphere effect). Another important question concerning this topic is related to the transmission of the network corrections to the users. There are some possibilities for this and an efficient one is the Virtual Reference Station (VRS) concept. In this concept, a base station is generated near the rover receiver (user). This provides a short baseline and the user has the possibility of using a single frequency receiver to accomplish the positioning. In order to test this method of positioning, a system was developed in this research. In this system there are some possibilities to generate the VRS: with and without the ambiguity resolution. Concerning the generated VRS without fixing the ambiguities, the system has some available options. In relation to the troposphere it is possible to use the Hopfield standard model or a dynamic one, where the zenithal tropospheric delay (ZTD) predictions are obtained from a model of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). In the last one the procedure used to compute ZTD values from NWP was jointly developed by UNESP and CPTEC-INPE (Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies - National Institute for Space Research), and it is available online for all South America territory. In both cases the Niell mapping function was used. Concerning the ionospheric effects, the Mod_Ion_FK model, developed at UNESP, has been used. Mod_Ion_FK uses the network station data to generate ionospheric parameters... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below)<br>Doutor
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Darasteanu, Cristian, and Maria Moskalenko. "New Product Development Process Goes Global : A qualitative study of rethinking traditional concepts." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-38427.
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We live in a time of globalization. People and events of one country often impact other countries. The term “globalization” became one of the main characteristics of today‟s world. Countries perceive themselves not only as separate nations but also as parts of the global world. On other hand, new product development field is a complex process that is vital for companies‟ growth and success. Today, in terms of globalization, success of the product can be judged by its performance on the global market. Reduction of trade barriers and duty, development of new technologies and communication channels and other factors cause a trend towards development of the global market. In such conditions, a challenging task of new product development becomes even more challenging. It transforms into a new process that aims to take advantages of global opportunities and increase efficiency and effectiveness of new products.The new product development theory is quite a researched field. Numerous studies were conducted in the field of global strategies as well. These two concepts, however, were always investigated separately and just little research has been conducted about the joint topic. There are no studies that analyze the new product development process in global companies. Brentani, Kleinschmidt and Salomo (2010) argue though that global company strategy, corporate global culture and global innovation strategy affects the new product development process that is conducted by global companies. Thus we can find a research gap in contemporary literature that studies the global development process in global companies. Thereby the purpose of the current research is to investigate and integrate diverse knowledge about this process and global company strategy. It contributes to the contemporary knowledge about the new product development process by adding global perspective to this concept. Moreover, the current study can provide a framework for companies that can be considered during the process of development of new products for the global market.Our research, therefore, aims to answer the research question: How is the new product development (NPD) process run in global companies: what are the differences with the traditional NPD model and by whom and how is this process managed?By conduction of qualitative interviews and content analysis of gathered data, the new product development process was investigated in three global companies. Further, relevant theories about new product development and global company strategy and gathered data were analyzed together. Based on this comprehensive analysis a new improved model was suggested for the new product development process in global companies. Besides this, managerial issues of this process were investigated as well and some propositions were developed.
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Gunzenhauser, Martin. "Platform concepts for the systems business design and development of global product platforms." Düsseldorf VDI-Verl, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989488349/04.
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Gunzenhauser, Martin. "Platform concepts for the systems business : design and development of global product platforms /." Düsseldorf : VDI-Verl, 2008. http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/57181302X.pdf.
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Stalf, Paul Robert. "A framework for adapting global engineering concepts to traditional engineering & technology curricula /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594486681&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Varady, Robert G., Adriana A. Zuniga-Teran, Gregg M. Garfin, Facundo Martín, and Sebastián Vicuña. "Adaptive management and water security in a global context: definitions, concepts, and examples." ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622777.
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Conventional water governance that centralizes decision making and focuses on increasing supply has sometimes led to ecological degradation and inequitable outcomes. As a corrective, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) incorporates sustainability principles that integrate social, ecological, and infrastructural systems. However, this governance mode still does not address complex issues for an uncertain future, and fails to offer a clear goal. Adaptive management, another approach, relies on public participation and active knowledge exchange between scientists and policy-makers; it also incorporates uncertainty into decision-making. The concept of water security emerged subsequently to address the lack of a clear goal for water management. In this paper, we set into context the terms 'adaptive management' and 'water security' and review their evolution and their critiques. Both concepts require measurement and monitoring of outcomes in order to determine progress toward established goals so as to guide decision-making. We discuss the challenges and different ways of measuring water security and offer a representative list of potential indicators. The essay provides some examples of adaptive-management studies across the world and discusses adaptive management as it relates to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our concluding remarks reflect on present challenges, practical limitations, and promising ideas for a future type of water governance that is participatory, equitable, and adaptive.
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Damaskopoulos, Panagiotis. "European Economic and Monetary Union, global finance, states and strategic concepts of monetary sovereignty." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ59126.pdf.
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Whitehead, Gabriela. "Global nomadism : a discursive and narratological analysis of identity concepts in the 'mobile professional'." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1174.
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This thesis examined to what extent a particular class of highly mobile professionals has internalized the contemporary discourse of corporate global nomadism, proposed by the researcher as an example of the kind of corporate discourses that are emerging to encompass the ideology of neoliberalism and which are inscribed in a particular genre of popular managerial and globalization literature through prescription of ideal attitudes and forms of behaviour. The researcher selected a representative sample of corporate texts that comprises books by management gurus and popular writers on globalization and corporate websites by consultancy firms, and collected personal narratives or life stories from a sample of professionals who in the pursuit of work have relocated internationally more than once. These texts were cross-analysed to identify how the discourse of corporate global nomadism is manifested, whether in similar or contradictory ways. This analysis combined the methodological framework of critical discourse analysis with narrative analysis, with a particular emphasis on deconstruction and intertextuality. A characteristic feature of this study is the use of online communication technologies to encompass research participants who are geographically dispersed. The principal original contribution to knowledge of this dissertation is the relationship made between the contemporary discourse of corporate global nomadism and the ideology of neoliberalism. The methodologies and methods used in the elaboration of this research are also important contributions. The most prominent finding of this study is that the attitudes of the research participants towards their own mobility are contradictory as their self-representation from the standpoints of the context of work and the private sphere are discursively confronted. This dissonance in the narratives represents struggles in the life of the research participants as they attempt to meet corporate demands for continuous global mobility. The findings of this study show that despite the persuasive power of certain corporate discourses they are not passively assumed by individuals, meaning that the hegemony of neoliberal capitalism as a dominant ideology underlying modern organizations is not absolute, because individuals consciously or subconsciously resist and challenge the messages it conveys.
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Martínez, Gaitero Carlos. "Cronicidad y multimorbilidad, un análisis bajo el concepto de red global mediante análisis de redes." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Lleida, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/457594.
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Objectius: Descriure i visualitzar l'estructura de les xarxes de cronicitat, malalties cròniques i multimorbilitat. Mètodes: Estudi descriptiu i observacional amb una població d'estudi de 22.406 individus entre els 18 anys i sense límit d'edat, assignats durant l'any 2013, a tres àrees bàsiques de salut urbanes de la ciutat de Barcelona. Resultats. La cronicitat, des d'un enfocament de xarxa, està altament agrupada per malalties cròniques i connectada mitjançant les persones que pateixen més d’una malaltia creant un sistema complex altament heterogeni. El mètode d'anàlisi d'associació per individus permet, en la xarxa de malalties cròniques i de multimorbilitat, visualitzar les interrelacions entre malalties, arribant a un nivell de relació i de comprensió de la multimorbilitat superior que la diada o la triada, aconseguint una visualització de la multimorbilitat d’un total de 19 grups de malalties cròniques. Addicionalment, permet visualitzar i interpretar la comorbiditat mitjançant la mida dels arcs en la xarxa.<br>Objetivos: Describir y visualizar la estructura de las redes de cronicidad, enfermedades crónicas y multimorbilidad. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo y observacional con una población de estudio de 22.406 individuos entre a los 18 años y sin límite de edad, asignados durante el año 2013, a tres áreas básicas de salud urbanas de la ciudad de Barcelona. Resultados: La cronicidad, desde un enfoque de red, está altamente agrupada por enfermedades crónicas y conectada mediante las personas que sufren más de una enfermedad creando un sistema complejo altamente heterogéneo. El método de análisis según asociación por individuos permite, en la red de enfermedades crónicas y de multimorbilidad, visualizar las interrelaciones entre enfermedades, llegando a un nivel de relación y de comprensión de la multimorbilidad superior que la diada o triada, consiguiendo una visualización de la multimorbilidad de un total de 19 grupos de enfermedades crónicas. Adicionalmente, permite visualizar e interpretar la comorbilidad mediante la medida de los arcos en la red.<br>Objectives. Describe and visualize the network structure of chronicity, chronic diseases, and multi-morbidity. Methods. Descriptive and observational study with a sample of 22,406 individuals of 18 years or more who belonged during 2013 to one of the three basic urban healthcare areas of Barcelona. Results. Chronicity from a network perspective is a network that his highly concentrated around chronic diseases and connected through people who have one or several diseases, thereby creating a complex and highly heterogeneous system. The method of analysis by association of individuals allows visualization of the interdependencies between diseases in networks of chronic diseases and multi-morbidity. This improves the understanding of multi-morbidity beyond that offered by dyads and triads, expanding the visualization to a total of 19 groups of chronic disease. In addition, this allows to visualize and interpret comorbidity by the size of network edges.
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Du, Toit Jeanne Erica. "Journalism education in universities : the global and local migration of concepts between discipline and practice." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/9437.
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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>Bibliography<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study deals with the relationship between university-based journalism education and journalism
as a social practice. It is argued that the construction of this relationship can be better understood in
context of its location within the history different conceptions of social knowledge. The purpose was
to gain insight into how this relationship was shaped by the location of journalism education within
global and local histories of such knowledge. This goal was pursued through an exploration of the
international development of university-based journalism education and a more detailed consideration
of the South African example.
The study consists, firstly, of a literature review which demonstrates how the construction of
the relationship between journalism education and journalism as practice has been implicated in the
history of different conceptualisations of authoritative knowledge. The review traces the role played
by Mass Communication Studies and Cultural Studies in shaping this relationship. It is concluded
that the way in which these two fields have located themselves within the politics of authoritative
knowledge has contributed to the marginalisation, within journalism education, of critical engagement
between academic knowledge and knowledge of journalistic practice. The review also teases out how
South African journalism education has positioned itself within the broader history of universitybased
journalism education. It is concluded that although the marginalisation of critical education is
reproduced within the South African example, a close study of journalism education in this country
reveals the potential for a more critical engaged approach to teaching.
The study includes an empirical research component focusing on South African journalism
education. This serves as a more detailed exploration of the themes emerging from the literature
review, pursued in context of an examination of a historically situated example of university-based
journalism education. A central aim of this empirical component of the study was to explore the
potential for the realisation of a critically engaged tradition in journalism education in South Africa.
The study drew, for this purpose, on interviews with individuals who have experience both of working
as journalists and of studying and teaching in university environments in South Africa. One conclusion drawn from these interviews is that journalism education, as it exists in this country, has
primarily defined itself in relation to a mainstream and ‘liberal’ understanding of authoritative
journalistic knowledge. It is demonstrated that it becomes possible to imagine a more critically
engaged and transformative relationship with journalism practice if teaching acknowledges the
existence, in the South African context, of alternative approaches to authoritative journalistic
knowledge. It is also shown that within existing traditions of critical education, the relationship with
practice tends to be one of the ‘deconstruction’ of the liberal conceptualisation of journalistic
knowledge. The study proposes that ‘critical engagement’ needs, instead, to be reconceptualised as a
relationship of ‘supportive critique’ with historically situated examples of journalistic practice.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die geskiedenis van die verhouding tussen universiteits-gebaseerde
joernalistieke onderrig en joernalistiek as ‘n sosiale praktyk. Die studie voer aan dat die ontwikkeling
van hierdie verhouding beter begryp kan word deur dit te kontekstualiseer binne die geskiedenis van
sosiale kennis. Die bedoeling was om insig te verkry in hoe die verhouding tussen universiteitsgebaseerde
joernalistieke onderrig en joernalistiek as ‘n sosiale praktyk gevorm is deur ontwikkelinge
in internasionale sowel as in die plaaslike Suid-Afrikaanse verband. Met die oog hierop word ‘n
oorsig van die internasionale ontwikkeling van universiteits-gebaseerde joernalistieke onderrig
verskaf sowel as ‘n nadere ondersoek van die Suid-Afrikaanse geval.
Die studie bestaan, eerstens, uit ‘n literatuuroorsig wat demonstreer hoe die uitbou van ’n
verhouding tussen joernalistieke onderrig en joernalistiek in die praktyk ingebed was in die vestiging
van gesaghebbende sosiale kennis. Die literatuur-oorsig beklemtoon die invloed van onderskeidelik
Massa Kommunikasie Studies en Kulturele Studies op die ontwikkeling van hierdie verhouding. Een
gevolgtrekking is dat die rol wat dié twee studievelde gespeel het binne die politiek van sosiale kennis
bygedra het tot marginalisering van ‘n kritiese verhouding tussen akademiese kennis en kennis van
joernalistieke praktyk. Die ontwikkeling en rol van joernalistieke onderrig in Suid-Afrika word ook
ondersoek binne die breër geskiedenis van universiteits-gebaseerde joernalistieke onderrig. Dit word
bevind dat hoewel kritiese onderrig ook in Suid-Afrika gemarginaliseer is, ‘n nadere studie aantoon
dat daar wel potensiaal is vir ‘n meer kritiese benadering in joernalistieke onderrig.
Die studie sluit ‘n empiriese navorsingsprojek in van joernalistieke onderrig in Suid-Afrika.
Die temas wat as deel van die literatuuroorsig bespreek is word sodoende in hierdie besondere
historiese konteks ondersoek. ‘n Belangrike doelstelling van hierdie empiriese komponent van die
studie was om die potensiaal vir ‘n meer krities-betrokke tradisie in joernalistieke onderrig in Suid-
Afrika te ondersoek. Onderhoude is gevoer met individue wat ondervinding het van joernalistiek in
die praktyk sowel as van joernalistieke onderrig. Een gevolgtrekking uit hierdie onderhoude is dat
Suid-Afrikaanse joernalistieke onderrig tot dusver sigself in eerste instansie defineer het in relasie tot die hoofstroom van joernalistieke praktyk en deur middel van ‘n ‘liberale’ konsepsie van
gesaghebbende joernalistieke kennis. Die navorser voer aan dat ‘n meer kritiese en transformerende
verhouding tussen joernalistieke onderrig en die praktyk van joernalistiek wel moontlik word as die
bestaan van alternatiewe benaderings tot gesaghebbende joernalistieke kennis binne die Suid
Afrikaanse konteks erken word. Binne bestaande tradisies van kritiese onderwys word die verhouding
met die praktyk dikwels gedefinieer as ‘dekonstruksie’ van die liberale konseptualisering van
joernalistieke kennis. Hierdie studie stel voor dat ‘n kritiese benadering tot onderrig in joernalistiek
eerder gebaseer moet word op ‘ondersteunende kritiek’ wat gebruik maak van histories
gekontekstualiseerde voorbeelde van joernalistieke praktyk.
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Alves, Daniele Barroca Marra [UNESP]. "Posicionamento GPS utilizando o conceito de estação virtual." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/100264.
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alves_dbm_dr_prud.pdf: 4494133 bytes, checksum: c44e4b76019051f4d05ee572cc957231 (MD5)<br>Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)<br>O uso de múltiplas estações de referência, ao invés do método que utiliza uma única linha de base, tem recebido significante atenção da comunidade científica e usuária que utiliza o GPS. Utilizando múltiplas estações de referência pode-se obter posicionamento de alta acurácia em uma ampla área de cobertura, além do ganho em confiabilidade, disponibilidade e integridade do serviço. Além disso, usando este conceito é possível modelar os efeitos atmosféricos (refração troposférica e efeito ionosférico). Outra questão importante diz respeito às formas de transmissão das correções geradas pela rede para o usuário. Existem algumas possibilidades para esse fim. Dentre elas, o uso do conceito de Virtual Reference Station (VRS) tem se mostrado muito eficiente. No conceito de VRS, uma estação base é gerada nas proximidades do receptor móvel (usuário). Assim, o usuário tem a possibilidade de utilizar um receptor de simples freqüência para realizar o posicionamento com uma linha de base curta. Para testar esse método de posicionamento, um sistema foi desenvolvido nessa pesquisa. Nesse sistema existem algumas possibilidades para a geração da VRS: com e sem solução das ambigüidades. No que concerne a VRS gerada sem solução das ambigüidades, o sistema tem algumas opções disponíveis. Em relação à troposfera, é possível utilizar o modelo padrão de Hopfield ou o modelo dinâmico, onde as predições do atraso zenital troposférico (Zenithal Troposferic Delay – ZTD) são obtidas de um modelo de Previsão Numérica do Tempo (PNT). No modelo dinâmico o procedimento utilizado para calcular os valores do ZTD, através do modelo de PNT, foi desenvolvido por pesquisadores da UNESP e CPTEC-INPE (Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), e está disponível online para todo o território sul americano...<br>The use of multiple reference stations instead of the standard single baseline approach has been receiving significant attention from the scientific and user GPS community. Using multiple reference stations one can obtain higher positioning accuracy in a larger coverage area, in addition to the gain in reliability, availability and integrity of the service. Besides, using this concept it is possible to model the atmospheric effects (troposphere refraction and ionosphere effect). Another important question concerning this topic is related to the transmission of the network corrections to the users. There are some possibilities for this and an efficient one is the Virtual Reference Station (VRS) concept. In this concept, a base station is generated near the rover receiver (user). This provides a short baseline and the user has the possibility of using a single frequency receiver to accomplish the positioning. In order to test this method of positioning, a system was developed in this research. In this system there are some possibilities to generate the VRS: with and without the ambiguity resolution. Concerning the generated VRS without fixing the ambiguities, the system has some available options. In relation to the troposphere it is possible to use the Hopfield standard model or a dynamic one, where the zenithal tropospheric delay (ZTD) predictions are obtained from a model of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). In the last one the procedure used to compute ZTD values from NWP was jointly developed by UNESP and CPTEC-INPE (Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies - National Institute for Space Research), and it is available online for all South America territory. In both cases the Niell mapping function was used. Concerning the ionospheric effects, the Mod_Ion_FK model, developed at UNESP, has been used. Mod_Ion_FK uses the network station data to generate ionospheric parameters... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below)
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Walton, M. Patrick. "Concepts for Rapid-refresh, Global Ocean Surface Wind Measurement Evaluated Using Full-System Parametric Extrema Modeling." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2021. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9157.
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Satellite wind vector data is integral to atmospheric models and forecasts. Currently, the limited refresh rate of global wind vector measurement systems makes it difficult to observe diurnal variation of mesoscale processes. Using advancements in the underlying subsystem technologies, new satellite wind scatterometers may be possible that increase temporal resolution, among other performance metrics. I propose a method for parametrically modeling the extreme performance range of a complex system. I use this method to develop a model of the space of possible satellite wind scatterometer designs. I validate the model using point designs of heritage scatterometers. Finally, I present two example concepts for constellations of cooperative satellite wind scatterometers capable of measuring global ocean surface vector winds every hour for the same total cost as a single heritage scatterometer.
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Graham, William. "Global concepts, local contexts : a case study of international criminal justice policy transfer in violence reduction." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.726773.
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