Dissertations / Theses: 'Relational capability'

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Acharya, Chandan. "Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Knowledge Integration Capability and Innovation: A Relational View." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862852/.

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Faced with the challenges to addressing the novelties of the changing business environments (e.g., new customer requirement, changes in customers taste and preferences, the introduction of new products or services by competitors), organizations seek to build collaboration among their employees who possess complementary knowledge. Integrating complementary knowledge enhances employees' ability to address environmental challenges and foster innovation. Despite the importance of knowledge integration for innovation, integration of such knowledge becomes difficult when employees lack a shared understanding of knowledge, and when the knowledge is newly generated. Because new knowledge is tacit in nature and highly personal to a particular individual, it is difficult to articulate, making knowledge integration (KI) an arduous task. Lack of shared understanding, the presence of new knowledge, and lack of common interests in employees creates three types of knowledge boundaries – syntactic (information processing) boundaries, semantic (interpretive) boundaries, and pragmatic (political) boundaries. The presence of knowledge boundaries makes it difficult for employees to share and access their knowledge with each other. To overcome the challenges related to the knowledge boundaries, employees use boundary-spanning objects, which are common lexicons, common meaning, and common interests, to share and access their knowledge across the boundaries. Although prior studies have emphasized the importance of knowledge integration of various knowledge sources for innovations, examinations of what enhances KI capability of employees for organizational innovation remain limited. In addition, apart from Carlile, (2004) and Franco (2013), which are both case studies, other studies that examine the role of boundary spanning objects for knowledge integration are missing. The knowledge management literature also fails to measures (the success of common lexicons, common meaning, and common interests for achieving KI capability) boundary spanning objects. Therefore, in this study, new measurement items of boundary spanning objects and novelty are developed to test the hypotheses. A survey-based design was used to collect data and measure the constructs examined in this study. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the direct relationship hypotheses. The moderation effects were tested using 1) multi-group analysis using hierarchical linear regression, and 2) relative weight of each boundary spanning object determining KI capability at the different levels of novelty. Evidence suggests that while common meaning and common interests positively influence KI capability, common lexicon does not have a statistically significant relationship with KI capability. The results also revealed that KI capability positively influences organizational innovation. Moreover, the results demonstrate that the strength of the relationship between boundary spanning objects and KI capability is different at the medium and the high level of novelty.

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SAMARAKOON, S. M. P. "Employer-Employee Relational Change (from Pull-Pull to Push-Push), Living Commitment and Self-Organizing Capability." 名古屋大学大学院経済学研究科, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/10703.

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Johnston, Richard Karl. "The relational-to-object-oriented cross-model accessing capability in a multi-model and multi-lingual database system." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from the National Technical Information Service, 1993. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA264911.

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Zeniou, Maria. "Building a relational capability in business service relationships : the exploration of learning needs in stages of relationship development." Thesis, University of Derby, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/314038.

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Context and Objectives: There is an increasing recognition that there is great potential in utilizing learning in client relationships as this can enable service providers to develop relational capabilities and more successfully manage relationships. Building on this premise, the present study argues that learning in relationships relates to the ability to learn from the local context to leverage relationship success. To do this, requires an understanding of what drives success in each stage of relationship development and how this can be achieved to ensure success. The aim of the research is to explore the potential for learning in business service relationships, through the exploration of learning needs relevant in stages of relationship development. Learning needs are defined as what service providers need to learn about how to leverage successful relationships at each stage of development. Research Methodology: The study employs two qualitative case studies of business service providers that provide contextually differing embedding conditions for relationships and learning. Data has been gathered through interviews with individual service providers, observation of practice and organisational documentation. The research undertaken explores service providers’ approach towards relationship development, with the aim of identifying critical factors influencing success in each relationship stage and corresponding opportunities for learning through the experiences and challenges faced by service providers in practice. Findings: Results highlights that learning from the local context is critical for managing relationship success. Critical success factors for each stage are identified from the experiences and challenges faced by service providers across the two cases. These are translated into learning needs for each stage that aim to guide service providers’ attempts to learn from the local context in order to inform and adapt their approach. The appreciation of learning needs in relation to the unique context of each organisation directs attention to corresponding guidelines for practice. The research concludes with the proposition of a theoretical model for learning in relationships as well as a practical learning needs framework that can be incorporated in service providers’ practices for managing client relationships. Importantly results suggest that becoming relationally capable requires a transition to embracing a learning orientation in terms of both philosophy and process. Research Relevance and Implications: The study extends the potential for the creation of a relational capability in business relationships through the exploration of learning needs. Findings suggest that relationship management can be viewed as a cyclical process of learning and adaptation where success at each stage rests on the ability to read and learn from the local context and engage in appropriate actions in practice. The study contributes towards practice, by providing a practical framework through which service providers can develop relational learning. Exploration and appreciation of learning needs in stages of relationship development can aid service providers in the establishment of appropriate approaches towards intervention or stimulation of relationship success.

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Stern, Andrea. "An ethnographic study of the enactment of service level agreements in complex IT-intensive business-to-business services." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13150.

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Service level agreements (SLAs) for complex IT-intensive business-to-business (CITI-B2B) services are high-level representations of services to be enacted, with predominantly quantifiable performance targets. Inevitably, there is a gap between this representation and the nuanced practices of enactment adapting to emergent conditions over time. Overarching terms in the master agreement anticipate this gap; however, the nature of the practices that manage that gap is not well understood. This study aims to develop a deeper understanding of these everyday practices to identify potential areas for improving value realisation in SLA enactment. We conducted a long-term ethnographic study of the enactment of an SLA by a global IT provider and global financial services company, framed by relational theory of contract. Our analysis showed the gap was bridged by a cycle of enactment in which emergent conditions triggered relational interactions among participants, culminating in decisions to adapt the terms of the SLA in pursuit of value realisation. Further, our analysis showed that this cycle is enabled by informal mechanisms of learning, negotiating, and adapting that we conceptualise as relational capability, which is amenable to representation, refinement, innovation, and capability development. Exploiting this capability and as well as the information produced during the cycle of enactment could inform SLA design and enable the transformation of SLAs as evolving learning instruments.

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Train, Katherine Judith. "Compassion in organizations: sensemaking and embodied experience in emergent relational capability. A phenomenological study in South African human service organizations." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16920.

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Compassion in organizations is researched as a three-stage process of collective noticing another's pain, empathic concern or feeling another's pain and taking action to ease their suffering, and is ascribed to the orchestration of spontaneous individual acts of compassion in accordance with specific organizational architecture. Situations with limited resources leading to resource exhaustion require further studies to address the risks and liabilities of compassion organizing (Dutton, Worline, Frost, & Lilius, 2006). South African human service organizations face resource limitations within a challenged socio-economic environment. Given these limitations, agents may experience personal distress limiting the capacity for compassion. This study examines agent capacities required for compassion capability in South African human service organizations. The research applies the ontological lens of enaction, an interpretive design, and the descriptive phenomenological method in psychology (Giorgi, 2009), adapted for human science in organizations. Data was collected, with semi-structured interviews, as concrete descriptions of experiences, from thirty-three participants, from five organizations. Eleven participants underwent multiple interviews. Intensity sampling was applied to gain understanding of information-rich cases that were intense but not extreme, maximum variation sampling to access primary themes across a range of service providers. Texts, as transcriptions of audio recordings, were analyzed applying the phenomenological reduction to search for invariant organizational behavioural meanings. Texts were read for a sense of the whole; broken down to meaning units; and transformed to phenomenological expressions of meaning. Descriptions of experiences were categorized according to empathic concern or personal distress, like experiences were grouped by organization as units of description. Units of description were compared between the organizations. The key findings were that compassion in organizations characterized by resource limitation requires special attention, particularly when agent and client share common experiences of adversity, initiating experiences of personal distress. The overcoming of personal distress requires agent capacities of individual and participatory sensemaking: identifying reaction, identifying non-verbal cues in self and other; engaging capacities of emoting, intending and urging. Sustainable practice of compassion is characterized by the intention to facilitate new sensemaking of the experience of the suffering, witnessing the suffering as well as the alleviation of suffering.

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Ezvan, Cécile. "Valeurs du travail et capacités relationnelles, Réflexion éthique et managériale de la pensée de Martha C.Nussbaum." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSE3062.

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La présente thèse propose une réflexion sur les valeurs du travail à partir de l’œuvre de Martha C. Nussbaum, de sa conception des capacités, de la vie bonne et de la justice. Nous y définissions la valeur du travail en fonction de ses effets sur les capacités du travailleur et des autres partie-prenantes. Penser les valeurs du travail à partir des capacités relationnelles permet de rendre compte de dimensions essentielles que le travail permet de développer et que chaque être humain valorise : le respect de soi, la qualité des relations inter-personnelles ou les interactions positives avec le milieu naturel et culturel, de façon à préserver le bien vivre aujourd’hui et demain. Nous éclairons ainsi les enjeux et des finalités du bien vivre au travail, en s’appuyant sur une anthropologie et une éthique relationnelles inspirées d’Aristote et de Kant. Suivant cette approche, le travail s’inscrit aussi dans un cadre institutionnel qui vise à garantir à tous l’accès aux capacités, et en particulier à ceux qui en sont exclus.En contrepoint des approches purement instrumentales de la valeur du travail, d’inspiration utilitariste et néoclassique, cette conception des valeurs du travail est centrée ses finalités, en termes de fonctionnements humains et de vie bonne, à une échelle individuelle et collective.La portée pratique de cette recherche consiste à mettre en évidence les tensions dont le travail contemporain est l’objet et à proposer une démarche pour évaluer, de façon plus juste, les capacités des êtres humains qui y sont engagées. Elle ouvre ainsi la voie à une réflexion pour des acteurs économiques – équipes, entrepreneurs, investisseurs - qui souhaiteraient s’inspirer du cadre proposé pour faire évoluer leurs pratiques et leurs modèles économiques, en promouvant une économie qui serait davantage attentive à la qualité relationnelle entre les parties prenantes
This thesis proposes a reflection on the values of work based on the work of Martha C. Nussbaum, her conception of capabilities, good life and justice. We defined the value of work in terms of its effects on the abilities of the worker and other stakeholders. Defining work values based on relational capacities makes it possible to account for essential dimensions that work allows to develop and that each human being values: self-respect, the quality of interpersonal relations or positive interactions with the natural and cultural environment, so as to preserve the good life today and tomorrow. In this way, we shed light on the challenges and aims of good working life, based on an anthropology and relational ethics inspired by Aristotle and Kant. Following this approach, the work is also part of an institutional framework that aims to guarantee access to capacities for all, and in particular for those excluded from them.As a counterpoint to purely instrumental approaches to the value of work, utilitarian and neoclassical in inspiration, this conception of work values is centred on its aims, in terms of human functioning and good life, on an individual and collective scale.The practical scope of this research consists in highlighting the tensions to which contemporary work is subjected and in proposing an approach to evaluate, in a more accurate way, the capacities of the human beings who are committed to it. It thus opens the way to reflection for economic players - teams, entrepreneurs, investors - who would like to draw inspiration from the proposed framework to change their business practices and models, by promoting an economy that would be more attentive to the quality of relationships between stakeholders

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Emmens, Joanne. "The animal-human bond in the psychotherapy relationship a bridge towards enhanced relational capability : a dissertation submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Health Science in Psychotherapy, Auckland University of Technology, 2007." Click here to access this resource online, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/657.

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Maia, Fabrício Simplício. "Sistema tecnológico de inovação, atributos do custo de transação e capacidade relacional na indústria de biotecnologia humana." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2013. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/814.

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This study aimed to explore in a deductive way the relationship between constructs: STI biotechnology, considered at the regional level, the relational capabilities of human biotechnology companies, and the attributes of the transaction costs of alliances in Brazil. The universe considered were companies operating in the biotechnology industry. The sample was composed of companies active in human health biotechnology industry in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. The levels of analysis were the constructs: Technological Innovation System, Attributes of Cost Transaction and Capacity Relational. The unit of analysis was the contractual strategic alliances formalized by the companies. A structural sample was developed and measurement consists of causal relationships based on existing theory. From the sample, latent variables were defined at first, second and third order and measurable indicators. Data were collected in two ways: access to secondary data, provided by the government and private organizations, access to primary data through structured interviews with managers or people directly connected with the management of strategic alliances contractual process. To test the measurement model, it was conducted to the analysis of structural equation modeling method solved by Partial Least Squares. The results show that the dynamics of Technological Innovation System influences the frequency of transactions, but it proved not to be enough to change the nature of the uncertainty of transactions, as well as in relation to the Assets Specificity. The Technological Innovation System also positively influenced but not statistically significant the Relational Capacity, demonstrating not to be, by itself, capable of generating development of this type of dynamic capability. The ratio of positive influence of Attributes Transaction Cost in the development of relational capacity was confirmed. The moderation hypothesis was confirmed, making it possible to say that allowing the Technological Innovation System strengthens the relationship between the attributes of the Transaction Cost and Relational Capacity. The paper finally presents theoretical and methodological contributions arising from analysis of the relationships discussed practical contributions to managers of companies operating in the industry and for the formulation of public policies whose goal is regional and economic development of the biotechnology industry, human health in Brazil.
Esse estudo teve como objetivo explorar de forma dedutiva a relação entre os construtos: STI de biotecnologia, considerado no nível regional; a capacidade relacional das empresas de biotecnologia humana; e os atributos dos custos de transações de alianças no Brasil. O universo considerado foram as empresas que atuam na indústria de biotecnologia. A amostra foi composta pelas empresas atuantes na indústria de biotecnologia saúde humana, nos estados de São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná e Rio Grande do Sul. Os níveis de análise foram os construtos: Sistema Tecnológico de Inovação, Atributos dos Custos de Transação e Capacidade Relacional. A unidade de análise foram as alianças estratégicas contratuais formalizadas pelas empresas. Foi elaborado um modelo estrutural e de mensuração composto por relações causais baseadas na teoria existente. A partir do modelo, definiram-se variáveis latentes de primeira, segunda e terceira ordem e indicadores mensuráveis. Os dados foram coletados de duas formas: acesso a dados secundários, disponibilizados por organizações governamentais e privadas; acesso aos dados primários por meio de entrevistas estruturadas realizadas com gestores ou pessoas diretamente ligadas ao processo de gestão das alianças estratégicas contratuais. Para testar o modelo de mensuração procedeu-se à análise da modelagem de equações estruturais resolvido pelo método Partial Least Squares. Os resultados mostram que a dinamicidade do Sistema Tecnológico de Inovação exerce influência na Frequência das transações, mas demonstrou não ser suficiente para alterar a natureza da Incerteza das transações, bem como em relação à Especificidade dos Ativos. O Sistema Tecnológico de Inovação ainda influenciou de forma positiva, mas não estatisticamente significativa a Capacidade Relacional, demonstrando não ser, por si só, capaz de gerar desenvolvimento desse tipo de capacidade dinâmica. Foi confirmada a relação de influência positiva dos Atributos do Custo de Transação no desenvolvimento da Capacidade Relacional. Quanto à hipótese de moderação, foi confirmada, possibilitando dizer que o Sistema Tecnológico de Inovação reforça a relação entre os Atributos do Custo de Transação e a Capacidade Relacional. O trabalho, por fim apresenta contribuições teóricas e metodológicas advindas das análises das relações discutidas, contribuições práticas para os gestores das empresas que atuam na indústria e para a formulação de políticas públicas cuja meta seja o desenvolvimento regional e econômico da indústria de biotecnologia, saúde humana, no Brasil.

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Pellegrino, Leila Rocha. "O efeito da diversidade da carteira de alianças na indústria farmacêutica brasileira." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2015. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/838.

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This study aims to explore the relationship between the constructs Relational Capacity, Diversity and Performance Alliances Portfolio, considering the unit busisness level in the Brazilian Pharmaceutical Industry. The diversity of the portfolio of contractual strategic alliances is controversial subject in the literature. The main theoretical contribution of this work is the finding that the diversity of the portfolio does not impact directly on the performance of the portfolio of contractual strategic alliances. Thus, only in the presence of the portfolio management capacity, the benefits of setting up a diversified portfolio may be perceived by the organization. Another contribution of this work was to propose a multidimensional scale of diversity.The universe considered were the companies operating in the Brazilian pharmaceutical industry. The sample was composed by companies operating in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Ceará, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro. The level of analysis were the portfolios of contractual strategic alliances formed by companies in the sector. From the sample, latent variables of first and second order are defined and measurable indicators. Data were collected through structured interviews conducted with managers or persons directly linked to the process of management of organization's strategic aliances portfolio. To test the measurement model proceeded to the analysis of structural equation modeling resolved by Partial Least Square Method.
Este estudo tem como principal objetivo explorar a relação entre os construtos Capacidade Relacional, Diversidade e Desempenho da Carteira de Alianças, considerando-se o nível de unidade de negócios na Indústria Farmacêutica Brasileira. A diversidade da carteira de alianças estratégicas contratuais é objeto controverso na literatura. A principal contribuição teórica deste trabalho está na constatação de que a diversidade da carteira não impacta diretamente sobre o desempenho da carteira de alianças estratégicas contratuais. Assim, somente na presença da capacidade relacional de gestão da carteira, os benefícios da constituição de uma carteira diversificada poderão ser percebidos pela organização. Outra contribuição do trabalho, de natureza metodológica, foi a proposição de uma escala multidimensional de diversidade. O universo considerado foram as empresas atuantes no setor farmacêutico brasileiro. A amostra foi composta por empresas atuantes em São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Ceará, Pernambuco e Rio de Janeiro. O nível de análise foram as carteiras de alianças estratégicas contratuais constituídas pelas empresas do setor. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas estruturadas realizadas com gestores ou pessoas diretamente ligadas ao processo de gestão da carteira de alianças estratégicas contratuais da organização. Para testar o modelo de mensuração procedeu-se à análise da modelagem de equações estruturais resolvido pelo método Partial Least Square.

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Ramanaiah, Harikishan Veluru. "Relation between Process Capability Indices and Geometric Errors of Machine Tool." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-215977.

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Esau, Dorothy Elizabeth. "Exploring beginner teachers' perceptions of school support to enhance their capability sets in relation to teacher education policy." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6297.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Education)
The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa of 2006 (NPF) outlines seven principles which underpin this policy as expressed in the Norms and Standards for Educators (2000). These principles require a teacher to be: a specialist in a particular learning area, subject or phase; a specialist in teaching, learning and assessment; a curriculum developer; a leader, administrator and manager; a scholar and lifelong learner; and a professional who plays a role in community development, citizenship education, and pastoral care. Beginner teachers have difficulty adapting to these new roles as they have not had efficient exposure to the actual, often harsh realities of the classroom situation as it unfolds on a daily basis. A qualitative research approach is employed in the research study to explore beginner teachers' perceptions of school support to enhance their capability sets in relation to teacher education policy. Generally, a qualitative study lends itself to developing an understanding of a particular phenomenon of interest without formulating a hypothesis. In this explorative study, the investigation was underpinned by the elements of Amartya Sen's Capability Approach which include "Freedoms", "Unfreedoms", "Capabilities" and "Functionings" (Sen 1992). These elements were used to understand the nature of beginner teachers' competences and the impact of policy on their performance. In this regard, the achievement of quality learning outcomes concerning the basic competences of beginner teachers could be linked to Sen's vision for reaching achieved functionings (those valuable activities and situations that make up a person's well-being, which is also referred to as that which a person ultimately manages "to be and to do").

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UGLIETTI, GUIDO. "La gestione del capitale intellettuale per ottenere un vantaggio competitivo sostenibile." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1806.

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Questo lavoro di ricerca poggia sulla solida convinzione che sia necessario un salto di qualità sia negli investimenti in capitale intellettuale che nelle pratiche di gestione manageriale, al fine di attivare un processo di crescita di lungo corso che duri nel tempo. Dal momento che l'economia della conoscenza riveste una sempre maggiore importanza, questo studio ha verificato gli effetti che le pratiche HR e le capacità di rinnovamento possono esercitare sul capitale intellettuale al fine di creare un vantaggio competitivo sostenibile. Il modello adottato ha considerato il capitale intellettuale come la somma di tre componenti: capitale umano, capitale relazionale e capitale strutturale. In un ambiente dinamico, come l'attuale, il capitale intellettuale può essere il fattore chiave per ottenere un vantaggio competitivo sostenibile, dal momento che è raro, di valore e difficile da imitare o sostituire. Per questa ragione, il presente studio ha esaminato gli elementi decisivi per la gestione del capitale intellettuale in un ambiente competitivo turbolento valutando l'impatto delle componenti del capitale intellettuale sulla soddisfazione dei dipendenti e la qualità del servizio. I dati analizzati nell'ambito di questa ricerca sono stati raccolti attraverso questionari a cui hanno risposto varie realtà operanti nel settore finanziario in Italia e alcuni dei loro partner, operanti nel settore ICT, specializzati in attività ad alta intensità di capitale umano come lo sviluppo di applicazioni informatiche. Sono state individuati alcuni importanti risultati. In primo luogo, le capacità di rinnovamento mediano la relazione tra le pratiche HR e le componenti del capitale intellettuale. In secondo luogo, il capitale umano ha un impatto positivo diretto sulla qualità del servizio. In terzo luogo, il capitale strutturale influenza positivamente la soddisfazione dei collaboratori. Quindi, la soddisfazione dei collaboratori e la qualità del servizio sono alimentati e sostenuti da differenti fattori chiave: il capitale strutturale e il capitale umano rispettivamente. Da una prospettiva pratica e manageriale questi risultati sono molto interessanti al fine di deliberare l'allocazione delle risorse aziendali per ottenere delle configurazioni di capitale intellettuale efficaci. Le ricerche future potrebbero indagare i contribuiti dei differenti portatori d'interesse sugli antecedenti e conseguenti del capitale intellettuale valutando la capacità di produrre valore e, come conseguenza, la soddisfazione dei portatori d'interesse adottando un approccio di tipo managing-for-stakeholders. I fornitori e i clienti rivestono un ruolo centrale nelle dinamiche aziendali e per questo meritano particolare attenzione negli studi che saranno svolti nel prossimo futuro.
This work is rooted in the conviction that our economies need both better investments in intellectual capital and better management practices in order to achieve higher long-term growth. Starting acknowledging the increasing importance of the knowledge economy phenomenon, this study assessed the effects that HR practices and renewal capability can exert on firm’s intellectual capital in order to create a sustainable competitive advantage. The adopted model has considered intellectual capital as the sum of three components: human capital, relational capital and structural capital. In a dynamic environment, such as today’s competitive arena, intellectual capital can be the key factor to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage, because it is rare, valuable and difficult to imitate or substitute. For this reason, the present study has examined the key drivers to manage intellectual capital in a turbulent environment evaluating the impact of firm’s intellectual capital components on employees’ satisfaction and service quality. This research has gathered data through surveys of various Italian business units operating in the financial sector and some of their ICT partners specialised in human capital-intensive activities such as software development. A set of findings has been generated. First, renewal capability mediates the relationships between HR practices and all intellectual capital components. Second, human capital has a direct positive relationship with service quality. Third, structural capital has a direct positive relationship with employees’ satisfaction. Hence, employees’ satisfaction and service quality are nurtured and fostered by different crucial drivers: structural capital and human capital respectively. From a managerial and practical perspective these findings are very interesting in order to deliberating the allocation of firms’ resources to obtain effective intellectual capital configurations. Future researches may investigate the contributions of different stakeholders to the antecedents of intellectual capital as well as the contributions to its consequences in order to produce value and, in turn, stakeholders’ satisfaction adopting a managing-for-stakeholders approach. Suppliers and customers play a central role and for this reason they deserve particular attention in future studies.

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Mattar, Jorge Luis. "Joint ventures internacionais: relações entre aprendizagem interorganizacional, capacidade relacional e desempenho - um estudo de caso no setor alimentício brasileiro." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2015. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/656.

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This research aimed to evaluate the relations amongst inter organizational learning, relational capability and performance of international joint ventures (IJVs), in the Brazilian food industry. In a business context shaped by competitiveness and organizational efficiency, within an increasingly interconnected world, IJVs have become a major force of multinational enterprises global strategies. Despite bringing potential synergistic benefits, the IJVs are inherently unstable organizational forms as the incentives for competition are contradictory with cooperation between the joint ventures partners. IJVs represent a vehicle for inter organizational learning which is influenced by their ability to manage alliances, known as relational capability. The Brazilian food industry was chosen because it provides a rich source of data relevant to this research s goals, mainly because of its rapid technological evolution as well as due to opening the country s boundaries to international trade. This has enhanced the industry s competitiveness primarily due to the entry of large multinational companies. A qualitative methodology with multiple case studies approach was adopted. Data were collected through six interviews with three senior executives of each IJV and handled using the thematic category content analyses technique with a priori categorization. The results corroborates with the existing literature by confirming that in IJVs oriented towards (financial) results, performance is evaluated through a set of objective measures and that IJV longevity or its termination shall not be used as performance indicators. It reinforces that, IJVs represent an important inter companies knowledge transfer channel influenced by its partners competitiveness, knowing that competitiveness is not only defined by the business activity overlap but also by the different dimensions and strategic agendas between the partners. The evidence of relational capability in the JVIs through effective governance models, promotes inter organizational learning and contribute to improve the IJVs performances. With regards to the managerial contribution the research s outputs offers a broader portfolio of knowledge for enterprises and managers interested either in acquiring or strengthening their know-how on this field. The limitations identified in this study are related to the type of alliances (IJV), the sector of the economy (food industry) and the geographical restriction, which all represents opportunities for future research.
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar as relações entre aprendizagem interorganizacional, a capacidade relacional e o desempenho das joint ventures internacionais (JVIs) no setor de alimentos no Brasil. Em um contexto de negócios moldados pela competitividade e eficiência organizacional, em um mundo cada vez mais interconectado, JVIs se tornaram uma importante força nas estratégias globais das empresas multinacionais. Apesar dos potenciais benefícios sinérgicos esperados, as JVIs são inerentemente formas organizacionais instáveis, uma vez que os incentivos à competição entre os parceiros são contraditórios com a cooperação entre eles. As JVIs são reconhecidamente veículos de aprendizagem inter oganizacional influenciados pelo desenvolvimento da capacidade de gestão da aliança, ou seja, a capacidade relacional. A aprendizagem interorganizacional explora as dinâmicas envolvidas com a aprendizagem colaborativa e competitiva entre os parceiros para gerar vantagem competitiva. Escolheu-se o setor de alimentos no Brasil em função de sua relevância para os objetivos da pesquisa, destacando-se a rápida evolução tecnológica do processo produtivo, a abertura comercial brasileira e o aumento da concorrência, especialmente pela entrada de grandes empresas multinacionais no setor. O estudo adota a metodologia qualitativa a partir da estratégia de estudo de casos múltiplos, envolvendo os gestores que participam da gestão de duas JVIs selecionadas. Os dados foram coletados via seis entrevistas com três executivos seniores de cada JVI e foram tratados se utilizando a técnica de análise categorial temática com categorias definidas a-priori. Os resultados obtidos corroboram com a literatura existente ao confirmar que nas JVIs direcionadas aos resultados o desempenho é avaliado pelo conjunto de métricas objetivas e, longevidade ou término das JVIs não deve ser utilizado como indicadores de desempenho. Ratifica que JVIs representam um importante canal de transferência de conhecimento entre organizações, influenciado pela natureza competitiva entre os parceiros, sendo que a natureza competitiva não é só função da sobreposição nos segmentos de atuação, mas também das diferenças em dimensões e agendas estratégicas entre eles. A existência da capacidade relacional nas JVIs, por sua vez, através de modelos de governança efetivos, favorece a aprendizagem interorganizacional e contribui para um melhor desempenho destas JVIs. Quanto às contribuições para a prática da gestão, este estudo, através das proposições apresentadas, oferece um portfólio de conhecimento para organizações e gestores interessados na formação ou que necessitam aumentar seu entendimento sobre as dinâmicas envolvidas nesta forma organizacional. As limitações identificadas neste estudo, relacionadas ao tipo de aliança estudada, setsetor da economia e restrição geográfica, implicam em oportunidades para futuras pesquisas.

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Jancic, Mogliacci Rada [Verfasser]. "Teachers' capability-related subjective theories in teaching and learning relations / Rada Jancic Mogliacci." Bielefeld : Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1070371734/34.

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Gofredo, Tânia Regina. "Os mecanismos de sincronização em alianças estratégicas no setor farmacêutico brasileiro." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2014. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/619.

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With this work, we sought to deepen the relation between synchronization mechanisms and the interdependence of contractual strategic alliances of the Brazilian pharmaceutical sector. The analyzed companies are reputable manufacturers of medicines for human health, which represent 25% of total sales in the Brazilian market. We sought to create yet no definite propositions, based on the constructs of interdependence and synchronization mechanisms, together with information drawn from empirical research. The interest in focusing on the pharmaceutical industry has to understand that this is a sector characterized by complexity and dynamism in its competitive environment and therefore have incentives to seek knowledge beyond their organizational boundaries, becoming an industry highly susceptible to the establishment contractual strategic alliances for a number of organizational activities, such as research and development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and supply. For this study, qualitative research was conducted exploratory, given that the most important for the realization of the study unit is working with people and all the worries involved. Primary data through systematic interviews with managers responsible for alliances sector companies, listed in the Electronic Bulário ANVISA were collected. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, with categories defined a priori, and crossing cases. The research work has responded to the problem posed by the analysis of several propositions. It was concluded that, from the identification of interdependence created between partners in a strategic alliance contract, there is indeed the search for mechanisms of synchronization of activities that best fit this alliance, and that alternate according to the degree of interdependence is characterized by the type of alliance between the partners.
Com este trabalho, buscou-se aprofundar qual a relação entre mecanismos de sincronização e a interdependência em alianças estratégicas contratuais do setor farmacêutico brasileiro. As empresas analisadas são conceituadas fabricantes de medicamentos para a saúde humana, que correspondem a 25% do faturamento total do mercado brasileiro. Buscou-se ainda criar proposições não definitivas, baseadas nos constructos de interdependência e mecanismos de sincronização, conjuntamente às informações extraídas da pesquisa empírica. O interesse em focar na indústria farmacêutica se deu por entender que se trata de um setor caracterizado pela complexidade e dinamismo em seu ambiente de competição e, portanto, tem incentivos para buscar conhecimento além das suas fronteiras organizacionais. Desse modo, constitui-se em um setor altamente suscetível ao estabelecimento de alianças estratégicas contratuais para uma série de atividades organizacionais, como pesquisa e desenvolvimento, manufatura, comercialização, distribuição e fornecimento. Para este estudo, foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa com caráter exploratório, tendo em vista que a fonte mais importante para a concretização do estudo é o trabalho com as pessoas e todas as preocupações envolvidas. Foram coletados dados primários via entrevistas sistemáticas, com gestores responsáveis por alianças em empresas do setor, listadas no Bulário Eletrônico da ANVISA. Os dados foram analisados por meio de análise de conteúdo temática categorial, com categorias definidas a priori, e cruzamento dos casos. O problema de pesquisa proposto foi respondido por meio da análise de várias proposições. Concluiu-se que, a partir da identificação da relação de interdependência criada entre os parceiros envolvidos em uma aliança estratégica contratual, há de fato a busca pelos mecanismos de sincronização das atividades que mais se ajustem a essa aliança, e que se alternam conforme o grau de interdependência caracterizado pelo tipo de aliança estabelecida entre os parceiros.

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Lin, Chun-Pu. "Subsidiary transformation, network relations and dynamic capability development : case studies of Taiwanese MNE subsidiaries in China." Thesis, University of Bath, 2013. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589657.

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This study investigates how the subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs) reconfigure their resource bases to respond to an altered strategic positioning. In particular, the focus is on the subsidiaries of multinational enterprises from emerging economies (EMNEs), which undertake transformation from export-orientation to host market-orientation in an emerging economy being host country. Two Taiwanese MNEs with subsidiaries in China extensively operated the host market are selected as case studies. This research is grounded in a preliminary conceptualisation covering three main areas: subsidiary organisations, external actors in the host country and headquarters’ functions. It provides insights into (1) how the subsidiaries align their historical resources with newly-developed capabilities; (2) how the subsidiaries govern inter-firm relations with external actors in the host environment; and (3) whether and how complementary resources are to a limited extent transferred from headquarters to subsidiaries so as to support the operations in the host market. With regards to the organisational initiatives undertaken by the case subsidiaries, it is found that the historical resources are leveraged to support the host market business, whilst at the same time developing required marketing capabilities. In addition, the concept of organisational ambidexterity is adopted to refer to way in which existing (export-oriented) and new (host market-oriented) businesses that are operating simultaneously. As to the inter-firm relations, the case subsidiaries have been mainly governing their relations with distributors by performance-based mechanisms aiming to secure stable profits. By contrast, the relation-based trust was not commonly observed among the cooperation ties. With growing brand strengths and increased direct contact with consumers, they held higher authority over the interfirm relations with distributors than during the initial stages of operating in the Chinese market. In addition, with regards to the cross-border resource transfers, two distinct modes of headquarters-subsidiary relationships emerged: a traditional one, in which headquarters allocate resources within MNEs and a novel one in which headquarters’ functions were gradually replaced by the powerful subsidiary, termed in this thesis as “migrating headquarters”. On the basis of these findings, we put forward a set of propositions that present the interrelations between the resource circumstances of case subsidiaries, the institutional environments and the organisational initiatives undertaken by the case subsidiaries. Theoretically, the contributions of this study are threefold. Firstly, it advances the research on subsidiary development by holistically exploring the: resource reconfiguration of subsidiaries, inter-firm relations with external actors and headquarters-subsidiary relationships. In particular, the resource deficiency which the EMNEs’ subsidiaries encountered and the characteristics of the required capabilities for the host market-oriented transformation, i.e. local marketing competences, were investigated. Secondly, through probing the governance mechanisms adopted regarding interfirm relations between the case subsidiaries and local distributors, this study not only addresses the question of how MNEs acquire this location-bound resource, but also advances the extant research by the aspect of network positions. That is, this study indicates that the first-tier distributors hold more relations-based interactions with the case subsidiaries than the lower-tier ones did. Moreover, unlike the reliance on informal relations suggested by extant literature on doing business in emerging economies, it is found that the economic governance mechanisms based on distributor performance have been predominantly adopted by the case subsidiaries. Thirdly, by investigating how the complementary resources are transferred to the subsidiaries, this work discovers EMNEs’ weakness at responding to the host market-oriented subsidiary transformation in terms of resource deployment within MNEs, in particular those resources that have been mostly controlled by headquarters. In addition, the term “migrating headquarters”, which represents an extreme outcome of subsidiary development, provides novel knowledge to the extant literature on the relocation of MNE headquarters by the perspective of resource circumstances. Moreover, the five components comprising dynamic capabilities in the context of subsidiary transformation are identified through the two case studies as being: capability upgrading, capability leverage, capability building, coordination capability and cooperative capability.

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Lim, Lewis Kui Suen. "Technology- versus relations-intensiveness in pricing capability-building a conceptualization and study of performance effects /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3274927.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2007.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-07, Section: A, page: 3042. Advisers: Rockney G. Walters; Rebecca J. Slotegraaf. Title from dissertation home page (viewed Apr. 14, 2008).

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VELLOSO, LUISE ANGELA CUNHA. "THE INNOVATION CAPABILITY OF THE BRAZILIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AND THE RELATION WITH ITS COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2010. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=16603@1.

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A inovação é considerada um dos fatores fundamentais para o desempenho das organizações. Na área da saúde, sobretudo na indústria farmacêutica, a inovação representa sua força motriz. O mercado farmacêutico global vem enfrentando diversos desafios tais como a concorrência acirrada dos medicamentos genéricos, o aumento do rigor regulatório e dos custos de desenvolvimento de novas drogas, bem como a pressão dos governos para redução dos seus gastos com saúde. Neste cenário, a capacidade de inovação permanente será fator crítico para a busca da vantagem competitiva sustentável. Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo identificar o nível de desenvolvimento de competências para a inovação e até que ponto a presença destas competências, em uma amostra de empresas nacionais da indústria farmacêutica brasileira, está relacionada com seu desempenho competitivo. Inicialmente foram realizados levantamento bibliográfico e a aplicação de um questionário, construído especificamente para o setor analisado. A análise dos dados coletados resultou na identificação de níveis baixos e médios de internalização das competências para inovar. Como esperado, o grupo de empresas com maior nível de desenvolvimento dessas competências apresentou graus mais elevados em relação às variáveis de desempenho. O estudo evidenciou, ainda, que as competências Inserir a Inovação na Estratégia da Organização e Cooperar para as inovações, possuem um relacionamento positivo direto com a margem líquida das empresas pesquisadas.
Innovation is considered one of the fundamental drivers of firm performance, moreover in the healthcare area, where it represents the main driving force. The global pharmaceutical market has been facing several challenges, such as tough competition by the generic drugs, the growing rigor of the rules and increasing costs of developing a new medicine, as well as the governments stress to reduce their expense with health. In that scenario, a permanent innovation capacity will be a critical factor to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage. Employing a sample of Brazilian pharmaceutical companies, this research aims to identify the level of competency development and to what extent this competency is related to a competitive performance. Initially, bibliographic survey was accomplished and a questionnaire, specifically developed to the investigated sector, applied. The assembled data analysis identified low and medium levels of internalization of the necessary competences to innovate. As expected, the set of companies with higher level of development of these competences showed higher degrees of performance considering the variables employed in this study. The study also underlined that the abilities innovation insertion in the company strategy and cooperation to innovations presented positive relation to the net margin rate of the researched companies.

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Lee, Haneol. "Civil-Military Relations and the Effectiveness of Military Alliances in International Security Preference Alignment, Coordination and Capability-Building Activities of the Republic of Korea-United States Alliance." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/20666.

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Exploring the issue of peacetime capability-building activities, this thesis examines the question of why a military alliance is able to implement the activities effectively and acquire needed capability at some times, but cannot do so at other times. Although policy-makers of allied countries have striven to figure out ways to improve overall capability of their alliance, existing efforts in academia have yet to provide a systematic approach to understand military effectiveness of capability-building activities. Some scholars in the Alliance Effectiveness literature, paying great attention to the effect of external threat, have been shackled to the capability-aggregation assumption. Others in the literature challenge the tendency of overrating external threats, and endeavour to assess effects of internal threat, interests, norms and institutions on allies’ behaviours (i.e. such issues as alliance cohesion and reliability). Interested in explaining combat outcome, academics in the Military Effectiveness literature have typically focused on regime type, unit-level social factors (e.g. unit cohesion, leadership, or morale), organizational factors, and sources of fighting power. This literature touches on allies’ capability-building activities, but reveals their limited contribution to this thesis. Firstly, the literature is inclined to a wartime-oriented approach. Secondly, their discussions do not weave capability-building activities and military alliances together. Thirdly, the effectiveness with regard to designing and implementing capability-building activities remains unexplored and has not been a subject through which a theoretical framework has been developed. Building on studies of burden-sharing in military alliances, this thesis maintains that smaller allies need to take more roles in the processes of capability-building activities. In general, smaller allies are dependent on their larger allies vis-à-vis military capability, meaning that the latter helps the former in terms of a capability-building activity. However, since the dependence could increase the larger ally’s concern about a smaller ally’s free-riding, the burden-sharing is conducive to maintaining the larger ally’s commitment to the capability-building activity. Moreover, such burden-sharing means that the smaller ally could proactively participate in the activity by contemplating its capability needs. In light of this, this thesis argues that, as to the question at the start of this abstract, domestic dynamics of smaller allies matter. In other words, although allies agree on ends and means of a capability-building activity, verified and solidified via an international contract, the activity could be effective or ineffective, because of dynamics internal to smaller allies. This thesis puts forward two independent variables on the domestic dynamics. Firstly, preference alignment between civilian and military leaders affects military effectiveness of capability-building activities. As agency theory suggests, if their preferences are diverged, military leaders shirk their responsibility to their chief executive and their civilian agents. As a consequence, a policy drift, a delay, ensues. Under the condition of preference cleavage, one does not see progress in the process of a capability-building activity. Secondly, military effectiveness could increase with successful civil–military coordination. If a chief executive capitalizes on monitoring measures under their authority such as appointment, support of governing party and mid-course inspections, military effectiveness rises. Moreover, civilian leaders’ efforts to promote consultations with military leaders (e.g. by conducting briefings and meetings, and organizing consultation apparatuses) greatly contribute to military effectiveness. This process, in conjunction with the monitoring measure, could facilitate exchange of relevant information, and result in more concrete and feasible guidelines from the civilian leaders. The benefits of civil–military coordination notwithstanding, monitoring and consultation measures cause costs. Monitoring means newly appointed officials may need time, budget and human resources to catch up with specifics of capability-building activities. Likewise, briefings, meetings and consultative apparatuses require additional resources. This theory was tested with the case of the Republic of Korea (ROK)–US alliance. Well known for its degree of integration, the ROK–US alliance has not been questioned in terms of military effectiveness by academics and policy analysts. Thus, by selecting the ROK–US alliance, this thesis is able to show that such a highly integrated alliance could experience severe ineffectiveness. Therefore, this thesis intends to increase external validity of the aforementioned theory of civil-military relations. Specific tasks carried out to explore causal impact of preference alignment and civil–military coordination are as follows: categorizing capability-building activities of the ROK–US alliance, devising indicators of military effectiveness, and explaining how the impact transforms into military effectiveness. Proposing three categories of capability-building activities (procurement, deployment and command structure reform), this thesis develops effectiveness indicators of cost-sharing, training/exercises, technology transfer, contact points, supply of parts, timeliness and design adequacy. The case studies include fighter jet procurement projects, the wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer, and the Theatre High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) deployment of the ROK–US alliance. The THAAD and the OPCON are the sole cases of deployment and command structure reform, and the fighter jet projects (a.k.a. Korea Fighter Project (KFP) and FX-I) are one of the most large-scale procurement activities between the ROK and the US. Through the case studies, this thesis confirmed that variations in military effectiveness of the case studies were fully explained with preference alignment and civil–military coordination.

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Lewis, Angela (Tidwell). "The effects of information sharing, organizational capability and relationship characteristics on outsourcing performance in the supply chain an empirical study /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1154620550.

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Saheb, Lidia. "Contribution à l'étude de la vulnérabilité du mineur dans la relation de soin." Thesis, Montpellier, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019MONTD041.

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S’il est traditionnellement admis que « la relationnalité » est un remède à la vulnérabilité du mineur, elle peut également en constituer une source. Au sein de la relation de soin, lieu d’interaction des pouvoirs, notre thèse propose de saisir le couple « minorité-pouvoir » afin de (re)définir la notion de vulnérabilité. À partir d’une interprétation concrète des textes du Code civil et du Code de la santé publique, deux figures de la vulnérabilité se dégagent. La première est désignée comme « la potentialité d’être blessé par un conflit ou une délégation des pouvoirs » lorsque le patient, en l’occurrence le mineur, est soumis au régime de dépendance. La seconde est présentée comme « la potentialité d’être blessé par l’ineffectivité des droits subjectifs » lorsque le patient exerce son autonomie sanitaire. Notre réflexion ne se limite pas à ces enseignements. Elle propose de remédier à ces figures juridiques de la vulnérabilité par la nécessité de repenser le statut juridique du mineur dans une perspective d’autonomie capacitante (Approche des capabilités) basée sur le développement et l’anticipation en santé
While it is traditionally accepted that “relationships” are a cure for vulnerability, they can also be a source. In the relationship of care, a place where there are interactions based on power, our thesis proposes to take the couple ‘minor-power’ and to (re)define the notion of vulnerability. Based on an interpretation of the Civil Code and the Public Health Code, two figures of vulnerability emerge. The first is referred to as “the potential to be hurt by a conflict or delegation of authority” when patients, in this case minors, are subject to the dependency regime. The second is presented as “the potential to be hurt by the ineffectiveness of the subjective rights” when patients exercise their sanitary autonomy. Our reflection is not limited to these lessons; we propose to remedy these legal figures of vulnerability by rethinking the legal status of minors in the perspective of empowerment (Capability Approach) based on development and anticipation in health.Key words: minors, dependence, autonomy, power, vulnerability, rights of the child, capability approch

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Liao, Kun. "Achieving Build-to-order Supply Chain Capability through Practices Driven by Supplier Alignment and Supplier Empowerment." Connect to full text in OhioLINK ETD Center, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1222904216.

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Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Toledo, 2008.
Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Manufacturing Management and Engineering." Bibliography: leaves 156-164.

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Abildgaard, Elisabeth Nøkleby. "Exploring the Properties of a Modular Multilevel Converter Based HVDC Link : With Focus on Voltage Capability, Power System Relations, and Control System." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for elkraftteknikk, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19032.

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The properties of a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) are investigated. This is a new and promising converter type for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) applications. A case with a MMC connected to a stiff grid through a filter and a transformer is analysed both theoretically and in simulations, with focus on three main topics.The first topic is the available voltage at the converter terminal and modulation strategies. Theoretical evaluations are compared with simulation results. Two different methods are used to analytically investigate the relationship between modulation index and terminal voltage. The effect of third harmonic distortion is also considered. Simulations proved that the converter followed the theoretical modulation curve. Qualitative comparisons of theoretically developed voltage wave shapes with simulation results with different modulation indexes were successful, but quantitative comparisons proved challenging. Modulation with third harmonic distortion showed very convincing results in the simulations.The second topic is the power equations valid for the case circuit. Relations between active power, reactive power, grid angle, and converter voltage were investigated. A phasor approach was used in the deduction of the theoretical formulas, and these formulas were verified by the simulation results. The grid angle range giving stable operation was defined by the angle stability limit for power systems. The ratio between the resistance and the inductance in the connection was found to have a large influence on the characteristics of the connection, for instance by defining the stable operation conditions. In the theoretical analysis the magnetizing effects of the transformer were disregarded. Simulations showed that this approximation was appropriate. A surprising simulation result was that the terminal voltage of the converter was depending on the grid angle. Further investigations are needed to identify the cause and compensate for this effect.The third topic is the converter control system. The converter was modelled in the dq reference frame, and the model was used to derive and tune the control system. The control system was made with a cascaded structure, controlling either active and reactive power at the grid or active power at the gird and the rms value of the voltage at the converter terminal. The inner loops controlling the current were tuned with modulus optimum to achieve fastness. The outer loops for power were tuned to be somewhat slower than the inner loops, while the outer loop for rms value was tuned with symmetric optimum. All the control loops were successfully implemented into the simulation model. This shows that it is possible to control parameters at two different locations in the network at the same time. Simulations showed that it is possible to change the control mode between reactive power control and rms value control, without making the control system unstable. This demonstrated both successful decoupling and a robust control system.

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Pattinson, Brett. "An examination of the factors constraining Japan's capability for contributing to the international order in the post-cold-war era." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/112064.

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The cold war which dominated the foreign policies of most of the world's industrialised nations has ended. Japan, as an economic superpower, one of the three economic poles of the post-cold-war world, with a huge interest in its stability and prosperity, has a foreign policy approach inappropriate to a country of such regional and global prominence. In the first major foreign policy crisis of the new world order, the Gulf Crisis of 1990- 1991, Japan was immobilised by deficiencies in its political system, a lack of appreciation among its leaders and populace of where its national interests lay, and the peculiar constraints of its“national Constitution. This sub-thesis explores the way in which Japan's capability to contribute to the new world order is constrained by its political structure, national strategy, constitutional limits, and regional conditions. Chapter One examines the way in which Japan's political structure constrains the country's capability for contributing to the new world order by producing a diffusion of power, a diffusion of responsibility for policy development and implementation, and an absence of competition for power on the basis of policy difference. Chapter Two examines the way in which Japan is hindered from contributing to international order by its pursuit of short term economic goals at the expense of bringing to its dealings with the external world a well-defined sense of national interest. Chapter Three examines the limitations that the Peace Constitution places on Japan by excluding a security role from its international contributions. Chapter Four examines the factors constraining Japan from greater involvement in the increasingly interdependent Asia-Pacific region.

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Ryan, Kristan Lee. "'Alices' adventures in educationland' : a study of one institution's adult female vocational access students and their educational experiences in relation to capability formation and agency." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2011. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019988/.

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Kemp, Richard. "A Sub-Sahara African Army's Perspectives of Security Force Assistance Training Effectiveness." ScholarWorks, 2020. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7934.

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Past research and government reports document that Security Force Assistance (SFA) provided by the United States to partner nations often failed to achieve the desired impact of developing the capacity and capability of the partner to defeat an insurgency and maintain security. A lack of research and available data inhibit the identification of reasons SFA programs fail. In this qualitative phenomenological study, the perspectives of recipients of training were explored to understand the factors that impact the development of capability and capacity as a result of SFA training. The agency theory was applied as the theoretical framework in the study to examine possible conflicting objectives between the United States and the partner nation. The research questions addressed the training effectiveness by exploring the perspectives of Sub-Sahara African soldiers that received training and senior leaders of their army that was engaged in counterinsurgency operations. Data from interviews with 17 soldiers that received training and 5 senior leaders were coded and compared to developed major themes. The results showed evidence of limited capability development but no capacity development as a result of SFA training. The primary reason for the lack of development was that the training provided skills the recipient army was not able to incorporate in its operations or sustain. The results of this study indicated issues that practitioners could address to improve SFA programs and achieve the desired impact. Creating more effective SFA programs will help develop partner nation security forces that can maintain security for their civilian populations in which human development can thrive and eliminate safe havens for terrorist organizations that threaten the United States and its allies.

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Sinswat, Wilatluk. "Exploring the operationalisation of Sen's capability approach in relation to economic development policy framework : analytical and empirical issues : a case study of capital account liberalisation policy in Thailand." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.615077.

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Nguyen, Triet M. ""Little Consideration... to Preparing Vietnamese Forces for Counterinsurgency Warfare"? History, Organization, Training, and Combat Capability of the RVNAF, 1955-1963." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23126.

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This dissertation is a focused analysis of the origins, organization, training, politics, and combat capability of the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN) from 1954 to 1963, the leading military instrument in the national counterinsurgency plan of the government of the Republic of Viet Nam (RVN). Other military and paramilitary forces that complemented the army in the ground war included the Viet Nam Marine Corps (VNMC), the Civil Guard (CG), the Self-Defense Corps (SDC) and the Civil Irregular Defense Groups (CIDG) which was composed mainly of the indigenous populations in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. At sea and in the air, the Viet Nam Air Force (VNAF) and the Viet Nam Navy (VNN) provided additional layers of tactical, strategic and logistical support to the military and paramilitary forces. Together, these forces formed the Republic of Viet Nam Armed Forces (RVNAF) designed to counter the communist insurgency plaguing the RVN. This thesis argues the following. First, the origin of the ARVN was rooted in the French Indochina War (1946-1954). Second, the ARVN was an amalgamation of political and military forces born from a revolution that encompassed three overlapping wars: a war of independence between the Vietnamese and the French; a civil war between the Vietnamese of diverse social and political backgrounds; and a proxy war as global superpowers and regional powers backed their own Vietnamese allies who, in turn, exploited their foreign supporters for their own purposes. Lastly, the ARVN failed not because it was organized, equipped, and trained for conventional instead of counterinsurgency warfare. Rather, it failed to assess, adjust, and adapt its strategy and tactics quickly enough to meet the war’s changing circumstances. The ARVN’s slowness to react resulted from its own institutional weaknesses, military and political problems that were beyond its control, and the powerful and dangerous enemies it faced. The People’s Army of Viet Nam (PAVN) and the People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF) were formidable adversaries. Not duplicated in any other post-colonial Third World country and led by an experienced and politically tested leadership, the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (DRVN) and the National Front for the Liberation of Southern Viet Nam (NFLSVN) exploited RVN failures effectively. Hypothetically, there was no guarantee that had the US dispatched land forces into Cambodia and Laos or invaded North Vietnam that the DRVN and NFLSVN would have quit attacking the RVN. The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (FFEEC)’ occupation of the Red River Delta did not bring peace to Cochinchina, only a military stalemate between it and the Vietnamese Liberation Army (VLA). Worse yet, a US invasion potentially would have unnerved the People’s Republic of China (PRC) which might have sent the PLAF to fight the US in Vietnam as it had in Korea. Inevitably, such unilateral military action would certainly provoke fierce criticism and opposition amongst the American public at home and allies abroad. At best, the war’s expansion might have bought a little more time for the RVN but it could never guarantee South Vietnam’s survival. Ultimately, RVN’s seemingly endless political, military, and social problems had to be resolved by South Vietnam’s political leaders, military commanders, and people but only in the absence of constant PAVN and PLAF attempts to destroy whatever minimal progress RVN made politically, militarily, and socially. The RVN was plagued by many problems and the DRVN and NFLSVN, unquestionably, were amongst those problems.

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Otoshi, Clete Asa. "Distribution and function of the hemolymph proteins, hemoecdysin and hemocyanin, in relation to the molt cycle of the juvenile Dungeness crab, Cancer magester [i.e. magister], and size-specific molting and reproductive capability of the adult female Cancer magister." Thesis, Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 1994, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10074.

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Benkouider, Khadidja. "L'attractivité du territoire de la ville nouvelle de Boughezoul au prisme des théories d'Amartya Sen et de l'analyse des relations sociales entre les femmes et les hommes (gender studies)." Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015USPCC061.

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L'approche par les capacités d'Amartya Sen, et l'approche genre, couplée ensemble, offrent des opportunités nouvelles pour participer à la réussite du développement territorial redéfini dans un cadre général et de l'attractivité territoriale en particulier. Cette question est étudiée pour le territoire de la Ville Nouvelle en Algérie, elle est centrale. Dans ce contexte, l'auteur essaie de montrer, comment ces deux approches, qui ouvrent des interprétations dans de nombreux domaines, permettent d'aborder aussi et autrement, la relation du développement territorial avec les ressources humaines et de leur articulation quand ils sont pris ensemble, à la lumière du prisme de la mondialisation et en particulier d'assoir cette vision sur le recours de méthodologies et instruments adaptés aux fins du développement de l'attractivité des territoires. Cet essai est opéré sur le territoire de la Ville Nouvelle de Boughzoul précité. C'est ainsi que la recherche qui est menée, sur la Ville Nouvelle de Boughzoul, consiste à articuler concrètement les facteurs individuels, environnementaux et sociétaux pour analyser les possibilités réelles, et pas seulement formelles, des individus et des territoires dans leur objectifs de promotion individuelle ou collective de développement tout en soulignant que les facteurs institutionnels ou organisationnels des politiques publiques, sectorielles ou territoriales, menées en Algérie constituent un puissant levier et atout pour le développement des capabilités à mobiliser dans la construction de l'attractivité du territoire, de la Ville Nouvelle de Boughzoul, en tant que projet pilote, qui peut être élargie à d'autres territoires de l'Algérie
The Amartya Sen's capabilities approach, coupled with the gender approach, offer new opportunities to participate in the success of territorial development redefined in a new framework and territorial attractiveness in particular. This question is studied for the territory of the New Town in Algeria, she is the focus of the thesis. In this context, the author attempts to show how these two approaches, which open interpretations in many areas, and also help to address other, the relationship of territorial development with human resources and their articulation when caught Overall, in the light of the prism of globalization and in particular to sit this vision on the use of methodologies and instruments adapted for development of the attractiveness of the territories. This test is operated in the territory of the City of New Boughzoul. Thus the research that is conducted on the new town of Boughzoul is to concretely articulate individual, environmental and societal factors to analyze real possibilities, not just format, individuals and territories in their promotion objectives individual or collective development while stressing that institutional or organizational factors of public policies, sectoral or regional, carried out in Algeria are a powerful tool and asset for the development of capabilities to engage in the construction of the region's attractiveness, the New Town Boughzoul, as a pilot project, which can be extended to other territories of Algeria

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Kidson, Renee Louise. "Army in the 21st Century and Restructuring the Army: A Retrospective Appraisal of Australian Military Change Management in the 1990s." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/117069.

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Army in the 21st Century and Restructuring the Army: A Retrospective Appraisal of Australian Military Change Management in the 1990s Abstract: Army in the 21st Century (A21) and Restructuring the Army (RTA) were two related force structure initiatives undertaken by the Australian Army in the 1990s. A21 radically proposed to abolish traditional divisional/corps structures, fielding instead independent task forces with embedded combat arms. The RTA trials tested A21 concepts over several years; yet A21/RTA was abandoned in 1999. What happened, why, and what lessons does A21/RTA offer? This retrospective appraisal of A21/RTA is a case study of attempted transformational change in the Australian Army. The sub-thesis’ methodology features interviews with over thirty senior military, public service, academic and political leaders of this era; and applies organisational theory to interpret internal/external dynamics. A21/RTA faced formidable strategy, resourcing and cultural challenges. However A21/RTA failed to achieve critical elements of successful change management, including: a clear, shared, credible vision; achieving early successes; providing enablers (e.g. time and resources) and supporting efforts for change; senior leadership buy-in; and political sponsorship. A21/RTA failed in technical feasibility and cultural sensitivity terms. However, A21/RTA successfully developed an evidence-based approach, an enduring legacy supporting Army’s capability resourcing in Defence’s contested budget environment. Lessons for future restructures focus leadership attention to elements critical for successful organisational change, emphasising culture.

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Annerberg, Elin. "Good Governance i arbetet med mäns våld mot kvinnor i Sverige : En idéanalys av hur offentliga aktörer upplever sitt arbete med mäns våld mot kvinnor." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-444076.

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Men's violence against women is a widespread problem in society and has been recognized as a violation of the human rights. To prevent and fight men's violence against women and to give them the support they need, the society and public actors have an important role to play. Sweden has a self-image of being one of the most equal and developed countries in the world. Despite this, Sweden has received criticism for its handling of men's violence against women, and the prevalence of violence is, according to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), relatively high. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how chosen actors within the Swedish Public administration perceive their work regarding men’s violence against women and how it might be understood with the use of the normative theory “Good governance”. The thesis is focused on examining how the public actors experience their work through capacity, capability, transparency, as well as accountability. To examine this subject, qualitative interviews are made with representants from five different public actors, and where an idea analysis is applied to distinguish how the respondents perceive their work against men’s violence against women. The public actors, which are represented in the thesis: Länsstyrelsen, Nationell centrum för kvinnofrid (NCK), Polismyndigheten, Kriscentrum för kvinnor i Göteborgs Stad och Jämställdhetsmyndigheten. The results show that the public actors believe that there are areas of improvement in their work regarding men's violence against women. From a good governance perspective, capacity and capability must increase, and transparency, accountability and cooperation must improve for the work to live up to the requirements of good governance.
Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett utbrett samhällsproblem och har erkänts som en kränkning av de mänskliga rättigheterna. För att förebygga och bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor och ge kvinnorna det stöd de behöver har samhället och de offentliga aktörerna viktiga roller. Sverige har en självbild av att vara ett av världens mest jämställda och utvecklade länder. Trots detta har Sverige fått kritik för sitt arbete med mäns våld mot kvinnor och förekomsten av våldet är enligt FN:s kvinnokommitté fortfarande relativt hög. Uppsatsens syfte är därför att undersöka hur utvalda aktörer inom den svenska offentliga förvaltningen upplever sitt arbete med mäns våld mot kvinnor och hur det kan förstås utifrån den normativa teorin good governance. Uppsatsen avgränsas till att undersöka hur aktörerna upplever sitt arbete utifrån kapacitet och kompetens, transparens samt ansvar. För att genomföra undersökningen används kvalitativa intervjuer med representanter från fem olika offentliga aktörer, där en idéanalys tillämpas för att urskilja hur respondenterna upplever sitt arbete med mäns våld mot kvinnor. De offentliga aktörer som representeras i uppsatsen är Länsstyrelsen, Nationellt centrum för kvinnofrid (NCK), Polismyndigheten, Kriscentrum för kvinnor i Göteborgs Stad och Jämställdhetsmyndigheten. I uppsatsen dras slutsatsen att aktörerna upplever att det finns brister och förbättringsområden i deras arbete med mäns våld mot kvinnor. Ur ett good governance perspektiv behöver kunskap och kapacitet höjas och transparens, ansvarsfördelning och samverkan bli tydligare för att arbetet ska leva upp till kraven om vad som är en god samhällsstyrning.

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Bogaert, Brenda. "Patient Life Empowerment : Toward a Patient Developed Approach : Integrating epistemic contributions of refractory epilepsy patients in France and China through a method with emotions and a method with capabilities." Thesis, Lyon, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020LYSE3010.

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La notion du patient acteur est aujourd’hui mise en valeur. Elle apparaît comme un droit et induit des responsabilités. Nous demandons au médecin de faire participer le patient et au patient d’apprendre et de gérer sa maladie. Néanmoins, la relation médecin-patient continue d’être source de souffrance pour le patient, le soignant, et sa famille. Créer un environnement propice pour une participation de tous les patients est aujourd’hui une priorité pour les politiques publiques. Afin de développer notre approche du patient acteur, nous proposons deux méthodes en philosophie inspirées de Martha Nussbaum, une méthode avec les émotions, et une méthode avec les capacités. Grâce à sa contribution, nous développons une approche collaborative avec le patient, le patient acteur de sa vie. Nous considérons la vie des patients dans son ensemble : c’est-à-dire les relations avec leurs familles, leurs médecins, et dans leur quotidien. Nous plaidons ainsi pour une responsabilité sociale plus large pour aider les patients à s’épanouir
The notion of patient empowerment is valued today as both a right and a responsibility. We ask doctors to help the patient participate and the patient to learn about and to manage the disease. However, the doctor-patient relationship continues to be a source of suffering for the patient, the healthcare provider, and for the family. An urgent task for public policymakers today is to create a facilitating environment for all types of patients. We propose two methods in philosophy inspired by American philosopher Martha Nussbaum, a method with emotions and a method with capabilities, to develop our patient empowerment approach. With her contribution, we develop a collaborative approach with our patients, the patient life empowerment approach. We consider the patient’s life holistically, including in relationships with their families, their doctors, and in society. With our approach, we advocate for a larger social responsibility to help patients to flourish

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Moschetti-Jacob, Florence. "Création d'un artefact modulaire d'aide à la conception de parcours client cross-canal visant à développer les capacités des managers des entreprises du secteur du commerce." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PSLED018/document.

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Le management de l’expérience client est un terrain d’étude trop peu exploré en marketing (Lars Grønholdt et al., 2015; Lemon et Verhoef, 2017) et de nombreux professionnels décrivent les enjeux stratégiques, plus spécifiquement, de la conception de parcours client ainsi que la complexité managériale à les concevoir en situation de cross-canal.Notre but, dans une visée prescriptive et normative de la recherche, est d’améliorer, à travers la création d’un outil de gestion, les capacités marketing des managers de parcours client. Nous limitions notre travail doctoral au secteur de la distribution française en cross-canal. La thèse suit la méthodologie de Design Science (Romme, 2003) visant à concevoir un artefact, c’est-à-dire un outil de gestion dont les professionnels peuvent s’emparer pour réduire la complexité du management de l’expérience client. Trois études empiriques qualitatives sont conduites : deux séries d’entretiens individuels et une étude de cas pour tester l’outil conçu.L’artefact développé dans cette thèse comprend un ensemble de concepts, une méthode de travail ainsi que sa réalisation effective appelée instanciation, fondée sur les résultats des deux premiers terrains. Nous montrons que le choix théorique de considérer le parcours client comme une coproduction de ressources et de fonder la conception de parcours sur une structure modulaire permet d’améliorer les capacités marketing et d’en développer de nouvelles, contribuant ainsi au savoir managérial mais aussi académique car notre recherche explore, d’un point de vue théorique, les ressources engagées par le client et l’entreprise, ainsi que les capacités marketing nécessaires pour le manager et leurs dynamiques
Customer experience management is less explored in marketing (Lars Grønholdt et al., 2015; Lemon and Verhoef, 2017) and many practitioners describe strategic issues, and specifically, the managerial complexity to design of customer journey in cross-channel location.Our goal in our prescriptive and normative research, is aiming to improve, through the creation of a management tool, managers’ marketing capabilities. We restrict our doctoral work to French cross-channel retail. The thesis follows the Design Science Methodology (Romme, 2003) aimed at designing an artifact, which is a management tool that professionals can take to reduce the complexity of customer experience management. Three qualitative empirical studies are conducted: two series of interviews and a case study to test the artifact.The artifact developed in this thesis includes a set of concepts, a method and its effective realization called instantiation, based on the results of the first two interviews. We show that the theoretical choice to consider the customer journey as a co-production of resources and the design of customer journey as a modular structure allows to improve actual marketing capabilities and develop new ones, thus contributing to managerial knowledge but also academic because our research explores, from a theoretical point of view, the resources committed by the customer and the company, as well as marketing capabilities for the manager and their dynamics

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Parinet, Pauline. "La carence de l'administration." Thesis, Tours, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017TOUR1012/document.

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La carence de l’administration est à la fois évocatrice et ambigüe. Évocatrice pour l’administré, car elle ravive les mauvais souvenirs administratifs de chacun. Ambigüe pourtant, pour le juriste, car la carence évoque spontanément de multiples termes qui en sont proches, comme l’inertie ou l’abstention. Elle doit néanmoins en être distinguée et peut être définie comme le résultat de certaines inactions : celles qui n’auraient pas dû avoir lieu. Ainsi, la reconnaissance d’une carence administrative a une fonction : elle signale un comportement passif inadmissible. Elle dénonce à la fois une utilisation insuffisante de ses moyens pour remplir sa mission et une inaction administrative abusive. Le caractère anormal de l’inaction dénoncée par cette reconnaissance implique, alors, une réaction du système juridique, afin que le manque constaté ne puisse échapper à toute sanction, que celle-ci soit juridictionnelle ou non
The deficiency of the administration is meaningful and also ambiguous. Meaningful as it brings back administrative bad memories for every citizen. But ambiguous, for jurists, as the deficiency naturally reminds them of many terms which are very close, such as lethargy or abstention. Nevertheless, the deficiency has to be distinguished from these terms and can be defined as the result of some inactions : the ones which should not have happened. The recognition of the administrative deficiency has thus a function : highlighting an unacceptable passive behaviour. What it means an insufficient use of its means to fulfil its mission and an abusive abstention. So, the abnormal nature of this inaction highlighted by this recognition needs a reaction of the legal system, in order to condemn this noted lack, jurisdictionally or not

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Chen, Yi-Ping, and 陳依萍. "Competitive Capability, Relational Capability and competitive Advantage." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14907760513266047475.

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碩士
國立中興大學
企業管理學系研究所
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Proponents of the RBV have emphasized that competitive advantage results from those resources within the firm and viewed the firm as the primary unit of analysis. However, a firm’s critical resources may extend beyond firm boundaries and may be embedded in interfirm resources and routines. When the firm is willing to make interaction with partners, as the main idea of the relational perspective, the competitive advantages are linked to the close ties of each other. Thus, the RBV have a strong association with the relational view. In fact, as the intensifying competition and the resource limitations of the firm, it is no longer sufficient to survive along. We argue that an increasingly important unit of analysis form understanding competitive advantage is the relationship between firms and identify potential sources of interorganizational competitive advantage. The study population comprised manufacturing firms with exporting experience and a total of 112 usable responses were obtained. The findings suggest that innovative, learning, international and relational capabilities affect the outcomes of competitive advantage. The ability to interact with other companies-which we call relational capability - accelerates the firm’s advantage with relevant effects on company innovativeness and learning. The research did not consider some effects including language and culture etc., and the existing literature provided that there is non-line relationship between international capability and competitive advantage. Those may offer the reasons why relational and international capabilities do not complement and enhance each other.

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Chen, Yi-Chung, and 陳怡忠. "Organizational Learning Capability,Fit between Parents,Relational Capital and Joint Venture Performance." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/u5anq3.

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碩士
銘傳大學
國際企業學系碩士班
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In this study, we examine organizational learing capability, fit between parents, relational capital and joint venture performance for a sample of parent of Taiwan firm.Examining both subjective-financial and objective-financial performance measures, we attempt to determine if IJV perform better while organizational learning capability of IJV is strong, fit between parents and relational capital are high.We found that distance of culture, goal compatibility and absorbing capability did affect IJV performance. Finally,compare to relational capital and organizational learing capability, fit between parents is most crucial for IJV performance.

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Liao, Hsin-Jou, and 廖欣柔. "Suppliers’ Marketing Capability, Initiators’ Dysfunctional Conflict and Relationship Value Affect Relational Benefit between Suppliers and Initiators." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/jy8gtu.

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國立高雄餐旅大學
餐旅管理研究所
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The goal of this study was to investigate how marketing capability, dysfunctional conflict, and relationship value affect relational benefits through the relational proclivity between suppliers and initiators in a group-buying Web site. The initiators selected were those who conducted group buying more than 10 times in the group-buying Web site. In total, 9000 invitation e-mails were sent to initiators, of which 389 were returned; the model and hypotheses were tested by using structural equation modeling. The supplier and the initiator can work together in brainstorming new products; moreover, initiators can assist suppliers by helping them identify buyers’ demands and giving them relevant feedback. The suppliers’ marketing capability is important for initiators because it can help increase the latter’s ability to catch buyers’ attention. In addition, the initiator and supplier together can think about product innovation and new product designs. Initiators, as key persons in the group-buying process, serve as a bridge between suppliers and buyers and have a positive impact on group buying. Our findings suggest that certain facets of initiators are helpful in explaining the expected product performance of buyers.

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Ting-JunChen and 陳亭均. "Exploring the Effects of Supply Chain Relational Quality Factors and Collaborative Behaviors on Corporate Dynamic Capability and Collaborative Commerce Performance." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87704999830420804528.

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國立成功大學
工業與資訊管理學系
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The research method of this study is a questionnaire survey, which is not limited with regard to industry and department and includes only managers. It is intended to explore the effects of supply chain relationship quality, which includes the effects of affective commitment, positive calculative commitment, negative calculative commitment, normative commitment and inter-organizational trust on collaborative behaviors. Additionally, it includes an analysis of whether the collaborative behaviors in a supply chain affect the dynamic capability and performance of firms. Based on survey data collected from 270 managers, this study includes 12 hypothesis for which three assumptions are dropped. Both negative calculative commitment and inter-organizational trust don’t have a sufficient effect on supply chain collaborative behavior. The rest of the commitments exhibit a sufficient positive effect on collaboration. However, the most important result is that the collaborative behaviors in the supply chain are sufficient to influence the dynamic capability of the firms under consideration, and the promotion of dynamic capability also exhibits sufficient influence on firm performance.

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Tseng, Wei-Kuo, and 曾為國. "The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Slack, Ambidextrous Innovation and Organization Performance on Starup-Absorptive Capability and Relational Capital as Moderators." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/a4j3xn.

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國立中興大學
企業管理學系所
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This study mainly discuesses the mediating and moderating effects of Dual Innovation (i.e., explorational and exploitation innovation), relationship capital, and absorptive capacity. In order to enrich the multi-relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance in the past literature. At the same time, for the startup company, it is more understanding of the influence of the internal and external factors (i.e., relationship capital and absorptive capacity) and Dual Innovational capability of the highly entrepreneurial oriented startup complay can be more prominent.This study is mainly based on start-up company within 10 years and explores the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, organizational resources and organizational perforeance (i.e., financial performance, market performance, and innovational perforance), amd the mediating and moderating effects of Dual Innovation (i.e., explorational and exploitation innovation), relationship capital, and absorptive capacity. This study takes the service industry of the new venture as the main research object and distributes it as a questionnaire. 137 valid questionnaires were collected and used for data analysis and empirical research. The empirical results found that (1) Entrepreneurial orientation (i.e. innovative, take calculated risks, proactive) has a significantly positive impact on explorational innovation; (2) Organizational slack has a significantly positive impact on explorational innovation; (3) Explorational innovation positive impact on organizational performance; (4) Exploitation innovation positive impact on organizational performance; (5) Absorptive capability enhances the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation on explorational innovation; (6) Absorptive capability enhances the positive effect of organizational slack on explorational innovation; (7) Relationship Capital enhances the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation on explorational innovation; (8) Relationship Capital enhances the positive effect of organizational slack on explorational innovation. Finally, based on the results of research and analysis, this study proposes theoretical and management implications and makes recommendations for future research.

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Liu, I.-Chun, and 劉怡君. "The Relational Knowledge Stores of Manufacturer - Supplier Relationship in Small and Medium Enterprises: The Moderating Effects of Trust and Organizational Learning Capability." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72198484052668713723.

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國立雲林科技大學
企業管理系碩士班
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With the globalization trade in business, the competition of industry environment is fierce. In order to response rapidly and effectively of customer’s need, the enterprises should make a good cooperation relationship with others by implementing strategic alliances and joint ventures. Organizations may learn and understand with each other to create and maintain good relationship. However, how to build inter-organizations learning activities which can make profit and advantages to each other and this is an important question to enterprises to consider. Therefore this research hopes to understand the relationship learning between manufacturer and supplier in small and medium enterprises in Taiwan. This research explores the relationship learning between manufacturer and supplier in small and medium enterprises in Taiwan, and the effect of constructing the relational knowledge stores, as well as, the influence of knowledge stores to relationship performance. Furthermore, exploring whether the bilateral learning activities will be influenced by the bilateral trust degree and the organization learning capability or not. The method of this research uses confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and path analysis to test the hypotheses will get support or not. Consequently, the results as follows: (1)The relationship learning has a positive effect on constructing the relational knowledge store of manufacture-supplier. (2)Trust has a positive moderating effect. (3)The organizational learning capability has a negative moderating effect. (4)The relational knowledge stores have a positive effect on creating relationship performance.

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Kuo, Chun-chi, and 郭俊岐. "The Relational Knowledge Stores of Manufacturer - Distributor Relationship in Small and Medium Enterprise: The Moderating Effects of Organizational learning capability and Trust." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79583522470123438462.

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國立雲林科技大學
企業管理系碩士班
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Under the fast change and competitive global business environment, it is not easy for enterprises attempt to fight for competitive advantage by themselves. Enterprises not only need to respond to the market and customer''s demands, but also to think about how to manage the relationship with business partners to maintain their long-term superiority and good profitability. Therefore, how to proceed to inter-organization learning activities, to build knowledge in partners, and to bring the profit and benefit in the long-term cooperation are quite important. Therefore, this research wants to know the situation of relationship learning in manufacturer and distributor in Taiwan, and presents a conceptual framework that includes the effect of relationship learning between manufacturer and distributor on relational knowledge stores and the relationship between relational knowledge stores and relationship performance. Then, this study tests the moderating effects of organizational learning capability and trust on the relationship between relationship learning and relational knowledge stores. The samples are 169 manufacturers in small and medium enterprises in Taiwan. LISREL 8.52 is used to test the hypothesis of this research. The major results are summarized as follows. (1) Relationship learning has a positive effect on building relational knowledge stores. (2) The positive effect of relationship learning on relational knowledge stores is moderated under conditions of high organizational learning capability. (3) The positive effect of relationship learning on relational knowledge stores is moderated under conditions of low trust. (4) Relational knowledge stores have a positive effect on relationship performance.

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LI, YI-JEN, and 李翊禎. "A Study on the Military Capability Evaluation of the claimants dispute in the South China Sea - By Grey Relational Analysis and Entropy Method." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hvvv23.

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碩士
國防大學政治作戰學院
政治研究所
106
Observing the international situation, the sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea has been attracting international attention, which involves multinational interests.The claimants’ demands vary significantly and the level of competition is getting higher.In addition, the claimants dispute in the South Chinese sea also try to boost their military capabilities in order to preserve the geopolitical strategy, the acquisition of resources and the stability of sovereignty in the South China Seas.Therefore, this study is based on the claimants dispute in the South China Sea.The Grey relational analysis and Entropy method are used to analyze the military data of the claimants dispute in the South China Sea from 2010 to 2017.The data source was taken from the "the military balance" ofthe London International Institute for Strategic Studies, the World Factbook report published by the CIA and WB (World Bank).The Grey correlation coefficient of the military capability of the claimants dispute in the South is obtained, and the weight of the military capability is calculated by using the Entropy method, which is analyzed by two numerical objective data.We have obtained the ranking of military capabilities of the dispute in the South China Sea and analyzed the differences of the weight in the key factors affecting military capabilities, in order to provide a reference for sovereignty of Taiwan and interests in the South China Sea. The results of the study found that from 2010 to 2017, the top three key factors affecting the military were the defense budget,the number of fighters and the number of warships.In terms of the ranking of the military capabilities, except for the ranks of the third and fourth most powerful forces in different years from Vietnam and Malaysia, the rest of the first, second, fifth and sixth-ranked countries in the military capability are scheduled to be China, Taiwan, the Philippines and Brunei.This study can provide a new thinking model for the relevant authorities from another perspective, and make up for the gap of the quantitative literature.

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CHOU, YI-FU, and 周翊莆. "Application of Entropy、TOPSIS and Grey Relational Analysis Method to Analysis Relationship of Economic and Military Capability Evaluation of Regional Economic Integration Membership：A Case Study of RCEP and CPTPP." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/r249s9.

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碩士
國防大學政治作戰學院
政治研究所
106
The purpose of this study is to examine the rankings of the economic and military capabilities of the regional economic integrators of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the weights of their respective indicators.Taiwan is in a strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region; RCEP members are our major export markets and investment regions. In 2016, 16 RCEP countries accounted for 58.6% of Taiwan's total trade volume, and Taiwan’s accumulated investment in RCEP members accounted for 80% of Taiwan’s foreign investment.CPTPP's member states’ GDPs reach as high as US$10.2 trillion, accounting for 13.6% of global GDP and Taiwan’s trade volume accounted for 25.25% of Taiwan’s total foreign trade.Therefore, it is crucial for Taiwan to participate in regional economic integration, which is also an important part of Taiwan’s political diplomacy and economic and trade strategy.From this perspective, both RCEP and CPTPP are important topics for Taiwan.This study takes RCEP and CPTPP member countries as the research objects, and uses Entropy, TOPSIS and grey relational analysis to analyzes the indicators of economic and military capabilities of each country from 2013 to 2017 The results show that the ranking of countries’ economic and military capabilities is stable. In terms of economic indicators, GDP, FDI, labor force, foreign exchange deposits, and total imports are all important indicators in RCEP and CPTPP countries.In terms of military capabilities, strategic missiles, defense budgets, air defense missiles, railway chiefs, and fighter aircraft are all important indicators in RCEP and CPTPP countries, the relevance between China's economic capacity and economic and military comprehensive capabilities to both RCEP and CPTPP is continuously improving; the relevance of China's military capabilities to RCEP is increasing and the relevance to CPTPP is declining.The results of this study can provide reference for government resource allocation in the planning of economic policies and preparations for military operations in the future, and to increase the efficiency of the policy and fill in gaps in the related quantitative literature.

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Hwa, Yan Chu, and 嚴竹華. "A Study on Relations of Communication Capability, Attitude and Communication Effectiveness." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98900279747876105230.

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碩士
中原大學
企業管理學系
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Communication is the basis for building consensus in any organization, and communication research has the potential contribution of improving efficiency. The problem with previous studies, however, is that the issues faced by individuals seem to be much more important than the counterpart involved, and these issue attributes and human factors have not been examined as a whole. This study has attempted to fill that gap by (1) investigating the importance of understanding of ego-self in effective communication, (2) identifying issue attributes and human factors which could influence communication effectiveness, and (3) comparing and contrasting the essence and impact of Confucianism and Christianity (mainly in the US context) on communication attitude and behaviors. A synopsis of the key findings from this study are as follows. 1. In terms of the relationship between self-understanding and communication behaviors, this study supports Johari Window'''' proposition that it is impossible for individuals to understand ego-self in a closed and solitary environment. There must be candid and unreserved interaction with others. 2. In comparing the impact of Confucius and Christian ideologies, it is found that due to different value systems and ethical considerations operating in the respective culture, the Westerners tend to focus on the current issues or problems during communication, while the Chinese focusing on long-term relationship. 3. As to the relationship between attitudes and capabilities of communication, an analysis of communication behaviors in this country has resulted in the implication that cultural differences could impact the communication process when the issue attributes and human factors are considered as a whole. 4. Exploration of how TA theory may be applicable in the Taiwanese society has generated a different result from those by other studies that are situated in a western society. Crossing-style communication, according to TA theory, can result in relationship breakdown or avoidance behavior. However, when considering characteristics of the local society, this study found that negative confrontation could indeed break off communication. Surprisingly, positive confrontation is considered not only a satisfactory strategy for successful communication but also a commendable way of maintaining long-term relationship. A modified model of the TA theory is thus proposed. 5. Findings from this study have resulted in an "assessment model of communication effectiveness (AMCE)" that takes into consideration of the local society characteristics. Since this model accommodates both issue attributes and human factors in relationship development, it seems more likely to facilitate the understanding of communication effectiveness in the Taiwanese society than the original TA theory. The proposed AMCE model in this study clearly shows that human factors are taken into prior account. Further studies of sample survey are suggested to verify the communication patterns and attitudes identified in this study. And, hopefully, to ensure that the AMCE model is applicable in the Taiwanese society.

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李玉文. "A Study on the Relations between Technical Learning and Tank Fighting Capability." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75753867995850857676.

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碩士
大葉大學
國際企業管理學系碩士班
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Armor is one of the decisive branches for the ground forces. Even in the era of the Nuclear, Armor puts a significant pressure on enemy, through excellent protection, rapid mobility and powerful firepower, therefore can push the opposite side of the strait away from the war. Today, the development of the anti-Armor weapon is fast enough to endanger the safety of Armors. Hereby, the exterior cover of Armors has been improved to strengthen the complexity and reaction of Armors. The high-tech of national defense for the PRC Army has advanced to catch up the current steps of Europe and America. The new model of Armors for the PRC has complex cover and more powerful guns. Comparing the Armors of ROC Army, the PRC Army''''s Armors has its own superiority. As matter of facts, the ROC Army still bears some chances in such challenge, because the separation of Taiwan Strait would seriously restrict the transportation of heavy tank. In the beginning of amphibious landing, the PRC Army can only deploy the light-tanks and landing crafts to encounter the first strike of our forces, then followed by the rest of other well-fined and advanced Armors. Whether the ROC Army can take the opportunities to win is based on the key factor of the combat strength of the tanks. Comparing the diploma of military members, ROC Army has an obvious advantage. This means that ROC Army in the technical learning aspect is faster and more effective than the PRC Army, which create a great opportunity for the ROC Army to gain battle superiority. This study uses a case study method, using technical theory as a basis. By interviewing the Armor officers, discussed the inner and outer learning. From technical learning width and depth produce full-dimension and limited dimension learner''''s output individually, technical ability physical system, member''''s knowledge, skills, management system and values in order to lead to the results as following: 1. For the technical learning width, the differences between the full-dimension learners and limited dimension learners (only taking inner and outer as a focus) is very obvious. 2. For the technical learning depth, the differences between the double-loop learning tanks troops and the single-loop learning tank troops is remarkable. 3. For the tank troops that can take a full-dimension learning in both technical learning width and depth, and can coordinate with each other, their technical ability has a great difference. This paper exposes that the ROC Army does not use the full-dimension learning style. So the effectiveness is limited. Although parts of our offices are continuously looking forward to the approach of outstanding Armor power, it''''s difficult to breakthrough due to the lack of academic theory. Take a broad view from the conclusion of interview analysis. Our Armor power need to be promoted and technical ability need to be strengthened. All of these efforts depend on the reforms of technical learning.

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Lin, Jui-Lung, and 林瑞龍. "The Cross-Strait Relation between Economic Capability and Military Capability – From the Prospective of Trade Dependency among U.S., China, and Taiwan." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48902117487529617284.

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碩士
國防大學管理學院
財務管理學系
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Looking at the global economic situation, the tide of globalization between countries is becoming close, from the perspective of trade dependence, a high degree of trade dependence on the mainland of Taiwan, the mainland will make our economy vulnerable to economic fluctuations. This study used ARDL cointegration method to investigate the dynamic correlation between the national defense capabilities and economic strength of the Taiwan Strait, and further examine whether cross-strait trade dependence on the United States will affect the dynamic correlation between the national defense capabilities and economic strength. The empirical results show that the rate of economic growth and defense burden rate each other with a long-term causal relationship can also be said to pre-economic growth rate will affect the current defense budget provision in the defense budget accounted for 3% of China's GDP gradually tend to normalization underwhen GDP growth, the defense budget will also be growth. This study also found that part of the trade with the U.S., Taiwan with U.S. trade dependence on Taiwan's economic growth has an important influence, especially in Taiwan in the face of the global economic downturn and China's continued economic slowdown trend, by extending the trade with the U.S.,able to maintain economic growth.

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Li, Mei Chen, and 黎美辰. "Enhance object detection capability with the Object Relation on Faster R-CNN Model." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33r42d.

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碩士
長庚大學
資訊工程學系
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Due to more artificial intelligence applications, the technique of image recognitions is becoming more and more important. Nowadays, several deep learning methods on image recognition have been proposed. In order to be able to identify multiple targets, the notion of region proposal was proposed which was used multiple resolution methods to improve accuracy, such as R-CNN, Fast R-CNN, Faster R-CNN, Mask R-CNN, SSD, and YOLO. However, these improvements are based on pixel. There are also some uncertain objects when the human eye observes the surrounding scene. At this time, we will make guesses based on other, more clear objects around us. Therefore, in the paper, we propose a method for object recognition using the probability of correlation between objects. When performing object recognition in a picture, use the probability of correlation between objects to adjust related parameters and weight values. Use this method to improve the overall recognition of the entire picture.

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Su, Yu-Shan. "Enhancing Innovativeness through Strategic Capability Deployment and Partnering Relations - The Cases of Biotechnology Ventures." 2004. http://www.cetd.com.tw/ec/thesisdetail.aspx?etdun=U0001-0511200411463600.

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