Search for dissertations about: "Means-End Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Means-End Theory.

2. 1. Investigating Consumer Perceptions by applying the Extended Association Pattern Technique : A Study on Wooden Multistory Houses

   Author : Tobias Schauerte; Anders Baudin; Anders Pehrsson; Udo Mantau; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Means-End Chain Theory; Means-End Theory; laddering technique; laddering; Association Pattern Technique; end use analysis; wooden multistory houses; timber construction; wood construction; wooden housing; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Forestry and Wood Technology; Skog och träteknik;

   Abstract : During the past years, the usage of wood as construction material in multistory applications has increased. In Germany and Sweden, various activities have been, and are about to be performed, to accentuate and improve the position of wooden multistory houses. READ MORE

4. 2. Perceptions of Wooden Multifamily Houses : Applying an Extended Association Pattern Technique

   Author : Tobias Schauerte; Anders Baudin; Anders Pehrsson; Arno Frühwald; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Wooden multifamily houses; German construction market; end-user; perceptions; house building industry; Means-End theory; laddering; Association Pattern Technique; matrix-survey.; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi; Maskinteknik; Mechanical Engineering;

   Abstract : During the past years, wooden one and two family houses showed a higher growth rate on the German construction market compared to conventional material like brick and stone. Wood as construction material became more and more attractive. READ MORE

5. 3. Real Estate Development : A Customer Perspective

   Author : Berndt Lundgren; Stellan Lundström; Kurt Psilander; magnus Söderlund; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Residential development; customer satisfaction; means end chain theory; laddering; structural equation models; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis ‘Real Estate Development: a Customer Perspective’, mainly concerns questions that are related to why consumers make a choice and what they are looking for. The first part of this thesis is the result of the research project ‘Models for the Construction Sector’ (MoPo) and the second part is the result of a collaborative project between KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the Construction Sector Innovation Centre (BIC), five private companies[1] and four municipalities in Stockholm County. READ MORE

6. 4. What’s the Problem? Reformulating the Problem for Balanced-Strategy Creation

   Author : Sveinung Jørgensen; Per Skålén; Håvard Teigen; Stefan Tengblad; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Problem formulation; balanced-strategy creation; the means-end fallacy; decision-making; corporate social responsibility; creativity; Problemformulering; balanserad strategiutveckling; medel-mål felslutet; beslutsteori; företagets sociala ansvarstagande; kreativitet; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : By asking “What’s the problem?” this thesis addresses the crucial relationship between how strategic decision-makers formulate organizational problems and how the relevant actors attempt to solve these problems. This thesis holds that the creation of strategy can be conceived of as a decision-making process in which the strategists find, formulate and attempt to solve problems by choosing a set of means to reduce the perceived gap between the current state and the desired state of the organization. READ MORE

7. 5. The Dynamics of Requirements and Product Concept Management A Product Modelling Approach

   Author : Fredrik Andersson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; requirements management; functional representation; product modelling; rationale; design theory and methodology; product development;

   Abstract : Product development is in many respects the process of identifying and envisaging needs and bringing those needs into life. To make it challenging, the competition forces companies to continuously reduce development and manufacturing cost while increasing customer satisfaction. READ MORE