Search for dissertations about: "adoption outcome"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words adoption outcome.

  1. 21. Alternative agriculture and rural development: A case study of sugar beet cultivation in Kenya

    Author : Nicodemus Mandere; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Challenges; Prospects; Household income; Poverty; Sugar beet; Kenya; Alternative agriculture;

    Abstract : Land use change has been observed to cause profound impacts on sustainability, particularly when the change is not well planned and co-coordinated. In Kenya the government is promoting diversification of crops to embrace high value crops and drought resistant crop varieties in efforts to reduce poverty in rural areas. READ MORE

  2. 22. Mobile Computing and Project Communication : - mixing oil and water?

    Author : Alexander Löfgren; Örjan Wikforss; Per Andersson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Mobile computing; Project communication; Construction; Implementation; Usefulness; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi;

    Abstract : The use of mobile and wireless Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in geographically distributed project organizations appears to be an appropriate application of new technical capabilities in an existing business environment. But to successfully introduce and adopt a suitable mobile ICT-based project communication platform in an existing operational setting involves a complex framework of socio-technical issues that have to be considered. READ MORE

  3. 23. Performance anomaly detection and resolution for autonomous clouds

    Author : Olumuyiwa Ibidunmoye; Erik Elmroth; Ewnetu Bayuh Lakew; Rolf Stadler; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Cloud Computing; Distributed Systems; Performance Management; Anomaly Detection; Quality of Service; Performance Analytics; Machine Learning; Computer Systems; datorteknik; business data processing; administrativ databehandling; Computer Science; datalogi;

    Abstract : Fundamental properties of cloud computing such as resource sharing and on-demand self-servicing is driving a growing adoption of the cloud for hosting both legacy and new application services. A consequence of this growth is that the increasing scale and complexity of the underlying cloud infrastructure as well as the fluctuating service workloads is inducing performance incidents at a higher frequency than ever before with far-reaching impact on revenue, reliability, and reputation. READ MORE

  4. 24. International and export behavior of firms : a critical review and empirical assessment

    Author : Dafnis Coudounaris; Arthur Money; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

    Abstract : The current thesis examines exporting as a leading discipline in International Business and sheds light into various exporting issues which have not been thoroughly investigated in the past. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part includes two studies based on literature review, specifically on International Management and Exporting. READ MORE

  5. 25. Laser beam-material interaction in Powder Bed Fusion

    Author : Tatiana Fedina; Knut Partes; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Produktionsutveckling; Manufacturing Systems Engineering;

    Abstract : The acceptance of additive manufacturing (AM) depends on the quality of final parts and the process repeatability. Recently, many studies have been dedicated to the establishment of the relationship between the process behavior and material performance. READ MORE