Search for dissertations about: "uncertainty"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1693 swedish dissertations containing the word uncertainty.

  2. 21. Addressing client uncertainty : a Swedish property owners' perspective on industrialised timber framed housing and property

    Author : Erika Levander; Jan Bröchner; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Abstract : Construction clients have the position to continuously improve new-built from a life cycle perspective. Furthermore, they can contribute to advancement and improved competition in construction by putting more explicit and distinct requirements and by a willingness to try new, non-local contractors and new construction methods (Statskontoret 2009). READ MORE

  4. 22. Risk, uncertainty & profitability : An accounting-based study of industrial firms' financial performance

    Author : Mattias Hamberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : It is often said, among practicians and theorists, that doing business is about taking risks. Thisthesis is focused on the relationship between doing business, and thereby earning a return, andthe inherent risk taking. READ MORE

  5. 23. Uncertainty and Persuasion. Essays on Behavioral Political Economy

    Author : Love Christensen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Uncertainty; Persuasion; Belief formation; Preference formation; Public opinion;

    Abstract : When voters form their political opinions and decide whom to vote for, they are confronted with at least two types of uncertainty. First, voters cannot be sure what reforms a political party will pursue once in office. Second, the outcomes of political reforms are never perfectly known. READ MORE

  6. 24. Identification and synthesis of components for uncertainty propagation

    Author : Mladen Gibanica; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; substructuring; uncertainty propagation; uncertainty quantification; surrogate modelling; Monte Carlo method; interface reduction; state-space models; experimental methods; system identification;

    Abstract : For automotive structures, built-up of hundreds of components with property spread, knowing the effects of component variability and its propagation through the system assembly is important in order to mitigate noise and vibration problems. To increase the understanding of how the spread propagates into variability in built-up structures, both experimental and computational aspects are considered in this thesis. READ MORE

  7. 25. Essays on Uncertainty and Escape in Trade Agreements

    Author : Mathias Herzing; Henrik Horn; Harry Flam; Daniel J. Kovenock; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade Agreements; Uncertainty; Escape; Repeated Games; Hidden Information; Safeguards; Trade Liberalization; WTO; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises three theoretical essays on trade agreements."Can Self-Destructive Trade Agreements Be Optimal?" focuses on the impact of hidden information on strategic interaction in the context of trade agreements. READ MORE