Search for dissertations about: "Knowledge Acquisition"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 238 swedish dissertations containing the words Knowledge Acquisition.

  2. 6. Consumer knowledge and its implications for aspects of consumer purchasing behaviour in the case of information-intensive products

    Author : Debbie Vigar-Ellis; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Leyland Pitt; Maria Styven Ek; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer knowledge; Objective knowledge; Subjective knowledge; Opinion leadership; Exploratory acquisition; Variety-seeking behaviour; Wine; Information-intensive products;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research was to better understand consumer knowledge, its constituents, antecedents and consequences or implications for other consumer behaviours so as to assist wine marketers and marketers of other information-intensive products with their marketing strategy development.  Wine is a complex product difficult for consumers to evaluate particularly prior to purchase but it is also a difficult product for marketers. READ MORE

  4. 7. Fashioning a Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneur?

    Author : Erik Gustafsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; knowledge intensity; entrepreneurship; fashion; higher education; creative industries; creative knowledge; entrepreneurial intentions;

    Abstract : This PhD dissertation explores fashion design graduates as potential knowledge-intensive entrepreneurs through the relationship between knowledge and other resources, and different pathways post-graduation. Explorative qualitative studies are used to analyse how fashion designers reflect and act after graduating from fashion school, applying theories about knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. READ MORE

  5. 8. Learning strategies for international growth : On knowledge acquisition and opportunity realization

    Author : Niklas Åkerman; Hans Jansson; Mikael Hilmersson; Olli Kuivalainen; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International opportunities; Internationalization; Internationalization knowledge; Learning; Market knowledge; Business administration; Företagsekonomi; Marketing; Marknadsföring; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation;

    Abstract : Literature on firm internationalization has pointed out knowledge and learning as central components in the internationalization process. While much research has emphasized the development of experience in the firm as the main source of new knowledge, this notion has also been challenged. READ MORE

  6. 9. Data-driven Methods for Spoken Dialogue Systems : Applications in Language Understanding, Turn-taking, Error Detection, and Knowledge Acquisition

    Author : Raveesh Meena; Gabriel Skantze; Joakim Gustafson; Helen Hastie; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Language Understanding; Turn-taking; Error Detection; Knowledge Acquisition; Crowdsourcing; semantisk tolkning talspråk; turtagning i dialogsystem; fel och missförstånd; crowdsourcing; dialogsystem; Tal- och musikkommunikation; Speech and Music Communication;

    Abstract : Spoken dialogue systems are application interfaces that enable humans to interact with computers using spoken natural language. A major challenge for these systems is dealing with the ubiquity of variability—in user behavior, in the performance of the various speech and language processing sub-components, and in the dynamics of the task domain. READ MORE

  7. 10. Knowledge based perceptual anchoring : grounding percepts to concepts in cognitive robots

    Author : Marios Daoutis; Silvia Coradeschi; Amy Loutfi; Angelo Cangelosi; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; anchoring; knowledge representation; cognitive perception; symbol grounding; common-sense information; Datavetenskap; Computer and Systems Science;

    Abstract : A successful articial cognitive agent needs to integrate its perception of the environment with reasoning and actuation. A key aspect of this integration is the perceptual-symbolic correspondence, which intends to give meaning to the concepts the agent refers to { known as Anchoring. However, perceptual representations alone (e.g. READ MORE