Search for dissertations about: "Robert Picard"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Robert Picard.

2. 1. Media Convergence and Digital News Services

   Author : Ester Appelgren; Nils Enlund; Robert Picard; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Media convergence; newspaper production; online newspaper; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : In this thesis, media convergence strategies and added value of digital news services are investigated, focusing on the newspaper industry and it’s audience. Convergence implies that previously unalike areas come together, approaching a common goal. A subordinate concept of convergence, i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. Media Convergence and Digital News Services : adding value for producers and consumers

   Author : Ester Appelgren; Nils Enlund; Robert Picard; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Media convergence; newspaper production; online newspaper;

   Abstract : In this thesis, media convergence strategies and added value of digital news services are investigated, focusing on the newspaper industry and it’s audience. Convergence implies that previously unalike areas come together, approaching a common goal. A subordinate concept of convergence, i.e. READ MORE

5. 3. Strategies of power in multilingual global broadcasters : How the BBC, CNN and Aljazeera shape their Middle East news discourse

   Author : Leon Barkho; Lars-Åke Engblom; Robert Picard; Golam Rahman; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Middle East; Mellanöstern;

   Abstract :  This study deals with the Middle East reporting of three gigantic media companies which together are largely responsible for refining and shaping our views of events in the world. The informational and communicative arm of these giants – Aljazeera, the BBC and CNN – is unprecedented in the history of human communication. READ MORE

6. 4. Bridging the GAAP? : IFRS in accounting practice

   Author : Berit Hartmann; Jan Mouritsen; Robert Picard; Andrea Mennicken; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) come to act within an organizational context. In particular, the thesis explores how the requirements for goodwill accounting and leasing influence organizational calculative practices, transforming and shaping operations management. READ MORE

7. 5. Institutional arrangements and competitive posture : effects of company structures in the commercial printing industry

   Author : Thomas Mejtoft; Nils Enlund; Robert G. Picard; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; business strategy; cooperation; customer value; institutional arrangements; printing industry; vertical integration; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract :  The research objective of this dissertation is to investigate the impact of institutional arrangements, with respect to vertical integration and cooperation, on competitive advantages within the commercial printing industry, with specific focus on digital printing. This dissertation comprises six research papers, based on four qualitative case studies and a quantitative survey study, all carried out in Sweden in the years 2004-2008. READ MORE