Search for dissertations about: "decision modes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the words decision modes.

2. 1. Underlying psychological mechanisms of helping effects : Examining the when × why of charitable giving

   Author : Arvid Erlandsson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; charitable giving; helping; prosocial behavior; helping effects; identified victim effect; proportion dominance effect; in-group effect; emotions; sympathy; perceived utility; perceived responsibility; decision modes; mediation; moral decision making; dual-process theories.;

   Abstract : The overarching purpose of this thesis was to investigate if different helping effects can be specifically linked to different psychological mechanisms. Helping effects (i.e. the when of helping) refer to situational differences that can increase or decrease the probability of helping. READ MORE

4. 2. Uncertainty in risk assessment : contents and modes of communication

   Author : Rikard Levin; Sven Ove Hansson; Erik Olsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; uncertainty; scientific uncertainty; characterization of uncertainty; decision-making under uncertainty; risk assessment; risk management; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Abstract : Assessments of chemical health risks are performed by scientific experts. Their intended use is as bases for decisions. This thesis tries to answer the questions of how uncertainty is, and should be, communicated in such risk assessments. The thesis consists of two articles and an introductory essay. READ MORE

5. 3. Risk analysis : a tool in decision-making

   Author : Per Näsman; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Other civil engineering and architecture; Övrig samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract : In our daily life we are surrounded by different kind of risks and we constantly strive for better methods to quantify and in the prolongation manage these risks. Every activity involves some risks and there are some kinds of risks and some level of risks that we are unwilling to accept. READ MORE

6. 4. Influential Moments in City Planning Meetings : A Study of Decision-Making Situations in a Jordanian Municipality

   Author : Marwa Al Khalidi; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; decision-making; planning culture; city planning meetings; Jordan; destabilizations; heterogeneity; participant observation; controversy; actor-network theory; influential moments; narrative;

   Abstract : The shaping of a city and its future relates to official decisions made in city planning meetings, where daily planning matters and decision-making processes adapt to changing societal circumstances. The interest of this research lies in how planning is officially established, managed and practiced in the setting of a Jordanian city, and its local districts. READ MORE

7. 5. The Journey of Mobile Business Intelligence: From Vision to Use

   Author : Olgerta Tona; Institutionen för informatik; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; mobile business intelligence; decision-making efficiency; use; information search modes; mixed methods research; affordances; benefits; organizing vision; IT champion;

   Abstract : Mobile business intelligence (m-BI), an extension of business intelligence (BI), promises to support decision-making on the move. What is new and interesting about m-BI is the fact that users can access and analyse business information when needed independently of time and place on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. READ MORE