Search for dissertations about: "managing uncertainty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words managing uncertainty.

2. 1. Managing Vulnerability : Everyday Interaction in Sheltered Accommodations

   Author : Richard Gäddman Johansson; Stina Bergman Blix; Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen; Karen Christensen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vulnerability; social interaction; care and service provision; service users; support workers; sheltered accommodations; intellectual and developmental disabilities; LSS; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to develop our understanding of the performance and management of vulnerability in social interaction. The term vulnerability is used frequently within a wide range of scholarly fields, however common conceptions of vulnerability have been criticized for containing normative assumptions about our propensities for being exposed to and capabilities for dealing with adverse events and experiences. READ MORE

4. 2. Managing uncertainty in building acoustics : comparisons of predictions with the 12354 standards to measurements

   Author : Christian Simmons; Eddy Gerretsen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Technology; Teknikvetenskap; Teknisk akustik; Engineering Acoustics;

   Abstract : The thesis summarizes results of research on the uncertainty of standardized methods applied in the field of building acoustics, with respect to calculations as well as to measurements. Eight published papers are appended to the thesis. READ MORE

5. 3. MANAGING PROJECT UNCERTAINTY BY USING AN ENHANCED RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

   Author : Rolf Olsson; Mats Jackson; Mats Deleryd; Björn Fagerström; Johannes Halman; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Risk management; uncertainty; project management; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi; Innovation och design;

   Abstract : An increasing number of companies are focusing their efforts on project management. Project management is frequently used as an enabler for meeting an uncertain and turbulent environment. Consequently, the overall effectiveness of the project management process is essential for long-term profitability. READ MORE

6. 4. Error Handling in Spoken Dialogue Systems : Managing Uncertainty, Grounding and Miscommunication

   Author : Gabriel Skantze; Rolf Carlson; Alexander Rudnicky; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; speech communications; linguistics; Language technology; Språkteknologi;

   Abstract : Due to the large variability in the speech signal, the speech recognition process constitutes the major source of errors in most spoken dialogue systems. A spoken dialogue system can never know for certain what the user is saying, it can only make hypotheses. READ MORE

7. 5. On the Economic Return of a Software Investment – Managing Cost, Benefit and Uncertainty

   Author : Emil Numminen; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Economic Return; Managerial Decisions; Real Option; Software Investment; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to explore how the economic return of a software investment can be assessed and managed. This topic has been studied in research and has been a concern for firms making software investments. In order to study this we need a model of the underlying factors affecting the economic return. READ MORE