Search for dissertations about: "performance assessment"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 1065 swedish dissertations containing the words performance assessment.
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16. Competing Under Pressure : State Anxiety, Sports Performance and Assessment
Abstract : Elevated levels of anxiety are a common response to stressful competitive sports situations, are known to moderate athletic performance and are referred to as an unpleasant emotional state associated with perceptions of situational threat. The empirical studies in this dissertation considered primarily psychometric, methodological and conceptual issues of relevance for the study of anxiety and sports performance. READ MORE
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17. Integrated Measurement and Assessment of Performance in Large Organizations: The Case of a Swedish Construction Company
Abstract : The construction industry has been criticised in several public investigations during the last few years because of lack of competition and resistance to change. Unlike other industries the production costs within the construction industry are increasing and lately, foreign contractors have made their entrance to the Swedish construction market. READ MORE
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18. Life cycle assessment in the development of forest products : Contributions to improved methods and practices
Abstract : The prospect of reducing environmental impacts is a key driver for the research and development (R&D) of new forest products. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is often used for assessing the environmental impact of such products, e.g. for the purpose of guiding R&D. READ MORE
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19. Managing high environmental performance? : Applying life cycle approaches and environmental certification tools in the building and real estate sectors
Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to demonstrate and critically assess life cycle approaches’ and environmental certification (EC) tools’ potential for supporting decisions for improved environmental performance in the building and real estate sectors.Using life cycle approaches, the thesis shows that for new build and renovation cases aiming for low operational energy use that embodied global warming potential (GWP) due to material production can constitute a large portion of a building’s lifetime GWP. READ MORE
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20. Integrated pedestrian safety assessment methodology
Abstract : Pedestrian fatalities and injuries are a concern in many regions. Passive safety assessment is well established, and additional active safety assessment has recently emerged. However, assessment methods reflecting on the interaction between active and passive safety do not exist in regulatory or consumer testing. READ MORE