Search for dissertations about: "review of research methodology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 140 swedish dissertations containing the words review of research methodology.

  2. 1. Managing the flows? Furthering a socio-material flow methodology for industrial ecology

    Author : Mathias Lindkvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industrial ecology; actor-network-theory ANT ; methodology; action nets; socio-material; field studies; conceptualisation; material flow; review; life cycle assessment LCA ;

    Abstract : This dissertation defends the thesis that application of the socio-material methodology that I present can assist environmentally more effective decision-making. The methodology provides a recipe for a systematic and accurate understanding of how human actions determine environmental impacts via material (tangible) flows. READ MORE

  4. 2. Views of Research Quality in Empirical Software Engineering

    Author : Jefferson Seide Molléri; Kai Petersen; Emilia Mendes; Yvonne Dittrich; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Research Quality; Quality Standards; Empirical Software Engineering; Research Methodology;

    Abstract : Background. Software Engineering (SE) research, like other applied disciplines, intends to provide trustful evidence to practice. To ensure trustful evidence, a rigorous research process based on sound research methodologies is required. READ MORE

  5. 3. Extended Application of Robust Design Methodology

    Author : Vanajah Siva Subramaniam; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; practices; life cycle approach; Robust design methodology; back-end data; sustainable product development;

    Abstract : Robust Design Methodology (RDM), a subset of Quality Management (QM), is an approach applied to the design phase of product development in order to manage variability in product performance by creating insensitivity to noise factors. Noise factors are sources of variation that cannot be readily controlled. READ MORE

  6. 4. Digitalization, sustainability, and ecosystems : An application of social network analysis to the real estate sector

    Author : Olli Vigren; Kent Eriksson; Paavo Ritala; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; absorptive capacity; built environment; business development; business ecosystem; dynamic capabilities; digitalization; entrepreneurial ecosystem; facility management; Formal Concept Analysis; innovation ecosystem; literature review; methodology; platform ecosystem; property technology; real estate; research methods; Social Network Analysis; sustainability; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Societies today have increasing economic, social, and environmental needs for their built environments. The performance of the built environment depends largely on urban development, with the role of digital technologies therein being a long-standing research topic. READ MORE

  7. 5. The potential of systematic reviews in environmental social science : an analysis of its use to evaluate and inform policy

    Author : Matilda Miljand; Katarina Eckerberg; Therese Bjärstig; Susan E Owens; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public policy evaluation; Environmental public policy; Systematic review methodology; Systematic review methods; Realist review; Evidence-based policy; Knowledge use; Inform policy making; Methodological pluralism; Voluntary agreements;

    Abstract : There is common agreement that public policy should be formulated based onknowledge of how it works and makes impact. Both scientific knowledge andevaluations can contribute to environmental decision-making and play animportant role to inform policy development. READ MORE