Search for dissertations about: "risks in IT"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1023 swedish dissertations containing the words risks in IT.

  2. 1. Toxic Textiles : Towards Responsibility in Complex Supply Chains

    Author : Natasja Börjeson; Magnus Boström; Mikael Karlsson; Sverker Molander; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Responsibility; Sustainability; Supply Chain Management; Governance; Responsibilisation; CSR; Complexity; Uncertainty; Chemicals; Textiles; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : The governance of the environmental and health problems that follow in the wake of globalised trade is one of the great contemporary challenges. One of these challenges is the management of chemical pollution and associated risks, and one sector facing this challenge is the textile industry, which has complex supply chains spread across continents. READ MORE

  4. 2. Information Technology Outsourcing in Large Companies in Sweden : A Perspective on Risks, Relationships and Success Factors

    Author : Georg Hodosi; Lazar Rusu; Björn Johansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; IT outsourcing; risk factors; important factors; ITO relationships; success factors; transaction cost theory; IT outsourcing decision makers; design science research; survey research; large companies; private companies; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates large private companies in Sweden that have outsourced their information technology (IT). A considerable proportion of IT outsourcing (ITO) is unsuccessful. READ MORE

  5. 3. Partitioning and persistence of volatile methylsiloxanes in aquatic environments

    Author : Dimitrios Panagopoulos; Matthew MacLeod; Annika Jahnke; Amelie Kierkegaard; Whelan Mick; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; siloxanes; organic carbon; sediment; partitioning; persistence; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The presence of volatile methylsiloxanes (VMS) in the environment has raised concerns among environmental chemists and regulators about their persistence and the risks they may pose to the environment. This thesis explores the partitioning and persistence of VMS in aquatic environments. READ MORE

  6. 4. Corruption risks in a mature democracy : Mechanisms of social advantage and danger zones for corruption

    Author : Emanuel Wittberg; Gissur Ó Erlingsson; Benjamin Jarvis; Karl Wennberg; Stefan Svallfors; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corruption; Corruption risks; Mature democracy; Analytical sociology;

    Abstract : Researchers have repeatedly found that corruption has a wide range of negative consequences, not least in developing countries where corruption typically constitutes an endemic part of people’s lives. However, much less is known about the prevalence and effects of corruption in mature democracies. READ MORE

  7. 5. Managing Risks in Business Critical Outsourcing : A Perspective from the Outsourcer and the Supplier

    Author : Mike Malmgren; Mats Abrahamsson; Dan Andersson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Outsourcing; managing risks; TCA; organizational relationships; telecom industry; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Companies are increasingly outsourcing business critical activities to suppliers of outsourcing services. As the complexity and business  criticality of the outsourced activities increases, the risk of poor performance increases. READ MORE