Search for dissertations about: "service differentiation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words service differentiation.

  2. 16. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach as a framework for business involvement in health promotion in the welfare state

    Author : Michelle Sara Monachino; Sam WillnerDr.; Paulo Moreira; Lena Högberg; Karin Svedberg Helgesson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Social Responsibility; health promotion; public health policy; community health and community involvement; welfare state development; crosssectoral health promotion;

    Abstract : This dissertation is to be situated in the debate about the development of the contemporary Western European welfare state, its displacement of responsibilities from state to non-state societal actors and the resulting concerns vis-à-vis the optimal distribution of responsibilities. Drawing, in interdisciplinary fashion, from the fields of political sociology, political economics, welfare studies, public health policy, and management, it focuses upon the involvement of for-profit, non-state actors into a field traditionally of state competence, that of public health. READ MORE

  4. 17. Access management in intermodal freight terminals: The perspective of road haulier operations

    Author : Stefan Jacobsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; road haulier operations; information exchange; differentiation and segmentation strategies; resource efficiency; intermodal freight terminals; access management;

    Abstract : Given its possibilities of switching freight from road to more sustainable modes such as rail, inland water ways and seaways, intermodal freight transportation depends on environmental and economic variables. At the same time, intermodal freight transportation is essentially complex due to the variety of modes of transport and their corresponding actors. READ MORE

  5. 18. Functional product development : an explorative view

    Author : Åsa Ericson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Funktionella produkter; Functional Product Development; Computer Aided Design; Datorstödd maskinkonstruktion;

    Abstract : Embodied in the concept of functional products is a shift in view for manufacturing companies as providers of physical artefacts to service providers. Furthermore, differentiation by offering added value, increased commitment towards customers, life-cycle commitment for the physical artefact and close collaboration between manufacturing companies are characteristics of the concept of functional products. READ MORE

  6. 19. Studies of heterogeneous packet switched networks

    Author : Andreas Jonsson; []
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    Abstract : Internet is a packet switched heterogeneous network. Much research can be done in order to learn about the properties of and extend the capabilities of the Internet. In this thesis three studies around this topic are presented. READ MORE

  7. 20. Traffic Control for VBR Video in Packet Switched Networks

    Author : György Dán; KTH; []
    Keywords : Traffic control; VBR video; shaping; FEC; QoS;

    Abstract : The best effort service offered by the Internet is notsatisfactory for the transmission of loss and delay sensitivedata, such as real-time voice and video. In order to provideservice guarantees at reasonably high load levels, additionalcontrol functions haveto be employed in the network. READ MORE