Search for dissertations about: "stages of change model"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 116 swedish dissertations containing the words stages of change model.

  2. 16. Public procurement of engineering services : Task characteristics, control modes and effects on adaptability

    Author : Klara Granheimer; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Per-Erik Eriksson; Göran Lindahl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; client; construction management; engineering services; organizational control; public procurement; beställare; infrastrukturprojekt; offentlig upphandling; organisationsteori; tekniska konsulttjänster; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Abstract : Previous research has emphasized the importance of engineering services and adaptability in the early stages of construction projects. Public clients usually procure engineering services from private companies, which makes their procurement strategies important in creating incentives for adaptability and innovation for the service providers. READ MORE

  4. 17. The Torneträsk System - A basis for predicting future subarctic ecosystems

    Author : Didac Pascual; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; climate change; carbon fluxes; ecosystem change; climate projections; rain on snow; modelling; impacts; snow; permafrost; winter warming events;

    Abstract : Arctic and subarctic areas have experienced a rapid warming and substantial increases in precipitation in recent decades. The frequency and intensity of some extreme events, such as fires, winter warming events, extreme rainfall, and droughts, has also increased. READ MORE

  5. 18. Earth satellites and air and ground-based activities

    Author : Ulf Ekblad; KTH; []
    Keywords : Remote sensing; reconnaissance; sensor; information acquisition; satellite imagery; image processing; image analysis; change detection; pixel difference; neuron network; cortex model; PCNN; ICM; entanglement; Earth observation; nuclear explosion; SPO;

    Abstract : This thesis, Earth satellites and detection of air andground based activities by Ulf Ekblad of the Physics departmentat the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), addresses theproblem of detecting military activities in imagery. Examplesof various techniques are presented. READ MORE

  6. 19. Climbing up the hearing rehabilitation ladder

    Author : Elisabeth Ingo; Ariane Laplante-Lévesque; Thomas Lunner; Gerhard Andersson; Margaret Wallhagen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; online hearing screening; Stages of change; Motivational interviewing;

    Abstract : Hearing impairment is a major public health problem, affecting communication and participation, and is associated with a range of health problems. Most individuals with perceived hearing impairment do not seek help, do not opt for rehabilitation (hearing aids), and do not use prescribed hearing aids adequately. READ MORE

  7. 20. Software Process Improvement Framework

    Author : Natalja Nikitina; Mira Kajko-Mattsson; Pekka Abrahamsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : software process; process improvement; SPI; software method adoption; organizational change; change management; organizational aspects; social aspects; managerial aspects; SPI success factors; SPI checklist; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

    Abstract : Many software development organizations today are keen on improving their software development processes in order to develop software products faster, cheaper or better. For that reason, Software Process Improvement (SPI) has received significant attention from the research community over the last few decades. READ MORE