Search for dissertations about: "usa companies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words usa companies.

2. 1. Hedging shareholder value in an IT dependent business society : the framework BRITS

   Author : Christer Magnusson; Detmar W Straub; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; data- och systemvetenskap; Computer and Systems Sciences;

   Abstract : Business Requirements on IT Security (BRITS) is a framework that can assist IT dependent companies to hedge losses due to IT-perils financially. Using BRITS can help these companies to hedge IT perils in the same professional way as consequences of traditional perils like fire, flood, robbery are hedged and thereby secure shareholders' investments. READ MORE

4. 2. Product design preferences in the USA, South Korea and Germany

   Author : Maria Johansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell design; Industrial Design;

   Abstract : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential for the economy in many countries, given that the majority of companies often are SMEs. The use of modern information and communication technologies provides opportunities for SMEs to act on a global market. READ MORE

5. 3. Design preferences concerning example products in the USA, South Korea and Germany

   Author : Milla Haarakoski; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell design; Industrial Design;

   Abstract : Companies are currently being encountered with increasing competition in the international markets, since products are exported more easily to a variety of countries. In order to succeed in export countries, product preferences should correspond to customer needs, since similarities and differences are found concerning product attribute preferences. READ MORE

6. 4. Collaborative product development and IT communication infrastructures : a study in the Swedish aerospace industry

   Author : Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Internet och internetrelaterad teknik, framför allt webbaserad, ger nya möjligheter att kommunicera mellan geografiskt spridda företag. Det här licentiatprojektet, som studerar produktutveckling av komplexa system i flygindustrin, har följande tre mål:Att studera behov av IT-stöd för kommunikation mellan parter i samarbetsprojekt inom komplex systemutveckling,Att uppskatta användningen av webbaserade kommunikationslösningar mellan parterna, ochAtt föreslå en modell för att analysera effekter av att använda internet och webbaserad kommunikation. READ MORE

7. 5. Does Voluntary Governance Work? : Insights from Specialty Coffee

   Author : Finlay Macgregor; LUCID - Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability-lup-obsolete; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; regulatory governance; sustainability science; voluntary governance; certification; disclosure; sustainability reporting; coffee; Reglering och styrning; hållbarhetsvetenskap; frivillig reglering; certifiering; rapportering; kaffe;

   Abstract : Agricultural businesses contribute to sustainability problems, but they are also increasingly central to the effort to develop solutions. One way of moving toward sustainability is through regulatory governance. In this thesis, I analyze a tool of regulatory governance called voluntary market-based regulatory initiatives. READ MORE