Global ETD Search
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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Long-term view"”.
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Unified communications : convergence of platforms and strategies of two software vendors
… in this thesis is unique as it takes a long term view to explain the current market situation within these domains. In particular, the thesis describes technological factors, network effects, standard battles, and competition that have led to the current market state. The thesis also …
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Migration, Family Separation, and Wellbeing
… entire span of marital adulthood, by taking a long-term view and considering the timing of the life events. Firstly, the thesis finds that parental migration and absence negatively affect the psychological wellbeing of children, and the early parental absence has a lasting negative impact on …
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Towards a workable renewable energy framework in South Africa
This dissertation aims to determine whether a workable legal framework for renewable energy (RE) exists in South Africa by comparing the country‘s existing policy and legislative frameworks in order to highlight strengths and weaknesses, and juxtaposing this overall position against contemporary …
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Stochastic Models For Evolutionary Genetic Problems
… initial population growth rate is critical to determine the population persistence time; 2) increasing the advantageous mutation rate reduces the extinction risk although its effects are usually shadoby population size and fitness; 3) the new mutation correlation among environments rises during …
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Synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic integration of type II nanorod heterostructures
… surface atoms can play a significant role in determining nanocrystal properties and applications. By combining two or more nanometer scale semiconductor crystals together to form a nanocrystal heterostructure, new avenues for materials engineering are opened up as nascent properties emerge. The …
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Corporate Governance and Strategic Behavior: A Study of Acquisitions and CEO Compensation Practices of Publicly-Owned and Family-Controlled Firms in S&P 500
… pay significantly lower than nonfamily firms in terms of both salary and stock-based pay. The pay-for-performance sensitivity between annual stock returns and total compensation is significantly greater for family firms in general, and for family CEOs when compared with compensation of CEOs in …
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A maturity model for implementation and application of Enterprise Resource Planning systems and ERP utilization to Industry 4.0
… to predict, control and reduce costs in a long-term view. Primary data was used to analyze if the ERP application can be used to predict the readiness of the organizations for Industry 4.0. Based on the statistical analysis, it is proved that partially ERP application can be used to predict …
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The economic and social burden of population loss across Irish regions
… of population shrinkage and growth over both the long term (a generational span of 30 years), and the short term (10 years); 3) to measure the effects of proximity to motorway access points on adjacent areas, focusing on population growth, employment growth, and commuting mode choices. To carry …