Essays about: "dissertation on information management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words dissertation on information management.

  1. 1. Assessing the suitability of using Sentinel-1A SAR multi-temporal imagery to detect fallow periods between rice crops

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lukasz Langowski; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information System; GIS; Remote Sensing; Fallow; Detection; Sentinel-1A; Synthetic-aperture radar; SAR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Fallow, understood as a period where no crop is cultivated during a growing season, is an important crop management practice. Fallow plays an important role in pest and disease management, and monitoring the presence and duration of fallow can have implications for understanding the extent and effectiveness of this agricultural practice. READ MORE

  3. 2. Where Did The Car Go? : Smart cities, calm technology and the future of autonomous cars

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Informatik

    Author : Jonatan Masséus; [2020]
    Keywords : Autonomous car; Smart city; Internet of Things IoT ; Calm technology; Information overload; Socio-technical; Systemic thinking;

    Abstract : Urbanization has been a growing trend in the past fifty years. Cities are now transforming into smart cities, spaces whose infrastructure comprises an embedded digital layer. Hardware collects real-time data in the urban environment and software elaborates it to improve all types of services, from traffic to waste management to well-being. READ MORE

  4. 3. The gender equality paradox in Swedish listed firms: are Swedish listed firms' financial performances affected by the ratio of women and men in leading positions?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lindblad; [2019]
    Keywords : Financial performance Gender distribution Green yellow red list Swedish listed firms Top management constellation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to investigate the Swedish private sector, with focus on the share of women in leading positions, and its effect on firms’ financial stability in terms of stock return volatility. This thesis is based on AllBright’s three lists from 2018 which rank Swedish listed firms after their level of gender equality within the companies’ top management. READ MORE

  5. 4. EDUCATION AND THE CYBERNETIC HYPOTHESIS A synoptic View

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Lars Edvin Björk; [2018-08-25]
    Keywords : Cybernetics; education; critical theory; Tiqqun; knowledge;

    Abstract : Aim: Since the end of world war II, western nation states increasingly have moved toward post-national knowledge economy where supranational organizations shape national policy and knowledge has been rendered a commodity. According to writers collective Tiqqun, the underlying master-fiction in this move is one of cybernetic character: the privileging of concepts such as information, control, communication and feedback. READ MORE

  6. 5. "We cannot shy away from a defeat" - Examining How Sports Organizations and Fans Communicate After a Defeat on Social Media in the Swedish Hockey League

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Teemu Pynnönen; [2018]
    Keywords : Organizational image management; social identity theory; social media; sports industry; sports organizations; sports fans; Swedish Hockey League;

    Abstract : This dissertation explored how sports organizations approach the communication of a defeat on social media from the perspective of organizational image management. Furthermore, this study sought to identify how sports fans react to a defeat on social media and what kind of implications fan reactions have on the organizational image management process. READ MORE