Essays about: "SMOS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word SMOS.
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1. Estimation of severe crash frequency using two surrogates
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis is concerned with the estimation of crash frequency based on the bivariate modeling of surrogate measures of safety (SMoS), which serve as indicators for traffic risk. Using the SMoS, any traffic conflict between two road users can be described by their proximity together with their hypothetical consequence. READ MORE
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2. Evaluating abundance of deciduous trees in production forests along small stream : can Sweden meet current policy goals without intensive management
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Riparian zones are important for many ecological functions such as for providing shade to streams and leaf litter to instream organisms, as well as acting as filters for sediments and excess nutrients that are released during forestry operations. Riparian areas are also important for preservation of biodiversity. READ MORE
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3. Self-Managing Organizations: Reimagine the Way We Work - A case study of employees' perceptions of radical decentralization of authority
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : A majority of today's organizations are structured according to powerful cognitive and social forces that reinforces hierarchical organizational designs. Recently however, organizations that depart from the managerial hierarchy and radically decentralize authority have become increasingly apparent. READ MORE
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4. Riparian buffer management through time in the Krycklan catchment : has the composition in riparian zones been affected by previous management since 1963?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Ecosystem services and many conflicting interests make management of small streams in the forest an important topic. Streams need to be protected in a way that maintains water quality, quantity and riparian characteristics. READ MORE
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5. The Coordination Mechanisms of Self-Managing Organizations : An Explorative Case-Study of Three Pioneers
University essay from Södertörns högskola/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : After many years of limited activity in the field of coordination research, new organizing forms with the aim to abandon managerial hierarchies have caused a renaissance in the research of new solutions to this universal organizing problem. An emerging stream of research about Self-Managing Organizations (SMOs) which eliminates formal hierarchies and managers completely, have left researchers wondering about SMOs new coordination solution as antecedent organizing forms have their coordination solution strongly dependent on managers. READ MORE