Essays about: "fads"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word fads.

1. 1. Artificial Intelligence en Vogue

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Karl Cajmatz; Leon Klein; [2023]
   Keywords : management fashion; management fads; artificial intelligence; AI; enterprise AI;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore how enterprise AI could be understood from a management fashion perspective. Although management fashion theory has been applied to a myriad of management concepts, the currently hyped phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) is not one of them. READ MORE

3. 2. Fatigue and microstructural study of a 316L austenitic stainless steel marine component produced by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad materialvetenskap

   Author : Oskar Bremler; [2022]
   Keywords : Fatigue; steel; 316L; waam; wire arc additive manufacturing; AM; additive manufacturing;

   Abstract : In this study, the fatigue- and fracture properties and microstructure of a marine component of austenitic stainless steel 316L manufactured with the novel method Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing were investigated and compared with data from literature. The purpose was to find a critical flaw size in the material related to its fatigue life. READ MORE

4. 3. Compartmental Models in Social Dynamics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

   Author : Alice Graf Brolund; [2021]
   Keywords : social dynamics; social models; dynamical systems; cellular automata; segregation; collective action; polarisation; decision making; social epidemic; social recovery; rumour model; SIR; compartmental models; social dynamik; sociala modeller; dynamiska system; cellulär automat; segregation; polarisering; social epidemi; ryktesspridning; SIR;

   Abstract : The dynamics of many aspects of social behaviour, such as spread of fads and fashion, collective action, group decision-making, homophily and disagreement, have been captured by mathematical models. The power of these models is that they can provide novel insight into the emergent dynamics of groups, e.g. READ MORE

5. 4. Is e- the new cyber? : A corpus study on fashion cycles in vocabulary

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Johan Nylin; [2013]
   Keywords : Corpus study; fashion cycles; prosody; compound nouns; fads; word usage; word change;

   Abstract : A central area of research in linguistics is the study of changes in vocabulary over time, be it over historical time periods or faster changes within generations. One contributing factor driving such fast changes could be “fashion cycles”, as this is a very general cultural phenomenon. READ MORE

6. 5. Hot or Not? - scrutnizing the balanced scorecard from a management fad & fashion perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Christian O Andersson; Erik Seiving; [2008-07-01T08:01:55Z]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background and problem: A well established truth in the world of business is that companies need management control systems (MCS) in order to ensure the maximization of shareholder wealth, however, it is extremely hard – perhaps impossible – to design “the optimal MCS”. Consequently, it is not surprising to see that there is a multitude of management tools out there, many of which have been criticized of being fads. READ MORE