Essays about: "uncertainty avoidance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words uncertainty avoidance.

  1. 1. DECISION-MAKING FOR AUTONOMOUS CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Inbyggda system; Mälardalens högskola/Inbyggda system

    Author : Gallardo Marielle; Chakraborty Sweta; [2019]
    Keywords : shared-space users; MPDM; timing analysis; planning and decision-making; autonomous vehicle; MDP; reinforcement learning; social force model;

    Abstract : Autonomous driving requires tactical decision-making while navigating in a dynamic shared space environment. The complexity and uncertainty in this process arise due to unknown and tightly-coupled interaction among traffic users. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural adaptation in cross-national business relationships: The Netherlands-Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Shakila Shamsudin; Inge Verbeek; [2019]
    Keywords : Culture; Time; Trust; Adaptation; Business Relationship;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this work is to study the role that culture plays in business relationships between the Netherlands and Sweden. Further, the effects of time and trust on the business relationships are also investigated. The investigation entails whether there are cultural differences between the two countries and how those differences are managed. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE EFFECT OF BOARD SIZE ON FIRM PERFORMANCE AND HOW THIS RELATIONSHIP IS INFLUENCED BY UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rens Weerink; [2019]
    Keywords : board size; firm performance; uncertainty avoidance; corporate governance;

    Abstract : This study investigates the effect of board size on firm performance measured through return on assets. Furthermore, this study investigates how this relationship is influenced by uncertainty avoidance. An unbalanced global sample of more than 9,000 observations divided over 23 countries for the time period 2006 – 2016 is used to examine this. READ MORE

  5. 4. A study on the influence of cultural differences on the behavior of software engineers/managers between Chinese and Scandinavians.

    University essay from

    Author : Tianran Wang; Shengjie Wang; [2019]
    Keywords : Software engineering; Cultural Differences; Behavioral Differences; Scandinavians; Chinese;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: In the context of increasing globalization, more and more software engineers/managers work in foreign companies, and they are exposed to the culture of different countries. According to Hofstede's five cultural dimensions, culture can be divided into Individualism and Collectivism, Power Distance, Masculinity, Uncertainty avoidance, and Long-term orientation and short-term orientation. READ MORE

  6. 5. What affects your shopping? : The impacts of values on Swedish tomato consumption

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier; Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Johan Johannesson; Clara van den Bos; [2018]
    Keywords : Tomatoes; values; sustainable consumption; Hofstede; Trompenaars; consumers; Swedish; Sweden;

    Abstract : The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine what values influence Swedish consumers when purchasing tomatoes. Previous research show that there are many factors and attributes that consumers choose from. READ MORE