The study was undertaken at the headquarters of a telecommunications company, Telco Digital Wireless Mobile Landline (DWML) based in Northern Europe from 2016 to 2018. The company had experienced significant changes from 2010 through 2016. Changes were introduced based on market…
The ongoing decline in Arctic sea ice extent has prompted concerns about the fate of sea ice in the future, and the stability of sea ice-dependent ecosystems. By studying the natural variability of sea ice cover during past warm intervals, we can better understand how sea ice mi…
Compared to other disciplines, one of the distinctive features of Economics is the impossibility of doing experiments to study empirically relevant questions. In this dissertation, I use two episodes from the past where the unique features of the institutional environment create…
This paper estimates the effects of college attendance from 1870 to 1940 on productivity in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. I use data from the Records of the Office of Education, Census of Manufacturers, and Census of Agriculture from 1870 to 1940 to analyze trends …
In this study a multiproxy approach (including sedimentary techniques, diatoms, molluscs, foraminifera, sedimentary pigments, isotopes, pollen and plant macrofossils) has been adopted to assess environmental change over the last ~9,000 years at three Danish coastal sites (Kilen,…
Corporate Growth is a concept that has been widely treated in a specific way or as part of strategy theories, in definition and in econometric models and has also been studied in many different aspects and approaches. The author describes in depth the main variables affecting co…
The principal aim of this thesis is to examine the validity of the claim that low productivity led to a decline in Thailand’s competitiveness, and hence, to the 1997 economic crisis. For a decade from 1985 to 1995, Thailand was one of the world’s fastest-growing economies with a…
The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which Quality Management Practices has been effectively adopted and implemented by Pakistani manufacturing companies and to identify best practices for adoption by the companies. The study employed primary and secondary data so…
Information is an important part of the manual assembly process. Information provides the user with the means to fulfil assembly tasks so that the right quality as well as high productivity are accomplished. This thesis addresses issues connected to information and information u…
This thesis is based around five studies examining the psychology of interpersonal communication applied to organizational settings. The studies are designed to examine the question of how the way that people in positions of power in organizations communicate with subordinates, …
In recent years, the UK government skills policy has emphasised the role of workforce skills development as a key driver of economic success and improving productivity across all sectors of the economy. The importance of skills (as a vehicle for enhancing productivity performanc…
The business environment has changed. Sharper competition requires organizations to exhibit greater effectiveness in their operations and services and faster creation of new products and services-all hallmarks of the knowledge economy. Up until now, most of the knowledge managem…
Macrologistics Management defines the term "Macrologistics" as a means for designing a catalyst for change in any organization. The "macro" approach means seeing the big picture - to use time and place strategies for competitive advantage. It is a "breakthrough" strategy because…
The key unifying conceptual tool of this important entry in the study of efficiency and productivity is the directional distance function. In New Directions the authors take up this new performance measure while also maintaining their "traditional" axiomatic production theoretic…
Much of what is written about colleges and universities ties rapidly rising tuition to dysfunctional behavior in the academy. Common targets of dysfunction include prestige games among universities, gold plated amenities, and bloated administration. This book offers a different …
A produção biotecnológica de aromas e fragrâncias tem-se tornado cada vez mais atrativa devido à sua aceitabilidade pelos consumidores, por serem considerados compostos “naturais”. O 2-Feniletanol (2-FE) é um álcool aromático com uma fragrância a pétalas de rosa, utilizado em pe…