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Prakash, Shiva R. "Breaking new ground in building green : the role of city policy and regulation in a building industry market transformation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59764.
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With a growing awareness of the need for a widespread reduction in the use of natural resources, including energy and water, buildings have been identified as a key component of America's, and the world's, drain on these finite resources. However, changing building practices that have been the norm for more than a century has proven to be a difficult task, with many challenges and interests to be accounted for. Implementing green building policies has not yet become a standard practice in most U.S. cities. This study looks at various policy approaches and outcomes that aim to address the impediments to a market transformation towards greener building. Among the cities that boast a significant amount of green buildings certified by a third-party rating system, many different factors and dynamics, with varying participation and responses from the public, private and non-profit sectors have resulted in different outcomes with respect to green building in that particular city. This study looks at the green building policy and implementation landscape in four cities: Boston, Boulder, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Each of these case studies offers a robust look at how green building policies were created, both the process and the implementation, and the building industry's response to these policies and programs. In addition, it looks at other players and circumstances that contributed to the dynamics that surfaced in that city. Primarily, the goal of this study is to glean lessons from these four cities, to draw some general conclusions about what elements effective green building policy incorporates and the process and implementation strategies that resulted in success in practice. The conclusions also identify the supporting factors that play an indispensable role in a successful outcome. Ideally this study may offer some general guidance for cities that are considering how best to approach this particular challenge and aid in structuring a green building policy that will produce concrete results. The general findings of this study are that effective green building policy should facilitate a market transformation in the building industry towards greener development through mechanisms that address both the supply and demand of green building products and services. Successful policies were designed to stimulate market potential so the practice of greener building would ultimately be profitable to developers, building professionals and valued by consumers. The obstacles to green building becoming a norm in the building industry can be initially overcome by thoughtful, tailored policy and can be ultimately sustained by pure market forces.
by Shiva R. Prakash.
M.C.P.
Cocking, Owen P. "Financial intermediation and real estate development : a new paradigm for the home building industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65227.
Full textHakkarainen, Tuula. "Studies on fire safety assessment of construction products /." Espoo [Finland] : Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2002. http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/publications/2002/P459.pdf.
Full textAgnoletto, Stefano. "Building an economic ethic niche : Italian immigrants in the Toronto construction industry (1950s-1970s) : a case study." Thesis, Kingston University, 2013. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/28226/.
Full textApostolakou, Lito. "Politics, industry building and organized labour in a Greek setting : the tobacco workers of Volos, c.1914-1936." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307444.
Full textChan, Chun-wah Owen, and 陳津華. "Deregulation & business opportunity: a case stydy of private residential building management industry in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1992. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31265200.
Full textCharoenrungsiri, Rungnapa, and Narana Charoenrungsiree. "Building a niche company in recruitment industry, a case study of Swedish company Multimind AB." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-6085.
Full textIn this thesis, we aim to find out ways that Multimind’s create customer focused value and sustain the value in the recruitment industry and their customer relationship management in the niche market. Our purpose is also to study their strategy, policies and their organizational culture especially in customer focused value and relationship management in this service business. In this thesis we will study only on their strategy toward this niche market. Therefore, the scope of study will cover its business’s history on company’s objective, operation process, organization’s culture, company’s policy and strategy in market learning and innovation. We use qualitative method by conducting the interview with the informant. We use both primary and secondary data for collecting the data. In our primary data, judgment sampling method is being applied in selecting the interviewee. For Secondary data; we have searched the information from the company’s website, academic journals from university library.
Hutson, Malo. "Politics, jobs and workforce development : the role of workforce intermediaries in building career pathways within Boston's health care industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37874.
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This research study examines the role that workforce intermediaries within Boston play in creating career pathways for economically disadvantaged, under-skilled residents in the local health care industry. Using a case study analysis, this study compares the outcomes of two workforce intermediaries-one which is employer-led and the other which is led by a community development corporation. Despite the proliferation of new workforce intermediaries around the country and the increased amount of funding to support them from the private and public sectors, these institutions are limited in their ability to increase the supply of a skilled workforce and to change the demand-side of the labor market. However, given the current structural holes in the publicly funded workforce development system, workforce intermediaries play a critical role in serving populations who otherwise would have a difficult time entering into the regional labor market.
by Malo André Hutson.
Ph.D.
Smith-Gillespie, Aleyn 1976. "Building China's high-tech telecom equipment industry : a study of strategies in technology acquisition for competitive advantage." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41805.
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Over the past decade, China has witnessed a rapid growth in its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The subject of this thesis specifically focuses on the telecommunications infrastructure equipment industry in China. This sector is an interesting one to study given that some of the leading domestic companies have mostly emphasized developing their own capabilities in product development, rather than calling upon formal technology transfers through foreign direct investment (FDI) initiatives. A significant challenge faced by local firms, however, is that foreign equipment manufacturers possessing deeper technological resources dominate their domestic market. Nevertheless, Chinese enterprises have recently begun producing high-end equipment such as core/backbone routers and DWDM optical transmission systems. The basic question this thesis seeks to answer, therefore, is how can Chinese companies become technologically competitive within the high-end segments of the telecom equipment market? A case study methodology was used to address this question, focusing on two leading domestic firms: Huawei Technologies, a privately owned company, and ZTE Corporation (Zhongxing), a state-owned enterprise. The findings show that four factors have contributed to the competitiveness of domestic firms. Firstly, they are able to successfully leverage the configurational nature of communications technology. Secondly, the substantial investment made by the case study firms to develop their own R&D capabilities has enabled them to become 'close followers' of the world technological frontier. Thirdly, the global trend towards a less vertically integrated equipment industry has produced a base of suppliers from which Chinese firms can procure world-class component and subsystem technologies. Lastly, the role of the Chinese government has been instrumental in building technological capabilities at the national level and expanding market demand. Reciprocal arrangements and performance requirements established between government and domestic firms have encouraged the latter to upgrade their technological capabilities. These combined observations provide a perspective on firm competitiveness in high tech industries that is somewhat different to the models proposed under 'second mover advantage' theory. Furthermore, the analyses made of technology acquisition at the level of the firm highlight the importance of independent development (where possible), compared to FDI, as a vehicle for technological development within late industrializing economies.
by Aleyn Smith-Gillespie.
S.M.
M.C.P.
Jesson, Jill K. "Ethnic minority builders: a comparative study of Britain and the United States of America on affirmative action in the building industry." Thesis, Aston University, 1988. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/12177/.
Full textSansakorn, Preeda. "Development of a risk assessment methodology and safety management model for the building construction industry : case studies from Thailand." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8249/.
Full text何佩玉 and Pui-yuk Josephine Ho. "To study in great depth the budgetary and cost control system of a firm in building services industry and to propose practicalalternatives to improve it." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1985. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4212816X.
Full textTai, Yuk-sum, and 戴旭森。. "A study of the application of environmental management systems to the building industry in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3125438X.
Full textCoplen, Amy Katherine Rose. ""Poverty Wages Are Not Fresh, Local, or Sustainable": Building Worker Power by Organizing Around (Re)production in Portland's "Sustainable" Food Industry." PDXScholar, 2019. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5092.
Full textNeely, Beth Anne. "Building a Better Local Food System: A Case Study of the Western Montana Growers Cooperative." The University of Montana, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042007-113512/.
Full textMolin, Camilla, and Karin Fredrikson. "Standardize or Adapt? Building a Successful Brand in the Fashion Industry : A Case Study of the Swedish Fashion Company Hunky Dory AB." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-155418.
Full textXu, Tie. "A configuration framework of manufacturing strategy paradigm in state owned enterprises within China's petrochemical industry : building context-embedded configurations for the paradigm of strategic manufacturing management from exploratory case studies." Thesis, Aston University, 2004. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10774/.
Full textJohansson, Frida. "Från slott till koja : En studie av det svenska murteglets historia." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Kulturvård, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-326128.
Full textThe complete history of Swedish bricks has not yet been fully compiled. This paper is written with the intention to assemble the historic puzzle which can tell the story of how bricks have been used, who has used them and how their appearance has changed over the course of time. To do this, extensive literature studies have been made, with sources stretching over a period of 2000 years. Bits of each source have been taken to create a chronological picture of its history. The results showed that catholic monks took the knowledge of brick working to Sweden in the 12th century. Soon, the royal power and the church started using brick as well. Despite this, bricks did not get its biggest breakthrough until the 18th century, when a new church law made children learn how to read. Instruction books got released and were read by a fairly large portion of the Swedish population. In the 1870s, the brickyard industry got mechanized, which made the branch sensitive to changes in the country’s economy. From this, the conclusion is drawn that literacy rate and industrial revolution led to the two biggest blooms in the history of bricks. Ironically, the industrial revolution also lead to the descent of the brick industry, partly because of the economic sensitivity, partly because the concrete was allowed to take over.
Bowden, Sarah L. "Application of mobile IT in construction." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2005. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/794.
Full textBonde, Wictor, Verena Lübken, and Martin Settergren. "Attitudes towards Establishing Trust, Commitment & Satisfaction in International B-2-B Relationships : A Comparative Study of Swedish Sellers and German Buyers in the Textile Industry." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-890.
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Globalization has opened up new possibilities for firms of all sizes to operate internationally. In that context, especially small- and medium sized companies often have limited resources and market power, which makes efficient relationship building with new intermediaries a key component when entering foreign markets. Therefore, approaching foreign companies and potentially engaging in new business relationships should be a strategic managerial issue.
Purpose
The main objective is to analyze how Swedish SMEs in the textile industry should approach German buyers in accordance to their preferences, taking cultural differences into account, as well as maintaining and developing the relationship. The focus will primarily be on the on the stages where the initial contact has been made, thus aiming at advancing in the development process. For this to be achieved, Swedish sellers must know what values to communicate to their counterpart.
Method
A qualitative approach has been used in order answer the purpose of the thesis. We have gathered our data from ten in-depth interviews; five with Swedish sellers and five with German buyers. The essential part of the data collection was done over telephone.
Conclusion
The most critical components that are found to be vital in developing a successful buyer-seller relationship include trust, satisfaction and commitment with all their related aspects. It was found that the product offer plays a critical role in the Early Stage of the relationship development process. Communication is essential for the building of trust and satisfaction and supplements the actions of commitment shown by the parties. Having an understanding on what values the counterpart appreciates and when these are especially important in the respective stages of the relationship building enables the firm to adapt its relationship marketing to the buyers preferences in a cost efficient and successful way.
Nourparvar, Behnam, Mikael Anderson, and Carl-Henrik Tiselius. "Ökad lönsamhet genom integration : En fallstudie av konsultföretaget Sweco." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-11759.
Full textResearch questions: Using the business idea as a basis, the management seeks a higher integration with the environment and between its subsidiaries in order to better compete in the market. How does Sweco work with integration and what difficulties exist? Purpose: The purpose is to describe how well integrated Sweco’s business idea is within the organization. Method: This study used a qualitative research approach and was based on secondary data from books and articles on the topic of integration. A non random sample was used for the selection of respondents. Conclusion: Sweco exhibits a good level of integration between its offerings and the market. The profitability indicates high integration, both internally and with the environment. There are some tendencies that can lead to negative development of integration resulting in reduced profits and lower efficiency in some projects. Biased situations can occur when the controller and his subordinates are working in the same company. Additionally, unwanted dependencies can arise when clients choose Sweco as the only consulting company for their projects. The divisionalized form can thwart the integration and some employees lack confidence in Sweco’s business idea.
Nystrand, Hannah. "Lost in Guanxi : How a Western company should use Relationship Marketing and/or Guanxi in China." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-19732.
Full textTreloar, Graham John, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au wildol@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "A Comprehensive Embodied Energy Analysis Framework." Deakin University. School of Architecture and Building, 1998. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20041209.161722.
Full textQueiroz, Pedro Henrique Santos 1990. "Trabalhadores de SUAPE : estudo sobre a diversidade de experiências operárias." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/279613.
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Resumo: Neste estudo, proponho a investigação e análise de um conjunto amplo e diverso de experiências vividas por um grupo operário específico a partir da consideração de sua posição relativa no processo produtivo e em um contexto marcado por grandes transformações regionais. O grupo operário enfocado é composto por duas categorias: os trabalhadores da construção civil pesada e os trabalhadores da construção naval, ambas circunscritas ao Complexo Industrial Portuário de Suape ¿ Governador Eraldo Gueiros, localizado entre os municípios do Cabo de Santo Agostinho e Ipojuca no estado de Pernambuco. A possibilidade de uma análise comparativa entre as duas categorias se dá pela existência de uma série de semelhanças entre elas quanto aos aspectos: perfil socioeconômico de sua composição, perfil de conflitos trabalhistas e natureza específica do processo de trabalho. São analisadas as experiências de trabalho, de não-trabalho e de ação política, com uma ênfase maior nesse último tipo de experiência. Foram analisados mais detidamente os conflitos ocorridos no período 2008 a 2012, momento em que houve uma quantidade excepcional de paralisações e greves em ambas as categorias. É constatada a ocorrência de situações em comum vividas pelo movimento de trabalhadores de ambas as categorias, quais sejam: mercado de trabalho local aquecido, com consequências para o poder de barganha da classe trabalhadora; alto grau de ativismo independente das "bases"; dificuldade de legitimação e representatividade enfrentadas pelas lideranças sindicais e membros de comissão de base; emprego por parte das empresas de práticas antissindicais. A abordagem assumida segue por uma via de valorização das várias formas pelas quais os trabalhadores percebem e explicam sua experiência vivida. Ao empregar como principal suporte teórico a categoria thompsoniana de experiência, busco investigar as formas extremamente diversas pelas quais os trabalhadores de Suape sentem, percebem, explicam, se organizam, resistem, se adaptam e lutam em um contexto marcado pela implantação de "grandes projetos". A fim de concretizar tais objetivos, foi empregada uma série de técnicas de pesquisa, porém com maior destaque para as entrevistas e conversas com trabalhadores, sindicalistas, militantes e demais informantes privilegiados. Isso porque o momento de encontro, escuta e diálogo é concebido aqui como momento privilegiado para a compreensão das formas como a experiência vivida é elaborada pela consciência dos sujeitos. De forma acessória, a fim de recolher informações adicionais que servissem de complemento e contraponto às falas dos entrevistados, fiz análise de documentos oficiais (convenções coletivas, atas de audiências, acórdãos), monitoramento de notícias veiculadas pela imprensa (em formato impresso e online) e pesquisas de campo de caráter etnográfico em espaços relevantes para a compreensão das experiências de não-trabalho (espaços de circulação, entretenimento, comércio e religião)
Abstract: In this study, I propose the investigation and analysis of a broad and diverse set of experiences liven by a specific group of workers from the consideration of its relative position in the productive process and in a context characterized by major local transformations. The group of workers focused here is composed by two professional categories: the heavy construction workers and naval construction workers, both located in Suape Industrial Dock Complex, between the cities Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca in the state of Pernambuco. The possibility of a comparative analsys between the two categories is given by the existence of a series of similarities between then on behalf of the following aspects: socioeconomic profile, conflicts profile and specifc nature of the labour process. Were analysed the experiences of work, non-work, and of political action, giving particular emphasis to this last category of experience. Were analysed more closely the conflicts occurred in the period 2008-2012, when there has been a exceptional amount of outages and strikes in both professional categories. It was found the occurrence of a series of situations in common that were faced by the workers movement of both professional categories, such as: heated labour market, with consequences for the bargaining power of the working class, high degree of independent activism, difficulties of legitimacy and representativeness faced by union leaders and members of base commissions; use of anti-union practices by the companies. The approach followed in this research aimed the valorization of the various forms by which the workers feels and explains their experiences. By using the thompsonian category of experience as the main theoretical support, I seek to investigate the extremely diverse forms by which the workers of Suape feel, perceive, explain, organize themselves, resist, adapt and fight in a context marked by the implantation of "big projects". In order to achieve such goals, it was deployed several research techniques, giving more emphasis to the interviews and conversations with workers, union leaders, militants and other informants. This choice is based on the conception of the moments of meeting, hearing and dialogue as a privileged space for the understanding of how the experiences is elaborated by the subjects consciousness. In an ancillary basis and aiming to collect further information that could serve as complement and counterpoint, I did official document analysis, news monitoring and ethnographic field research in relevant spaces for the comprehension of non-work experiences (spaces of circulation, entertainment, commerce and religion)
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Bradley, Wesley A. "The Sleeping Giant: Revealing the Potential Energy of Abandoned Industry Through Adaptive Transformation." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003157.
Full textHedlund, Ann. "Attraktivitetens dynamik : studier av förändringar i arbetets attraktivitet." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4401.
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Abrigian, Mari, and Gärtner Daniel Almqvist. "Möjligheter och utmaningar med internationella inköp : En studie av internationella inköp." Thesis, KTH, Byggteknik och design, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-213404.
Full textByggindustrin i Sverige står idag inför en stor utmaning i att bygga samhället och följa med i den takt som populationsökningen kräver. Stigande materialpriser är idag ett faktum och samtidigt finns det många gånger en avsaknad av kapacitet hos de svenska leverantörerna då de är uppbundna i leverantörsavtal för kommande år. De största byggbolagen i Sverige arbetar sen lång tid tillbaka strategiskt med internationella leverantörer för att öka sina marginaler och för att säkra sitt materialbehov. BTH Bygg AB är idag ett företag som bygger, renoverar och underhåller fastigheter i Stor-Stockholm. Företaget har expanderat de senaste åren och de satsar på en stark tillväxt fram till år 2020. Arbetet med internationella inköp har tidigare varit begränsat på BTH Bygg, men denna typ av inköp ses idag som en nödvändighet för att fortsätta växa och vara konkurrenskraftiga i den del av Sverige det byggs mest. Syftet med denna studie är att analysera BTH Byggs existerande inköpsprocess för att vidareutveckla och föreslå förbättringar med internationella upphandlingar som utgångspunkt. Studien har utförts med hjälp av intervjuer för att få en samlad bild kring de frågor som finns vid internationella inköp. BTH Bygg AB besitter en stark organisation med mycket erfarenheter kopplade till ämnesområdet och fokus har legat på att sammanställa dessa för att komma med förslag och idéer kring hur de internationella inköpen ska hanteras. Rekommendationerna fokuseras till områden kopplade till leverantörsbedömning, kommunikation, logistik samt val av produkt.
Gedankien, Niemi Hadassa, and Isabelle Forsberg. "Att bygga jämställt : En studie om rekryteringskommunikation mot kvinnor i en mansdominerad bransch." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-158139.
Full textMaxe, Jasmine, and Evelina Ljungquist. "Digital arbetsutveckling för besiktningsmän i byggbranschen : En kvalitativ studie kring spridning av digitalt arbetssätt." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Tekniska Högskolan, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-36815.
Full textPurpose: Today, the interest in digitalizing and efficiency in the construction industryis increasing. Despite the interest, many actors have not completely switched to digitalworking methods, not least surveyors. Through the study, these thresholds forinadequate digitalization can be analyzed at an individual level. When implementingdigital work methods, the innovation first meets the experiences and competencies ofthe surveyors. Furthermore, the method is filtered through the characteristics ofinnovation theory and finally, individuals decide if the change is accepted or rejected.The aim of the study was to increase understanding of how surveyors experience digitalworking methods at an individual level based on different work experience. The studyalso highlighted the economic consequences in connection to digital working methods. Method: The study was conducted with a qualitative focus. Initially, a literature studywas conducted which was the base of the investigated issue. The qualitative focus onthe study based on twelve interviews surveyors from WSP Sverige AB and twoobservations. The surveyors had different work experiences and worked in differentlocations in Sweden. The qualitative interviews formed the basis for answering thestudy’s three study questions. Findings: The study’s findings show differences in the use of digital working methodswith regard to different work experience, which underlie the way in which digital workmethods are received. However, the differences vary most between ages and offices inSweden. In order to make the surveyors working methods more efficient, digitalizationmust be accepted and the reception must be understood on an individual level. Withdistinct course orientation, structure and educational efforts, the innovation digital workmethods can be spread. Working with tablets has a strong connection to more efficientwork process. It is for the benefit of being digitized to be more attractive andcompetitive in the market.The conclusions of the study results in a number of recommendations to develop thesurveyor’s working methods. The recommendations includes education about thedigitalization by internal and external lecturers, allowing less digitally experiencedsurveyors to follow colleagues who work in a completely digital wat and to developtoday’s business model for optimal financial gain through more efficient inspections. Implications: Digital working methods contributes to a more efficient workingprocesses for surveyors, which leads to a quicker and more distinct feedback to theirclients. The efficient work also contributes to increased released working hours.However, the released working hours are chargeable. Furthermore, it creates problemswhile charge per hours and introduce an innovation that releases chargeable hours. Thecompanies should develop their business model, to make use of these hours.
Abdul, Hakim Faisal, and Shazad Said. "En studie av småhusentreprenader : Varför går det fel?" Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Energisystem och byggnadsteknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-36118.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to investigate the single-family home construction industry and what problems arise. Furthermore, it was intended that this study would give the public a better idea of why conflicts arise between customers and contractors and how home suppliers work to counteract these problems. To achieve the purpose and get answers to the research questions, we used a qualitative research method in the form of semi-structured interviews. The reason why this interview technique was applied was to give respondents the freedom to talk openly about their experiences and views. The respondents interviewed were four representatives of house suppliers, three clients, a building inspector and an inspection manager. The results of the interviews showed that there was a common opinion among clients and house suppliers on certain issues, but then there were also opinions that differed. The study showed that customers experience the construction of detached houses as a slow and energy-intensive process. The problems that are common in detached house contracts are that there is a difference in language and knowledge between the involved parties. This results in a lack of communication which in turn can lead to various conflicts. Home suppliers are aware of the problems that exist in the industry and work continuously to develop solutions. One such solution is to place great emphasis on documentation and contracts because they are the ones that are legally binding. The conclusion of this study was that good communication results in fewer misunderstandings and conflicts. Conflicts, on the other hand, cannot be completely avoided, but will always arise due to human factors.
Jansson, Mikaela, and Lovisa Sidén. "Bli nådd, bli vald, bli spridd : - En studie om hur majorbolagen i musikbranschen använder sociala medier som en kommunikationskanal mot fansen." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-43727.
Full textPurpose and research questions The purpose of this study is to analyze the way in which major companies promote their artists on social media and what the communication looks like between artists and their fans. We do this by making it clear whether there is an underlying work that affects how the marketing appears between artists and fans and if it is possible to follow up the work. To answer this purpose we have created a research question: How do major companies use social media to establish long lasting relationships between artist and fans? Method We have chosen to use a qualitative research method in our thesis. The collection of material has been through primary sources and secondary sources and the empirical material consists of semi-structured interviews. Our selection of respondents was six people with different positions in the music industry, in order to get a broader view of research. Conclusions We have in our analysis concluded that the major companies adapt their communications to where the fans are, how they talk, move, but also to let them be involved and interactive. In the analysis of the thesis it is also revealed that the major companies in their marketing are making sure that the artist should not be on all channels if it doesn’t have an active communication. It is also an advantage to show interests other than music.
Funeland, Ida, and Lisa Johansson. "Skomakarens barn i kommunikationsbranschen : En kvalitativ studie om relationsskapande i sociala medier genom strategisk kommunikation för byråer i kommunikationsbranschen." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-82745.
Full textPurpose: The purpose of the study is to gain a deeper understanding of how selected practitioners in the communications industry in Karlstad experience the adaptation of social media and its role for relationship building through strategic communication. Research question: How do the selected practitioners in the industry who should be at the forefront of communication experience the adaptation of the strategic shift that social media has brought about? o How do the practitioners experience the role of social media in the strategic communication for relationship building? o How can the practitioners experiences of relationship building through social media as a means of communication be explained through Social Information Processing Theory? o How can the practitioners experiences of relationship building through social media as strategic communication be explained through Relationship Cultivation Strategies? Theories: Social Information Processing, Relationship Cultivation Method: In this study, we have used the method of qualitative interviews and conducted the survey on nine practitioners working in agencies in the communications industry. The interns were found through Karlstad's business register and were then contacted via email when recruiting. After we conducted the interviews, the material was processed in NVivo, where we could use the results to categorize different themes. Through the result we analysed and discussed our way to conclusions. Conclusion: Initially, after our qualitative interviews, we can conclude that social media enables different purposes, which results in different roles in the overall communicative strategy depending on the different experiences of the practitioners. We can also conclude that social media is primarily perceived as a communication path to intensify and integrate relationships, rather than initiating relationships, which means that the experiences can to some extent be explained through Social Information Processing Theory. We can also conclude that practitioners' experiences of relationship building in social media can be explained by most communicative efforts from Relationship Cultivation Strategies, with one exception (networking). However, we can also see that the strategies are not always applied for relationship building purposes but can be based on other motives. In conclusion, we can suggest that the practitioners' occupation within the communication industry (which should be at the forefront of strategic communication for relationship building) does not prevent practitioners from struggling to live up to what they preach.
Fung, Po-kwong, and 馮寶光. "How to provide quality service in view of recent changes: a study of the private property management industry." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3196803X.
Full textRoxner, Disa, and Jonna Tarakkamäki. "Det relationsbyggande arbetet : En kvalitativ studie om företags perspektiv på kortsiktiga kundrelationer." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-76347.
Full textCustomer relations have become more important in all industries due to technological development and increased competition. As a result, company focus has shifted from products to customers. This study intended to find out which incentives exist for working with customer relations and how they implement their work, taking into account the differences that exist in previous research regarding the importance of customer relations. This has been studied on the relationship between landlords who provide student housing and their tenants, which is a relation characterized by short duration due to the temporary nature of the accommodation. The limited amount of research that discuss short-term customer relations and the long-term perspective that is often highlighted in existing research, results in a particular interest in increasing knowledge about this relationship. The purpose of this study has therefore been to find which incentives companies have to work with short-term customer relations and describe how they implement this work. This qualitative study concentrates on the landlord’s perspective, six landlords with student housing has been interviewed. It can be stated that these landlords work with relationship-building activities towards their student tenants, despite the short duration and temporary nature of the accommodation. The incentives for working with customer relations, which were identified in this study, are the company’s reputation, competitiveness, satisfied customers, trust and durability. The study also shows that landlords work with relations by meeting the tenants needs, which is done through good communication, activities and arrangements. Also, the design of the organization mattered for the relationship-building work, mostly because the design enables communication with the tenants.
Zahirovic, Emir, and Ines Imamovic. "Företagsbloggen som det upprätthållande kommunikationsverktyget : En kvalitativ studie om företagsbloggar som kommunikationsverktyg." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-32818.
Full textThe credibility of traditional media has diminished over the years which has made it harder for companies to communicate with customers as well as it has increased the competition among companies. In line with the development of the internet and Web 2.0, digital diaries became popular as a communication tool for companies to use. Digital diaries have been identified as corporate blogs among companies and has been identified, within the frame of Public relations, as a solution to the communication problem with consumers that companies can deal with. Corporate blogs are characterized by factors such as the ability to communicate with the audience, create relationships, branding, differentiation as well as a good search engine optimization tool. What is not evident, however, is which are the factors that are important to maintain a corporate blog. The purpose of the study is to, from a business perspective, examine and understand which factors that are important for companies to maintain their corporate blog as a communication tool and the purpose leads to the question at issue: “Which factors are important for companies to maintain their corporate blog as a communication tool?" The selection of the study is based on companies that are running an corporate blog and that are active in the service business industry within the business-to-business marketing strategy. The study consists of a qualitative study and the used method is semi-structured interviews with five companies within the selection of the study. The interview questions were formed in accordance with the theoretical framework of the study, which formed the basis for the research and had headlines in corporate blog as a communication tool, Public relations, relationship marketing and brand building. Finally, the results were analyzed and connections were made with relevant theories of the study. The results show that to communicate knowledge and information, as well as building relationships, are important factors for companies to maintain their corporate blog as a communication tool. The remaining factors may vary and depend on the size of the company and what business orientation the company has.
Fransson, Daniel. "Byggvaruhuskedjors kravställningar på sina leverantörer En studie av bygghandeln i Sverige." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2258.
Full textDenna studie utreder vilka funktioner och roller som byggvaruhuskedjor efterfrågar att deras leverantörer från träindustrin bör ha i marknadskanalen. Vidare förklaras hur dessa leverantörer bör agera för att möta dessa krav och förväntningar. Sålunda skapas gynnsamma utvecklingsmöjligheter av nya produktlösningar för att svara upp till nya krav på teknik och produktutveckling för att öka försäljningen av trävaror till de viktiga GDS (Gör-Det-Själv)- och byggmaterialmarknaderna i både Sverige och Europa. Byggvaruhuskedjorna anser att träindustrin har ett alldeles för stort produktions- och volymfokus och inriktar sig för mycket på export av trävaror. Byggvaruhuskedjor efterfrågar alltmer en leverantör från träindustrin med en hög anpassningsförmåga som kan medverka i kedjans utvecklingsarbete och som samtidigt har stor lyhördhet gentemot marknadens behov och har möjlighet att göra anpassningar till lokala GDS- och byggmaterialmarknader. Leverantörer från träindustrin måste sålunda gå ifrån produktions- och volymfokusering till kundutveckling och kundfokus. Deras produktivitetsutveckling och samarbetsvillighet har en stor betydelse för att generera en välfungerande interaktion med sina kunder. Sålunda kan en koppling mellan deras egen produktion och deras kunders behov utvecklas. Det kommer sannolikt att bli mycket kostsamt och svårt för träindustrin att försöka bearbeta den svenska och europeiska marknaderna utan att använda byggvaruhuskedjorna som marknadskanal. Byggvaruhuskedjornas ökade konsumentfokus och riktade marknadsföring medför enligt dem själva en expansion av marknaden samtidigt som prismedvetenheten och kraven från GDS- och byggmaterialmarknaderna ökar. Byggvaruhuskedjorna verkar alltmer fungera som systemintegratör och anser själva att de känner av en större makt gentemot sina leverantörer. Byggvaruhuskedjorna förefaller dock svårare att definiera som antigen mega-retailers eller category-killers. Branschgränserna blir alltmer oklara och det blir sålunda svårare att avgöra vilka företag som specifikt kan klassificeras att tillhöra bygghandeln Den nationella bygghandeln blir samtidigt alltmer internationell och sammanfattningsvis verkar en marknadskanal med nya funktioner och strukturer att utvecklas.
Brözel, Claudia. "Perspektiven von Transaktionen in der Internet-Ökonomie am Beispiel der Reisebranche." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-86522.
Full textKim, Daeyoung. "Exploratory study of lean construction assessment of lean implementation /." 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3108494.
Full textHAN, TSUNG-HENG, and 韓宗衡. "A Study on the Resource-based View in Building Marketing Strategy of B&B Industry-Case Studies of Penghu." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/51939167711726642836.
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企業管理學系碩士在職專班
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In recent years, B&B industry has been an important part of tourism industry. How do the owners use their resources and capabilities to gain more tourists through selecting and implementing their marketing strategies? In this thesis, we use in-depth interview method and AHP method to sort the importance of marketing capabilities and resources. Then, we compare them with the owners’ scores and make some suggestions. In the end, B&B industry in Penghu focus on customer linking capabilities and reputational assets, and they make efforts on developing these resources and capabilities. Meanwhile, based on the results, we find that their marketing strategy is to maintain existing customer relationship. In the future, they can access their potential customers to receive sustainable growth.
"Application of ISO 9000 quality standard to a maintenance department of a construction material supplier." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5888305.
Full textThesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-65).
ABSTRACT --- p.iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v
LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii
LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ix
Chapter
Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION
The Development of Quality --- p.1
Rise of International Quality Standard --- p.2
ISO 9000 Quality Standard --- p.3
Significance of ISO 9000 --- p.5
Maintenance Management --- p.7
Project Objective --- p.8
Chapter II. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Case Study Approach --- p.10
Settings and Timeframe --- p.10
Data Collection --- p.11
Literature Review --- p.12
Chapter III. --- MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
Company Profile --- p.13
Maintenance Department --- p.14
Repair and Maintenance --- p.16
Problems Encountered --- p.18
Improved Operating System --- p.21
Benefits of the New System --- p.28
Limitations of the New System --- p.29
Chapter IV. --- APPLICATION OF ISO 9000 QUALITY SYSTEM
14Elements Applied to Maintenance Department --- p.31
Implementation Process --- p.41
Difficulties Encountered --- p.45
Hints to Successful Implementation --- p.47
Benefits and Drawbacks --- p.50
Chapter V. --- CONCLUSION
Summary --- p.53
Recommendations for Further Study --- p.55
APPENDIX --- p.57
BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.63
Liao, Ming-Li, and 廖敏利. "A Research of Key Factors for Building an Intelligent Factory and Supply Chain Strategy for the Taiwan Aerospace Industry - Case Studies of an Aerospace Company in Taiwan." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/cgi-bin/gs32/gsweb.cgi/login?o=dnclcdr&s=id=%22107NCHU5457094%22.&searchmode=basic.
Full text國立中興大學
高階經理人碩士在職專班
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The Aerospace industry is an industry that requires high-technology and intelligent management. Its products must be designed and manufactured to meet the stringent requirements of high process quality, high quality, high reliability, high durability and made to withstand harsh environmental conditions. Therefore, a country''s aerospace industry and technology level often represent the national strength of a country. It also directly affects the country''s development in manufacturing and industrial technological development. Each country''s aerospace industry development policy and actual development will become the country''s important industrial policy which will govern priorities. In the past two decades, Taiwan has become an important base in the global aerospace industry supply chain. Domestic manufacturers have taken the important role of R&D, design, manufacture and maintenance, and have played an important role in the global civil aviation aerospace industry supply chain. Aerospace manufacturers must transform themselves into intelligent factories through smart technology, thereby promoting the upgrading of intelligent manufacturing. In addition information sharing among all members of the supply chain allows the supply chain to react faster and to become more flexible to enhance its competitiveness. Effective supplier management and adopting an appropriate and effective supply chain strategy will have a significant and positive influence upon the performance of supply manufacturers and other members. The purpose of this study is to construct a strategic alliance of China''s aerospace industry''s intelligent machinery, intelligent manufacturing and industrial supply chain system, and to introduce the intelligent factory of Industry 4.0 and intelligent logistics into the aerospace industry, and to create an appropriate was well as an effective supplier alliance strategy. The structure of the research method is divided into four stages. The first stage is to conduct a survey and analysis of the current status of Taiwan''s overall aerospace industry development; the second stage is the investigation and analysis of the current progress in promoting industrial 4.0 and developing intelligent factories; the third stage is to apply commonly used decision analysis methods for conducting management decisions, which uses such methods as; Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Analytic Network Process (ANP), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Maximum Entropy Ordered Weighted Averaging (ME-OWA), Maximum Entropy Ordered Weighted Geometric Averaging (ME-OWGA). The fourth and final stage is based on the case of Company A which considers key factors needed to develop smart factories and to effective establish supply chain strategies. In-depth interviews as well as Experts have been used to select key factors. The score of the factor is derived by applying the Maximum Entropy Ordered Weighted Geometric Averaging (ME-OWGA) analysis method to calculate the score and to determine the order of precedence of each of the important key factors. The research results show that in the key factors of establishing an intelligent factory, the priorities of five key factors are; Cyber, Connection, Machine, Maintenance and Cloud. Highlighted is the importance of Cyber and Machine in both the defense and aerospace industries, which carries the highest overall weight level. The three items demanded are; “Quality Assurance”, “Product Safety” and “Cost Competitiveness”. The indicators used the supply chain strategy evaluation included; eight supplier capability evaluation indicators such as “Product Reliability” which were selected as applicable to national defense. In addition to their selection for both defense and aerospace technology industry, the suppliers in the aerospace industry should also understand customer''s needs to mitigate their own shortcomings thereby achieving a “win-win” situation applicable to both the defense and aerospace industries.
Brözel, Claudia. "Perspektiven von Transaktionen in der Internet-Ökonomie am Beispiel der Reisebranche: Future Aspects of Transactions in the Internet-Economy - the Example of the Travel Industry." Doctoral thesis, 2011. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A25986.
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