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Seyayi, S. (Stephen). "Dynamic exportation capabilities." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201601141034.
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Dynamic capabilities are those capabilities that characterize the firm’s potential to systematically solve problems, formed by its propensity to sense opportunities and threats, to make timely and market-oriented decisions, and change its resource base.
The purpose of this Master’s Thesis is to study dynamic capabilities in the context of exports and identify the how an exporting firm may be able to develop the capabilities to compete in dynamic market environments.
The data for this study was collected by conducting a literature review of academic articles. These academic articles were empirical studies on the subjects of resources, capabilities, dynamic capabilities, routines and exporting. The discussion and analysis of the academic articles followed an induction approach. Conclusions were drawn from the analysis and discussion of a select group of peer reviewed empirical studies on the subjects of resources, capabilities and dynamic capabilities in exporting/internationalization.
The findings show that the capabilities that enable dynamism in an exporting firm are a combination of the absorptive capabilities of exploration and exploitation and the export firm’s management’s entrepreneurial orientation. The export firm management’s entrepreneurial capacity, particularly the ability to sense and interpret opportunities in foreign markets and the ability to align and re-align internal resources to capitalize on those opportunities. The export firm management’s entrepreneurial capacity is essential as a guiding and supervisory capability that drives the use and development of export capabilities and facilitates the dynamism of the export firm through the creation, development and use of absorptive capabilities. The findings explain how routines are fundamental to export firms’ growth and development, and how routines enable the export firm sustain competitiveness in dynamic market environments over time. The study reveals a gap in the research of organizational routines in exporting.
Based on these findings the study draws some managerial and theoretical implications and recommends extending the study by conducting an empirical investigation. Due to the significance of routines, further research into the role of routines in dynamic capabilities in the context of exporting is also recommended.
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Petre-Firth, Lyndal Maree. "Exploring dynamic capabilities : towards an integrative view of capabilities, routines and context." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.611799.
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Daspit, Josh. "Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Examination of the Phenomenon and Relationships with Firm Capabilities." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc115064/.
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The field of strategic management addresses challenges that firms encounter in an attempt to remain competitive. The ability to explain variation in firm success through examination of knowledge flows has become a prominent focus of research in the strategic management literature. Specifically, researchers have sought to further examine how firms convert knowledge, a phenomenon conceptualized as absorptive capacity. Absorptive capacity is the firm’s ability to acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit knowledge. Few studies have captured the richness and multi-dimensionality of absorptive capacity, and it remains to be understood how the dimensions of the phenomenon convert knowledge. Furthermore, how absorptive capacity influences the firm remains to be understood. To address these research gaps, this dissertation seeks to (1) determine how absorptive capacity converts knowledge, and (2) determine how absorptive capacity influences firm capabilities. The research questions are investigated using structural modeling techniques to analyze data collected from software-industry firms. The findings offer contributions to the absorptive capacity and capability literatures. For example, absorptive capacity is hypothesized to consist of complex relationships among its internal dimensions. However, findings of this study suggest the relationships among the dimensions are linear in nature. This finding is in line with the theoretical foundations of and early literature on absorptive capacity but contrary to recent conceptualizations, which suggests relationships among the dimensions are more closely related to the theoretical origins of absorptive capacity. Additionally, to examine how absorptive capacity influences the firm, a capability-based perspective is used to hypothesize the influence of absorptive capacity on firm capabilities. Findings suggest absorptive capacity positively influences each dimension of firm capabilities (e.g., operational, customer, and innovation capabilities); thus, absorptive capacity influences the firm by altering firm capabilities. Given the richness of the findings, numerous fields are likely to benefit from this investigation. Through an examination of absorptive capacity and capabilities, this study contributes to the understanding of the absorptive capacity phenomenon and offers insight into how the phenomenon influences the firm. Furthermore, practical implications are offered for managers interested in enhancing firm competitiveness.
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Westman, Christoffer. "Capabilities that enable innovation." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-35297.
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Kristensen, Lars. "Dynamiske egenskaber = Dynamic Capabilities /." Aarhus : Institut for Økonomi, Aarhus Universitet, 2009. http://mit.econ.au.dk/Library/Specialer/2009/20033827.pdf.
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Shah, Bahubali(Bahubali Pavankumar). "Assessing digital transformation capabilities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121798.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2019Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "February 2019."
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It is widely believed that we are currently living in the digital age. Advances in technologies enabling connectivity, data aggregation and analysis, and aritificial intelligence/ machine learning are making it possible to obtain insights into human and machine behaviour like never before. Companies are rushing to take advantage of this new resource called data for competitive advantage. Yet, while many are aiming to pursue a Digital Transformation strategy within their organization, there appears to be a range of different opinions that professionals/ experts carry when it comes to identifying capabilities required to become a Digital Enterprise. This thesis is aimed at helping professionals in two ways. First, it identifies required capabilities at functional level from first principles. Second, it defines maturity levels for key generic capabilities at the company level for professionals to measure and guide their organization's progress towards becoming a Digital Enterprise.
by Bahubali Shah.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
S.M.inEngineeringandManagement Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program
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Byron, Christopher. "Critically Developing Real Capabilities." UNF Digital Commons, 2014. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/485.
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Critical Realism, the Capabilities Approach, and Marxism, all have underdeveloped theoretical problems. For Critical Realism, the ceteris paribus clause, which is used to asses an ideological critique, does not properly specify what other things warrant the dismissal or acceptance of said critique. For the Capabilities Approach, a proper ontology or metaphysics is missing, and the claim that the Capabilities Approach can be metaphysically neutral is false. Finally, Marxism is good at describing the more onerous aspects of capitalism (e.g., alienation, exploitation, crisis), but it does not provide normative force for seeing these descriptions as bad. I argue that these three schools of thought, when connected through the ontology of Critical Realism, can be rendered mutually inclusive, and each theory can help address the lacuna in its respective counterpart. Critical Realism gives to Marxism and the Capabilities Approach ontological justification, and the Capabilities Approach gives to Critical Realism and Marxism normative force. And finally, Marxism gives to the Capabilities Approach a more radical, but consistent twist that furthers the goal of realizing our shared human powers.
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Chen, Wei. "Static force capabilities and dynamic capabilities of parallel mechanisms equipped with safety clutches." Thesis, Université Laval, 2014. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2014/30501/30501.pdf.
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Cette thèse étudie les forces potentielles des mécanismes parallèles plans à deux degrés de liberté équipés d'embrayages de sécurité (limiteur de couple). Les forces potentielles sont étudiées sur la base des matrices jacobienne. La force maximale qui peut être appliquée à l'effecteur en fonction des limiteurs de couple ainsi que la force maximale isotrope sont déterminées. Le rapport entre ces deux forces est appelé l'efficacité de la force et peut être considéré ; comme un indice de performance. Enfin, les résultats numériques proposés donnent un aperçu sur la conception de robots coopératifs reposant sur des architectures parallèles. En isolant chaque lien, les modèles dynamiques approximatifs sont obtenus à partir de l'approche Newton-Euler et des équations de Lagrange pour du tripteron et du quadrupteron. La plage de l'accélération de l'effecteur et de la force externe autorisée peut être trouvée pour une plage donnée de forces d'actionnement.This thesis investigates the force capabilities of two-degree-of-freedom planar parallel mechanisms that are equipped with safety clutches (torque limiters). The force capabilities are studied based on the Jacobian matrices. The maximum force that can be applied at the end-effector for given torque limits (safety index) is determined together with the maximum isotropic force that can be produced. The ratio between these two forces, referred to as the force effectiveness, can be considered as a performance index. Finally, some numerical results are proposed which can provide insight into the design of cooperation robots based on parallel architectures. Considering each link and slider system as a single body, approximate dynamic models are derived based on the Newton-Euler approach and Lagrange equations for the tripteron and the quadrupteron. The acceleration range or the external force range of the end-effector are determined and given as a safety consideration with the dynamic models.
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Wei, Chen. "Static force capabilities and dynamic capabilities of parallel mechanisms equipped with safety clutches." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/24810.
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Cette thèse étudie les forces potentielles des mécanismes parallèles plans à deux degrés de liberté équipés d'embrayages de sécurité (limiteur de couple). Les forces potentielles sont étudiées sur la base des matrices jacobienne. La force maximale qui peut être appliquée à l'effecteur en fonction des limiteurs de couple ainsi que la force maximale isotrope sont déterminées. Le rapport entre ces deux forces est appelé l'efficacité de la force et peut être considéré ; comme un indice de performance. Enfin, les résultats numériques proposés donnent un aperçu sur la conception de robots coopératifs reposant sur des architectures parallèles. En isolant chaque lien, les modèles dynamiques approximatifs sont obtenus à partir de l'approche Newton-Euler et des équations de Lagrange pour du tripteron et du quadrupteron. La plage de l'accélération de l'effecteur et de la force externe autorisée peut être trouvée pour une plage donnée de forces d'actionnement.This thesis investigates the force capabilities of two-degree-of-freedom planar parallel mechanisms that are equipped with safety clutches (torque limiters). The force capabilities are studied based on the Jacobian matrices. The maximum force that can be applied at the end-effector for given torque limits (safety index) is determined together with the maximum isotropic force that can be produced. The ratio between these two forces, referred to as the force effectiveness, can be considered as a performance index. Finally, some numerical results are proposed which can provide insight into the design of cooperation robots based on parallel architectures. Considering each link and slider system as a single body, approximate dynamic models are derived based on the Newton-Euler approach and Lagrange equations for the tripteron and the quadrupteron. The acceleration range or the external force range of the end-effector are determined and given as a safety consideration with the dynamic models.
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PERIN, ELISA. "Complementarities between mass customization capabilities and green management capabilities: a longitudinal case study." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3423049.
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Nowadays more and more companies pursuit mass customization (MC)–the provision of high product variety and customization with operational performance levels that are comparable to those of a mass producer–in combination with green management (GM)–the integration of environmental sustainability principles into the business. Both the pursuit of MC and that of GM cost companies a great deal of effort and, when MC and GM have to be combined, this represents a considerable challenge for the organization.
However, literature still lacks studies that suggest how to reduce the costs of dealing with such a combined challenge. To narrow this research gap, the present dissertation investigates whether complementarities between organizational capabilities supporting MC and organizational capabilities supporting GM exist and why. To that purpose, a longitudinal case study has been conducted in a manufacturing organization that succeeded in developing both capabilities for MC and capabilities for GM. The findings of this study indicate that complementarities between those capabilities exist and result in sub-additive costs for the organization. Some of these complementarities are symmetric, since the capabilities involved in the relationship equally complement each other. Other complementarities are asymmetric, as the development of certain capabilities for MC alleviates the cost of developing certain capabilities for GM but not vice versa. Collectively, these results improve our understanding of the interrelationships between the economic sustainability, achieved through MC, and the environmental sustainability, achieved through GM, of businesses operating in highly competitive industries whose customers ask for high product customization. Moreover, the finding of asymmetric complementarities suggests that, in such contexts, companies should first focus on developing certain capabilities for MC before embarking in the pursuit of GM.Sempre più aziende perseguono la mass customization (MC), cioè la fornitura di prodotti in elevata varietà con prestazioni operative paragonabili a quelle di un produttore di massa, in combinazione con la gestione ambientale del loro business (GM), cioè l’integrazione dei principi di sostenibilità ambientale all'interno delle attività aziendali. Il perseguimento della MC e quello della GM richiedono ciascuno un grande sforzo da parte di un’organizzazione, e le aziende che devono combinare insieme MC e GM si trovano ad affrontare una sfida considerevole. Sfortunatamente in letteratura non vi sono studi che suggeriscono come ridurre il costo di affrontare tale sfida. Per contribuire a colmare questa lacuna della letteratura, la presente tesi indaga se esistano complementarietà tra competenze organizzative di supporto alla MC e competenze organizzative di supporto alla GM e, nel caso esistano, quali ne siano le ragioni. A tal fine, è stato condotto un caso di studio longitudinale in un’azienda manifatturiera che ha sviluppato, con successo, competenze organizzative sia di MC sia di GM. I risultati di questo studio indicano che complementarietà tra tali competenze esistono e sono la fonte di costi sub-additivi per un’azienda impegnata nel perseguimento sia della MC sia della GM. Alcune di queste complementarietà sono simmetriche, poiché le competenze coinvolte nella relazione sono complementari in modo vicendevole. Altre sono asimmetriche, in quanto lo sviluppo di certe competenze di MC allevia i costi di sviluppare competenze di GM, ma non viceversa. Nel complesso questi risultati aumentano la comprensione delle interrelazioni tra la sostenibilità economica di un business, ottenuta attraverso MC, e la sua sostenibilità ambientale, ottenuta attraverso GM, in un settore caratterizzato da elevata competizione e bisogni del mercato molto eterogenei. In aggiunta, l’identificazione di complementarietà di tipo asimmetrico suggerisce che le aziende operanti in un tale contesto dovrebbero focalizzarsi sullo sviluppo di certe competenze di MC prima di imbarcarsi nel perseguimento della GM.
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Bauwen, Guy A. "An empirical investigation of radical innovation growth through a capabilities and dynamic capabilities lens." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2011. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=16919.
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Radical corporate innovation ventures (RCV) can be engines of renewal and profitable growth. However, their outcome is highly unpredictable. This research explored, how industrial and knowledge intensive RCVs confront reality, deal with uncertainty and how they control their destiny. In essence, this research project has empirically investigated during the early time-into-market, the market and business development (MBD) of RCVs, through a capabilities (CAP) and dynamic capabilities (DCAP) evolutionary lens; a neglected research space. At the end of this report, a glossary and an overview of the abbreviations are included. Due to the multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensionality and complexity of the research scope, this study conducted during 3 years, longitudinal field research, studied in-depth 6 cases, involved through face-to-face interviews and focus group sessions, more than 100 managers, applied the triangulation method and analysed extensively the related literature. This research suggests that MBD or developing a market (MD) and developing a business (BD), can be operationalized, as an entrepreneurial market orientation (EMO) CAP (1). During a prospecting and trial phase, an aligned Schumpeterian and driving EMO combination is the better fit (2). In the next phase, defined as acceleration phase, a Kirznerian and driven EMO combination is the better fit (3). This approach can result in a more effective time-into-market, a better MBD learning curve, generate faster recurring revenues and lead to a first prover advantage (FPA) (4). Concurrently, MBD can also be operationalized as a bridging or DCAP with sensing, scaling, collaborating, capturing and leading as dominant DCAPs (5). Moreover, a MBD lead framework could be identified. Basically, lead organisations orchestrate seven interdependent lead elements: lead offerings, lead users, lead customers, lead partners, lead experts, lead markets and lead champions. An optimal lead mix is dependent on external dynamics, organizational DNA and strategic options (6). This research also suggests that MBD CAPs and DCAPs are hardly on the management agenda, are mostly ignored, and are avoided, because they are invisible and perceived as difficult to implement (7). Furthermore, both need to be de-averaged, integrated and dynamically synchronised (8). Finally, limitations have been discussed and avenues for further research determined (9).
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Hietajärvi, A. M. (Anna-Maija). "Capabilities for managing project alliances." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2017. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526215402.
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Abstract The infrastructure and construction industry has for decades suffered from problems such as cost overruns, delays, disputes and low productivity. To transform old adversarial practices and industrial culture into more collaborative and innovative ways of working, new operational models for project delivery have been introduced. A project alliance is among the models developed to improve infrastructure and construction project performance by addressing problems of fragmentation and lack of integration. However, the growing body of conceptual and empirical research on project alliances within the field of project management does not include any in-depth investigation of the capability requirements and relevant processes for managing alliance projects. The goal of this dissertation is to contribute to the project alliance literature within the field of project management by exploring the capabilities needed by an inter-organizational alliance project organization and participating organizations to manage project alliances in the infrastructure and construction context. The research adopts a qualitative approach, utilizing the case study method and in-depth interviews as research methods. The empirical results, which relate to the first project alliances in the Finnish infrastructure and construction industry, highlight the importance of the alliance project organization’s collective capabilities for managing project alliances. Among these capabilities, inter-organizational integration management, collaborative project identity formation and opportunity management are of particular importance. In addition, each participating organization requires specific project alliance capability, which comprises both the ability to implement key activities over the project life cycle and the skills required by project-based organizations and participating individuals. Together, these organizational and project network-level capabilities form the basis for managing such projectsTiivistelmä Infrastruktuuri- ja rakennusteollisuus on kärsinyt kustannusten ylityksistä, myöhästymisistä, erimielisyyksistä ja heikosta tuottavuudesta jo kymmenien vuosien ajan. Jotta vanhat, vastakkainasetteluun perustuvat käytännöt ja toimintakulttuuri voitaisiin muuttaa, uusia projektien toteutusmalleja on otettu käyttöön. Projektiallianssi on yksi yhteistoiminnallisista malleista, joka on kehitetty vähentämään toimialan sirpaloitumista ja edistämään integroitumista tavoitteena infrastruktuuri- ja rakennusalan projektien suorituskyvyn parantaminen. Lisääntyvästä konseptuaalisesta ja empiirisestä tutkimuksesta huolimatta, projektiallianssiin kohdistuva tutkimus ei ole tarkastellut organisaatioiden kyvykkyysvaatimuksia ja keskeisimpiä allianssin johtamiseen liittyviä prosesseja riittävän syvällisesti. Väitöskirjan tavoite on edistää projektiallianssin tutkimusta tuottamalla uutta tieto allianssihankkeisiin osallistuvien organisaatioiden kyvykkyysvaatimuksista sekä yhteisistä kyvykkyyksistä, joita projektiorganisaatio tarvitsee allianssiprojektin hallintaan infrastruktuuri- ja rakennusalalla. Tutkimus on toteutettu laadullisena tapaus- ja haastattelututkimuksena. Suomen ensimmäisistä infrastruktuuri- ja rakennusalan allianssihankkeista saadut empiiriset tulokset korostavat allianssiprojektiorganisaation yhteisten kyvykkyyksien merkitystä. Kyvykkyysvaatimukset kohdistuvat erityisesti organisaatioiden välisen integraation johtamiseen, yhteistyötä korostavan projekti-identiteetin muodostamiseen ja mahdollisuuksien hallintaan allianssiprojektissa. Näiden yhteisten kyvykkyyksien lisäksi jokainen organisaatio tarvitsee projektiallianssikyvykkyyden, joka koostuu allianssihankkeiden käynnistämiseen ja hallintaan tarvittavista taidoista ja kyvystä toteuttaa eri elinkaaren vaiheen kannalta keskeisiä toimintoja. Hankkeeseen osallistuvan organisaation projektiallianssikyvykkyys ja yhteiset projektiverkoston kyvykkyydet luovat perustan allianssihankkeen hallinnalle
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Hallgren, Mattias. "Manufacturing Strategy, Capabilities and Performance." Doctoral thesis, Linköping : Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8962.
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Danaraj, N. "Creating technological capabilities in Malaysia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404747.
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Ben, Romdhane Malek. "Extending the capabilities of Tiramisu." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119545.
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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
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High performance computing requires not only writing highly efficient code, but also targeting multiple architectures (e.g. CPU, GPU, MPI). However, not only does bundling algorithm and optimization often obfuscate the code, but different architectures require different optimizations and programming tools. Tiramisu [3], an optimization framework, tries to solve this issue by separating algorithm, optimizations, and architecture details, and by targeting multiple architectures in a unified syntax. In this work, we highlight the implementation of a Julia interpreter that compiles a subset of the language to Tiramisu. We show that by adding simple Tiramisu optimization commands to Julia code, we can achieve up to 14x speedup. We also present an implementation of a CUDA backend for Tiramisu in order to target GPUs. We showcase a flexible Tiramisu CUDA API, as well as how common GPU usage patterns can be expressed in Tiramisu. We demonstrate that Tiramisu matches or outperforms the performance of the Halide GPU backend.
by Malek Ben Romdhane.
M. Eng.
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Salgado-Ramírez, Omar. "Emerging capabilities in manufacturing companies." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613185.
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Kovalova, A. "Microcirculation Evaluation Capabilities Using Capillaroscopy." Thesis, KNURE, 2019. http://openarchive.nure.ua/handle/document/10175.
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Kovalova, A., and О. Г. Аврунін. "Microcirculation evaluation capabilities using capillaroscopy." Thesis, Osaka, Japan, 2019. http://openarchive.nure.ua/handle/document/10346.
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Kovalova, A. A. "Microcirculation evaluation capabilities using capillaroscopy." Thesis, Дніпро, 2019. http://openarchive.nure.ua/handle/document/10475.
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D'Amato, Claudio. "Human Capabilities and Collectivist Justice." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77916.
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The capability approach to justice, made popular by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, has been a stalwart of the human development literature for the last 30 years, and its core ideals underwrite the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. This dissertation offers a new version of the approach, rejecting many of its ideological commitments to liberal-democratic humanism and replacing them with more distinctly collectivist and communitarian ones. It contends that the capability approach, when used as a theoretical framework for global development, need not contain almost any ethical normativity with regard to a definition of justice, and indeed it is much more functional when it endorses a moderate ethical relativism. The argument proceeds in four steps. First, it shows that all existing versions of the capability approach are ideologically committed to a specific kind of liberal humanism, which its proponents consider universalist but that is actually quite provincial. Second, it argues that collectivist critiques from prominent capability theorists in the last decade have been misunderstood and their recommendations unheeded, a fact that this dissertation attempts to rectify. Third, it offers a properly collectivist account of group capabilities and group self-determination, which can do all the normative work that individual capabilities and agency perform in the approach's original versions. Finally, it introduces the notion of public objective capabilities, which justifies a higher deference to collective self-determination at the expense of some individual freedom and equitable participation in democratic polity. The overall goal of this new collectivist version of the approach is not to reject the worth of capability as a metric of global justice, but rather to reinforce it. A collectivist capabilitarianism shows that capability is so well suited to global development work that it can function across diverse political realities, without the ideological constraints of a liberal humanism that is widely accepted in the Global North but whose cross-cultural appeal has been far overstated by its proponents.Ph. D.
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Newsom, Mi Kyong Kim. "Continuous Improvement and Dynamic Capabilities." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1250539172.
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Kunzelman, Jill Nicole. "Polymers with Integrated Sensing Capabilities." Cleveland, Ohio : Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238086140.
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Venkataramani, Sangeetha. "Embedded Relations and Marketing Capabilities." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565890.
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This dissertation explores the role of capacities of different sets of actors and examines some of the consequences of realization of these capacities. Specifically, the two outcomes examined in this dissertation are coopetition, which is simultaneous cooperation and competition, and innovation. This research uses different contexts and multiple methods to understand and explore the role of capacities in varied outcomes. The first essay examines the effect of actor capacities on coopetition. It looks at cosmetics salespeople in department stores that are embedded in relations with the store and the cosmetics brands among others, and examines the effect of this embeddedness on cooperative or competitive responses of these salespeople. Specifically, this research posits that actors, both human and non-human, possess capacities to interact with other actors. Unless the interaction occurs, the capacity merely remains a potential, and is only realized in interaction. Capacities represent the joint agency of interacting actors or entities. Both individual actors and collectives possess capacities to interact with others. Capacities of actors and collectives determine the processes employed by these actors that help integrate the collective or disintegrate it, thereby dynamically influencing the balance between cooperation and competition among sales people. The second essay examines the capacities of inventors in Biotechnology industry and investigates innovation as an outcome of realization of their capacities. This essay specifically focuses on actor capacities and its outcomes in the event of an acquisition. It posits that potential relational capacities of inventors prior to an acquisition determines whether integration among inventors will happen at the time of the acquisition. In addition, this research studies the effect of inventor integration at the time of acquisition on innovation outcomes of the acquiring firm, four years from the time of acquisition.
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Bezjian, James Bradley. "Capabilities, recipes, & firm performance : how industry recipes influence the application of dynamic managerial capabilities." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23519.
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Dynamic managerial capabilities are frequently viewed as a source of influence among decision-making managers within environments of volatility. Conversely, managers postulate that decision-making in rapidly changing environments is never perfect and faces a variety of influencing factors. In addition, industries represent a collection of firms that produce similar goods or services for a particular market. This recipe is often recognized by all industry related firms and adapted accordingly. Similarly, firms comprised as “incumbents” and “challengers” are firms that are well established in the industry and firms that seek to change the industry. Recognizing which influencers affect the managerial decision-making process is necessary to adapt and evolve a firm’s decision-making logic. This thesis presents a detailed study of the Hollywood Film Industry Recipe as it relates to the influencing factors within the green lighting process of feature films among incumbent and challenger studios. An inductive research approach is used to investigate four case studies throughout the Hollywood Film Industry. Two case studies are recognized as industry incumbents while the other two are recognized as industry challengers. The analysis identifies an industry recipe, firm adopted industry and adaptations, and dynamic managerial capabilities utilized through the influence of the process. In addition, an illustration of the industry recipes influence dynamic managerial capabilities adopted by firms. Findings suggest that dynamic managerial capabilities is an output of industry recipes adopted amongst firms, and that refinement of those capabilities is a circular renewal process between managerial judgement and firm/managerial dominant logics. In addition, industry recipes influence the way in which dynamic managerial capabilities are acquired, processed, and absorbed. This study contributes to the field of strategy as it suggests a coherent framework that illustrates how industry recipes influence incumbent and challenger studios within a given industry. Additionally, it also demonstrates how dynamic managerial capabilities are formed and structured based on the adopted industry recipe. Finally, it outlines how decisions are made by managers within incumbent and challenger firms, highlighting a circular process of decision-making with regards to the creation an distribution of an industry related product.
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Swindells, Fox. "A Capabilities Solution to Enhancement Inequality." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Philosophy, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10454.
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Human enhancements will dramatically alter individuals' capabilities and lead to serious harm if unregulated. However, it is unclear how states should act to mitigate this harm. I argue that the capabilities approach provides a useful metric to determine what action states should take regarding each enhancement technology. According to the capabilities approach, states are responsible for ensuring their citizens are able to function in certain ways that are essential to human life. I consider the impact of a range of enhancements on individuals' capabilities in order to determine what actions states should take regarding each technology. I find that in order to be just and prevent harmful inequality, states will need to ensure many enhancements are available to their citizens. I also explore a range of other regulations aimed at harm prevention. Considering the impact of enhancement technologies on human capabilities, and the appropriate regulatory options for states, under the guide of the capabilities approach allows me to demonstrate that the capabilities approach can provide valuable, realistic, advice to guide public policy in response to enhancement technologies.
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Kramer, Ansgar. "Organisationale Fähigkeiten des öffentlichen Sektors : zur Übertragbarkeit der Capability Based View auf die Öffentliche Verwaltung." Bachelor's thesis, Universität Potsdam, 2012. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2012/5729/.
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Die Arbeit geht der Frage nach inwiefern die Capability Based View (CBV) einen Erklärungsbeitrag für die Verwaltungsforschung leisten kann. Dazu unterzieht sie die CBV einer kritischen Betrachtung und benennt die wichtigsten Merkmale dieses – nach wie vor unscharfen – Konzepts mit Bezug zum öffentlichen Sektor. Sie zeigt Parallelen von Ansätzen und Ergebnissen der Verwaltungsforschung zur CBV auf und stellt ihre generelle Verwendbarkeit in diesem Kontext fest. Ebenso diagnostiziert sie jedoch signifikanten Verbesserungsbedarf hinsichtlich der Klarheit des Konzepts. Eine Fokussierung auf den öffentlichen Sektor verspricht eher eine Konsolidierung und Weiterentwicklung der CBV als deren Erforschung im Privatsektor, da das multidimensionale und mehrstufige Verständnis von Performance im öffentlichen Sektor deutlich besser zur Wirkungslogik der CBV passt. Die Arbeit schließt mit einer Forschungsagenda, welche die wichtigsten Fragen zur Weiterentwicklung aufzeigt, und dem Appell für mehr qualitative empirische Forschung in diesem neuen Feld des Public Managements.The paper explores the explanatory potential of the Capability Based View (CBV) for research on public administrations. It does so by re-examining the – up till now – rather vague concept and sharpening it with a focus on the public sector. Parallels are drawn between the central propositions of the CBV and findings in public administration research. The focus lies on the link between capabilities and performance. Here, special attention is paid to the nexus between capabilities and performance, which originally fueled the interest in the CBV. It is concluded that the CBV is generally a fruitful approach for public administration research, yet with significant shortcomings in respect to its consolidation and clarity. The explanatory power of the CBV could actually be enhanced by applying it to the public sector: the multidimensional and -level understanding of performance in public sector organizations seems to match the propositions of the CBV far better than the one commonly used to evaluate performance in the private sector. The paper concludes with a research agenda summarizing the most important questions and a call for more qualitative empirical research in this emerging field within public management.
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Sibanyoni, Lebogang Sooka. "Virtuous and vicious cycles: Managerial capabilities, strategy processes, and firm capabilities in established South African insurers." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80520.
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The path towards successfully transforming established and successful firms in the 21st century remains a subject of much debate among strategic managers. This research report attempts to provide clarity to aspects of this debate that relate to managerial capabilities. It propounds on the interrelations between top management capabilities and the capabilities of firms. Specifically, the top management and the capabilities they possess. The capabilities that predominate the functioning of a firm. Including the perspectives of top management and institutionalised processes that strategies are both formed and implemented through.
The qualitative inquiry was composed of fifteen in-depth interviews. These narratives were subjected to a content and thematic analysis. The deduced themes and constructs offered insights into dynamic managerial capabilities. Along with the processes through which they function as these firms pursue their adopted transformation strategies.
The outcomes were two-fold. A map of the dominant configurations of both firm and managerial capabilities, and their associated default schools of strategy thought. Highlighting the likely existence of strategic management gaps constraining the transformative capacity of South Africa’s established insurers. The proposal of a model theorising the relationship between the dynamic managerial capabilities and the firm capabilities was also proffered.Mini Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Bendewald, Gregory. "Required operational capabilities for Urban Combat." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA380836.
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Brekke, Øystein. "Modular Capabilities on Offshore Support Vessels." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for marin teknikk, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-18568.
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The report is divided into three different categories; background, concept evaluation and comparison and the methodology development. The background gives a short introduction of product architecture, modularity and modularization and also a brief description of existing design concepts which are capable of offering modular capabilities in the operation phase of a vessels life cycle.The second part of the report is a review of possible advantages and disadvantages with the implementation of a similar concept as presented in the background on offshore support vessels. The review deals with several aspects such as increased flexibility, higher spot utilization and also how this concept can have effects in an environmental perspective. Direct challenges with modular capabilities such as equipment complexity, port logistics issues etc. has also been discussed. Finally the concept is evaluated from an economical perspective, discussing costs in short and long term perspectives and how to predict the costs of a conversion between operations.The result of the evaluation is that the concept has aspects that are presumed quite beneficial for ship owners. Noticeable are increased flexibility in the range of operations a vessel can perform, possibilities for a fleet reduction due to modular capabilities and also possibilities for economic benefits in forms of higher spot utilization and easier maintenance of equipment modules. It is also anticipated that the concept will make the vessel more receptive for new technology and equipment modules. The most repressive aspect regarding modular capabilities is by far each equipment modules high degree of complexity together with the low degree of independency.The concept has also been compared with multi-purpose OSV’s and conventional mission specific OSV’s within several different aspects considered important for ship owners. The results are generally favoring a vessel with modular capabilities, but also that the negative aspects of the concept might not be taken sufficient account for in the comparison.In the third and last part it is developed a methodology to establish the equipment structure of an offshore support vessel with modular capabilities. It establishes the function hierarchy of the vessel and defines the interactions between the equipment modules and the functions before each module is evaluated in light of modular complexity and vessel influence. Based on this the equipment structure is established and exchange intervals for the modules are proposed.To illustrate the steps of the methodology better a case study is performed based on 5 different operations; anchor handling, towing, pipe lay, construction and support. The case study gives two main indications:1. There are a potential in further development of the methodology. Mainly involving the modules interactions and the specific equipment evaluation.2. The equipment modules are as determined before very complex and require long exchange intervals and also extensive external support to swap modules.
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Atkinson, Matthew T. "Collaborative adaptive accessibility and human capabilities." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10262.
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This thesis discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the field of accessibility, particularly as computing becomes ubiquitous. It is argued that a new approach is needed that centres around adaptations (specific, atomic changes) to user interfaces and content in order to improve their accessibility for a wider range of people than targeted by present Assistive Technologies (ATs). Further, the approach must take into consideration the capabilities of people at the human level and facilitate collaboration, in planned and ad-hoc environments. There are two main areas of focus: (1) helping people experiencing minor-to-moderate, transient and potentially-overlapping impairments, as may be brought about by the ageing process and (2) supporting collaboration between people by reasoning about the consequences, from different users perspectives, of the adaptations they may require. A theoretical basis for describing these problems and a reasoning process for the semi-automatic application of adaptations is developed. Impairments caused by the environment in which a device is being used are considered. Adaptations are drawn from other research and industry artefacts. Mechanical testing is carried out on key areas of the reasoning process, demonstrating fitness for purpose. Several fundamental techniques to extend the reasoning process in order to take temporal factors (such as fluctuating user and device capabilities) into account are broadly described. These are proposed to be feasible, though inherently bring compromises (which are defined) in interaction stability and the needs of different actors (user, device, target level of accessibility). This technical work forms the basis of the contribution of one work-package of the Sustaining ICT use to promote autonomy (Sus-IT) project, under the New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA) programme of research in the UK. Test designs for larger-scale assessment of the system with real-world participants are given. The wider Sus-IT project provides social motivations and informed design decisions for this work and is carrying out longitudinal acceptance testing of the processes developed here.
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Bostwick, Shawn, Ben Buenviaje, Ali Fotouhi, Carlos Perez-Luna, Keri Pilling, and Jose C. Umeres. "Augmenting Naval capabilities in remote locations." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6948.
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The objective of this project was to apply a systems engineering approach to explore concepts for augmenting naval capabilities in remote sea locations using a standard Systems Engineering methodology coupled with Design for Lean Six Sigma tools. Because of increased challenges related to complexity, cost, and timing, our engineering approach focused on finding failure modes early and implementing effective countermeasures. Following requirements analysis and identification of needed functions, the project team synthesized candidate solutions that introduced new concepts and also exploited known programs of record within the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Marine Corps. These included Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), the aerostat Multi-Function Phased Array Radar, automation, and a Remote Sea Station. Results from analysis and simulations showed that an Automated Super-Highway Concept (ASHC) addressed the immediate need. The proposed approach combines the capabilities of the systems above to control the battle space in an effort to divert or destroy all non-friendly entities in the areas of interest. This approach also allows for persistent presence and analysis of the enemy movement while reducing the naval task force already assigned to patrol these areas.
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Akwei, Cynthia A. "The process of creating dynamic capabilities." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2007. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7869.
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The concept of dynamic capability (DC) is receiving significant attention from scholars in strategy and organisation research. However, most of the research is conceptual in nature. In this thesis, the process of how DCs are created in two firms is examined using the grounded theory methodology (GTM) with the aim of developing a substantive theory of DC creation. Data were collected using theoretical sampling, and unstructured and semi-structured interviews. These data were then analysed using the constant comparison method to identify and explain the process through which DCs are created. The findings from the study reveal that DCs are created through continuous internal activities such as in-house innovation, human resource activities (HRAs), and external activities with partners through collaboration and acquisitions. Firms learn from these activities, which lead to changes in the static organisational capabilities and the development of higher order capabilities, the DCs. From this study, a framework has been developed for considering and managing the process of creating DCs at a strategic level. The framework explains the reasons why these firms develop and renew their DCs, identifies the key resources required, and examines the activities through which DCs are developed and renewed. The framework is both iterative and simultaneous. Implications for academics and practitioners are discussed, and limitations and directions for future research are outlined.
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Boyce, Karen E. "Egress capabilities of people with disabilities." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266537.
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Naumov, Sergey A. "Managing operational capabilities in startup companies/." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109651.
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Thesis: S.M. in Management Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Hundreds of papers exist on entrepreneurial marketing and finance, whereas capabilities for operations get far less attention. Furthermore, much of the literature in operations management addresses challenges of companies in stable environments, leaving entrepreneurs with little theoretical or practical guidance on operations strategy. As a result, many entrepreneurs focus their efforts on value creation: marketing, product development, lead generation, and conversion. Ironically, extreme focus on value creation might represent a trap, whereby a company fails not because of a poor value proposition or bad marketing, but because of an inability to scale up and deliver value for perhaps an outstanding, innovative new product or service. In over a dozen case studies written during the past four years, we have found numerous examples where the development of operational capabilities was a determining factor for success or failure in entrepreneurial firms. We study the effect of timing of introduction of operational capabilities on market success as a function of firm's value proposition. We provide case evidence on the challenges and opportunities of building operations capabilities in entrepreneurial firms and we construct theoretical and testable models for assessing when and why entrepreneurs should invest sooner, or later, in operational capabilities.
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Treiber, Kyle Hartley. "Executive capabilities, self-control and crime." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.612126.
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Cruywagen, Marie. "Knowledge-centric capabilities : a configurational approach." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5245.
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Thesis (PhD (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the past 15 years knowledge management has emerged as a key new organisational practice with numerous organisations implementing processes aimed at facilitating knowledge creation, integration and sharing. With knowledge management positioned as a strategic imperative, numerous studies have explored its resource-base and management alternatives. These studies have played an important role in establishing knowledge management as a field of inquiry within the business sciences, but a number of weaknesses put knowledge management at risk of becoming another passing fad. Previous research tends to prescribe a tool, method or way of looking at knowledge while disregarding any differences in organisational context and displaying little attempt to differentiate organisations in a meaningful way. This assumed homogeneity constitutes a deficiency in knowledge management research. The knowledge-based view of the firm emphasises distinct knowledge as the key source of firm heterogeneity, and the role of the organisation as that of knowledge creation. This view largely ignores the personal and social nature of knowledge, and the role of the firm in providing the organisational context for creating, sharing and integrating knowledge. Knowledge management, as an embodiment of the knowledge-based view, thus also fails to explore organisational context as a possible source of competitive advantage, thereby limiting the potential of knowledge management initiatives. The central theme of the study is that the capacity to provide an institutional context for the creation, sharing and integration of knowledge, henceforth the knowledge-centric capability, rather than distinct knowledge, is the key strategic resource of the organisation. The objective of the study therefore is to understand how different knowledge-centric capabilities configure in different organisational contexts. The objective is achieved by addressing three research questions, namely what dimensions can be used to describe a knowledge-centric capability, what configurations of knowledge-centric capabilities emerge in different organisational contexts, and why do specific configurations of knowledge-centric capabilities emerge in specific organisational contexts? Considering the philosophical foundations of the study, namely knowledge as personal, social and context-specific and the organisation as an open, adaptive system, the study follows a social constructionist research philosophy. The study’s focus on identifying emerging patterns or configurations of knowledge-centric capabilities necessitates a configurational research approach. This allows the study to move beyond uncovering relationships that hold across all organisations, affording the opportunity to identify multi-dimensional constellations of conceptually distinct characteristics that commonly occur together. A sequential mixed-method research methodology is employed to address the research objective and research questions. First a conceptual framework is developed from the extant literature in order to identify the dimensions of a knowledge-centric capability. Next a theorydriven survey, based on the dimensions of the conceptual framework, is employed to obtain data from which the configurations of knowledge-centric capabilities are derived using cluster analysis. Finally, four case studies are presented to explain the emergence of the configurations within specific organisational contexts. This research is important for two main reasons. First, it addresses the identified shortcoming of existing research by providing a mechanism to explore an organisation’s knowledgecentric capability following a context-sensitive approach. Second, the research demonstrates that knowledge-centric capabilities can indeed be used to differentiate between organisations at a strategic level.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die afgelope 15 jaar het kennisbestuur as ‘n belangrike nuwe besigheidspraktyk ontwikkel, met talle ondernemings wat prosesse implementeer wat daarop gemik is om die skepping, integrasie en deel van kennis te fasiliteer. Met die posisionering van kennisbestuur as ‘n strategiese noodsaaklikheid, het verskeie studies die hulpbron-basis en bestuurs alternatiewe ondersoek. Hierdie studies het ‘n belangrike rol gespeel om kennisbestuur as ‘n navorsingsveld te vestig in die bestuurswetenskappe, maar ‘n aantal gebreke laat kennisbestuur die gevaar loop om net ‘n verbygaande gier te word. Bestaande navorsing neig om ‘n instrument, metodiek of manier voor te skryf om na kennis te kyk. Maar terselfdetyd word enige verskille in organisasies se konteks geïgnoreer en is daar min aanduiding van ‘n poging om organisasies op ‘n sinvolle wyse te onderskei. Hierdie veronderstelde homogeniteit vorm ‘n gebrek in kennisbestuur navorsing. Die kennis-perspektief van die organisasie beklemtoon unieke kennis as die belangrikste bron van firma heterogeniteit, en die rol van die organisasie as dié van kennis skepping. Hierdie uitkyk ignoreer grotendeels die persoonlike en sosiale aard van kennis en die rol van die firma in die voorsiening van ‘n organisasie konteks vir die skep, deel en integrasie van kennis. Kennisbestuur, as ‘n vergestalting van die kennis perspektief, faal dus ook om organisasie konteks to ondersoek as ‘n moontlike bron van mededingings voordeel. Sodoende word die potensiaal van kennisbestuur inisiatiewe beperk. Die uitganspunt van die studie is dat die kapasiteit om ‘n institusionele konteks te voorsien vir die skeppping, deel en integrasie van kennis, of te wel die kennis-sentriese vermoë, eerder as unieke kennis die kern strategiese helpbron van ‘n organisasie is. Die doel van die studie is dus om te verstaan hoe verskillende kennis-sentriese vermoëns konfigureer in verskillende organisasie kontekste. Die doel word behaal deur drie navorsingsvrae te adresseer, naamlik watter dimensies kan gebruik word om ‘n kennis-sentriese vermoë te beskryf, watter konfigurasies van kennis-sentriese vermoëns tree na vore in verskillende organisasie kontekste en waarom tree spesifieke konfigurasies van kennis-sentriese vermoëns na vore in spesifieke organisasie kontekste? Met inagneming van die filosofiese grondslag van die studie, naamlik kennis as persoonlik, sosiaal en konteks-spesifiek en die organisasie as ‘n oop, aanpasbare stelsel, volg die studie ‘n sosiaal konstruksionistiese navorsingsfilosofie. Die studie se fokus op die identifisering van patrone en konfigurasies van kennis-sentriese vermoëns, noodsaak ‘n konfigurasionele-benadering tot die navorsing. Dit laat die studie toe om verder te gaan as om bloot verwantskappe te identifiseer wat vir alle organisasies geld, en stel die studie in staat om multi-dimensionele konstellasies van konseptueel-unieke eienskappe wat tipies saam voor kom te identifiseer. ‘n Sekwensieële gemengde metode navorsingsmetodologie is gebruik om die navorsingsdoel en navorsingsvrae te addresseer. Eerstens is ‘n konseptuele raamwerk uit die bestaande literatuur ontwikkel om sodoende die dimensies van ‘n kennis-sentriese vermoë te identifiseer. Volgende is ‘n teorie-gedrewe vraelys, gebaseer op die dimensies van die konseptuele raamwerk, gebruik om die data te versamel waaruit die konfigurasies van kennissentriese vermoëns met die gebruik van trosanalise. Laastens is vier gevallestudies ontwikkel om die figurering van die konfigurasies binne spesifieke organisasie kontekste te verduidelik. Hierdie navorsing is belangrik vir twee bepaalde redes. Eerstens adresseer dit die geïdentifiseerde tekortkoming van bestaande navorsing deur ‘n meganisme te voorsien waarmee ‘n organisasie se kennis-sentriese vermoë ondersoek kan word, deur ‘n kontekssensitiewe benadering te volg. Tweedens demonstreer die navorsing dat kennis-sentriese vermoëns inderdaad gebruik kan word om op ‘n strategiese vlak tussen organisasies te onderskei.
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Buell-Armstrong, Kate. "Dynamic capabilities : the emperor's new clothes?" Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/6306/.
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This study initially aimed to evaluate dynamic capability theory using a longitudinal empirical case of a highly successful FTSE-100 company operating within a volatile market. Using a range of rich qualitative data to open the “black box”, dynamic capabilities theory is extended through a detailed account of the process through which the case firm reconfigures and deploys their so-called zero-order or operational capabilities. Although there is a burgeoning literature, research findings remain diverse, disparate and largely conceptual. The limited examples of empirical work in the extant literature, tend to focus on what dynamic capabilities are with little attention in demonstrating how they actually operate. This study details several stages of significant change within the case firm as it moves from start up to its current MNE status. In-depth interviews with the senior team both past and present capture discussions of those factors underlying the success of this firm. Thematic development revealed examples of resource configurations and routines that matched dynamic capability as defined in literature. However, attempts to use Winter's (2003) hierarchy of capability to organize the data proved inadequate; far from being heterogeneous, the dynamic capability found looks like best practice; and whilst operational capability can be seen to evolve, the dynamic capability identified has not. Turning to the wider strategic management literature one can argue that the dynamic capability found in this firm fits better with a wider set of concepts such as knowledge management, absorptive learning, organizational change, leadership, HR practices, strategic decision making, team building, etc. Using a dynamic capability perspective, the findings might extend the under-developed notions of dynamic managerial capability and entrepreneurial fitness. Dynamic managerial capability, as described in the literature, can be articulated within the case firm. Managerial agency is key to competitive success in this firm and this study shows that the concept of agency is more encompassing than that of dynamic managerial capabilities and Teece’s (2007) vision of sensing, seizing and reconfiguring. There are cognitive aspects to creating the context for leadership action and the roles of sense-making and sense-giving to sustain the organizational culture and create the framework for innovation, learning and change. Yet, it is equally possible to account for competitive advantage within this case without recourse to dynamic capability theory. By linking the data gathered to the concept of "dominant logic" (Prahalad & Bettis, 1986; 1995), it is argued that traits and attitudes of the founders and senior managers of the case firm contribute to the “logic” that drives action. Over time these traits have been expressed as a series of simple rules that, in turn, have been operationalized in an organizational culture providing the context for the development of both routines and ad-hoc action. The thesis then demonstrates analytically how rules and their underlying traits act as a mechanism for the creation, sustenance and adaptation of operational capabilities traceable directly to actions taken in response to or in anticipation of environmental changes as well as actions taken in the context of an organizational culture which reflects these rules and underlying traits. It is through managerial agency that rules are created, the culture sustained and “entrepreneurial fitness” is achieved. As such, the research presented here contributes to the resource-based theory of the firm without recourse to the dynamic capabilities construct.
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FEARING, CHRISTOPHER JAMES. "IMAGING SENSORS WITH DATA COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1141352420.
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Makkar, Ankush. "Enhancing IoT Security Using 5G Capabilities." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Digitala tjänster och system, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-85109.
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Internet of Things (IoT) is an ecosystem comprises CT (Communication Technology),IT (Information Technology) and sometime OT (Operational Technologies) wheredifferent machines and devices can interact with each other and exchange useful datawhich can be processed using different IoT applications to take decisions and performrequired actions. Number of IoT devices and IoT networks are growing exponentially.Security is of utmost importance and without proper security implementation, IoTNetworks with billions of devices will be hacked and used as botnets which can createdisaster. The new IoT use cases cannot be realized using the current communicationtechnologies due to the QoS (Quality of Service) and business requirements. 5Gnetwork are designed keeping IoT use cases in mind and with the development of 5Gnetwork, it will be easier to implement more secured IoT network and enable differentIoT use cases which are not feasible today.To build the future IoT networks with 5G, it’s important to study and understand 5Gsecurity features. Security is perceived as one of the most important considerationwhile building IoT solutions and to implement 5G network for IoT solutions require anoverall understanding of 5G security features. In the thesis, work have been done toidentify the gap in the current research with respect to 5G security features anddescribe 5G features that will enhance IoT security. After identifying key 5G securityfeatures, the implementation of the identified 5G security features will be describedwith the 5G based smart grid and smart factory use cases. The key finding is howdifferent 5G security capabilities secure IoT communication and another importantfinding is that not all security capabilities are applicable to all IoT use cases. Hence,security capabilities to be used based on the 5G use case requirement.
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McGowan, Dan W. "Improving the current DHS capabilities framework." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2008/Sept/08Sep%5FMcGowan.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2008.Thesis Advisor(s): Woodbury, Glen ; Gordon, Ellen. "September 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 3, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-117). Also available in print.
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Granados, Ortiz Maria Luisa. "Knowledge management capabilities in social enterprises." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2014. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/8yqqx/knowledge-management-capabilities-in-social-enterprises.
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Many studies have researched how organisations can benefit from Knowledge Management (KM). Critical factors, models and frameworks for successful implementations of KM have informed practitioners in different industries and countries. However, there is still a need for exploring other dimensions of KM as well as its application in different contexts. Further empirical evidence and operationalisation, which assure successful implementations, is also needed to improve not only companies but also society in general. Building on that observation, this study presents conceptual and empirical evidence to support the view that KM, understood as an organisational capability, improves organisational performance of the under-researched and increasingly important Social Enterprises (SEs). These, normally micro and small organisations, are gaining worldwide attention and importance as they address, following business principles, crucial social and environmental problems and provide more sustainable solutions. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of empirical evidence of how these organisations operate, perform and scale up. The study supports this view by developing and empirically testing a model named Knowledge Management Capabilities in Social Enterprises (KMC-SE), which is the main contribution to knowledge of this study. The model describes the organisational pre-conditions and the knowledge activities that can develop Knowledge Management Capabilities (KMCs), which then have an impact on SEs’ performance. A sequential, explanatory, mixed methods’ research design was followed to test the model with empirical evidence from 432 SEs in the UK. The evidence suggests that current KMCs account for up to 20% of overall improvements in SEs’ performance, based on a year-to-year comparison. Moreover, the KMC-SE Model proposes new insights in the traditional way of approaching KM and KMC development, highlighting (a) the important role of human and cultural factors, giving less emphasis to extrinsic motivations and technology, (b) the importance of studying informal KM practices, and (c) the essential inclusion of external dimensions into the equation. Because of the limited research in organisational characteristics of SEs, and more specifically, their KM practices, the KMC-SE Model may have omitted other important elements that were particular to these organisations in their development of KMCs, as well as their performance measures. Therefore, the obtained KMC-SE Model needs to be considered as only a starting point in the study of KM in SEs.
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Herron, Janette Darlene. "Augmented Design Capabilities for Origami Tessellations." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6855.
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Applying engineering principles to tessellation origami-based designs enables the control of certain design properties, such as flexibility, bending stiffness, mechanical advantage, shape conformance, and deployment motion. The ability to control these and other properties will enable augmented design capabilities in environments which currently limit the design to specific materials, including space, medicine, harsh environments, and scaled environments (such as MEMS applications). Other applications will be able to achieve more complex motions or better satisfy design and performance requirements.This research demonstrates augmented design capabilities of origami tessellations in engineering design in rigid-foldable and non-rigid-foldable applications. First, a method to determine Poisson's ratio and mechanical advantage for deployable, rigid-foldable tessellations is presented. The results enable the selection and tailoring of patterns based on deployment motion of specific patterns.Secondly, a model that predicts the deployment stability of the non-rigid-foldable triangulated cylinder is presented. This model defines the geometry needed to obtain a maximum deployed height, always return to a closed position, or remain in either the open or closed configurations. The Stability Transition Ratio is the ratio of the inner to outer diameter that marks the point between monostable and bistable behavior in a triangulated cylinder and is dependent only on the number of sides.Lastly, this work presents methods to reduce sag in adult diapers by increasing shape conformance, promoting wicking capabilities, and improving the structure through the implementation of origami tessellations. Several basic fold patterns were evaluated and the results reported. Reducing sag increases comfort and decreases leaking.
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Presnell, J. Ryan. "Local Law Enforcement's Counter Terrorism Capabilities." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2014.
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The purpose of this study was to analyze local law enforcement's counter-terrorism capabilities as it relates to the varying size of United States local law enforcement agencies. Data for the study came from a study entitled "Impact of Terrorism on State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies and Criminal Justice Systems in the United States, 2004". Statistical analysis revealed that there are large disparities in the allocation of resources to intelligence gathering, analyzing, and sharing between smaller local law enforcement agencies and their larger counterparts. Furthermore, smaller agencies are not interacting with federal agencies in a manner consistent with the interactions between larger agencies and federal authorities. However, the study did reveal officers in smaller local law enforcement agencies have undertaken the duties of homeland security on a level commensurate with those in larger local law enforcement agencies.
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Sebastio, Stefano. "Enriching volunteer clouds with self-* capabilities." Thesis, IMT Alti Studi Lucca, 2014. http://e-theses.imtlucca.it/146/1/Sebastio_phdthesis.pdf.
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Provisioning, using and maintaing computational resources
as services is a hard challenge. On the one hand there is an
increasing demand of such services due to the increasing role of software in our society, while on the other hand the amount and variety computational resources is growing due to the pervasiveness of computational devices in our lives. The complexity of such problem can only be mastered by resorting to suitable technologies based on well-studied paradigms. Three prominent examples and ICT trends of the last decade are (i) cloud computing, which promotes the idea of computational resources as services; (ii) autonomic computing, which aims at minimizing the amount of human intervention and automatizing many aspects of a system’s life-cycle; and (iii) volunteer computing, which promotes the idea of achieving complex tasks by fostering the collaboration among peers. This thesis proposes an approach based on the combination of the above mentioned paradigms (i)–(iii) for the design and evaluation of volunteer cloud platforms providing a service for executing simple tasks. The major problem under consideration is the selection of the mechanisms used by cloud participants to collaborate for providing such service. The main contributions of the thesis are: (1) an architecture and a model for volunteer cloud platforms; (2) a discrete event simulator
for such model; (3) the extension of a statistical analysis tool to ease the analysis; (4) novel self-* strategies for collaboration among volunteers, mainly inspired by multi-agent systems and AI techniques, evaluated with the simulator using the Google Backend workload.
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Too, Eric Gun Sim. "Capabilities for strategic infrastructure asset management." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/33248/1/Eric_Too_Thesis.pdf.
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Infrastructure organisations are operating in an increasingly challenging business environment as a result of globalisation, privatisation and deregulation. Under such circumstances, asset managers need to manage their infrastructure assets effectively in order to contribute to the overall performance of their organisation. In an external business environment that is constantly changing, extant literature on strategic management advocates a resourced--�]based view (RBV) approach that focuses on factors internal to the organisation such as resources and capabilities to sustain organisation performance. The aim of this study is to explore the core capabilities needed in the management of infrastructure assets. Using a multiple case study research strategy focusing on transport infrastructure, this research firstly examines the goals of infrastructure asset management and their alignment with broader corporate goals of an infrastructure organisation. It then examines the strategic infrastructure asset management processes that are needed to achieve these goals. The core capabilities that can support the strategic infrastructure asset management processes are then identified. This research produced a number of findings. First, it provided empirical evidence that asset management goals are being pursued with the aim of supporting the broader business goals of infrastructure organisations. Second, through synthesising the key asset management processes deemed necessary to achieve the asset management goals, a strategic infrastructure asset management model is proposed. Third, it identified five core capabilities namely stakeholder connectivity, cross-functional, relational, technology absorptive and integrated information management capability as central to executing the strategic infrastructure asset management processes well. These findings culminate in the development of a capability model to improve the performance of infrastructure assets.
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Carrick, Jon. "R&D and financial resources and capabilities development in life science ventures : a dynamic capabilities perspective." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2012. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3040/.
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Life science firms compete in rapidly changing environments that demand substantial resources and capabilities. Nevertheless, there are a growing number of small life science firms, and these firms are having a profound impact on innovation in the industry. However, little is known on how these firms overcome resource constraints to finance and develop R&D resources and capabilities. Consequently, the purpose of this thesis is to empirically explore how small life science firms develop R&D and financial resources and capabilities. A closely related area that this research is also fundamentally concerned with is how R&D and financial resources and capabilities affect firms‟ early growth. The central aim of this research is to unearth insights on the motivations, assets and processes that lead to the development of R&D and financial resources and capabilities. To accomplish this, the research draws on the resource-based view and dynamic capabilities. The resources-based view is interested in the resources from which firms derive competitive advantages. Whilst dynamic capabilities focus on how firms in rapidly changing environments – especially high technology environments – configure and reconfigure their assets and capabilities to develop competitive advantages. Because this research is concerned with the development of key resources and capabilities of firms in rapidly changing environments, a resource-based view influenced dynamic capabilities framework is used to isolate the development of R&D and financial resources and capabilities of life science firms. An in depth case study approach is used to examine the research questions. It draws on longitudinal data collected from six life science firms. Data has been collected from twenty interviews and over 3000 pages of secondary data. The interview data is abstracted using four techniques: 1) identifying repetitions, 2) looking for transitions, 3) identifying similarities and differences and 4) cutting and sorting notable quotes. Following Miles and Huberman (1994), the data is then analysed using a multiple step abstraction and condensing process. A unique triangulation technique is used at the end of the study where the key informants are surveyed on the results of the qualitative analysis. Results from the study indicate that a unique set of past decisions, future opportunities, assets, capabilities and routines leads to the development of R&D and financial resources and capabilities. It is evident in all of the case firms in this study that scientific breakthroughs, partnership opportunities, the founders‟ experience and the firm‟s ability to integrate resources and learn from earlier paths are vital to the development of R&D and financial resources and capabilities. The study makes several contributions to the practice and scholarship of management. It provides insights on how small life science firms develop the R&D and financial resources to compete in a highly dynamic industry. From a scholarly perspective, it extends the dynamic capabilities framework and offers empirical support to several categories of dynamic capabilities. It also offers support to R&D and financial capabilities as categories of complementary assets. This thesis identifies details of the aforementioned aspects, discusses the importance of the findings in relation to the literature, and offers future research directions.
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Hall, Kenneth D. "EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF COLLABORATIVE CAPABILITIES ON FOCAL-FIRM PRODUCT OUTCOMES: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SUPPLIER CAPABILITIES." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1384854810.
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Bouma, Matthew F. "Medical evacuation and treatment capabilities optimization model." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Sep%5FBouma.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2005.Thesis Advisor(s): Moshe Kress, Matt Boensel. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-99). Also available online.
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Boyce, John S. "Linking PPBES and the POM with capabilities." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/06Dec%5FBoyce.pdf.
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Gonul, Suat. "Enhancing Content Management Systems With Semantic Capabilities." Master's thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614567/index.pdf.
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Content Management Systems (CMS) generally store data in a way that the content is distributed among several relational database tables or stored in files as a whole without any distinctive characteristics. These storage mechanisms cannot provide the management of semantic information about the data. They lack semantic retrieval, search and browsing of the stored content. To enhance non-semantic CMSes with advanced semantic features, the semantics within the CMS itself and additional semantic information related with the actual managed content should also be taken into account. However, extracting implicit knowledge from the legacy CMSes, lifting to a semantic content management system environment and providing semantic operations on the content is a challenging task which includes adoption of several latest advancements in information extraction (IE), information retrieval (IR) and Semantic Web areas. In this study, we propose an integrative approach including automatic lifting of content from legacy systems, automatic annotation of data with the information retrieved from the Linked Open Data (LOD) cloud and several semantic operations on the content in terms of storage and search. We use a simple RDF path language to create custom, semantic indexes and filter annotations obtained from LOD cloud in a way that is eligible for specific use cases. Filtered annotations are materialized along with the actual content of document in dedicated indexes. This semantix indexing infrastructure allows semantically meaningful search facilities on top of it. We realize our approach in the scope of Apache Stanbol project, which is a subproject developed in the scope of IKS project, by focusing on document storage and retrival parts of it. We evaluate our approach in healthcare domain with different domain ontologies (SNOMED/CT, ART, RXNORM) in addition to DBpedia as parts of LOD cloud which are used annotate documents and content obtained from different health portals.