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Hennart, Jean-François. "Digitalized service multinationals and international business theory." Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41267-019-00256-2.
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Banalieva and Dhanaraj argue that digital service multinationals (DSMNCs) possess a new category of firm-specific advantage (FSA), the network advantage, and that, contrary to extant theory, they use networks as a mode of governance. I review the business models used by DSMNCs, compare them to non-digital ones, and explore what we can learn about them from extant IB theory. I conclude that network advantages are not a new category of FSAs, that networks are not a mode of governance, and that their use by DSMNCs is well explained by extant theory.
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Agbi, Anita. "Social media platforms and travel destination choices among international students in umea." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160546.
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Social media platforms have the potential to influence destination choice among potential travellers.Before potential travellers embark on a trip, they are faced with decision-making processes on whereto go, what to do, the best time to go, how to get there among other things. These pre-travel planning decisions can be influenced by their expectation of the experiences they will encounter at the destination and based on their perception of the destination. Their perception of destinations isusually informed by information found on social media platforms or passed on by family and friendswho have encountered similar travel experiences. Using Crompton’s model of destination choice set,this study explores the roles of social media platforms on destination choice among international students in the Umea university.
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Ho, Dik Hong Duncan. "The practice and effectiveness of international dispute resolution platforms in the protection of intellectual property rights." access full-text access abstract and table of contents, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/dissert.pl?ma-slw-b22013696a.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2007.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Sept. 7, 2007) "A dissertation submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in arbitration and dispute resolution." Includes bibliographical references.
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Areal, Ludeña Santiago. "Oil platforms and private security in spanish law: An approach." Derecho & Sociedad, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/118997.
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Within the scope of the Spanish legislation, in this article we will develop the regulation about private security on oil rigs. In this sense, it is necessary to give a possible legal responses to this fact, because of the current drawbacks for proper regulation in the European country. It is therefore necessary to provide answers from the different perspectives of law such as the Public, Private International Law, Administrative Law, Commercial Law and Labor Law, International Law which will lead us to determine what should be the role of State.Dentro del ámbito de aplicación de la legislación española, en el presente artículo desarrollaremos la regulación que existe respecto a la seguridad privada en las plataformas petroleras. En este sentido, es necesario dar unas posibles respuestas jurídicas ante este hecho, debido a los actuales inconvenientes para su adecuada regulación en el país europeo. Por ello, es necesario proporcionar respuestas desde las distintas perspectivas del derecho como son el Derecho Internacional Público, Derecho Internacional Privado, Derecho Administrativo, Derecho Mercantil y Derecho Laboral, lo que nos guiará a determinar cuál debería ser el papel de Estado.
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Edenkrantz, Reuben, and Edvin Holpers. "The Social Media Identity : An exploratory study on how Swedish companies conducts marketing on international social media." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105086.
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The world today has successively been shrinking in terms of distance between us as individuals, globalisation and the increased digitalisation of our society have made information accessible and connectivity simpler and more profound. In conjunction with digitalising our lives, a new medium within the digital world has risen to such prominence that it is now a factor of constant influence upon us and our environment, social media. As a consequence, people have to a large extent become digital natives. This has led to firms and brands sensing opportunities within the medium and the utilisation of its different unique vehicles. In combination with practitioners increased interest and utilisation of social media from a business standpoint, business and marketing researchers have conducted increasing amounts of research on the area. Subsequently, the researchers of this paper identified the need for an increased understanding of social media marketing strategies, as further highlighted by other researchers in previous studies on the field of social media marketing. Thus, the purpose to contribute to an increased understanding of social media marketing and how this international medium, with its unique features and possibilities, could be used as a marketing tool by companies in their respective industry and market was formulated. To provide the profound understanding stated, due to the complex nature of the matter at hand, an abductive approach was used and motivated for. The theories and concepts used for formulation of the questions in the operationalisation, for the semi-structured interviews, was presented from a broad to narrow structure under the literature review. Furthermore, the theories were summarised in the conceptual framework. The following analysis categorised and positioned the informants and their respective firms under four sub-concepts of the main concept of social media marketing strategies. These categorisations laid the foundation for the conclusion of the paper and the answering of the posed research question. The final chapter then concludes by stating the researcher’s recommendations and the presentation of an example of a possible model for the stages of utilising social media to its fullest extent. Finally, limitations and avenues for future research topics are presented and concludes the paper. The paper provides an increased and profound understanding of how four Swedish firms, in different sectors, utilise the same tool for digital marketing. We suggest that all firms active on social media for marketing purposes, should aim to adapt their marketing towards the full utilisation of all its features and possibilities. Furthermore, a process of adapting traditional marketing to the new form of social media marketing, utilising the mediums unique features and possibilities are subsequently discussed. A possible future model to describe this adaptation process are presented and further elaborated upon as one avenue for future research.
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Terry, Patrick. "US-Iran relations in international law since 1979 hostages, oil platforms, nuclear weapons and the use of force." Rangendingen (Hechingen) Libertas, 2008. http://d-nb.info/993662307/04.
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Tabuenca, Cuevas María Felicidad. "Methodologies for vitual communication: English language skills and cultural competences for international managers of on-line projects." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/27342.
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The methodologies for English language teaching and the roles os ESP and EIL are discussed. Additionally, the role of culture and learning theories for prefessional training are presented. This framework is applied to two pilot programs and the results are debated. Consequently, a new framework is designed that includes new methodologies and places a greater importance on the role of EIL.
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Dobele, Linda. "Female Student-Athlete Golfers’ Use of Online Recruiting Platforms to Seek Scholarships: A Global Perspective." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2021. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3910.
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The prospective student-athletes’ use of an online recruiting platform to seek college scholarships has become a norm. College coaches recruit prospective-student athletes often using tools like global personal contacts, on-site recruiting, and online recruiting platforms. Online recruiting platforms offer several services and vary in price. This study examines female student-athlete golfers’ use of the online recruiting platform to seek scholarships from a global perspective. Previous research suggests that prospective student-athletes prefer online recruiting platforms while college coaches often use other outlets which can lead to miscommunication and lost opportunities. The services, price, and usability of 20 sports online recruiting platforms in the United States were examined to find out what is offered to prospective-student athletes. Interviews of NCAA Division I collegiate coaches were conducted to examine the most common recruiting tools used by the coaches and their opinions of the use of online recruiting platforms.
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Cirannek, Vanessa. "Die Exportplattform als Instrument der ausländischen Marktversorgung." Phd thesis, Universität Potsdam, 2013. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2014/7134/.
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Zur Versorgung ausländischer Märkte bedienen sich Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Versorgungsformen. Die proximity-concentration trade-off-Literatur betrachtet die Wahl zwischen Export und Auslandsproduktion und erklärt die Entstehung von internationalem Handel und horizontalen ausländischen Direktinvestitionen. Das Standardmodell von Brainard (1993) integriert die Auslandsproduktion als alternative Versorgungsform zum Handel in ein allgemeines Gleichgewichtsmodell mit zwei Ländern, monopolistischer Konkurrenz, steigenden Skalenerträgen und Transportkosten. Im Gleichgewicht versorgen Unternehmen ausländische Märkte entweder durch Exporte oder eine Auslandsproduktion. Die real zu beobachtende Ko-Existenz von internationalem Handel und ausländischen Direktinvestitionen auf der Unternehmensebene kann mit diesem Modell nicht erklärt werden.
Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird die Exportplattform (EP) als mögliche Antwort auf dieses Phänomen herangezogen. Eine Exportplattform ist eine Auslandsproduktion, durch die nicht nur der lokale Auslandsmarkt, sondern auch Drittländer versorgt werden. Im modelltheoretischen Teil dieser Arbeit wird ein partialanalytisches EP-Modell formuliert, dass auf Brainard (1993) aufbaut. Dabei wird ihr Modell um eine Mehr-Länder-Welt mit heterogener Verteilungsstruktur erweitert und die Versorgungsalternative der EP-Exporte nach dem Beispiel von Neary (2002) integriert. Durch die analytische Lösung des partiellen Gleichgewichts lässt sich die substitutive Beziehung zwischen Heimatexporten, Auslandsproduktion und EP-Exporten aufzeigen. Ferner kann die Wirkung der Versorgungskosten auf die Versorgungswahl analysiert werden. Dabei wird neben der analytischen Modellbeschreibung besonders auf die Gleichgewichtsbestimmung und die Existenz der Gleichgewichte eingegangen.
Aufbauend auf den analytisch abzuleitenden Hypothesen wird das EP-Modell ferner einem empirischen Signifikanztest unterzogen. Unter Anwendung von nicht-linearen Regressionsverfahren wird die Wahl zwischen EP-Exporten und Auslandsproduktion, zwischen EP- und Heimatexporten sowie zwischen EP-Exporten und der EP-Produktion separat geschätzt. Hierfür wird auf Daten der Automobilindustrie zurückgegriffen, welche die regionalen PKW-Produktions- und -Absatzdaten sämtlicher Automobilhersteller in Osteuropa, Asien und Ozeanien umfassen.The proximity-concentration trade-off literature explains the choice between international trade and foreign direct investments. In this book, the co-existence of international trade and foreign direct investments is explained by analyzing the choice of export platforms. First, a partial equilibrium model with monopolistic competition, increasing economies of scale, trade costs and fixed costs is developed and enhanced with a heterogeneous, spatial distribution of regions. Second, hypothesis are tested with international trade and production data from the automotive industry.
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Gunzenhauser, Martin. "Platform concepts for the systems business : design and development of global product platforms /." Düsseldorf : VDI-Verl, 2008. http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/57181302X.pdf.
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Gunzenhauser, Martin. "Platform concepts for the systems business design and development of global product platforms." Düsseldorf VDI-Verl, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989488349/04.
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Lim, Woo Lip. "Handover for high altitude platform station UMTS." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250939.
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Volkmer, René. "Analýza a návrh integrační platformy v podminkách společnosti DATART International a.s." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-15559.
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The master thesis deals with system integration in the company DATART International a.s. focusing on analysis of current information system and descriptions of the integration of applications. The first part is theoretical and the main attention is paid to definition of system integration and related subjects. Explanation of these terms is essential for understanding subsequent chapters. The following section is devoted to analyzing and mapping of current technical solution of company's integration of applications. The last part comprises of designed proposal of company's new possible IS/ICT architecture with its main technical elements and their functionality. Moreover, the portfolio of projects which are necessary for implementation of the proposed solution is designed in this part. The main goal of this work is to map and assess the current situation in the DATART company. Sub-goal is to design a new architecture IS/ICT and to design company portfolio of projects related to proposed architecture of IS/ICT in company DATART International a.s. These goals were fulfilled through deep analysis of the company's environment. This analysis was performed in the cooperation with colleagues, experts from related branches and thanks to high-quality literature and information sources used. The contribution of this work consists of mapping of possible solutions of system integration in DATART and their evaluation. Another benefit is the proposal of new architecture of IS/ICT.
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Danmo, Emil, and Fredrik Kihlström. "Exploring the Prerequisites to Increase Real Estate Market Transparency in Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264449.
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In the 2018 edition of the JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), Sweden was ranked the 10th most transparent real estate market in the world, categorized as ‘Highly Transparent’. For the most part, Sweden has held a similar position since the measurements started in 1999. Transparency on a real estate market generally attracts foreign real estate investments and tenants as well as increasing global competitiveness. It also streamlines work processes in many real estate professions through comprehensive real estate market information and comprehensible legal frameworks, transaction processes and methods of monitoring different sustainability metrics. This study explores the prerequisites for Sweden to attain a better position in the index by increasing its degree of real estate market transparency, with the long-term goal in having Sweden reaping more of the benefits in having a highly transparent real estate market. This is done in two ways. First is through a critical analysis of the index’s methodology for assessing if ranks and scores within the different index categories are produced fairly. Secondly, different industry actors are interviewed to identify in what areas Sweden lags behind compared to more transparent markets, in which way they would like to see transparency improved in Sweden and the main barriers in implementing projects that would increase real estate market transparency and ways of overcoming them. An examination of the index methodology shows a changing methodology from year to year, which indicates a steady increase in real estate market transparency in Sweden. Interview findings support a generally positive view on transparency, facilitating decision making for real estate investments, but the level of preferred transparency differs between net sellers and buyers. It is therefore questionable if increasing real estate market transparency would provide significantly increased utility for some market actors with longer investment horizons and market knowledge through extensive business networks. Main suggestions for improving real estate transparency in Sweden include measures for data standards, increasing the level of data disclosure and information platforms for such standardized, disclosed data. The study suggests that the main barriers for implementing this could be conceptualized as a Prisoners’ dilemma and that institutional bodies could act as trustworthy partners in further opening up real estate market information.I 2018 års upplaga av rapporten JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) rankades Sverige som den tionde mest transparenta fastighetsmarknaden i världen, kategoriserat som ‘Mycket Transparent’. Sverige har mestadels hållit en liknande position i rankingen sedan mätningarna startade år 1999. Generellt så medför transparens på ett lands fastighetsmarknad en ökad attraktion för investeringar och hyresgäster såväl som en ökad global konkurrenskraft. Det effektiviserar även arbetsprocesser i många yrken i fastighetsbranschen genom omfattande fastighetsmarknadsinformation och överskådliga legala ramverk, transaktionsprocesser och metoder för att utvärdera olika nyckeltal kopplat till hållbarhet. Denna studie undersöker förutsättningarna för Sverige för att kunna uppnå en bättre position i indexet genom att öka transparensen på landets fastighetsmarknad, med det långsiktiga målet att få Sverige att kunna åtnjuta fördelarna av att ha en mycket transparent fastighetsmarknad. Detta är genomfört på två sätt. Det första är genom en kritisk analys av indexets metodik för att utvärdera om rankingar och poängsättningen inom de olika indexkategorierna har producerats på ett rättvist tillvägagångssätt. Det andra är genom intervjustudier med olika branschaktörer för att identifiera de områden där Sverige släpar efter i förhållande till andra mer transparenta marknader och på vilket sätt de skulle vilja se att transparensen förbättras i Sverige samt de huvudsakliga hindren mot att kunna implementera projekt som skulle kunna öka transparensen på Sveriges fastighetsmarknad och sätt att överkomma dessa hinder. En undersökning av indexmetodiken visar på en ändrad metodik från år till år, som indikerar en stabilt ökande grad av transparens på Sveriges fastighetsmarknad. Intervjuresultaten stödjer en generell positiv syn på transparens som ett sätt att underlätta beslutsfattande för fastighetsinvesteringar, men nivån av föredragen transparens skiljer sig åt mellan nettoköpare och nettosäljare. Det ifrågasätts därför om en ökad transparens på Sveriges fastighetsmarknad skulle bidra med en signifikant ökad nytta för vissa branschaktörer med längre investeringshorisonter samt marknadskännedom genom sina stora branschnätverk. Huvudsakliga förbättringspunkter i termer av att öka transparensen på Sveriges fastighets-marknad inkluderar åtgärder för datastandarder, en ökad nivå av datadelning samt informationsplattformar för sådan standardiserad, delade data. Studien visar på att de huvudsakliga barriärerna för att implementera dessa åtgärder kan konceptualiseras som ett Fångarnas dilemma och att offentliga organ kan agera som pålitliga partners i att vidare öppna upp fastighetsmarknadsinformation.
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Clements, Twyman Samuel. "INITIAL DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TESTING OF A CUBELAB MODULE FRAME FOR BIOLOGICAL PAYLOADS ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION." UKnowledge, 2011. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/106.
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This thesis investigates the design of a CubeLab Module frame to facilitate biological research aboard the International Space Station (ISS). With the National Laboratory designation of the ISS by the United States Congress the barriers for use of the facility have been lowered for commercial and academic entities, allowing greater volume and diversity in the research that can be done. Researchers in biology and other areas could benefit from development and adoption of a plug-and-play payload containment system for use in the microgravity/space environment of the ISS. This research includes design and analysis of such a system. It also includes production and testing of a prototype. The relevant NASA requirements are documented, and they were considered during the design phase. Results from finite element analyses to predict performance of a proposed design under expected service conditions are reported. Results from functional testing of the prototype are also provided. A discussion of future work needed before the structure outlined in this thesis can become commercially viable is also presented.
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Assenza, Victoria. "Organised social networks and the positive resettlement of female forced migrants: A case study of the Scalabrini Women's Platform and Congolese women in Cape Town." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31509.
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This research assesses the potential of organised social networks to improve the resettlement of female forced migrants in their destination country. It looks more specifically at the impact of the Scalabrini women’s platform on women from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) experience in the city of Cape Town. In the context of the DRC, forced migration includes movements caused by conflict, political instability and economic crises while post-apartheid South Africa offers peace, democracy and a stable economy in the Southern African region, although it is pervaded by a strong xenophobic sentiment towards black African foreigners. In addition to xenophobia and racism that linger in South Africa, women face gender-based inequalities and the barrier of language, placing them in a vulnerable position and exposing them to abuse and isolation. Organised social networks are understood as a source of social capital that improves lifestyle by limiting everyday challenges. Using the theory of embeddedness and immigration (Portes and Sensenbrenner, 1993), the Scalabrini women’s platform offers enforceable trust which provides economic resources in the form of knowledge and networks. Data was gathered through a review of the literature and semi-structured interviews with active members of the platform. This research finds that the creation of a gender-specific network, outside of the community and mainly within immigrants, indeed works towards building enforceable trust with limited negative effects, but challenges remain. It further identifies the link between unemployment and documentation as the main obstacle to women’s positive resettlement. The platform tackles the challenge of unemployment linked to documentation by providing professional skills and contacts. They are powerful tools to avoid the restricted access to formal employment by contributing to capacity-building and increasing chances of self-employment. Organised social networks do contribute to the positive resettlement of Congolese women in Cape Town, but exclusion and isolation remain. The creation of weak ties with the broader South African society appears as essential in response to the xenophobic discourse of the State and the media, especially in the absence of inclusive immigration laws.
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Gong, Wei, and Xuan Kan. "Logistic Service Development of E-commerce : A case study of AliExpress - an online international trade platform in China." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Marketing and Logistics, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-21335.
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Background: as a convergence of business activities and information technology, e-commerce has brought massive changes to the supply chain management. Today, many e-commerce companies choose to cooperate with third party logistic service providers to perform or improve their logistic services. Meanwhile, those e-commerce companies con-sistently affect the operational processes of their logistic service providers. This thesis fo-cuses on the case of AliExpress, which is an e-commerce company that collaborates with third party logistics in terms of their transportation, warehousing, etc. The collaborations have evolved through time, and developed by three stages, each of which aims at having better logistic performances to generate more profits. Aim and purpose: the aim of this research is to analyse the development of logistic ser-vices for e-commerce by partnering with third party logistic service providers in the setting of international trade. By studying the development, the benefits will be identified. Method: the authors used inductive approach to fulfil the exploratory purposes. In order to gather primary data, the authors applied interviews. Company documents, journal papers, articles and books were collected as secondary data respectively. Result and analysis: the authors obtained empirical findings from three interviews. In the findings, the authors depicted the process of logistic service development and comparisons between logistic service development benefits for e-commerce and sellers have been made. In terms of data analysis, the authors used the theoretical framework in conjunction with the findings to answer the research questions. Conclusion: in the final chapter, the authors answered the research questions based on the analysis. The authors conclude that logistic service development for e-commerce has three stages which are: partner with 3PL, work towards channel collaboration and build an e-fulfilment strategy. The benefits of such development are equitable and shared for both e-commerce company and sellers.
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Santos, Guilherme Branquinho Crespo Teixeira. "Empresas plataforma : impacto da dimensão internacional nos incentivos a utilizadores." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17302.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia IndustrialAs empresas plataforma têm vindo a revolucionar a economia na era digital. O estudo do impacto da dimensão internacional na estratégia que as empresas plataforma utilizam para captar utilizadores para a sua plataforma visa clarificar os incentivos que as EP utilizam, bem como as dificuldades encontradas em novos países e quais as medidas que tomaram para ultrapassar as Liabilities of Outsidership. A forma como uma EP incentiva os seus utilizadores a aderirem à plataforma, representa em muitos casos o fator de sucesso da empresa. Não é um desafio fácil para os empreendedores conseguirem uma adesão simultânea dos utilizadores. Sendo a internacionalização um fator necessário à sobrevivência das EP, as debilidades encontradas por estas empresas em mercados externos têm vindo a ganhar importância na literatura. Neste estudo é feita a análise de dois estudos de caso de empresas plataforma portuguesas digitais. Procurou analisar-se quais os incentivos utilizados por estas empresas para captar utilizadores para a sua plataforma, bem como a forma que escolheram para rentabilizar a sua atividade. Este estudo demonstrou que a principal estratégia utilizada é a estratégia "plantando", na qual as EP constroem a plataforma de modo a atrair um dos grupos de utilizadores, que ao valorizar a plataforma adere a esta, trazendo mais tarde consigo outro grupo de utilizadores que queiram interagir com os primeiros. Por último, a dimensão internacional demonstrou não ter impacto nas estratégias utilizadas para atrair utilizadores em mercados estrangeiros, dado que no caso destas duas EP, a população "loss-leader" corresponde à população internacional.
Platform companies are changing economy in the digital era. The study of the impact of the international dimension on the strategy used by platform companies to attract users to their platforms aims to clarify the incentives that platform companies use, as well as the difficulties encountered in new countries and the measures they have taken to overcome the Liabilities of Outsidership. The way a platform company encourages its users to join the platform represents, in many cases, the company's success factor. It is not an easy challenge for entrepreneurs to achieve simultaneous user engagement. Since internationalization is a necessary factor for the survival of platforms, the weaknesses found by these companies in foreign markets have gained relevant importance in the literature. In this study, two case studies of digital portuguese platform companies are analyzed. The incentives used by these companies to attract users to their platforms and the way they choose to monetize their activity were considered in this analysis. The results of this study demonstrated that the main strategy used by platforms is the "planting" strategy, in which the platform company designs the platform to attract one group of users, which, after valuing and joining the platform, brings another group of users that want to interact with the first group of users. The international dimension has shown to have no impact on the strategies used in foreign markets, since in the case of these two companies, the "loss-leader" population corresponds to the international population.
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Gonçalves, Carla Alexandra Magalhães. "Internationalization Plan - How can UniPlaces improve its customer acquisition strategy in the London market?" Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11898.
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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsUniPlaces is a Portuguese start-up in the online reservation business covering the student housing market, which entered the London market in August 2013. After discussing with UniPlaces, it was possible to verify that their main issue in London is their customer acquisition strategy. Hence, the purpose of this Work Project will be to study and explore how UniPlaces can improve its customer’s acquisition strategy in the London market. An analysis of the market was performed in which it was analyzed what are the external factors that can influence customer acquisition such as the attractiveness of the student accommodation market. Moreover, an internal analysis of the firm was conducted in order to understand the company’s strengths and weaknesses as well as its capabilities. These analyses allowed the formulation of hypotheses that led to conclusions and recommendations that will help UniPlaces improve its customer acquisition strategy. With the aim to optimize the business model, strategies and tactics were defined about how to increase brand awareness, how to improve attractiveness of the website as well as the firm and how to improve performance both on the customer side (quality of service) and on the company side (efficacy and efficiency of internal resources). And afterwards an implementation plan was developed for the next three years.
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Futhazar, Guillaume. "Les modalités d'influence de l'IPBES sur l'évolution du droit international de l'environnement en Méditerranée." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018AIXM0081/document.
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Après des décennies de croissance rapide du droit international de l’environnement, il est aujourd’hui crucial d’assurer l’effectivité et l’efficacité de cette branche du droit. Cela implique, entre autres, de garantir la flexibilité et la réactivité des instruments existants. Cette thèse propose d’explorer les mécanismes et phénomènes permettant aux régimes internationaux environnementaux de s’adapter aux évolutions scientifiques, politiques et juridiques en s’appuyant sur un cas d’étude précis : l’influence de la Plateforme intergouvernementale politique et scientifique pour la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques (IPBES) en Méditerranée. L’IPBES a été récemment établie afin de pallier l’inefficacité des politiques environnementales en matière de biodiversité. En partant du postulat du succès de cette plateforme, cette thèse expose les divers moyens juridiques d’influences dont celle-ci dispose dans la région. Nous verrons ainsi que l’expertise institutionnelle des régimes méditerranéens constitue une modalité d’influence directe tandis que les nombreux phénomènes de diffusion normative lui assurent une influence indirecte. La Méditerranée comporte à une échelle réduite tous les enjeux du droit international de l’environnement. Une telle étude permettra donc de mettre en lumière des aspects rarement étudiés de cette branche du droitAfter decades of growth, it is now crucial to ensure that International environmental law is efficient. This implies, among other things, to guarantee the flexibility and reactiveness of existing instruments. This thesis aims to develop an analysis of the different mechanisms and phenomenon that allow International environmental regimes to adapt to scientific, political and legal evolution. It does so by focusing on a specific case study: the influence of the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in the Mediterranean. The IPBES was recently established in order to cope with the inefficiency of current measures for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. By assuming the success of this platform, this thesis will explore the different legal means of influence the IPBES has in the region. In doing so, we will see that the institutionalized expertise of Mediterranean regimes allows for a direct influence of the platform, while norm diffusion in the region allows for an indirect influence. The Mediterranean holds within itself all of the stakes of International environmental law. By focusing on the region, this study hopes to shine light on aspects of International environmental law that are seldom studied
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Sousa, Rafael José Reis de. "A discussion on the Quatenus platform as well as on the internationalization process applied to other technological products." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23107.
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Mestrado em GestãoHá poucos casos tecnológicos de Moçambique analisados na literatura. Este estudo procurou, assim, ajudar a preencher esta lacuna. Será que em Moçambique as empresas tecnológicas adotam o mesmo posicionamento do que aquele que se adotaria noutro país com outras características (sociais, económicas, políticas e culturais), como Portugal? Foi assim realizado um caso de estudo sobre a necessidade de adequação do posicionamento das empresas face ao contexto externo e interno da empresa – o caso da plataforma Quatenus. Por outro lado, desde 2010, devido à crise económica, Portugal tem combatido o desemprego promovendo um clima de empreendedorismo, tendo sido criadas milhares de startups. Apenas cerca de 10% destas exporta, embora exista uma estratégia do governo para aumentar estes números. Emerge então a importância de refletir sobre os fatores que levam estas empresas tecnológicas a terem sucesso na internacionalização (incluindo para Moçambique). Desta forma, quais os fatores relevantes para o sucesso da internacionalização das Novas Empresas de Base Tecnológica (NTBF)? Para responder a esta questão este trabalho envolveu realizar quatro casos de estudo, um dos quais referido em cima, da plataforma Quatenus, assim como a realização de inquéritos a 39 executivos de empresas tecnológicas distintas. Este estudo contribui com a perspetiva auto-etnográfica do autor, que trabalhou cerca de dois anos em Moçambique. Contribui também com uma discussão sobre a internacionalização de empresas tecnológicas portuguesas, que muitas vezes dependem desta internacionalização para sobreviverem. Confirma-se a literatura existente sobre o tema, destacando os seguintes fatores na internacionalização das NTBF’s: networking (estabelecimento de uma rede), recursos humanos qualificados, capacidades de gestão, criação de conhecimento eficiente, pro-atividade, localização do negócio, e capacidade de ajustamento da estrutura ao contexto em constante evolução
There are few technological cases involving Mozambique in the literature. This study attempted to fill that gap. Do Mozambican technology companies adopt the same positioning, in comparison to those adopted in other countries with different characteristics (social, economic, political and cultural), for example Portugal? A case study about a company’s necessity to adapt its positioning, taking into account the internal and external context was created – the case of the Quatenus platform. On the other hand, since 2010, due to the economic crisis, Portugal has fought against youth unemployment by promoting an entrepreneurship mind-set. This in turn has created thousands of start-ups. Only 10% of these, however, export therefore the government has created a strategy to increase these numbers. It is important to identify the factors that influence these companies to achieve internationalization success (including Mozambique). What factors need to be taken into account in order for companies to succeed in NTBF (New technology-based firms) internationalization? To answer this question this study includes four case studies, one of them being the above mentioned Quatenus platform case, as well as 39 questionnaires filled in by business persons from different Portuguese technological companies. This study contributes also with the author’s auto-ethnographic perspective, who worked in Mozambique for around two years. Additionally, the study contributes to a discussion about Portuguese technology companies that often depend on internationalization to succeed. We confirm the data within the existing literature, highlighting the following NTBF’s internationalization factors: networking, qualified human resources, management capabilities, efficient knowledge creation, proactivity, business localization and the ability to adjust the structure to the constantly evolving external context
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Fraslin, Marie. "Comment organiser la pérennisation et le partage des connaissances dans un environnement international entre le centre de technologie et les bureaux d'études ?" Phd thesis, Université de Grenoble, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00957898.
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In this dissertation, we explore the potential of a forum to support collaboration and knowledge sharing among Virtual Communities of practice. We thus propose a coding scheme based on the Rainbow model and test it in order to analyze the content of two forums of R&D VcoP. We demonstrate that a forum supports asynchronous argumentative activities and thus enhances global collaboration and knowledge sharing among R&D VcoP members. We then propose an enriched model based on the work of Line Dube and tested it to characterize the R&D VcoP studied. We prove that the community configuration has a direct impact on the online dynamic of the community. We point out the main factors that play a key role in fostering online collaboration and knowledge sharing between R&D Virtual community members.
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Carballa, Smichowski Bruno. "Competition and market power : a critical reassessment in light of recent changes." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018USPCD016/document.
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Les objectifs principaux de cette thèse sont expliquer l’émergence de nouvelles dynamiques concurrentielles caractérisées par une symbiose entre concurrence et pouvoir de marché et élucider comment elles peuvent être appréhendées sous l’angle de la théorie de la concurrence. Le chapitre I investigue l’évolution des formes de la concurrence aux États-Unis de 1840 jusqu’à nos jours. On montre qu’alors que dans certains cas le pouvoir de marché s’est traduit par l’entrave à la concurrence (et vice-versa), dans d’autres les deux établissent une relation symbiotique. Le chapitre II fait une revue des théories de la concurrence et conclut qu’elles ne rendent pas compte de la coexistence de deux faits stylisés majeurs propres à la forme de concurrence hégémonique actuelle : des différentiels de taux de profit de long terme et une forte concurrence par les prix.Le chapitre III développe une contribution à la théorie de la concurrence entre et au sein des chaînes globales de valeur (CGV). On montre que l’interdépendance inégale est la source du pouvoir de marché intra-CGV, ce qui explique les différentiels de taux de profit entre firmes appartenant à une même CGV. On montre par la suite comment ils peuvent être compatibles avec une forte concurrence par les prix. Le chapitre IV étudie le capitalisme de plateforme en se focalisant sur les « firmes de coordination algorithmique basées sur la confiance » (FCABC). En s’appuyant sur le cas de la firme de VTC Uber, on argumente que la FCABC conjugue du pouvoir de marché avec une forte concurrence par les prix dans une dynamique concurrentielle dans laquelle il y a une tendance à la monopolisationThe main objectives of this thesis are to explain the emergence of competitive dynamics characterized by a symbiosis between competition and market power and to elucidate how they can be apprehended through the lenses of competition theory. Chapter I investigates the evolution of forms of competition in the United States from 1840 to today. We show that while in some cases market power has translated into hindering competition (and vice versa), in others the two establish a symbiotic relation. Chapter II reviews competition theories and concludes that they do not account for the coexistence of two major stylized facts characteristic of the current hegemonic form of competition: long-run profit rate differentials and strong price competition. Chapter III develops a contribution to competition theory within and between global value chains (GVC). We show that uneven interdependence is the source of intra-GVC market power, which explains long-run profit rate differentials between firms belonging to the same GVC. Then we show how they can be compatible with strong price competition. Chapter IV studies platform capitalism with a focus on “trust-based algorithmic coordination” (TBAC) firms. Building on the case of the ride-hailing firm Uber, we argue that the TBAC firm conjugates vertical market power with strong price competition in a competitive dynamics in which there is a tendency towards monopolization
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Liu, Yuna. "Essays on Stock Market Integration - On Stock Market Efficiency, Price Jumps and Stock Market Correlations." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Nationalekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-119873.
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This thesis consists of four self-contained papers related to the change of market structure and the quality of equity market. In Paper [I] we found, by using of a Flexible Dynamic Component Correlations (FDCC) model, that the creation of a common cross-border stock trading platform has increased the long-run trends in conditional correlations between foreign and domestic stock market returns. In Paper [II] we study whether the creation of a uniform Nordic and Baltic stock trading platform has affected weak-form information efficiency. The results indicate that the stock market consolidations have had a positive effect on the information efficiency and turnover for an average firm. The merger effects are, however, asymmetrically distributed in the sense that relatively large (small) firms located on relatively large (small) markets experience an improved (reduced) information efficiency and turnover. Although the results indicate that changes in the level of investor attention (measured by turnover) may explain part of the changes in information efficiency, they also lend support to the hypothesis that merger effects may partially be driven by changes in the composition of informed versus uninformed investors following a stock. Paper [III] analyzes whether the measured level of trust in different countries can explain bilateral stock market correlations. One finding is that generalized trust among nations is a robust predictor for stock market correlations. Another is that the trust effect is larger for countries which are close to each other. This indicates that distance mitigates the trust effect. Finally, we confirm the effect of trust upon stock market correlations, by using particular trust data (bilateral trust between country A and country B) as an alternative measurement of trust. In Paper [IV] we present the impact of the stock market mergers that took place in the Nordic countries during 2000 – 2007 on the probabilities for stock price jumps, i.e. for relatively extreme price movements. The main finding is that stock market mergers, on average, reduce the likelihood of observing stock price jumps. The effects are asymmetric in the sense that the probability of sudden price jumps is reduced for large and medium size firms whereas the effect is ambiguous for small size firms. The results also indicate that the market risk has been reduced after the stock market consolidations took place.
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Fraslin, Marie. "Evaluating the capacity of a virtual r&d community of practice : The case of ALSTOM power hydro." Thesis, Grenoble, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013GRENI059/document.
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Nous basant sur plusieurs études de cas effectuées au sein de communautés R&D virtuelles d'Alstom Power Hydro, nous démontrons d'une part, qu'un forum peut soutenir différents types d'intéractions allant de la transmission d'informations à la co-construction de connaissances et co-production de solution. Opérationnalisant et améliorant des grilles scientifiques visant à caractériser des communautés de pratiques virtuelles, nous démontrons aussi, qu'il existe un lien entre la configuration d'une communauté et le type de ses intéractions en ligne. Nous démontrons qu’il existe une configuration optimale, de communautés de pratiques virtuelles appliquées à la R&D, qui garantit des intéractions de type co-construction de connaissance et co-production de solution entre ses membres. A l'heure où Microsoft équipe chaque jour 20000 nouveaux utilisateurs de l'application Share point, cette thèse prend tout sens. En opérationnalisant une méthode d'évaluation des communautés de pratiques virtuelles, et en apportant des conseils pour déployer un forum appliqué à la R&D, nous accompagnons tout projet de création de communauté R&D virtuelle et/ou d'instrumentation de ses intéractions par un forumIn this dissertation, we explore the potential of a forum to support collaboration and knowledge sharing among Virtual Communities of practice. We thus propose a coding scheme based on the Rainbow model and test it in order to analyze the content of two forums of R&D VcoP. We demonstrate that a forum supports asynchronous argumentative activities and thus enhances global collaboration and knowledge sharing among R&D VcoP members. We then propose an enriched model based on the work of Line Dube and tested it to characterize the R&D VcoP studied. We prove that the community configuration has a direct impact on the online dynamic of the community. We point out the main factors that play a key role in fostering online collaboration and knowledge sharing between R&D Virtual community members
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Gama, Fabio Ribeiro Humphreys. "A declaração das Nações Unidas sobre a educação e formação em direitos humanos: retórica e perspectivas de efetivação." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2140/tde-06062013-152632/.
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Em dezembro de 2011, a Assembleia Geral aprovou a Resolução 66/137 adotando a Declaração das Nações das Nações Unidas sobre a Educação e Formação em Direitos Humanos em sequencia ao processo educativo em direitos humanos - iniciado em 1948 com a Declaração dos Direitos Humanos - que vem em evolução constante, principalmente a partir da década de noventa. A Declaração é a reafirmação da comunidade internacional da necessidade de uma mudança de paradigma e valores que orientem a vida cotidiana dos indivíduos em todo o mundo e que é responsável pelo estado atual dos direitos humanos. Com a adoção deste novo documento internacional, começa o processo de difusão e disseminação do seu conteúdo visando a efetivação do direito humano à educação em direitos humanos - agora indubitavelmente positivado que, sem embargo, deverá superar diversos obstáculos estruturais para a aceitação dos princípios contidos na Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos, vale dizer, os valores e tradições nas sociedades baseadas no patriarcalismo e no capitalismo neoliberal.In December, 2011, the UN General Assembly approved the Resolution 66/137 adopting the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training following the human rights education movement started in 1948 by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in an on-going evolution mainly as of the 90`s. The Declaration is the ratification by the international community of the need of changing paradigm and values which orient the life of individuals in daily basis worldwide and that is responsible for the current state of the human rights. With the adoption of this new international document the process of diffusion and dissemination of its content started aiming at the effectiveness of the right to human rights education. Yet, the Declaration must overcome many structural obstacles for the acceptance of its principles, in especial, the values and traditions of the societies based on the patriarchy and the neoliberal capitalism.
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Andersson, Jonathan, and Johan Hällgård. "7 visioner för framtidens BIM : En studie kring vilka förändringar som krävs för att skapa ett branschvägledande arbetssätt för användandet av BIM." Thesis, KTH, Byggvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-174189.
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Molnlagring, kommunikationsplattformar med interaktiva funktioner, virtuella modeller som sammanfogas med fysiska omgivningar, datorsimuleringar, livscykelperspektiv. Så diskuteras det i BIM-världens korridorer. Men om detta nu är framtiden: varför går implementeringen så långsamt, och vad är det egentligen som ska implementeras? Processen att hantera och förstå vad BIM är har blivit för komplex, och med denna rapport vill vi hitta åtgärder för att göra arbetssättet begripligt och användbart för fler. Vi har i samarbete med Vianova Systems undersökt hur användningen av BIM ser ut idag och vilka förbättringsåtgärder som behövs för en bredare framtida implementering i samhällsbyggnadsbranschen. Våra undersökningar visar att nästan 80 % tror att ett arbete som drar nytta av en digital modell skulle vara effektivare: samtidigt är osäkerheten kring mjukvaror och oklarhet kring implementeringen av arbetsmetoderna begränsande faktorer. Som lösning på detta har ett användarinterface för projektsamordning och kommunikation arbetats fram. Dessa undersökningar har genomförts med hjälp av en enkätstudie samt intervjuer och sammanställts i två delar: dels denna rapport, samt en slutprodukt av visionär karaktär kallad ”7 visions for the future of BIM”.Cloud storage, communication platforms with interactive functions, virtual models that are merged with physical surroundings, computer simulations, life cycle perspective. This is what is being discussed in the corridors of the BIM-world. But if this is the future: why is the implementation so slow, and what exactly is to be implemented? The process of handling and understanding what BIM is has become too complex, and in this report we want to find solutions for making the way of working intelligible and useful for a wider audience. In collaboration with Vianova Systems, we have investigated what the use of BIM looks like today and what improvements are needed for a wider future implementation in the AEC industry. Our investigations show that almost 80 % believe that work which utilizes a digital model would be more effective: at the same time the insecurity concerning software and uncertainties regarding the implementation of the work methodologies are limiting factors. As a solution for this a user interface for project management and communication has been developed. These investigations have been carried out with the aid of a questionnaire and interviews and compiled into two parts: partly this report, as well as an end product of visionairy nature called ”7 visions for the future of BIM”.
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Liu, Jianbin, Benjamin Beck, Jakob Münch, André Grosa, Roman Kahle, Jürgen Weber, and Thomas Herlitzius. "Agrothermie - design and testing of a novel hydraulically-actuated, locally vibrating plough." Technische Universität Dresden, 2020. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A71220.
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Economic utilization of geothermal networks under agricultural surfaces needs large agricultural areas. In order to exploit the cultivated land more effectively, this paper proposes a novel locally vibrating plough system that employs a hydraulic actuator direct on the plough blade instead of the state of the art external vibration units. Starting with a description of geothermal networks under agricultural surfaces and the construction technology in details, the contribution shows different concepts, the development and test of the most promising solution for imprinting local vibrations at the cutting edge with the goal of traction force reduction. A virtual demonstrator, the test rig set-up and the control concepts are described. Both of the closed-loop simulation and experimental position control of the entire vibration system demonstrate that the novel design has impressive performance improvement. Finally, the integration of the vibration system into a prototype tool is shown and the reduction of the traction force is proven by experiments carried out with a tractor on a testing field.
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Ross, Alexandra C. M. "Continuous curatorial conversations : an exploration of the role of conversation within the writing of a supplementary history of the curatorial." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2014. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/af610c50-f15e-43f0-8801-2b07defff126.
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Continuous Curatorial Conversations is a practice-led exploration of conversation, both as a medium and as a tool for capturing supplementary histories of the curatorial. The primary question of this research project is how the medium of conversation can be explored to write supplementary histories of the curatorial which thus far have been omitted from extant publications on the subject. Three important sub questions guide this exploration. First, what is and has been the role of conversation within the curatorial? What are the possibilities and limitations within the medium of conversation? What roles do conviviality and hospitality play within the process of conversation? This thesis reflects upon a series of curated projects that explore the sp/pl/ace for curatorial conversation and also reviews a collection of one-to-one recorded conversations conducted by the author, including conversations with Alfredo Cramerotti, Hedwig Fijen, Mel Gooding, William Furlong and Sarah Lowndes. Sites of fieldwork include: the 54th Venice Biennale; Manifesta 8, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art; and Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2012. Through these projects and related recordings it unpicks the norms and possibilities of what and when one can record on the subject of the curatorial. The hypothesis of this study is that a great deal of curatorial activity is locked up in conversation, yet a disproportion makes it to the pages of the history of the field. Furthermore, in its clean transcribed form it misrepresents the fragility and nuance of the original exchange. The theoretical context of this research looks at Nicolas Bourriaud’s notion of Relational Aesthetics, the writing of Maria Lind and Paul O’Neill, with a focus on Audio Arts. A new methodology relating to curatorial conversation and its recording has therefore been identified as ‘critical conviviality’. The writing relating to Continuous Curatorial Conversations research takes the form of four books. The book ‘An Introduction’ comprises the PhD thesis and sits next to a bespoke online platform www.continuous-curatorial-conversations.org which hosts a selection of audio recordings collated during the research process. The books ‘Continuous’, ‘Curatorial’, and ‘Conversations’ unpack the lineage and context of Alexandra C.M. Ross’s practice and projects conducted during her research and are to be read in no strict order. The new knowledge resulting from this thesis and relating practice is the attention to the subtleties of conversation and its capture as it relates to the instigation, recording and presentation of semi-private matters in semi-public contexts.
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Trella, Fredrik, and Nils Paakkonen. "Development of a Cost-Effective, Reliable and Versatile Monitoring System for Solar Power Installations in Developing Countries : A Minor Field Study as a Master Thesis of the Master Programme in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Fasta tillståndets elektronik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-302815.
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This report is the result of a conducted Minor Field Study (MFS), to the greatestextent funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency(SIDA), in an attempt to design a system for evaluating smaller solar power systems indeveloping countries. The study was to the greater part conducted in Nairobi, Kenyain close collaboration with the University of Nairobi. The aim was to develop asystem that would use easily available components and keep the costs to a minimum,yet deliver adequate performance. The system would measure certain parameters of asolar power system and also relevant environmental data in order to evaluate theperformance of the system. Due to the specific competence of the collaboratinggroup at the University of Nairobi, a Kinetis Freescale K64-microcontroller with anARM-Cortex processor was selected as the core of the design. Components wereselected, schematics were drawn, a circuit board was designed and manufactured andsoftware was written. After 12 weeks a somewhat satisfying proof-of-concept wasreached at the end of the field study in Kenya. The project however proved howdifficult it is to go from first idea to a functional proof-of-concept during a limitedtimeframe, and also in an East-African country. The final proof-of-concept was testedat Mpala Research Centre in Kenya and despite containing some flaws proved that itwould indeed be possible to design a working system on the principles discussed inthis report. The system is open-source, so anyone may use and modify it.
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Blake, Greyory. "Good Game." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5377.
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This thesis and its corresponding art installation, Lessons from Ziggy, attempts to deconstruct the variables prevalent within several complex systems, analyze their transformations, and propose a methodology for reasserting the soap box within the display pedestal. In this text, there are several key and specific examples of the transformation of various signifiers (i.e. media-bred fear’s transformation into a political tactic of surveillance, contemporary freneticism’s transformation into complacency, and community’s transformation into nationalism as a state weapon). In this essay, all of these concepts are contextualized within the exponential growth of new technologies. That is to say, all of these semiotic developments must be framed within the post-Internet sphere.
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TEJADA, MAXIMO ROBLES, and 羅莫席. "A research on crowdfunding: a comparative case study of international crowdfunding platforms." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84290924037895191394.
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In the last decade, the crowdfunding industry has experienced a boom. Changes in the socio-cultural environment and the financial situation can be considered as the motors of this new paradigm shift. People are finding in this kind of platforms a suitable way to fund their projects and bring value into the market. In the other side, funders are also pleased through the opportunity of helping creators fulfill their dreams and taking part in the creation of innovative services or projects. However, the industry is about to experience a whole new scenario. The rise of equity-based platforms is severely affecting the industry’s status quo, which held reward based platforms as the market leaders. The approval of the American JOBS Act and its potential global impact is centering all players’ attention. Only time will dictate the destiny of the industry and the future funding methods that people will choose to change the world.
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Almeida, Manuel Máximo Louza Viana Mendes De. "Banco BiG - international expansion to Italy." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/107390.
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This paper aimsat studying if BiG’s international expansion to Italy is the right move for the bank. After,analysis was conducted to identify if the bank has distinct resources or capabilities thats tan doutin the destination market. Its howed that despite strong competition, Italy is averylarge market and the reisreceptivity to the digital areas where BiG excels. Based on the seresults ,it is recommended that the bank follow sthe expansion path, by phasing the introduction of its disruptive products.
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Vilarinho, Duarte Da Câmara Pina. "Banco Big - international expansion to Italy." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/107452.
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This paper aims at study in ganddefining the marketing plano fBiG’s international expansion to Italy. After understanding how BiG works an through thorough research of the banking market in Italy, analysis was conducted to identify the bank’s targets and product’s characteristics and consequently define the optimal positioning, the ideal products and the irplacement, price and promotion strategy. Its howed that, dueto strong competition, BiG’s strategy should bebased on product differentiation. Base don this, it is recommended that the bank starts by introducing its most digital and disruptive products to differentiate from traditional banks’ offer.
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YEH, HSIN-MEI, and 葉馨鎂. "Exploring the Quality of Surrogate Purchasing Platforms and the Consumer Willingness of Using International Surrogate Purchasing Services." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81195924362144408414.
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With the rapid spread of information networks, the extent of the activeness of the e-commerce is different from the past. This has been as high as 43.5% of Internet users had used overseas shopping (Institute for Information Industry 2013). Some products that are not available in Taiwan or the prices of goods on the Taiwan market are too high, the consumers then acquire the products and goods through surrogate purchasing by relatives or other individuals, or the Yahoo auction platform or BBS HELPBUY website. Today, however, purchasing products and goods by the previous methods has gradually shifting to shopping from domestic and foreign large websites or from domestic surrogate purchasing service websites. Because these websites adjust their web pages for the ease of use and offer convenient payment methods, they have grabbed the customers from home market and abroad. This study is to explore the relationship of the impact of the quality of the Internet surrogate purchasing service websites to the consumer “Perceived Usefulness” and then the impact to the Attitude”, and the consumer continued use of the system. After collecting and analyzing an initial set of samples, it is found that there are significant impacts of the quality to the “Perceived Usefulness”, the “Perceived Usefulness” to the “Attitude”, and the “Attitude” to the continued use of the system. Furthermore, the “Perceived Risk” had negative impact to the “Attitude”. Furthermore, in the formal test, the results are as followed. The system quality has slight significance to the perceived usefulness, the service quality, perceived usefulness to attitude and attitude to continuance intention are having significance impact. And the last results are the perceived risks having negative impact on both continuance intention and attitude.
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Cho, In Jung, and 趙寅廷. "Examining the Cross Border Diffusion of International Online Food Delivery Service Platforms: A Comparative Study of Four Countries." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3vdh3y.
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國際企業學研究所
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The fast development of technology and the presence of the internet and smartphones have created a new business opportunity that connects online and offline which is also known as O2O system. An example of this system and, what a lot of people use these days; is online food delivery service platforms. These platforms connect restaurants to consumers. Whenever consumers make an order through the smartphone application, platform sends a notification of the order to the restaurant, which in turn makes food for consumers. A delivery person then picks up the food and delivers the food to consumers. This thesis is going to examine (1) the development of online food delivery service platforms in 4 different countries, Europe (Germany), United States, Korea, and China and see why there is faster development in Asian countries compared to Europe (Germany) or United States by using the theory of international product life cycle and diffusion of innovation. This thesis will also observe (2) the relationship of platforms, either between foreign platforms or between local platforms depending on the entry mode. This thesis will also (3) compare the food delivery fee that vendors charge to consumers by using GDP per capita ppp and other components. This thesis has analyzed that there are different supply and demand situations in which countries such as South Korea and China, have a fast development in online food delivery service platforms. Also, this thesis has observed that most platforms choose to acquire other foreign platform to enter foreign market, and also local platforms choose to acquire other local platforms to be stronger within the local market. Lastly, this thesis has analyzed that consumers have different purchasing power over the food delivery fee in 4 different countries.
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Ribeiro, Ricardo Luis Oliveira Sousa. "Banco Big - financial plan of the international expansion to Italy." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/107374.
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Through financial analysis ,this paper raimsat studying the profitability o fBiG’s international expansion to Italy. After understanding how BiG works and through thorough research of the banking market in Italy, a business model was constructed, based on market potential and previous lyidentified segments in the bank that possess distinct factors, whic hallow them to stand ou tinthe new market .Its howed that, despite strong competition, Italy isavery large market and BiG will be a bleto capture as hareofit that can bring them positive results. Based on these ,it is recommended that the bank follows the expansion path, by bringing with themthe SME financing app, for Wholesaleand Trading Platforms, Deposits, Wealth Management and Advisory, for Retail.
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Liu, Yen-Ning, and 劉晏寧. "The International Market Entry Strategy of Cross-Border E- Commerce Platforms –A Case Study of Alibaba, Amazon, and Otto Group." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88yqjk.
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碩士國立中山大學
企業管理學系研究所
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As the number of global Internet users increases steeply and their consumption patterns change, the market size of global cross-border E-commerce keeps rising. According to the surveys from AliResearch and Accenture, the market size of global cross-border E-commerce in 2017 was 530 billion US dollars. And this number is predicted to reach 994 billion in 2020, while the number of global consumers will reach 943 million. As the market size grows continuously, a large number of firms seek to expand their businesses to foreign markets actively besides putting efforts into domestic market. Therefore, this study attempts to choose three representative firms and analyze their entry strategies of overseas markets, mainly Asian markets, in recent years. These three firms are from America, Europe and Asia, where the development of global cross-border E-commerce are the most mature and fastest. This study analyzes Alibaba, Amazon, and Otto Group’s internationalization strategies through case study as well as comparative analysis, and gains the following findings: 1. These three firms sought to expand their businesses to broader foreign markets based on the premise that they possess adequately tangible & intangible resources and capabilities. Moreover, besides cross-border E-commerce, all of them expanded their business scopes to other fields and form their own business ecosystem to gain their core competitive advantage. 2. All three firms took more than one type of entry mode as their internationalization strategies in recent years. And basically, they all adopted the strategies they used before and adjusted them based on different target markets’ characteristics. However, the strategies that these firms used to adopt were apparently different. 3. When selecting entry modes, firms have to consider internal and external factors which may affect their performance, for instance, domestic and host country’s policies, organizational characteristics, business strategies, host country locational characteristics etc. However, not every firm will be affected by all those factors. Furthermore, the degree of influence and importance from these factors won’t be the same in different situations. 4. Timing is another important factor that affects a firm’s decision to select entry mode. To achieve its strategic goals, a firm will adopt different entry modes according to different market conditions and competitive situations at different time.
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Chang, Che-Wei, and 張哲維. "The Comparative Study of International Economic Experimental Platform." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89067319416079388101.
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碩士中原大學
國際貿易研究所
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The experimental economy is more and more prosperous recently. With the tech in progress, the method of experimental economy is gradually transferred to the laboratory experiment from the hand run experiment. A lot of well-known economic experimental platforms in the world, such as JessX, z-Tree, Forio Broadcast, are introduced to people extensively. Therefore, we are very curious what the features they have, and which one is more appropriate for the beginner or non-beginner in the economic experiment. In this research, we would like to compare the z-Tree with POWEBE in different aspects, and suggest experimenters which one is good for them. Keyword:
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Chen, GuanHua, and 陳冠華. "Design and Implementation of International Languages Communication Platform." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/mp8m5d.
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碩士國立臺北科技大學
電機工程研究所
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In this thesis, we propose a language communication platform to users who are looking for language exchange, and language partners. Base on users’ language and request of language learning, the proposed platform can match a partner to learn languages, including message exchange, voice recognition, language translation, pronunciation, and etc. The proposed system is developed utilizing ASP. NET MVC, which enables to divide data and objectives for the development of each functionality and the maintenance of website. Moreover, messages are transferred utilizing ASP.NET SignalR based on various situations to have different transfer methods. Speech recognition, and pronunciation are conducted by Web Speech API. Finally, the results of message and voice recognition are translated in Microsoft Translator Text API and then printed on the screen for the reference to users.
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Gomes, Rita Miguel Casmarrinha Branquinho. "Os direitos laborais na economia de plataforma." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/20781.
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A economia de plataforma é um fenómeno que surgiu acompanhado de modelos de negócio revolucionários, que visam aproximar a oferta e a procura. Todavia, além das soluções que promovem a qualidade de vida e a inclusão, esta nova realidade trouxe consigo múltiplos desafios ao mercado de trabalho.
É precisamente, neste contexto, que a presente dissertação visa dar o seu contributo, sendo efetuada uma primeira abordagem global ao surgimento das plataformas em linha e, consequente, aparecimento da economia de plataforma, esclarecendo algumas questões relevantes a nível conceptual, e ponderando os impactos práticos sentidos.
Neste seguimento, foram reunidas as condições por fim de realizar uma análise jurídica sobre o tema, focada no Direito do Trabalho. Esta análise tem como tema central a diferença entre o contrato de trabalho e de prestação de serviços e as relações atípicas de emprego. Contudo, é inevitável concluir que o quadro jurídico atual não dá resposta a todos os problemas ao longo da dissertação analisados. Assim, procedemos à investigação de diversas sugestões, que podem constituir respostas ao desafio digital, que atualmente vivemos.
A inevitável escolha política na regulamentação do trabalho prestado através de plataformas em linha terá um incalculável impacto social e económico, arriscando-se a contribuir para o fim destes recentes modelos de negócio, ou para a implementação de modelos melhorados, que permitam que uma imensurável força de trabalho, tenha a possibilidade de obter rendimentos, ou aumentar os já auferidos, gozando, simultaneamente, de condições de trabalho, acesso à proteção social e negociação coletiva.The platform economy is a phenomenon that has emerged accompanied by revolutionary business models, which aim to bring supply and demand closer together. However, besides the solutions that promote quality of life and inclusion, this new reality has brought multiple challenges to the job market. It is precisely in this context that this dissertation aims to make its contribution, with a first global approach being made to the emergence of online platforms and, consequently, the emergence of the gig economy, clarifying some relevant issues at a conceptual level, and considering practical impacts. In this follow-up, the conditions were met in order to carry out a legal analysis on the topic, focused on Labor Law. This analysis has, as its central theme, the difference between the employment and service contract and the atypical employment relationships. However, it is inevitable to conclude that the current legal framework does not respond to all the problems analyzed throughout the present dissertation. Thus, we proceeded to the investigation of several suggestions, which may constitute responses to the digital challenge, that we currently live. The inevitable political choice in the regulation of work, provided through online platforms, will have an incalculable social and economic impact, risking to contribute to the end of these recent business models, or to the implementation of improved models, that allow an immeasurable workforce, to have the possibility of obtaining income, or increase the income already earned, while enjoying working conditions, access to social protection and collective bargaining.
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Schneider, Nicolas Horst, and 史尼可. "Success Factors of International Crowdfunding Projects on the Kickstarter Platform." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dswrt8.
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碩士輔仁大學
國際創業與經營管理學程碩士在職專班
107
Crowdfunding involves entrepreneurs that want to raise capital to start up their corporations by way of receiving finances from funders who are inclined to guide those entrepreneurs’ innovative and novel ideas. This thesis reports on empirical research concerning the relationship among crowdfunding for non-US campaigns and advertising strategies used for crowdfunding. Previous studies analyzed out the motivation of funders primarily based on donation theories taken into consideration funders as donors. However, this paper considers donors as customers and specializes in advertising strategies that can increase the chance of achieving the financing goal. In particular, the intention of this research is to discover elements related to advertising and marketing that may enhance the success rate of campaigns. Accordingly, this research reports empirical results to give insight into crowdfunding and can contribute to the development of crowdfunding as a source of raising capital. Furthermore, this research discusses the limitations of marketing strategies currently used for crowdfunding and gives recommendations on launching a successful crowdfunding campaign in the future.
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HUANG, WEI-TING, and 黃煒婷. "International Student Startup Online Platform: Technical Report of the Team Makeup." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6pj4q6.
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碩士靜宜大學
創新與創業管理碩士學位學程
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Entrepreneurship is currently a popular major to study globally. Not only for entrepreneurs to improve their skills, also provided opportunity for nations to improve economy. However, the process of creating new businesses can be full of uncertainties and risks. The researchers and the students from Germany and Sweden joined together to create “Platform A”. It is an international student startup online platform dedicated to helping students wanting to become entrepreneurs but lacks the resources. It has done so by developing and growing their entrepreneurship skills. This research used qualitative research to obtain in-depth interviews for case-related company information in case studies, and to analyze background of Platform A. This research will have in-depth interviews entrepreneurial groups that have successfully used the platform to start a business, then find out whether the startup platform is convenient for entrepreneurial students to use and meet their entrepreneurial needs. Through the interview, the platform successfully helped its users in creating entrepreneurial ideas and team makeup. However there were some drawbacks and some improvements that can be made to the platform. This study will further optimize the platform based on the recommendations and ideas of the four case entrepreneurial groups in the case interview.
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葉上齊. "International Development Of Instant Messaging & Social Platform--A Case Of WeChat." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/rm59pe.
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Barros, Daniel Pereira Cansanção de. "The international expansion of tract company to Portugal." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/111605.
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This Direct Research Internship is practical work that covers subjects such as business internationalization, entrepreneurship, and marketing. The main goal is to validate the hypothesis that the Portuguese market is promising for a Brazilian digital word of mouth marketing platform called Pally. The conclusions were driven by doing a status quo analysis of the business in Brazil, primary research with potential users in the Portuguese market, gathering and analyzing secondary data of the Portuguese market. The analysis showed that the Portuguese market is promising and provided findings to support an entry strategy for Pally into this new market.
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Dungy, Tiara. ""Institutionalism in international policy formation: the implications for gender mainstreaming and development in Rwanda and South." Africa." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/9893.
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Gender mainstreaming is defined as “[the] efforts to scrutinize and reinvent processes of policy formulation and implementation across all issue areas to address and rectify persistent and emerging disparities between men and women (True 2001)”. This explanation serves to highlight the dynamic nature of the concept while recognizing the eternal presence of the relational aspect of female/male interaction within society. What strand of institutionalism is employed in the diffusion of gender mainstreaming in the process of development at the various levels of implementation; what are the consequences of improperly conceived institutions as they apply to gender mainstreaming and development; what are the implications for the future institution construction; What if anything is hindering the progress of gender mainstreaming and development; How was relatively similar gender mainstreaming progress achieved by two countries with such different economic capacities? This paper will further consider the answers to these questions as supplied by international organizations, non-governmental organizations, as shown through their development initiatives in Rwanda and South Africa.
Gender mainstreaming is the innovative inclusion and dramatic reshaping of power hierarchies through the manipulation of both formal and informal institutions. This paper will reveal the importance of contextual considerations in the creation and reform of institutions in developing states, as they strive to adhere to international standards of gender inclusive development.
KEYWORDS: Beijing Platform for Action; Development; Gender Mainstreaming; Institutionalism; Institutions; Transformation; Rwanda; South Africa
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Lin, Tsung-Kuan, and 林宗觀. "Factors Affecting Language Learning Using Knowledge Sharing Platform for Business Major International Students." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37763766224885245244.
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碩士美和科技大學
經營管理研究所
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Due to the advancement of network science and technology over the past decade, the demand of retrieving quick and up-to-date knowledge from all over the world has been immensely increasing. The adoptions of e-learning platforms and knowledge sharing platforms have therefore become essential in all fields of education nowadays. Foreign language learning is no exception of this as these platforms were also applied as tools for teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether using knowledge sharing platforms to study Mandarin was beneficial for business major international students. The detailed objectives were (1) to examine what are the factors students may encounter that affect their language learning. (2) to investigate whether using the knowledge sharing platforms to learn a foreign language will affect students’ learning outcome. (3) to find out whether using the knowledge sharing platforms as tools to learn a foreign language is actually beneficial. The research was conducted based on a teaching experiment, assisted by questionnaire data gathered from a class of business major international students from Industrial University of Hochiminh City (IUH) who studied in Meiho University in Taiwan during the spring semester 2013. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used for analyzing the collected data by a combination of statistical procedures including independent sample t-test, paired t-test, the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and the analysis of correlation. The major findings were: (1) there are two main caterogies of factors that influence successful foreign language learning. The general factors (Beliefs and Experiences, Social Context, Motivation and Effort) and the online factors (Language Barrier, Technical Quality, Teaching Style); (2) using knowledge sharing platforms to learn a foreign language affected the students’ learning outcome significantly, but had no significant difference on the outcome compared to learning by traditional in-class method; (3) using knowledge sharing platforms as tools to learn a foreign language is actually beneficial as it has many advantages such as convenience and comfort for the learners. Suggestions on the effective adoption of knowledge sharing platforms for related officials, universities and language schools, lecturers and students were provided in the suggestions section.
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Cheng, Huai-Yi, and 程懷毅. "Establishing of International Securities Trading Platform and It''s Business Development Strategy." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86248602319977534157.
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碩士淡江大學
國際商學碩士在職專班
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Due to the increasing popularity of Internet and the strengthening of the security mechanisms, the securities industry of Taiwan must further internationalize in the future. By the increasing rate of the E-brokerage, how the domestic securities enterprises to build international securities trading platform and their business development strategy to let their customers easier invest in overseas markets are the main issues in the thesis. By the related literatures research and the case study of Yuanta Securities, the thesis finds some important characteristics of the Sub-brokerage business and building international securities trading platform as followings. 1. Provides a variety of trading market: Including Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. 2. Creates NT delivery system: Customers do not need to open a foreign currency settlement accounts. Yuanta Securities reduces the inconvenience of swap and lets their customers could invest the similar or the related industries downstream for both domestic and foreign companies, improving the flexibility of funds operation. 3. Adopts a single account with a single service window：Customers could use the same set of funds to transact at domestic or overseas markets. 4. Opens the U.S. electronic transactions and provides the night service to make the transaction in zero-day. So the Taiwan domestic securities enterprises should take the advantage of the local resources to make more convenient service and catch the customer demand for diversified products, learning the excellent experience of international securities trading platform of the international online brokers. So in the future the investors could trade on the international market just like as invest in the Taiwan domestic stock market. It must help to build more competitive advantage for domestic securities enterprises in the future.
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Chen, Ting-Chun, and 陳亭君. "Globalisation in the International New Venturee E-business platform – A Case study of Pinkoi." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2h68h8.
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碩士國立政治大學
企業管理研究所(MBA學位學程)
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With the small domestic market, Taiwanese companies’ growth is limited by the shortage of domestic demand. For Taiwanese companies, internationalization has become a crucial strategic choice. In recent years, as the rapid development of the internet technology, the acceleration internationalization of “ International New Venture” has drawn substantial research attention. International New Ventures do not experience through stages stepwise like conventional global firms do. On the contrary, International New Ventures target the global markets directly and born globally. Based on the concept of platform strategy and the internationalization model, this study investigates the challenge and the strategies of the Taiwanese International New Ventures e-business platform, Pinkoi. The research questions of this study are as follows: (1) The internationalization challenges for International New Ventures e-business. (2) The platform strategies for Taiwanese International New Ventures e-business. (3) The suggestions for Taiwanese International New Ventures’ globalization strategies. Research findings suggest that in order to advance internationalization in the early growth phases, the International New Ventures e-business requires positive on-line and off-line network effect, data-oriented marketing strategies, and international talent.
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Lin, Kuo Wei, and 林國威. "A Study of Cloud Service Platform – Case of an international company A in Taiwan." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/kzk3k5.
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