Sökning: "World System Theory"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 216 avhandlingar innehållade orden World System Theory.
16. Production systems for mass customization : bridging theory and practice
Sammanfattning : Today's siruation of rapid technological change and globalization is forcing businesses throughout the world to dramatically rethink their approaches for commercial success. At the same time, customer demands for quickly delivered product variety at a reasonable price - even down to a lot size of one - is fast becoming the rule rather than exception in a number of markets and industries. LÄS MER
17. Road Safety Development Index : Theory, Philosophy and Practice
Sammanfattning : This dissertation develops, presents and tests a new international tool, the so-called Road Safety Development Index (RSDI), which indicates in a comprehensive and easy way the severity of the road safety situation in a specific country and/or in comparison with other countries. There are three pillars of outcomes involved in the framework of RSDI. LÄS MER
18. Being connected to the world through a robot
Sammanfattning : Robotic telepresence systems enable humans to be present physically and socially in a distant environment. Robotic telepresence technology is the latest in the line of communication technology development. The unique feature of such technology is that its users can act in a distant environment and interact with other people through these systems. LÄS MER
19. Integrated and Probabilistic Risk Analysis of Drinking Water Systems
Sammanfattning : Drinking water supply is an essential public function but is at the same time exposed to risks. Since a totally risk-free society is not attainable, risks need to be managed efficiently to achieve an acceptable level of risk. LÄS MER
20. The Multilateral Initiative on Malaria - malariaforskningens cirkulatoriska system : The Multilateral Initiative on Malaria - the circulatory system of malaria research
Sammanfattning : Leaning on the poststructuralist perspective Actor Network Theory (ANT) the French philosopher Bruno Latour describes – in his model “The Circulatory System of Scientific Facts” – how scientific facts are part of a societal system and thus depend (for their status as legitimate representations of the world) on the other inhabitants of that system, i.e. LÄS MER