Sökning: "intangible consequences"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden intangible consequences.

1. 1. Software Investments under Uncertainty : Modeling Intangible Consequences as a Stochastic Process

   Författare :Emil Numminen; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Software investment valuation; usage; intangible consequences; cash flow; discounted cash flow model; stochastic process;

   Sammanfattning : Software systems are today a part of more or less every organization. The varieties of software used in organizations are ranging from simple log-keeping applications to advanced decision support systems. The task of a priori valuation of software investments has attracted a lot of research for a long time. LÄS MER

3. 2. Financial reporting in entrepreneurial SMEs : in search of significant areas of financial reporting information

   Författare :Annika Yström; Jönköping University; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This study sets out from the contemporary discussion on the need of separate financial reporting standards for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and focuses on financial reporting information needs in the context of entrepreneurial and growth-oriented SMEs. The main purpose of the study is to sort out areas of financial reporting information that are likely to be of significance tomanagers of entrepreneurial SMEs in their provision of information to users. LÄS MER

4. 3. On the Economic Return of a Software Investment – Managing Cost, Benefit and Uncertainty

   Författare :Emil Numminen; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Economic Return; Managerial Decisions; Real Option; Software Investment; Uncertainty;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this dissertation is to explore how the economic return of a software investment can be assessed and managed. This topic has been studied in research and has been a concern for firms making software investments. In order to study this we need a model of the underlying factors affecting the economic return. LÄS MER

5. 4. Making sense of knowledge work

   Författare :Anna Rylander; Tore J. Larsson; Per-Olov Berg; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :embodiment; emotion; intellectual capital; knowledge-intensive firms; knowledge work; organizational identity; physical setting; place; work environment; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : According to a dominant discourse in contemporary writings and research, we are living in a Knowledge Economy where knowledge is seen as the pre-eminent resource and the key to success for individuals as well as organizations and nations. Consequently, much effort in management research has been dedicated to devising new concepts and theories such as the knowledge-based theory of the firm and the intellectual capital perspective, all premised on the assumption that knowledge work is somehow different from other forms of work. LÄS MER

7. 5. User-Centred Design and Technology-Mediated Services- Identifying and Addressing Challenges by Analysing Activities

   Författare :Oskar Rexfelt; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; technology-mediated services; product development; user requirements; User-centred design; service development; user studies;

   Sammanfattning : User-centred design has a focus on designing products to satisfy user needs rather than emanating from a technological starting point. Understanding user needs when developing products is considered a key component to achieve market success today.User-centred design is almost always described as a way to design products that satisfy user needs. LÄS MER