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Chinese Brands and Branding Strategies
(2012-09-28)
The purpose of this study is to gain an insight into Chinese brands and branding
strategies, with a particular focus on the manufacturing sector. This study will
explore the value of existing brand management theory as ...
Self-Organised Task Differentiation in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups of Autonomous Agents
(2012-09-27)
The field of swarm robotics has been growing fast over the last few years. Using a swarm
of simple and cheap robots has advantages in various tasks. Apart from performance gains
on tasks that allow for parallel execution, ...
The Behaviours of Fluid Characterforms in Temporal Typography
(2012-09-25)
This thesis identifies and characterises a particular kind of temporal typography in which
verbal forms exhibit behaviours that have been identified by Eduardo Kac as ‘fluid’ , and
fluctuate between the verbal and pictorial ...
Contemporary Neorealist Principles in Abbas Kiarostami's Filmmaking (1997 - 2005)
(2012-09-25)
Iranian film has in recent decades comprised an increasingly important and influential cinema. The Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979 paved the way for freedom of artistic and literary expression, communicating a new ...
Design and Performance Analysis of Distributed Space Time Coding Schemes for Cooperative Wireless Networks
(2012-09-07)
In this thesis, space-time block codes originally developed for multiple antenna systems are
extended to cooperative multi-hop networks. The designs are applicable to any wireless
network setting especially cellular, ...
Complexity and the Practices of Communities in Healthcare: Implications for an Internal Practice Consultant
(2012-09-07)
Current literature regarding quality health services frequently identifies
interprofessional collaboration (IPC) as essential to patient-centred care, sustainable
health systems, and a productive workforce. The IPC ...
Reflecting on a Period of Change in a Governmental Development Agency: Understanding Management as the Patterning of Interaction and Politics
(2012-09-07)
Management was once described as the art of getting things done through the efforts of oneself and other people (Follett, 1941) and is functionalised through acts of planning, organising, leading and controlling tasks and ...
A Reappraisal of the Involvement of an Internal Consultant in Processes of Culture Change in a Public Transport Organisation
(2012-09-06)
In the dominant management discourse, managers and consultants are credited with the ability to move their organisation in a planned, controlled way towards an idealised future. The assumptions underpinning this discourse ...
Leadership Development as Reflexive Practice
(2012-09-06)
This thesis examines Leadership Development in both a corporate setting and an expedition-based setting. The assumptions that are the foundations of current Leadership Development originate, and are informed by, aspects ...
The Effect of Soil pH on Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(2012-09-06)
The environmental fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is a significant issue, raising interest in bioremediation. However, the physio-chemical characteristics of PAHs and the physical, chemical, and biological ...