Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, College Park, 2008. / Adviser: Matthias Ruth. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2005. / Adviser: Steve Dick. Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-96)

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The main objective of this thesis is to describe the basic elements of corporate identities of selected hotels in Prague and then to find out (by the marketing research) whether the hotel customers (their clients) even notice their corporate identities (their elements) and whether their purchasing decision makings can be influenced by them.

This thesis develops an econometric model of the Canadian clothing and textile industry for the purpose of investigating its structure, the market it faces, linkages between the market and the industry and the sensitivity of the industry to external factors. Using the model, several simulation experiments are conducted with the primary focus centered on the issues of protection accorded the industry. The future prospects of the industry under various alternative scenarios are evaluated. Empirical support is indicated for most of the hypotheses underlying the specification of the model. Some of the hypotheses are: the firms in the industry engage in imperfect competition; the industry operates under constant return to scale; price competitiveness is a significant factor in explaining the level of imports; domestic production capacity has an influence on imports. It is found in the thesis that clothing imports respond with a relatively high elasticity to changes in price as well as income, revealing a source of instability inherent in the clothing industry. As a system, the model is found to trace the history of the industry with reasonable accuracy. The model is also found to display a considerable degree of consistency and stability in its responses throughout the simulation experiments. The thesis thus provides a dynamic, structural and simultaneous economic system that can be validly used either as a forecasting tool or frame of reference in analyses. An ex-ante simulation intended as a reference forecast of the industry suggests that despite the present quota protection, the past downward trend observed in the clothing industry will likely continue in the future, while the textile industry will maintain a status quo. A simulation with a complete removal of tariff protection appears to support the argument that consumer gains will outweigh losses on the labour and production side. Another simulation suggests that there are policy options available that may be considered as effective means of stimulating the industry. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.

This work deals with the valuation of the Tonak company. My endeavor was that this thesis cover all facts that are absolutely necessary for real appraisal form. The introduction to the work is theoretical, and is supposed to acquaint its readers with the methods of valuation. Based on this fact, the work should thus be understood by those who have only basic knowledge of accounting. Another chapter of the "object of valuation" focuses on a particular company. This chapter should familiarize people who have never heard about this company before with basic information about the structure and accounting rules of the Tonak company. In the financial analysis we look closely at the individual financial statements for the years 2005 - 2009 and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the financial aspects of company. The most important data will be compared with major competitors. The strategic analysis is divided into two parts. Analysis of external potential and analysis of internal potential. The external analysis focuses on the relevant market in terms of product and customer, and based on historical data and expert estimates attempts to predict the development of the market's revenue as a whole. On the other hand, the section on analysis of internal potential strives to predict Tonak's revenue compared against other companies in the sector. Based on these analyses, I am providing the estimated revenues of TONAK for the first and second stage. The next chapter is called "Generators values." These generators allow me to map out the complete financial plan for the next five years. The final section is devoted to the own valuation of Tonak. As the main method I chose DCF APV, which is the least common, though I believe its expression value is one of the best. As a supplementary method is used the market comparison method, which is compulsory in the Czech Republic despite its limited amount of data which, however, leads to limited expressibility.

A indústria de infra-estrutura brasileira que produz, transporta e distribui a eletricidade, como parte integrante da cadeia da indústria elétrica, tem sido submetida, historicamente, a um movimento de permanente mudança em sua estrutura organizacional de produção. Estas, comumente, têm acontecido no interior de discussões realizadas nos meios empresariais, políticos - inclusive com a participação das burocracias de estado - e acadêmicos. De um modo geral, a classe trabalhadora sempre esteve ausente e nunca foi convidada a participar dos debates de como organizar a indústria de eletricidade. Aparentemente, as idéias vencedoras em cada época, acabam determinando a estrutura organizacional para aquele período histórico. Sinteticamente é comum caracterizar a evolução desta indústria em três grandes movimentos históricos. Primeiro, no princípio, quando é organizada a partir de investidores privados. Segundo, o período de grande expansão, quando a indústria de eletricidade é desenvolvida pelo Estado. Terceiro, o atual movimento de mudança, vem sendo reorganizada no sentido de retorná-la na totalidade ao controle privado. Em geral, estes movimentos de mudanças da indústria de eletricidade têm sido explicados, como resultado de tendências externas ideais, manifestadas por novas concepções organizacionais que visam o aperfeiçoamento da indústria de eletricidade, enquanto um bem para toda a sociedade. Dentro deste contexto, este estudo - \"REFORMAS NA INDÚSTRIA ELÉTRICA BRASILEIRA: A DISPUTA PELAS \'FONTES\' E O CONTROLE DO TRABALHO EXCEDENTE\" - tem a pretensão de compreender o passado e o presente das mudanças na indústria de eletricidade brasileira segundo a perspectiva da Economia Política em Marx. Os aspectos ligados à natureza, as técnicas e as tecnologias relacionadas à indústria de eletricidade são abordados enquanto manifestações da forma social da produção capitalista. A análise das relações e das contradições surgidas na produção/circulação - em geral, manifestas em crises que se propagam para a quase totalidade da produção - e no movimento de mudanças da indústria elétrica permite identificar, quais as principais forças econômicas atuantes e suas respectivas estratégias nos cenários de luta/controle pelo trabalho excedente. / The industry of infrastructure that Brazil produces, transports and distributes electricity, as integrant part of the chain of the electric industry, has been submitted, historically, to a movement of permanent change in its organizational structure of production. These usually have happened in the interior of quarrels carried through in the enterprise ways, politicians - also with the participation of bureaucracies of states - and academics. In a general way, the working class always was absent and nor was invited to participate of the quarrels of as to organize the electricity industry. Apparently, the winning ideas at each time, finish determining the organizational structure for that historical period. Synthetically is common to characterize the evolution of this industry in three great historical movements. First, in the principle of industry, when it is organized from private investors. Second, the period of great expansion, when the electricity industry is developed by the State. Third, the current movement of change, comes being reorganized in the direction to return it in the totality to the private control. In general, these movements of changes of the electricity industry have been explained, as resulted of ideal external trends, revealed for new organizational conceptions that aim the improvement of the electricity industry, while a good for all the society. Inside of this scene, this study - \"REFORMS IN THE BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRY: THE DISPUTE FOR `SOURCES\' AND THE CONTROL OF THE EXCEEDING LABOUR\" - the pretension has to understand the past and the present of the changes in the industry of according to perspective Brazilian electricity of the Economy Politics in Marx. On aspects to the nature, the techniques and the technologies related to the electricity industry are boarded while manifestations of the social form of the capitalist production. The analysis of the relations and the contradictions appeared in the production/circulation - in general, manifest in crises that if propagate almost for the totality of the production - and in the movement of changes of the electric industry allows to identify to which the main operating economic forces and its respective strategies in the fight scenes of control for the exceeding labour

A indústria de infra-estrutura brasileira que produz, transporta e distribui a eletricidade, como parte integrante da cadeia da indústria elétrica, tem sido submetida, historicamente, a um movimento de permanente mudança em sua estrutura organizacional de produção. Estas, comumente, têm acontecido no interior de discussões realizadas nos meios empresariais, políticos - inclusive com a participação das burocracias de estado - e acadêmicos. De um modo geral, a classe trabalhadora sempre esteve ausente e nunca foi convidada a participar dos debates de como organizar a indústria de eletricidade. Aparentemente, as idéias vencedoras em cada época, acabam determinando a estrutura organizacional para aquele período histórico. Sinteticamente é comum caracterizar a evolução desta indústria em três grandes movimentos históricos. Primeiro, no princípio, quando é organizada a partir de investidores privados. Segundo, o período de grande expansão, quando a indústria de eletricidade é desenvolvida pelo Estado. Terceiro, o atual movimento de mudança, vem sendo reorganizada no sentido de retorná-la na totalidade ao controle privado. Em geral, estes movimentos de mudanças da indústria de eletricidade têm sido explicados, como resultado de tendências externas ideais, manifestadas por novas concepções organizacionais que visam o aperfeiçoamento da indústria de eletricidade, enquanto um bem para toda a sociedade. Dentro deste contexto, este estudo - \"REFORMAS NA INDÚSTRIA ELÉTRICA BRASILEIRA: A DISPUTA PELAS \'FONTES\' E O CONTROLE DO TRABALHO EXCEDENTE\" - tem a pretensão de compreender o passado e o presente das mudanças na indústria de eletricidade brasileira segundo a perspectiva da Economia Política em Marx. Os aspectos ligados à natureza, as técnicas e as tecnologias relacionadas à indústria de eletricidade são abordados enquanto manifestações da forma social da produção capitalista. A análise das relações e das contradições surgidas na produção/circulação - em geral, manifestas em crises que se propagam para a quase totalidade da produção - e no movimento de mudanças da indústria elétrica permite identificar, quais as principais forças econômicas atuantes e suas respectivas estratégias nos cenários de luta/controle pelo trabalho excedente. / The industry of infrastructure that Brazil produces, transports and distributes electricity, as integrant part of the chain of the electric industry, has been submitted, historically, to a movement of permanent change in its organizational structure of production. These usually have happened in the interior of quarrels carried through in the enterprise ways, politicians - also with the participation of bureaucracies of states - and academics. In a general way, the working class always was absent and nor was invited to participate of the quarrels of as to organize the electricity industry. Apparently, the winning ideas at each time, finish determining the organizational structure for that historical period. Synthetically is common to characterize the evolution of this industry in three great historical movements. First, in the principle of industry, when it is organized from private investors. Second, the period of great expansion, when the electricity industry is developed by the State. Third, the current movement of change, comes being reorganized in the direction to return it in the totality to the private control. In general, these movements of changes of the electricity industry have been explained, as resulted of ideal external trends, revealed for new organizational conceptions that aim the improvement of the electricity industry, while a good for all the society. Inside of this scene, this study - \"REFORMS IN THE BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRY: THE DISPUTE FOR `SOURCES\' AND THE CONTROL OF THE EXCEEDING LABOUR\" - the pretension has to understand the past and the present of the changes in the industry of according to perspective Brazilian electricity of the Economy Politics in Marx. On aspects to the nature, the techniques and the technologies related to the electricity industry are boarded while manifestations of the social form of the capitalist production. The analysis of the relations and the contradictions appeared in the production/circulation - in general, manifest in crises that if propagate almost for the totality of the production - and in the movement of changes of the electric industry allows to identify to which the main operating economic forces and its respective strategies in the fight scenes of control for the exceeding labour

Объектом исследования является идея осуществления производства антикоррозийных продуктов. Целью работы является обоснование экономической целесообразности реализации проекта по производству антикоррозийных продуктов. В процессе выполнения работы были получены следующие результаты. В рамках изучения методических подходов к оценке экономических перспектив были даны определения экономического и маркетингового анализа, определены их основные методы и задачи. А также составлена авторская классификация антикоррозионных продуктов, учитывающая их ключевые признаки. Результаты анализа рыночных и перспектив позволили выявить основных потребителей и конкурентов интересующего отраслевого рынка, а также позволили определить оптимальный объем выпуска антикоррозийного продукта и его среднерыночную стоимость. Таким образом, оптимальный объем выпуска, не нарушающий сложившегося рыночного равновесия, составляет порядка 30 тонн, а среднерыночная стоимость 1 тонны продукта составляет 100-110 тыс. рублей. Результаты патентного исследования, проведенного в рамках оценки научно-технических перспектив, позволили определить динамику патентования и выявить аналогичные технические решения. На основе результатов проведенного патентного исследования пределен средний срок жизни проекта по производству железооксидного пигмента с противокоррозионными свойствами – 4 года. Научно-практическим результатом, полученным автором в процессе выполнения работы, является создание модели производства, учитывающей более эффективные инструменты реализации идеи по производству антикоррозийных продуктов. В рамках этой модели, с учетом выводов, сделанных в аналитической части работы, рассчитаны показатели экономической эффективности трех вариантов трансфера технологии. / The object of the study is the idea of the production of anti-corrosion products. The purpose of the work is to justify the economic feasibility of the project for the production of anti-corrosion products. The following results were obtained in the course of the work. As part of the study of methodological approaches to the assessment of economic prospects, the definitions of economic and marketing analysis were given, their main methods and tasks were determined. And also the author's classification of anticorrosion products, taking into account their key features. The results of market and prospects analysis allowed to identify the main consumers and competitors of the industry market of interest, as well as to determine the optimal volume of production of anti-corrosion product and its average market value. Thus, the optimal volume of output that does not violate the existing market balance is about 30 tons, and the average market value of 1 ton of product is 100-110 thousand rubles. The results of the patent research conducted in the framework of the assessment of scientific and technical prospects allowed to determine the dynamics of patenting and to identify similar technical solutions. Based on the results of the patent research, the average life of the project for the production of iron oxide pigment with anti – corrosive properties is limited to 4 years. The scientific and practical result obtained by the author in the process of the work is the creation of a production model that takes into account more effective tools for the implementation of the idea for the production of anti-corrosion products. Within the framework of this model, taking into account the conclusions made in the analytical part of the work, the indicators of economic efficiency of the three options for technology transfer are calculated.