Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2001. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement and English abstract inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-84).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Jonathan T. Hughes. Dissertation Committee: Frank L. Smith, Jr. Includes tables. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-116).

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 90-94). Also available in print.

My diploma thesis deals with the Clinical trial in the Czech Republic in the period from 1989 to present and on its impact on management in organizations dealing with clinical trials. The aim of this thesis is to identify key changes that occurred in the clinical trial and to identify how these changes infuenced the management of clinital trial organizations. This will be done based on the qualitative research. The theoretical part provides information about the history of the clinical trial, about internation and the Czech legislation, including ethical principles, the submission process including description of institution that are reviewing the clinical research. The theory also explains the issue of management, its organizational developments and its expected development in the future. In the research part I described the chosen research method, which extend from the semi- structured interview after the pilot part to the use of the focus group method - in the combination with semi-structured interview. Based on these interviews and focus group have been evaluated 7 parts to describe the evolution of the clinical trial and its impact on the management of clinical trials, including one topic that addresses the expected development of this field in the future. Key words: clinical trial, clinical...

Ūkininko ūkyje yra vykdomos organizacijų valdymo funkcijos: ūkininkai turi vesti savo ūkio apskaitą, pasamdę darbininkus jiems vadovauja, gamina prekes bei kuria paslaugas, formuoja savo įvaizdį apie savo veiklą. Tačiau konkrečiai vertinant ūkininko ūkio valdymą, susiduriama su ūkininko ūkio kaip verslo organizacijos valdymo funkcijų analizavimo mokslinėje literatūroje stoka, o taip pat ir ūkininko ūkio sampratos neapibrėžtumu. Todėl buvo atliktas ūkininkų nuomonės tyrimas, siekiant išsiaiškinti kokias veiklas, būdingas verslo organizacijoms, vykdo ūkininkai, ko pasakoje, pateiktas ūkininko ūkio kaip verslo organizacijos valdymo tobulinimo projektas, pasiūlymai, kurie leidžia išsamiau įvertinti ūkyje vykdomas valdymo funkcijas. / There are used many organization management functions in farmer’s farm: farmer’s have to do accounting, hire workers and supervise them, make goods and create services, build image of their work. However evaluating farmer’s farm management more precisely, we have to face with lack of farmer’s farm as business organization management functions analysis in scientific literature. Also with uncertainty of farmer’s farm conception. Therefore, there was made analysis of farmer’s opinion, in order to find out what activities similar to business organizations farmers do. That allowed to make organizations management improvement project in farmer’s farm as business organization and to give suggestions for evaluating management functions in farm more detailed.

Title: Reducing Supplier Lead time – a case study on Supplier Lead Time at purchasing companies Authors: Johanna Jönsson and Melinda Luong Tutor: Dr. Åsa Gustavsson Examiner: Dr. Lars-Olof Rask Course code: 4FE06E - Master Thesis _________________________________________________________________________ Research questions: ●  How are companies working with and defining Supplier Lead Time? ●  What activities are included to reduce Supplier Lead Time? ●  How can companies further develop their work to reduce Supplier Lead Time? Purpose: The purpose of this Master Thesis is to describe and explain how purchasing companies are working to reduce Supplier Lead Time, in order to maintain or achieve an efficient and flexible supply chain. Moreover the study aims to recommend what approaches companies could further use to reduce Supplier Lead time. Method: To answer these research questions the authors have done two case studies. The theoretical material has been collected and processed, which has formed the basis for the semi-structured interview guide that was answered by the interviewees. The authors also attended meetings to get other inputs about the subject. Conclusion: IKEA Components are today taking different actions to improve the SLT but can improve their volume agreements (AGV) by aligning all involved parts and have a functional leader that makes sure that they follow it up. At IKEA IMS the authors recommend them to work with volume commitments with suppliers and develop a clearer structure for who is responsible for improving the SLT and evaluating it. Keywords Supply chain management, Supplier Lead Time, Reducing Supplier Lead Time, Organization management, Performance evaluation

The thesis deals with the use of project management tools beyond the standard environment in which project management approaches are common. The practical use of these tools is described on the example of realization of a specific project in a floorball club, which is a part of the Spartak Pelhřimov Physical Training Unit.

The staffs of Sunset Beach Resort have been deliberating the leisure and natural atmosphere as well as elegant dinning and accommodation environment since the opening in 2002. The service quality is our first priority. Since the national depression throughout the country in recent years, however, our management is facing great challenge now. Local customers¡¦ dinning habits also affect our decision making. Therefore, the most important issue of our management strategy is to improve the service quality and fulfill the customer satisfaction in order to increase the numbers of customers and income profit. This research is focusing on the service quality and customer satisfaction within Sunset Beach Resort. The flowing are the purposes of our research including: 1. the surrounding areas and customers¡¦ psychological factors and their influences on service strategy of marketing, 2. understanding of organization management, service strategy of marketing and service management system which significantly affects the service quality, 3. the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction, 4. improvement of strategy methods which likely improve the service quality and customer satisfaction. Based on the introduction of the current cases, we first analyze the domestic economic environment and how it influences the business condition at Sea View Beach Resort. The design of the research methods is to interview the executives and employees within two weeks and to investigate the present conditions including: 1. organization management, 2. service strategy of marketing, 3. service management system which affects service quality and customer satisfaction. Additional two-week period interview is also applied on the customers of the hotel and restaurant including: 1. location factors: surrounding areas and traffic, 2. customers¡¦ psychological factors, 3. service strategy of marketing: marketing methods, 4. service quality, 5. customer satisfaction, 6. improving methods- customer enjoyment and fairness. The research also includes survey on customers of Sunset Beach Resort. The questionnaires contain two major portions - ¡§customer recognition¡¨ and ¡§basic information¡¨ in order to obtain: 1. location factors: surrounding areas and traffic, 2. service strategy of marketing, 3. service quality, 4. customer satisfaction, 5. improving methods and their mutual influences. The information processing methods comprise: 1. detail analysis, 2. narrative statistics analysis, 3. recurrence analysis, 4. single factor modification analysis. According to the outcome of the research and its mutual relations, the recurrence analysis reveals that location affects the service strategy of marketing; the service strategy of marketing of the hotel and restaurant affects service quality; service strategy and service quality affect customer satisfaction. The modification analysis unveils that customer age, occupation, monthly income, counts of dinning affect marketing method, service quality, and customer satisfaction; customer age, numbers of visit, and reasons of visit also affect the degree of satisfaction toward surrounding traffic. This research concludes some limited information which can be used in further references.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 73-76).