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Savin, Andrej (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The digital world of the 21st century is increasingly the world of automatic decision making. In such a world, an ever larger number of tasks are relegated to computers which gather and process data as well as suggest or make decisions silently and with little supervision. This situation has been made possible by a transfer of a staggering portion of our daily lives from the offline world to the Internet. It is a truism that automation would be impossible without our willing participation on the Internet. We freely take part in social networks, post on blogs, and send our emails. On the other hand, it is equally true that we are increasingly monitored by the state, by profit‐maximizing corporations and by our fellow citizens and that these methods of monitoring are becoming smarter. Vast amounts of data which have become available and which we contribute, form what we today call “big data”.1 This is then harvested for connections and correlations and profiles created that can be used for commercial and other purposes. We fear this world but are also dependant on it. The creation of these profiles and their usage is an uncharted territory for the social sciences as much as it is a strange territory for the regulators. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8914 Files in this item: 1
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How firms organize the production of user modifications in the computer games industryJeppesen, Lars Bo (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Modding – the modification of existing products by consumers – is increasingly exploited by manufacturers to enhance product development and sales. In the computer games industry modding has evolved into a development model in which users act as unpaid "complementors" to manufacturers’ product platforms. This article explains how manufacturers can profit from their abilities to organize and facilitate a process of innovation by user communities and capture the value of the innovations produced in such communities. When managed strategically, two distinct, but not mutually exclusive business models appear from the production of user complements: firstly, a manufacturer can let the (free) user complements "drift" in the user communities, where they increase the value to consumers of owning the given platform and thus can be expected to generate increased platform sales, and secondly, a manufacturer can incorporate and commercialize the best complements found in the user communities. Keywords: innovation, modding, user communities, software platform, business model. JEL code(s): L21; L23; O31; O32 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7227 Files in this item: 1
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Slej Mikkelsen, Jakob; Lyck, Lise (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Der er ofte stor forskel mellem prognoser for turisme udviklingen og den faktiske udvikling. Denne publikation behandler prognoser vs. virkelighed for de forskellige overnatningstyper i dansk turisme. Endvidere omtales forskellige forecastmetoder kort. Forecasts får ofte en slags dobbeltrolle, nemlig at fungere som egentlig forudsigelse og at fungere som markedsføringsinstrument. Ofte kan et forventet resultat "pyntes" for at vise en markedsføringseffekt om, at "her går det godt". Dette medfører utroværdige prognoser. Som det fremgår af nærværende publikation er antallet af overnatninger i Danmark faldende fra 2003 til 2004. Ydermere er overnatningstallet, gjort op ultimo september 2005, faldet med 700.000 fra 2004 til 2005. På denne baggrund bør det overvejes at få etableret mere præcise forudsigelsesmodeller. Center for Tourism and Culture Management medvirker gerne her til, i fald der kan skaffes funding til dette. Oplægget til denne publikation er udarbejdet af Lise Lyck, mens datafremskaffelsen er foretaget af Jakob Slej Mikkelsen. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6630 Files in this item: 1
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Carl, Michael; García-Martínez, Mercedes; Mesa-Lao, Bartolomé; Underwood, Nancy; Keller, Frank; Hill, Robin (Edinburgh, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This WP presents the empirical foundations for the development of the CasMaCat workbench. A series of experiments are being run to establish basic facts about translator behaviour in computer-aided translation, focusing on the use of visualization options and input modalities while post-editing machine translation (sections 1 and 2). Another series of studies deals with cognitive modelling and individual di erences in translation production, in particular translator types and translation/post-editing styles (sections 3 and 4). This deliverable, D1.2, is a progress report on user interface studies, cognitive and user modelling. It reports on post-editing and interactive translation experiments, as well as cognitive modelling covering Tasks 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.5. It also addresses the issues that were raised in the last review report for the project period M1 to M12, in particular: the basic facts about the translator behaviour in CAT (sections 1 and 4) highlighting usage of visualization and input modalities (see also D5.3). the individual di erences in translator types and translation styles, (section 3, see also terminology, section A.1) the results and conclusions of preliminary studies conducted to investigate post-editing and translation styles (section 2 and 5) From the experiments and analyses so far, it is clear that the data collected in the CRITT TPR-DB (Translation Process Research database) is an essential resource to achieve the Cas- MaCat project goals. It allows for large-scale in depth studies of human translation processes and thus serves as a basis of information to empirically grounded future development of the CasMaCat workbench. It attracts an international research community to investigate human translation processes under various conditions and to arrive at a more advanced level of understanding. Additional language pairs and more data increase the chances to better underpin the conclusions needed, as will be shown in this report, and as concluded in section 5. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9063 Files in this item: 1
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Summary of: The School’s Good and Vicious Circles An Empirical Preliminary Survey of 4th and 5th Grades’ Academic Levels and Attitudes to Noise, Discipline and LearningHermansen, Mads (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Academic benefits from tuition, pupils’ self-confidence, noise in class, connection between style of learning and noise, the teacher’s influence on class culture, optimizing learning, academic progression from 4th to 5th grade, pupil satisfaction. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6725 Files in this item: 1
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Ernø-Kjølhede, Erik (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
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Kompetencebehov i fremtidens blå Danmark 2013Gammelgaard, Britta; Sornn-Friese, Henrik; Stoumann, Jacob; Hansen, Jens; Jessen, Mads; Larsen, Morten (København, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: For at styrke kompetenceniveauet i de maritime erhverv i Danmark er 10 partnere, bestående af relevante uddannelsesinstitutioner og maritime interesseorganisationer, gået sammen om projektet ’Danmarks Maritime Klynge’ (DKMK). Med et særligt fokus på kompetenceudvikling inden for den maritime sektor udvikles og oprettes der i projektet flere maritime uddannelsesforløb i form af fag og kurser på bachelor- og kandidatniveau, der arbejdes på at skabe nemmere afkørsler til kandidatuddannelser for professionsbachelorer, og der udarbejdes relevante maritime efteruddannelsestilbud. Som en indledende del af projektet har projektets partnere via en række analyseaktiviteter set nærmere på, hvilke udfordringer, muligheder og behov de maritime erhverv i Danmark står over for i relation til uddannelse, kompetence og arbejdskraft. Ligeledes er der i inspirationsøjemed blevet set på, hvordan andre førende maritime nationer har valgt at støtte op om udviklingen af deres maritime klynger. Analyserne er foretaget på et overordnet niveau og mere uddannelsesspecifikke analyser vil blive foretaget af de enkelte partnere i den resterende projektperiode. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8665 Files in this item: 1
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Managing and Researching Inclusive SchoolsRatner, Helene (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis examines “reflexivity” as the key theme for understanding how Danish school managers work with the currently influential political vision of including students with special needs in the common school (educating children aged 5-16). Despite repeated attempts to realize the vision of inclusion, the number of students referred to special pedagogical services, and thus segregated from the common school, has continued to grow, especially since 1995. There is a widespread consent that this development is due to the schools’ practices and socially constructed categories of “special needs” and “normalcy.” Pedagogical scholars and recent policy initiatives posit that schools can achieve the much-wanted cultural change towards inclusion if teachers reflect (more) on their mindsets and practices. When advocating inclusion, scholars often refer to school managers as “leaders of meaning construction,” thus emphasizing their importance in facilitating cultural change. Existing knowledge practices are depicted as too “durable” with the unintended side-effects of segregation and budget overruns, and school managers are, following, encouraged making teachers change their practices through (self-) reflexivity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8459 Files in this item: 1
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toward a resource-based viewFoss, Nikolaj Juul; Iversen, Mikael (København, 1997)[More information][Less information]
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Understanding the Finnish ModelVestergaard, Jakob (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The present working paper reports the results of a study of experiences with the agenda of promoting science-based economic growth in Finland. With the objective of gathering information on best practices, the overall research question of this study was dual: (1) Which institutions, rules and policies have been introduced to stimulate university interaction with industry? (2) Which of these seem, so far, to have been the most successful ones? URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6426 Files in this item: 1
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Sarno, Lucio; Schneider, Poul; Wagner, Christian (, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We study the properties of foreign exchange risk premiums that can explain the forward bias puzzle, de¯ned as the tendency of high-interest rate currencies to ap- preciate rather than depreciate. These risk premiums arise endogenously from the no-arbitrage condition relating the term structure of interest rates and exchange rates. Estimating a±ne (multi-currency) term structure models reveals a noticeable tradeo® between matching depreciation rates and accuracy in pricing bonds. Risk premiums implied by our global a±ne model generate unbiased predictions for cur- rency excess returns and are closely related to global risk aversion, the business cycle, and traditional exchange rate fundamentals. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9098 Files in this item: 1
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Hockerts, Kai (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Over the past decade product service systems (PSS) study has established itself as a research field. Most recently scholars have occupied themselves with the design and implementation of product service systems, which they posit help reduce environmental and economic inefficiencies. However, extant literature leaves open the question why such inefficiencies exist in the first place. This paper proposes opportunistic behaviour, bounded rationality, and asymmetric information as possible explanations for the existence of the inefficiencies discussed by PSS scholars. It continues by exploring five types of property rights and the role they can play in increasing eco-efficiency. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7123 Files in this item: 1
wp cbscsr 2008-2.pdf (423.6Kb) -
Foss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We argue that the property rights perspective, as developed by economists such as Coase, Alchian, Demsetz and Barzel, is uniquely positioned to inform and further the understanding of competitive strategy. This is because of its consistent focus on the capture and protection of property rights as a main explanatory principle; a principle that we argue may also be usefully applied to the study of firm strategy. In our view, all firms trade resources spent on capture and protection off against value creation. Strategizing concerns changing the tradeoff to the advantage of the firm by identifying and influencing impediments to value creation. We use these insights to derive a number of refutable propositions, and argue that key insights from both industrial organization economics and the resource-based view are consistent with the property rights perspective. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6866 Files in this item: 1
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Investigating formal and informal CSR practices and the views of managers and workers in SME garment companies in South AfricaJeppesen, Søren; Kothuis, Bas (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The article seeks to contribute to the SMEs and CSR literature in developing countries by providing; a) a ‘Southern’ SME perspective, which includes the voices of managers and workers, b) a perspective of CSR, which opens up to informal CSR practices that SMEs undertake, and c) an analysis of the key institutional issues affecting the CSR practices of SMEs. It presents perceptions of CSR practices among 21 SMEs in the garment industry in South Africa, based on 40 interviews with managers and 19 interviews with workers through the use of qualitative and quantitative interview frameworks. It highlights a high degree of similarities between managers and workers, though knowledge of (cognitive level) the concept ‘CSR’ differ considerably. Informal practices are widespread and of key importance to the SMEs, expressed by managers and workers alike. History, industry and manager-workers relations are found to be important factors in explaining the CSR perceptions and level of practices. It is suggested that future research investigate the role of informal practices further and explore the role of institutional theory. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9083 Files in this item: 1
Jeppesen_Kothuis_ICAESB_2014.pdf (325.7Kb) -
Del 2: Arkitekternes perspektiv og erfaringerKreiner, Kristian; Gorm, Majken Merete (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
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Del 1: Bygherrernes perspektiv og erfaringerKreiner, Kristian; Gorm, Majken Merete (Frederiksberg, 2008)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: In this chapter, I will review current approaches to online sociability and present and exemplify a psychological theory, the Social Reality theory, of online sociability. By analyzing sociability in a virtual world based university course, I will present and analyze examples on how to understand the students’ design of the conditions for sociability as communication about cultural symbols, such as avatars and virtual landscapes, and the social reality of perceived groups of people. The analysis results will be used to illustrate different kinds of online sociability: superficial, convivial, and negative sociability. The chapter suggests solutions and recommendations to designers and researchers with a focus on online communities and networked communication. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6440 Files in this item: 1
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Hansen, Bodil O.; Keiding, Hans (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We consider a model of commercial television market, where private broadcasters coexist with a public television broadcaster. Assuming that the public TV station follows a policy of Ramsey pricing whereas the private stations are profit maximizers, we consider the equilibria in this market and compare with a situation where the public station is privatized and acts as another private TV broadcaster. A closer scrutiny of the market for commercial television leads to a distinction between target rating points, which are the prime unit of account in TV advertising, and net coverage, which is the final goal of advertisers. Working with net coverage as the fundamental concept, we exploit the models of competition between public and private price and quantity in order to show that privatization of the public TV station entails a welfare loss and results in TV advertising becoming more expensive. Keywords: TV broadcasting, imperfect competition, Ramsey pricing, welfare comparison. JEL classification: L11, L82, L33 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7501 Files in this item: 1
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Ahsan, Syed M.; Tsigaris, Panagiotis (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
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The art of creating sociality. Key note presentation at the conference: Entrepreneurial Societies and the English-speaking World: Cultures, Contexts, Perspectives, Paris, September 16-18th, University Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3.Hjorth, Daniel (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]