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A theoretical and empirical examination of relational identification : implications for the workplace / Shora Moteabbed ; sous la direction de Anca Metiu
(2014)
This dissertation is organized in three chapters. Each chapter contains a paper around the topic of relational identification. The first paper suggests and discusses a conceptual model in which identification motives -as ...
Four essays on novel heuristic algorithms in data mining with applications in healthcare analytics / Abdolmanaf Zargoush ; Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi, Supervisor.
(2014)
Novel heuristic algorithms were developed for data mining methods employing tree or network graphical structures. A heuristic algorithm was proposed to boost the predictive accuracy of the well-known tree structure data ...
In and out of control : the consumption of loudness in the metal community / Max Chauvin ; sous la direction de Simon Nyeck et de Dominique Bouchet
(2014)
The consumption of live music during concerts can have dire consequences for individuals and society alike. This dissertation explores consumers motivations to expose themselves to extreme sound levels. Focusing on metal ...
Etude du processus de convergence entre le plan comptable américain et les normes IFRS : Institutions et institutionnalisation au sein de changement global en comptabilité / Lisa Karasiewicz Baudot ; sous la direction de Marie-Laure Djelic et de Chrystelle Richard =
(2014)
This dissertation explores the efforts of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to produce a common set of accounting standards accepted for worldwide market ...
From global formulation to local legitimation : the trajectory of urban sustainability / Joel Bothello ; sous la direction de Marie-Laure Djelic
(2014)
This dissertation focuses on the development of a powerful idea in transnational space referred to here as a world myth and demonstrates the effect of this myth on contemporary organizational structures and discourses. My ...
Managing an early modern giant : issues and initiatives at the Dutch East India Company / Wim Van Lent ; sous la direction de Stoyan Sgourev
(2014)
The recent financial crisis has reinvigorated an academic interest in the precepts upon which rational economic behavior is based. Answering to the need for a better understanding of capitalism s fundaments, this dissertation ...
Modeling complex decision processes / Prithwiraj Mukherjee ; sous la direction de Arnaud De Bruyn
(2014)
This thesis contains three essays dealing with the modeling of complex decision processes in marketing. Each of these deals with a different aspect of complex decision making, either at the individual or at the network ...
The diffusion of Internet use across China : spatiotemporal models with policy implications / Li Zheng ; Albert Bemmaor, Supervisor.
(2014)
Although spatiotemporal models have been developed to capture the diffusion of new offerings in space and time, these efforts can hardly be used to assess the potential impact of policy decisions due to (i) their relatively ...
Asset prices and priceless assets / Julien Penasse ; Gabriel Desgranges, Co-Supervisor ; Guillaume Chevillon, Examiner
(2014)
Understanding asset prices fluctuations is a central issue in financial economics. In a rational, no-bubble model, the present-value identity links the dividend-price ratio to future cash flows and future discount rates. ...
Risk management in sustainable fleet replacement using conditional value at risk / Amir Hossein Ansaripoor ; sous la direction de Fernando Oliveira
(2014)
The purpose of this thesis is to conduct an analysis of how the fleet replacement problem can be addressed from both sustainability and risk management perspectives, simultaneously. The contribution of this thesis has two ...