Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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Issues in the design of microenterprise development programs : a case study of the Trinidad & Tobago Development Foundation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Issues in the design of shape memory alloy actuators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)This thesis considers the application of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators for shape control of the undertray of a sports car. By deforming the shape of the structure that provides aerodynamic stability to the car, we ... -
Issues regarding a complete computational model of a Hall thruster from the acceleration channel through the plume
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
IT adoption in hospitals : social networking, governance and the clockspeed of change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)The healthcare industry is expanding swiftly and total healthcare expenditures are expected to reach 18% of GDP by 2008. However there exist steep variances in quality of care and high incidences of medical error. This has ... -
The IT integration of mergers & acquisitions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The role of information systems in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) becomes increasingly important as the need for speed of reaction and information is growing. Mergers and acquisitions may disrupt the operations of the ... -
IT investment allocation in Japanese banking industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)In this study, we investigate and discuss IT investment and related issues in the Japanese banking industry. And we insist that banks should take account of technology trend as one of heavy IT users and switch long-term-strategy ... -
IT investments and firm performance across economies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Research has shown a positive relationship between IT investments and firm performance. But the results vary across firms and performance measures. Evidence indicates that IT resource allocations, in the form of investment ... -
It is not about the car
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Today's debate on the car is a paradox, where the car is absent from its own future. Yet cities appear to be experiencing the opposite; there has been growth in the number of cars. Multiple discourses of the car - self-driving ... -
IT management in the aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)(cont.) payoff IT investments. When the North American Aerospace Industry invests less than any other industry in the high risk investments, its foreign counterpart invests more than any other industry. The second major ... -
IT offshoring : market analysis and essential framework for success
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)IT offshoring is the practice of acquiring Information Technology capabilities, usually from an outsourcing service, but also through company-owned, dedicated centers, in remote lower-cost locations. The goal of this thesis ... -
It takes a ballpark village : stadiums, coalitions, and growth in two cities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The typical stadium development story features a City interested in investing in its future. The City looks to a new ballpark to spark revitalization, provide new jobs and industry, and increase civic pride. Yet, academic ... -
It's about time : temporal representations for synthetic characters
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Inspired by recent work in ethology and animal training, we integrate representations for time and rate into a behavior-based architecture for autonomous virtual creatures. The resulting computational model of affect and ... -
"It's no problem" : using reverse bargaining to manage the threat of second-order opportunism in social exchange
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Social exchange is paradoxically characterized by actors who expect reciprocity (Blau 1986), yet vigorously downplay these expectations using language we refer to as reverse bargaining. For example, responses to thanks ... -
The Italian venture capital market, or the lack thereof : an analysis in the European context
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Italy is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Food, arts, design and gorgeous landscapes contribute in making it a unique place that I am proud to call home. However, in the last two decades ... -
Iterative algorithms for a joint pricing and inventory control problem with nonlinear demand functions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Price management, production planning and inventory control are important determinants of a firm's profitability. The intense competition brought about by rapid innovation, lean manufacturing time and the internet revolution ... -
Iterative algorithms for lossy source coding
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This thesis explores the problems of lossy source coding and information embedding. For lossy source coding, we analyze low density parity check (LDPC) codes and low density generator matrix (LDGM) codes for quantization ... -
Iterative approach to position location in packet radio networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985) -
Iterative blind separation of Gaussian data of unknown order
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)A method for blind separation of noisy jointly Gaussian multivariate signals X is presented, where X = AP + N, X is an observed set of vectors, A is the mixing matrix, P is the unknown signal matrix, and N is white noise. ... -
Iterative decoding of codes defined on graphs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Iterative detection for overloaded OFDMA with spatial diversity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems have built-in mechanisms to mitigate the effects of the wireless multipath channel but are limited in system capacity to available bandwidth. This shortcoming ...