Browsing Supervised Theses by Title
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The effect of property rights protection on economic growth and environmental pollution : a cross-sectional time-series analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Effective information integration and reutilization : solutions to technological deficiency and legal uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The amount of electronically accessible information has been growing exponentially. How to effectively use this information has become a significant challenge. A post 9/11 study indicated that the deficiency of semantic ... -
Feedback complexity in integrated climate-economy models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Finding order in a contentious Internet
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This inquiry started with the simple question, "Who manages the Internet infrastructure and how?" Since, this question evolved into an evaluation of the routing system and the institutions that manage it. This institutional ... -
The future of Bahrain as a financial center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Global Knowledge Network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)The convergence of Digital Economy, Globalization, and Knowledge-based Economy, creates the potential for Global Knowledge Networks and e-Knowledge Commerce. "The e-knowledge markets will grow to be a $1 trillion global ... -
Global knowledge networking for the multinational enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis proposes a technology strategy that is formulated to serve as the foundation for a holistic. global knowledge networking strategy for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This thesis is framed in the context of ... -
Information networking as an instrument of sustainable development : the photovoltaic example
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Information technology and sustainable development : understanding linkages in theory and practice
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003) -
A matrix based integrated framework for multi disciplinary exploration of cyber-international relations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Cyberspace is the most pervasive and rapidly adopted communication media and the most disruptive until date. It is now indispensable for almost every facet of modern society and touches, practically, everyone by providing ... -
Nuclear non-proliferation regime effectiveness : an integrated methodology for analyzing highly enriched uranium production scenarios at gas centrifuge enrichment plants
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The dramatic change in the international security environment after the collapse of the bipolar system has had a negative impact on the effectiveness of the existing nuclear non-proliferation regime. Furthermore, the success ... -
The paradoxes of industrial strategies : neoliberal reform and state intervention in Argentine industry from ISI to Martínez de Hoz.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
Privacy in context : the costs and benefits of a new deidentification method
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The American public continues to be concerned about medical privacy. Policy research continues to show people's demand for health organizations to protect patient-specific data. Health organizations need personally ... -
Private regimes and legitimacy : the politics of self-regulation in liner shipping and international standardization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
The private sector's capacity to manage climate risks and finance carbon neutral energy infrastructure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This dissertation examines the financial aspects of climate change relating to the private sector's capacity to manage climate risks and finance carbon neutral energy infrastructure. The dissertation examines (a) potential ... -
Re-engineering knowledge networks for development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)This thesis examines the evolution of Internet based knowledge networks (e-knowledge networks) in the domain of sustainable development. The objective of this thesis is to use an engineering systems approach to understand ... -
Reading contamination : an environmental education center at the Wells G&H Superfund Site
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)This thesis proposes and architectural and programmatic methodology which makes legible the processes and consequences of site contamination. This methodology is chiefly demonstrated through a plan for the site which emerges ... -
Regional integration in the developing world : ASEAN in a new perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982) -
Rise and decline of ethno-national movements of Pakistan : domestic and international factors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)