808 research outputs found
Corporate project management challenges in the ASSET-Road EU project
No full textThis study reviews the project management challenges in the large European Funded project (ASSET-Road) which was coordinated by PTV AG. The project duration was 3.5 years and commenced in July 2008. Dr. Matti Kutila was the project manager at VTT, which is Europe's third largest applied research institute, and Mr. Rigobert Opitz was the technical coordinator of the entire ASSET-Road project. The major challenge was the sufficient amount of communication to maintain harmony in the research vision between the 19 partners. Two partners were non-European, from India and Tanzania. The balance between face-to-face meetings, phone conferences and emailing varied over the project lifetime. In addition, the budget share of the partners was different, which obviously influenced the project result
Poliisin yhteiskuntavastuu - pohdiskelua organisaatiotutkimuksen ja Matti Yrjänä Joensuun romaanien pohjalta
Get PDFThe article describes the societalresponsibility of the police administration fromtwo viewpoints: how it is present inadministrative science and administrativeculture of the police and what kind of picturecan be found in the Finnish detective novelswritten by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu. The focus ofthe article is to make administrative scientificand literal viewpoints to discuss with eachothers. The article is created by tworesearchers. Markku Temmes aims to useadministrative science which emphasizes therole of the police as a basic organisation inthe society and in the politico-administrativesystem. The second author of the articleVoitto Ruohonen has in this article and in hisdissertation tackled the societal picture of thenovels by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu from viewpointof literature and sociological research
Benchmarking and the bottom line
No full textMatti Siemiatycki presents the case for expanding and formalising performance benchmarking processes to address the persistent problems of escalating costs and missed deadlines in infrastructure and public works projects Copyright (c) 2009 The Author. Journal compilation (c) 2009 ippr.
Sudden Death Associated with Incarcerated Small Bowel due to Mesodiverticular Band
No full textMeckel’s diverticulum is a congenital anomaly present in about 3% of the population and usually asymptomatic. Rarely, a mesodiverticular band extends from the tip of a Meckel’s diverticulum to the mesentery, thought to be due to lack of involution of the left vitelline artery. The presence of this band creates a closed loop through which loops of bowel can become entrapped. Rare case reports have described incarceration of bowel, and sudden death in children. We present such a case, and discuss this entity.Peer reviewe
Matti Aikio - verk og virke
No full textDenne avhandlingen studerer de litterære verkene til den samiske forfatteren Matti Aikio, samt det nedslag hans verk hadde i samtidens Norge. Aikios romaner, artikler, skuespill og billedkunst ble skapt i tidsrommet 1904-29, en periode da Norge som ny selvstendig nasjonalstat hadde begrenset toleranse med sin samiske minoritet. En slik etnisk kultur-forståelse var i samsvar med samtidens rådende sosial-darwinisme, på overgangen fra kolonialisme til imperialisme. I slike omgivelser fremsto Matti Aikio som norsk forfatter med bøker skrevet på norsk – men med et selvvalgt samisk-lydende kunstnernavn. Det er avhandlingens mål å avdekke en mulig notsetningen mellom storsamfunnets forventning om assimilasjon og Aikios diskrete presentasjon av samiske verdier i sitt verk og virke. Det blir diskutert om nettopp valg av virkemidler førte til mistenkeliggjøring fra samtidens samiske talsmenn, men at ettertiden har vist at Aikios insistering på samarbeidslinje ville gi bedre langsiktige resultater for samisk språk og kultur. Samtidig søker analysen å underbygge at Aikio selv fikk en økt forståelse for den samiske kulturens mangfold i løpet av sin karriere – samtidig som taktikken endret seg i forfatterens langsiktige strategi om full likestilling for den samiske minoriteten. Fra å hevde at den ekte samiske kulturen bare fantes i Karasjok, endte han med en mer moderne og inkluderende forståelse av en samisk folkegruppe med et mangfold av språk og kulturuttrykk.This dissertation is a study of the literary works by the Sami author Matti Aikio, and of the impact his work had in Norway in his time. Aikio’s novels, articles, dramas and paintings were produced in the time period 1904−1929, a period when Norway as an independent nation state had limited tolerance for its Sami minority. Such an ethnic cultural understanding corresponded with the prevailing sentiment of social Darwinism of the time, in the transition from colonialism to imperialism. In this context Matti Aikio emerged as a Norwegian author with books written in Norwegian – but under a personally chosen, Sami sounding nom de plume. The objective of the dissertation is to disclose a possible contradiction between greater society’s expectations regarding assimilation and Aikio’s discreet presentation of Sami values in his literary works and professional activity. It has been discussed whether precisely the choice of tools at hand served to undermine his credibility with the Sami spokesmen of the time, but after the fact it has become evident that Aikio’s insistence on a collaborative line would have far better long-term results for the Sami language and culture. The analysis simultaneously seeks to substantiate that Aikio personally acquired a greater understanding of the diversity of the Sami culture in the course of his career – while simultaneously the tactics of the author’s long-term strategy for full equality for the Sami minority changed. From maintaining that the true Sami culture was found only in Karasjok, he ended up with a more modern and inclusive understanding of a Sami ethnic group with a multitude of languages and cultural expressions
Myyntistrategia tukkukaupassa : case X: Myyntistrategian luominen ja tukkukauppatoiminnan lanseeraus
No full textTämän opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli selvittää, mitä myyntistrategia sisältää ja miten se tulisi toteuttaa. Työ koostui teoriaosuudesta, jossa käsiteltiin myyntistrategian keskeisiä osa-alueita, sekä case-osuudesta, jossa luotiin myyntistrategia case-yritykselle tukkukauppatoiminnan lanseerausta varten. Tutkimus aiheesta on tarpeellinen, sillä myyntistrategioita on tutkittu vain vähän, vaikka niiden merkitys yrityksille on suuri.
Opinnäytetyö toteutettiin toiminnallisena tutkimuksena. Teoriaosuudessa perehdyttiin neljään myyntistrategian peruspilariin: asiakassegmentointi ja priorisointi, myyntikanavat, hinnoittelu sekä markkinointiviestintä osana myyntiä. Case-osuudessa sovellettiin näitä osa-alueita käytäntöön analysoimalla yrityksen tarpeita ja odotuksia. Työssä hyödynnettiin alan kirjallisuutta ja yrityksen toimintaa koskevia tietoja.
Tutkimuksen tulokset osoittivat, että myyntistrategia on välttämätön työkalu suurten investointien toteutuksessa. Hyvä myyntistrategia perustuu edellä mainittuihin peruspilareihin, jotka tukevat yrityksen myynnillisten tavoitteiden saavuttamista. Tulokset tarjoavat selkeän mallin myyntistrategiasta, jota yritykset voivat hyödyntää omien strategioidensa kehittämisessä
Matti Aikio - verk og virke [Elektronisk resurs]
No full textDenne avhandlingen studerer de litterære verkene til den samiske forfatteren Matti Aikio, samt det nedslag hans verk hadde i samtidens Norge. Aikios romaner, artikler, skuespill og billedkunst ble skapt i tidsrommet 1904-29, en periode da Norge som ny selvstendig nasjonalstat hadde begrenset toleranse med sin samiske minoritet. En slik etnisk kultur-forståelse var i samsvar med samtidens rådende sosial-darwinisme, på overgangen fra kolonialisme til imperialisme. I slike omgivelser fremsto Matti Aikio som norsk forfatter med bøker skrevet på norsk – men med et selvvalgt samisk-lydende kunstnernavn. Det er avhandlingens mål å avdekke en mulig notsetningen mellom storsamfunnets forventning om assimilasjon og Aikios diskrete presentasjon av samiske verdier i sitt verk og virke. Det blir diskutert om nettopp valg av virkemidler førte til mistenkeliggjøring fra samtidens samiske talsmenn, men at ettertiden har vist at Aikios insistering på samarbeidslinje ville gi bedre langsiktige resultater for samisk språk og kultur. Samtidig søker analysen å underbygge at Aikio selv fikk en økt forståelse for den samiske kulturens mangfold i løpet av sin karriere – samtidig som taktikken endret seg i forfatterens langsiktige strategi om full likestilling for den samiske minoriteten. Fra å hevde at den ekte samiske kulturen bare fantes i Karasjok, endte han med en mer moderne og inkluderende forståelse av en samisk folkegruppe med et mangfold av språk og kulturuttrykk.This dissertation is a study of the literary works by the Sami author Matti Aikio, and of the impact his work had in Norway in his time. Aikio’s novels, articles, dramas and paintings were produced in the time period 1904−1929, a period when Norway as an independent nation state had limited tolerance for its Sami minority. Such an ethnic cultural understanding corresponded with the prevailing sentiment of social Darwinism of the time, in the transition from colonialism to imperialism. In this context Matti Aikio emerged as a Norwegian author with books written in Norwegian – but under a personally chosen, Sami sounding nom de plume. The objective of the dissertation is to disclose a possible contradiction between greater society’s expectations regarding assimilation and Aikio’s discreet presentation of Sami values in his literary works and professional activity. It has been discussed whether precisely the choice of tools at hand served to undermine his credibility with the Sami spokesmen of the time, but after the fact it has become evident that Aikio’s insistence on a collaborative line would have far better long-term results for the Sami language and culture. The analysis simultaneously seeks to substantiate that Aikio personally acquired a greater understanding of the diversity of the Sami culture in the course of his career – while simultaneously the tactics of the author’s long-term strategy for full equality for the Sami minority changed. From maintaining that the true Sami culture was found only in Karasjok, he ended up with a more modern and inclusive understanding of a Sami ethnic group with a multitude of languages and cultural expressions.</p
Driver monitoring in future vehicles
No full textDriver Characteristics (DC), Driver Availability Estimator (DAE), Driver State Degradation (DSD), Traffic and Environment Assessment (TERA) and Cockpit Activity Assessment (CAA) are the basic modules to be designed for profiling the driver. The modules process information available from a camera, CAN bus, and a navigation system. VTT is working with the CAA module which is described here. The module is developed in close co-operation with Volvo Technology, Siemens VDO and Fiat. The aim of CAA is to adapt warnings or aids from the driver assistance systems to the driver's level of attention on the driving task. The DAE module is focused on the primary tasks (i.e. how much pedals, steering wheels, etc. are used). On the other hand, CAA estimates the driver's mental load caused by the secondary tasks, e.g. operating radio, phone calls, daydreaming, etc
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