Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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The global integration challenge : global management teams, temporal differences, and constructing the identity of the global 'other'
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)In this thesis, I investigate the challenges of 21st century global integration by examining it indepth at a Fortune 200 global supplier (CC) that faces strong pressures of both global integration and local responsiveness. ... -
Global investment banking : challenges surrounding the design of information systems for the 21st century
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Global investments for sustainable growth in the wireless telecommunication industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Since its establishment in 1992, NTT DoCoMo had accomplished rapid growth by developing innovative strategies and meeting consumer demands. However, the population-based penetration rate of Japanese wireless phones now ... -
Global isotopic signatures of oceanic island basalts / by
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991)Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic analyses of 477 samples representing 30 islands or island groups, 3 seamounts or seamount chains, 2 oceanic ridges and 1 oceanic plateau [for a total of 36 geographic features] are compiled to form ... -
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 ... -
The global landscape of gender quotas on corporate boards : contexts for adoption and opposition in 2014
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)There has been an acceleration in the adoption of gender quotas on boards since Norway pioneered legislation in 2003. Countries that have made parallel reforms have primarily been in the western European bloc, while other ... -
The Global Leadership Program's engineering design challenge as an example of a successful cross-university introduction to engineering and design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)The Global Leadership Program (GLP) is a chance for approximately 35 Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) students to travel to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and participate in a ... -
A global lightning transients detector
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Global Localization and Guided Relocalization in Unstructured Environments using Semantic Objects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)This thesis presents a novel framework for global localization and guided relocalization of a vehicle in an unstructured environment. Compared to existing methods, this pipeline does not rely on cues from urban fixtures ... -
Global management, a case study
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Global managers : how to obtain them in organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)We live in a global era; we can find the same products and services around the world. The barriers that used to exist have blurred or disappeared. In the past when we traveled from one country to another, there were many ... -
A global maximum power point tracking DC-DC converter
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis describes the design, and validation of a maximum power point tracking DC-DC converter capable of following the true global maximum power point in the presence of other local maximum. It does this without the ... -
Global Maxwell Tomography : inverse scattering via magnetic resonance and volume integral equations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis describes the development of Global Maxwell Tomography, a global inverse scattering algorithm. This algorithm is based on Volume Integral Equation formulations and operates on Magnetic Resonance data. The ... -
Global modeling of non-axisymmetric disruptions and halos currents in tokamaks
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Global momentum confinement times in Alcator C-Mod H- and I- regime plasmas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Using a spatially-resolving x-ray spectrometer system, the toroidal rotation velocity in Alcator C-Mod plasmas is measured and analyzed. At the L-H and L-I transition, there is a co-current movement in the toroidal rotation ... -
Global niche markets and local development : clientelism and fairtrade farmer organizations in Paraguay's sugar industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Globalization has transformed the markets in which agricultural goods are traded, placing new demands on farmers around the world. In developing countries, smallholder and peasant farmers lack many of the resources needed ... -
Global nuclear power supply chains and the rise of China's nuclear industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)China has embarked on a massive expansion of nuclear power that may fundamentally change the global nuclear industry, for better or for worse. Some industry observers argue that the incumbent nuclear power companies are ... -
Global optimization algorithms for semi-infinite and generalized semi-infinite programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The goals of this thesis are the development of global optimization algorithms for semi-infinite and generalized semi-infinite programs and the application of these algorithms to kinetic model reduction. The outstanding ... -
Global optimization in reduced space
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Optimization is a key activity in any engineering discipline. Global optimization methods, in particular, strive to solve nonconvex problems, which often arise in chemical engineering, and deterministic algorithms such as ...
