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SmartParticipation : a fuzzy-based recommender system for political community-building

Terán, Luis ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2014 ; no. 1822.

As the use of the Internet proliferates, so does the amount of information available. With the introduction of Web 2.0, which includes users as content generators, finding relevant information is even more complex. To tackle this problem of information overload, a number of different techniques have been introduced, including search engines, Semantic Web, and recommender systems, among others....

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Inductive fuzzy classification in marketing analytics

Kaufmann, Michael ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2012 ; Nr. 1751.

“Inductive fuzzy classification” (IFC) is the process of assigning individuals to fuzzy sets for which membership functions are based on inductive inferences. In this thesis, different methods for membership function induction and multivariate aggregation are analyzed. For univariate membership function induction, the current thesis proposes the normalized comparisons (ratios and differences)...

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The FORA frame-work : a fuzzy grassroots ontology for online reputation management

Portmann, Edy ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2012 ; no. 1742.

Online reputation management deals with monitoring and influencing the online record of a person, an organization or a product. The Social Web offers increasingly simple ways to publish and disseminate personal or opinionated information, which can rapidly have a disastrous influence on the online reputation of some of the entities.This dissertation can be split into three parts: In the first...

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Intra-organizational knowledge transfer process in Vietnam's information technology companies

Pham, Thi Bich Ngoc ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.) ; Widmer, Marino (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2008.

Intra-organizational knowledge transfer has attracted much attention of researchers and practitioners in recent years since knowledge transfer has been considered as a critical determinant of an organization’s capacity to confer sustainable competitive advantage. Despite extensive research on knowledge transfer issues, the effect of knowledge transfer on organizational performance still has not...

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Web branding at Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises

Huong, Luc Thi Thu ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.) ; Vanetti, Maurizio (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2007.

The research stream on Website quality has evolved in recent years. Although several research issues have been addressed, there remain gaps in literature about the facilitators of Website as a brand. Therefore, the general purpose of this study is to identify, describe and analyze factors that have had an impact on customer awareness and loyalty to a Website. Based on the literature review, a...

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Planning in software project management : an empirical research of software companies in Vietnam

Nguyen, Quynh Mai ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.) ; Pasquier, Jacques (Codir.) ; Donzé, Laurent (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2006.

The software industry has become a key industry in many developing countries because of the application of information technology in business, manufacturing and many other sectors. Software development produces higher value addition compared to other industries with more skilled human resources. Software project management is an interesting issue of both researchers and managers. Software...

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Improving performance through linking IT ant TQM in Vietnamese organizations

Nguyen, Thuy Quynh Loan ; Meier, Andreas (Dir.) ; Widmer, Marino (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2006.

Total quality management (TQM) and information technology (IT) have significantly impacted on most organizations. The objective of this study is to develop a conceptual framework for studying the critical dimensions of TQM and the support of IT application to TQM that can improve the organizational performance. The study then makes managerial recommendations for linking IT and TQM in business...