The latest Research News, is out now. Research News (RN) is a publication presenting the latest research at the University of Vaasa.
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Rayko Toshev's thesis in Industrial Management “Risks and Prospects of Smart Electric Grids Systems measured with Real Options” analyses electricity price risk levels and evaluates smart grid R&D projects and technology opportunities, using real option pricing method.
– My work analyses Nord Pool Spot electricity prices for Finland, Sweden Norway and Estonia and computes market risk level using standard financial measures, such as Volatility and Value at Risk, says Toshev.
– My work analyses Nord Pool Spot electricity prices for Finland, Sweden Norway and Estonia and computes market risk level using standard financial measures, such as Volatility and Value at Risk, says Toshev.
According to Anne Thil-Jääskeläinen’s doctoral thesis, the recent economic crisis in the western countries were caused by moral hazard. This kind of development is possible in the circumstances where the traditional moral codes are no longer valid.
Isau Ganiyu’s dissertation focuses on the turbulence going on in Nigeria and the project marketers’ perception of the uncertainty and its management.
Ganiyu studied managers of Nordic firms who market projects in turbulent Nigerian environment. The turbulence includes corruption, the threat of Boko Haram and kidnappings.
Ganiyu studied managers of Nordic firms who market projects in turbulent Nigerian environment. The turbulence includes corruption, the threat of Boko Haram and kidnappings.
Asiya Kazmi’s doctoral dissertation in the field of Industrial Management aims to help the companies to strengthen their idea generation potential while the process of new product development.
– While industrial product development process, anyone can come up with a brilliant idea. No wonder if that idea pops up at the lower hierarchical levels, the spot where it is least expected. As a result, there are chances that the ‘would be million dollar idea’ loses its shine or fades away completely while covering the steps of the ladder from bottom to the top, says Kazmi who will defend her doctoral thesis at the University of Vaasa.
– While industrial product development process, anyone can come up with a brilliant idea. No wonder if that idea pops up at the lower hierarchical levels, the spot where it is least expected. As a result, there are chances that the ‘would be million dollar idea’ loses its shine or fades away completely while covering the steps of the ladder from bottom to the top, says Kazmi who will defend her doctoral thesis at the University of Vaasa.
Requirements to develop public service ethics are increasing in Finland. Ethical management and governance rely largely on regulation at the moment, according to M.Sc. Venla Mäntysalo's dissertation in Public Management.
In his dissertation, Jari Lahtinen examines fresh-water closed-loop gas exhaust scrubbers, which are used on merchant ships.
– Scrubbers that use fresh water produce so little effluent that, in the future, it will be possible to build ships with zero effluent discharge into the sea, says Lahtinen.
– Scrubbers that use fresh water produce so little effluent that, in the future, it will be possible to build ships with zero effluent discharge into the sea, says Lahtinen.
University of Vaasa granted the Research Act and Teaching Act awards of last year in the anniversary ceremony on Monday 27th of January. Research Act of the Year 2015 award was granted to Professor Seppo Niemi from the Faculty of Technology. University Lecturer Ari Huuhka from the Faculty of Business Studies received Teaching Act of the Year 2015 award.
December’s Research News of the University of Vaasa has been published. It is a publication presenting the research at the University of Vaasa. In it you can find information on our latest research.
The societal impact of the University of Vaasa’s research is strong according to the Final Report of the Research Evaluation, which was published today.