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Title: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 05:30:40 PM
Ladies (one can hope..) and Gentlemen

forum user sebigboss79 has finished his dissertation and will print and hand in on monday. Beers on me and I expect all of you to cross your fingers for me.
I know Leon does as he is aware my purchases might increase with the degree and a job.

Cheers you all

Roland
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leon on 17 August 2013, 05:34:51 PM
Excellent, good luck!

:-bd
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Ithoriel on 17 August 2013, 05:37:04 PM
Good stuff, well done and good luck!
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: TinyTerrain on 17 August 2013, 05:38:46 PM
Well done Roland. What was it on?

Cheers

Craig
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: mollinary on 17 August 2013, 05:43:06 PM
Well done Roland!     

Mollinary
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 05:47:54 PM
Quote from: TinyTerrain on 17 August 2013, 05:38:46 PM
Well done Roland. What was it on?

Cheers

Craig

Can SMEs create shared value.

The thing of Jung ehem Porter....
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: mollinary on 17 August 2013, 05:56:45 PM
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 05:47:54 PM
Can SMEs create shared value.

The thing of Jung ehem Porter....

I'm none the wiser, mate - too clever for me!    (http://;D ;D)

Mollinary
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 05:58:17 PM
Quote from: mollinary on 17 August 2013, 05:56:45 PM
I'm none the wiser, mate - too clever for me!    (http://;D ;D)

Mollinary

Does not take  agenius thats why they use such terms.

Basically it means uniting CSR and business strife for money into one thing.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Steve J on 17 August 2013, 06:07:57 PM
Well done Roland and fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: petercooman on 17 August 2013, 06:08:27 PM
Good luck!!
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: nikharwood on 17 August 2013, 06:11:09 PM
Nicely done, Roland - a huge sense of achievement to have a dissertation completed  8)
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Fenton on 17 August 2013, 06:11:43 PM
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 05:58:17 PM
Does not take  agenius thats why they use such terms.

Basically it means uniting CSR and business strife for money into one thing.

Nope still none the wiser


But well done
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Techno on 17 August 2013, 06:24:20 PM
Best of luck !
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: mollinary on 17 August 2013, 06:30:11 PM
Quote from: Fenton on 17 August 2013, 06:11:43 PM
Nope still none the wiser


But well done

Ditto, on both counts!   :) ;)

Mollinary
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 06:45:43 PM
In layman's terms it is being socially responsible and making money.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: fsn on 17 August 2013, 06:48:23 PM
Good luck.

Many years ago my final year dissertation was "A statistically based set of rules for wargaming the Napoleonic Wars." Poor typist (it was that long ago) had to cope with statistical formulae and military terminology.

Happy days.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Fenton on 17 August 2013, 06:48:28 PM
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 06:45:43 PM
In layman's terms it is being socially responsible and making money.


All you had to do was write Pendraken on one page and you would have passed...and your name of course
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leon on 17 August 2013, 06:50:01 PM
 :-[ :-bd
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: fsn on 17 August 2013, 06:50:41 PM
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 06:45:43 PM
In layman's terms it is being socially responsible and making money.

Did you use Pendraken as a golden example?  :D

Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 06:54:59 PM
Quote from: fsn on 17 August 2013, 06:50:41 PM
Did you use Pendraken as a golden example?  :D



Would that not have been too obvious?  :P
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Luddite on 17 August 2013, 08:46:42 PM
Well done SBB.

What was your conclusion?  Can social responsibility and profit coexist?


My undergrad. was, 'Discerning ethnic and cultural identity in 5th to 7th century Anglo-Saxon burials in southern England'.

A couple of post-grad theses;

'Are palaeopathological assessments reliable indicators of lifestyle activity?'

'Do complex business classification schemes add value to corporate memory?'  (leap to a new career with this one)

@-)

'Now just pieces of paper...'

Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leman on 17 August 2013, 09:27:02 PM
I think I'll do another dissertation: Big jugs; the exaggerative effects of copious amounts of lager on the male perception of female anatomical proportions in bier kellers.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: fsn on 17 August 2013, 09:39:17 PM
How about "The Outsider: How expressing an out of the ordinary desire can lead to humiliation from the peer group."?
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Fenton on 17 August 2013, 09:51:09 PM
Quote from: fsn on 17 August 2013, 09:39:17 PM
How about "The Outsider: How expressing an out of the ordinary desire can lead to humiliation from the peer group."?

Nah ...Thats a crap idea you weirdo!  :D
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leman on 18 August 2013, 08:34:54 AM
Centurions: the subjective perception of Roman armour transmogrified to C20th British armour.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 18 August 2013, 08:43:53 AM
Quote from: Luddite on 17 August 2013, 08:46:42 PM
Can social responsibility and profit coexist?

I concluded they can (agreeing with Porter) but to impact on a global scale (as I deem necessary) some difficulties need to be overcome.

- Definitions (What is socially responsible?)
- Structures (Communication from and to SMEs)

Most interesting US consumers accept this notion more readily than European ones. Maybe the ethical and philosophical heritage creates the difference.

I admit three months is nowhere near enough time to investigate deep enough so I would like to continue my studies.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Fenton on 18 August 2013, 08:49:55 AM
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 18 August 2013, 08:43:53 AM

I admit three months is nowhere near enough time to investigate deep enough so I would like to continue my studies.

Can you get a grant?...You buy nothing but 10mm Pendraken figures for 10 years and see if it makes a difference to your well being and if it makes you nicer to people,with an extra 6 months in the South Pacific to run a wargaming show on the Cook Islands to see if the effect is global
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Nosher on 18 August 2013, 08:53:37 AM
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 17 August 2013, 09:27:02 PM
I think I'll do another dissertation: Big jugs; the exaggerative effects of copious amounts of lager on the male perception of female anatomical proportions in bier kellers.

Now if education had been that interesting when I was in the system it might have been worth putting in some effort ;)
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 18 August 2013, 09:16:09 AM
Quote from: Nosher on 18 August 2013, 08:53:37 AM
Now if education had been that interesting when I was in the system it might have been worth putting in some effort ;)

But when you were that age it did not matter. And nowadays even if you put in effort it does not matter unless you know someone or are born snobbish rich anyways.  >:(
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 August 2013, 09:27:25 PM
Congratulations, its a great feeling handing in at last!  :D
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 18 August 2013, 10:52:36 PM
Quote from: Fenton on 18 August 2013, 08:49:55 AM
Can you get a grant?...You buy nothing but 10mm Pendraken figures for 10 years and see if it makes a difference to your well being and if it makes you nicer to people,with an extra 6 months in the South Pacific to run a wargaming show on the Cook Islands to see if the effect is global

Since I already moved from my homecountry (Germany) to the world centre of tasteful wargaming (UK) and sistanced myself from less socially responsible options (GW), moreover after I embraced the approach another company (their respective "bosses being calles Leon and Dave - just coincidential I assure you) I would argue the wellbeing of myself has already reached a level I am comfortable with.

However for sustained happyness also for my surrounding the approach of increased exposure is certainly worth a try. I would leave the comfort of the Pendraken/Minibits goodness for the Cook Islands only if said companies would be having stand there.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Luddite on 18 August 2013, 11:18:49 PM
I'm a bit rusty like, but bist du deutscher? Welchen teil Deutschlands kommst du?
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 18 August 2013, 11:34:54 PM
Good enough for most Germans, witht he exception of bavarians I guess...

Southwest just across french border near a town named after a female dog ;) About 90min on the motorway to Frankfurt Main.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Luddite on 19 August 2013, 08:06:20 AM
My wife lived in Celle (near Hannover) for a while.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Orcs on 19 August 2013, 09:11:46 AM
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2013, 06:45:43 PM
In layman's terms it is being socially responsible and making money.

Good luck Seb.

I am not sure that "responsible" is a suitable word for use in, or about this forum or its users.  :) 
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Orcs on 19 August 2013, 09:14:38 AM
Quote from: Luddite on 19 August 2013, 08:06:20 AM
My wife lived in Celle (near Hannover) for a while.

I should have kept my Ex-wife in a Cell. ;D
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Orcs on 19 August 2013, 09:17:13 AM
Does this not call for some Totty in Gowns amd mortarboards?  Or even school uniforms?  (18+ of course)

Is Nik up for it?????
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Matt J on 19 August 2013, 09:21:47 AM
well done matey.

did mine on local power politics and how that affected planning decisions in my local authority - you can guess at the results, turned out half the planning comittee and several head honchos at the council were members of the same masonic lodge.
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: GordonY on 19 August 2013, 11:08:14 AM
Not Totty but

(http://cdn.themetapicture.com/media/funny-college-boy-graduated-speech.jpg)
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leman on 19 August 2013, 12:32:17 PM
Quelle surprise Matt!
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: nikharwood on 19 August 2013, 08:50:57 PM
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 19 August 2013, 09:17:13 AM
Does this not call for some Totty in Gowns amd mortarboards?  Or even school uniforms?  (18+ of course)

Is Nik up for it?????

Seeing as this isn't the Top Totty thread, how's this:
(http://cdn.motinetwork.net/motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0906/pole-dancing-college-graduation-chick-girl-woman-sexy-legs-demotivational-poster-1245772770.jpg)
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: sebigboss79 on 19 August 2013, 09:25:48 PM
Chapeaux monsieur. But tbh there was some Totty in my course, olala..... :o :P :-[
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Luddite on 19 August 2013, 09:54:05 PM
I was at King Alfs with Lauren Cohan  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659348/?ref_=tt_cl_t6 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659348/?ref_=tt_cl_t6)    :P
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Fenton on 19 August 2013, 09:56:40 PM
Quote from: Luddite on 19 August 2013, 09:54:05 PM
I was at King Alfs with Lauren Cohan  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659348/?ref_=tt_cl_t6 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659348/?ref_=tt_cl_t6)    :P

What was her favourite wargaming period?...Did she have any wish to see a Centurion in 10mm
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leman on 20 August 2013, 07:13:42 PM
`More like 10" I should think!
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Ithoriel on 20 August 2013, 11:14:50 PM
Why does Mr Elephant have four feet?

Because six inches wouldn't be much use to Mrs Elephant!

;D :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Dissertation done
Post by: Leon on 21 August 2013, 12:30:28 AM
Quote from: Ithoriel on 20 August 2013, 11:14:50 PM
Why does Mr Elephant have four feet?

Because six inches wouldn't be much use to Mrs Elephant!

;D :-[ :-[

;D