Essays about: "book industry thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words book industry thesis.

1. 1. Beauty and the Digital Beast: An exploratory study on what variables are affecting the process of digitalization within retail and why the beauty industry is lagging behind

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Frida Wiberg; Alexandra Kjellman; [2023]
   Keywords : Mixed methods research; Case study; Retail; Digitalization; Beauty Industry; Abductive Research; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This master thesis project applies a mixed methods approach to fulfill the purpose of exploring how and in what ways digitalization transforms different retail categories. A theoretical framework is formulated using existing theories and research, from which four key variables are identified: distribution, interaction, competition and product offering. READ MORE

3. 2. Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Anastasia Bos; Lycke Förell; [2023]
   Keywords : Book; Exhibition; Post-humanism; Limestone; Quarry; Storytelling; Narrative; Landscape; Exploration; Non-human;

   Abstract : This book, Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration, collects the process and proposals of our thesis, responding to the question: How can critical post-humanist philosophy, using stories as a tool, enhance our understanding of architecture and activate narratives in limestone quarries? We view the limestone quarries on Gotland as an example of humans’ relationship with nature: we take what we want and leave. Although significant for the industry, the quarries are troublesome from an ecological perspective. READ MORE

4. 3. Real Estate and ESG Rating A cross-sectional study of ESG Risk, ESG Management and financial performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Wojtowicz Hallberg; Daniel Gellerman; Anton Lundgren; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : ESG Rating; Real Estate; Financial Performance; Sustainability; Sustainalytics; Inferential Statistics;

   Abstract : Environmental destruction and social sustainability issues are more relevant than ever. The human impact causing social and environmental destruction has led to a forced market movement worldwide where sustainability awareness has grown amongst stakeholders. READ MORE

5. 4. Market Timing Theory of Capital Structure : A Panel Data Regression Study of Swedish Real Estate Firms

   University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

   Author : Gustav Kornher; Oliver Stiernström; [2022]
   Keywords : Capital Structure; Market Timing Theory; Corporate Finance; Real Estate Economics; Kapitalstruktur; Market-timing; Företagsfinansiering; Fastighetsekonomi;

   Abstract : In 2002, Baker and Wurgler posited that capital structure is the cumulative outcome of past attempts to time the equity market. Due to this theory´s recent introduction it has not been subjected to the same comprehensive testing as other financing theories. READ MORE

6. 5. Bibliophiles : Amateur Reviews in a Media Compact Society

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Alva Svenning; [2022]
   Keywords : Literary field; Bourdieu; social media logic; user agency; Facebook groups; readers; mediatization; book industry; amateur reviews; literary critics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Bourdieu once spoke of ‘autonomy’ as a cornerstone to the making of a field, an element that demands the creation of contextually tied social values and hierarchies. Within the literary field, these hierarchical structures have been embedded for a long time, ranking cultural producers and other industry-leading agents above the social and the common; the ordinary reader. READ MORE