Essays about: "leverage points"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words leverage points.

  1. 1. Between Environmental Burden and Utopia: Music and Art Festivals as Prefigurative Spaces for Sustainability Transformations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jakob Wondra; [2023]
    Keywords : festivals; prefiguration; three spheres of transformation; sustainability science; leverage points; culture and sustainability; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There is a need to identify leverage points for a broader cultural transformation that addresses the root causes of the nature-climate emergency. Music and art festivals are creative free spaces outside the everyday workings of society that have the potential to plant the seeds of a holistic, sustainable future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wi-Fi fingerprinting as a mean to measure building occupancy : A case study in an office environment

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Johan Bexhorn; Karl Kvarnefalk; [2023]
    Keywords : Wi-Fi tracking systems; Wi-Fi fingerprinting; footfall analytics;

    Abstract : The task of collecting visitor data in an indoor environment and therein determining the occupancy of a building is an extensive task. Conventional methods are expensive, time-consuming, and often lack the ability to produce data in longer time series. Further, they often require disruption of the studied area as equipment must be deployed. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Quantitative Framework for Constructing a Multi-Asset CTA with a Momentum-Based Approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Rebecca Fällström; [2023]
    Keywords : Commodity trading advisors; CTA; trend-following; momentum strategies; risk parity; equally weighted; Markowitz weights; optimization;

    Abstract : Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) have gained popularity due to their abilities to generate an absolute return strategy. Little is known about how CTAs work and what variables are important to tune in order to create a profitable strategy. READ MORE

  5. 4. To What Extent Top Managers' Compensation Impacts the Risk Aversion Phenomenon?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Maxime EONNET; Mathieu RUBY; [2023]
    Keywords : Executive Compensation; Risk Aversion; Agency Theory; Risk-taking Factors; Long-term; Short-term; Objectives; Accounting;

    Abstract : Executive compensation and its issues are a very sensitive subject, to be taken with apinch of salt, but it is above all a fascinating subject, which deserves a more globalunderstanding from people. Our study thus aims to determine to what extent executivecompensation and its structure, which may seem complex at first glance, play a role inthe risk aversion of executives. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Gradient Boosting Tree Approach for Behavioural Credit Scoring

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Axel Dernsjö; Ebba Blom; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Random forest; Uncertainty measure; Material development; Empirical Bayes; Maskininlärning; Random forest; Osäkerhetsmått; Materialutveckling; Empirical Bayes;

    Abstract : This report evaluates the possibility of using sequential learning in a material development setting to help predict material properties and speed up the development of new materials. To do this a Random forest model was built incorporating carefully calibrated prediction uncertainty estimates. READ MORE