Essays about: "q theory"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 86 essays containing the words q theory.

1. 11. ESG and Financial Performance Within the Automotive Industry

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Lukas Granelli; Lukas Rådeström; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; Automotive Sector; Financial Performance; Sustainability;

   Abstract : For many years has sustainability been an important factor for companies to consider. Earlier has sustainability been strongly connected with environmental work, but the concept has grown to include factors like working conditions, equality, and ethical business practices. READ MORE

3. 12. Scalable Reinforcement Learning for Formation Control with Collision Avoidance : Localized policy gradient algorithm with continuous state and action space

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI); KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Andreu Matoses Gimenez; [2023]
   Keywords : Control theory; Multi-agent systems; Distributed systems; Formation control; Collision avoidance; Reinforcement learning; Teoria de control; Sistemes multiagent; Sistemes distribuïts; Control de formació; Prevenció de col·lisions; Reinforcement Learning; Reglerteknik; Multi-agent system; Distribuerade system; formationskontroll; Kollisionsundvikande; Reinforcement learning; Teoría de control; Sistemas multiagente; Sistemas distribuidos; Control de formación; Prevención de colisiones; Reinforcement Learning;

   Abstract : In the last decades, significant theoretical advances have been made on the field of distributed mulit-agent control theory. One of the most common systems that can be modelled as multi-agent systems are the so called formation control problems, in which a network of mobile agents is controlled to move towards a desired final formation. READ MORE

4. 13. Spin Representations, Clifford Algebras and Spinors

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Matematiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Wogel; [2023]
   Keywords : Algebras; Clifford algebras; Spinors; Representations; Lie algebras; Lie groups; Algebror; Cliffordalgebror; Spinorer; Representationer; Liealgebror; Liegrupper;

   Abstract : We begin by giving some theoretical background to the underlying concepts of spin representations and spinors. This is done from the perspective of Lie groups and Lie algebras. In particular, we discuss the functionality of Clifford algebras in the determination of the double-covering spin groups. READ MORE

5. 14. A family affair: The relationship between family control and performance in Swedish public firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Karin Frykhammar; Ella Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Family firms; Tobin s Q; Control; Agency costs;

   Abstract : This study examines the influence of family control on market and operational performance among the largest listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm. Our results reveal that family control has a positive effect on market performance, but not on operational performance. READ MORE

6. 15. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Nylöf; Johanna Rehme; [2023]
   Keywords : agency theory; corporate governance; family firms; firm performance; multiple blockholders; ownership structure; stewardship theory;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership influences firms’ accounting and market-based performance as measured by ROA respectively Tobin’s Q. The Swedish market is especially interesting due to its unique corporate governance system, and because previous studies based on a Swedish sample present contradictory findings on the family-performance relationship. READ MORE