Essays about: "Andreas Johansson"

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  1. 11. ”Obligation”, ”Ought” and ”Can”

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Jakob Andreas Sjölander Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : OIC; Ought; Can; Implication; ought implies can; Principle; Obligation; Intuition; Morals; Ethics; Pro Tanto Obligation; Simple term; Complex Term;

    Abstract : This paper criticises the famous “”ought” implies “can”” on the grounds that its main claim - that there can be no unfulfillable obligations - is false. The first part of the paper investigates the use, history and previous literature on the topic, as well as the proper understanding of the principle. READ MORE

  3. 12. Comparing Apples and Apples: The Impact of Operational Changes on Operational Performance Post LBO

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Sebastian Hjerpebo; [2020]
    Keywords : Private equity; Leverage buyouts; Operational performance; Operational changes; Swedish private equity market;

    Abstract : This paper aims to determine whether operational changes in pursuit of increased efficiency, are the mechanisms through which PE firms increase target firm performance, post leverage buyouts. This is done using a dataset of 56 Swedish firms which have been targets of leveraged buyouts. READ MORE

  4. 13. Accelerating geospatial database services with Graphical Processing Units

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Andreas Fransson; Johan Johansson; [2019-11-12]
    Keywords : Accelerated database; SPA RK database; Windows SQL Server; Geospatial Data; Emergency Systems;

    Abstract : With the growing need of instant or almost instant processing and retrieval when working on large data-sets we ask ourselves the following question “What impact would switching from a conventional CPU database to a GPU accelerated database have on emergency systems using large geospatial data-sets”. [Methodology] We chose to use Design Science and more specifically the method called optimization. READ MORE

  5. 14. Does sustainability affect dividend policy? : A panel data study on Nordic firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Alexander Fahlén; [2019]
    Keywords : Dividend policy; Dividend payout ratio; ESG; Sustainability; Agency theory; Signaling theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between corporate sustainability and dividend policy in the Nordic countries. In the field of finance, the importance of corporate sustainability is growing, particularly in the Nordic countries, which excel in global sustainability rankings. READ MORE

  6. 15. Analysing Memory Performance when computing DFTs using FFTW

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

    Author : Andreas Heiskanen; Erik Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : fftw; discrete fourier transform; fast fourier transform; hpc; perf; cache; memory analysis;

    Abstract : Discrete Fourier Transforms (DFTs) are used in a wide variety of dif-ferent scientific areas. In addition, there is an ever increasing demand on fast and effective ways of computing DFT problems with large data sets. The FFTW library is one of the most common used libraries when computing DFTs. READ MORE