Essays about: "Christopher Alexander"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Christopher Alexander.

  1. 1. Stock price volatility and dividend policy: The German stock exchange

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Christopher Karlsson; Alexander von Renteln; [2021]
    Keywords : Stock Price volatility; Dividend Yield; Dividend policy; Stock Market; Deutscher Aktienindex;

    Abstract : The objective of this research is to analyse if there is a negative relationship between dividend policy and stock price volatility in the German stock market.  The data that was collected for this research consists of the 30 biggest companies listed on the German stock exchange Deutscher Aktienindex known as DAX 30 for the period 2000-2020. READ MORE

  3. 2. An empirical study on measuring the degree of life in cities

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Chris de Rijke; [2020]
    Keywords : Head tail breaks; scaling; living structure; wholeness; natural streets; urban morphology;

    Abstract : Our direct environment affects our lives directly. Christopher Alexander saw that we are able to feel or see if an object or structure is natural through the characteristics of them. He also saw that we generally feel better near these living, natural structures as it more closely resembles ourselves. READ MORE

  4. 3. PANNCENTRALEN : Form Follows Process & The Nature Of Order

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Max Fröderberg; [2018]
    Keywords : reuse; complexity; wholeness; Christopher Alexander; fifteen properties; Bagarmossen; metamodernism;

    Abstract : It seems clear to me that humanity currently stands at a major crossroad where “the old truths have lost their validity and new ones are yet to emerge”, to quote late sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. It seems also clear that these “new truths” has to be formulated quickly if we do not want to end up on the wrong fork of the road... READ MORE

  5. 4. Intrinsic Equity Valuation : An Emprical Assessment of Model Accuracy

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Christopher Lehmann; Alexander Alfredsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Equity valuation; Dividend discount model DDM ; residual income valuation RIV model; Abnormal earnings AEG model; Discounted cash flow DCF model;

    Abstract : The discounted cash flow model and relative valuation models are ever-increasingly prevalent in today’s investment-heavy environment. In other words, theoretically inferior models are used in practice. READ MORE

  6. 5. Examining the New Kind of Beauty Using the Human Being as a Measuring Instrument

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Jou-Hsuan Wu; [2015]
    Keywords : Cartography; scaling; head tail breaks; the theory of centers; fractals; and the mirror-of-the-self test;

    Abstract : A map combines scientific facts with aesthetic perceptions. This study argues that scaling is universal in mapping reality and evoking a sense of beauty. Scaling laws are used to reveal the underlying structures and dynamics of spatial features. Complex systems, such as living cities involve various interacting entities at all scales. READ MORE