Essays about: "Key challenges"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1035 essays containing the words Key challenges.

  1. 1. How the institutional, relational and leadership factors affect the implementation of sustainable business practice within MNCs HQ in a developed country and Subsidiary in a developing country? A case study on Volvo Trucks Located in Sweden (HQ) and Malaysia (Subsidiary)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Krishnapriya Sujatha; Mubarak Eljack; [2022-02-11]
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    Abstract : Companies are in the transformation process from the classical or linear way of conducting business to a more sustainable model. This is necessitated by the growing societal awareness to protect the environment and resources for future living. READ MORE

  3. 2. Design of high performance buildings : Vulnerability of buildings to climate change from an energy perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Robin Gobert; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate Change; High Performance Buildings; Dynamic Thermal Simulations; Thermal Regulation; Environmental Regulation; Cooling Needs; Heating Needs; Representative Data; Big Data; Clustering;

    Abstract : The challenge of climate change is twofold: to mitigate (prevent) the causes of climate change and to prepare (adapt) to the inevitable effects and consequences. Building and construction are key sectors for decarbonisation (mitigation). READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimizing the Cash Reserve in a Portfolio of US Life Insurance Policies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Alva Happe; Wassim Seifeddine; [2022]
    Keywords : portfolio optimization; risk management; monte carlo; value at risk; life settlements; longevity risk; cash reserve; closed-end fund;

    Abstract : Hoarding a too large cash reserve is often unfavourable due to lost investment opportunities. Similarly, an insufficient cash reserve can be detrimental, as one might fail to meet payment obligations. Finding the optimal balance is nothing that is done in the blink of an eye, particularly when the underlying variable is stochastic, e.g. READ MORE

  5. 4. The designs and aesthetics of Augmented Reality Head-Up Displays

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Anton Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Head-up displays; Augmented Reality; Aesthetic Design; Colour.;

    Abstract : Head-up displays convey important information to the viewer: from time and weather conditions to GPS navigation and proactive danger alerts. This information can be key to significantly improving driving experience from merely making it more enjoyable to saving lives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Talking about Europe? : Explaining the Salience of the European Union in the Plenaries of National Parliaments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Lehmann; [2022]
    Keywords : national parliaments; European Union; plenary debates; public accountability; politicization; salience; principal-agent;

    Abstract : National parliaments (NPs) are vital to the European Union’s (EU’s) democratic legitimacy. They are tasked with controlling their governments through oversight and scrutiny while providing a deliberative forum by offering policy alternatives, informing, and connecting citizens to the EU. READ MORE