Essays about: "Local literature study in effects of thesis"

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1. 6. Inward FDI and InnovationIn the Context of a Least Developed Country - A single case study on the innovation system of Kigali, Rwanda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mette Barten; Aron Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI spillover effects; innovation; innovation systems; innovation capabilities; absorptive capacities; Rwanda; Kigali;

   Abstract : Previous research shows a theoretical debate regarding the relationship between inward FDI and local innovation, where researchers argue for further research with a contextual focus. In the setting of Rwanda and its aspiration to transform from a least developed country to a knowledge-based service economy, this case study aims to understand how local actors perceive the relationship between inward FDI and innovation. READ MORE

3. 7. The Effects of the EU Taxonomy on Municipal Energy Investment Plans - A qualitative study exploring the effects of the EU taxonomy in bioenergy investment strategies related to the energy plan of Gothenburg municipality

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Stina Bäckrud; Annie Kjellberg; Sarah Rosensohn; [2022-07-01]
   Keywords : EU Taxonomy; Investment strategies; Bioenergy; Energy planning; Municipality; the Porter Hypothesis;

   Abstract : One of the most recent climate initiatives of the European Union (EU) is the Taxonomy Regulation (EU/2020/852), a tool to redirect capital towards sustainable investment and to achieve the goals set in Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement. The taxonomy’s classification system is a predetermined and union-wide definition of sustainable economic activities, risking to be in conflict with different local perceptions of what is sustainable. READ MORE

4. 8. The Effect of Accounting Standards on Business Acquisitions : An analysis of the Swedish acquisition market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Maxx Hillman; Linus Sjösten; [2022]
   Keywords : Accounting standards; agency theory; amortization; business acquisitions; goodwill; IFRS; K3; local GAAP; synergies; Swedish GAAP; resource-based view; value added;

   Abstract : The topic of business acquisitions has been much debated in 2022, largely due to Microsoft’s record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Historically, business acquisitions and their corresponding goodwill values have been a thoroughly examined and debated subject between scholars and regulators due to the complexity and ambiguity of goodwill. READ MORE

5. 9. Modelling Magnetism of hcp Iron under Earth’s Inner Core Conditions : Based on first-principle DFT calculations and Machine Learning

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Teoretisk Fysik

   Author : Linda Le; [2022]
   Keywords : Machine learning; Earth’s Inner Core; hcp Iron; Electronic structure magnetism; Density functional Theory; Local magnetic moments; Ab initio molecular dynamics; ASD-AIMD-MLLSF simulation;

   Abstract : The structure of Earth’s core remains largely a mystery. The solid inner core is believed to exist in extreme pressure and temperature conditions comparable to 300 GPa and 6000 K and consists mainly of iron, Fe. READ MORE

6. 10. Assessment of biochar potential as a land-based emission mitigation measure in Colombia

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Eileen Jimena Torres Morales; [2022]
   Keywords : agriculture; biochar; climate change mitigation; carbon sink; Colombia; land-based mitigation technologies LMT ; nature-based solutions NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolysis; residual biomass; soil adaptation; techno-economic analysis.; jordbruk; biokol; begränsningar av klimatförändringar; kolsänka; Colombia; land-baserad begränsningsteknik; Naturbaserade lösningar NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolys; restbiomassa; jordförbättring; Teknisk-ekonomisk analys;

   Abstract : There is an urgent need to mitigate carbon emissions to the atmosphere to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Countries have pledged national strategies to reach their climate change mitigation goals in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). In the case of Colombia, the country envisions becoming carbon neutral by 2050. READ MORE