Essays about: "Tradeoff theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Tradeoff theory.
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1. Teleworking and the Countryside. An explorative thesis regarding telework as an enabler for residential relocations and life in the countryside
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleAbstract : The research on teleworking, and its spatial implications, is well explored. However, anticipations of a rising diffusion of teleworking never really got actualised, until a global pandemic emerged, and redrew the map of teleworking considerably. READ MORE
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2. Independent boardmembers - a recipe to reduce agency costs? : An explanatory study on Swedish firms listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain how the share of independent boardmembers, controlling for different forms of independence, and agency costs correlate within Swedish firms listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm list for large firms. The goal is to extend the understanding of board independence in relation to agency costs while adding empirical insight into the Swedish Code requirements on the board of directors. READ MORE
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3. A Game-theoretical Framework for Byzantine-Robust Federated Learning
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : The distributed nature of Federated Learning (FL) creates security-related vulnerabilities including training-time attacks. Recently, it has been shown that well-known Byzantine-resilient aggregation schemes are indeed vulnerable to an informed adversary who has access to the aggregation scheme and updates sent by clients. READ MORE
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4. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity
University essay from Lunds universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE
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5. An Evaluation of Price Determinants and the Economics of Supplying Vaccines: A Tradeoff Between the Wealth of Firms and the Health of Nations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper aims to investigate the price determinants of vaccines, using economic theory and multiple linear regression analysis. Due to uncertain returns of investment in research and development, the volatility of demand, and the winner-take-all element of patent races, supplying vaccines entails substantial risks. READ MORE
