Essays about: "commercial management"

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1. 1. Buildings in the Digital Era : An Explorative Study of Digital Twins in the Built Environment

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Siw Kristine Kästel; Joanna Wallén; [2024]
   Keywords : Digital Twin DT ; Arcitecture; Engineering and Construction AEC industry; Digitization; Building Information Modeling BIM ; Facility Management FM ; Operation Management O M ; Digital Tvilling; Fastighetsbranschen; Fastighetsförvaltning; Byggnadsinformationsmodeller BIM ;

   Abstract : In recent years, digital twins (DT) have gained traction in enhancing operation and maintenance procedures across various industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, energy, and aerospace. Yet their utilization remains more limited in the built environment. READ MORE

3. 2. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

   University essay from

   Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

   Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

4. 3. Insuring the Future: Managing Risks and Disruptions within the Insurance Value Chain - A multiple case study on the commercial insurance industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ezabella Kwok; Sarah Pramle; [2023-07-19]
   Keywords : Risk; Risk Management; Commercial Insurance; Insurance Value Chain; Global Disruption; Covid-19 Pandemic;

   Abstract : Globalization has resulted in the fragmentation of business activities and participation in cross-border networks, giving rise to Global Value Chains, thus increasing vulnerability to risks and disruptions. While there is existing research on risk management in tangible product production within GVCs, there is a scarcity of literature on risk management in service industries, particularly on the Insurance Value Chain. READ MORE

5. 4. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Dulani Lavanya Samarasekara Witharana; [2023-06-22]
   Keywords : climate change adaptation; resilient agroecosystems; Hindu Kush Himalaya; indigenous knowledge; traditional farming; traditional ecological knowledge;

   Abstract : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact of Covid-19 on students' financial asset allocation: A Jönköping University study : Quantitative research study on students’ attending Jönköping University financial asset allocation prior and post Covid-19 with different risk attitudes.

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Axel Koch; [2023]
   Keywords : Financial asset allocation; Risk-averse; risk-neutral risk-preference; economic uncertainty; Market fluctuations; Expected utility theory.;

   Abstract : Background: Since the emergence of Covid-19 has it reaped and created havoc within every segment of society on a national and global scale. The financial market experienced significant declines and losses but some asset items handled the fluctuations better than others. READ MORE