Essays about: "financial performance comparison"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 127 essays containing the words financial performance comparison.

1. 16. Institutionalized practices to the rescue! : A qualitative study on how start-ups strive to scale up and achieve growth by working with institutionalized practices

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Krantz; Kave Bashiri; [2022]
   Keywords : Start-ups; Growth; Organizational Performance; Institutionalized Practices; Internal processes and Routines; Organizational Behavior.;

   Abstract : Introduction: Since the 1980s and onwards, entrepreneurship and start-ups have exploded. In comparison to more established companies, firms that are defined as start- ups wanting to scale-up are coined by different sorts of vulnerabilities. These can be found in their lack of resources regarding both financial and human capital. READ MORE

3. 17. Parameter Update Schemes for Hidden Markov Models applied to Financial Returns

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Sigfrid Forsberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Markov Chain; Finance; Hidden Markov Model; Generalized Autoregressive Score Model; S P-500; Nikkei; Adaptive Model; Volatility; Regime-switching Model; Line-Search Algorithm; Predictor-Corrector; Quasi-Newton; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : This thesis was dedicated to investigating the use of different parameter update schemes for Hidden Markov models with time-varying parameters, with an emphasis on developing alternatives to the quasi-Newton step. The focus was on applications to financial returns, using data from the S\&P-500 and the Nikkei index, and for comparison, a trial using synthetic data was also performed. READ MORE

4. 18. A comparison between Terraform and Ansible on their impact upon the lifecycle and security management for modifiable cloud infrastructures in OpenStack.

   University essay from

   Author : Gleb Gurbatov; [2022]
   Keywords : IaC; Ansible; Terraform; OpenStack; Orchestration; Lifecycle;

   Abstract : Automating the deployment, security risk minimization, scaling, maintenance and development processes is highly critical, as it enables unleashing the potential of cloud computing. The flexibility and reliability advantages of cloud computing are not fully disclosed without automation of lifecycle processes. READ MORE

5. 19. Evaluating information content of earnings calls to predict bankruptcy using machine learnings techniques

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Arooba Ghaffar; [2022]
   Keywords : Bankruptcy prediction; Earnings Calls; Machine Learnings; Deep Learnings; Corporate failures; Web Scraping; Financial Data; Extracted Data;

   Abstract : This study investigates the prediction of firms’ health in terms of bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy based on the sentiments extracted from the earnings calls. Bankruptcy prediction has long been a critical topic in the world of accounting and finance. READ MORE

6. 20. Comparison of impact on stock market volatility by COVID-19 and the 2008 financial crisis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Anand Enkhtur; [2022]
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   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse the volatility of 11 sectorial stock return data of S&P 500 Index during the 2008 global financial crisis and the recent COVID-19 global pandemic. S&P 500 is a large stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 companies that are some of the largest in the world. READ MORE