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1. 1. Operations Management: Its Impact on Business Growth in Hotels in Nigeria : A qualitative study on whether operations management has increasing or decreasing effects on business growth in Nigeria

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

   Author : COMFORT EGBEBU; [2022]
   Keywords : Operations Management; SMEs; business growth; cultural paradigm; financial prudence;

   Abstract : Inefficient operations management practices have proven to be the main cause of failure in the administration of any business empire. Operations managers are held in the apex of leadership in companies and by standards, the outcome of their management are expected to lead to the growth and success of the company. READ MORE

3. 2. Energy Efficiency – Implementation and Demand of Subsidies

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Manfred Jonsson; Ali Hussein Luay; [2022]
   Keywords : Energy Efficiency; Energy Performance; Subsidies; Property Owners; Apartment Complexes; Energieffektivisering; Energiprestanda; Bidrag; Fastighetsägare; Flerbostadshus;

   Abstract : Energy efficiency is an important economical and environmental issue in a majority of theEuropean countries. Shortcoming to curb the increasing energy consumption can beconsidered a failure of sustainability with regards to the common goal amongst the memberstates of EU of reducing the total energy consumption in Europe by 27% by 2030. READ MORE

4. 3. Seeking Climate Justice in the Financial Sector: Interpreting the fiduciary duty of Estonian pension funds based on their contribution to reinforcing/tackling climate change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Uku Lilleväli; [2019]
   Keywords : ethical finance; responsible finance; ESG integration; fiduciary duty; climate change; climate lobbying; climate risks; pension funds; financial institutions; Estonia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change – considered as the most acute risk to our planet – is mostly fuelled by the oper-ations of influential corporates who are financially supported by financial institutions, which have traditionally specialised on profit-maximisation and neglected climate risks in investment processes. However, considering economy’s increasing financialisation and the growing science behind the financial materiality of climate risks, disregarding these risks potentially harms in-vestment returns and the society more broadly. READ MORE

5. 4. Utsläppsrätter : Klassificering och värdering av företag i Nordamerika och Europa

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Tova-Li Nordin; Josefin Roskvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Emission allowance; Cap-and-trade; FERC; IFRIC 3; Regulation; Carbon accounting; IASB; FASB; Utsläppsrätter; Handelssystem; FERC; IFRIC 3; Reglering; Utsläppsredovisning; IASB; FASB;

   Abstract : Handelssystem för utsläppsrätter används av flertalet länder och områden i ett försök att minska klimatförändringarna. Syftet med dessa handelssystem är att ge företag ekonomiska incitament att minska sina utsläpp av växthusgaser och på så vis gemensamt minska utsläppen på ett kostnadseffektivt sätt. READ MORE

6. 5. What Makes a Happy Marriage? : A Study of Choice in Four Jane Austen Novels

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Gao Yishen; [2010]
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   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to show how important both the outward and inward factors are in decision-making process in relation to marriage in the four novels Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park. The argument was that all Austen’s novels revolve around the balance of all external and internal factors. READ MORE