Essays about: "international diversification"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 69 essays containing the words international diversification.

  1. 21. Trade diversification and changing food consumption patterns since the 2000s: The case of homogenizing diets globally and in the BRICS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Giulia Belardo; [2018]
    Keywords : Food consumption; Homogenization; Diets; Trade diversification; Herfindahl index; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : International agricultural trade has seen big developments throughout time, initially driven particularly by the industrial revolution and then influenced by globalization and changes in technology. Coupled with decreasing barriers to trade, the rise of trade agreements, and economic growth of countries, international influences are having big effects on food consumption patterns. READ MORE

  3. 22. International Diversification Benefits : A Cointegrating Analysis Based on China, Europe and Russia

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Stefan Ryschkow; SIQI LU; [2018]
    Keywords : Causality; diversification; dynamic cointegration; static cointegration; structural break;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the short term and the long term cointegration relations between European and Chinese, European and Russian stock markets, with a goal to define international diversification benefits. Whereas Russia and China are considered as developing countries, Europe represents a developed market. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Importance of Industry-, Country- and Global Factors for the Return on Technology Stocks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Wikholm; Malin Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Industry-; country- and global effects; technology industry; exposure; portfolio diversification; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We investigate to what degree return on technology stocks are affected by industry-, country- and global factors. Furthermore, the analysis is extended to look deeper into the industry factors by examining what the exposure of technology stocks to industry-specific shocks is caused by. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Turkish International Roll-on/Roll-off Industry : Analysis of the Industry and the Strategies of the Companies on the European Lines

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

    Author : Zeynep Aslan; [2017]
    Keywords : business strategy; ro-ro; roll-on roll-off; shiping; turkish companies;

    Abstract : Ro-ro transportation is a type of short-sea shipping where the wheeled cargo is transported by ro-ro (roll-on/roll-off) vessels.This transportation type is different than other sea shipping transportations such as container shipping. READ MORE

  6. 25. Do Trading Companies Need to Change their Business Models in Response to a General Trend of Increasing Transparency in International Business? A case study on five Swedish trading companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Mattias Berglund; Henrik Hast; [2016-10-07]
    Keywords : Trading companies; export intermediaries; trade; forestry products; globalization; transparency; value proposition; flexibility; international business;

    Abstract : As globalization is increasing in pace whilst technological improvements are connecting individuals from all across the world; trading companies, who previously were found to thrive on idiosyncratic knowledge and non-transparency, find themselves in a difficult spot. As intermediaries, trading companies constantly need to ensure their ability to add value in the value chain as they otherwise soon would be bypassed. READ MORE