Essays about: "manager challenges"

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  1. 16. Optimizing the Cash Reserve in a Portfolio of US Life Insurance Policies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Alva Happe; Wassim Seifeddine; [2022]
    Keywords : portfolio optimization; risk management; monte carlo; value at risk; life settlements; longevity risk; cash reserve; closed-end fund;

    Abstract : Hoarding a too large cash reserve is often unfavourable due to lost investment opportunities. Similarly, an insufficient cash reserve can be detrimental, as one might fail to meet payment obligations. Finding the optimal balance is nothing that is done in the blink of an eye, particularly when the underlying variable is stochastic, e.g. READ MORE

  3. 17. Market Intelligence within Software Procurement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Sofia Frändberg; Alina Liljeäng; [2022]
    Keywords : Market Intelligence; Software Markets; Software Procurement; Information Processing Theory; Information Requirements.; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : With the dawn of the digital era, software solutions are becoming of increasingly strategic importance for corporations, and due to the complexity of the products and the huge lock-in effects which they often give rise to, software-procurement is growing into a critical activity. However, due to the phenomena of information overload, finding and making use of the right information when making strategic decisions is becoming increasingly difficult, resulting in the need for organizations to overlook their information processing capacities in order to ensure the quality of such selections. READ MORE

  4. 18. 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

  5. 19. A Tool Prototype Supporting Risk-Based Testing in Agile Embedded Software Development

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Saef Jasem; [2022]
    Keywords : Risk-Based Testing; Risk Analysis; Qualitative Research; Risk Management Tools; Design Thinking; Riskbaserad Testning; Riskanalys; Kvalitativ forskning; Riskhanteringsverktyg; Designtänkande;

    Abstract : Risk-Based Testing is a testing approach in software development that involves identifying, analyzing, controlling, testing, and reporting risks. The strategy provides several benefits and helps companies control risks and manage them effectively. READ MORE

  6. 20. Implications of “New Norm” on the management of project teams within the electrical power industry

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Waqas Baig; Zeeshan Talib; [2022]
    Keywords : Project management; Trust; New Norm; Electrical power industry;

    Abstract : Background: For an organization to grow, it is important that projects are completed timely with good quality. This requires that projects are managed successfully. Attributes of project managers, sub-project managers and team leaders help them to steer the projects in the right direction. READ MORE