Essays about: "model"
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1. Household Waste Segregation: Lessons from Poland
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : One of the problems facing the world in the twenty-first century is the management of municipal waste,a problem where the household plays a key role in the process through its interaction with themunicipal waste management system. How this interaction works is dependant not only on the designof the municipal waste management system, but also on the individual households. READ MORE
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2. Simulating Wildlife Experiences: A History of Natural History in the BBC
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : This study places the BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) in the context of the history of wildlife filmmaking in the BBC, which began in the 1950’s. Despite Walking with Dinosaurs’s use of digital animation, as opposed to mechanical objectivity, a comparison of the intentions and epistemic notions of the creators of the program to those of their predecessors reveals a historical continuity in epistemic values, as well as in ideas regarding what positions natural history programs should hold in the circulation of knowledge between the scientific community, television, journalists, and the public. READ MORE
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3. Capital Structure Determinants A case study of the European Automotive Industry
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The thesis examines what variables explain firms’ choice of capital structure. The report centers around the automotive industry where Europe’s largest automotive manufacturers are the framework for the report. Firms included in the thesis are BMW, Daimler, PSA and Volkswagen. READ MORE
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4. Financial Justifications for the Software-as-a-Service Business Model Trend Based on Financial Differences between Companies in the Software-as-a-Service and Pharmaceutical Industry
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model is a new type of business model that hasgained great attention from both researchers and practitioners. The rapid growth has resultedin a more and more refined business model and is described as the future of software. Thus, itis not unexpected that the model is frequently used for many start-ups. READ MORE
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5. Performance Evaluation of Swedish and German Actively Managed Mutual Funds
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : There are many studies examining the performance of actively managed mutual funds in different markets. The results of these studies vary depending on the used model and market. READ MORE
