Essays about: "nature of competition"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 192 essays containing the words nature of competition.

  1. 26. Peasant autonomy : seed-saving practices of maize in rural Jalisco, Mexico

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Klara Lindqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : maize; peasants; Mexico; resistance; anti-commodities; autonomy; seed-saving;

    Abstract : The debate of maize seeds in Mexico has been, and is, intense and divided, with large seed companies on one side, mass-producing improved maize seeds and lobbying for the introduction of transgenic maize cultivation, and on the other side activists wanting to conserve and protect the native maize seeds. Farmers in Mexico have been facing large changes since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. READ MORE

  2. 27. Deep reinforcement learning for real-time power grid topology optimization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Jacob Rothschild; [2021]
    Keywords : Deep reinforcement learning; Dueling Deep Q-Network; electricity transmission network; real-time topology optimization; sustainable energy; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In our pursuit of carbon neutrality, drastic changes to generation and consumption of electricity will cause new and complex demands on the power grid and its operators. A cheap, promising, and under-exploited mitigation is real-time power grid topology optimization (RTTO). READ MORE

  3. 28. Challenging Traditional Growth Strategies - An exploratory single case study on how Forza Football designs user involvement growth strategies to enable viral growth

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Carl Larsson; Johan Horn; [2020-07-23]
    Keywords : Crowdsourcing; Open innovation; User innovation; Network effect; Value cocreation; Virality; Viral growth;

    Abstract : Background and Purpose: In order to stay competitive in a rapidly changing business environment, the question of growth is perceived to be an essential issue of survival and entrepreneurial behavior. Traditionally, strategies related to growth have mostly been related to expenses on marketing or acquisitions of smaller competitors. READ MORE

  4. 29. The Changing Nature of the Audit Profession - Opportunities and Challenges with Digital Transformation and the Use of Audit Support Systems, Big Data and Data Analytics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustaf Stensjö; [2020-07-01]
    Keywords : Auditing; Digital Transformation; Audit support systems; Big data; Data analytics;

    Abstract : This exploratory study aims to illustrate the changing nature of the audit profession by providing a comprehensive overview of the main challenges and opportunities that increasingly sophisticated audit support systems with more Big data and Data analytics capabilities induce upon the profession, and how these are addressed. The empirical findings are based on ten semi-structured interviews with eight different practitioners from the Big Four auditing firms, of which four are closely involved in the digitalisation and transformation processes at each respective firm. READ MORE

  5. 30. Concretizing and legitimizing brand equity as a strategic investment : A qualitative study in the Swedish retail industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Emil Arljung; Axel Eklund; [2020]
    Keywords : brand equity; shareholder value; retail;

    Abstract : The retail industry has seen an immense increase in competition. Brands are becoming more similar, which makes it essential for firms to differentiate themselves against their competitors. The brand is considered the company's biggest intangible asset, possessing an array of different values for the company. READ MORE