Essays about: "opportunity cost"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 321 essays containing the words opportunity cost.

  1. 1. Pursuit of Excess Returns: Deciphering Performance in European Buyout Funds A Detailed Exploration of Relative Returns and Their Determinants

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Blomdahl; Erik Hillestad Andréasson; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates the relative performance of European buyout funds compared to public markets. Using a sample of mature buyout funds, obtained from European limited partners, with vintages between 1995 and 2013, we find that a European buyout fund, on average, outperforms the STOXX Europe 600 index by 52% over its lifetime. READ MORE

  3. 2. Transitioning from on-premise computing to cloud computing A cost comparison case study on a Swedish grocery retail company

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Per Bondeson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Using public cloud platforms for managing applications and compute is becoming increasingly common among organizations. In this thesis, a case study was performed at a Swedish grocery retailer that was in pursue of migrating all analytics related IT-resources hosted on both on-premise and private cloud to a public cloud platform. READ MORE

  4. 3. How sustainable are sustainable enterprises? Examining sustainability and economic value trade-offs in a Danish coffee company

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Dominik Mazur; Linnea Partelow; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainable enterprise; entrepreneurship; trade-offs; sustainability; triple bottom line; coffee roastery; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Starting a sustainable business is challenging because growth decisions need to balance sustainability impact and economic feasibility. This thesis seeks to examine what trade-offs sustainable enterprises face and how they balance decision making when faced with these dual logics. READ MORE

  5. 4. Greening the grid of Indonesia - Second life application for Lithium-Ion Electric Vehicle batteries in Indonesia’s Energy System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Felix Kruse; Paula Runsten; [2023]
    Keywords : electrification; battery repurposing; renewable energy; net-zero emissions; energy storage systems; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : With the increasing energy demand from urban electrification, the growing economy and global warming, Indonesia has some extensive challenges ahead. Additionally, growing demand for Li-ion batteries is causing shortages of virgin battery minerals in parallel with the increasing demand for energy storage to accommodate electrification. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tenant Separation on a multi-tenant microservice platform

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Axel Sandqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : multitenancy; multi-tenant; multitenant; cloud; cloud storage; IAM; Access control; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Axis Communications wishes to investigate their PaaS system, Axis Connected Services(ACX), with regard to separation of the tenants of the platform to ensure the implemented separation technologies are used correctly and to find out whether more separation is necessary. ACX ties together several previously separate services under a single umbrella, with the goal of improving usability and increasing inter-service functionalities and centralisation of the software products Axis has developed for their devices. READ MORE