Essays about: "public versus private"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words public versus private.
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1. 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 informationsteknologiAbstract : 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
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2. Elite Education for the People? : Nuances of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Polish High Schools
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : The International Baccalaureate (IB), a private curriculum associated largely with exclusive education for transnationally mobile upper classes, has recently began to quietly enter public, national education systems, offering its alternative, elite schooling in tuition-free state institutions. This paper explores the nuanced case of Poland, where IB diploma program is offered as one of the tracks within state schools, existing side-by-side and competing with the national curriculum. READ MORE
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3. "I saw something else than an old hovel" : Mapping approaches to derelict rural house restoration in the Facebook group ”I rescued a derelict house!”
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The practice of restoring and reinhabiting derelict rural houses is a growing, but relatively unexplored, phenomenon in contemporary Sweden. Frequently highlighted as a movement in public media, the practice is framed as the expression of more sustainable, heritage-sensitive and societally beneficial lifestyles, and has spurred interest from several municipalities. READ MORE
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4. Private Equity Firms and ESG - Friends or Foes?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this paper is to study the effects of private equity ownership on sustainability performance in private equity backed companies. The paper initially makes an introductory explanation of the private equity business model and covers indications that the industry is facing rapid change within the ESG space. READ MORE
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5. Re-thinking green roof design : The prospect of a carbon sink structure investigated through a life cycle cost-benefit analysis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Green Roofs (GRs) have been used worldwide as a solution for greening cities, while providing useful services to society such as storm water management, improved air quality, energy savings, and increased biodiversity, to name a few. However, the environmental impact of their structure has been understudied, and more importantly, the carbon cost related to the use of materials that have a high carbon footprint has received little to no attention. READ MORE
