Essays about: "why do we need to study businesses"

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  1. 1. Why do next generation farmers decide to invest in Farm businesses? : a means-end chain analysis of young Swedish farmers’ underlying values to invest in farm businesses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Johan Löfgren; Sebastian Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : decision-making; farm business investment; laddering; means-end chain theory; personal value theory; young farmers;

    Abstract : The growing world population will lead to an increased demand for food in the future. Feeding the population is considered to be the main function of agriculture. Previous literature has concluded that the share of young farmers in Sweden is too low, this is referred to as the Young farmer problem. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring complex pathways in the climate change, vulnerability and conflict nexus in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Caroline Long; Markus Hatting; [2018]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Violent Conflict; Vulnerability; Adaptive Capacity; Fragility; Resilience; Governance; Land-grabbing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The climate change and conflict nexus has been the focus of much debate and speculation in academic circles as well as public discourse. Much of the existing research has been undertaken by studies using quantitative methods, which intend to prove or disprove the existence of a causal relationship. READ MORE

  4. 3. Internet of Things : How vendors can use IoT to achieve value creation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Waleed Ebrahiem; Naveed Arif; [2017]
    Keywords : IoT; Vendor; System Integrator; Value Creation;

    Abstract : The IoT (Internet of Things) is developing rapidly, as a result of that, the number of connected devices in Sweden has doubled every year. According to big companies like Ericsson, the estimated number of connected devices worldwide will be 50 billion in 2020. READ MORE

  5. 4. Food Supply Chain Actors’ View on Food Waste and Packaging: A Case Study on Iceberg Lettuce

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Jiyao Wang; Alexandra Mansner; [2017]
    Keywords : food waste; supply chain; packaging; iceberg lettuce; food waste reasons; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Food waste is currently a significant problem in today’s society where up to one third of all produced food is wasted before being consumed. The wastage occurs throughout the whole food supply chain but the largest contribution is generated in the households. READ MORE

  6. 5. Creating Customer Value in a Circular Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Isak Albihn; [2017]
    Keywords : Customer value; Value proposition canvas; Fit; Service oriented circular business model; Circular economy; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Resource related challenges are becoming increasingly severe. The shift towards a circular economy is viewed as one prominent way to overcome the challenges. A shift towards a circular economy would partly require new business models, commonly referred to as circular business models. READ MORE