Sökning: "leverage"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 1153 uppsatser innehållade ordet leverage.

  1. 21. Determinants of capital structure: an empirical study on the European technology industry in a dynamic panel difference-GMM analysis

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Alfred Rydsmo; Jacob Sandequist; [2023-06-29]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure for 146 publicly traded technology companies in 14 different European countries over the 2009 to 2021 period. The study aims to test the relationship between firm leverage and its determinants suggested by both traditional corporate finance theory as well as previous findings. LÄS MER

  2. 22. KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS IN CONTESTED GREEN PROJECTS

    Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Francisco Soto Fernández; [2023-06-28]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to understand why non-polluting energy facilities in Europe are not always well accepted notwithstanding their positive effect on greenhouse gas reduction and their contribution to transforming the EU into a thriving society, as intended by the European Green Deal. The thesis draws on public acceptance theory and has been conducted as a two-step Case Study, namely, the deployment of renewable energy facilities in La Rioja, a Spanish region wherein two waves of wind and solar energy plants – during the 2000s and the 2020s – have enjoyed very different degrees of public support. LÄS MER

  3. 23. Russia as a mediator in international armed conflicts: the use of mediation and coercion as an instrument for Russian foreign policy

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Författare :Paraskevi Palivani; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Mediation; Coercion; Russian foreign policy; Realism; Near Abroad; Far Abroad; Case Study; Georgia-Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh; Syria; CAR;

    Sammanfattning : Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, mediation in armed conflicts have become a popular way of conflict resolution and a valuable tool for states to promote their interests.The paper argues that mediation has been instrumentalised by Russia and has been used as atool in expanding Russian foreign policy in the Russian Near and Far Abroad. LÄS MER

  4. 24. Capabilities and partnership factors needed to offer product-service systems from a manufacturer-reseller perspective : A Case study of a European truck manufacturer in the Southeast Asian market

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Författare :John Johansson Malm; Lukas Broman; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Capabilities; Partnership factors; Product-service system; Servitization; Manufacturer-reseller perspective; Kapabiliteter; partnerskapsfaktorer; PSS; Tjänstefiering; Tillverkare-återförsäljarperspektiv;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: This study aims to examine what is needed by manufacturers and their resellers in thetruck manufacturing industry that wants to pursue a result-oriented PSS. More specifically, thisstudy aims to answer what capabilities are needed for the actors and address what partnershipfactor is needed for collaboration. LÄS MER

  5. 25. Exploring the Future of Movie Recommendations : Increasing User Satisfaction using Generative Artificial Intelligence Conversational Agents

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Författare :Signe Bennmarker; [2023]
    Nyckelord :User centered design; Recommender systems; Natural language processing; Conversational agent; User satisfaction;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores potential strategies to enhance user control and satisfaction within the movie selection process, with a particular focus on the utilization of conversational generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, for personalized movie recommendations. The study adopts a qualitative user-centered design thinking approach, aiming to compre-hensively understand user needs, goals, and behavior. LÄS MER