Essays about: "operational norms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words operational norms.

  1. 1. A reduction in physical interaction : its effect on B2B relationships

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Niklas Sanfridsson; Johan Öhrn; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital interaction; Physical interaction; COVID-19 pandemic; Operational linkages; Social bonds; Cooperative norms; Trust; Business-to-business B2B relationship;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine how a business-to-business (B2B) relationship is affected by a decrease in physical interactions between firm representatives. Previous studies have shown that external events can affect B2B relationships but not how these effects take shape. READ MORE

  3. 2. Smart Contracts, Insurtechs and the Future of Insurance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : John Scherrer; Abtin Salahshor; [2020]
    Keywords : Smart contracts; Blockchain; Insurance; Insurtech; Diffusion theory; Adoption barriers; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The insurance industry is notoriously conservative and has seen comparably few technological improvements in the last fifty years. A wave of new technology- driven insurance firms, or insurtechs, is changing that. READ MORE

  4. 3. Disrupting carbon lock-in: How a target-based sustainability program for businesses can support the politics of decarbonization in Ottawa, Canada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Robin Goldstein; [2019]
    Keywords : carbon lock-in; decarbonization; climate governance experiment; politics; business; green economy; Ottawa; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Human-induced climate change has emerged as one of the greatest sustainability challenges of our time, with significant risks for human health, livelihoods and security. However, technological solutions to phase out the use of fossil fuels in industrialized countries are politically contested. READ MORE

  5. 4. A decision making algorithm for user preferences and norms in context-aware systems

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Oskar Suikki; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : As context-aware systems are becoming popular in modern society, artificial intelligence will have to consider the norms of society. However, norms and personal goals can conflict with eachother complicating how an artificial intelligence should act. READ MORE

  6. 5. SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF DECENTRALISED SOLAR PROJECTS: INTRODUCING A MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Ninad Mukul Mutatkar; [2017]
    Keywords : solar energy; rural energy; electrification; sustainability; indicators; multi-criteria;

    Abstract : Lack of energy access in developing countries remains a major barrier in the economic development of rural communities. Worldwide, about 1.3 billion people lack access to modern energy services, and there is a need to pursue ways other than grid extension due to the remoteness of most of these communities from national grids. READ MORE