Essays about: "Non-Adoption"
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1. Providing Circular Clothing : A multiple-case study on Swedish clothing companies, analyzing product design and business models
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This thesis investigates the manifestations of circular business models and circular product design strategies in the Swedish clothing industry, using a multiple case study approach that examines five Swedish clothing companies. Guided by the first research question: What are the current circular product design strategies and circular business model strategies for companies operating in the Swedish clothing industry? the findings reveal an emphasis on circular product design strategies compared to circular business models, among the studied clothing companies. READ MORE
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2. Diffusion of innovation through the Bowling Alley Strategy : Using ANT to examine ICT adoption among skilled construction labor SMEs
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : Introduction One industry that has fallen behind regarding ICT adoption is the SCL industry, due to the complex environment and several identified determinants. There is a gap within ICT-research in Sweden, especially in the SME-SCL industry in recent years, indicating there is a need for further research from an organizational perspective. READ MORE
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3. Electronic Health Record Sharing System in Hong Kong : Facilitating and Impeding Factors Influencing Citizens' Adoption
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : This study is a qualitative research on the faciliating and impeding factors that influence Hong Kong citizen's adoption of Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS), the principal electronic health record (EHR) system in Hong Kong. A majority of the previous studies of EHR among information systems (IS) literature either focused within the institutional or technological perspectives, or on the perspectives of healthcare institutions or healthcare professionals. READ MORE
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4. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE
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5. Investigating discouraging and encouraging emic reasons to apply eco-efficient farming methods : a participatory study with indigenous small-scale farmers in Ratanakiri, Cambodia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : In 2008 the most extensive evaluation of global agriculture in human history notable named “agriculture at a crossroad” was published, indicating that agroecological small-scale farming systems could be a path to follow in the future in order to secure a sustainable food supply. Yet it is claimed that there is a gap between knowledge regarding the methods used for agroecological farming and its application by farmers. READ MORE
