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  1. 1. Unlocking the Fashion Metaverse : Exploring the Impact of External Factors on Innovation Diffusion in the Metaverse Fashion Industry

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Nora Berggren; Fanny Iselid; [2023]
    Keywords : Diffusion of innovation; Metaverse; Fashion; Retail; Adoption of innovation; Augmented and Virtual Reality; Digital Fashion;

    Abstract : Background: The fashion retail industry has undergone a major transformation due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of technical innovations. This transformation led to the emergence of digital fashion, a new concept integrating experimental technologies, including artificial intelligence, and augmented reality, which further has progressed towards the Metaverse. READ MORE

  2. 2. Competitive Strategies of Digital Platforms in New Markets : An analysis of the strategies and firm financial performanceof digital platforms entering competitive markets in theNordics

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : David Fouhy; Alfredo Pais; [2022]
    Keywords : PaaS; platform as a service; digital platforms; competitive strategies; return on assets; ROA; panel data; longitudinal data; panel data regression model; fixed effects; OLS model; firm performance; subsidy; seed and marquee users; piggybacking; micro market; profitability; quick ratio; debt ratio; working capital turnover ratio; sales growth;

    Abstract : Over the recent decade the world has seen an increase in businesses launching new, or changing theirbusiness model to, digital platforms. New and established businesses are flocking to digital platformsin order to evolve their business model and keep up with advancements in technology, such as cloudcomputing, which enables commerce and communication on a much faster and more streamlinedlevel. READ MORE

  3. 3. Battery Powered Adaptive Grow Light System Aiming at Minimizing Cost and Environmental Impact from Electricity Use

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DVMT)

    Author : Thomas Nowell; Viktor Kollin; [2022]
    Keywords : Battery powered; Grow Lights; embedded; esp32; environment; electricity cost; carbon emissions;

    Abstract : With increasing popularity of indoor farming, more and more home growers are faced with sub-optimal lighting conditions in northern countries or poorly lit windows. We have designed and built a proof-of-concept system capable of reducing electricity cost and CO2 footprint of the electricity used for consumer grade grow lights without adversely impacting the grow cycle of the plant. READ MORE

  4. 4. Moving from shareholder to stakeholder value : an investigation into blockchain and its ability to govern common pool resources and incentivize collaborative behavior

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : James Michael Stavinoha; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethereum; Blockchain; stakeholder; governance; sustainable development goal; oracle; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The transgression of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries is a phenomena that will have consequences shared by us all. Contemporary political and economic paradigms vow for the substitution of Earth’s limited natural capital with growing human capital for our self-aggrandizing interests. READ MORE

  5. 5. Reviewing environmental rebound effects from peer-to-peer boat sharing in Finland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jon Warmington-Lundström; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Circular Economy; Sharing Economy; Peer-to-Peer Shared Access; Environmental Rebound Effect.;

    Abstract : The world crucially needs to reduce the level of emissions being released in the environment in order to combat climate change. With the global population increasing and economies continuing to grow, the circular economy has been heralded by many as the potential solution to economic prosperity whilst also reducing primary resource use and emissions. READ MORE