Essays about: "Social venture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 113 essays containing the words Social venture.

  1. 1. Exploring the solar park market in Lower Saxony : Implications on foreign companies’ entry strategies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Patricia Chronéer; Nike Hammerman; [2023]
    Keywords : Solar Parks; Lower Saxony; Germany; Entry Strategies; Drivers; Barriers; Regulatory Landscape; Social Landscape; Technical Landscape; Economic Landscape; Geographical Landscape; Market Potential; Electricity Production;

    Abstract : To meet the European Union’s target of climate neutrality by 2050 ambitious measures need to be taken. The electricity sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions globally, which makes it an important sector to decarbonize. For this to happen, fossil fuels must be replaced by renewable energy sources. READ MORE

  3. 2. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
    Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

  4. 3. Using Social Media and Personality Predictions to Anticipate Startup Success

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Daniel Stenson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Startup Success Predictions; Founder Personalities; Natural Language Processing; Social Media Analysis; Big 5 Personality Framework; Feed-forward Neural Network; XGBoost.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of integrating predicted founder personalities, based on the Big 5 Personality Framework, into Machine Learning (ML) models to enhance the accuracy of early-stage startup success predictions. Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, we extracted personality insights from founders' tweets, focusing on US startups funded between 2013 and 2015. READ MORE

  5. 4. Global Impact Investors’ Assessment of Early-Stage Social Ventures Through Digital Signals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ayesha Khalid; Dian Anindya Pramudito; [2023]
    Keywords : Impact Investing; Impact Investor; Social Venture; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment Decision Making; Digital Signalling; Early Stage Venture; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, social impact investment has become popular because of its potential to solve pertinent world problems by financing social enterprises. This study focuses on assessing the influence of digital signals towards impact investors’ decision-making process when evaluating early-stage social ventures using digital media, by conducting exploratory qualitative research (semi-structured interviews) with 14 global impact investors (equity) who are investing in social ventures from pre-seed to series A stage. READ MORE

  6. 5. Let’s Get Physical: Investigating How Social Movements Continuously Enable New Venture Creation & Vice Versa : A Theoretical Contribution to the External Enabler Framework for New Venture Creation in the Context of the Fitness Movement

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Linn Johannesson; Hugo Wedmark Hermansson; [2023]
    Keywords : External Enablers; Entrepreneurship; Social Movement; Fitness Movement;

    Abstract : This thesis presents an inductive, qualitative approach to exploring the connection between entrepreneurship and social movement theory in the context of the fitness movement. This was achieved by applying the External Enabler Framework for New Venture Creation which looks at how changes to the macro environment, such as sociocultural shifts, enable entrepreneurial processes by activating mechanisms on the venture level (Davidsson et al. READ MORE