Essays about: "Timebank"
Found 2 essays containing the word Timebank.
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1. Through the lens of a timebank: Gotlandic perceptions about community building
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Using the alternative currency concept of a timebank, this qualitative study aims to evaluate attitudes towards community life on Gotland using three distinct island communities: the Uppsala University Campus Gotland, the city of Visby and the countryside of Gotland. Focus groups and expert interviews have been used to create a holistic understanding of community life on the island, with relation to concepts of timebanks. READ MORE
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2. A Quanlitative Study on Timebank : Understanding the impact of drivers/barriers and personal values on commitment
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : Background: Understanding how coherently commitment and basic human values shaping and affecting timebank, one of the popular peer-to-peer exchange system. With time banking, a person with own skill set can trade hours of work for equal hours for another member using hours for paying or being paid for services. READ MORE