Essays about: "cleantech"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 45 essays containing the word cleantech.

  1. 11. Venturing into Heavy Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jonathan Dennis; [2019]
    Keywords : Venture capital; cleantech; innovation; finance; investment; sustainability; Nordic region; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Venture capital (VC) plays a vital role in supporting the development of emerging startup innovation, including cleaner technologies better known as cleantech. The application of VC is, however, distributed unevenly across sectors of the economy, often overlooking difficult to innovate areas such as the industrial sectors. READ MORE

  3. 12. Keepin’ it Clean(tech) - Assessing South Africa’s cleantech ecosystem to improve a framework for Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Developing Countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Rheanna Johnston; [2019]
    Keywords : Cleantech; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Innovation Ecosystems; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Developing Countries; South Africa; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis researched the Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (CIEE) of South Africa with the dual aim to improve and operationalise a conceptual framework as well as to identify areas for intervention in the specific case of South Africa. Supporting the growth of cleantech solutions in developing countries and emerging economies can be an important driver of inclusive and sustainable industrial development, resulting in economic, social and environmental benefits at the local level and supporting the achievement of global environmental and human development targets. READ MORE

  4. 13. Organisational Learning in Business Model Innovation in the Bottom of Pyramid market : An empirical fieldwork about the market introduction of clean cookstoves in Mozambique

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Stefan Premer; Brenda Nansubuga; [2018]
    Keywords : Organisational Learning; Organizational Learning; Knowledge; Knowledge Transfer; Experimental Learning; Experiental Learning; SECI; Tacit; Explicit; External Learning; Internal Learning; Learning from the environment; Business Model; Business Model Innovation; Bottom of Pyramid; Bottom of Pyramid market; BoP; cleantech; clean technology; clean cookstoves; clean cooking; gasification; cashew; cashew nut; cashew nut shells; market introduction; Mozambique; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; development; sustainability; climate change; renewable energies; ethnographic studies; fieldwork;

    Abstract : There is a need for cleaner technology initiatives into the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) market to combat the effects of climate change. The difficulty of these initiatives lies in their business model innovation process, as those organisations struggle in finding adequate strategies to establish their business in the BoP market. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cleantech Investments in China – Multiple perspectives on the trends, drivers and barriers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Tim Forslund; [2017]
    Keywords : Cleantech; China; investments; trends; drivers and barriers.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Cleantech—technologies with a reduced environmental impact—has emerged as an important set of solutions for addressing pollution and its impacts in China. The goal of this study is to map out wherein Chinese actors with first-hand knowledge of cleantech investments think the largest domestic investment opportunities are found, understand the underlying reasons, and then evaluate how consistently the investment preferences reflect the country’s environmental problems, public discourse and policy. READ MORE

  6. 15. Why are Swedish cleantech firms failing to internationalize? : A qualitative study investigating the barriers, drivers and internationalization decisions of private Swedish cleantech firms.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Oscar Karlsson; Fredrik Rydqvist; [2017]
    Keywords : Cleantech; Internationalization; Environmental technology; Green innovation; Environmental sustainability; Barriers and drivers; Internationalization decisions;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what barriers and drivers influences the internationalization of private Swedish cleantech firms. The model of a multiple case study was chosen together with a qualitative method and an abductive approach. READ MORE