Essays about: "diffusion of innovations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 142 essays containing the words diffusion of innovations.

1. 1. Digital innovation in Swedish audit firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gloria Mugisha; [2023-07-04]
   Keywords : Audit; digitalization; cloud-based services; automation; data analysis;

   Abstract : Digital innovation has always been at the heart of technological progress and more than ever, it has become an essential business strategy. This technological progress is making companies change their internal processes and rethink their businesses. This is the case for audit firms that have to deal with innovation. READ MORE

3. 2. Peers, Privacy & Pleasure: A mapping of how social norms influence consumers in their diffusion of a social media application with privacy implications, the case of TikTok

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Axel Fohlin; Carl Klittmar; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Social Norms; Injunctive Norms; Descriptive Norms; Personal Norms; Privacy Implication; Privacy Concern; Privacy Risk; Diffusion of Innovation; TikTok;

   Abstract : TikTok, the social media network where users can post and share user created content with one another, has fallen under examination of governments across the globe due to rising distress in regards to the privacy implications that the app may have. Understanding how TikTok reached such success even with an apparent privacy implication calls for a mapping of the social norms (Injunctive, Descriptive, Personal) and how they shaped consumer perceptions. READ MORE

4. 3. Centering farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser made from human urine: a case study on Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Nicola Parfitt; [2023]
   Keywords : circular nutrient economy; human urine fertiliser; ecological sanitation; eutrophication; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : To reduce eutrophication and close the nutrient loop between sanitation and agriculture, innovations to recycle human waste are being further developed. As there is little research on Swedish farmer perspectives towards human urine fertilisers, this study investigates Gotlandic farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser derived from human urine, developed by Sanitation360. READ MORE

5. 4. The role of umbrella organisations in facilitating sustainability transition - the diffusion of energy cooperatives and community-supported agriculture in Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kaya Feddersen; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability science; sustainability transition; collective diffusion; umbrella organizations; intermediary roles; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Umbrella organizations of grassroot innovations can play important roles in facilitating sustainability transitions. This thesis examines such roles by studying national and regional umbrella organizations of energy cooperatives and community-supported agriculture in Europe. READ MORE

6. 5. Digital Solutions and Library Outreach : Exploring the Use and Perceptions of new digital solutions in library outreach activities

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Emma Bengtsson; [2023]
   Keywords : digital solutions; public libraries; library outreach activities; digitization; library services; access to information; diffusion of innovation;

   Abstract : As public libraries increasingly turn to digital solutions to enhance their outreach activities, it is important to understand the use and perceptions of these new solutions. This thesis explores how new digital solutions are being used and perceived by library employees when working with library outreach activities. READ MORE