Essays about: "innovator"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word innovator.

1. 1. IS THERE ROOM FOR HIGH TECH IN A HIGH TOUCH INDUSTRY? AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON ADOPTION OF SOCIAL ROBOTS IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Emelie Dellby Svensk; Kajsa Jernetz; [2023]
   Keywords : Social robots; Barriers to adoption; Hotel industry; Digitalization of the hotel industry; Behavioral Reasoning Theory; B2B and B2C commercialization; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the possibilities of social robot adoption in the hotel industry. Social robots represent a new product group, a radical innovation, that has yet not seen commercialization in the hotel industry in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. Increasing water access throughhuman-centered design : Design of a off-grid water purifying devicein a resource constraint environment

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : David Sundvall; [2022]
   Keywords : human centered design; frugal innovation; Innovation; resource constrained environment; Bottom of the pyramid; BOP; Jugaad; resource constrained environment design; Mänskligt centrerad design; Sparsam innovation; Innovation; Resursbegränsad miljö; Botten av den socioekonomiska pyramiden; BOP; Jugaad; Resursbegränsad miljö design;

   Abstract : Patrick and Felicia are a couple who run a farm. Every day they harvest their crops and sell them at the local market. This is the family's everyday life and today's income goes to all the family'sexpenses such as food, water, and transport to the market. At the end of the day, the family's totalbudget results in plus or minus zero. READ MORE

4. 3. On a mission of reducing methane burps: A case study of commercialising a low-carbon innovation in the food industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Clara Swanbeck; Saga Ising; [2022]
   Keywords : low-carbon innovation; b2b and b2c commercialisation; methane-reducing feed supplement; stakeholder mapping; sustainable food system; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Commercialising low-carbon innovations implies complex issues to be managed but is a necessity to attain a transition of industries for a sustainable future. This thesis investigates how an innovator can facilitate the adoption of their low-carbon innovation among stakeholders within the food industry. READ MORE

5. 4. The cornerstone of EU climate policy: does it impact innovation? Long-term evidence from the Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Wiklander; [2022]
   Keywords : Environmental Policy; Carbon Pricing; Emissions Trading System; Hicks Induced Innovation Hypothesis; Emissions Reduction; Pulp and Paper Industry; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a cornerstone of the union’s strategy to mitigate climate change and innovation is integral to emissions reduction, as well as an aim of the policy. To study if the EU ETS is associated with increased innovation, the Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) poses an interesting case. READ MORE

6. 5. How to develop financial services by incorporating a job-centric approach

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : DANIEL JOHANSSON; SIMON ROMBY; [2020]
   Keywords : Commissioned research; Innovator’s dilemma; Investment banking; Job-centric; Jobs-to-be-done; Investeringsbanker; Uppdragsanalys; Jobbcentrerad strategi; Innovation;

   Abstract : The financial industry is and have been going through a transformation due to digitalisation and globalization, recently breaching the long unaffected investment banking sector. Together with the implementation of the MiFID II regulation, which has been a catalyst for investment banks, this has led to increasing competition in the sector. READ MORE