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21. The Habitat : A Posthumanist Design Project for Making Kin with Nonhuman
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)Abstract : ‘the habitat’ is a Design+Change project which originates from the will to create positive change in the current situation of climate and ecological emergency. The design project takes the Anthropocene and the materialization of nonhumans as starting point and develops further around the possibilities of forming non-anthropocentric and nonhuman-centered mentalities and world-making processes. READ MORE
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22. Orchestrating ecosystem and organizational transformation for digital servitization : A dynamic capabilities perspective on the evolving strategic role of procurement
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : Purpose - The purpose of the thesis is to attend to apparent knowledge gaps in digital servitization andecosystem orchestration literature concerning: (1) understanding of the internal role distribution when orchestrating ecosystems in digital servitization; (2) need for increased knowledge on the capabilities required for ecosystem orchestration. To fulfill this purpose, the following objective was derived: how procurement can develop dynamic capabilities to orchestrate ecosystem-organization collaboration in digital servitization. READ MORE
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23. Digging for Common Ground : Exploring how Practitioners of Alternative Farming Methods are replicating Principles of Traditional Ecological Knowledge
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : As a result of the harmful environmental practices found within the industrial agricultural system and the various negative accompanied socioeconomic consequences to health, local livelihoods, and resilience of rural communities, there has been an increasing global interest in Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) and alternative farming practices, such as permaculture and regenerative agriculture, that envision a more environment-friendly and equitable food- and agricultural system. At the same time, the potential of Indigenous woldviews and knowledges, such as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), to introduce more environment-friendly land use practices and to reshape our understanding of nature becomes more publicly, but also scientifically acknowledged in the management of natural resources. READ MORE
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24. A Method for Porting Software Using Formal Specifications
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Formal specifications are mathematically based techniques with which a system can be analyzed, and its functionalities be described. Case studies have shown that using formal specifications can help reduce bugs and other inconsistencies when implementing a complex system; they are more likely found during the software design phase rather than later. READ MORE
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25. Entrepreneurial Firms in Pursuit of Resilience: An Empirical Study of Dynamic Capabilities in the Lab-Grown Food and Dairy Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis contributes to the exploration of business models with an aspect of change, by ap- plying the concept of dynamic capabilities. The aim is to explore how entrepreneurial firms utilise dynamic capabilities in order to create resilient business models in times of technological change and uncertainty. READ MORE
