Essays about: "knowledge economy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 749 essays containing the words knowledge economy.

  1. 6. Prospects for standardisation of industrial PET plastics to support the transition towards a circular economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Agnes Ström; [2024]
    Keywords : Standard; standardisation; industrial PET; polyethylene terephthalate; circular economy; plastic; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Plastkonsumtionen har ökat markant över tid och har utvecklats till ett viktigt material i dagens samhälle, men med utmaningen att råvaran främst kommer från fossila källor. Användningen av plast är i linje med den linjära ekonomin och den så kallade slit-och-släng-kulturen, vilket bidrar till felaktig hantering av plastavfall och en ineffektiv användning av resurser. READ MORE

  3. 7. FACEBOOK IS NOW META. Meta's corporate sociotechnical imaginary and the discursive construction of the Metaverse as the social platform of the future

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Marc Castell; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : corporate sociotechnical imaginary; corporate communication; future narratives; Metaverse; platform capitalism; strategic narratives; Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse;

    Abstract : The interpretive discourse-analytic framework of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse is used to analyze how Meta's senior executives discursively frame the use of augmented reality and virtual reality in order to position the Metaverse as the next social platform during Connect 2021. The findings suggest five interpretive schemas that characterize the Metaverse as a social platform of the future: (a) the Metaverse as the next version of the Internet; (b) the Metaverse as a facilitator of presence and a connector of people; (c) the Metaverse as a marketplace in the Metaverse economy; (d) the Metaverse as a ubiquitous place in our daily lives; and (e) the Metaverse as a space designed in a responsible manner. READ MORE

  4. 8. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

  5. 9. Going in Circles: How small and medium sized enterprises could find profitability without jeopardizing the environment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Bränneskär; André Rannek; Oscar Wennberg; [2023-09-22]
    Keywords : Sustainability;

    Abstract : This thesis emphasizes the significance of small and medium-sized businesses in the primary production of food and their adoption of circular business models. Unlike previous research, our study focuses on exploring the feasibility of implementing circular models in these enterprises in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 10. Internationalization of Digital Firms: Overcoming Costs and Challenges

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Niklas Svanberg; [2023-09-08]
    Keywords : Digital firms; Internationalization; Business Ecosystems; Digital Economy; Digitalization; Liability of Ecosystem Integration; Dynamic Capabilities; Costs; Challenges;

    Abstract : Digital firms are becoming increasingly important actors in the business environment and society. Commonly, digital firms have been argued to have particularly good o pportunities to internationalize due to their unique characteristics. READ MORE