Essays about: "social enterprise"

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  1. 6. Unlocking the Fashion Metaverse : Exploring the Impact of External Factors on Innovation Diffusion in the Metaverse Fashion Industry

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Nora Berggren; Fanny Iselid; [2023]
    Keywords : Diffusion of innovation; Metaverse; Fashion; Retail; Adoption of innovation; Augmented and Virtual Reality; Digital Fashion;

    Abstract : Background: The fashion retail industry has undergone a major transformation due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of technical innovations. This transformation led to the emergence of digital fashion, a new concept integrating experimental technologies, including artificial intelligence, and augmented reality, which further has progressed towards the Metaverse. READ MORE

  3. 7. Social Entrepreneurship vs. the Triple Bottom Line : A Comparative Study

    University essay from

    Author : Stefan Ouweneel; [2023]
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    Abstract : My degree project compares social enterprises and triple bottom line (TBL) businesses,exploring their ability to effectively address the challenges associated with sustainability andsocial impact. The hypothesis of this degree project posits that social enterprises, with theirexplicit focus on creating positive social and environmental outcomes, are better equipped toaddress these challenges compared to TBL businesses, which prioritize profit alongside socialand environmental performance. READ MORE

  4. 8. Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Self-efficacy and Resilience in the Creation and Consolidation of Micro-enterprises Owned by Victims of Forced Displacement in Colombia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Ana Duzan; [2023]
    Keywords : Micro-enterprises; Resilience; Self-efficacy; Non-cognitive skills; Colombia; Victims of Armed Conflict; International Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decade, micro-enterprise development has gained popularity as an intervention in the Global South, including Colombia, a country where more than 90% of businesses are micro. For decades, this country has endured an internal conflict that has left millions of victims of forced displacement, who live in vulnerable situations and, in many cases, resort to creating micro-enterprises to make a living. READ MORE

  5. 9. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hidden Communities Of Practice : An Exploratory Case Study on the Integration of Immigrant Women in Malmö

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Asmita Dalavi; Isabel Pontes; [2023]
    Keywords : Community of Practice; Mutual Engagement; Joint Enterprise; Shared Repertoire; Immigrant Women; Sweden; Malmö; Situated Learning; Knowledge Sharing;

    Abstract : Integration of immigrants has become a major focus of the EU policy agenda in recent years with Sweden being one of the first EU countries to address the need for immigrant integration. However, in recent times integration outcomes in Sweden have become unfavourable. READ MORE