Essays about: "social innovation projects"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 essays containing the words social innovation projects.

1. 16. Flood Management in the Kamrangirchar Slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Olivia Emelie Kjellgren; [2021]
   Keywords : Flooding; flood management; disaster management; disaster risk reduction; disaster recovery; disaster resilience; disaster preparedness; climate change; livelihood; vulnerability; adaptation; assets; economic insecurity; infrastructure; slum; sewerage networks; sanitation; housing; sustainable development; onion-peel approach; mixed method design; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A study on the Kamrangirchar slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh has been completed by analyzing literature involving qualitative data, as well as quantitative data using a mixed method research design. The quantitative data from the World Bank (2020) and the UNDP (2020) is provided as background for the research. READ MORE

3. 17. Decoding Agile: Challenges and Solutions A Qualitative study of the transition to Agile method

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Asif Akhtarhussain Ansari; [2021]
   Keywords : Agile; Scrum; Waterfall; Project Management; Organizational change; Transition Challenges;

   Abstract : The needs of the consumer are drastically changing with increased awareness, technology, and innovation. Information technology services are no longer part of the support function but a full-scale solution; the increased demand for personalized, real-time, and hassle-free services has burdened software solution providing companies. READ MORE

4. 18. Entrepreneurial Skills under the context of Sustainable Entrepreneurship

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

   Author : Eduardo Acosta; Lisa Knese; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainability; entrepreneurship; sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable development; entrepreneurial skills;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore how previously developed traditional entrepreneurialskills is connected with the recently established entrepreneurial activity, called sustainableentrepreneurship as well as to help sustainable entrepreneurs to build the necessary skills thatincrease the development of projects aiming to balance social, environmental, and economicalproblems. Therefore, the research question to answer in this study is ‘’Which entrepreneurialskills (or set of skills) must be acquired and nurtured by entrepreneurs to successfully flourisha sustainable business?’’. READ MORE

5. 19. The diffusion of biogas technologies in the Brazilian context : A comparative case study in two Brazilian states

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Hanna Guimarães Zanatta; [2020]
   Keywords : biogas technologies; diffusion; socio-technical systems; technological innovation systems; societal embedding; diffusion of innovation;

   Abstract : Brazil is one of the largest biomass producers in the world, thus it has a huge potential for biogas production across all its territory. Nowadays, biogas production remains largely unexplored, representing just a small fraction of its potential. READ MORE

6. 20. Innovation for Social Inclusion - The Role of Researchers in the Global South

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Annika Ralfs; [2020]
   Keywords : knowledge inequality; human sustainable development; inclusive innovations; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Knowledge inequalities persist between the Global North and the Global South, but also within countries between privileged and underprivileged segments of society. The purpose of this study is to understand the motives of researchers from basic science and technology to investigate on socially demanded issues as well as the obstacles they encounter. READ MORE