Essays about: "social innovation projects"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 66 essays containing the words social innovation projects.

1. 21. Exploring Private Facilitation Strategies for Industrial Symbiosis: a Case Study from the Swedish Food Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Evgenii Petelin; [2020]
   Keywords : industrial symbiosis; facilitation; barriers to innovation; innovation intermediary; food industry; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The concept of industrial symbiosis (IS) provides practical solutions for resource efficiency and low-carbon development. The IS represents a collective, multi-industrial approach for companies to improve their economic and environmental performance through the sharing of heat, electricity, water, by-products, information, and reuse of waste. READ MORE

3. 22. Building Institutional Capacity for Sustainability Transitions through Innovation Experiments : A Case Study of Sustainability Innovation Networks and Craft Beer SMEs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Brendan Pipkin; [2019]
   Keywords : Experimentation; Sustainability Transitions; Circular Economy; SMEs; Craft Beer; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The concept of experimentation is increasingly promoted to facilitate social learning for sustainability transitions. Experiments are collaborative initiatives designed to generate knowledge and test innovative practices to address a collective sustainability challenge. READ MORE

4. 23. To lead or to follow: Translating innovative technologies as a result of industrial fashion

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Patrik Kindmark; Emil Thunberg; [2018-07-03]
   Keywords : Actor network theory; translation; innovation; organizational fashion; problematization; Industry 4.0;

   Abstract : As the technologies included in the concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ have been hailed as to be ushering in a fourth industrial revolution, corporations within the industrial sector strive to adopt innovative information technology (IT) systems in order to maintain a sustainable competitive advantage – or to avoid redundancy. READ MORE

5. 24. The Geography of Publicly Supported Collaboration

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Oskar Lindberg; [2018]
   Keywords : R D Collaboration; Sectoral Linkages; Geography; Proximity; Behavioral Additionalities; Innovation programs.; Forskningssamverkan; Sektoriella kopplingar; Geografi; Proximitet; Beteendemässiga effekter; Innovationsprogram.;

   Abstract : This paper presents an econometric analysis of the factors that influence the degree of interregional R&D collaboration between firms and other economic actors in publicly supported innovation programs. The study is based on quantitative data of two innovation programs financed by the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova; “Fordonsstrategisk forskning och innovation” (FFI) and “Utmaningsdriven Innovation” (UDI). READ MORE

6. 25. Driving Eco-Innovation together : A qualitative case study on challenges for different sized collaboration partners

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Magdalena Schwarzenlander; [2018]
   Keywords : Collaboration; Food Waste; Eco-Innovation; Sustainability; Ecopreneurship;

   Abstract : Background: The background to the study is found in the recent development of applying circularity on traditional processes to support sustainability and reduce food waste. Especially the saturated food industry is in need of innovation (Cooper, 2011) and it is seen as beneficial to foster eco-innovation through collaboration with others, in particular between small and large enterprises rather than them doing it alone (Hockerts and Wüstenhagen, 2010). READ MORE