Essays about: "socio-technical system"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 86 essays containing the words socio-technical system.

1. 21. Quantum Portfolio Optimization : a Multi-Level Perspective Study of the Swedish Fund Management Industry

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

   Author : Olle Malmberg; Joakim Wellenstam; [2021]
   Keywords : Quantum computers; portfolio optimization; multi-level perspective; technological transition; finance; socio-technical; Kvantdatorer; portföljoptimering; multi-level perspective; teknisk omvandling; finans; socio-teknisk;

   Abstract : In recent years, quantum computers have achieved new levels of sophistication and are by some estimates only a few years from being used in production. A growing body of literature points toward their potential uses within various industries, with the finance industry identified as exceptionally full of prospective applications. READ MORE

3. 22. Leveraging and Being Leveraged by Big Data and AI: An Exploration of Tech Strategists’ Sensemaking of Human–Machine Dynamics in Strategic Decision-Making

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Veronika Wilhelmová; Woo Seung Shin; [2021]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; socio-technical imaginaries; knowledge; power; strategic thinking; strategic foresight; strategic decision-making; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : It is amidst the digital saturation of life, globalised interconnections, and accelerated global AI market growth that we are witnessing today that new complexities and challenges emerge in strategically navigating these environments. This thesis explores the emerging dynamics of strategy and Big Data and Artificial Intelligence through a qualitative research design employing semi-structured expert interviews and conventional qualitative content analysis. READ MORE

4. 23. Transformation of the Aviation industry : Exploring alternative renewal fuel pathways

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Michele Zoccatelli; Edoardo Nascimbeni; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate change; aviation; alternative fuels; modelling scenarios; hydrogen; biofuels; electric aircraft; Klimatförändringar; flyg; alternativa bränslen; modelleringsscenarier; väte; biodrivmedel; elflygplan;

   Abstract : This master thesis will be part of a larger project called Sustainable Energy Transition in Aviation (SETA), which will be done in collaboration with the Division of Sustainability, Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship (SIDE) at INDEK. The overall thesis aims to contribute to accelerate the energy transition within the aviation sector, with a focus on three technologies: bio-based jet fuels, hydrogen fuels and electrical aircraft. READ MORE

5. 24. Assessing Change Agency in Urban Experiments for Sustainability Transitions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Lukas Röbke; [2021]
   Keywords : Change Agency; Urban Sustainability Transitions; Urban Experiments; Gothenburg; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis adresses a lack engagement with the role of agency in the literature on urban sustainability transitions and urban experiments. By introducing the trinity of change agency framework from economic geography a hypothesis of how agentic processes can be conceptualized for urban sustainability transitions is developed. READ MORE

6. 25. The role of innovation-driven SMEs in upscaling niche innovations within a regional context: An investigation of SMEs developing new mobility solutions in Västra Götaland County

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : HANI ELZOUMOR; SPIROS STRACHINIS; [2020-01-03]
   Keywords : SMEs; Niche Innovations; Multiple-Level Perspective; Transition Pathway; Strategic Niche Management; Electrification; Autonomous Vehicles; Connectivity; Shared Mobility; Västra Götalandsregionen; Västra Götaland County; Sustainability;

   Abstract : The issue of sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems (STS), despite being thoroughly discussed in literature, still has a lot of work to be further investigated, specifically from multi-level actor-based perspective. This study has a general aim to empirically investigate sustainability transition of mobility system of Västra Götaland County, by adopting theory of system innovations, put by Frank W. READ MORE