Sökning: "Design for social innovation and sustainability"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade orden Design for social innovation and sustainability.

1. 16. Characteristics of Production Innovation

   Författare :Lisa Larsson; Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck; Johan Stahre; Anna Karlsson; Cecilia Warrol; Nina Edh Mirzaei; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Produktinnovation; Product Innovation;

   Sammanfattning : Today firms must maintain high levels of efficiency, quality control, customer responsiveness and speed, but even the full set of these attributes is not sufficient for sustainable competitive advantage. A further challenging requirement is to innovate successfully, not only in product development but also in production. LÄS MER

3. 17. A comprehensive framework for future broadband policy: Assessing the EU initiative

   Författare :Orada Teppayayon; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; broadband policy; sector agenda; information society; strategic agenda; the EU;

   Sammanfattning : For more than two decades, broadband has been recognized in the EU as having great benefits for economic and social development. This recognition is evident in the first EU policy document on the telecommunications market – the 1987 Green Paper – which assumed that harmonization and liberalization through competition mechanisms could be used as tools to bring all those benefits to European citizens. LÄS MER

4. 18. Addressing the complexity of sustainability-driven structural design: Computational design, optimization, and decision making

   Författare :Alexandre Mathern; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; integrated design; concrete structure; parametric design; structural engineering; finite element analysis; life cycle sustainability assessment; bridge; construction; civil engineering; multi-objective design optimization; wind turbine foundation;

   Sammanfattning : Being one of the sectors with the largest environmental burden and high socio-economic impacts sets high requirements on the construction industry. At the same time, this provides the sector with great opportunities to contribute to the globally pursued sustainability transition. LÄS MER

5. 19. Integrating a Strategic Sustainable Development Perspective in Product-Service System Innovation

   Författare :Anthony Thompson; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainable product innovation; Sustainable product development; Strategic sustainable development; Product-service systems PSS ; Life cycle management; Set-based product development;

   Sammanfattning : There is an intersection of challenges where society’s social and ecological problems coincide with the industrial firm’s challenge to maintain profitability in a globalizing world. Products connect these challenges. LÄS MER

7. 20. Organizing the early project phases for frequent innovation in hypercompetitive industries

   Författare :Thomas Biedenbach; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; hypercompetition; organizational change; organizational design; organizational structure; change capabilities; combinative capabilities; dynamic capabilities; project capabilities; multi-project capabilities; innovation; pharmaceutical R D; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis contributes to the understanding of the early project phases and dynamic capabilities as key elements for frequent product innovation in the hypercompetitive pharmaceutical industry. The main purpose of the licentiate thesis is to investigate how organizations organize the early project phases of R&D in hypercompetitive environments for frequent innovation by utilizing a dynamic capabilities perspective. LÄS MER