All projects from the School of Management and Law
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Investor Impact
Recent advancements in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have increasingly influenced company shareholder meetings, where votes on these issues have become a critical mechanism for impact-oriented investors to exert positive influence through their voting choices. Consequently, a systematic ...
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Pelt8 Scale Up
Pelt8 offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for firms to automatically create sustainability reports. The platform enables firms to collect and manage all their sustainability-related data in one place accessible to suppliers, customers, and affiliated firms. In this study, Pelt8 and the ZHAW School of ...
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A ‘Too-good-to-go' for non-used medicine? A Feasibility Study
In the developed world, up to 50 per cent of pharmaceuticals end up in household garbage due to various reasons. Taking on a circular economy perspective, this project investigated the feasibility of a 'Too-good-to-go'-type of digital platform for unused medication for chronically ill patients by conducting expert ...
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AI for Industrial Product, Service & Innovation Management
Over the last years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerged as central technology for all areas of life. For instance, computer vision enabled Tesla`s autonomous vehicles and natural language processing set the foundation for Amazon`s smart assistants. However, AI reshapes not only innovation outcomes, but also ...
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Financial Well-Being in Switzerland
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Leadership-Programme City of Rapperswil-Jona
The main objective of the assignment is to set up and implement a tailor-made continuing education programme with three elements: "Leadership Days": Block courses with more "classical" leadership topics, in groups of approx. 12 participants, 3 times 2 days over a calendar year. A one-day in-depth workshop ...
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Meta-Study on Local Climate Action and NDCs
The implementation and impact of climate action committed under the Paris Agreement can only be monitored if climate action can be traced from countries' Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) back to local climate activities. Based on six country case studies produced by local partners in Brazil, Burkina Faso, ...
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Satellite and Network-Analysis based Climate Impact Measurement Tool for Real Estate
The project aims to create a set of science-based methods to systematically translate acute and chronic physical risk scenarios into the (de-)valuation of buildings over time based on building characteristics (material, roof coverage, etc.), geographic location and risk level. This will allow companies to develop ...
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Development of a user-centered implementation tool for the beni project
The Peribass association aims to strengthen young families around childbirth and create a service that is systematically linked to existing perinatal healthcare services and early childhood intervention. Furthermore, the service provides a validated interactive app that helps parents assess their potential ...
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Age Diversity Practices in Companies in Switzerland
Demographic change has led to a change in the age structure of many companies in recent years. The issue of age diversity has gained importance in Switzerland, as age diversity in a workforce can lead to many opportunities but also challenges. Active management of age diversity can be of lasting benefit to ...
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Circular Economy Platform for used laptops
The Digital Futures Fund project partners with "Wir Lernen Weiter" NGO to create a circular economy platform for used laptops. The platform will improve access to technology for those in need and extend the life of laptops, while leveraging technology and innovation for a sustainable and impactful solution. ...
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Digital Health Zurich – A practice lab for patient-centred clinical innovation
Digital Health Zurich researches digital health solutions in the hospital context and implements them efficiently and with practical relevance. Core topics are Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROMs), remote monitoring, integrated care and related technologies as well as empowerment of patients and staff. Our ...
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How does Switzerland cook?
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Status quo and success factors in employer branding at Swiss companies
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Google Ads Training for MedTech
After a long period of organic growth of the Google Ads account, the client had decided to approach a restructuring of the Google Ads account. The team of the centre for Digital Marketing & Marketing Technology of the Institute for Marketing Management created a Google Ads training, in order to prepare for the ...
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Investing in the modern forestry and timber construction industry
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AI for automatisation of administration und detection of criminal activities in emissions trading
The aim of the project is to investigate the possibilities of AI methods for identifying errors and attempted fraud in emissions trading. Based on historical data, this will be examined separately for applications to open accounts in the German Emissions Registry and for allocation or emissions reports. In a third ...
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BPM Study 2023
Business process management (BPM) is a central discipline for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes. Well-established business process management helps companies to handle processes faster, more cost-effectively and with higher quality. The Business Process Management Study 2023 of the ...
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Design Thinking Projects 2023
The design thinking projects are carried out as part of the elective modules "Design Thinking" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and "Customer Centric Innovation" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The projects aim ...
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DSembedded: Integrating discipline-specific Know How into Data Stewardship
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Innovative pricing models promote climate-friendly products
It is of great interest to understand under which conditions companies are incentivized to develop products that are (i) more efficient (ii) more durable and (iii) more resource-efficient. The hypothesis is that innovative pricing models made possible by digitalization, such as usage- or value-based pricing models, ...
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Revolutionizing Education60+: Digital Lifelong Learning
The global phenomenon of population aging and the rapid pace of digital transformation are defining our era. In 2020, 25% of Swiss citizens were aged 60 or older, reflecting a trend observed worldwide as the population over 65 continues to grow. However, amidst this digital revolution, older adults often encounter a ...
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Risk perception, mitigation preferences, and value of prevention in smart homes: implications for insurance and risk management
Taking an integrated and systems approach, we study the new risk landscape and analyze the relation between risk perception, risk mitigation behavior and risk pricing. Since many of the households’ risks are covered by insurance, we embed our findings in the insurance economics context. Overall, our research aims to ...
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SWEET EDGE: Integrating very high shares of decentralized renewable energy into the Swiss energy system
EDGE wants to fast-track the growth of locally sourced decentralized renewable energy in Switzerland. The project aims to ensure that by 2035 and 2050, when ambitious shares of renewable energy are reached, the Swiss energy system is designed and operated in a technically and economically optimal and secure way, and ...
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Why do some older workers with adverse health conditions remain in the labor force while others exit early?
In our project, we focus on the labor force participation of older workers with adverse healthconditions (i.e., chronic conditions, injuries, or illnesses, both in physical and mental terms). Evidence shows that a non-negligible share of workers experiences adverse health conditions at the end of their careers. ...