Research
The Institute for Organizational Viability (IOV) sees organizations as organs and tools of society that contribute to a sustainable world worth living in. Organizations are social or socio-technical systems and places of human collaboration. Through its activities, the IOV contributes to the socially responsible shaping of this collaboration through structures, people, and alignment.
To achieve its aims, the IOV is oriented towards three strategic focal points, which are essentially built up and established through application-oriented research, but also through continuing education and service projects:
- Governance structures and control systems
- Organizational learning- and change processes
- Organizational culture and mindset
Our research serves to describe and explain organizational forms, the behavior of people in and around organizations, and the development of organizational design principles. This contributes to a broader picture of organizations as components and players in society and the environment. This is in line with the ZHAW principle of contributing to a sustainable society. Through these focal points, the IOV positions itself as a partner for internationally connectable, practice-relevant research and development.
Institute for Organizational Viability Projects
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Collaborative networks: The evolution of project work in a digital world with DAOs
The research project together with Momentum Collaboration investigates how decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) can be used as innovative tools for organizing project work in situational networks. The aim is to develop a new methodology that goes beyond traditional project work and incorporates ...
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Data Center at Home
The project explores the innovative use of heat generated by ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) and GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) for home heating and sanitary water systems. This "Data Center at Home (DH System)" model aims to revolutionize traditional heating systems, particularly for houses ...
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Decentralised Decision-Making in DAOs: Learnings for Digital Democracy
Blockchain technology has enabled decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), which are self-governing communities that use smart contracts on a blockchain. DAOs make decisions about day-to-day operations and structural changes through community voting, generating a wealth of data in the process. This ...
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Inno Booster Blockchain Breezing
Breezing wants to create a crypto accounting software for accountants who manage crypto business clients. The software integrates more than 12 blockchains and 90+ exchanges. All transaction data should be pulled automatically from the respective chain.
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Self-organization as a driver of e-participation
Society is showing a strong interest in digital co-determination via new participation opportunities. There is also a need for networking via self-regulating ecosystems that include business representatives, the administration and the population. Certain forms of organization based on blockchain technology ...