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Sep 11, 2019

Social Enterprises = Sharing Economy Organizations?

By Johanna Mair, Nikolas Rathert and Georg Reischauer. Sharing Economy Organizations Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft are frequently cited and popular examples of new organizational...

Jun 14, 2019

Are we trying to solve climate change, or are we merely playing the “blame game” on social media with the future of the Earth at stake?

By Daniel Lundgaard. The climate change debate is something that is on the minds of most people these days. The most recent elections in...

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Nov 24, 2018

The Academic Smarts in the Smart City

By Lara Anne Hale. Smart Cities 101 Last week I had the pleasure of being one of eight students to join the University of...

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Fake news and what it means for discussions about CSR-related issues

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Nov 22, 2018

By Daniel Lundgaard. There is a saying on online forums that “About 78% of all statistics shared online are made up to prove a...

A framework for assessing the potential of behaviour change for global decarbonisation

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Jul 16, 2018

By Kristian Steensen Nielsen Addressing climate change requires an urgent implementation of far-reaching solutions. Policy-makers and natural scientists have mainly offered supply-side solutions to...

The not-so-sharing economy

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Jul 9, 2018

By Attila Marton With the rise of Airbnb and Uber into the elite club of Silicon Valley superstar firms, the sharing economy has become...

Researchers in BLOXHUB seeking to improve indoor climate

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May 22, 2018

by Lara Hale In the second week of May 2018, the architectural and design worlds were abuzz with reviews of the new green glass...

Droned

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May 8, 2018

by Glen Whelan. A Military Heritage A drone is an unmanned aircraft. Long used to refer to male honeybees – whose main function is...

The Winners and Losers of Reward-based Crowdfunding

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Apr 3, 2018

By Kristian Roed Nielsen. Proponents of reward-based crowdfunding have touted its emergence as an alternative source of innovation finance as an exciting and democratizing...

Is Social Media Redefining the Pursuit of Social Change?

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Mar 26, 2018

By Daniel Lundgaard. Social media has become a battleground where NGOs with global perspectives, corporations and new digital social movements all fight to shape...