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• Social Entrepreneurs' Crowdfunding Campaigns

  Crowdfunding for Social Entrepreneurs: How Social Entrepreneurs Gain Support through Verbal and Visual Communication

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
    Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance
  • Research unit(s) Low-end Innovation
    Future Skills Lab
  • Head of project Pascal Dey

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• Components Reuse in the Swiss Construction Industry

  Reuse is an important part of the circular economy. To make the reuse-circle work, we need to understand how business models can work and what customers value about reused components.

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Low-end Innovation
  • Head of project Nadine Gurtner
    Barbora Starovicova

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• Scholar at Risk: Chernysh Iryna

  Due to the 'Scholar at Risk' initiative, Dr. Iryna Chernysh from Ukraine could recommence her activities at BFH Business School in May 2022, engaging in the research project focused on 'Crowdfunding...

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Decision Making
  • Head of project Sebastian Gurtner

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• Entrepreneurs Actions for Successful New Venture Creation

  Entrepreneurs’ actions kick off a new business. But what exactly do entrepreneurs do? And how do they act? In a long-term study we analyze the connection between entrepreneurs’ actions and venture success.

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Head of project Susan Müller

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• Low-end Innovation: An Investigation of Key Individuals and Organizational Ecosy

  Low-end innovations enable companies to conquer markets and generate profits. They satisfy needs for affordable products and help to solve societal challenges.

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Low-end Innovation
  • Head of project Sebastian Gurtner

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• Rebound Effects of the Sharing Economy

  Consumers are increasingly using sharing platforms to share underutilized products. While this is expected to reduce the environmental impact, it is unclear to what degree the use of respective savings or...

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Low-end Innovation
  • Head of project Sebastian Gurtner

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• Entrepreneurial Thinking and Acting in Swiss Vocational Colleges

  Switzerland has one of the best ecosystems for entrepreneurship. However, in vocational colleges a systematic integration of the topic is currently missing. In the pilot project we test the implementation...

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Head of project Susan Müller

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• Digital platforms as drivers of social innovation

  Socially innovative initiatives (SIIs) often lack appropriate support. The project explores how SIIs can be better connected and provided with relevant resources through digital platform technologies.

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
    Institute for Sustainable Business
  • Research unit(s) Low-end Innovation
  • Head of project Pascal Dey

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• Rethinking Decision Making in the Digital Society

  How does digitization influence the purchasing decisions of consumers? We investigate the effects of digital consumer behavior on important phases of the decision-making process.

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Decision Making
  • Head of project Sebastian Gurtner

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• Gender (dis)orders: in Swiss graphic design

  The absence of women in the field of Swiss graphic design is examined using a full survey of graphic design graduates at Bern University of the Arts. The project reconstructs patterns of professional...

  • Institute(s) Institute Practices and Theories in the Arts
    Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Art as Research: artistic creation and epistemologies
    Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Head of project Claus Noppeney

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• BugBias - Nudging consumers to overcome bias against insect-based foodstuff

  Insects could be a more sustainable substitute for meat. The project investigated the bias of consumers towards insect-based foods with VR 360° videos. Different factors of the choice architecture were...

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Low-end Innovation
  • Head of project Deane Harder

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• Smelling More, Smelling Differently

  This project orchestrated meaningful dialogues on smell as a cultural practice.

  • Institute(s) Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Research unit(s) Strategic Entrepreneurship
  • Head of project Claus Noppeney

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