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Ice, Climate, and Economics - Arctic Research on Change (ICE-ARC)
Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
The ICE-ARC project aims to understand and quantify the multiple stresses involved in the change in the Arctic marine environment. Particular focus is on the rapid retreat and collapse of the Arctic sea ice cover and to assess the climatic (ice, ocean, atmosphere and ecosystem), economic and social impacts of these stresses on regional and global scales.It is not possible to look at one aspect of ...
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Accelerating and Rescaling Transitions to Sustainability (ARTS)
Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,
The objective of ARTS is to benefit policy, practice and theory related to accelerating sustainability transitions and to create opportunities for innovation (including social innovation) by coupling, rescaling and accelerating sustainability initiatives in European city-regions. ARTS will create interfaces between policy, practice and theory that are spaces for co-creation, theory building, polic ...
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Organizing for sustainability: The importance of Formalization of control and Learning In the Transition Towards Sustainability (FLITTS)
Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2016,
Sustainability has become a strategic priority for both practice and theory. The quest for sustainability has already started to change the competitive landscape and has become a major driver for innovation. Innovation and more precisely sustainable new product development allows the organization to improve competitiveness while simultaneously securing environmental sustainability. However, develo ...
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Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains (CASSANDRA)
Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,
The challenges facing international intermodal container logistics is efficiency and security. These seemingly conflicting issues have a common solution: supply chain visibility, where data for visibility can be shared between business and government.Since technical solutions already exist, the challenge lies in integrating solutions across the supply chain. CASSANDRA will:•Facilitate the adoption ...
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Placebo effects of marketing actions. How prior experience modulates the effect of price on expectations about product efficacy (Placebo)
Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,
In this research project, the critical role of price in shaping expectancies about product efficacy (i.e., placebo effect of marketing actions) is investigated. While it has been demonstrated that a high versus low price may considerably affect subjective experiences (such as e.g., taste), it has only recently been demonstrated that price can affect actual product efficacy. As individuals may lear ...
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