All projects from the School of Management and Law
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Swiss Biodesign Bootcamp for MedTech Innovators
Didactic concept and implementation of a Biodesign MedTech innovation training according to the Stanford Biodesign approach with clinical immersion, customer-centred ideation and conception sprints.
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Stocktake of current situation of public financial management in Argentina
Stocktake and Analysis of the current state of the Public Financial Managements (PFM) at the national level of the Argentinian Government. Based on these results, a plan for the enhancement and convergence with international standards will be developed.
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Digital Solution for Infection Prevention
Digital Solution for Infection Prevention
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Product Requirements for Electric Trucks for Economical and Ecological Logistics
Product Requirements for Electric Trucks for Economical and Ecological Logistics
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Requirements for Digital Value-added Services in the Context of Mobility-as-a-Service
Requirements for Digital Value-added Services in the Context of Mobility-as-a-Service
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Stocktake of current Multilateral development bank and bilateral donor support for IPSAS Accrual Accounting Implementation
Following the paradigm of good governance strengthening and public administration modernization several Multilateral development bank’s (MDB’s) and bilateral donors are engaged in supporting countries in transitioning to accrual accounting and the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). ...
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Blockchain-based model to enhance the financing of fairtrade producers
Problem addressed Certified Fairtrade producers (e.g. by “Max Havelaar”) in developing countries (organised as cooperatives) often have very stable business models and regularly face investment opportunities (e.g. expansion of production or value chain) for which they need external financial sources (e.g. credit ...
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Decent Work and Economic Growth
In context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in the area of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth' (Goal 8), approaches are being developed and data collected which will make it possible to relate the performance of (Swiss) companies to socially accepted objectives. This makes the goal applicable and creates an ...
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Extending the lifespan of mobile devices
Extending the service life of smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices could significantly reduce their ecological footprint. In pursuit of this, it will be necessary to develop innovative approaches that are both economically viable and appealing to consumers.
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H2020 SONNET: Social Innovation for the Energy Transition
The overarching aim of SONNET is to develop a systematic understanding of the ways and conditions under which social innovation in the energy sector can contribute to the Energy Union Strategy and enable a clean energy transition of Europe’s energy system. To achieve this aim SONNET will explore the links between ...
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ODYSSEE MURE II
The ODYSSEE-MURE project aims to support policy makers in EU Member States to fulfil their obligations in the framework of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). In particular, it provides user-friendly databases and web-tools for monitoring and evaluating the impact of energy efficiency policies. The ODYSSEE ...
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Swiss Payment Monitor 2020
While the Swiss payment market has developed only slowly over the years and cash has been the main means of payment for many, there has been some movement in recent times – partly due to the increasing internationali- zation and digitization of the means of payment market. As a result, new providers are constantly ...
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NETFLEX
Sector coupling and increasing production from renewable energy sources are leading to a growing need for grid expansion. Network tariffs enabled by digitalisation could avoid some of these expansions by incentivizing consumers to make their flexibility available at a lower cost. In this project, we will derive such ...
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Prevention and Intervention of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers (NEXpro)
Background and Aims Neck pain is among the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide. It poses a major burden on office workers, resulting in discomfort and decreased work productivity. Despite the expected growth of the service sector, the current literature does not offer a convincing approach to address ...
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Systematic and Automated Investment Process for Selection of Investment Funds
Design of Tools for Optimal Selection of Funds
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Three Lines of Defense
Lessons from the financial crisis and growing demands on company management have increasingly placed qualitative and organisational aspects of risk management at financial institutions under the spotlight. In order for a governance system to achieve the desired operational capability, financial institutions must ...
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User-Centric Privacy Policy: A GDPR-Compliant Policy Which Users Understand
The purpose of this project is to create a user-centric privacy policy (UCPP), applicable in a variety of settings (e.g., websites, hospitals, or banks), which is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Most importantly, the majority of users should be able to understand it and act accordingly. ...
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Epidemiology, Treatment and Costs of Prostate Cancer in Switzerland
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Switzerland. The study investigates the epidemiology, treatment and the costs of prostate cancer in Switzerland using many different data Sources. The focus is on the estimation of the prevalence, the treatment paths as well as the medical costs of treating ...
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Importance of the UN Disability Rights Convention for the integration of people with disabilities
Examination of the contents of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as Analysis with regard to the (normative) significance of the Convention for the Swiss legal system. Publication of a legal commentary with various authors, targeting lawyers, Judges, administrative lawyers and ...
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Integration of Vulnerable Groups in the Healthcare System
With this project we contribute to the improved integration of vulnerable groups into the healthcare system, which constitutes a central component of social participation and social security. The aim of the project is to identify the extent of systematic inequalities in health status and inadequate healthcare use in ...
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The societal costs of Cystic Fibrosis in Switzerland
This study on the societal costs of cystic fibrosis (CF) in Switzerland aimed to estimate the different dimensions of CF disease burden, which are not generated by direct medical costs. CF has a high morbidity and mortality, as a consequence there is loss of quality of life as well as years of life. We thus ...
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Update Materiality Assessment Swiss Bank
The materiality assessment and matrices were updated for a Swiss bank, based on an internal and an external Survey.
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Market expansion and product strategy of the 'IBDoc Calprotectin home test' for B2B customers
Target group analysis and product requirement definition: Semi-structured interviews and web-based product demonstrations with clinical study nurses.
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Modeling and pricing of participating loans in the context of crowdlending
Development of a participatory loan instrument as a new form of growth financing for SME by a Crowdlending platform. The project includes a credit risk and pricing model as well as a contract model. The project is intended to create a new financing segment.
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Respect for human rights, a brief assessment of the largest German companies
The study assessed publicly available information of 20 German companies based on core indicators from the «Corporate Human Rights Benchmark» (CHRB) method, applicable across all sectors. The indicators cover three areas: «governance and policy commitments», «embedding respect for human rights and human rights due ...