All projects from the School of Management and Law
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AI for automatisation of administration und detection of criminal activities in emissions trading
The aim of the project is to investigate the possibilities of AI methods for identifying errors and attempted fraud in emissions trading. Based on historical data, this will be examined separately for applications to open accounts in the German Emissions Registry and for allocation or emissions reports. In a third ...
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BPM Study 2023
Business process management (BPM) is a central discipline for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes. Well-established business process management helps companies to handle processes faster, more cost-effectively and with higher quality. The Business Process Management Study 2023 of the ...
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Design Thinking Projects 2023
The design thinking projects are carried out as part of the elective modules "Design Thinking" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and "Customer Centric Innovation" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The projects aim ...
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DSembedded: Integrating discipline-specific Know How into Data Stewardship
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Innovative pricing models promote climate-friendly products
It is of great interest to understand under which conditions companies are incentivized to develop products that are (i) more efficient (ii) more durable and (iii) more resource-efficient. The hypothesis is that innovative pricing models made possible by digitalization, such as usage- or value-based pricing models, ...
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Revolutionizing Education60+: Digital Lifelong Learning
The global phenomenon of population aging and the rapid pace of digital transformation are defining our era. In 2020, 25% of Swiss citizens were aged 60 or older, reflecting a trend observed worldwide as the population over 65 continues to grow. However, amidst this digital revolution, older adults often encounter a ...
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Risk perception, mitigation preferences, and value of prevention in smart homes: implications for insurance and risk management
Taking an integrated and systems approach, we study the new risk landscape and analyze the relation between risk perception, risk mitigation behavior and risk pricing. Since many of the households’ risks are covered by insurance, we embed our findings in the insurance economics context. Overall, our research aims to ...
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SWEET EDGE: Integrating very high shares of decentralized renewable energy into the Swiss energy system
EDGE wants to fast-track the growth of locally sourced decentralized renewable energy in Switzerland. The project aims to ensure that by 2035 and 2050, when ambitious shares of renewable energy are reached, the Swiss energy system is designed and operated in a technically and economically optimal and secure way, and ...
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Why do some older workers with adverse health conditions remain in the labor force while others exit early?
In our project, we focus on the labor force participation of older workers with adverse healthconditions (i.e., chronic conditions, injuries, or illnesses, both in physical and mental terms). Evidence shows that a non-negligible share of workers experiences adverse health conditions at the end of their careers. ...
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What influence does the Metaverse have on the development of the Swiss live communications industry?
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AGGREGATE - The value of aggregators in a flexible and decentralized Swiss energy system
In a future electricity system with high shares of renewables and new demand entities, conventional generation alone will not be able to balance supply and demand. Therefore, active participation of distributed energy resources is necessary. Yet, due to imperfect information, bounded rationality, and regulatory ...
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BioVaR – Assessing and Digitizing Risk Exposure Resulting from Biodiversity Loss
We propose a fully digital, science-based solution that can provide forward-looking guidance for companies regarding the financial risks associated with biodiversity loss. We intend to communicate understandable risk metrics using User Interface to a biodiversity-committed network of stakeholders. ...
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Build-Your-Own DAO – Designing and Implementing a Decentralized Autonomous Organization
In this project, a DAO design reference model is elaborated and the necessary elements and functions are implemented as templates based on a blockchain. With this, organization based on computer code can be controlled and managed without central management or employees.
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Diagnosing and mitigating behavioural cyber risks
Cyber-attacks are an increasingly significant safety and risk issue for companies of any size and many organizations have already been attacked. Preparing for such an event is imperative for every organization – besides up-to-date technological infrastructure, employee awareness, and alert online behavior are ...
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Evidence-based decision making in NPOs
Internal and external stakeholders of non-profit organizations (NPO) depend on the timely, comprehensive and comprehensible processing and visualization of decision-relevant information. Business Intelligence (BI) tools are suitable for this purpose. Within the scope of this project, we identify the need and the ...
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RightFootForward – Innovative business model with the possibility to donate based on blockchain technology
In this project, we will help an international innovation team to develop a web3-based business model where for every skateboard sold, two more are donated to a charity project. The buyers of the skateboards can choose between the different donation projects and therefore receive an NFT token with their purchase. ...
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Spatial sustainable finance: Satellite-based ratings of company footprints in biodiversity and water
We develop and adopt geoprocessing workflows to analyze and model the spatial footprints of companies representing company venues, production sites, or in general areas where companies are active. We combine the spatial environmental assessments with LCA methods to transform non-spatialized into spatialized ...
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Digital and interactive annual reporting for Swiss cities and municipalities
This project aims to develop templates for the interactive, digital annual (financial) reporting of Swiss municipalities and cities in the sense of a needs-based modular system. This should provide municipalities and cities with a low-tech and cost-effective way to drive the digital transformation at the level of ...
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mympact - The one app for personal sustainability
mympact - The one app for personal sustainability
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Quantifying Illegal Activity: Estimating Dark Rates and Predicting Offenses
Innosuisse supports our research "Quantifying Illegal Activity: Estimating Dark Rates and Predicting Offenses in Switzerland." In collaboration with LogObject AG and the University of Zurich (UZH), we will estimate the number of undetected cyber-attacks and predict high-risk areas for burglaries using real life data ...
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Strategy Expert Monitoring Government Program Opfikon
The city Opfikon develops their government program. The role of the ZHAW monitors the strategy process and supports the structering of the process.
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#NFGrapevine NFT – Development of the first Web3 wine brand
#NFGrapevine’s vision is to educate and build the first Web3 wine brand through its collection and community, where holders join the journey to become owners of grapevines and receive wine.
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Ampliphi – The Plastic Action & Circular Economy Platform
Ampliphi – The Plastic Action & Circular Economy Platform
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bob finance customer survey 2022
Conducting a customer survey to optimize marketing, communication and web shop activities.
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CYREN ZH: Cyber Resilience Network For The Canton Of Zurich
How can we better protect ourselves from cyber threats? The answer to this question is as complex as cyber security itself, because the right balance must always be found between technical possibilities and political, social and economic interests. The increasing digitalisation of critical infrastructures in ...