oikos PhD Summer Academy

Participants 2008

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Helsinki School of Economics, Finland

Lean green service machines? The rhetoric of value arguments for chemical and resource management service


University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Social Innovation through Creative Interaction - Conceptualizing Social Entrepreneurship out of a Complexity Theory Perspective


University of Michigan, US

Market or Movement? The Intersection of Framing and Challenger Identity in an
Organizational Field


George Mason University, USA
Corporate Political Strategies on Climate Change: the Resource-Based View


ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Navigating the global carbon market – An analysis of its value chain and prevalent business model


University College Ghent, Belgium
Social Entrepreneurial Firms: a study on the process of value creation


University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Challenges of systemic learning in strategy initiatives in base-of the-pyramid markets


Karl Franzens University Graz, Austria
Indicators for Sustainable Change Processes in Regions


University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Investment Behaviour of Solar Companies - Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in an emerging Cleantech Industry


University of Lueneburg, Germany
Business Models for Corporate Sustainability. Innovative regional Business Models as Subject and Trigger of a Sustainable Change in the Energy Industry


University of Bratislava, Slovakia
Sustainable energy systems and economics of energy services: Case of special economic zones of People’s Republic of China


United Nations University Maastricht, The Netherlands
Business Strategies of Multinational Corporations for Serving Low-income Markets


Florida International University, USA
Toward a theory of social engagement: A network facilitating social change


University of Aalborg, Denmark
Local and Regional Energy Autonomy: Potentials, Barriers and Achievements in a Danish Context


University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: A Study of Disclosure Choices


oikos – students for sustainable economics and management