Research | Karlstad University

New perspectives on business model innovation in water and sanitation service provision

There are many barriers to overcome when entering the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) markets. In a new thesis, Caroline Saul has studied the roles of business models and business model innovation in providing and scaling water and sanitation services in low-income countries - she hopes that the thesis can serve as a reference for organisations looking to change or create business models for service provision in low-income countries or wish to tap into these markets.

Gamification to change or maintain behavior

To connect with the customers, stores and companies will in the future use Gamification more and more. Johan Högberg has written a dissertation on this topic and sees gamification as a powerful tool to change or maintain behavior.

When academic values clash with university governance

In a new thesis in Working Life Science at Karlstad Business School, Jo Ese, Østfold University College, describes the conflict between academics' values and ”management”.

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