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E.A. van den Hende
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Consumer adoption of access-based product-service systems
The influence of duration of use and type of product
Access-based product-service systems (AB-PSS) are business models that can potentially decouple the satisfaction of consumer needs from environmental impacts. Hence, they have been promoted for the circular economy. Their sustainability potential has not yet been realised because
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Digitalised product-service systems
Effects on consumers’ attitudes and experiences
Access-based product-service systems (AB-PSS) allow consumers to use products for a fee and might support the transition towards a circular economy. This type of business model could decrease negative impacts of consumption by reducing the number of products needed; either by ext
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Combining sustainable consumption with the circular economy concept could help tackle challenges, such as resource scarcity and climate change by reducing resource throughput and increasing cycling of products and materials within the economic system, thereby reducing emissions a
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Barriers to the adoption of waste-reducing eco-innovations in the packaged food sector
A study in the UK and the Netherlands
The food processing sector has a considerable environmental impact, due to large volumes of food and packaging waste. Eco-innovations present an important opportunity to reduce this impact. Yet, initial insights suggest that new technologies face considerable challenges to their
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What Happens in Vegas Stays on TripAdvisor?
A Theory and Technique to Understand Narrativity in Consumer Reviews
Many consumers base their purchase decisions on online consumer reviews. An overlooked feature of these texts is their narrativity: the extent to which they tell a story. The authors construct a new theory of narrativity to link the narrative content and discourse of consumer rev
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What Happens in Vegas Stays on TripAdvisor?
A Theory and Technique to Understand Narrativity in Consumer Reviews
Many consumers base their purchase decisions on online consumer reviews. An overlooked feature of these texts is their narrativity: the extent to which they tell a story. The authors construct a new theory of narrativity to link the narrative content and discourse of consumer rev
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There's More Than One Perspective to Take Into Account for Successful Customer Integration Into Radical New Product Innovation
A Framework and Research Agenda
Over the past few decades, the impact of customer integration on radical new product (RNP) innovation has been extensively investigated. To date, this important topic presents inconsistent empirical findings that must be converged. In this paper, our systematic literature review
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There's More Than One Perspective to Take Into Account for Successful Customer Integration Into Radical New Product Innovation
A Framework and Research Agenda
Over the past few decades, the impact of customer integration on radical new product (RNP) innovation has been extensively investigated. To date, this important topic presents inconsistent empirical findings that must be converged. In this paper, our systematic literature review
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Contributed
12 records found
Personalised Service Recovery
An enhanced passenger experience during operational disruptions
This thesis report represents the result of a graduation project for the master programme Strategic Product Design at the Delft University of Technology carried out in collaboration with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. This project aims to find out how to create the desired experience
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Data-Driven Innovation Scouting
Designing a collaborative platform for corporate venture capital
This thesis studies the strategic motivations for large firms to engage in partnerships with young ventures, and aims to design a service model for an intermediary that puts the needs of the large firm at the core. This project was commissioned by, and executed in collaboration
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Smart waste stream collection in an inner-city environment
An effectual approach
Challenged to innovate towards full circularity and sustainability, both the waste management and inner-city transport industry are drastically changing in the Netherlands. Being a waste management organization that operates in these markets, PreZero is looking for new waste coll
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Product Localization Go-to-market Strategies
For an international company X to launch a new product in China market
Company X is a renowned engineering and technology corporation based in Germany that has established a prominent presence in China for over a century. Company X is actively promoting and leading the way in adopting environmentally friendly technological projects in response to th
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Trans at the TUD
Improving transgender acceptance at Delft University of Technology
This thesis presents a VR Transgender Inclusion Experience that informs, immerses, and improves the cisgender user to become more inclusive towards transgender peers. By showing them uncomfortable scenarios from the perspective of transgender and non-binary people they become mor
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A personalised newsplatform for de Volkskrant
Discovering the possibilities of the collaboration between journalists and algorithms at de Volkskrant and DPG Media
This master thesis for Strategic Product Design at the TU Delft presents a design for a personalised Volkskrant-app. The goal of this project was to explore the different possibilities of personalisation and see how it could help de Volkskrant fulfil its mission to enrich their r
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Towards a sustainable supply chain
A collaboration strategy to improve production processes and decrease environmental impact in a fashion supply chain
Sustainable production and consumption are becoming increasingly important to both consumers and businesses. Sustainability is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. A distinction is m
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The future is bio-based
Towards a sustainability transition of biomaterials lead by users
A bio-based future where biomaterials are part of everyday life is the vision and entry point of this thesis. Achieving this scenario requires changes in socio-technical systems by cutting non-renewable materials and redefining cultural and behavioural dynamics in the production-
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Dipi
Sun protection for dogs made out of mattress ticking
The reduction of waste materials is an important step towards a more circular economy. Within the mattress industry, the focus on sustainability and recycling has increased substantially over the last few years. In the Netherlands and a few other European countries the recycling
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Circular Rubber Sports Flooring
A strategic roadmap towards a circular business for Stockz
Rubber is by the European Union stated a critical material (Critical Raw Materials, 2020). For our society the material is essential but can be depleted. The search for circular solutions for rubber is urgent.
In 2020 27.4 million metric tons of rubber has been produced globall
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Start your future today
Developing a future self tool based on predictive knowledge for younger participants to feel more in control of their pension
Do you remember the phrase “they grow up so fast”? Personally when I hear this, I immediately get flashbacks of my grandmother smiling proudly from ear to ear while saying this about me and my siblings. Maybe for you this was a parent, a neighbour, a teacher or a family friend
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Uncovering a Sonic Blue Ocean
Moving towards a more inclusive commercial background music ecosystem
Be it for providing a positive customer experience, a holistic brand identity, or a way to combat stress and exertion, background music has been used by businesses for profit since the invention of the phonograph. (Thompson, 1995) Modern technology enables this to happen fast, an
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