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Kryptowährung als Alternative zu herkömmlichem Geld – Aus ökologischer Sicht
No full textSeit 2009 das erste Mal der Bitcoin als Open-Source-Software veröffentlicht wurde, sind neue Kryptowährungen stetig dazu gekommen und weiterentwickelt worden. Einige Jahre später folgten Währungen wie Litecoin, Ripple und Ethereum. Inzwischen sind Kryptowährungen im Großteil der Welt legal und gelten in einigen Ländern bereits als offizielles Zahlungsmittel. Betrachtet man die weitere Entwicklung, stellt sich die Frage, ob Kryptowährungen eine funktionierende Alternative zu herkömmlichen Währungen bieten können, und ob diese unter aktuellen ökologischen Bedingungen tragbar wäre.
Ziel ist es, die Frage zu beantworten, welche Kriterien Kryptowährungen erfüllen müssten, um weiterhin einen hohen Stellenwert einzunehmen. Es wird eine Literaturrecherche durchgeführt, welche die Funktionsweise und Problematik verschiedener Mining-Konzepte erklärt, und ökologische Daten analysiert. Dabei zeigt sich, dass es Ansätze zu ökologischen Kryptowährungen gibt, die noch in der Entwicklung sind. Kryptowährungen, die diese Aspekte nicht berücksichtigen, werden
langfristig als Alternative ökologisch nicht tragbar sein
13/2023 Zweite Änderungssatzung zur Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Mechanical Engineering B.Sc. der Fakultät Technologie und Bionik an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal vom 17.11.2022
No full text28/2023 Zweite Änderungssatzung zur Berufungsordnung der Hochschule Rhein-Waal vom 30.05.2023
No full textSole Searching in Germany: Customer Journeys and the Effect of AI Marketing Tools on Footwear Purchases
No full textThis thesis examines the effects Artificial Intelligence Marketing has on German customers and their Customer Journey. As Artificial Intelligence is gaining in significance in our lives, it is also starting to make its way into marketing, though it is still in its early stages here. Compared to other countries, like China and the USA, Germany's adaptation of Artificial Intelligence solutions is limited. Current literature shows that the opinions of customers on Artificial Intelligence Marketing in Germany are still rather unexplored. Semi-structured interviews with six young adults from Germany were conducted to investigate their Customer Journey for footwear purchases. Additionally they were introduced to Artificial Intelligence Marketing and their acceptance was analyzed by using the Technology Acceptance Model. The analysis of the results shows that the factor of assistance through Artificial Intelligence Marketing is appreciated by most who do not know what they want before they start their Customer Journey. It is concluded that the actual usage and how this affects German Generation Z customers is dependent on their Customer Journey and how they prefer to shop
16/2023 Zweite Änderungssatzung zur Fakultätsordnung der Fakultät Gesellschaft und Ökonomie der Hochschule Rhein-Waal vom 18.01.2023
No full textShould forest enterprises formalize? Insight from a multi-dimensional characterization of informal baobab enterprises
No full textKnowledge of the structure and characteristics of informal forest enterprises is critical to determining the most appropriate course of action for their development and formalization. This study characterizes and develops a typology of informal microenterprises in the Malawian baobab processing sector; and assesses factors influencing their entry into the informal sector. Drawing on the analysis of firm-level data from 305 informal baobab pro- cessors, cost and complexity of registration, smallness (scale) of the business, and necessity-driven motivations were identified as key factors influencing informality. Coupling principal component and cluster analyses, three typologies of informal microenterprises were identified and characterized namely; high performance-survival phase enterprises (type 1), moderate performance-survival phase enterprises (type 2), and low performance-start-up phase enterprises (type 3). Annual net profit (earnings), firm age, and the extent of adoption of formal systems and controls explained the inherent segmentation. The segmentation suggests a dualism compromising of an upper- and lower-tier enterprises characterized by strong involuntary entry into the informal forest sector. For policy implications, we argue that the upper-tier enterprises (types 1 and 2) be targeted with business development programmes to promote their growth while, the lower-tier (type 3) targeted with skills development and social support
20/2023 Gleichstellungsquoten zur Gewährleistung der Chancengerechtigkeit von Frauen und Männern bei der Berufung von Professorinnen und Professoren der Fakultät Gesellschaft und Ökonomie an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal
No full text23/2023 Fakultätsordnung der Fakultät Technologie und Bionik an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal vom 12.04.2023
No full textDecades in Deadlock: Analysis of the Intergovernmental Discourse among Middle Eastern States about a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in their Region
No full textDespite intense international efforts to make progress regarding the establishment of a Middle Eastern Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone (ME WMDFZ), governments have spent decades in deadlock on the issue. This thesis examined the intergovernmental discourse among Middle Eastern states about the proposed zone by analyzing the prevalent topics and sentiments of Middle Eastern governments in the discourse. The thesis applied a quantitative approach, in which documents from an international context about a ME WMDFZ were analyzed using computational text analysis and interpreted by drawing on models of political discourse analysis. The conducted analysis contributed to close a research gap related to the evolution of the discourse on a ME WMDFZ and explored the application of computational text analysis to political documents
