Cruise Report R.V. Alkor AL 413

13.04. – 27.04.2013 Port Calls: Gdynia, Poland 19. – 21.04.201

Cruise Report ALKOR AL491, 13.4.-28.4.2017

Key elements of this study are to understand born-globals and the market selection decision process. The goal is to go beyond the traditional born-global theory and add the international market selection theory to it. The additional layer to the born-global market selection theory should include market selection tools and a market selection decision framework. This is an ethnographic case study with the focus on Funzi’s market selection process. Funzi is a born-global start-up founded in 2014 and provides free learning to its users across the globe. Course provided by Funzi are built around the themes of livelihood and well-being. The primary markets for the case company are in Africa, but the company has had users from 194 countries since inception. In general, the company focuses on emerging markets as there is a need for the product. The theoretical background of this study includes two main theories. The theory of born-globals investigates the different factors affecting internationalization such as business networks and limited home market. The international market selection theory adds a systematic decision framework for market selection and reviews tools available for market selection. At the end of the theory section a synthesis of the theory is provided in addition to a market selection process for born-globals figure. The study is based on qualitative data gathered via interviews, company documents and personal notes. The main findings of this study support the previous literature on born-globals and their internationalization. Factors such as a limited home market, business networks and social ties, international orientation and prior experience of the founders, and dynamics of the industry are key in the internationalization of born-globals. The findings also state that the case company systematically analyzes markets prior to entry thus providing evidence to further study how the international market selection theory can provide new insights into born-globals and their market selection process. In the theoretical contribution chapter an updated figure of the market selection process of born-globals is provided. This figure may be used by managers of born-globals as a method to create a more systematic market selection process.siirretty Doriast

Cruise Report R.V. ALKOR Cruise No.: AL507

Dates of Cruise: 16.04. – 29.04.2018 Areas of Research: Physical, chemical, biological and fishery oceanography Port Calls: Visby, Sweden, 21. - 22.04.201

Constructing a Search Strategy

This handout has an accompanying lesson plan (same title) and provides workspace for students to organize their search strategy. The intended audience is students in Capstone courses or other with significant semester-long research projects. The handout and accompanying lesson plan can be used for any subject area

Contextual Classification at Out On The Shelves Library

Out On The Shelves is Vancouver’s only Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit, Queer, Intersex, Aromantic/Asexual (LGBT2QIA+) library. Due to recent organizational changes, it has become apparent that its current classification system is no longer working effectively. Not only was the previous system unstructured and confusing, it failed to explicitly represent many aspects of the community it serves. This project was undertaken during the summer of 2018, researching alternative classification and queer issues in knowledge organization to determine how to improve it. This research, combined with careful consideration of the needs of the library itself and its users, suggested that building a local, contextually-situated, classification system would be best. A new classification system has been built for Out On The Shelves Library, and will be implemented in several stages beginning in October 2018, with the end goal to be finished by the end of December 2018. The new system intends to be living and changeable, one that lays bare its structures and decisionmaking processes while centering and celebrating the LGBT2QIA+ community and working within the realities of being a small, unfunded, volunteer-run, public library

Constructing a Search Strategy

This lesson plan covers the process of creating a search strategy: creating a research question, identifying keywords and other terms, organizing terms into a search statement, and choosing where to search. The intended audience is students in Capstone courses or other with significant semester-long research projects. The lesson plan and accompanying handout can be used for any subject area