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Université de Fribourg

19. Multilingualism in Switzerland

Grünert, Matthias

In: Manual of Romance Sociolinguistics, 2018, p. 526-548

This chapter deals with the two Romance languages which are officially recognized as minority languages of Switzerland, Romansh and Italian, and with Francoprovençal and French dialects spoken marginally in the francophone area of Switzerland. Romansh, the language that has gained new recognition in the process leading to the quadrilingual Swiss Confederation, is considered in most detail. The...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

Acceptance of digital payment methods in Switzerland

Milla Rodriguez, Allison ; Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2018 ; TDIBM 41.

The advent of the technology brings new possibilities in term of payment solutions and as a consequence the use of cash is declining. There are even regulations that force people to pay by electronic methods depending on the amount/or the country. These regulations limit the amount of cash in a single transaction to combat illegal practices. Indeed, cashless payment methods offer transparency and...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

Can a green mobile telephony operator succeed in Switzerland ?

Robert, Aurélien ; Dubosson-Torbay, Magali (Dir.)

Mémoire de diplôme HES : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2007 ; TDEE 52.

A very entrepreneurial intuition happened to be at the source of this project. The intuition that the Swiss mobile telephony market is a “green-able” one, meaning a new virtual operator whose value proposition relies on the ethics of its functioning and offer could be launched: a green mobile operator. Thus, this document aims at inquiring whether such an operator would actually be relevant,...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

Disruptive Technology in business innovation : how is the digitalization going to transform jobs in the banking industry in Switzerland?

Stajic, Maja ; Ruiz, Frédéric (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2018 ; TDIBM 46.

Digital transformation has been a popular topic in Swiss banks for many years due to the benefits that it provides to financial institutions, such as improving internal processes and achieving tasks efficiently. Nevertheless, this trend is considerably transforming jobs and the role of the workforce. Switzerland is well-known for its expertise in financial services and its banking industry...

Université de Fribourg

Does the territoriality principle work in practice? : The principle’s applicability to the Romansh area in the Swiss Canton of Grisons

Grünert, Matthias

In: Methods in Contemporary Linguistics, 2012, p. 463-486

The present paper addresses the question of territoriality with reference to the Swiss minority language Romansh, taking account of the contributions of jurists who were dealing with the legal situation in Switzerland and showing the importance of the principle in the common perception of the national languages of Switzerland. Furthermore, insights from a philosopher, Philippe Van Parijs, who...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Do "Young-Old” Exercisers Feel Better Than Sedentary Persons? A Cohort Study in Switzerland

Lalive d'Epinay, Christian J. ; Bickel, Jean-François

In: Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2003, vol. 22, no. 2, p. 155-165

Haute école de gestion de Genève

How could Tippytea penetrate the organic, sustainable and premium Swiss tea market?

Culebras Almeida, Ana ; Mugione, Fiorina (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2018 ; TDIBM 34.

The research’s goal is to provide insights about tea market opportunities in Switzerland, and to analyse how a Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SMEs) from Ecuador can deal with the export process for the first time and build up a business strategy to enter a new market. The report analysed the different barriers such as, the poor infrastructure, lack of access to new technologies and...