scholarly journals Is Your Software Ecosystem in Danger? Preventing Ecosystem Death Through Lessons in Ecosystem Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 96-105
Author(s):  
Robert Evertse ◽  
Abel Lencz ◽  
Tea Šinik ◽  
Slinger Jansen ◽  
Lamia Soussi
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Basic Requirement ◽  
Software Ecosystem ◽  
Software Ecosystems ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Increase Product Quality ◽  
Comparative Manner

AbstractThe health of an ecosystem is by definition the most basic requirement for its survival. This paper aims to examine the driving forces behind the health of software ecosystems, in a comparative manner between four different ecosystems which have experienced a major downfall. We examine these ecosystems for similarities, from which demise principles are derived. Consequently, countermeasures are proposed in an attempt to combat these demise principles. The findings show that the main demise principles are Underestimation of competitors, Lack of innovation, and Incorrect management of the ecosystem. The proposed countermeasures to address these demise principles are to Increase market awareness to increase competitive advantage, Increase product quality, Increase platform quality, Adjust value propositions and Formulate a partner-oriented strategy.

scholarly journals How to Evaluate the Productivity of Software Ecosystem: A Case Study in GitHub

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Zhifang Liao ◽  
Xiaofei Qi ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Xiaoping Fan ◽  
Yun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Ecosystem Productivity ◽  
Software Ecosystem ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Software Ecosystems ◽  
Stable Production ◽  
The Stability

With the development of open source community, the software ecosystem has become a popular perspective in the research on software development process and environment. Software productivity is an important evaluation indicator of the software ecosystem health. A successful software ecosystem relies on long-term and stable production activities by the users, which ensures that the software ecosystem can continuously provide the value needed by users. Therefore, the measurement of software ecosystem productivity can help maintain the user development efficiency and the stability of the software ecosystem. However, there is still little literature on the productivity of open source software ecosystems. By analogy with the natural ecosystem, this paper gives the relevant definitions of software ecosystem productivity and analyzes the factors affecting the productivity of software ecosystem. Based on the factors of the ecosystem productivity and their interrelationships, this paper establishes a software ecosystem productivity model and takes the GitHub platform as an example for detailed analysis and explanation. The results show that the model can better explain the factors affecting the productivity of software ecosystems. It is helpful for the research on the measurement of the software ecosystem health and the software development efficiency.

scholarly journals Turning Environmental Strategies into Competitive Advantage in the Malaysian Manufacturing Industry: Mediating Role of Environmental Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tze San Ong ◽  
Ah Suat Lee ◽  
Boon Heng Teh
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Environmental Literature ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Environmental Innovation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Environmental Strategies ◽  
Green Business

The environmental literature has focused on examining how firms leverage environmental innovation to convert environmental challenges into driving forces of competitive advantage. This paper enhances the knowledge on the implementation of environmental strategies in the Malaysian manufacturing industry by examining the impacts of environmental shared vision and environmental strategic focus on competitive advantage in the greening of the industry. The Smart PLS technique was used to analyse data collected from 124 Malaysian manufacturing firms on their environmental strategies as well as their implications for competitive advantage and environmental innovation. The findings suggest that environmental innovation mediates the positive exchange between firms’ environmental strategies and competitive advantage. The study provides valuable information for manufacturers in crafting their corporate competitive strategies, policies, and action plans. The direct and indirect roles of environmental innovation in fostering competitive advantage suggest that manufacturers should prioritise their environmental activities by enhancing innovation outcomes to achieve a successful green business status.

PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK TERHADAP BRAND IMAGE DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PADA PRODUK ALDO SHOES

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-222
Author(s):  
Cindy Oktavia Cahayani ◽  
Sutar Sutar
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Increase Product Quality

This study aims to analyze empirical evidence of the effect of product quality on brand image and its impact on purchasing decisions on Aldo Shoes products at Mall Kelapa Gading 2 North Jakarta. Samples obtained as many as 90 respondents, sampling techniques using non-probability sampling, namely sampling techniques that provide equal opportunities for each element (member) of the population to be selected as sample members. Analysis of the data used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).The results of this study indicate that product quality on brand image has a positive and significant effect, so that if the quality of the product gets better the brand image will increase. Product quality on purchasing decisions has a positive and significant effect, so that if the quality of the product gets better the purchasing decision will increase. Brand image of purchasing decisions has a positive and significant effect, so that if the brand image of the product is increasingly attached to the minds of consumers, purchasing decisions will increase. And product quality on purchasing decisions through brand image has positive and significant influence.

scholarly journals Linking Quality Management Practices with Performance of Manufacturing Industries in Tanzania

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Mussa I. Mgwatu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Quality Management Practices ◽  
Manufacturing Performance ◽  
And Performance

Local products of manufacturing industries in Tanzania are subjected to intense competition in the markets. Product quality is one of key factors that play a considerable role for manufacturing industries to win the competitive advantage. This paper attempts to analyse the extents of quality management practices (QMP) and manufacturing performance (MP) as well as to examine the linkage between practices and performance. Data was collected from seventy-eight (78) manufacturing industries in Dar es Salaam region using questionnaires comprising of both single-item and multi-item questions. Descriptive statistics was used to quantify the extent of quality management practices and manufacturing performance (MP) of the industries. Factor analysis was used to reduce the scale items of QMP and MP into few underlying factors representing the items without loss of information. As a consequence, four QMP and two MP factors were identified. A correlation analysis was used to evaluate the effect of QMP on the performance of manufacturing industries. The findings show that most of manufacturing industries in Tanzania are large in scale and owned by private companies. Among these industries, many of them are dealing with food, beverage and tobacco products. The extent of quality management practices and manufacturing performance are favourable. Further to that, quality management practices mainly quality commitment significantly correlates with both operational and financial performance. This can be seen as a positive indication of the top management commitment in quality issues throughout the supply chain in supporting customer satisfaction, competitive advantage, flexibility in production quantity and overall product quality. Thus, local manufacturing industries should utilise the quality management and performance strengths to produce high-quality products that will penetrate into the markets. In addition, enforcement on the implementation of quality management tools and methods is required for the purpose of realising reasonable operational and financial performance while winning the competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Analysis of Indihome Competitive Advantage Strategy PT Telkom Indonesia (Tbk) Witel Medan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Alfiqri Imam Budhiman ◽  
Endang Sulistya Rini ◽  
Fadli .
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Verification Method ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Internet Industry ◽  
Network Quality

Reflecting on the conditions with very tight business competition in the telecommunications and internet industry in Indonesia, this directly requires Telkom to implement an appropriate competitive strategy in managing its business. PT Telkom Indonesia has an internet service product that is Indihome. Indihome service products are considered not to pay attention to network quality, service quality and price, so research on Indihome competitive advantage strategy is needed. The purpose of this study was to analyze product quality, service quality and price on the competitive advantage of Indihome PT Telkom Indonesia Witel Medan. This type of research uses a descriptive verification method with a quantitative approach and uses 100 samples. This research uses qualitative and quantitative data types. The results of this study are product quality, service quality and price have a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage and the higher the product quality, service quality and price provided, the more competitive ad-vantage of IndiHome. Keywords: product quality, service quality, price and competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Study of Operating and Marketing Strategy Factors in the Formulation of Strategies of Small Manufacturers

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Seyed Mohammad Abdollahi
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Product Cost ◽  
Production Strategy ◽  
Small Manufacturers

The main purpose of this research is to measure the relative importance of a selected number of primary operating and marketing factors which may be involved in the formulation of strategies of small manufacturers. One hundred manufacturing owner-managers in Iran were investigated. The marketing factors emphasized most often were improvement in product quality and reduction in product cost. However, improvements in customer service and in scheduling appeared to contribute more to actual firm performance. Overall, there seemed to be more emphasis on the production strategy factors than marketing factors as a means to gaining competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Diagnóstico de una organización de desarrollo de productos informáticos con perspectiva sistémica

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Ciro David LEÓN-HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
Isaías BADILLO-PIÑA ◽  
Agustin Francisco GUTIÉRREZ-TORNÉS ◽  
Luisa Amalia CARRASCAL-ROMERO
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
End User ◽  
Viable Systems ◽  
Increase Product Quality ◽  
Organizational Cybernetics

In this work, a diagnosis with a systemic approach is made to a Computing Products Development (DPI) organization, using Organizational Cybernetics (CO) and the Stafford Beer Model of Viable Systems (MSV). The MSV provides adaptability and organizational capacity to reduce the complexity of the environment, increase product quality and avoid loss of resources, also raises important issues and brings relevant ideas for software development in situations that involve complexity. The DPI can be supported by systemic methodologies so that the products in the organizations are of quality for the end user, ensuring the viability of the organization.

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