The Impact of Online Platforms’ Revenue Model on Consumers’ Ethical Inferences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Su ◽  
Liyin Jin
Keyword(s):  
Online Platforms ◽  
Revenue Model ◽  
The Impact

The impact of algorithmic decision-making processes on young people’s well-being (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira Perez Vallejos ◽  
Liz Dowthwaite ◽  
Helen Creswich ◽  
Virginia Portillo ◽  
Ansgar Koene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Algorithms rule the online environments and are essential for performing data processing, filtering, personalisation and other tasks. Research has shown that children and young people make up a significant proportion of Internet users, however little attention has been given to their experiences of algorithmically-mediated online platforms, or the impact of them on their mental health and well-being. The algorithms that govern online platforms are often obfuscated by a lack of transparency in their online Terms and Conditions and user agreements. This lack of transparency speaks to the need for protecting the most vulnerable users from potential online harms. OBJECTIVE To capture young people's experiences when being online and perceived impact on their well-being. METHODS In this paper, we draw on qualitative and quantitative data from a total of 260 children and young people who took part in a ‘Youth Jury’ to bring their opinions to the forefront, elicit discussion of their experiences of using online platforms, and perceived psychosocial impact on users. RESULTS The results of the study revealed the young people’s positive as well as negative experiences of using online platforms. Benefits such as being convenient and providing entertainment and personalised search results were identified. However, the data also reveals participants’ concerns for their privacy, safety and trust when online, which can have a significant impact on their well-being. CONCLUSIONS We conclude by making recommendations that online platforms acknowledge and enact on their responsibility to protect the privacy of their young users, recognising the significant developmental milestones that this group experience during these early years, and the impact that technology may have on them. We argue that governments need to incorporate policies that require technologists and others to embed the safeguarding of users’ well-being within the core of the design of Internet products and services to improve the user experiences and psychological well-being of all, but especially those of children and young people. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

Information and scientific impact of Advanced Therapies in the age of mass media: an Altmetrics-based analysis of Tissue Engineering. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Santisteban ◽  
Julia Moran ◽  
Miguel Ángel Martín Piedra ◽  
Antonio Campos Muñoz ◽  
José Antonio Moral Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Prediction Equation ◽  
Factorial Analysis ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Scientific Impact ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Tissue engineering (TE) constitutes a multidisciplinary field aiming to construct artificial tissues to regenerate end-staged organs. Its development has taken placed since the last decade of the 20th century, entailing a clinical revolution. In this sense, TE research groups have worked and shared relevant information in the mass media era. Thus, it would be interesting to study the online dimension of TE research and to compare it with traditional measures of scientific impact. OBJECTIVE To evaluate TE online dimension from 2012 to 2018 by using metadata obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) and Altmetrics and to develop a prediction equation for the impact of TE documents from Almetrics scores. METHODS We have analyzed 23,719 TE documents through descriptive and statistical methods. First, TE temporal evolution was exposed for WoS and fifteen online platforms (News, Blogs, Policy, Twitter, Patents, Peer review, Weibo, Facebook, Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, F1000, Q&A, Video and Mendeley readers). The 10 most-cited TE original articles were ranked according to WoS citations and the Altmetric Attention Score. Second, in order to better comprehend TE online framework, a correlation and factorial analysis were performed based on the suitable results previously obtained for the Bartlett Sphericity and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin tests. Finally, the liner regression model was applied to elucidate the relation between academy and online media and to construct a prediction equation for TE from Altmetrics data. RESULTS TE dynamic shows an upward trend in WoS citations, Twitter, Mendeley Readers and Altmetric Scores. However, WoS and Altmetrics rankings for the most cited documents clearly differs. When compared, the best correlation results were obtained for Mendeley readers and WoS (ρ=0.71). In addition, the factorial analysis identified six factors that could explain the previously observed differences between TE academy, and the online platforms evaluated. At this point, the mathematical model constructed is able to predict and explain more than the 40% of TE WoS citations from Altmetrics scores. CONCLUSIONS The scientific information related to the construction of bioartificial tissues increasingly reaches society through different online media. Because of the focus of TE research importantly differs when the academic institutions and online platforms are compared, it could be stated that basic and clinical research groups, academic institutions and health politicians should take it into account in a coordinated effort oriented to the design and implementation of adequate strategies for information diffusion and population health education.

Modelling resilient fashion retail supply chain strategies to mitigate the COVID-19 impact

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.R.S. Sarma ◽  
Aalok Kumar ◽  
Nishat Alam Choudhary ◽  
Sachin Kumar Mangla
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Capacity Constraints ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Aspiration Levels ◽  
The Future ◽  
Optimisation Model ◽  
Fashion Retail ◽  
Online Stores ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper aims to develop supply chain strategies for the fashion retail supply chain (FRSC), likely to be disrupted by the current pandemic (COVID-19) under physical and online retail stores. The resilient retail supply chain design is proposed under budget allocation and merchandise capacity constraints.Design/methodology/approachThis paper utilises the theory of constraint (ToC) and goal programming (GP) to address the COVID-19 impact on FRSC. The budgetary and capacity constraints are formulated with a constraint optimisation model and tested with six different priorities to deal with the physical and online stores. Next, all priorities are developed under different FRSC business scenarios. The ToC-GP-based optimisation model is validated with one of the Indian fashion retail supply chains.FindingsThe proposed optimisation model presents the optimal retailing strategies for selling fashion goods over physical and online platforms. The multiple scenarios are presented for developing trade-offs among different strategies to maximise the retailer's merchandise performance. This paper also highlighted the strategic movement from high merchandise density stores to low merchandise density stores. This implies a reduction of sales targets and aspiration levels of both online and physical fashion stores.Research limitations/implicationsThe proposed model is validated with one of the fashion retailers in India. Other nations or multiple fashion retailers might be considered for more generalisation of findings in the future.Practical implicationsThis research helps fashion retail supply chain managers deal with consumer demand uncertainty over physical and online stores in pandemic times. Limitation: Other nations or multiple fashion retailers might be considered for more generalisation of findings in the future.Originality/valueThis is the first study that considered the impact of COVID-19 on the retail fashion supply chain. The effect of physical and online platforms is mainly discussed from consumer marketing perspectives, but an inventory and resilience perspective is missing in earlier studies. The role of merchandise planning is highlighted in this study.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Smart Real Estate Technology: Drivers of, and Barriers to, the Use of Digital Disruptive Technologies and Online Platforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahim Ullah ◽  
Samad Sepasgozar ◽  
Changxin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
The State ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Technology Adoption Model ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Smartphone Technology ◽  
The Impact

Real estate needs to improve its adoption of disruptive technologies to move from traditional to smart real estate (SRE). This study reviews the adoption of disruptive technologies in real estate. It covers the applications of nine such technologies, hereby referred to as the Big9. These are: drones, the internet of things (IoT), clouds, software as a service (SaaS), big data, 3D scanning, wearable technologies, virtual and augmented realities (VR and AR), and artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The Big9 are examined in terms of their application to real estate and how they can furnish consumers with the kind of information that can avert regrets. The review is based on 213 published articles. The compiled results show the state of each technology’s practice and usage in real estate. This review also surveys dissemination mechanisms, including smartphone technology, websites and social media-based online platforms, as well as the core components of SRE: sustainability, innovative technology and user centredness. It identifies four key real estate stakeholders—consumers, agents and associations, government and regulatory authorities, and complementary industries—and their needs, such as buying or selling property, profits, taxes, business and/or other factors. Interactions between these stakeholders are highlighted, and the specific needs that various technologies address are tabulated in the form of a what, who and how analysis to highlight the impact that the technologies have on key stakeholders. Finally, stakeholder needs as identified in the previous steps are matched theoretically with six extensions of the traditionally accepted technology adoption model (TAM), paving the way for a smoother transition to technology-based benefits for consumers. The findings pertinent to the Big9 technologies in the form of opportunities, potential losses and exploitation levels (OPLEL) analyses highlight the potential utilisation of each technology for addressing consumers’ needs and minimizing their regrets. Additionally, the tabulated findings in the form of what, how and who links the Big9 technologies to core consumers’ needs and provides a list of resources needed to ensure proper information dissemination to the stakeholders. Such high-quality information can bridge the gap between real estate consumers and other stakeholders and raise the state of the industry to a level where its consumers have fewer or no regrets. The study, being the first to explore real estate technologies, is limited by the number of research publications on the SRE technologies that has been compensated through incorporation of online reports.

scholarly journals The impact of online platform transparency of information on consumer’s choices

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri ◽  
Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva ◽  
F. Folkvord ◽  
Alexandra Theben ◽  
George Gaskell
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Discrete Choice Experiments ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
User Reviews ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biases And Heuristics

Millions of Europeans use online platforms with almost blind trust that the platforms operate in the interests of the consumer. However, the presentation of search results, transparency about contractual parties and the publication of user reviews that contribute to the value of online platforms in Europe’s Single Digital Market also pose significant risks regarding consumer protection and market competition. The current study investigates how enhanced information transparency in online platforms might affect consumers’ trust in online activities and choice behaviour.Following an exploratory qualitative study, three online discrete choice experiments were conducted with representative samples of 1200 respondents in each of four countries - Germany, Poland, Spain and the UK. The objective of the experiments was to test whether increased transparency in the presentation of online search information, details of contractual entities and the implications for consumer protection, and user reviews and ratings would affect consumers’ choices. The results show that increased online transparency increases the probability of product selection. A comparison across the four countries found that the similarities in responses to online transparency were far greater than the differences. The findings are discussed in relation to biases and heuristics identified in behavioural science. In conclusion recommendations are made to increase online transparency which the empirical evidence of this study shows would benefit both users and platform operators.

scholarly journals The impact of online platform transparency of information on consumers’ choices

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
GIUSEPPE A. VELTRI ◽  
FRANCISCO LUPIÁÑEZ-VILLANUEVA ◽  
FRANS FOLKVORD ◽  
ALEXANDRA THEBEN ◽  
GEORGE GASKELL
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Discrete Choice Experiments ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
User Reviews ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biases And Heuristics

Abstract Millions of Europeans use online platforms with almost blind trust that the platforms operate in the interests of the consumer. However, the presentation of search results, transparency about contractual parties and the publication of user reviews that contribute to the value of online platforms in Europe's Single Digital Market also pose significant risks regarding consumer protection and market competition. The current study investigates how enhanced information transparency in online platforms might affect consumers’ trust in online activities and choice behaviour. Following an exploratory qualitative study, three online discrete-choice experiments were conducted with representative samples of 1200 respondents in each of four countries: Germany, Poland, Spain and the UK. The objective of the experiments was to test whether increased transparency in the presentation of online search information, details of contractual entities and the implications for consumer protection and user reviews and ratings would affect consumers’ choices. The results show that increased online transparency increases the probability of product selection. A comparison across the four countries found that the similarities in responses to online transparency were far greater than the differences. The findings are discussed in relation to the biases and heuristics identified in behavioural science. In conclusion, recommendations are made to increase online transparency, which the empirical evidence of this study shows would benefit both users and platform operators.

Sharing Economies: The Impact of Online Platforms in Social Exclusion and Economic Marginalisation in South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 239448112110203
Author(s):  
Khalida Akbar ◽  
Shamim Bodhanya
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Theoretical Data ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
The Impact

The concept of sharing economies is a developing phenomenon that is highly prevalent in international economies and currently exists in South Africa as well. However, the concept of sharing economy is not totally accepted and practiced to its optimal potential. This study focuses on the population of South Africa that is considered to be socially excluded and economically marginalised. Theoretical data indicate that these individuals form part of the lower income citizens and are part of the bottom of the pyramid. This study provides evidence that the concept of sharing economy can be used via online platforms to optimise economic growth opportunities so as to minimise the current gap of social exclusion and economic marginalisation. Current literature specified that the barriers to economic growth with sharing economies in South Africa are due to a lack of internet access, unemployment, education, health and governance. South Africa is a developing nation and with the aid of enhanced governance with regard to sharing economies, training and development and cultural diversity acceptance, sharing economies is a potential catalyst to attaining equality and bridging the gap of social exclusion and economic marginalisation.

scholarly journals Teachers' Perception of the Phenomenon of Cyberbullying During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Ancuța Zăvoianu ◽  
◽  
Ion-Ovidiu Pânișoară ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Online Aggression ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Technology Users ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Frequent Exposure

Cyberbullying is a negative social phenomenon that takes place online. It consists of harassing technology users through various means and various platforms. Frequent exposure to this phenomenon can cause emotional, mental and social problems for victims, witnesses and aggressors. In the current pandemic context, when education has shifted to the online environment, and students spend a significant amount of time using different devices and online platforms, the number of cyberbullying cases is constantly increasing. There is currently little research describing how this phenomenon influenced online aggression. In preventing and eliminating this phenomenon, teachers play an important role, due to the time they spend with students and the impact they can have on them. In order to identify teachers' perceptions of this phenomenon during the pandemic and how they manage it in the classroom, we conducted a qualitative research on 10 teachers from primary and secondary schools. The results of the research were interesting and offered a new perspective on this phenomenon during Covid-19 crisis.

scholarly journals The Impact of the D21 Method and Its Modification on Citizens’ Participation in Participatory Budgeting. The Case of the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soňa Kukučková ◽  
Marie Poláchová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Voting Methods ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Voting Method

Participatory budgeting (PB) is often discussed as a tool to support active participation of citizens in the decision-making in the matters of the distribution of public resources. However, little was said about the possibility that the choice of a voting method used in the voting phase of the PB process could affect the participation in PB. In the Czech Republic, the Democracy 2.1 (D21) voting method is often used in municipalities implementing PB and additionally, it is promoted as a method to encourage more people to vote. This article aims to determine Czech municipalities with the D21 method and its modification, and to evaluate the impact of choosing these voting methods on participation rate in PB. The study suggests that the choice of a voting method is relevant for citizens´ engagement in voting. Based on the empirical findings, the D21 method and its modification are associated with a higher voter turnout in PB than another voting method. Further, the results underline the influence of external organizations offering online platforms for voting.

scholarly journals 968 Delivering Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills Training Using Interactive Online Platforms in the COVID Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_6) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Gahunia ◽  
G Nolan ◽  
G Hardman ◽  
A Kausar ◽  
N Khwaja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Small Group Teaching ◽  
North West ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Aim To evaluate the impact and effectiveness of an interactive online human factors (HF) and non-technical skills (NTS) course delivered to Core Surgical Trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic Method A 1-day HF and NTS course was conducted online, using the Zoom platform, to Core Surgical Trainees in the North West. The course consisted of interactive lectures, small group teaching sessions, and self-directed learning with written reflections. Pre- and post-course surveys were administered, evaluating the participants’ awareness, knowledge and skills using a 5-part Likert scale, along with a multiple-choice assessment of knowledge. Statistical analysis was undertaken with significance considered at p < 0.05 Results The course was attended by 63 CT1/2 participants, representing all surgical specialties. In the post-course evaluation, participants’ self-rating of awareness and knowledge for both HF and patient safety increased by between 10-20%. There was a significant increase in the mean post-course test score from 7.54 (SD ± 1.7) to 8.65 (SD ± 1.2) out of 10 (p < 0.0001). The course overall was rated relevant and useful (weighted averages 4.4 and 4.5 respectively) Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first time a video conferencing platform has been used to deliver a live HF/NTS course. This study provides evidence supporting the use of such interactive online platforms in postgraduate surgical education. Training and professional development must continue, despite the evolving pressures from COVID-19. Embracing new methods of education delivery is required, with ongoing reporting and evaluation of education practice, sharing lessons learned and informing the evidence base in postgraduate surgical training during this time

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