scholarly journals Inherent paradoxes in the shift to autonomous solutions provision: a multilevel investigation of the shipping industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Håkon Osland Sandvik ◽  
David Sjödin ◽  
Thomas Brekke ◽  
Vinit Parida
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
Organizational Paradoxes ◽  
Traditional Industry

AbstractTransforming a traditional industry by adopting autonomous solutions is complex, generating paradoxical tensions on multiple aggregate levels. We undertake an in-depth case study of a leading maritime autonomous solutions provider and its ecosystem partners. We apply the paradox lens using thematic analysis. Our research contributes to the digital servitization literature by identifying six paradoxes inherent in the shift to autonomous solutions, nested in the micro, meso, and macro levels. We develop a multilevel framework of organizational paradoxes, delineating cascading effects of paradoxes across levels. We offer valuable insights for providers to integrate multilevel perspectives into the shift to autonomous solutions.

scholarly journals Impact Assessment Analysis of Sea Level Rise in Denmark: A Case Study of Falster Island, Guldborgsund

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7503
Author(s):  
Alexander Boest-Petersen ◽  
Piotr Michalak ◽  
Jamal Jokar Arsanjani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Projection Data ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
Local Levels

Anthropogenically-induced climate change is expected to be the contributing cause of sea level rise and severe storm events in the immediate future. While Danish authorities have downscaled the future oscillation of sea level rise across Danish coast lines in order to empower the coastal municipalities, there is a need to project the local cascading effects on different sectors. Using geospatial analysis and climate change projection data, we developed a proposed workflow to analyze the impacts of sea level rise in the coastal municipalities of Guldborgsund, located in Southeastern Denmark as a case study. With current estimates of sea level rise and storm surge events, the island of Falster can expect to have up to 19% of its landmass inundated, with approximately 39% of the population experiencing sea level rise directly. Developing an analytical workflow can allow stakeholders to understand the extent of expected sea level rise and consider alternative methods of prevention at the national and local levels. The proposed approach along with the choice of data and open source tools can empower other communities at risk of sea level rise to plan their adaptation.

College-Bound Figured Worlds: Case Studies of Three Urban High Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110275
Author(s):  
Meredith R. Naughton
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Figured Worlds ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Peer Mentors ◽  
Compare And Contrast

This qualitative case study explored the unique ways recent college graduates serving as full-time, near-peer mentors supported students along the path to college in three different urban public high schools. By applying the theory of figured worlds to school spaces and practices, this study sought to both define the physical and figurative ways mentors helped students envision and enact college-bound identities and compare and contrast the differences in these spaces across schools. Data and thematic analysis indicate that promoting the development and enactment of college-bound identities requires intentionality about how school culture, people, and policies enable real and figurative spaces for college-bound exploration and support.

A Case Study Exploring the Experiences of a Transgender Athlete in Synchronized Skating, a Subdiscipline of Figure Skating

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-449
Author(s):  
Shannon S. C. Herrick ◽  
Meredith A. Rocchi ◽  
A. Lauren Couture
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Amateur Sport ◽  
Figure Skater ◽  
Synchronized Skating

The inclusion of transgender athletes in sport challenges a number of long-standing cis-heteronormative beliefs within athletics at all levels of competition. There are limited studies examining the integration and experiences of transgender athletes within amateur sport. The following case study follows the experiences of a transgender synchronized figure skater, Mason, who was able to continue competing throughout his transition process. We conducted eight semi-structured one-on-one interviews with Mason, his teammates, his team manager, and his past and present coaches. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subject to thematic analysis which resulted in four overarching themes: (a) building inclusivity: “promote a safe space,” (b) acknowledging stress, (c) disclosure: “I didn’t want to talk about my past,” and (d) celebration. Results are interpreted as recommendations for coaches on how to adopt inclusive practices to better support transgender athletes.

SWOT APPLICATION ON DETERMINING SHIP YARD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: A CASE STUDY

JOURNAL ASRO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Ikhwan Syahtaria ◽  
Sukarno Sukarno ◽  
Ali Mashudi ◽  
Edy Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Rapid Progress ◽  
Ship Building ◽  
Sea Transportation ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government

Sea transportation is a major factor connecting the islands of Indonesia which has strategic and important value in supporting the sustainability of the national economy. Along with the government's policy on the sea highway program and the development of the domestic shipping industry, the growth of the commercial fleet, especially vessels, is currently experiencing rapid progress. In supporting the government program and the demand for reparation and procurement of new ships in domestic production, readiness is required from the shipyard. However, the current condition of the shipyard is only able to meet 83% of the demand for new shipbuilding so that the shipyard still needs to be developed in order to improve its capabilities, so that it can meet the needs and be able to carry out its functions in accordance with the progress of shipping technology. In this study discusses the strategy of developing shipbuilding using qualitative descriptive methods and quantitative SWOT analysis. In this case study shipyard development strategy by increasing the ability of shipyards to meet the demands of ship building by increasing supporting facilities and accompanied by increasing the ability of human resources in the mastery of science and technology. Besides also by conducting cooperation with the domestic shipping industry in the procurement of supporting partsKeywords: Shipyard, Maintenence, SWOT Analysis, Developmen Strategy

scholarly journals Top carnivore decline has cascading effects on scavengers and carrion persistence

2018 ◽  
Vol 285 (1892) ◽  
pp. 20181582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calum X. Cunningham ◽  
Christopher N. Johnson ◽  
Leon A. Barmuta ◽  
Tracey Hollings ◽  
Eric J. Woehler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Disease ◽  
Tasmanian Devil ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
Mesopredator Release ◽  
Landscape Of Fear ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
Remote Cameras

Top carnivores have suffered widespread global declines, with well-documented effects on mesopredators and herbivores. We know less about how carnivores affect ecosystems through scavenging. Tasmania's top carnivore, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) , has suffered severe disease-induced population declines, providing a natural experiment on the role of scavenging in structuring communities. Using remote cameras and experimentally placed carcasses, we show that mesopredators consume more carrion in areas where devils have declined. Carcass consumption by the two native mesopredators was best predicted by competition for carrion, whereas consumption by the invasive mesopredator, the feral cat ( Felis catus ), was better predicted by the landscape-level abundance of devils, suggesting a relaxed landscape of fear where devils are suppressed. Reduced discovery of carcasses by devils was balanced by the increased discovery by mesopredators. Nonetheless, carcasses persisted approximately 2.6-fold longer where devils have declined, highlighting their importance for rapid carrion removal. The major beneficiary of increased carrion availability was the forest raven ( Corvus tasmanicus ). Population trends of ravens increased 2.2-fold from 1998 to 2017, the period of devil decline, but this increase occurred Tasmania-wide, making the cause unclear. This case study provides a little-studied potential mechanism for mesopredator release, with broad relevance to the vast areas of the world that have suffered carnivore declines.

scholarly journals Resiliensi pada Remaja Tunadaksa yang Mengalami Bullying

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Melinda Oviyanti ◽  
Wiwin Hendriani
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
The Other ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Resilience Theory ◽  
Purposive Sampling

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran resiliensi yang ditinjau dari teori Grotberg. Sumber resiliensi, sebagaimana dinyatakan oleh Grotberg, dibagi menjadi 3 dimana terdapat sumber I am, I have, dan I can. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan tipe penelitian studi kasus intrinsik. Pemilihan partisipan menggunakan purposive sampling dengan metode screening resilience. Partisipan berjumlah 3 remaja perempuan yang terdiri dari seorang remaja berusia 14 tahun dan 2 remaja berusia 15 tahun. Proses pengambilan data menggunakan wawancara dan dianalisis menggunakan analisis tematik theory-driven. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ketiga partisipan memiliki bentuk coping stress yang berbeda untuk menuju resiliensi. Partisipan 3 memiliki resiliensi paling menonjol di antara partisipan lain, dan meskipun terdapat banyak adversity yang dialami, partisipan 3 menunjukkan resiliensi yang tinggi melalui indikator I am. This study aimed to overview the Grotberg's resilience theory. The source of resilience, as stated by Grotberg, is divided into 3 which include "I am", "I have", and "I can". This was qualitative intrinsic case study. The participants were chosen by purposive sampling with resilience screening methods. There were 3 female adolescent participants; one aged 14 years old and the other two aged 15 years old. The data were collected using interviews and analyzed using theory-driven thematic analysis. The result of this study indicated that the participants had different forms of coping stress towards resilience. Participant 3 was the most prominent among other participants, and although participant 3 experienced adversity, the participant demonstrated a high resilience as evidenced through the "I am" indicator.

scholarly journals MALAYSIAN NETIZENS’ PERCEPTIONS OF 1MDB: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 351-372
Author(s):  
Nur Haniz Mohd Nor ◽  
Zaidel Baharuddin
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Online Discourse ◽  
Jürgen Habermas ◽  
Jurgen Habermas ◽  
Phd Thesis ◽  
Political Scandal

Background and Purpose: This article analyses the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) political scandal as a case study to examine how an issue is discursively shaped online by netizens’ perceptions of the scandal. The study has two objectives: firstly, to explore netizens’ perceptions of 1MDB and how they reacted to the news reported based on the online exposés appearing throughout 2015. Secondly, it aims to examine whether the discourse regarding 1MDB among netizens on an online platform, The Malaysian Insider Facebook page, meets the characteristics of a practical discourse in an online context, as proposed by Jurgen Habermas.   Methodology: A total of 1950 Facebook comments related to 210 1MDB articles in 2015 were analysed. The articles were linked and published by The Malaysia Insider Facebook page. The analysis was conducted using thematic analysis via NVivo software to explore the perceptions of the selected netizens about 1MDB and how the online discourse on 1MDB matched the characteristics proposed by Jurgen Habermas for practical online discourse.   Findings: Four themes emerged, namely Najib as the Prime Minister, the 1MDB Debate Controversy, the Opposition position on 1MDB and the investigation of the 1MDB scandal. Based on the online discourse, it was evident that consumption of 1MDB news on Facebook led Malaysian netizens to form their own perceptions of the scandal. The emergent themes also illustrate that the online discourse met the characteristics of practical discourse suggested by Jurgen Habermas.   Contributions:  This empirical contribution fills a gap in the current knowledge as few studies have been conducted on the online discourse of the 1MDB political scandal among Malaysian netizens. Currently, no research is documented on the 1MDB political scandal from the netizens’ perspective other than the first author’s PhD thesis.  This research is, therefore, beneficial to new media studies as researchers normally investigate or explore a specific issue when it has a conclusion; here, a risk was taken to conduct the study while 1MDB was still under investigation.   Keywords: 1MDB, 2015, Najib Razak, netizens, Malaysia.   Cite as: Mohd Nor, N. H., & Baharuddin, Z. (2021). Malaysian netizens’ perceptions of 1MDB: A thematic analysis.  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 351-372. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp351-372

Challenges of Green Office Implementation: A Case Study in Penang, Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ong Yee Sin ◽  
◽  
Nor'Aini Yusof ◽  
Atasya Osmadi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Green Practices

This study was conducted in response to the lack of green office buildings in Malaysia, despite the fact that the green concept has been initiated in Malaysia for many years. The Penang State Government has taken the initiative to establish the Penang Green Council (PGC) as the first state in Malaysia, and the implementation of green offices is one of its programme initiatives. Nonetheless, green offices are still in scarcity across Penang. This study identified the challenges faced in implementing green offices. Data were collected from five green building owners using semi-structured interviews and the data were analysed using thematic analysis. The outcomes revealed that the main challenges faced by green office adoption were lack of budget, lack of awareness, lack of expertise, ownership factor, and type of building. This study offers several implications for practitioners and policy makers to improve the adoption of green office in Malaysia. The results may be applied to raise awareness amongst practitioners and office owners regarding green practices in office buildings. The study outcomes may serve as reference to policy makers on enhancing the development of green buildings.

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