scholarly journals Fit-risk in development projects: role of demonstration in technology adoption

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 742-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moon Parks ◽  
Sangeeta Bansal ◽  
David Zilberman
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Considerable Increase ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Social Feedback ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Risk Potential

AbstractThe introduction and adoption of new technologies is an important component of development projects. Many technologies that could spur considerable increase in welfare, however, are often adopted at low rates even when donors and NGOs have invested their effort in them heavily. This paper develops a framework to analyze inefficiencies caused by fit-risk (potential users are not certain whether the technology will fit their needs, lifestyles, social feedback or capabilities), and the role of marketing tools, such as demonstration, in reducing fit-risk and enhancing the efficiency of development projects. We find that, in the presence of fit-risk, there is always unrealized demand and resource waste. Donors who ignore fit-risk always overestimate the project value and over-subsidize the products they are promoting. We identify conditions under which introducing demonstration may help alleviate fit-risk and improve the overall project values. The impact of eliminating fit-risk on the project uptake depends on the probability of fit.

Identifying the Role of Digital Technologies in Sport Spectators Customer Experiences through Qualitative Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Glebova ◽  
Michel Desbordes
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Consumption Culture ◽  
International Sport ◽  
The Impact

The massive uptake of digital technologies has changed the way how fans and the sports service field communicate and interact. In the current paper, we would like to emphasize the role of technology holistically in sport spectators customer experiences (SSCX) as a "game-changer" marketing in sports and the digitalization of SSCX. In this paper, we aim to explore and qualitatively describe by interviewees verbatim how new technologies impact SSCX. It draws on the literature review, combined with the primary data collected on unstructured interviews with international sport management and technology experts (N=10). It brings sports marketing insights followed by examples from industry professionals. Iterative analysis of data combined with literature review let us achieve to outline the crucial points and trends of technological transformations in sports spectacle. We offer an updated perspective on the SSCX through the prism of the impact of digital technologies and reshaping sports consumption culture. To this end, we develop a conceptual model that captures the nature of modern SSCX influenced by digital technologies. Keywords: technological transformation, sports spectacle, customer experience, co-creation, connectivity

INTERACTION BETWEEN NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE GUESTS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kosara Gotseva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
Scientific Report ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The scientific report aims to highlight the positive interaction between technology and hotel guests. The relationship between technology and customer experience is examined. The role of innovation as a tool for enhancing the positive experience of tourists is highlighted. The focus is on digital applications and their relationship to satisfaction. The main global trends that demonstrate the impact of hotel automation on visitor satisfaction are outlined. Attention has been focused on research from recent years. The author defends the thesis that guests seek interaction with automation as it directly affects the quality of service and thus enhances their positive experience. Innovation is a key tool for creating a quality experience.

scholarly journals The Role of Internet and SEO in Branding Destinations: Case of Albania as a New Destination in Balkans

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Ermelinda Kordha Tolica ◽  
Klodiana Gorica ◽  
Vjollca Hysi Panajoti ◽  
Elenica Pjero
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
New Destination ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The Development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has recently been changing almost every aspect of society and economy. Within the new technologies, Internet with has impacted the interactivity between people and the variety of products and brands. When the discussion is not simply about a common product/service, but about a tourist destination, the concepts of marketing and ICTs are even more intertwined. An important aspect of tourist destination marketing is its branding. Destination Branding concept is very important because it make possible for a destination to differentiate from competitors through an unique name and identification in the perception that the target market will have. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact that Internet has in destination branding, especially for relatively new destinations. The role of Internet is present through a variety of tools, such as web-sites, e-mail, social networks, blogging etc. We will bring the Albanian Case as a new destination to illustrate how the use of Internet and its related tools has helped in constructing a good brand image. Nowadays people find themselves firstly searching for information online about the destinations they want to visit, through Internet and the various platforms, so they are becoming very important as means for branding a destination. Many Internet elements can make a difference in branding if included as needed in the e-marketing strategy of companies that are making the important work about destination branding. The most important elements that have a positive impact in Albania, are content and keywords of Websites and a good level of sharing with social media. While there is much more to do with forms such as blogging, very important tools in SEO and the use of the right elements to raise brand awareness and differentiation.

scholarly journals Listening to the learner voice: The ever changing landscape of technology use for language students

ReCALL ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gráinne Conole
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Students

AbstractWhat does learning in today's technology-enhanced environment mean? Is learning as an activity fundamentally changing as a result of the opportunities offered by new technologies and tools? How are the new communicative channels and increased social dimensions possible through Web 2.0 technologies impacting on the way students work and learn? And what does this mean for the role of teachers and institutions in terms of how they support students? This paper considers these questions and reports on findings from current research evaluating how students are actually using technologies and what this research tells us about the ways in which patterns of learning might be changing. It will consider the implications for individual teachers (in terms of designing and supporting learning activities for students) and institutions in terms of the impact on policy and the associated infrastructure needed to provide an appropriate environment that maximises the potential offered by new technologies.

scholarly journals Administrative accounting consulting: a new way of running a company through technology

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Ramiro Rodrigues Sumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
Data Platform ◽  
Scientific Periodicals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company

Objective: To describe the impact from the obstacles and potentialities that technology has brought to accounting consulting. Question: How can administrative accounting consulting help a company using technologies? Methods: The study is a bibliographic review. A search was conducted with the descriptors: technology; innovation; accounting; accounting on Spell’s data platform (Scientific Periodicals Electronic Library) in June 2021. The search resulted in 10 articles. Results: the results brought as obstacles: The increasing technological advance, adapt to the use of these new technologies, Centrality of the role of the accountant in traditional models, Lack of software knowledge,Lack of specialized workforce, malfunction of the connection, Skilled labor. And as potentialities: Use of different digital technologies, Agility and time gain, Convenience, inseparable relationship between technology and consultative accounting promoting agile and quality support to its various users, Customer satisfaction, Speed and flexibility and Cost reduction. Conclusions: It is understood that Information Technologies positively influence the exercise of consultative accounting, although in addition to the advantages has its disadvantages. It is worth mentioning that the technologies enable the control of accounting information for the entry and exit of materials and inputs, as well as their origin and final destination, avoiding unnecessary losses, including deviations, agility, flexibility and security.

scholarly journals Adopting Computer Technology to empower Rural School Learners: The Case for Katsande Rural School Library, Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosea Tokwe
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Technology In Schools

In most countries, the introduction of computer technology in schools has seen the role of school libraries transformed. Adoption of new technologies are now seen to be enhancing school libraries’ ability to perform their mission, vision and role, that is, providing learners access to a wide range of reading material to enable them to acquire knowledge as well as ability to read books online. This paper will address the impact computer technology is having on rural school learners at Katsande Primary School. It will explain how embracing of computer technology has influenced learners concerning achieving quality education. 

Challenges to ethical publishing in the digital era

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Jessica Curno
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Publication Ethics ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to lay out some of the more complex issues arising in the area of publication ethics. The impact of electronic publishing and electronic information is a main focus of the paper. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws in particular upon the work of the Committee on Publication Ethics including illustrative cases discussed at the forum, guidelines and discussion documents. Findings – Three areas are highlighted to stimulate discussion around challenges of publication ethics in the digital era. These are the role of the internet in facilitating misconduct, the issue of confidentiality in publishing and how incentives in research assessments drive author behavior. Originality/value – The paper brings together a variety of issues discussed under the broader umbrella of electronic information and new technologies in publishing.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

1996 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 267-285
Author(s):  
FRANCIS W. RUSHING ◽  
MARK A. THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact

This paper brings together the importance of intellectual property protection (IPP) and entrepreneurship in economic growth. The paper surveys the economic literature on what factors are important to growth. The focus is on recent models of endogenous growth which reflect on the role of investment, technological change and education. Secondly, publications, which measure the impact of IPP on some of the growth elements identified are reviewed. The third section deals with IPP and the entrepreneur as an important agent and facilitator of growth. It discusses the nature of IPP as an incentive in not only stimulating the development of new technologies and processes but also the dissemination of existing technologies. Using the surveys as background, short case studies for India and Brazil are presented on IPP as a stimulus and application of research and development. The last section summarizes the previous sections and draws some conclusions with respect to policy.

scholarly journals Teaching Information Ethics

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Miguel Angel Pérez Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Online Community ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Epistemic Community ◽  
Epistemic Communities ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of social networking is closely related with the new technologies improving user interface experience thus making the interaction between users more natural and intuitive. Before, the first online communities of interest were user lists and asynchronous discussion groups resembling more the form of mass mailings than informal discussions in a cafe or in a classroom. The impact of web 2.0 on scientific practices has become evident in establishing more and more epistemic communities as virtual communities and vice versa. With respect to the role of the paradigm in the constitution and operations of an epistemic community, the framework of values and the ethical reflection of that become its own form of binding and guiding principle of the theoretical action. Thus any individual who joins an online community with the ambition of an epistemic effect must develop the morals and ethics necessary to enable him/her to understand the relevant forms of their theoretical practice.

scholarly journals NEW PARADIGM IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS – THE ROLE OF THE LATEST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Minovski ◽  
Bojan Malchev ◽  
Todor Tocev
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to identify the impact and benefits of the latest information technologies on Accounting Information Systems (AIS). Taking into account the numerous papers related to new technologies and their application in the accounting profession within Industry 4.0, and conducted survey about perception of practitioners in Republic of North Macedonia, this paper summarizes the characteristics and key benefits of some of the new technologies for the functioning of AIS in the digital age. First of all, the evolution of AIS is elaborated, based on theoretical and empirical analysis of the accounting process from the appearance of the first AIS up to nowadays’ services and techniques available for supporting the accounting function. The first technology to be elaborated is Big Data and its potential to change the business landscape, especially in the field of automating operation processes, customer engagements, and predictive decision-making process. Secondly, the Blockchain Technology as an example of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), which adoption brings new possibilities in eliminating or redefining the role of entities external to the company. Cloud Computing i.e. Cloud Accounting is the third technology which is elaborated in this paper through the services it offers on the cloud, especially the way AIS process, store and backup the sensitive and confidential data. Last but not least, Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that could change the professional services, the need, and opportunities that are provided for a solution to the current accounting issues. In summary, taking into account the relevant literature and the perception of the respondents-practitioners, increased use of these technologies is necessary because their application reduces costs; increases transparency and confidence in information; flexibility, i.e. no time and space restrictions on their use, etc., which is especially useful in the current state of Pandemic, caused by the virus COVID-19.

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