“Stay at home” for addressing COVID-19 protocol: learning from the traditional Balinese house

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Dewa Gede Agung Diasana Putra
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Complete Protection ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Staying At Home ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
At Home

PurposeCOVID-19 caused dramatic changes in daily life, including the way people stay in a building. Since the virus's outbreak and the mandate of social distancing from WHO, a house has become an essential place for people to avoid the propagation of the virus. However, recent house configurations cannot satisfy people's needs when staying at home and have not provided complete protection from viruses. Therefore, architects are expected to create new configurations. In order to establish a new trend, this paper aimed to explore the ability of the traditional architectural concepts that discuss the efforts to produce suitable configurations.Design/methodology/approachTo investigate to what extent the traditional Balinese concepts are still relevant to counter infectious diseases, architectural examinations and spatial stories were used as a method of investigations.FindingsThis paper found that certain traditional knowledge elements are still relevant to produce suitable configurations to deal with possible virus attacks and introduce more security layers to the house.Research limitations/implicationsLearning from the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper provides a view of traditional concepts that are now still applicable to modifications and adaptations.Practical implicationsIn these modifications, the traditional hierarchy of entering the house and the function of open spaces for food production are traditional elements that address the protocol to face the virus.Social implicationsLocal knowledge has given good things as a precious heritage from the Balinese communities' ancestors to face this new challenge.Originality/valueThis pandemic has taught architects to combine modern technologies with local wisdom as an approach to develop innovative antivirus designs.

Factors driving indebtedness among small- and medium-sized dairy companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-175
Author(s):  
Alberto Mazzoleni ◽  
Enrica Pollonini
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Financial Structure ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeWe developed a model to demonstrate how multiple interrelated aspects of a firm influence its recourse to third-party financing, which frequently depends on the characteristics of each food production chain.Design/methodology/approachWe conducted an empirical research on a relevant sample of small- and medium-sized Italian dairy firms. Our research methodology is inspired by the grounded theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967).FindingsOur findings illustrated that firm indebtedness is the result of intertwined variables, linked to different firm dimensions, including growth, financial structure and economic dynamics.Research limitations/implicationsA portion of the analysed phenomenon is not explained using the sample and econometric tools.Practical implicationsThere are practical implications for the decision-makers in a firm (in particular, the managers and the shareholders) as the model allows to evaluate the influence of a set of mutually interdependent firm variables for the indebtedness level.Originality/valueFirst, we considered the recourse to third-party financing within the context of the systems theory (Millová and Blatný, 2015) and from the perspective of linked causes and mutually connected variables. Second, our research focussed on a well-defined food chain and on features of firms operating in this context. Last, our model considered the impact of the recent economic crisis, which motivated us to review the existing models.

David’s view of Goliath in open innovation

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Us ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Stereotypical Image ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Super Cool

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The stereotypical image of a new start-up has probably been driven either by pictures in Wired magazine – where they are super-cool, achingly on-trend lofts with huge open spaces and juicing machines – or by the US sitcom Silicon Valley where young men are sat in some guy’s kitchen fighting over the least rancid mug for a cup of instant coffee. There is a happy medium, and it is a very large place as almost no start-up is like this, and they are like almost everything else. They are probably like the very office you work in every single day. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Everest sales staff learn at home-from-home

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Home Improvement ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Sales Staff ◽  
At Home

Purpose – Describes how a home-improvement company that seeks to “rewrite the rule book in its sector” has opened a dedicated training center whose design replicates customers’ homes where most of its sales take place. Design/methodology/approach – Explains the reasons for the Everest Training Academy, the form it takes and the results it is helping to achieve. Findings – Reveals that the idea behind the training academy is to help the company’s sales people to feel comfortable about selling in people’s homes and to showcase other products than simply windows and doors. Practical implications – Explains that the academy is designed to ensure that staff are respected for their knowledge and professionalism, and feel good about themselves and the position they hold at Everest. Originality/value – Describes a novel design of training academy.

How modern technologies can generate a competitive edge

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Modern Technologies

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Digital technologies can increase business value and deliver a competitive advantage. Organizations can exploit the potential more fully by creating an appropriate IT strategy, aligning it with the business strategy and ensuring that systems and solutions are flexible and interoperable. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Working from home: characteristics and outcomes of telework

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audronė Nakrošienė ◽  
Ilona Bučiūnienė ◽  
Bernadeta Goštautaitė
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Reduced Time ◽  
At Home

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between theoretically grounded telework factors and various individual and organizational outcomes of telework (overall satisfaction with telework, perceived advantages of telework, career opportunities and self-reported productivity).Design/methodology/approachBased on a literature review, ten telework factors that may affect individual and organizational telework outcomes were identified and empirically tested using the survey data of 128 teleworkers exercising different telework intensity and representing various sectors of the economy.FindingsThe bundle of theoretically selected variables explained a significant part of the variance of telework outcomes. Reduced communication with co-workers, supervisor’s trust and support, suitability of the working place at home were found to be the most important telework factors impacting different telework outcomes. Higher self-reported productivity was related to reduced time in communicating with co-workers, a suitable working place at home and the possibility to take care of family members when teleworking.Practical implicationsThis study provides insights about the management of telework in organizations by highlighting the factors that promote the satisfaction, productivity and perceived career opportunities of teleworkers.Originality/valueThis paper challenges the results of previous research on the factors related with telework and its outcomes. Based on the job demands-resources theory, the authors identified the factors that serve as resources in generating positive telework outcomes, and the factors increasing job demands and reducing satisfaction with telework.

Exodus at home: a narrative introspection on what matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-414
Author(s):  
Shirley R. Steinberg
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Narrative Voice ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
What Matters ◽  
At Home

PurposeTo exemplify how narrative leads us to question and continue question in a capitalized academic world which continually demands answers.Design/methodology/approachThis viewpoint/editorialized piece uses narrative voice as a gestalt for our times.FindingsTo ask more questions, to engage in dialogue, to become equitable. To get woke.Research limitations/implicationsThat empiricists will not get an answer.Practical implicationsThat all who read has the possibility of identifying with this global issueSocial implicationsTo make a changeOriginality/valueNarrative voice is original

At home away or arrived in Spain: translocalism and neighbourhood social circles among long-term visitors in Costa Blanca leisurescapes

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Kr. Steen Jacobsen ◽  
Antonio Miguel Nogués-Pedregal
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
International Mobility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Foreign Culture ◽  
Native Soil ◽  
Feeling At Home ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
At Home

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline and interpret social circles and networks of long-term visitors to Costa Blanca (Spain) and to analyse how the long-termers relate to Spanish nationals and compatriots in their (temporary) residence areas. Design/methodology/approach En route airport questionnaire survey to departing passengers. Findings The study indicates a presence of translocalism among many of the polyglot long-termers not tied to their native soil and having manifold links across national borders. Most of them socialise within compatriot leisurescape settings. Language skills are determinant. Many long-termers are “dual citizens”, feeling at home both here and there. Research limitations/implications Airport surveys can reach a broad range of people but must be kept simple because of time constraints. The different labels used by researchers to describe international mobility might not be comprehensive. Practical implications The paper is of interest to local authorities, planners, property developers and tourism destination service providers. Social implications The study confirms that some persons may be physically “in” a foreign culture while socially “outside” of that culture, or in society but not of it. Originality/value The research uniquely encompasses all types of long-termers in various locations, based on an airport survey. It offers new insights into patterns of social circles and language proficiencies of diverse international long-term arrivals in Mediterranean Spain.

scholarly journals Food scares: a comprehensive categorisation

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Whitworth ◽  
Angela Druckman ◽  
Amy Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Venn Diagram ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Scare ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a comprehensive categorisation of food scares. Design/methodology/approach Following an initial desktop study, the categorisation was developed collaboratively with industry experts through a workshop and series of semi-structured interviews. Findings The new categorisation developed is in Venn diagram format allowing overlapping categories. It is organised around the two major types of contamination (biological, and chemical/physical contaminants) and the two major causes of contamination (wilful deception, and transparency and awareness issues). Practical implications The long and complex supply chains characteristic of current food production systems have resulted in a rising number of food scares. There is thus an increased emphasis on developing strategies to reduce both the number of incidents of food scares, and their associated economic, social and environmental impacts. The new categorisation developed in this study enables experts to address categories of food scares. Inclusion of the cause of contamination is particularly important as the method through which contamination occurs is key in devising food scare prevention strategies. Originality/value The new categorisation, unlike previous categorisations, enables food scares to fall into multiple categories, as appropriate. Also, again in contrast to previous categorisations, it takes into account not only the physical problem of a food scare but also the mechanism through which it arises.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and restaurant demand: early effects of the pandemic and stay-at-home orders

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 3809-3834
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Hongbo Liu ◽  
Xiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Traffic Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Strategies ◽  
Early Effects ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
At Home

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the early effects of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and accompanying stay-at-home orders on restaurant demand in US counties. Design/methodology/approach The following two sets of daily restaurant demand data were collected for each US county: foot traffic data and card transaction data. A two-way fixed-effects panel data model was used to estimate daily restaurant demand from February 1 to April 30, 2020. Findings Results show that a 1% increase in daily new COVID-19 cases led to a 0.0556% decrease in daily restaurant demand, while stay-at-home orders were collectively associated with a 3.25% drop in demand. The extent of these declines varied across counties; ethnicity, political ideology, eat-in habits and restaurant diversity were found to moderate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders. Practical implications These results characterize the regional restaurant industry’s resilience to COVID-19 and identify particularly vulnerable areas that may require pubic policies and managerial strategies for intervention. Originality/value This study represents a pioneering attempt to investigate the economic impact of COVID-19 on restaurant businesses.

Consumer value creation through WhatsApp use

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-471
Author(s):  
Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas ◽  
Jorge Guadalupe-Lanas ◽  
Ekaterina Zabelina ◽  
Andrés Palacio-Fierro ◽  
Margarita Velín-Fárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Value ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand in-depth how consumers create value in their lives using WhatsApp, the leading mobile instant messaging (MIM) application. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts the perspective of customer-dominant logic (CDL) and uses a qualitative multimethod design involving 3 focus groups and 25 subsequent in-depth interviews. The research setting was Ecuador, a Latin American country. Findings Analysis and interpretation of the participants’ stories made it possible to identify and understand the creation of four types of value: maintaining and strengthening relationships; improving role performance; emotional support; and entertainment and fun. In addition, the present study proposes a conceptual model of consumer value creation as it applies to MIM. Practical implications Understanding the way consumers create value in their lives using MIM is important not only for organizations that offer MIM applications, but also for those companies that develop other applications for mobile phones or for those who wish to use MIM as an electronic word-of-mouth vehicle. Originality/value The current study is one of the first to address the topic of consumer behavior in the use of technologies from the perspective of CDL; this perspective enables an integrated qualitative vision of value creation in which the consumer is the protagonist.

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