Evaluation of enterprise technology innovation capability in prefabricated construction in China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yudan Dou ◽  
Xiaolong Xue ◽  
Yuna Wang ◽  
Weirui Xue ◽  
Wenbo Huangfu
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Fuzzy Cognitive Map ◽  
Gray Relational Analysis ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Enterprise Technology ◽  
Total Input ◽  
Enterprise Level

Purpose This study aims to evaluate enterprise technology innovation capability in prefabricated construction (PC) from an input-output perspective, using six integrated enterprises in China as cases. Design/methodology/approach An evaluation system for enterprise technology innovation capability in PC was constructed, including total input, technology output (TO) and project output. All the evaluation indexes were quantified, and the subject and object indexes weights were determined using the fuzzy cognitive map and information entropy, respectively. The final scores and ranks were evaluated through gray relational analysis (GRA) based on the combined weights. Findings It was found that enterprise technology innovation capability in PC was low in China, with its unbalanced development in different dimensions and the poorest performance in TO, currently. Originality/value This research has developed an evaluation system for technology innovation capability in PC at the enterprise level and scientifically quantified all the indexes, which is a breakthrough over existing studies. The GRA model based on the combined weights proposed in this study can be applied to other comparable fields and regions, with its easy operation.

Structural risk of diversified project financing of city investment company in China based on the best worst method

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuning Wang ◽  
Xiaohua Jin
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Project Financing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Structural Risk ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Best Worst Method

Purpose City investment companies (CICs) in China, set up and funded by the government, are playing an important role in the construction of urban infrastructure in China. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the structural risk of diversified project financing of CICs and explore its key influencing factors. Design/methodology/approach The best worst method (BWM) is used in this study to empirically analyze and quantitatively study the optimization of the structural risk of diversified financing of CICs. Findings In this study, the structural risk of diversified financing of CICs has been clearly defined, and its key evaluation indexes, including the structure of projects, the structure of financing, asset-liability ratio, earnings before interest and tax margin, the rate of return on capital and the ratio of long-term debt and short-term debt, have been determined. What is more, a comprehensive evaluation system of the structural risk of diversified financing has been established. Originality/value This study has established a comprehensive evaluation system of the structural risk of diversified financing. Based on the validated systematic evaluation, comparison and ranking of the structural risk of diversified financing of CICs by using the BWM, the ranking results can help investors to select the CICs with small structural risk of diversified financing to invest.

Can usage be used for scholars’ evaluation in the construction of smart libraries?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunmei Liu ◽  
Changling Li ◽  
Zichun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
Academic Paper ◽  
Study Results

PurposeWith the development of Web2.0 and publishing digitalization, traditional libraries and evaluation citation system can no longer indicate academic paper influence validly. Therefore, it is necessary to construct smart library and find the evaluation effect of Internet metrics-Usage.Design/methodology/approachThis study puts forward four indexes of scholars’ evaluation based on Usage (total Usage (U), average Usage rate (U/N), hu-index and pu-index), which refer to citation indexes, takes the 35 high-output scholars in the field of library and information science in the WoS database as examples, analyzes performance of different scholars evaluation indexes based on Usage and compares the differences and correlations between “citation indicators” and “usage indicators.”FindingsThis study results show that pu-index is the strongest index to evaluate scholars. Second, there is a high correlation and strong mechanism based on time dependence and interactions between Usage and citation. Third, compared to “citation indicators”, the “usage indicators” has a larger numerical value and wider measurement range, which can break the time limitation of citation, and scientifically evaluate young scholars and newly published paper by scholars.Originality/valueThis paper proposes the pu-index – a relatively superior mathematical model for Usage and provides reference for the scholars’ evaluation policy of the smart library. This model can not only provide fair evaluation conditions for young scientists but also shorten the evaluation effect of the time lag of cited indicators. In addition, the “usage indicators” in this paper are new scientific evaluation indicators generated in the network environment. Applying it to the academic evaluation system will make the research papers widely accepted by the public and will also encourage scientists to follow the development of the Internet age and pursue research with equal emphasis on quantity and quality.

Evaluation of provincial integration degree of “internet + industry” based on matrix grey relational analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Yang ◽  
Naiming Xie
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Gray Relational Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Internet Industry ◽  
Integration Degree ◽  
Industry Integration

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish a new evaluation system to assess the degree of integration between industry and the internet. And use the gray correlation matrix method to evaluate the “internet + industry” integration degree of China’s provinces. Design/methodology/approach This paper establishes a new evaluation system to assess the degree of integration between industry and the internet using the matrix gray relational analysis method. Findings The main indexes and its rankings of the provinces’ integration degree and the rankings of the provinces’ integration degree are obtained. Practical implications The ranking of the degree of integration of various provinces in the country has certain guiding significance in promoting the development of “internet +” and “industry 4.0.” Originality/value Establishing a new model for the quantitative assessment of the degree of fusion, this method has a positive impact on the quantitative assessment of “internet + industrial” integration.

scholarly journals Subjective Product Evaluation System Based on Kansei Engineering and Analytic Hierarchy Process

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaxue Zuo ◽  
Zhenya Wang
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Kansei Engineering ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Product evaluation is very important for product improvement and development, and subjective product evaluation determines customer’s evaluation of products to some extent, so the purpose of this study is to establish a reasonable subjective product evaluation system. In this study, we comprehensively determine the evaluation indexes based on Kansei engineering (KE), establish an overall product evaluation system by using analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and establish the subjective product evaluation system by classifying the evaluation indexes in the overall product evaluation system into “objective evaluation index” and “subjective evaluation index”, removing the objective evaluation indexes, and retaining the subjective evaluation indexes. Additionally, we select some modern chairs as experimental samples to verify the reliability and validity of this subjective product evaluation system by means of questionnaires. The experimental results show that, in this subjective product evaluation system, the subjective evaluation of the product is positively correlated with the “favorite” level of the product in comprehensive evaluation, and negatively correlated with the “least favorite” level of the product in comprehensive evaluation, indicating that this subjective product evaluation system realizes a symmetry between subjective product evaluation and comprehensive product evaluation. Therefore, it can be concluded that this subjective product evaluation system based on KE and AHP proposed in this study has reliability and validity, and can be used for product evaluation to judge the popularity of products and enhance the competitiveness of products.

How does corporate learning orientation enhance industrial brand equity? The roles of firm capabilities and size

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Xie ◽  
Xiaoying Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Marketing Capabilities ◽  
Marketing Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Learning ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of learning orientation in building brand equity for B2B firms. The present research proposes that learning orientation contributes to the development of innovation and marketing capabilities and, in turn, leads to enhanced industrial brand equity. Furthermore, the moderating effect of firm size in these processes is investigated. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses are tested by administering a survey with a set of managers of manufacturing firms in China. Findings Innovation capability and marketing capability serve as the mediators between learning orientation and industrial brand equity. The mediating path through innovation capability is stronger for small firms than for large firms. Research limitations/implications Learning orientation provides a cultural base for B2B firms to cultivate brand equity. Measurement of industrial brand equity and contingency of its effect requires further investigation. Practical implications To transform learning-oriented culture into brand equity, firms need to develop and manage innovation and marketing capabilities. The learning orientation–innovation capability route is more beneficial for small firms. Originality/value While a majority of prior literature ignores the impact of organizational culture in driving industrial brand equity, the present research explores learning orientation as a key cultural antecedent of industrial brand equity. A more refined industrial-brand-equity-building mechanism from learning orientation to corporate capabilities and then to brand equity is proposed and tested. The mechanism varies with firm size.

Dynamic capabilities vs. innovation capability: are they related?

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidija Breznik ◽  
Robert D. Hisrich
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the relationship between dynamic capabilities and innovation capabilities. It links dynamic capability with innovation capability and indicates the ways they can be related. Design/methodology/approach – The relationships between dynamic and innovation capability were investigated through a systematic literature review. Findings – The review indicates that common characteristics exist between of the both fields, which demonstrate six relationships. Additionally, findings show some inconsistencies and even contradictions. Originality/value – In this paper, the authors have compared dynamic capabilities, a relatively new approach in the field of strategic management, with innovation capabilities, a widely recognised crucial domain for sustained competitiveness. Since both areas address issues that are essential to today's environment, future research should seek to clarify both concepts, by undertaking some new research and developing comprehensive and unambiguous framework.

To nurture transformational technology, build a community like Sam Walton’s

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osvald M. Bjelland ◽  
Robert Chapman Wood
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Elements ◽  
Innovation Leadership ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Technology Course

Purpose – The authors examine the approach by which Sam Walton, a 48-year-old when he took his first technology course, drove creation of a new set of technology for retailing. Design/methodology/approach – By breaking Walton’s approach into five stages, the authors show how his way of working points to a credible path for leaders with limited background in technology to lead technological change. Findings – Senior leaders can apply Walton’s systematic way of leading for creation of excellent processes to accomplish customer-focused technology innovation in the modern era. Practical implications – Five elements of Walton’s tech innovation leadership are reviewed and analyzed. Originality/value – This article offers insights about how Walton was able to form a tech savvy team of managers and synthesize a vision about the potential of technology to produce operational breakthroughs far in advance of his competition.

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