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.

Emerald – a 16-rotor multicopter for stereo imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetoslav Zabunov ◽  
Garo Mardirossian ◽  
Katia Strelnitski
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Stereo Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rotor Design ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Prototype Testing

Purpose The current manuscript aims to propose a novel multirotor design. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a novel 16-rotor multicopter design named Emerald. The novel design innovations and benefits are disclosed. Comparison to existing 16-rotor designs is carried out. Implementation areas where the novel idea shall yield benefit are discussed. A prototype of the presented design is described. Findings The herein proposed 16-rotor design has a number of benefits over existing 16-rotor multicopters. The paper elaborates on those advantages. Research limitations/implications The research was limited to prototype testing, as the presented design is a novel concept. Practical implications The motivation to research and develop this novel design is implementing the vehicle for stereoscopic photography and reconnaissance. The design is also applicable to carrying payloads while flying indoors.

“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.

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 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.

scholarly journals Advantages and potential challenges of data management in e-maintenance

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arian Razmi-Farooji ◽  
Hanna Kropsu-Vehkaperä ◽  
Janne Härkönen ◽  
Harri Haapasalo
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Maintenance Systems ◽  
Industry Leader ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to understand data management challenges in e-maintenance systems from a holistically viewpoint through summarizing the earlier scattered research in the field, and second, to present a conceptual approach for addressing these challenges in practice. Design/methodology/approach The study is realized as a combination of a literature review and by the means of analyzing the practices on an industry leader in manufacturing and maintenance services. Findings This research provides a general understanding over data management challenges in e-maintenance and summarizes their associated proposed solutions. In addition, this paper lists and exemplifies different types and sources of data which can be collected in e-maintenance, across different organizational levels. Analyzing the data management practices of an e-maintenance industry leader provides a conceptual approach to address identified challenges in practice. Research limitations/implications Since this paper is based on studying the practices of a single company, it might be limited to generalize the results. Future research topics can focus on each of mentioned data management challenges and also validate the applicability of presented model in other companies and industries. Practical implications Understanding the e-maintenance-related challenges helps maintenance managers and other involved stakeholders in e-maintenance systems to better solve the challenges. Originality/value The so-far literature on e-maintenance has been studied with narrow focus to data and data management in e-maintenance appears as one of the less studied topics in the literature. This research paper contributes to e-maintenance by highlighting the deficiencies of the discussion surrounding the perspectives of data management in e-maintenance by studying all common data management challenges and listing different types of data which need to be acquired in e-maintenance systems.

An exploratory empirical study of whistleblowing and whistleblowers

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-770
Author(s):  
Maria Krambia-Kapardis
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Due Date ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Unethical Behaviour ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
European Directive ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a profile of whistleblowers and to determine whether whistleblowing legislation would encourage those individuals to bring to light some illegal or unethical behaviour that otherwise would remain in the shadows. Design/methodology/approach Having identified whistleblowing correlation, a survey was carried out in Cyprus of actual whistleblowers and could-have-been whistleblowers. Findings Males between 46 and55 years of age, regardless of whether they have dependents or hold senior positions in organizations are significantly more likely to blow the whistle. However, could-have-been whistleblowers did not go ahead because they felt that the authorities would not act on their information. Research limitations/implications Because of the sensitive nature of the research topic and the fact that only whistleblowers or intended whistleblowers could participate in the study, the sample size is limited as a result. This, in turn, limits both the number of respondents in each category (actual and intended) as well as constrains the statistical analysis that could be carried out on the data. Practical implications It remains to be seen whether EU Member States shall implement the European Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union Law, in its entirety by the due date, namely December 2021. Originality/value This study provides a literature review of whistleblowing and reports an original survey against the backdrop of the European Directive.

How Phillips saw the light

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Freak Show ◽  
The World ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The One ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints 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 problem with developing a reputation of being something of an oracle in the business world is that all of a sudden, everyone expects you to pull off the trick of interpreting the future on a daily basis. Like a freak show circus act or one-hit wonder pop singer, people expect you to perform when they see you, and they expect you to perform the thing that made you famous, even if it is the one thing in the world you don’t want to do. And when you fail to deliver on these heightened expectations, you are dismissed as a one trick pony, however good that trick is in the first place. 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.

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