scholarly journals Impacts and challenges of Southern African Development Community’s industrialization agenda on Botswana and Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kezia H. Mkwizu ◽  
Gladness L. Monametsi
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
African Development ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Conference Papers ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the impacts and challenges of the Southern African Development Community’s industrialization agenda on the industrialization of two Sub-Saharan African states, Botswana and Tanzania.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts the documentary research method by carefully analyzing relevant policy documents, conference papers, reports, and journals.FindingsWhile there is an impact on policy provisions targeted towards industrialization, there are challenges such as poor policy implementation that, if not addressed, could dampen efforts by policymakers in achieving the goal of industrializing the countries.Practical implicationsGovernments should ensure equal synergy relations amongst institutions tasked with implementation. Increase investment in research and development (R&D) and human capital as drivers of innovation are needed for industrialization.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the discourse on industrialization. It also highlights challenges faced by countries whose policies have had minimal impact on industrialization.

Consumer security behaviors and trust following a data breach

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelby R. Curtis ◽  
Jessica Rose Carre ◽  
Daniel Nelson Jones
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Large Impact ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Personal Security ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Security Behaviors

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine how security statement certainty (overconfident, underconfident and realistic) and behavioral intentions of potential consumers impact the perceptions of companies in the presence or absence of a past security breach. Design/methodology/approach The study exposed participants to three types of security statements and randomly assigned them to the presence or absence of a previous breach. Participants then evaluated the company and generated a hypothetical password for that company. Findings This study found that the presence or absence of a previous breach had a large impact on company perceptions, but a minimal impact on behavioral intentions to be personally more secure. Research limitations/implications The authors found that the presence or absence of a previous breach had a large impact on company perceptions, but minimal impact on behavioral intentions to be personally more secure. Practical implications Companies need to be cautious about how much confidence they convey to consumers. Companies should not rely on consumers engaging in secure online practices, even following a breach. Social implications Companies need to communicate personal security behaviors to consumers in a way that still instills confidence in the company but encourages personal responsibility. Originality/value The confidence of company security statements and presence of a previous breach were examined for their impact on company perception and a novel dependent variable of password complexity.

Collaboratives to improve industrial maintenance contract relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-562
Author(s):  
Arjan De Jong ◽  
Klaas Smit
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Technical System ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Performance Contracts ◽  
Contract Type ◽  
Industrial Maintenance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how collaborative contracts can improve industrial maintenance contract relationships. Design/methodology/approach The research compares performance contracts with collaborative contracts, a new contract type whereby the contract parties align their objectives. The study uses game theory and describes the contract types as mechanism designs to compare the contract types. The mechanisms are validated with case studies. The utility of the contract types is verified with Monte Carlo simulations using expert opinions. Findings The research demonstrates that, under certain conditions, collaborative contracts result in a higher utility than performance contracts for all contract parties. Practical implications The use of collaborative contracts between an operator of a technical system and a maintenance organisation reduces maintenance costs and improves the availability of the technical system, increasing the utility for all contract parties. Originality/value The collaborative contract is a new contract type for maintenance services and the research method provides a new approach to optimise industrial maintenance contract relationships.

B2B engagement within an internet of things ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dominant Logic ◽  
Engagement Strategies ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to investigate business-to-business (B2B) engagement within an internet of things (IoT) ecosystem. A conceptual framework is proposed that can be used for building engagement strategies considering key actors within an IoT ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach The study used an integrative literature review as a research method and investigated engagement across several disciplines along with antecedents and outcomes of engagement to form an understanding of IoT engagement. Findings The findings in this study revealed IoT engagement antecedents as IoT readiness, commitment, communication, involvement and support and, consequently, the outcomes of IoT engagement as trust, loyalty, better performance and satisfaction. Furthermore, IoT engagement needs to be considered from three perspectives, namely, from a multidimensional perspective, beyond a dyad perspective and from the service-dominant logic perspective, which suggests thinking of goods as services and highlights the importance of value co-creation. Research limitations/implications As the study of B2B engagement within the IoT ecosystem is conceptual, empirical investigations are suggested for elaborating on the findings. Practical implications The conceptual framework provides managers within an IoT ecosystem with thorough recommendations on why to change their perspectives toward engagement; it points out drivers of engagement that need to be maintained and adds IoT readiness as a new antecedent to engagement literature. Originality/value This study contributes a coherent conceptualization of actors’ engagement within IoT ecosystems and enhances both the theoretical and practical domain of B2B engagement.

Client importance, bank risk, and systemic risk

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-544
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Mary Ma ◽  
Victor Song
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Risk ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Bank Risk ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Distress Risk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of audit client importance on future bank risk and systemic risk in US-listed commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach The authors use archival research method. Findings The authors mainly find that client importance is negatively related with future bank-specific crash risk and distress risk, and also with sector-wide systemic crash risk and systemic distress risk in the future. The authors also report some evidence that these relations become more pronounced during the crisis period than during the non-crisis period. Moreover, the effect of client importance on systemic risk is found to strengthen in banks audited by Big-N auditors, by auditors without clients who restate earnings, and by auditors with more industry expertise. Research limitations/implications These findings contribute to the auditing and systemic risk literature. Practical implications This study has implications for regulating the banking industry. Originality/value This study provides original evidence on how client importance affects bank-specific risk and systemic risk of the banking industry.

MiFID II: practical implications for high yield bond investors

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Natalia Sokolova ◽  
Tamer Bahgat
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Bond Market ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to alert the European high-yield market to several regulatory developments relating to the adoption of markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID) II. Design/methodology/approach Reviews regulatory developments in connection with the MiFID II adoption and implementation, identifies several practical implications for the high-yield market professionals and suggests certain modifications in the banks’ internal protocols and practices that may be required as a result. Findings When the provisions of MiFID II are applied on January 3, 2018, they may have a dramatic impact on global financial markets, including a number of practical implications for the high-yield bond market. The burden of implementing MiFID II will be primarily on banks and brokers with minimal impact on the high-yield issuers. Originality/value Practical guidance from experienced high yield, securities and financial services lawyers.

scholarly journals Evidence of green leases in England and Wales

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 6-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Bright ◽  
Hannah Dixie
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Property Management ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to report on research that investigates the use of green clauses in leases of office and retail premises in England and Wales. Design/methodology/approach – The authors examined 26 recent leases of green build properties registered at HM Land Registry. The green clauses discovered were classified and compared with the model form green clauses promoted by the London-based Better Building Partnership's Green Lease Toolkit. Findings – Of the 26 leases analysed, 18 contained some form of green provision. Research limitations/implications – As the sample selected was not representative, a larger study is needed to detect trends in green leasing. This research method does not show the impact of green clauses on property management. Practical implications – This research illustrates the types of clauses that have been used in leases but also shows that green leasing principles are not yet the industry standard. Many new, long leases still make no reference to environmental practices. Originality/value – This is the first research to be done examining the green content of agreed leases and develops a methodology that can be used for future research.

Rotterdam and the question of new urban tourism

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Nientied
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to discuss tourism development, tourism policy development and its challenges in Rotterdam through the lens of “new urban tourism”, reviewing the relevance of the concept. Design/methodology/approach This paper comprises a review of the concept of new urban tourism and a case study of Rotterdam. Methods used include a literature review and social media search, an analysis of policy documents and street interviews. Findings Tourism in Rotterdam has grown rapidly, exhibiting aspects of new urban tourism such as encounters with the ordinary and everydayness, authenticity and de-differentiation. Details about tourism motives and nature of tourism are unknown. It is concluded that the concept of new urban tourism is a rather elusive and difficult notion to apply to the case of Rotterdam. Research limitations/implications This research is a case study of one city. Practical implications This paper suggests that different tourism information and statistics are needed for policymaking and for understanding urban tourism. Originality/value The Rotterdam case raises new questions about new urban tourism, as the concept appears to be rather indefinable.

Being Jean-Baptiste Grenouille: on the trail of consumers' olfactory perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-204
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Taylan Dortyol
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sensory Marketing ◽  
Hierarchical Value Map ◽  
Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique ◽  
Avoidance Reactions ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis research aims to uncover consumers' deeply hidden thoughts and feelings about store scent and its effects on shopping experiences.Design/methodology/approachFollowing a qualitative approach, this research uses Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique (ZMET). All the steps of the ZMET have been performed, and important constructs and contents have been explored.FindingsUltimately, a hierarchical value map was presented. Accordingly, the naturalness and intensity of the scent played a prominent part in its effectiveness. The pleasantness and complexity of the scent, the malodor, congruity and incongruity of the scent, as well as nostalgia, were seen as the predominant originator constructs that resulted in approach or avoidance reactions.Research limitations/implicationsThese findings have practical implications for managers seeking to design a store atmospherics making way for consumers to engage with the store and the brand. The cultural milieu in which the study was performed could be seen as a possible limitation of the study. This cultural angle should also be taken into consideration while the findings were considered.Originality/valueUsing ZMET as an innovative research method makes the study significant. By doing so, the metaphors of consumption are extended to the sensory marketing field to provide a more comprehensive understanding on the effects of store scent. Moreover, the study contributes to the existing literature of smell marketing.

Drops forming in inkjet printing of flexible electronic circuits

Circuit World ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Tomaszewski ◽  
Jerzy Potencki
Keyword(s):  
Inkjet Printing ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Drop Formation ◽  
Print Quality ◽  
Electronic Circuits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Printing Processes ◽  
Nanoparticle Ink ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to study drop formation in piezoelectric industrial printheads during the inkjet printing processes. It presents how the piezoelectric printhead forms drops of nanoparticle ink and how the problems with different values of drop parameters may influence the printed pattern’ defects and quality. Design/methodology/approach A piezoelectric printhead with 128 nozzles was activated to operate in a controlled manner, and the droplets ejected from the nozzles were observed during falling and analysed in the printview system. The effect of varying the values of drop parameters on print quality and pattern defects has been analysed and discussed. Findings The obtained results allow the identification of the sources of the technological problems in obtaining repeatable performance drops with the desired properties, and indicate the importance of choosing the appropriate individually chosen strategy of controlling the printing for each individual application to get good-quality and free-from-defects patterns. Research limitations/implications Because of the chosen research method (arbitrary selected printhead type and ink manufacturer), this study could have limited universality. Authors encourage the study of other kinds of piezoelectric heads or other conductive inks. Practical implications This study includes practically useful applications for users to improve the inkjet print quality. Originality/value This study presents results of original empirical research works on problems of the drops forming in the inkjet printing process, and finally, it identifies problems that must be resolved to disseminate this technology.

Challenges of managing and preserving audio-visual archives in archival institutions in Sub Saharan Africa: a literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Rakemane ◽  
Olefhile Mosweu
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Controls ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges related to the management and preservation of audio-visual (AV) records and/or archives in archival institutions in Sub Saharan Africa and suggests strategies for resolving them. Design/methodology/approach This study is qualitative in nature and used content analysis from desk top review of literature to identify the challenges and suggested solutions. Findings Among others, the study revealed that budgetary constraints, poor environmental controls, ill-equipped staff and technological obsolescence are the major challenges hampering the efforts of archival institutions in Sub Saharan Africa to manage and preserve AV archives. Research limitations/implications The contextual differences due to existing political set ups in archival agencies in Sub Saharan Africa may or may not be receptive to some of the strategies suggested for the improvement of managing and preserving audio visual archives. Practical implications The paper provides practical solutions which can inform policy and practice; thus, if adopted by archival agencies, the findings can add to improvements in the management and preservation of AV records. Originality/value The study contributes to the body of knowledge on the preservation and management of AV archives in the context of Sub Saharan Africa.

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