Critical Assumptions in Superdistribution Based Business Models Empirical Evidence  from the User Perspective

Author(s):  
Sophie Ahrens ◽  
Thomas Hess ◽  
Tanja Pfister ◽  
Behrend Freese
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trung Hai Le

PurposeThe authors provide a comprehensive study on systemic risk of the banking sectors in the ASEAN-6 countries. In particular, they investigate the systemic risk dynamics and determinants of 49 listed banks in the region over the 2000–2018 period.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ the market-based SRISK measure of Brownlees and Engle (2017) to investigate the systemic risk of the ASEAN-6's banking sectors.FindingsThe authors find that the regional systemic risk fluctuates significantly and currently at par or higher level than that of the recent global financial crisis. Systemic risk is generally associated with banks that have bigger size, more traditional business models, lower quality in their loan portfolios, less profitable and with lower market-to-book values. However, these relationships vary significantly between ASEAN countries.Research limitations/implicationsThe research focuses on the systemic risk of ASEAN-6 countries. Therefore, the research results may lack generalizability to other countries.Practical implicationsThe authors’ empirical evidence advocates the use of capital surcharges on the systemically important financial institutions. Although the region has been pushing to higher financial integration in recent years, the authors encourage the regional regulators to account for the idiosyncratic characteristics of their banking sectors in designing effective macroprudential policy to contain systemic risk.Originality/valueThis paper provides the first study on the systemic risk of the ASEAN-6 region. The empirical evidence on the drivers of systemic risk would be of interest to the regional regulators.


Author(s):  
Paola De Bernardi ◽  
Monica Gilli

The purpose of this chapter is to determine the role of digital communication strategies in Torino digitally active museums. It describes strengths and weakness of museum digital communication practices, giving evidence on the awareness that museum managers have on the power of technology, data and automation to drive innovative digital communications. While some conceptual studies have highlighted the impact that digital technologies have on museums, empirical evidence on communication strategies, according to museum managers, is still missing. This research aims to fill this gap. The results show that digital communication is weakly linked to strategic dimension in the Torino museums, since it is conceived as a short-term operative tool, and it is not yet managed as a key resource to engage in dialogue with their publics. Results could provide new insight to directors and museum managers involved from the transformative and often disruptive power of digitization with the various spill-over effects on their business models.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mudasser Abbas ◽  
Zhiqiang Liu

Purpose Sustainable development research assumes that startups, under extreme financial constraints, cannot sacrifice resources now for benefits later without risking their survival. Furthermore, their non-compliance with environmental regulations adds fuel to the fire. This paper aims to explore the challenges faced by startups in resource-scarce economies and the innovative ways of coping with these challenges. Design/methodology/approach The data for the study was collected through 17 semi-structured interviews taken from startup owners and industry experts based in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The transcribed data were coded through NVivo 12 and themes were generated by merging 47 open and 14 axial codes. Findings The findings show that a lack of government support and lack of organisational readiness and motivation significantly affect startups’ frugal eco-innovation. Empirical evidence reveals problems related to the business ecosystem, and internal organisational issues also contribute to challenges faced by startups in attaining a competitive position in the industry. Research limitations/implications The study’s findings suggested leveraging dynamic capabilities can help lean startups in frugal eco-innovation. Furthermore, organisational cohesion, business ecosystem, government regulations and assistantship, organisational mismanagement and market realisation are decisive in startups’ competitive position in emerging economies. Practical implications The findings of the study will result in a higher adoption rate of more competitive business models, and hence, startups’ sustainability. The results would be an effective and efficient deployment of sustainable technological solutions, creating more customer and shareholder value leading to economic growth. Originality/value This research offers a comprehensive analysis of frugal eco-innovative startups by exploring the interplay between different challenges and organisational capabilities. Furthermore, the study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing empirical evidence that eco-innovation can be conducted in a resource-constrained environment. This study challenged the scholarly and managerial assumption of the availability of finances as a significant player in eco-innovation. The study also links the Darwin theory of startups to a competitive edge over rivals for startups’ survival.


2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 518-532
Author(s):  
Manu AR ◽  
Dr. Vinod Kumar Agrawal ◽  
Dr. K N Bala Subramanya Murthy

Cloud Computing has fascinated massive consideration for business in spite of lot of technologies and business models in the market. The operational particulars within the cloud are not coherent enough to customers. Hence, this paper provides the method to derive trusted cloud computing scaffold. This scaffold is represented using the engineering methodologies. In this work we use elementary engineering principles of computation to represent the cloud eco-system, comprising of complete cloud system from the end-user perspective.


Author(s):  
Valentina Ndou ◽  
Pasquale Del Vecchio ◽  
Giuseppina Passiante ◽  
Laura Schina

A paradigm shift is taking place today that provides a compelling value proposition for organizations and requires the adoption of new business models for the management of their core activities in a competitive way. The new emerging business models are related with open innovation, cloud computing approach, as well as social networking, which creates opportunities for firms to harvest the resources and knowledge that could be found outside the firm’s boundaries. However, in order for firms to grasp most of the emerging technologies, they should reconfigure their activities to tackle the challenge and opportunity presented by new innovations and technology trends. In this chapter, the authors demonstrate the changes that these new trends are witnessing for the business models of firms from a provider and user perspective.


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