A HYBRID KNOWLEDGE-BASED AND EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS MODEL OF AIRPORT GATE SCHEDULING

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (supp02) ◽  
pp. 43-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉS GÓMEZ DE SILVA GARZA ◽  
ANA PATRICIA TORRES CAMPOS LICASTRO ◽  
ROSA MARÍA OGANDO JUSTO
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Task Environment ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Dynamic Task ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Hybrid Knowledge ◽  
Additional Constraints

The problem of assigning gates to aircraft that are due to arrive at an airport is one that involves a dynamic task environment. Airport gates can only be assigned if they are currently available, but deciding which gate to assign to which flight also involves satisfying multiple additional constraints. Once a solution has been found, new incoming flights will have approached the airspace of the airport in question, and these will require arrival gates to be assigned to them, so the entire process must be repeated. We have come up with a combined knowledge-based and evolutionary approach for performing the airport gate scheduling task. In this paper we present our model from a theoretical point of view, and then discuss a particular implementation of it for the scheduling of arrival gates in a specific airport and show some experimental results.

How professionalization and organizational diversity shape contemporary careers: Developing a typology and process model

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Chul Jeong ◽  
Huseyin Leblebici
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy

‘How are contemporary careers constructed?’ The aim of the article is to answer this question by developing a conceptual model of how professional and organizational environments shape careers in today’s knowledge-based economy. Focusing on the interplay of two macro-level forces, professionalization and the diversity of organizations, we develop a typology of four distinct career models and incorporate them into a dynamic evolutionary process of careers. The implications for developing a more integrated and dynamic approach on contemporary careers are discussed.

Entrepreneurial Orientations and Performance: A Problematic Explanatory Approach in the Iranian Knowledge-Based Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Cannavale ◽  
Iman Zohoorian Nadali
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Western World ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
And Performance

This study aims to thoroughly investigate how the different dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influence firm performance in the Iranian knowledge-based industry. An empirical analysis of data from 155 Iranian knowledge-based firms was performed by employing the PLS method of structural equation modelling. Findings show that there is semantic redundancy among the different dimensions of EO. Specifically, just two of the five dimensions, proactiveness and risk-taking, could account for all the effects of EO on firm performance in the context of the Iranian knowledge-based industry. In addition, moderation, spuriousness, suppression of industrial contingencies and control variables were not at play. From a theoretical point of view, our work confirms that scholars should avoid considering EO as a holistic gestalt in different contexts. It also highlights that proactiveness and risk-taking are the orientations with the strongest effects on performance in Iranian knowledge-based firms. From an empirical point of view, our study sheds light on the importance of these two specific EO dimensions in the selection of human resources and in the development of policies aimed at fostering sustainability of knowledge-based firms. In addition, it represents a contribution to understanding how EO dimensions work in emerging countries, characterised by social and economic systems different from those of the Western world.

Knowledge worker productivity: is it really impossible to measure it?

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-361
Author(s):  
Gianpaolo Iazzolino ◽  
Domenico Laise
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Worker ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Real Case ◽  
Explicit Calculation ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Worker Productivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Empirical Point

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose and discuss, from both a theoretical and empirical point of view, a methodology for measuring the productivity of knowledge workers, then giving a contribution to the question launched by P. Drucker at the end of last millennium. An application of the method on a real case of a knowledge-based firm is shown.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is both theoretical and empirical. At first, building also on Pulic’s theory of human capital efficiency (HCE) and on previous works by the same authors of this paper, a deep theoretical analysis is proposed. After, the explicit calculation of the knowledge worker productivity in a real case of a knowledge-based young firm has been carried out.FindingsFrom a theoretical point of view, an inter-theory relationship between Drucker’s approach of sustainable strategies based on knowledge and the theory of HCE, mostly attributable to Pulic, has been constructed. From results of the application on the case study, it emerges that the calculation of the productivity of knowledge workers can be achieved and furthermore the result of the calculation can be the basis for the policy of rewarding within the firm.Practical implicationsThe proposed methodology can support the s.c. knowledge-based firms to calculate the productivity of employees, a very practical problem for such kind of firms. Furthermore, the calculation of knowledge worker productivity is the basis for implementing a policy of rewarding employees.Originality/valueThe originality of the paper is to provide a practical methodology useful to calculate knowledge worker productivity. To do so, the link between Drucker’s and Pulic’s theories has been deeply analyzed and an inter-theory relationship has been constructed. The existence of such a relation, in the authors’ opinion, is necessary to provide a theoretical foundation for the methodology proposed.

Digital transformation in the economics of complexity: the role of predictive models in strategic management

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Iscaro ◽  
Laura Castaldi ◽  
Paolo Maresca ◽  
Clelia Mazzoni
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Literature Highlight

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the role of predictive models in the learning and decision-making processes of strategic management. The rapid advancement of digitalisation has contributed to increasing the complexity of the worldwide economy and led to various new competitive dynamics.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve this purpose, a literature review has been carried out and a predictive model based on Watson, an IBM supercomputer, is presented as a qualitative process model.FindingsSpecific insights derived from a review of the literature highlight organisations' need to modify their decision- and strategy-making processes, which are increasing in speed and frequency, thus also leading to the formulation of emergent and trigger event strategies based on the identification of conditions that require the revision of all or part of the firm's strategy. Predictive models, acting as filters, transform data into informative knowledge that decision-makers can interpret based on individual domain knowledge.Originality/valueFrom a theoretical point of view, this paper contributes to the field of digital transformation by proposing the economics of complexity as a paradigm through which to observe and study the issue of predictive models in strategic management. Additionally, the authors analyse the phenomenon from a cognitive perspective, defining the new learning dynamics of digital transformation and the social learning cycle triggered by big data and predictive models. From a managerial and policy-making point of view, this suggests the need to re-shape traditional education contents and dynamics and foster skills that are multi-disciplinary, multi-domain, multi-empathic, multi-interaction and multi-communication between people and things.

Knowledge-based strategies and sustainability: a framework and a case study application

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianpaolo Iazzolino ◽  
Domenico Laise ◽  
Rossella Gabriele
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Test Of Hypothesis ◽  
Capital Efficiency

Purpose The aim of the paper is to provide some guidelines for using and not using knowledge-based strategies (KS) and for understanding the sustainability of such kinds of strategy. The paper proposes an accounting-based framework that can be used for this aim. The meaning of the guidelines is illustrated with reference to a specific case of a company that implements a KS: the Italian Loccioni Group. The work continues and develops a research already started by the same authors (Iazzolino and Laise, 2013, 2016; Iazzolino et al., 2014). Design/methodology/approach Building on previous works by the same authors (Iazzolino and Laise, 2013, 2016; Iazzolino et al., 2014), the proposed framework starts from the analysis of the value added (VA) created by the firm. To characterize a KS, the VA and its components are analyzed. To evaluate the sustainability of a strategy (from the economic and social point of view), the time trend of the VA and its composition are also analyzed. The research is theoretical and empirical: a case study has been carried out to apply the framework. Specific key performance indicators were identified to describe the context analyzed. Findings From a theoretical point of view, an inter-theory relationship (not existing in the literature) between P. Drucker’s approach of economic/social sustainable strategies (ESS) based on knowledge and Pulic’s theory of human capital efficiency (HCE) has been constructed. From results of application of the framework on the case study, it emerges that the Loccioni Group implements a KS. It can be considered a “win-win” strategy. Research limitations/implications The case study (Loccioni Group) is described to highlight that an ESS is achievable. The case study has to be understood as the description of a best practice (a benchmark) and not as a statistical test of hypothesis (a theory test). The description of the case is useful to show that companies which adopt KS are not a utopia. There are concrete examples that show that it is possible to implement such strategies. In other words, the set of companies that adopt a ESS is not “empty”. Practical implications Managers underestimate the importance of a performance measurement that takes into account advantages in terms of intangibles. The approach analyzed in this paper makes it possible to highlight the effects of sustainable strategies based on knowledge investments oriented toward the stakeholder value theory and corporate social responsibility. Originality/value The main purpose of this paper is the construction of an inter-theory relationship (not existing in the literature) between P. Drucker’s approach of ESS based on knowledge and Pulic’s theory of HCE. The existence of such a relation, in the authors’ opinion, is necessary to provide a theoretical foundation of an accounting framework useful for evaluating KS and that a KS (in Drucker’s sense) is adopted when it creates value for all the stakeholders. That is, it is adopted when it has a high VA (in Pulic’s sense).

scholarly journals A PROPOSAL OF A PROCESS MODEL FOR POSTAL ELECTRONIC SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 218-223
Author(s):  
Bystrík Nemček ◽  
Iveta Kremeňová
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Graphical Representation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Business Process Model ◽  
Electronic Service

This article is dedicated to one of the main business processes–implementation of the postal electronic service. Theoretical point of view is focused on Business Process Management (BPM) describing it as a field in systems engineering that focuses on activity of representing processes of an enterprise, so that the current process may be analyzed or improved. The main aim of the practical point of view was to design a model of postal electronic service implementation. A proposal of model is designed in Business Process Model Notation (BPMN), which is a graphical representation for specifying business processes in a business process model

Timber Auctions in the Context of the Modern Auction Theory

2007 ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
A. Manakov
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Auction Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
English Auction ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation

The article provides theoretical analysis and evaluation of the timber auctions reforms in Russia. The author shows that the mechanism of the "combined auctions", which functioned until recently, is more appropriate from the theoretical point of view (and from the point of view of the Russian practice) as compared to the officially approved format of the English auction.

A novel cryptosystem based on abstract automata and Latin cubes

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-232
Author(s):  
Pál Dömösi ◽  
Géza Horváth
Keyword(s):  
Block Cipher ◽  
Finite Automata ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Transition Matrices ◽  
Encryption And Decryption ◽  
Secret Keys ◽  
Automata Network ◽  
Fully Functioning

In this paper we introduce a novel block cipher based on the composition of abstract finite automata and Latin cubes. For information encryption and decryption the apparatus uses the same secret keys, which consist of key-automata based on composition of abstract finite automata such that the transition matrices of the component automata form Latin cubes. The aim of the paper is to show the essence of our algorithms not only for specialists working in compositions of abstract automata but also for all researchers interested in cryptosystems. Therefore, automata theoretical background of our results is not emphasized. The introduced cryptosystem is important also from a theoretical point of view, because it is the first fully functioning block cipher based on automata network.

Graffiti als Version und Subversion–Praxen kultureller Re-Regulierung und die Möglichkeit von Gratiforschung

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Dollinger
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Wird Eine ◽  
Multiple Perspectives

Der Beitrag geht von Versuchen aus, integrative Perspektiven einer überaus heterogenen Graffitiforschung zu bestimmen. In Auseinandersetzung insbesondere mit Bruno Latours Ansatz des »Iconoclash« wird eine kulturtheoretische Referenz bestimmt, die Graffiti als Version identifiziert, d. h. als semiotisch orientierte Veränderung räumlich situierter Ordnungs- und Regulierungspraxen. Ihnen kann, wenn auch nicht zwingend, eine subversive Qualität zukommen. Durch die Ausrichtung am Konzept einer Version wird beansprucht, Forderungen einer normativ weitgehend abstinenten, nicht-essentialistischen und für komplexe Fragen der Identitäts- und Raumpolitik offenen Forschungspraxis einzulösen.<br><br>The contribution attempts to integrate multiple perspectives of current largely heterogeneous graffiti scholarship. Referring to Bruno Latour’s concept »iconoclash«, we discuss graffiti from a cultural-theoretical point of view as a »version«. It appears as a semiotically oriented modification of spatially situated practices that regulate social life. Often, but not necessarily, these practices involve subversive qualities. The concept of »version« facilitates a non-normative and non-essentialist strategy of research. This enables an explorative research practice in which the complex matters of identity and space politics that are associated with graffiti can be addressed.

scholarly journals How Digital Inclusion Increase Opportunities for Young People: Case of NEETs from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7894
Author(s):  
Gabriela Neagu ◽  
Muhammet Berigel ◽  
Vladislava Lendzhova
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Virtual Mobility ◽  
Alternative Research ◽  
High Share

This paper examines the perspectives of rural NEETs in the information society. Our analysis focuses on the situation of three European countries—Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey—characterized by a high share of rural areas and a population of NEETs. From a methodological point of view, we use alternative research methods (secondary data analysis) with statistical methods (simple linear regression). From a theoretical point of view, we will opt for a multidimensional analysis perspective: the theory of digital divide, digital inclusion, virtual mobility, etc. Through data analysis, we expect to obtain a more complete and detailed picture of the ICT situation in rural areas (level of digital skills, level of digital inclusion) to demonstrate the importance of ICT in optimizing virtual mobility for the living conditions of the population, especially the NEET population.

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