BEYOND THE DYAD: ROLE OF NON-COMPETITIVE PARTNERS IN COOPETITIVE R&D PROJECTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 2040006
Author(s):  
SANJA SMILJIC
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Meso Level ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Holistic Perspective ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Project Phases

R&D projects between multiple partners have been examined by various disciplines at the macro-, micro- and meso-level. Even though scholars have acknowledged the possibility that both competitive and non-competitive partners participate in such projects, we still lack a holistic perspective on their complex interactions. This paper builds on open innovation and coopetition literature to explore the influence of research partners and clusters on the relationships between competing companies in different project phases of R&D projects. The study is based on insights from five coopetitive R&D projects in mature industries. Findings revealed the need for simultaneous involvement of research partners and clusters when establishing the collaboration in the pre-project phase, while research partners have dominant roles in balancing coopetition in both the pre-project and project implementation phases. Propositions are offered to inform future studies and managerial implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Conversation with an Interpreter: Considerations for Cross-Language, Cross-Cultural Peacebuilding Research

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Flaherty ◽  
Sonya Starkova
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Language Research ◽  
Cross Language ◽  
Positivist Approach

The ongoing processes of peacebuilding involve dialogue (Lederach 1997) and co-discovery (Freire 1970), which can sometimes be facilitated through academy-initiated research. Qualitative research provides opportunities to move from a positivist approach to a more equal, participatory, interactive exploration that benefits all participants, including the researcher in a “co-production of knowledge” (Karnieli-Miller, Strier, and Pessach 2009 p. 279). Cross-cultural, cross-language research (where researchers and participants do not share the same language), with all its riches, brings particular challenges for all involved. Beyond the issues of power and perceived power in any kind of research (Sprague 2005), in cross-cultural and cross-language research, already complex interactions are both facilitated/navigated and multiplied with the addition of an interpreter (Wallin and Ahlstrom 2006) who becomes the conduit for all interactions. This article focuses on the experiences of a cross-language interpreter involved in a participatory action study in peacebuilding in her home country of Ukraine. Her insights on the role of the interpreter, and considerations for future studies are shared through a conversation with the primary/initial inquirer at the end of this qualitative mixed-method project.

scholarly journals Indolent lymphoma: follicular lymphoma and the microenvironment—insights from gene expression profiling

Hematology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Rimsza ◽  
Melba C. Jaramillo
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Tumor Microenvironment ◽  
Follicular Lymphoma ◽  
Gene Expression Profiling ◽  
Expression Profiling ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Choice Of Therapy

Abstract As shown with gene expression profiling (GEP), the development and progression of follicular lymphoma (FL) involves complex interactions between neoplastic B cells and the surrounding microenvironment. GEP further reveals that the tumor microenvironment may predict survival in patients with FL and influence the response to therapy and the risk of transformation. Here, we briefly review GEP technology and summarize the role of the tumor microenvironment in FL diagnosis, prognosis, and transformation. Genes expressed by infiltrating T cells and macrophages appear to be the most important predictors of survival, clinical behavior, and outcome. These findings provide a basis for future studies into the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of FL and may ultimately provide guidance in the choice of therapy and the identification of potential therapeutic targets.

scholarly journals The Role of the Environmental Sphere in Factors Affecting Performance and in Performance Dimensions in the Utility Sector: A Literature Review

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Fabio De Matteis ◽  
Alessandra Tafuro ◽  
Daniela Preite ◽  
Giuseppe Dammacco
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Factors Of Influence ◽  
Performance Dimensions ◽  
Systematic Understanding ◽  
Factors Affecting Performance

Considering the environmental impacts of utility activities and the lack of literature systematic understanding of the different factors affecting utility performance with a specific consideration of the environmental sphere, this article tries to bridge this gap conducting a literature review on factors affecting utility performance. An aspect of novelty of the paper is represented by the clusterization of literature (also useful for future studies) that considers the environmental sphere both among factors of influence and as performance dimensions. The analysis conducts to conclude that both as influencing factors and as performance dimensions, the environmental role should be more widely and deeply investigated by literature. The research highlights some managerial implications: the appointment of managers should consider their “green skills” as factor influencing performance of the utilities; the need to develop managerial tools to make the decision-making process effective and efficient also in the environmental sphere.

Mesophyll conductance: the leaf corridors for photosynthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Gago ◽  
Danilo M. Daloso ◽  
Marc Carriquí ◽  
Miquel Nadal ◽  
Melanie Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Mesophyll Conductance ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Cell Structures ◽  
Leaf Tissues ◽  
Change Framework ◽  
Chloroplast Stroma

Besides stomata, the photosynthetic CO2 pathway also involves the transport of CO2 from the sub-stomatal air spaces inside to the carboxylation sites in the chloroplast stroma, where Rubisco is located. This pathway is far to be a simple and direct way, formed by series of consecutive barriers that the CO2 should cross to be finally assimilated in photosynthesis, known as the mesophyll conductance (gm). Therefore, the gm reflects the pathway through different air, water and biophysical barriers within the leaf tissues and cell structures. Currently, it is known that gm can impose the same level of limitation (or even higher depending of the conditions) to photosynthesis than the wider known stomata or biochemistry. In this mini-review, we are focused on each of the gm determinants to summarize the current knowledge on the mechanisms driving gm from anatomical to metabolic and biochemical perspectives. Special attention deserve the latest studies demonstrating the importance of the molecular mechanisms driving anatomical traits as cell wall and the chloroplast surface exposed to the mesophyll airspaces (Sc/S) that significantly constrain gm. However, even considering these recent discoveries, still is poorly understood the mechanisms about signaling pathways linking the environment a/biotic stressors with gm responses. Thus, considering the main role of gm as a major driver of the CO2 availability at the carboxylation sites, future studies into these aspects will help us to understand photosynthesis responses in a global change framework.

Motives for Social Isolation Following a Negative Emotional Episode

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-131
Author(s):  
Gérald Delelis ◽  
Véronique Christophe
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Semantic Categorization ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Cognitive Regulation ◽  
Emotional Event ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Emotional Events

Abstract. After experiencing an emotional event, people either seek out others’ presence (social affiliation) or avoid others’ presence (social isolation). The determinants and effects of social affiliation are now well-known, but social psychologists have not yet thoroughly studied social isolation. This study aims to ascertain which motives and corresponding regulation strategies participants report for social isolation following negative emotional events. A group of 96 participants retrieved from memory an actual negative event that led them to temporarily socially isolate themselves and freely listed up to 10 motives for social isolation. Through semantic categorization of the 423 motives reported by the participants, we found that “cognitive clarification” and “keeping one’s distance” – that is, the need for cognitive regulation and the refusal of socioaffective regulation, respectively – were the most commonly and quickly reported motives for social isolation. We discuss the findings in terms of ideas for future studies aimed at clarifying the role of social isolation in health situations.

A migration industry for skilled migrants: the case of relocation services

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Tissot
Keyword(s):  
International Schools ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Skilled Migration ◽  
Meso Level ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
The Family ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Migration Industry

The aim of this article is to clarify the role of the organisations that support skilled migrants after a relocation, using the analytical concept of migration industry. The concept is used as a tool to explore the gap between the macro and the micro levels and by that stresses the crucial meso-level when it comes to conceptualizing (skilled) migration. I use 30 semi-directive interviews with skilled migrants and six interviews with key informants in the migration industry as a basis for the analysis, leading me to distinguish three main services at the heart of this industry. Each service is covered by distinct private actors: the basic needs of the family by relocation offices, the education of the children by international schools, and the careers of the partner by outplacement agencies.

R&D Cooperation with External Partners and Implementing Open Innovation

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-124
Author(s):  
Daria Podmetina ◽  
Maria Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
A Company

This paper addresses the role of R&D cooperation with external partners in companies implementing inbound and outbound open innovation. The results of the survey of 206 companies show that the cooperation with external partners is different in companies implementing inbound, outbound, and coupled open innovation compared to closed companies oriented towards internal R&D. Increased importance, success, and intensity of cooperation with external partners are observed for companies with internal R&D and inbound, outbound, and coupled open innovation compared to other firms. The more a company implements open innovation, the higher the intensity, importance, and success of cooperation with external partners are. The importance and success of cooperation with domestic partners is higher than for cooperation with foreign partners for all types of companies.

Role of personal values and personality traits on intention to recommend a destination

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Japutra ◽  
Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro ◽  
Shasha Wang
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Extended Theory ◽  
Prosocial Values ◽  
Managerial Implications

In this study, the researchers explore the antecedents of tourists’ intention to recommend a destination using an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Two personal values (i.e., prosocial and maturity) and two personality traits (i.e., extraversion and agreeableness), which are rarely studied but important elements for marketers to better understand the market (e.g., segment the market), are examined. To test the extended model of TPB, a survey (n=312) was conducted with tourists in Portugal. The researchers find support for the hypothesis that tourists with higher prosocial values, maturity values, and extraversion personality traits are more likely to have a favorable attitude toward a destination and a tendency to recommend the destination. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

Climb or Jump: Status-Based Seeding in User-Generated Content Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Lanz ◽  
Jacob Goldenberg ◽  
Daniel Shapira ◽  
Florian Stahl
Keyword(s):  
User Generated Content ◽  
High Status ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Online Communications ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Status Difference

This article addresses seeding policies in user-generated content networks by challenging the role of influencers in a setting of unpaid endorsements. On such platforms, the content is generated by individuals and firms interested in self-promotion. The authors use data from a worldwide leading music platform to study unknown music creators who aim to increase exposure of their content by expanding their follower base through directing outbound activities to other users. The authors find that the responsiveness of seeding targets strongly declines with status difference; thus, unknown music creators (the majority) do not generally benefit at all from seeding influencers. Instead, they should gradually build their status by targeting low-status users rather than attempt to “jump” by targeting high-status ones. This research extends the seeding literature by introducing the concept of risk to dissemination dynamics in online communications, showing that unknown music creators do not seed specific status levels but rather choose a portfolio of seeding targets while solving a risk versus return trade-off. The authors discuss various managerial implications for optimal seeding in user-generated content networks.

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