Music and Mind The Impact of Music on Emotions and Human Skills and Wellbeing In Honor of Giorgio A. Brunelli

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Klaus Ruediger H. von Wild
Keyword(s):  
Author(s):  
Francesco Piccialli ◽  
Vincenzo Schiano di Cola ◽  
Fabio Giampaolo ◽  
Salvatore Cuomo

AbstractThe first few months of 2020 have profoundly changed the way we live our lives and carry out our daily activities. Although the widespread use of futuristic robotaxis and self-driving commercial vehicles has not yet become a reality, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in different fields. We have witnessed the equivalent of two years of digital transformation compressed into just a few months. Whether it is in tracing epidemiological peaks or in transacting contactless payments, the impact of these developments has been almost immediate, and a window has opened up on what is to come. Here we analyze and discuss how AI can support us in facing the ongoing pandemic. Despite the numerous and undeniable contributions of AI, clinical trials and human skills are still required. Even if different strategies have been developed in different states worldwide, the fight against the pandemic seems to have found everywhere a valuable ally in AI, a global and open-source tool capable of providing assistance in this health emergency. A careful AI application would enable us to operate within this complex scenario involving healthcare, society and research.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-44
Author(s):  
Rumana Afroze ◽  
Tamanna Parvin Eva ◽  
Atiqur Rahman Sarker

Abstract Objective: University graduates in Bangladesh are presently confronted with high job competition. Because of less job availability, engineering graduates are facing more challenges in getting job opportunities than business graduates. Moreover, engineering graduates are more proficient in technical skills than with their human skills. The most important barrier for engineering graduates’ employability at their initial stage of career is that they have less focus on acquisition of their soft skills. Therefore, this study is concentrating to analyse the current situation of the engineering graduates’ soft skills deficiency and to investigate the impact of having soft skills on employability. Methodology:The nature of the study is qualitative and data has been gathered through in-depth interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Respondents of in-depth interview are experienced engineers and HR experts who are working in engineering based organizations especially at the power solution service providing companies in Bangladesh. FGD among final year undergraduate engineering students has also been conducted to validate the interview data. Thematic analysis is used to analyse the qualitative data. Findings:The impact of having soft skills in getting employment of new graduates at the entry level is identified in this paper. Value Added: Higher education can assist in developing employability through increasing employment prospect and also achieving individual learning goals. However, fresh engineering graduates have social skills gap and lack of practical knowledge which can be reduced through acquiring soft skills. Different techniques such as self-training, institutional training, joining language sessions, attending presentation skills development classes and social programs can assist graduates in the acquisition of soft skills. Recommendations: As the most important reason of engineers’ unemployment is the lacking of collaboration between industry and academic institutions, this study focuses to draw the attention of engineering students, educational institutes and policy makers to highlight the importance of developing soft skills for employability and career growth.


2021 ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Cynthia Estlund

Chapter 2 digs more deeply into the outlook for job destruction and job creation, and adds some theory and data to Chapter 1’s anecdotes about how machines can replace human workers. It reports an emerging consensus among leading scholars that automation is already contributing to the polarization, or hollowing out, of the labor market by destroying more middle-skill jobs than it is creating. And it reports on the more concerning prediction—still a minority view though more than plausible—that machines are destined to produce overall net job losses as they continually whittle away at humans’ comparative advantages. The chapter arrives at a working premise for the rest of the book that straddles those two forecasts: We are facing a future of less work—at least less work for those with ordinary human skills and without advanced education, and perhaps less work overall. While that straddle might seem untenable, either forecast is similarly bleak for most workers—if we do not respond constructively; and when it comes to the shape of a constructive response, both forecasts point largely in the same direction.


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 897-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Qiang Li ◽  
Nicholas Rich ◽  
Pauline Found ◽  
Maneesh Kumar ◽  
Steve Brown

PurposeIn the age of Industry 4.0, digital advancement is reshaping manufacturing models towards product–service systems (PSS). The drivers, readiness and challenges to move to a PSS model are not well understood, and the exploitation of the digital era presents the gap of this research.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted using semi-structured interviews in six manufacturers. Two forum debates were also conducted to supplement and validate the findings.FindingsSocial and economic motivations rather than environmental considerations were driving the change to PSS. Digital technologies could be an important driver if manufacturers reached a certain PSS maturity level. A high level of technical readiness was offset by a low level of social investments and the strategic development of human resources. Value co-creation was a main challenge though manufacturers had the advantage of digital connectivity, which indicated new human requirements; the greater the enabling power of digital technologies, the greater the need for advanced human skills.Practical implicationsHuman resource management has underpinned lean models; yet, the role of employees within PSS is underdeveloped despite the impact of staff in exploiting digitalisation and value co-creation. A “learning organisation” and socio-technical fit are required for the “diffusion of innovation” of PSS.Originality/valueThis research attempted to explore drivers, readiness and challenges for PSS from a socio-technical systems (STS) perspective. Three levels of PSS maturity with STS features were derived from the research, providing guidance for manufacturers.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Zerbo ◽  
Rafael Castro Delgado ◽  
Pedro Arcos González

Abstract Burkina Faso is a West African Sahelian country with climate-related risks because the disaster risk profile, and drought and floods are the main damaging natural disasters, aggravated by the phenomenon of climate change. An effective design and implementation of disaster reduction management strategies requires an understanding of risk factors and vulnerabilities, but also and an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of national disaster response systems.In this perspective, a literature review and an analysis of climate information were conducted in order to reveal the risks and vulnerabilities to droughts and floods in the country. This was accompanied by a critical evaluation of the performance of the national prevention and intervention system.Vulnerabilities to drought and floods are exacerbated by the combined effect of climate change and the low performance of the national disaster risk reduction management system. National institutions and frameworks exist for disaster prevention and management, but difficulties persist in implementation due to financial constraints and insufficient human skills. Current trends and estimates suggest that the drawbacks of these natural hazards may be more serious in the future if solutions are not taken to improve early warning forecasts, infrastructure and the implementation of adequate agricultural policies.


2021 ◽  
pp. 101852912110108
Author(s):  
Md. Moniruzzaman ◽  
Sheikh Jafar Emran

Education develops human skills, raises human productivity and, consequently, enables them with higher monetary incentives and better jobs. But the realisation of benefits may differ across income groups due to various limiting factors to achieve it. This article estimates the impacts of education on income and consumption of rural households in Bangladesh, using mean differential approach and unconditional quantile regression approach. It utilises Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) data for the years 2012 and 2015 to estimate the impact of education on the income and consumption of rural households. To address the potential endogeneity problem in impact estimation, ‘total distance from school’ is used as an instrumental variable (IV) in the case of the fixed-effect regression model applied here. Though education affects mean differentials of income and consumption positively, the fixed-effect regression coefficients are surprisingly insignificant. However, quantile regression results suggest that education contributes to income and consumption of lower quantile households more than that of uppermost quantile households. Consequently, these indicate a decline in inequality in rural areas of Bangladesh. Interestingly, education has diminishing positive returns for lower quantiles, implying a declined inequality with an increase in education, but at a diminishing rate, confirming that the impact is non-linear in nature.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 5168-5189
Author(s):  
Collins Ngu Nji, Et. al.

The importance of Big Data and Predictive Analytics (BDPA) have been overemphasized in recent years. However previous studies have been so focused on the developed and emerging market economies. The present research investigates this concept within the settings of a developing market economy. Also, the influence of transformational leadership (TL) in the adoption of BDPA as well as its moderation role between BDPA-Operational Performance (OP) nexus hasn’t been raised in prior studies. To address this, this study examines the combined effects of  Mimetic Pressures (MP) and the Firm’s Human Skills (HS) as well as TL in the adoption of BDPA. The present study also examines the impact of TL on OP and its moderating role on the BDPA-OP nexus. Using a pre-tested questionnaire, the research hypothesis was tested on 145 surveys. The results of the empirical study indicate that MP has a positive but insignificant effect on the building and selection of HS and independently the adoption of BDPA is positively and significantly been influenced by both MP and HS. Likewise, BDPA has a positive and significant impact on OP. TL has a positive but insignificant effect in the adoption of BDPA and a negative and insignificant effect on OP. Also, the moderating effect of TL in the BDPA-OP nexus was found to be positive and seemingly significant. 


Author(s):  
Halima Ali Al Shezawi ◽  
Dr. M. Firdouse Rahman Khan

Purpose The objectives of the study are to analyze to the opportunities created for the new entrepreneurs through the In-Country Value (ICV) scheme; to analyze the benefits earned by the entrepreneurs through ICV in the selected companies of Oman and to critically analyze the impact of in-country value in the economic growth of Oman. Design/methodology/approach To carry out this research study, exploratory approach was adopted. Secondary data were obtained from seven selected companies in Oman, and the data was collected from the four perspectives of ICV, and the collected data was analyzed, and the conclusion was drawn. Findings The study reveals that ICV initiatives have brought a great change in the local economy through enhancement of human skills and exploration of the capabilities of human resources and the potentialities of SMEs and the ICV strategy opens opportunities to the new entrepreneurs from the local community to come up with self-employment and encourages local entrepreneurs. Research limitations/Implications The study reveals that the selected companies are following their own pattern of plans, programs, and strategies and there is no uniform pattern to adjudge their performances. The Ministries should define clear guidelines and periodic reports should be generated and should be publicized that will boost up the morale of the budding entrepreneurs and the local Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Social implications The study reveals that the ICV strategy adds value to the growth of local economy and thereby the national economy through the efforts of SMEs of Oman.  Originality/Value No one has ever examined the effect of ICV strategy in the local and economic development of Oman, it is a first-hand study of its kind, and the results will be useful to streamline the strategies for ICV initiatives.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Desy Nurcahyanti ◽  
Ulfa Septiana

Abstract Digital technology eases many aspects in human life and leads to the phenomenon of working without human touch. Although human skills are still required to operate the system, 90% of final products are produced by software called the digital applications. Moreover, the applications work automatically after the ‘save’ and ‘create’ buttons were clicked. Product characters that have been resulted by digital applications tend to be consistent in terms of visual and efficiency, production time, as well as quantity. This is one of the problems for fashion designers that have personal touch on their limited, private, and exclusive product designs. Regardless of the trend and market demand influence, a strategy for maintaining originality concept is absolutely necessary. The majority of consumers today have been adept at distinguishing between the works that are produced by mature concept or works that are only good in physical appearance. This paper describes the reasons behind Ria Miranda’s strategy in making moslem woman fashion designs with handmade eco print in terms of concrete form, originality criteria, and the impact of the strategy implementation to her product image and other supporting aspects. The interesting finding about Ria Miranda’s designs using handmade eco print is that it can eliminate the impression of mass produced products and bring a new image for her design branding as eco fashion designer. Furthermore, her works with handmade eco prints result in an exclusive form, because it has advantage point of not being able to be reproduced with the same form repeatedly. This strategy is called One Process One Product (OPOP). This technique makes it difficult for plagiarists to make similar works in mass quantity.Teknologi digital memudahkan kehidupan manusia di berbagai lini kehidupan manusia. Hal ini terlihat khususnya pada bidang desain fesyen, aplikasi digital telah memudahkan desainer dalam menuangkan ide kreatifnya, hingga dapat diaplikasikan sebagai digital print pada produk kreatifnya. Karakter karya yang dihasilkannya pun cenderung konsisten secara visual, efisien waktu produksinya, dan berpengaruh dalam hal jumlah. Hal ini menjadi permasalahan untuk rancangan fesyen yang mengutamakan sifat personal, terbatas, intim, dan eksklusif. Terlepas dari pengaruh tren dan pasar, strategi untuk mempertahankan orisinalitas mutlak dilakukan. Uraian alasan tersebut menjadi pokok bahasan yakni strategi di balik rancangan Ria Miranda, yang pada awalnya dikenal sebagai desainer fesyen muslimah dengan teknik digital print, beralih menggunakan teknik eco print untuk mempertahankan orisinalitas karyanya. Temuan yang menarik tentang rancangan Ria Miranda dengan eco print, yakni mampu menghilangkan kesan mass product dan memunculkan image baru terhadap rancangannya sekaligus branding sebagai desainer fesyen muslimah ramah lingkungan. 


2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 2924-2934
Author(s):  
Dewey Wollmann ◽  
Maria Teresinha Arns Steiner ◽  
Pedro José Steiner Neto ◽  
Osíris Canciglieri

The evolution of knowledge related to Integrated Management (IM) is clearly discernible. The growing complexity of the subject can be seen by the incorporation of new concepts and their increasing interrelationship demanding changes in education specially the relationship between what is taught in Industrial Engineering and Business schools and what is applied in companies. Here we introduce the e-tangram simulator, which seeks to develop conceptual (strategic), technical (operations management) and human skills in business managers. It provides a virtual learning environment that allows experimentation in a company operating in a competitive environment. Once the simulation environment has been defined, students acting as managers can develop their ability to strategically manage a company, combining variables from the external environment and the functional areas of marketing, operations, human resources and finance. To determine the impact of the simulator on learning among undergraduate Industrial Engineering and Business students data were collected from 500 students and analyzed according to The Collective Subject Discourse methodology. The results showed that the activities carried out in the simulation environment were of great help in consolidating technical and conceptual learning among undergraduates; developing human skills, particularly those related to negotiations.


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