KEY DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL MATURITY: A STUDY WITH RETAIL SECTOR COMPANIES IN BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULA K. SALUME ◽  
MARCELO W. BARBOSA ◽  
MARCELO R. PINTO ◽  
PAULO R. SOUSA
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Purpose: The objective of this research was to identify which dimensions are related to the establishment of higher levels of digital maturity. Originality/value: There is little academic scientific literature on digital maturity in Brazil. This research will offer subsidies to companies regarding the different dimensions that need to be emphasized by managers in order to achieve a full and effective digital transformation. This information will be valuable to support the digital transformation process of these companies. The study fills a gap in the academic context related to the lack of more comprehensive empirical studies based on digital maturity. Design/methodology/approach: This study evaluated the relationship of eight dimensions of capacity (strategy, leadership, market, operational, people, culture, governance, and technology) with the development of digital maturity. This survey applied an electronic questionnaire to directors of the strategic level of Brazilian retail sector companies located in different regions of Brazil. At the end, a total of 260 valid questionnaires were obtained. The responses were analyzed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) method. Findings: The research results showed that the strategy, market, operations, culture, and technology dimensions are those that are most related to the development of digital maturity.

scholarly journals MICROCIRCULATORY SYSTEM OF THE SKIN (DEMONSTRATION MATERIALS OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG SCIENTISTS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Bocharova ◽  
Mariia Kushnir ◽  
Daria Pedchenko
Keyword(s):  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Microcirculatory System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The subject of research – the structure of the microcirculatory tract of the skin. The purpose of the work is to provide demonstration materials of students and young scientists of the microcirculatory system of the skin. Even in the modern scientific literature there are many contradictions about the relationship of structural components that form the microcirculatory system of the skin, which dictates the need for further research on the relationship of various blood vessels with other components of the so-called microcirculatory system.Key words: microcirculatory system of skin, demonstration materials.

A Cross-Cultural Measure of Servant Leadership Behaviors

2013 ◽  
pp. 152-163
Author(s):  
Jeff R. Hale ◽  
Dail Fields
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Measure

This chapter presents items comprising three scales that measure servant leadership using three key dimensions: service, humility, and vision. The instrument was used to measure servant leadership behaviors experienced by followers in the United States and Ghana. Reliability and validity evidence is included from two research studies. A discussion of the relationship of servant leadership behaviors with employee outcomes assessed in these studies concludes the chapter.

Shelf Space Allocation and Profit Maximization in Mass Retailing

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald C. Curhan
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Profit Maximization ◽  
Shelf Space ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Space Allocation ◽  
Practical Management ◽  
Shelf Space Allocation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Conceptual models and empirical studies of the relationship of shelf space allocation to unit sales are reviewed in this article. This knowledge is organized to support specific recommendations for the practical management of shelf space for profit maximization.

scholarly journals Community Core Evolution in Mobile Social Networks

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Xu ◽  
Weidong Xiao ◽  
Daquan Tang ◽  
Jiuyang Tang ◽  
Zhenwen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Mobile Social Networks ◽  
The Real ◽  
Temporary Connection ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stable Community

Community detection in social networks attracts a lot of attention in the recent years. Existing methods always depict the relationship of two nodes using the temporary connection. However, these temporary connections cannot be fully recognized as the real relationships when the history connections among nodes are considered. For example, a casual visit in Facebook cannot be seen as an establishment of friendship. Hence, our question is the following: how to cluster the real friends in mobile social networks? In this paper, we study the problem of detecting the stable community core in mobile social networks. The cumulative stable contact is proposed to depict the relationship among nodes. The whole process is divided into timestamps. Nodes and their connections can be added or removed at each timestamp, and historical contacts are considered when detecting the community core. Also, community cores can be tracked through the incremental computing, which can help to recognize the evolving of community structure. Empirical studies on real-world social networks demonstrate that our proposed method can effectively detect stable community cores in mobile social networks.

Culture and prosocial behavior. An Incremental Validity Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Melinda Sabo ◽  
Ioan Mihnea Marinescu
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Dictator Game ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Social Axioms ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present study investigated if values and social axioms predict prosocial behavior, as well as the incremental validity of social axioms, beyond values in the prediction of prosocial behavior. Considering that there is no evidence in the scientific literature for studies that explore the relationship of these three variables, the aim of the study was to fill in this gap. Initially 177 participants took part in the study; in the final analysis, data from 155 participants was included. Participants could access the questionnaires on social networks where they had to complete four trials of the Ultimatum and Dictator Game, the Prosocialness Scale (Caprara et. al, 2005), the Romanian version of the second edition of Social Axioms Survey (SAS-II; Leung et al., 2012) and the Value Survey of Schwartz (1992). Results showed that social axioms have incremental validity over and beyond values in the prediction of prosocial behavior – measured objective and subjective. These results bring evidence for values and social axioms explaining a significant part of the variance of the prosocial behavior. In addition, social axioms have a significant predictive power beyond values. This study has a theoretical and a practical contribution, as well. It contributes to the development of the culture, as a concept by adding the notion of social axioms and has a practical contribution for planning interventions that focus on changing the way people cooperate or modifying the helping tendencies of people.

scholarly journals Trustworthiness appraisals of faces wearing a surgical mask during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany: An experimental study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251393
Author(s):  
Miriam Biermann ◽  
Anna Schulze ◽  
Franziska Unterseher ◽  
Konstantina Atanasova ◽  
Paulina Watermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Negative Bias ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Facial Stimuli ◽  
Public Media ◽  
The Face ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background During the Covid-19 pandemic, the negative effects of wearing a mouth-nose cover (MNC) on interpersonal functioning have been discussed in public media but empirical studies on how wearing MNCs affect social judgements are sparse. In the present study, we investigated the effects of MNCs on trustworthiness appraisals, the influence of changes due to MNCs in evaluating joy, and the relationship between a social-cognitive appraisal bias and a participant’s characteristics. Methods All participants (N = 165) judged the intensity of happiness and trustworthiness in calm facial stimuli presented with and without a surgical mask covering part of the face. We analysed the relationship of changes in judgements evoked by MNCs to participants’ evaluations of MNCs as protective tools and explored their associations with the burden experienced by wearing MNCs, compliance to behaviour recommendations, their risk associated with the pandemic, and their levels of psychological distress. Results Overall, calm facial stimuli covered with MNCs were evaluated as less trustworthy and, to an even stronger extent, less happy than uncovered facial stimuli. However, participants varied in whether they showed a negative or positive evaluation of faces with MNCs; the negative bias was stronger in those participants who attributed lower protective potential to MNCs, experienced a higher burden while wearing MNCs, wore MNCs less often, and experienced a higher level of psychological distress. Conclusions A negative bias in trustworthiness appraisals of faces with a positive emotional expression covered by MNCs is linked to a participant’s evaluation of MNCs as inefficient and burdening and their experience of high psychological distress.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL LINGUISTIC AND LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY

2018 ◽  
pp. 38-57
Author(s):  
V. Litiaga
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Tenth Century ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Conceptual Aspect ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

The article analyzes basic scientific approaches to the interpretation of the terms of «linguoculturology», «linguistic conceptology» and «linguistic concept». We consider the relationship of language and culture, and the role of the term «concept» in this regard. In the article we structured the term «concept» from a linguocultural point of view. These theoretical considerations are the basis for the study of ways and mean of forming a conceptual image of Kyiv Rus in the French medieval linguistic cultural picture of the world. The aim of this article is to examine the influence of the country’s image on shaping the bilateral relations between Ukraine and France in a linguocultural conceptual aspect. The article reveals the main semantic and linguoconceptual aspects of medieval French culture. It shows the links between historical and actual aspects of the conceptual sphere in the formation of public opinion in contemporary international relations. Despite the increasing interest of the scholars in the influence that the image of country may have on bilateral relations, this topic has been under‐researched. This article presents the author’s insights based on theoretical and empirical studies that could shed some new light on this important topic. By looking at the «linguocultural» aspect of the relationship between Kyiv Rus and France in the Medieval times the article gives a basic analysis of the process of country image formation since the tenth century and its impact on present times. The article also provides a basis for further linguistic research of this topic.

scholarly journals The Problem-Based Learning Approach towards Developing Soft Skills: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Deep ◽  
Ali Ahmed ◽  
Nazia Suleman ◽  
Muhammad Zahid Abbas ◽  
Uzma Naza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

In this paper, we review systematically the role of problem-based learning (PBL) in developing soft skills in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and other fields of studies. The Systematic Literature Review (SLR) includes the most recent empirical, review, and conceptual studies from TVET and other multiple fields of studies including medicine, humanities, and engineering between the years of 2001 and 2016 collected from four databases. A qualitative method was used to accomplish the systematic review. After the collection of articles, the selected studies were analyzed through thematic analysis. From this review, we concluded that PBL as an instructional approach has a significant role in the development of soft skills among students of various disciplines including TVET; empirical evidence is predominantly conclusive in identifying the acquisitions of various soft skills including communication skills, conflict resolution skills, leadership skills, and interpersonal skills, and finally, several factors might influence the relationship of PBL and soft skills such as duration and process of PBL instruction, role of facilitator, and awareness and training of learners. Moreover, there are fewer number of empirical studies on the role and effects of PBL approach to developing soft skills in TVET.

scholarly journals Fair organizations: is it possible to build them?

2020 ◽  
pp. 184-193
Author(s):  
Elsa Maria Vasquez Trespalacios ◽  
Carolina Aranda Beltran
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Know How ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

The well-being of workers and the productivity of companies have been subjects of great interest in the scientific literature and in the daily life of organizations. Organizational justice is one of the factors that contributes to achieving these results. Theories that attempt to explain the effects of a perception of justice at work emphasize the relationship of reciprocity that must exist between the employee and the employer. The perception that the employer acts fairly gives rise to feelings of trust, commitment and loyalty to the employer, which has an impact on better job performance and positive attitudes in the workplace. Each of the procedures carried out in the work environment, such as the selection of personnel, performance evaluation, conflict resolution, distribution of rewards and layoffs, are at high risk of generating perceptions of injustice due to the parties involved, this is why they must be rethought in the light of the dimensions of organizational justice. The objective then is to know how the concept of justice can be applied in the most important procedures at the organizational level.

scholarly journals Systematic mapping on the agility evaluation in software development organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Wilson Alfredo Ortega-Ordóñez ◽  
César Jesús Pardo-Calvache ◽  
Francisco José Pino-Correa
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Agile Software Development ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
Agile Software ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Agile software development approaches provide great benefits for organizations; however, their implementation is subject to many challenges. For organizations is important to know the level of agility achieved and the gaps in their transformation process in order to implement improvements in their processes and take advantage of the agile approaches. Keeping this in mind, this article presents a systematic mapping of the literature about the evaluation of agility in software development organizations. As a result, 18 studies were found, which were analyzed and compared taking into account the type of study, the relationship of the evaluation with the principles and agile values, the defined evaluation criteria, the validation methods used, and the proposed tools. In addition, the factors that influence the assessment of agility and the aspects that motivate the interest in this research stream are exposed.

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