scholarly journals Agility in the Events Sector A Case Study of a Business Event in Finland (Valentina Gorchakova and Ekaterina Berdysheva)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Gorchakova ◽  
Ekaterina Berdysheva
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Organizational Responses ◽  
High Energy Level ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
Negative Impacts

The events industry was estimated at $1,100 billion in 2018 and was expected to grow to reach $2,330 billion by 2026 (Allied Market Research, n.d.). Year 2020, however, turned out to be perhaps the most transformative year in the industry in the last decades. Numerous events, from smaller family occasions, like weddings, to major events of the likes of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the UEFA EURO 2020, Glastonbury Festival and the Cannes Film festival, had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The combined economic impact is not yet known but will be a loss in the hundreds of billions of US dollars (Gössling, Scott, & Hall, 2021). This shows the vulnerability of the events industry to major crises. Despite the negative impacts of crises on events, there is a paucity of research that explores organizational responses under unusual, unprecedented or critical circumstances in the events sector. This chapter applies the concept of agility in event organization within volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, so-called VUCA, environment (Bennett & Lemoine, 2014) that dominated year 2020 due to the unfolding pandemic. The agile approach is often seen as a stream of new ideas leading to elegantly simple solutions. It requires a high energy level of the team involved due to the tight constraints and deadlines. The authors introduce a case study of a business festival organized in Turku (Finland) and discuss the decision-making process, stakeholder involvement, introduction of a new modus operandi, and the new event format that was chosen.

CO-VALUATION: EXPLORING METHODS FOR EXPERT AND STAKEHOLDER VALUATION

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 619-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIENKE VAN SCHIE ◽  
MIKE DUIJN ◽  
JURIAN EDELENBOS
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Assessment Methodology ◽  
Interactive Approach ◽  
Or Methodology ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Multiple Actors

Many scholars describe a trend towards stakeholder involvement. Also in Dutch water management, this is expected to generate more support and better-informed information for decision-making. An approach or methodology for the combined involvement of stakeholder and expert inputs in decision-making, however, is lacking (Rinaudo and Garin, 2005; Petts and Brooks, 2006; Leach, 2006; Sabatier et al., 2005; Scholz and Stiftel, 2005). In this article we focus on methodological aspects of an integral stakeholder approach in relation to its expected contribution to decision-making. We describe and analyse an approach of co-valuation for spatial issues, including multiple actors involved. Experiences with this approach in a case study on Dutch spatial water management reconfirm that existing assessment methodology does not provide for the involvement of stakeholder inputs and focuses on expert-based information. An interactive approach of (existing) (e)valuation (methods) may involve these various knowledge bases in assessment.

Participatory Modelling in Environmental Decision-Making: The Ria Formosa Natural Park Case Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 421-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuno Videira ◽  
Paula Antunes ◽  
Rui Santos ◽  
Sofia Gamito
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Participatory Modelling ◽  
Environmental Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Decisions ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Ria Formosa ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Environmental Decision

Environmental decision-making generally involves issues of complexity, uncertainty and information feedback. The complexity of environmental problems calls for integrated and multi-disciplinary approaches, which include civil society and stakeholder groups affected by or affecting environmental decisions. This paper presents a participatory modelling framework to facilitate public and stakeholder involvement in environmental decision-making. Results from a case study in the Ria Formosa Natural Park in Portugal illustrate the process of participatory modelling. The use of the System Dynamics modelling methodology facilitates the identification of the fundamental structure underlying the processing of information flows in order to achieve the desired behaviour of environmental decisions. It sets up a collaborative environment for the involvement of stakeholders in the development and experimentation of alternative policy scenarios. Along with the achievement of a simulation model, this approach is likely to foster trust in institutions, promote team learning and increase commitment towards actions.

scholarly journals Applying System-Oriented Sustainability Scoring for Cruise Traffic Port Operators: A Case Study of Geiranger, Norway

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6046
Author(s):  
Børge Heggen Johansen ◽  
Dina Margrethe Aspen ◽  
Magnus Sparrevik ◽  
Vilmar Æsøy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Scoring Model ◽  
Scenario Evaluation ◽  
Cruise Tourism ◽  
Low Threshold ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Port Planning ◽  
Stakeholder Communication

Balancing the positive and negative impacts of cruise tourism is a challenging task for port operators. Necessary information for cruise port planning and decision making may be laborious to acquire and further combine for holistic decision support. The current study applies a system-oriented sustainability scoring model to the port of Geiranger, Norway. The aim is to provide a practical and low-threshold approach for appraising sustainability aspects in cruise port planning and decision making. The scoring model provides an estimate of performance on sustainability indicators based on cruise call itinerary information and readily available ship data. Results demonstrate how using the scoring model can prove useful for both port management, planning, stakeholder communication and scenario evaluation.

scholarly journals STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: AN EXAMPLE FROM PALLIATIVE CARE

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 552-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Brereton ◽  
Philip Wahlster ◽  
Kati Mozygemba ◽  
Kristin Bakke Lysdahl ◽  
Jake Burns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Stakeholder Consultation

Objectives: Internationally, funders require stakeholder involvement throughout health technology assessment (HTA). We report successes, challenges, and lessons learned from extensive stakeholder involvement throughout a palliative care case study that demonstrates new concepts and methods for HTA.Methods: A 5-step “INTEGRATE-HTA Model” developed within the INTEGRATE-HTA project guided the case study. Using convenience or purposive sampling or directly / indirectly identifying and approaching individuals / groups, stakeholders participated in qualitative research or consultation meetings. During scoping, 132 stakeholders, aged ≥ 18 years in seven countries (England, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Lithuania, and Poland), highlighted key issues in palliative care that assisted identification of the intervention and comparator. Subsequently stakeholders in four countries participated in face–face, telephone and / or video Skype meetings to inform evidence collection and / or review assessment results. An applicability assessment to identify contextual and implementation barriers and enablers for the case study findings involved twelve professionals in the three countries. Finally, thirteen stakeholders participated in a mock decision-making meeting in England.Results: Views about the best methods of stakeholder involvement vary internationally. Stakeholders make valuable contributions in all stages of HTA; assisting decision making about interventions, comparators, research questions; providing evidence and insights into findings, gap analyses and applicability assessments. Key challenges exist regarding inclusivity, time, and resource use.Conclusion: Stakeholder involvement is feasible and worthwhile throughout HTA, sometimes providing unique insights. Various methods can be used to include stakeholders, although challenges exist. Recognition of stakeholder expertise and further guidance about stakeholder consultation methods is needed.

scholarly journals Assessing Organizational Behavior: A Case Study in a Colombian Retail Store

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Odette CHAMS-ANTURI ◽  
Anamaria P. GOMEZ ◽  
Juan P. ES CORCIA-CABALLERO ◽  
Milton SOTO-FERRARI
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Retail Store ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

In this research, significant components of organizational behavior in an actual commercial retail store located in Colombia, were further considered and investigated. The business case was analyzed by applying a structured questionnaire in the company. It was concluded that the success of the company is influenced by factors such as motivation, job satisfaction, emotions and decision making, indicating that perception factors and attitudes need reinforcement. In addition, recommendations for the intervention of organizational behavior, as well as the perspective of reducing the negative impacts that these findings might have on the obtained results are also proposed.

scholarly journals LEMMEX — an agile approach to service design consultancies

ModaPalavra ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (31) ◽  
pp. 222-243
Author(s):  
Helouíse Hellen De Godoi Viola ◽  
Israel de Alcântara Braglia
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Analysis Time ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
Standardized Method

This article deals with the application of an agile approach toprojects in design service used in consultancies of the LEMMEUFSC group in partnership with Sebrae-SC. Themethodological procedure used for the case study (LEMMEX)adapts an adaptation of the flowchart of Teixeira, Henrique,Braglia & Gonçalves (2018); developed from the approachesof Garret (2010) and Teixeira, Benedet and Hoppe (2015).The standardized method of optimization in the analysis time,greater depth in the relevant items for the proposed solutionand more security for decision making.

Blockchain in Supply Chain: Case Study of Lottemart Ciputat

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. K. Handoyo ◽  
M. R. Mashudi ◽  
H. P. Ipung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Production Processes

Current supply chain methods are having difficulties in resolving problems arising from the lack of trust in supply chains. The root reason lies in two challenges brought to the traditional mechanism: self-interests of supply chain members and information asymmetry in production processes. Blockchain is a promising technology to address these problems. The key objective of this paper is to present qualitative analysis for blockchain in supply chain as the decision-making framework to implement this new technology. The analysis method used Val IT business case framework, validated by the expert judgements. The further study needs to be elaborated by either the existing organization that use blockchain or assessment by the organization that will use blockchain to improve their supply chain management.

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