scholarly journals Design Creativity: Future Directions for Integrated Visualisation

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Steven Goulding ◽  
Farzad Pour Rahimian
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Design Creativity ◽  
Operating Environments ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Concomitant Factors ◽  
Project Data

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors are facing unprecedented challenges, not just with increased complexity of projects per se, but design-related integration. This requires stakeholders to radically re-think their existing business models (and thinking that underpins them), but also the technological challenges and skills required to deliver these projects. Whilst opponents will no doubt cite that this is nothing new as the sector as a whole has always had to respond to change; the counter to this is that design ‘creativity’ is now much more dependent on integration from day one. Given this, collaborative processes embedded in Building Information Modelling (BIM) models have been proffered as a panacea solution to embrace this change and deliver streamlined integration. The veracity of design teams’ “project data” is increasingly becoming paramount - not only for the coordination of design, processes, engineering services, fabrication, construction, and maintenance; but more importantly, facilitate ‘true’ project integration and interchange – the actualisation of which will require firm consensus and commitment. This Special Issue envisions some of these issues, challenges and opportunities (from a future landscape perspective), by highlighting a raft of concomitant factors, which include: technological challenges, design visualisation and integration, future digital tools, new and anticipated operating environments, and training requirements needed to deliver these aspirations. A fundamental part of this Special Issue’s ‘call’ was to capture best practice in order to demonstrate how design, visualisation and delivery processes (and technologies) affect the finished product viz: design outcome, design procedures, production methodologies and construction implementation. In this respect, the use of virtual environments are now particularly effective at supporting the design and delivery processes. In summary therefore, this Special Issue presents nine papers from leading scholars, industry and contemporaries. These papers provide an eclectic (but cognate) representation   of AEC design visualisation and integration; which not only uncovers new insight and understanding of these challenges and solutions, but also provides new theoretical and practice signposts for future research. 

scholarly journals In Search of the Optimal Venture-to-Capital (V2C) Business Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommi Rasila
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Venture Capital Investment ◽  
New Business ◽  
Target Company ◽  
Operating Space ◽  
A Company ◽  
New Business Models

This paper illustrates the differences between traditional and emerging business models in the recently identified Venture-to-Capital (V2C) area. This area refers to the stage in the development of a company when it is between Venture and Capital, ie. before the idea or the venture is eligible for Venture Capital investment. Many entities exist to assist companies in the V2C operating space. Most obvious taxonomy of the V2C players includes Incubators, Advisors, Business Angels and Classic/Seed VC. All these have different business models, including motive, contribution, incentive and revenue model. There is, however, a large number of new operatives in this field which do not quite fit this traditional taxonomy.In this study, a number of these new operatives are examined and their business models outlined. When comparing the traditional and new business models, three observations are made as conclusions: New models are hybrids of traditional models with only some new features; Contributing intellectual capital in the sense of sweat capital or business knowledge is seen as a key requisite; Trend goes towards obtaining equity interest in the target company for upside potential in the compensation. This study paves way to future research in creating new taxonomy for Venture-to-Capital operatives and delineating a best practice to the practitioners in the field.

scholarly journals Editorial: SESMO Special Issues

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 18040
Author(s):  
Tony Jakeman ◽  
Ioannis Athanasiadis ◽  
Serena Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Environmental Systems ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Institute Of Technology

As the journal nears the end of its second official year, we are pleased to start accepting submissions to our first two Special Issues. The first Special Issue is on Resilience of complex coupled Socio-Technical-Environmental systems through the modeling lens with guest editors Tatiana Filatova, Tina Comes (4TU Resilience Engineering Centre), Christoph Hoelscher (ETH Zurich) and Juliet Mian (Resilence Shift). This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and international practice to offer insights into the latest scientific modelling methods, gaps, challenges and opportunities and best practice examples relating to operationalising resilience across a range of socio-technical-environmental applications. The second Special Issue is on Large-scale behavioural models of land use change with guest editors Calum Brown (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Tatiana Filatova (University of Twente), Birgit Müller (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ), and Derek Robinson (University of Waterloo). This Special Issue is focussed on better understanding and modelling of temporal or spatial scales in land use dynamics.   We invite new proposals for Special Issues that fit within SESMO’s aims and scope. Our Special Issues are cohesive collections of articles focussed on a specific contemporary theme related to socio-environmental systems modelling. The Special Issue can build on previous work and research gaps, but can also explore new and emerging terrain relevant to our aims. Although the conceptualisation of a Special Issue may be initiated in a conference or workshop, it is critical that such a proposal also builds on the original dialogue. Articles should also be canvassed from across the globe. SESMO is an open access journal with no article processing or publication charges for authors. If you have a topic to propose, please contact us to discuss further.

Building boundary capabilities at the base of the pyramid

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Mezias ◽  
Mohamad Fakhreddin
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit

Purpose – Over the last 15 years, articles about the base of the pyramid (BOP) have begun to appear in scholarly business journals. Although attention was driven initially by claims that corporations could earn a fortune selling to these consumers, it became clear that this is difficult. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – To move beyond this difficulty, the authors emphasize the iterative boundary capabilities built by local, for profit enterprises as the key to creating markets at the BOP. Findings – The authors argue that the evolution of the business models to permit firms to earn profits and have positive social impact requires building iterative boundary capabilities and support this claim by reviewing two cases of community based non-profits. Research limitations/implications – Future research should demonstrate that the process the authors observed in these two cases applies in other contexts. Scaling social impact will require sharing knowledge about iterative boundary capabilities and developing best practices that can help effective allocation of patient capital to share best practice and guide public policy. Practical implications – Social entrepreneurs can conceptualize their own enterprises in terms of iterative boundary capabilities. Social investors can use the framework to assess and advise enterprises in which they may or have invested. Policy makers can enact laws and other legal actions to facilitate the formation of iterative boundary capabilities. Social implications – The authors see the framework as part of a broader move toward business models that pursue both positive social impact and profits. Originality/value – The authors link a structuring approach with an institutional perspective to enhance business models that pursue profit and create positive social impact in BOP communities.

Cloud Computing Technology and Science

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Hsien Hsu ◽  
Emmanuel Udoh
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Heterogeneous Computing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
It Services ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Computing Technologies ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

The “Cloud” is a natural evolution of distributed computing and of the widespread adaption of virtualization and SOA. In Cloud Computing, IT-related capabilities and resources are provided as services, via the Internet and on-demand, accessible without requiring detailed knowledge of the underlying technology. By taking advantage of virtualized resources, cloud computing presents an attractive means to address the challenges while realizing the potential of ubiquitous IT services. Consequently, computational scientists are turning their attention to emerging cloud computing technology and science. As such, cloud computing has come to the picture seeking solutions for computing and IT services to be efficient and environmentally friendly. This special issue is in response to the increasing convergence of cloud computing technologies and services, while different approaches exist, challenges and opportunities are numerous in this context. The research papers selected for this special issue represent recent progresses in the field, including works on virtualization, big data intelligence, resource management, services computing architectures and modeling, as well as mobile cloud and applications. This special issue includes seven extended version of the selected papers originally presented at the 4th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (IEEE CloudCom 2012), held at Taipei, Taiwan. The papers selected for this issue not only contribute valuable insights and results but also have particular relevance to the emerging and cloud computing technologies. All of them present high quality results for tackling problems arising from the ever-growing cloud computing, heterogeneous computing as well as sustainable computing technologies. We believe that this special issue provides novel ideas and state-of-the-art techniques in the field, and stimulates future research in the emerging and cloud computing community.

scholarly journals Reviewing Literature on Digitalization, Business Model Innovation, and Sustainable Industry: Past Achievements and Future Promises

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinit Parida ◽  
David Sjödin ◽  
Wiebke Reim
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Industrial Companies

Digitalization is revolutionizing the way business is conducted within industrial value chains through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, intensive data exchange and predictive analytics. However, technological application on its own is not enough; profiting from digitalization requires business model innovation such as making the transition to advanced service business models. Yet, many research gaps remain in analyzing how industrial companies can leverage digitalization to transform their business models to achieve sustainability benefits. Specifically, challenges related to value creation, value delivery, and value capture components of business model innovation need further understanding as well as how alignment of these components drive sustainable industry initiatives. Thus, this special issue editorial attempts to take stock of the emerging research field through a literature review and providing a synthesis of special issue contributions. In doing so, we contribute by developing a framework that communicates and sets the direction for future research by linking digitalization, business model innovation, and sustainability in industrial settings.

scholarly journals Introduction to Big Data Computing for Geospatial Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Zhenlong Li ◽  
Wenwu Tang ◽  
Qunying Huang ◽  
Eric Shook ◽  
Qingfeng Guan
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Spatial Thinking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Data Structures And Algorithms ◽  
Future Research Directions

The convergence of big data and geospatial computing has brought challenges and opportunities to GIScience with regards to geospatial data management, processing, analysis, modeling, and visualization. This special issue highlights recent advancements in integrating new computing approaches, spatial methods, and data management strategies to tackle geospatial big data challenges and meanwhile demonstrates the opportunities for using big data for geospatial applications. Crucial to the advancements highlighted here is the integration of computational thinking and spatial thinking and the transformation of abstract ideas and models to concrete data structures and algorithms. This editorial first introduces the background and motivation of this special issue followed by an overview of the ten included articles. Conclusion and future research directions are provided in the last section.

scholarly journals Challenges and opportunities for services marketers in a culturally diverse global marketplace

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyush Sharma ◽  
Jackie Tam ◽  
Zhan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Services Marketing ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Offshore Outsourcing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Purpose The purpose of this special issue is to extend the growing research on the challenges and opportunities facing services marketers in an increasingly culturally diverse global marketplace. Design/methodology/approach The nine papers included in this special issue use a variety of research methods (e.g. case study, experiments and surveys), participants (e.g. customers, employees and online panel members) and service settings (e.g. fast food, post office, weight loss, bank, home loan, personal fitness and offshore outsourcing). Findings All the nine papers highlight the importance of studying the unique perspectives of the customers and employees involved in intercultural interactions in diverse service settings in marketplaces and societies that are either already or have recently become multicultural. Research limitations/implications The findings from the nine papers have useful implications for future research on services marketing in multicultural markets, although these may not always be generalisable beyond the unique context of the studies reported in each of these papers. Practical implications All the nine papers also present some useful directions for services marketing managers in the multicultural markets, to help them understand and manage the expectations of their culturally diverse customers, as well as employees. Originality/value This special issue is unique because it is one of the first attempts to understand the unique challenges and opportunities for services marketers in the growing multicultural global marketplace, from a theoretical, as well as empirical, point of view.

Is director independence merely a box ticking exercise? A study of independence determinations in Irish listed companies

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Mulgrew ◽  
Theo Lynn ◽  
Susan Rice
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Director Independence

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to establish whether Irish listed firms comply with the substance of corporate governance guidance rather than the letter of the rule in the determination of director independence. The paper examines non-executive director independence from three perspectives: the first is from the viewpoint of the sample firms, the second from that given in corporate governance guidance when applied to the sample firms, and the third based on extensive financial statement analysis, prior research and prior literature. By exploring multiple perspectives of director independence, disparities in the interpretation of non-executive director independence can be identified. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive statistics and non-parametric statistical analysis are used to examine for differences between multiple perspectives of non-executive director independence. Findings – The study identified significant disparities in the interpretation of independence by Irish listed firms. This may be explained by a misunderstanding of what director independence means, a deliberate choice to ignore pre-existing norms regarding NED independence or the desire to exceed such norms. The findings suggest Irish financial institutions exhibit higher levels of NED independence than the remaining sample firms explained in part by linkages with the institutions themselves. Findings suggest a lack of adequate oversight in the sample firms, which could ultimately lead to greater agency costs for shareholders. Practical implications – Policymakers and other stakeholders valuing director independence may need to reassess guidelines for interpreting director independence and related reporting, policies regarding adherence to such guidelines and associated director training requirements. Originality/value – This study is timely, topical and the first of its kind in relation to Irish listed firms and provides evidence into the lack of compliance within Irish listed companies with best practice guidance. The findings clearly identify a notable lack in a consistent means of interpretation in the sample firms as to what non-executive independence is and why it is an important part of good corporate governance. The paper provides a basis for future research. Such research may include studies of firm motivation in interpretation choice and comparative studies with other jurisdictions.

scholarly journals Innovation with Chinese characteristics: theory and practice

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Li ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Jin Chen ◽  
Tsvi Vinig
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This is a special issue of Chinese Management Studies and this study aims to engage with debates on innovation in China and to provide new insights for innovation research in the context of China, seeking to develop a greater understanding of the concept of “innovation with Chinese characteristics”. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews the Chinese innovation management literature in general and the selected papers in this special issue in particular and proposes two new directions for future research. Findings The nine papers that constitute this special issue present research on important aspects of innovation in China, ranging from the effectiveness of government subsidisation for innovation, the impact of fiscal decentralisation on innovation, the role of management behaviour in promoting (or discouraging) innovation and the effects of differing business models on innovation. These papers shed valuable new light on the theory and practice of innovation in China. The papers are discussed in the context of four primary arguments about innovation management in China identified from the broader literature in the field. These relate to the pattern of China’s innovation performance over time, the reasons for its effectiveness, the role of alliances and influences of indigenous factors. It is also shown that management of the internationalisation of innovation and of efficient internal innovation are two important directions for future research on Chinese innovation in an era of de-globalisation. Originality/value The studies presented here provide valuable contributions to theory building in innovation research, as well as some important ideas for directions of future research on innovation in China in the new era of de-globalisation.

scholarly journals Smart services – characteristics, challenges, opportunities and business models

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 789-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Marquardt
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Smart Services ◽  
Economic News ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
New Business ◽  
Simple Product ◽  
Economic Future

Abstract “Industry 4.0”, “Digitalization”, “Internet of Things” and “Smart Services” are the today’s buzzwords when tracking economic news. It is to ask about the meaning of those phrases. The world has changed over the last decade from a mainly physical to software controlled economy and the information technology has become an integral part of our industry and society in its entirety. Nowadays it is no longer the product that matters it is the data that are generated by using the product or service. Those usage data collected and analyzed commence new business models and services. The economic future of a company will much more rely on the ability to collect and use the data to generate Smart Services for their customers and to transform from a simple product supplier to an entertainment provider. However there are not only opportunities there are also challenges on the way to that new services which needs to be known and considered. For instance the development cycles need to be faster, the business models need to be adjusted and the positive financial results will not come into the picture on the first day. Based on those thoughts and while there only a handful of researches about that new services exists, the main purpose of the present study is at first, to gain a common understanding about the meaning and the characteristics of Smart Services and their adjacencies. Secondly, the study summarizes the identified challenges and opportunities in relation to them. Thirdly, the author introduce and explain the main business models usable for those Smart Services and the requirements for starting the transformation towards those services. The aim of this paper is to set a basis for this exciting and relatively unsought topic and to produce an interest in further empirical and practical researches in this area. The methodologies used for this research are a systematic literature review and an evaluation of existing studies with the subjects “Industrie 4.0”, “Digitization”, “Internet of Things” and “Smart Services”. Additional national initiated programs and best-practice of transformations where analyzed and interpreted. The outcome of the study is always focused on service providers.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document