The Competitiveness among Convention centers: using niche theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Hyo Jeong Byun ◽  
Dong Han Kim
Keyword(s):  
Niche Theory ◽  
Convention Centers

Is Over the Top Video Platform the Game Changer over Traditional TV Channels in India? A Niche Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1326365X2110096
Author(s):  
Hashim Hamza Puthiyakath ◽  
Manash Pratim Goswami
Keyword(s):  
Video Streaming ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Niche Overlap ◽  
Niche Theory ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Over The Top ◽  
Game Changer

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the consequent national lockdown, the usage of over the top (OTT) platforms has significantly increased in India. The growing popularity of video streaming has made a substantial impact on the traditional TV channels during pandemic times. The purpose of this study is to examine the competition, coexistence and competitive superiority of OTT and TV in providing consumer satisfaction. The study adopted the niche theory to empirically measure the degree of gratification fulfilled by OTT and TV, the similarity between OTT and TV and the competitive superiority of OTT and TV across seven micro-dimensions of gratification. The data for the study has been gathered from 223 online users across India. The results of the study reflect that OTT provides a higher degree of satisfaction across all seven dimensions of gratification with the greatest difference manifested in the convenience dimension. The niche overlap measures indicated that the highest level of similarity between TV and OTT is in providing gratification in the relaxation dimension, whereas the least similarity was observed in the convenience dimensions. The competitive superiority of OTT surpassed TV in all dimensions with the greatest difference manifested in relaxation.

scholarly journals Enabling Sustainable Organizational Change: A Case of Cognitive Diversity in the Automotive Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonja Blom ◽  
Yvonne du Plessis ◽  
Hamid H Kazeroony
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Change Implementation ◽  
Cognitive Diversity ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Niche Theory ◽  
Implementing Change

In diverse societies such as South Africa, organizations continue to face inclusion challenges when implementing change. This study proposes a different method and new dimension of diversity management within the cognitive diversity construct, namely human niche theory, to tackle the diversity dilemma of exclusivity. The research question asked whether human niche theory, as a defined concept within cognitive diversity, could be utilized by managers to enable inclusion and promote sustainable organizational change implementation. Conceptually, this paper relates human niche theory to seven themes in the change process, namely, communication, training, motivation, resources, control, monitoring, and feedback. An exploratory single case study in a multicultural South African automotive organization that implemented a company-wide technology change project was used as a unit of analysis. The single case study revealed a new understanding of change implementation processes using the human niche theoretical framework related to radical technological change implementation. Data collection included in-depth interviews, focus group sessions, solicited company data, field notes, and observations. Content and comparative data analysis were used to present findings. This research showed that managers’ awareness of human niche theory in terms of cognitive diversity could assist in managing diversity, enabling inclusion, and change effectiveness in the organization, while minimizing emotional exclusion.

scholarly journals A New Exploration of Roderick Usher’s Death Based on the Ecological Niche Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Rongfei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Edgar Allan Poe ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Niche Theory ◽  
Twin Sister ◽  
The People ◽  
Natural Outcome ◽  
Social Niche

Roderick Usher is the protagonist of Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece The Fall of The House of Usher. Concerning his death, the scholars and critics at home and abroad have discussed a lot but there is no fixed conclusion. Based on the ecological niche theory, this thesis explored Roderick Usher’s death and concluded that his death was a natural outcome as his natural as well as his social niche positions were on the decline because of his failure to have effective communication with the environment he was living in and with the people around him. Furthermore, his niche trend to do nothing to the ever-decaying living environment but to do harm to his twin sister further accelerated the demise of his niche position. It is hoped that this thesis can shed some new light on the exploration of Roderick Usher’s death and work as a kind of tentatively interdisciplinary research between ecology and literature.

The ecology of plankton in Scottish coastal waters

1992 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 27-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Tett
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Vertical Mixing ◽  
Niche Theory ◽  
Light Penetration ◽  
Fluid Medium ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
Pelagic Environment ◽  
Vertical Turbulence ◽  
Pelagic Communities

SynopsisThe lives of the plants, animals and bacteria of the plankton are ruled by the diffusive nature of their fluid medium, in which vertical turbulence is sometimes checked by density gradients caused by surface heating or inflow of freshwater. Seasonal and spatial changes in the production and species composition of phytoplankton and associated microheterotrophs result from interactions amongst light penetration, supply of mineral nutrients, and vertical mixing; many species are capable of rapid increase when multiplication exceeds losses by dispersion and predation. Water depth, currents, dispersion and food supplies control mesozooplankton.Although Scottish coastal waters include a variety of pelagic environments, there is little evidence of site-specific flora or fauna. Planktonic assemblages are, however, locally more diverse than expected. If this excess diversity is a result of ever-changing conditions, the composition of microplanktonic associations may be largely decided by chance. Explanations based on niche theory seem to apply convincingly only to the larger, semi-nektonic, pelagic crustaceans. Thus, consideration of issues relating to conservation raises fundamental and difficult questions about the biology of plankton.Conservation of species is impractical if accident plays a large part in recruitment and replacement. Conversely, the dispersive nature of the pelagic environment and the weakness of interspecific relations may lessen the sensitivity of plankton to anthropogenic perturbations. Nevertheless, eutrophication and climatic change can disturb pelagic communities, especially in enclosed waters.

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