scholarly journals Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Addressing the Grand Challenges through Radical Change and Open Innovation.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery Chistov ◽  
Sunita Tanwar ◽  
C.S. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Sustainable Entrepreneurship ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Current State ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Practical Investigation ◽  
Radical Approach

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation are essential tools in the transition towards a more fair, healthy, and sustainable society. This chapter gives an overview of the two decades of research on the topic and discusses the current state of its application. It shows that the current literature lacks a more profound theoretical and practical investigation. Nevertheless, these gaps may be covered soon, as the number of publications in this area is growing. Additionally, the chapter explores the importance of a radical approach, open innovation strategies, and collaboration to foster sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation and tackle the Grand Challenges of modern society.

MAPPING THE PERCEPTION AND REALITY OF OPEN INNOVATION

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 1340016 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUSTYNA DĄBROWSKA ◽  
IRINA FIEGENBAUM ◽  
ANTERO KUTVONEN
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Current State ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
The Right ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Innovation Processes

Open innovation holds great potential for improving the efficiency of companies' innovation processes, but also presents substantial risks. A key issue in innovation management is finding the right balance of openness, i.e., determining how open companies should be in their innovation activities. However, academics and business practitioners hold conflicting notions of what constitutes open innovation practice and of how "open innovation companies" are defined. In this paper, we present three in-depth case studies of global R&D-intensive companies, where we find that the firms' perception of their openness differs from their actual situation (as determined by the innovation practices that they apply), and that each company has a different view as to what constitutes open innovation. We claim that resolving conceptual ambiguity and differentiating between openness (as a philosophical aspect) and open innovation (as a way of structuring the innovation process) in research is critical in order to clarify the current state of open innovation research and enable the communication of results to practitioners.

scholarly journals Main directions of development of public administration in the field of military security at the national and global levels

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Kaliaiev
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Administrative Reforms ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
Current State ◽  
Dynamic Vision ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
Military Security ◽  
Adequate Management

The formation of a common security environment, prevention and elimination of military conflicts, achieving mutual international understanding and innovative approaches to the organization of public administration structures in this area with the involvement of non-state actors and the formation of appropriate ecosystems in security environment are determined among the main directions of public administration development in the field of military security. Based on the methodology of public administration, the current state of public administration systems reforms is considered and the priorities for the development of public administration in the field of military security at the national and global levels of administration are identified. The general tendencies of public administration development are identified; ambiguity and variability in estimations of results of administrative reforms are emphasized. Arguments are presented that the problems of social interaction, responsibility and democracy in modern management practices are transposed to public administration in the field of military security, in particular in the implementation of new approaches to management of innovations. Transformational changes in public administration in the field of military security at the national and global levels are considered logical, expedient and possible especially against the background of administrative reforms processes and implementation of open innovations, ecosystems and management of innovations in the field of military security facilities administration. Innovations in the field of security suggest reformatting, in particular, of industrial policy of defence by identifying different instruments to enhance opportunities for openness with different degrees of the latter for actors not previously involved in military security and defence issues. Innovation has been shown to involve reshaping, in particular, industrial defense policy by identifying different tools for enhancing openness with varying degrees of openness) for actors not yet involved in military security and defense. Flexibility in the management of strategic ecosystems and a dynamic vision of interdependence between actors affect the ability of the system to operate in conditions of open innovation and ensure adequate management of openness

scholarly journals Financial literacy of university students – the Czech and Slovak experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Ales Kozubik ◽  
Zuzana Kozubikova ◽  
Jiri Rybicka
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Self ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Current State

Financial literacy is one of the key components of education for living in a modern society. In this article, we present the results of our research into the current state of financial literacy among university students from two European countries. Our research was conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey. In the first part of the questionnaire we investigated selected personal characteristics of respondents and the second part was devoted to knowledge in different areas of financial literacy. The knowledge questions were focused mainly on respondents’ competence in specific practical situations. The obtained data were processed by statistical analysis, including the dependencies between the results of the knowledge part and the self-reflexive assessment in the first part of the questionnaire. This analysis revealed several noteworthy findings. Keywords: Financial literacy; questionnaire survey; statistical tests;

scholarly journals ABOUT METHODS OF SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Alexander M. Belostotsky ◽  
Pavel A. Akimov ◽  
Dmitry D. Dmitriev
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Underground Structure ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Earthquake Activity ◽  
Underground Structures ◽  
Current State ◽  
Displacement Based ◽  
Methods Numerical

As is known, underground facilities are an integral part of the infrastructure of modern society. These objects have some specific characteristics such as complex construction, high cost, long life cycle, etc. Once it is destroyed, the direct and indirect losses are more seriousness than the general structure in the ground. Under-ground facilities built in areas subject to earthquake activity must withstand both seismic and static loading. Therefore, it is very important to carry on the seismic design of the underground structure in a safe and economi-cal way. The distinctive paper presents a summary of the current state of seismic analysis for underground struc-tures. Classification and brief overview of methods of seismic analysis of underground structures (force-based methods, displacement-based methods, numerical methods of seismic analysis of coupled system “soil – under-ground structure”) are presented, problems of soil-structure interaction are under consideration as well. So-called static finite element method with substructure technique for seismic analysis of underground structures is de-scribed.

Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries: Mapping Educational Science in the Discourse on Social Media

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (14) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Rehm ◽  
Stefania Manca ◽  
Diana L. Brandon ◽  
Christine Greenhow
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Current State ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Media Integration

Social media has attracted considerable scholarly interest. Previous research has demonstrated the need for a more comprehensive overview of social media research across diverse disciplines. However, there is a lack of research that identifies the scope of social media integration across educational settings and how it relates to research in other academic disciplines. Harnessing the search terms of previous literature reviews, this study collected data on 80,267 articles from the Web of Science Core Collection database using search terms that were based on previous literature reviews. The data were analyzed using a combination of co-citation and bibliometric analyses via a mixed-methods approach. Our results show that there has been a constant increase in the number of publications concerned with social media, both as a transversal topic and within the educational sector. We are also able to show a range of topical domains in which the vast majority of research on social media is conducted. Our findings have practical implications for scholars and practitioners alike. Scholars can benefit from these types of analyses to identify authors and topic clusters that might otherwise have been unrecognized. Similarly, practitioners can benefit from this overview of the current “state-of-the-art” on social media.

Spiritual Exercise as Techne: Philosophy as a Way of Liberating Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 640-655
Author(s):  
Shu-Fen Lin ◽  
Wei-Ding Tsai ◽  
Denis Igorevich Chistyakov
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Spiritual Exercises ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Current State ◽  
Life Context ◽  
Meaningful Existence

The study of education systems as social phenomena has led scholars to question the role of education in modern society. The question of how to improve education naturally leads to concerns about what is wrong with the present education system. If education is meant to elevate the next generation, how can it meet the goal of ensuring a meaningful existence for those being educated? Scholars have demonstrated that education has been reduced to a process of the construction of objects, where curriculum as techne commodifies students into products with market value. We propose that the tendency of interpreting techne as technology is a perspective of the modern age, and the rules of modern education are based on the rules of modern technology, under the guidance of the paradigm of productivity. We will introduce a broader interpretation of techne which frames it as the cultivation of virtue, i.e., virtue-techne. On this basis, education could be viewed as techne in the sense of praxis (practice, exercise), rather than as fabrication in the sense of production. We highlight the rising rate of student suicides in Taiwan in recent years, where we determine the education system lacks a focus on praxis. This article investigates alternative praxis-oriented notions of education, from Aristotle's cultivation of virtue to Hadot's "spiritual exercises," to advocate for a shift away from the production paradigm. Indebted to Heidegger, we clarify his "techne as revealing" by emphasizing two frameworks for education: The first, modern education being valued by its adherence to metrics based in the paradigm of production. The second, education as a process wherein its value is derived from the life context of the participating individual. Finally, as a comparative study, we explore the current state of education in Russia and Taiwan, and present the case of one high school in Taiwan which has adopted the practice of spiritual exercises in its curriculum, including a required hike to the peak of Taiwan's tallest mountain, to cultivate a sense of (and value for) the liberated life before its students graduate.

scholarly journals Engineered nanomaterials and human health: Part 1. Preparation, functionalization and characterization (IUPAC Technical Report)

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 1283-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Gubala ◽  
Linda J. Johnston ◽  
Ziwei Liu ◽  
Harald Krug ◽  
Colin J. Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Close Contact ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Engineered Nanomaterials ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Current State ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
To Come ◽  
Number Of Publications

Abstract Nanotechnology is a rapidly evolving field, as evidenced by the large number of publications on the synthesis, characterization, and biological/environmental effects of new nano-sized materials. The unique, size-dependent properties of nanomaterials have been exploited in a diverse range of applications and in many examples of nano-enabled consumer products. In this account we focus on Engineered Nanomaterials (ENM), a class of deliberately designed and constructed nano-sized materials. Due to the large volume of publications, we separated the preparation and characterisation of ENM from applications and toxicity into two interconnected documents. Part 1 summarizes nanomaterial terminology and provides an overview of the best practices for their preparation, surface functionalization, and analytical characterization. Part 2 (this issue, Pure Appl. Chem. 2018; 90(8): 1325–1356) focuses on ENM that are used in products that are expected to come in close contact with consumers. It reviews nanomaterials used in therapeutics, diagnostics, and consumer goods and summarizes current nanotoxicology challenges and the current state of nanomaterial regulation, providing insight on the growing public debate on whether the environmental and social costs of nanotechnology outweigh its potential benefits.

scholarly journals Martial Arts Tourism: Meta-Analysis of Publications from 2005–2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Przemysław Pawelec ◽  
Paweł Świder ◽  
Wojciech J. Cynarski
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Destination Country ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Thematic Relations ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Number Of Publications

A feature of modern society in the era of cultural globalization is its mobility. One of the manifestations of this social mobility is people spending free time on tourist trips. Tourism, as understood as a sociocultural phenomenon, is a special manifestation of location. In addition to the motives for undertaking trips in martial arts tourism, individual destinations, specific tourism potential and the typology of participants in tourist meetings were analyzed, and individual cases were examined. The research materials were 44 articles published in scientific journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCOHost databases. Publications, which appeared in the sources discussed between 2005 and mid-2020s were considered. Some periodicals were present in all three of the quoted databases, therefore specific articles were taken into account only once. This study will cover a meta-analysis of martial arts tourism in journals indexed in several major scientific databases. It is related to the phenomenon of tourism of this type, which is discussed from various scientific perspectives. As a research tool, the Atlas.ti program was used (mainly in the qualitative research or analysis of qualitative data), by means of which correlations and dominant items were sought. A comparison with other publications suggests that no similar meta-analysis has so far been performed in relation to the literature devoted to the subject of “martial arts tourism”. Particularly interesting conclusions were identified: (1) there are thematic relations between the destination country, the main destination, and the destination country; (2) martial arts are treated by researchers as both primary, and secondary threads, (3) the difference between travel destinations and types events attended by people interested in martial arts, (4) the variety of event formats plays a role in popularizing the subject of these forms of physical activity, and (5) the number of publications describing specific destinations is not particularly related to specific countries as destinations.

scholarly journals Scientific Literature Analysis on Sustainability with the Implication of Open Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Alejandro Cano ◽  
Abraham Londoño-Pineda
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Publication Rate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
General Statistical ◽  
Number Of Publications

Studies related to sustainability have been performed extensively around the world to evaluate the environmental, economic, and social impact of practices that meet the current and future needs of society. Based on the Scopus database, this study presents a bibliometric analysis for the long, medium, and short term to represent the characteristics of publications related to sustainability, identify research trends and thematic areas with a promising future in research. The analysis covers the following topics: general statistical description, most addressed thematic areas in sustainability, the geographical distribution of sustainability publications, and most influential and cited journals, authors, and articles. The results show sustainability prevails in areas like Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science, and Business, Management, and Accounting, and the publication rate in this field has increased exponentially in the last 10 years. This study also shows that the most productive journals in sustainability research are Sustainability Switzerland and Journal of Cleaner Production, focusing on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary topics. Likewise, the critical issues of sustainability research are related to sustainable development, humans, environmental sustainability, climate change, decision-making, and environmental impact. As sustainability with open innovation represents a topic with an increasing number of publications, future research can be oriented toward this topic.

scholarly journals Anti-Capital for the XXIst Century (on the metacrisis of capitalism and the prospects for radical politics)

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-612
Author(s):  
Albena Azmanova
Keyword(s):  
Radical Change ◽  
Social Protest ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
Radical Politics ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Current State ◽  
Xxist Century

Using the temperate nature of recent social protest as its entry point, this analysis investigates the current state of liberal democracies as one in which the purported crisis of capitalism has entered a crisis of its own – a social condition of metacrisis, marked by the absence of utopian energies and prospects for a revolution, even as society experiences itself in perpetual crisis. This inquiry then discerns the potential for radical change in terms of subverting capitalism (rather than overthrowing or resisting it) through practices that counteract the very constitutive dynamic of capitalism – the production of profit.

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