scholarly journals Blockchain for and in Logistics: What to Adopt and Where to Start

Logistics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Dobrovnik ◽  
David Herold ◽  
Elmar Fürst ◽  
Sebastian Kummer
Keyword(s):  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Organisational Capabilities ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
The Right

Despite the claim that blockchain will revolutionise business and redefine logistics, existing research so far is limited concerning frameworks that categorise blockchain application potentials and their implications. In particular, academic literature in transport and logistics to date has not sufficiently distinguished between blockchain adoption (‘what to adopt’) and the identification of the right business opportunity (‘where to start’). In response, this paper (1) uses Rogers’ (2003) ‘attributes of innovation framework’ to identify potential blockchain applications and (2) presents a framework explicating four transformation phases to subsequently categorise the identified areas of application according to their effects on organisational structures and processes. Using academic and practitioner literature, we classify possible applications for adoption and provide a framework to identify blockchain opportunities in the logistics industry, thereby helping managers to systematically assess where to start building organisational capabilities in order to successfully adopt and deploy blockchain-based technology.

Enhancing the Preparedness of SMEs for E-Business Opportunities by Collaborative Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 254-270
Author(s):  
Heiko Duin ◽  
Klaus-Dieter Thoben
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Virtual Organisations ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Organisational Form ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Right

This chapter introduces virtual Organisations (VOs) as a special organisational form of collaborative networks of SMEs to conduct E-Business projects. VOs are normally not created from scratch, but instantiated from a strategic network or pool of enterprises. This enhances the preparedness of participating members when an E-Business opportunity occurs. The underlying strategic network acts as a breeding environment for the VOs. Therefore, it is called a VO Breeding Environment (VBE). Examples from the automotive industry are illustrating the development and needs of this concept. Strategic planning is important for such a network in order to increase chances of occurring business opportunities. The remainder of this chapter shows how scenario-oriented methods such as cross-impact analysis can be used to support a collaborative strategic planning in such networked organisations. The application of such methods allows long-term foresight and the anticipation of the right technological, financial and business oriented decisions.

Enhancing the Preparedness of SMEs for E-Business Opportunities by Collaborative Networks

2010 ◽  
pp. 30-45
Author(s):  
Heiko Duin ◽  
Klaus-Dieter Thoben
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Virtual Organisations ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Organisational Form ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Right

This chapter introduces virtual Organisations (VOs) as a special organisational form of collaborative networks of SMEs to conduct E-Business projects. VOs are normally not created from scratch, but instantiated from a strategic network or pool of enterprises. This enhances the preparedness of participating members when an E-Business opportunity occurs. The underlying strategic network acts as a breeding environment for the VOs. Therefore, it is called a VO Breeding Environment (VBE). Examples from the automotive industry are illustrating the development and needs of this concept. Strategic planning is important for such a network in order to increase chances of occurring business opportunities. The remainder of this chapter shows how scenario-oriented methods such as cross-impact analysis can be used to support a collaborative strategic planning in such networked organisations. The application of such methods allows long-term foresight and the anticipation of the right technological, financial and business oriented decisions.

Franchising and Information Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 118-139
Author(s):  
Ye-Sho Cehn ◽  
Robert Justis ◽  
P. Pete Chong
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Small Business Administration ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Local Distribution ◽  
Small Business Development ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
The U.S

According to Justis and Judd (1998), franchising is defined as “a business opportunity by which the owner (producer or distributor) of a service or a trademarked product grants exclusive rights to an individual for the local distribution and/or sale of the service or product, and in return receives a payment or royalty and conformance to quality standards. The individual or business granting the business rights is called the franchisor, and the individual or business granted the right to operate in accordance with the chosen method to produce or sell the product or service is called the franchisee.” Although the business of the franchisor is usually larger than the “satellite small businesses” of the franchisees, most franchisors manage mostly small and medium-size enterprises (Stanworth, Price, and Purdy, 2001). The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recognizes this fact and sponsors various seminars in franchising, for example, business plan and raising capital, through regional Small Business Development Centers (Thomas and Seid, 2000). In addition, SBA sets up programs specifically designed for franchises (for example, Franchise Registry Web site: www.franchiseregistry.com) to streamline the review process for SBA loan applications (Sherman, 1999) and provide special incentives for franchisees to open locations in economically depressed areas (Thomas and Seid, 2000).

scholarly journals Participación de personas con discapacidad en la vida política. Un análisis de contenido de la literatura reciente (1997-2019)

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-177
Author(s):  
Andrés Mauricio Guzmán Rincón ◽  
Adriana Caballero Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Voting Rights ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Right To Vote ◽  
The Right

The right of persons with disabilities to vote is well-codified in international human rights law. Disability scholars, however, argue that persons with disabilities are frequently denied the right to vote. What are the recurrent concepts used by disability scholars to discuss this issue? From a content literature review, four main concepts are regularly used by authors to elaborate on voting rights in the context of disability: “political participation,” “barriers,” “electoral practices” that support or constraint the full and effective exercise of the right to vote, and “electoral-assistive devices” as technology solutions to assist voters with disabilities. Discussing all these concepts is uncommon in other literature reviews. Findings illustrate that an abundance of publications focuses on political participation of persons with intellectual or mental impairments. Such publications tend to concentrate only on statutory barriers. Less prevalent is academic literature regarding persons with other impairments, as well as procedural barriers. Even more sparse are publications elaborating on social practices. Similarly, assistive technology is not often discussed as a tool for the facilitation of the right to vote of persons with disabilities.

scholarly journals Risk Management Application for Business Startups"Jamu Partnership" in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Andhika Saputra ◽  
Rhian Indradewa ◽  
Tantri Yanuar Rahmat Syah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Management Application ◽  
Iso 31000 ◽  
The Right ◽  
Potential Opportunity

Background – Awareness of a healthy lifestyle and thinking back to nature makes society in Indonesia choose jamu as their daily routine drink. Jamu itself is a term for natural traditional medicine from Indonesia. Unfortunately the types of jamu products are still very limited in variants, have a bitter taste and difficult to find in modern places such as cafes. Currently the Indonesian government provides support in health and fitness tourism business activities in the form of jamu cafes. In addition, the community's desire for entrepreneurship through SMEs is also very large. This is a potential opportunity for startup companies in the field of jamu partnerships (business opportunity). Besides that, risks in this startup business also need to be identified, analyzed and treatment. Method – Using the ISO 31000:2018 risk management approach. Result – This analysis help jamu startup companies (business opportunity) in making the right decisions to mitigate risks, so that the business can be sustainable. Keywords: Risk Management, Startups, Jamu Partnership, Business Opportunity, Indonesia.

scholarly journals Personnel management in the sustainable transport and logistics industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 04022
Author(s):  
Katarína Hercegová ◽  
Alexander Pyanov ◽  
Oksana Mukhoryanova
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Transport Industry ◽  
Data Driven Approach ◽  
The Right

This paper describes the methods and techniques of the ways personnel security is ensured and maintained in the sustainable transport industry. In addition, it focuses on the novel methods and technologies used by the human resource managers for selecting and hiring candidates for jobs in the transport and logistic sector. Furthermore, it gives a comprehensive overview of human capital management in the transport industry and provides a detailed analysis of several segments covered. It offers a detailed insight into the growth markets and their impact on the human resource management market in the transport industry. Our results demonstrate that the majority of the world's largest transportation and logistics companies believe that data-driven decision-making is essential to supply chain activities and is hiring the right employees. The paper shows that this data-driven approach might be the best solution for optimizing performance and achieving the standards of sustainable and environmentally-friendly business both at the personnel level and at the level of operation and efficient management. Moreover, it stresses the importance of the artificial intelligence and deep learning in the development of the sustainable transport industry.

scholarly journals Human rights violations, detention conditions and the invisible nature of women in European immigration detention: a legal realist account

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Claire Van Hout
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
European Immigration ◽  
The Right ◽  
Health Rights

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to conduct a legal realist assessment of women’s situation in European immigration detention which focuses on relevant international and European human rights instruments applicable to conditions and health rights in detention settings, academic literature and relevant European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) jurisprudence since 2010. Design/methodology/approach In spite of the United Nations human rights frameworks and European Union (EU) standards, conditions in European immigration detention settings continue to pose a health risk to those detained. Migrant health rights when detained are intertwined with the right not to be subjected to arbitrary detention, detention in conditions compatible for respect for human dignity and right to medical assistance. Migrant women are particularly vulnerable requiring special consideration (pregnant and lactating women; single women travelling alone or with children; adolescent girls; early-married children, including with newborn infants) in immigration detention settings. Findings The situation of women in immigration detention is patchy in EU policy, academic literature and ECtHR jurisprudence. Where referred to, they are at best confined to their positionality as pregnant women or as mothers, with their unique gendered health needs ill-resourced. ECtHR jurisprudence is largely from male applicants. Where women are applicants, cases centre on dire conditions of detention, extreme vulnerability of children accompanying their mother and arbitrary or unlawful detention of these women (with child). Originality/value Concerns have been raised by the European Parliament around immigration detention of women including those travelling with their children. There is a continued failure to maintain minimum and equivalent standards of care for women in European immigration detention settings.

Jugnoo: expansion or consolidation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Sushmita Biswal Waraich ◽  
Ajay Chaturvedi
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Short Period ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Right

Learning outcomes The student will be able to understand the concept of spotting an opportunity and exploiting the same. The student will be able to comprehend the various challenges faced in the development of a business idea. The student will be able to understand the strategies that need to be adopted to cope with and grow, in a competitive business environment. Case overview/synopsis Samar Singla, the Chief Executive Officer of Jugnoo, had sensed a business opportunity in auto rickshaw aggregation. He was convinced that being among the initial players in the market of auto rickshaw aggregation, there would be very little competition. He only had to play his cards right, to become the top auto aggregator. As Singla started the business, there were challenges like inducting the auto rickshaw drivers as partners, training them, hiring the right team, putting the right strategies in place and to expand the business. Singla launched and achieved robust growth in the new business, in a short period of time. Soon, however, Jugnoo felt competition breathing down their neck – form cab aggregators who were already dominant players in the cabs aggregation segment, in the large cities. To hedge their risks, Singla added other services such as “Meal” (meal delivery) and “Fatafat” (goods delivery) – as B2C and B2B services. These services, however, had to be closed soon after because of stiff competition from the local players. Singla also adopted the inorganic growth path by acquiring “Sabkuch,” a grocery delivery logistics firm; “Yelo,” a platform that provided online access to businesses and “BookMyCab,” a taxi aggregation company. Faced with tapering growth after an initial steep rise, Singla had to confront a dilemma about the right method of ensuring growth in the face of competition. Complexity academic level Under graduate, masters in business administration and post graduation in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategy. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy.

scholarly journals Female financial advisers: Where art thou?

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-644
Author(s):  
Daniel W Richards ◽  
Helen Roberts ◽  
Rosalind H Whiting
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Management Culture ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
The Right ◽  
Client Needs

We investigate the gender imbalance in the financial advising industry by analysing 32 in-depth qualitative interviews of female and male financial advisers in Australia and New Zealand. Using the framework of organisational structures, advisers’ preferences and stereotypical discrimination, we identify barriers for women and the adaptive strategies they employ to overcome them. Findings show that sales-based structures, servicing client needs, difficulties networking, a dominant masculine management culture and the gendered nature of flexible work inhibit women’s careers in financial advice. Strategies to overcome these barriers are finding the ‘right’ manager, receiving mentoring, selective networking and establishing a partnership arrangement with another adviser. JEL Classification: M12, M14

One well, 30,000 times: Australia's workforce transition to a gas factory

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 486
Author(s):  
Carrie Grimes ◽  
Geoffrey Cann ◽  
Christopher Margarido
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Coal Bed ◽  
Gas Shale ◽  
Oil And Gas Resources ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas ◽  
Upstream Process ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Unconventional Resource ◽  
The Right

Australia’s oil and gas resources are becoming more unconventional, and the workforce management approaches to exploit these resources must also become more unconventional. The shift from conventional to unconventional resource plays, beginning with coal seam gas and now including shale resources, has had a major impact on every aspect of the upstream process. This entails the delivery of upstream gas capacity and on-going gas delivery for thousands of wells across several years, which is much more like a manufacturing process rather than one-off projects—compared to conventional gas where only a few wells are drilled per year. Perfecting the gas factory concept is still in its early days in Australia, with more focus remaining on the work than the workforce. As equipment and infrastructure support the work to be delivered, culture and workforce structures (organisational structures, performance plans and people strategies, etc) support the workforce that will execute the work. The ability to establish a factory-like culture will drive a workforce with a manufacturing mindset and if supported by the right workforce structures will encourage behaviour needed to be successful in the manufacturing environment. The companies and suppliers that are able to reinvent themselves as manufacturers, both in what they do and how they think, will realise the highest returns. This extended abstract explores the changes needed in workforce structures through examples in oil and gas (shale developments and coal bed methane, etc), manufacturing drawing lessons and insights for Australia’s growing unconventional oil and gas sectors.

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