scholarly journals Defining agricultural cluster’s conceptual framework with Delphi technique

2012 ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Péter Micskei
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Cluster Concept ◽  
Agricultural Adaptation ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Negative Outcome

The cluster concept is well defined in the literature, but its agricultural adaptation has not been detailed. A method is needed, which involves experts into the study, who are able to confirm that the modell is correct and help to define the conceptual gaps. The Delphi technique is suitablefor the task. This is a well-structure, iterative future foresight technique, based on experts opinion about the research topic. The method leads to consensus by all means, but it also can have a negative outcome of the researcher's point of view, that's why we have to formulate scenarios.The aim is not statistically significant result, but to build in new ideas into the modell with brainstorming.

scholarly journals Linking the spare parts management with the total costs of ownership: An agenda for future research

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando Duran ◽  
Irene Roda ◽  
Marco Macchi
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Spare Parts Management ◽  
Physical Asset

Purpose: This manuscript explores the link between Spare Parts Management and Total Costs of Ownership or Life Cycle Costs (LCC).Design/methodology/approach: First, this work enumerates the different managerial decisions instances in spare parts management that are present during the life cycle of a physical asset. Second, we analyse how those decision instances could affect the TCO of a physical asset (from the economic point of view). Finally, we propose a conceptual framework for incorporating the spare parts management into a TCO model.Findings: The recent literature lacks discussions on the integration of spare parts management with the Total Costs of Ownership (TCO). Based in an extensive literature revision we can declare that the computation of costs related to spare parts management has been neglected by TCO models.Originality/value: The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, a literature review and identification of a series of spare parts management decision instances and its relationship with TCOs is presented in this paper. Second, a conceptual framework is suggested for linking those decisions instances to a total cost of ownership perspective. Some research questions and future research challenges are presented at the end of this work.

scholarly journals Mythologeme of the Road in Armenian Media Texts

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Petrosyan David V. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Communication ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
The Road ◽  
Mental Picture ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Cultural Themes ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Media Texts

The spiritual dimensions of the road accompanied a person not only in the pre-Gutenberg (oral communication) but also in the post-Gutenberg era. Its mythological manifestations are still relevant today, when communication dominates the Internet space. The research topic is conditioned by this topic. The article presents a mythological image of a road, a number of components of which are woven into the structural and semantical layers of modern media texts. The purpose of the article is to highlight important aspects of this phenomenon based on an analysis of the cultural and political texts of modern Armenian media. In the process of research, we used content and discourse analyses. About thirty publications were selected from different websitesin which through discourse analysis, the substantive features of the mythologeme of the road in Armenian media texts were revealed.His formulation of the problem presupposed the initial presentation of a number of general attributes of the road mythologeme (sacred structure, the road as a “meeting place” of space and time, the presence of horizontal and vertical planes in mythological ideas about the road, the soul’s journey into the inner consciousness and into the world of one’s own “I” , etc. on the basis of which the analysis of cultural and political publications on Armenian websites was made. The research topic is promising, since in its interdisciplinary context it can suggest new ideas not only to media researchers but also to specialists in cultural studies, philosophy, and psychology.In publications on cultural themes, the mythologeme is expensive and enriches the dynamic picture of Armenian cultural life contributing through its spatial-temporal perspective and the author’s inner “I” to the national self-knowledge of the audience. In political publications, where “the road of Thought” is paramount, the culture of internal polemics, the search for the continuation of the key points of the mental road play an important role. The author’s word is transmitted to the reader with the division of time at certain intervals. Thanks to these important criteria, the spiritual and mental picture of the road asserts its distinctive presence in the Armenian media space. Keywords: road, Armenian, media discourse, media text, mythologeme, cultural, political publications

scholarly journals Formation of clusters in cultural heritage – strategies for optimizing resources in museums

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Moreno - Mendoza ◽  
Agustín Santana - Talavera ◽  
José Molina - González
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Homogeneous Groups ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
New Ideas

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to affirm that it is possible to segment visitors of cultural heritage into homogeneous groups according to a series of characteristics to detect the variables that have statistical significance to identify visitor clusters.Design/methodology/approachFour case studies were selected, where a total of 500 questionnaires were made to visitors. The authors proceeded with cluster analysis using SPSS software to differentiate visitor segments. Four groups of visitors were first identified and which have subsequently been reduced to three, according to several factors.FindingsThe main contributions of this paper are: (1) the segment to which each one of the determinants of the cultural tourism product is dedicated; (2) the variable object of the analysis, i.e. the formation of visitor segments; and (3) the inclusion of less studied variables such as type of accommodation contracted, treatment offered in the museums or entrance price.Research limitations/implicationsThe analysis has been developed in different museums, with different management models, in a specific place. However, the results are generalizable to other places and to other institutions that manage cultural heritage. The implications are management strategies for a sustainable cultural development in institutions of tourism and heritage.Practical implicationsFrom a practical point of view, the results are useful for cultural managers, travel agencies, tour operators, tourism companies or political offices, among others, because they generate new ideas and strategies focused on maximizing the use of the resources of cultural institutions.Social implicationsFor both local and non-local agents, the knowledge of the factors that make up the groups of visitors in the heritage sites represents a strategy in aspects of marketing, promotion and distribution, thus generating capacities for the different intermediaries, and the possibility of negotiating lower prices with better benefits. It is also possible to create new products destined for other publics.Originality/valueThe study is original because this has not been published.

scholarly journals Spatial Analysis for Landscape Changes: A Bibliometric Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10078
Author(s):  
Maria Danese ◽  
Dario Gioia
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Landscape Changes ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
The Web

The main aim of this study is to analyze from a bibliometric point of view the research trend in spatial analysis for landscape changes using the records published in the Web of Science database in the last twenty years. Several parameters such as documents published per year, sources of documents, number of citations as well as VOSviewer software and GIS are used for the analysis of different metrics such as the number of citations, co-authorship network, and keyword occurrences. Analysis of the number of papers, their keywords, and authorships countries shows the research trend in the specific topics of the spatial analysis for landscape changes and consequently can constitute a benchmark for researchers who approach this research topic.

Identifying Potential Zones of Crime Commitment against Tourists in a Park: Conceptual and Logical Spatial Data Modeling

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 114-123
Author(s):  
Mozhdeh Shahbazi
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Data Modeling ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Crime Mapping ◽  
Spatial Point ◽  
Suitability Maps ◽  
Gis Software

Location is considered as an important element in studying tourism security. Therefore, mapping crime hotspots has recently been an interesting research topic in tourism development. In order to identify crime patterns and hotspots, it is essential to create a database containing the required spatial data. It should also be integrated with additional qualitative/quantitative attributes affecting criminal actions. Designing a geographic information system (GIS) can be considered as the most efficient way to deal with this problem considering the complex nature of tourism security. This paper presents the theoretical scheme of spatial data modeling with the purpose of indentifying potential crime zones within a developed park. From the spatial point of view, the factors and the constraints, which make a location vulnerable, are defined. The entities are identified by their attributes and characterized by their relationships. Finally, the conceptual and the logical models to create the crime suitability maps are generated. The models provided in this paper are designed in an explicit way; therefore, they can be easily modified or generalized for any specific case study. The presented data modeling procedure can be applied to generate essential databases for crime mapping via any GIS software.

Service Design

2012 ◽  
pp. 211-222
Author(s):  
Satu Miettinen
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Tourism Service

Service design is establishing itself as a method for developing services and service business. Service needs, new ideas and ways to utilise technology are encountered when the customer and the end user participate in the design process. This chapter focuses on service design methods and the process of how service design can help in innovating customer-orientated service concepts for e-tourism. Service design connects the areas of cultural, social and human interaction. Use of design methods acts as a link between the different views in the service design process. Service design is an emerging field where the terminology and methods are still developing. Mager (2009) has pointed out that the need for service design is evident, as economic development has changed dramatically during the last four decades from manufacturing to provision of information and services. Service design looks at service development from the designer’s point of view. Design thinking has the ability to create concepts, solutions and future service experiences for users.

Face, Image, and Analysis

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Yu-Jin Zhang ◽  
Yu-Jin Zhang ◽  
J.L. Molina ◽  
R. Giordano ◽  
J. Bromley
Keyword(s):  
Image Analysis ◽  
Face Image ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Technical Point ◽  
Face Image Analysis ◽  
Human Faces ◽  
General Technical

Face image analysis, consisting of automatic investigation of images of (human) faces, is a hot research topic and a fruitful field. This introductory chapter discusses several aspects of the history and scope of face image analysis and provides an outline of research development publications of this domain. More prominently, different modules and some typical techniques for face image analysis are listed, explained, described, or summarized from a general technical point of view. One picture of the advancements and the front of this complex and prominent field is provided. Finally, several challenges and prominent development directions for the future are identified.

scholarly journals Railway Transition Curves: A Review of the State-of-the-Art and Future Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanita Fossli Brustad ◽  
Rune Dalmo
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Geometric Continuity ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Transition Curves

Transition curves are a useful tool for lateral alignment of railway segments. Their design is important to ensure safe and comfortable travel for passengers and cargo. Well designed transition curves can lead to reduced wear of tracks and vehicles, which is beneficial from a maintenance point of view. Extensive studies have been performed through decades to find transition curves that can replace existing railway segments for the purpose of enhancing certain properties. Those studies seek to form curves that satisfy desired evaluation criteria, which are often connected to geometric continuity between the curve segments, and vehicle dynamics, to secure a smooth ride. This research topic is still ongoing and active at present. Recent results and findings are in line with the developments on the topic of vehicle dynamics and within the railway industry. For this reason it is appropriate to collect and discuss the latest work, since there are no up-to-date detailed literature reviews available. This paper explores the present state-of-the-art of railway transition curves, and identifies some of the research challenges and future research opportunities in the field.

scholarly journals Social Skills Amongst MMORPG-Gamers: Empirical Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 01008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Sergeyeva ◽  
Anna Tsareva ◽  
Nadezhda Zinoveva ◽  
Olga Kononova
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Social Culture ◽  
The Real ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Interaction Skills

The research paper addresses the issue of the impact of MMORPGs on social culture and communication skills of individuals. The mainstream discourse about computer games which take individuals away from reality and substitute the real life by the fictional one is complemented by brand new ideas, which affirm that computer games do not substitute but supplement the real life and expand its possibilities. To confirm the presented point of view we use diagnostic questionnaire of interpersonal relations by A.A. Rukavishnikov. This questionnaire is aimed to evaluate typical ways of respondent’s attitude towards other people. At this point we have 43 gamers and 29 non-gamers involved in our research, aged 18 to 57. The comparison of a user and non-user answers gives a bigger view on an overall gaming experience. In the obtained indices we note that there are no fundamental differences between MMORPGs gamers and ordinary people. During research, MMORPGs users have showed many important social interaction skills such as striving to control own actions, collaborate with others, though with a low interest in emotionally charged relationships. Authors discuss the idea about the differences between addiction and fascination among gamers.

Proposal of a guide for talent evaluation and management based on a qualitative and three-staged approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1045-1078
Author(s):  
Atheer Abdullah Mohammed ◽  
Abdul Hafeez Baig ◽  
Raj Gururajan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Talent Retention ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Value Add

PurposeThe key objective of the study is to understand the best processes that are currently used in managing talent in Australian higher education (AHE) and design a quantitative measurement of talent management processes (TMPs) for the higher education (HE) sector.Design/methodology/approachThe three qualitative multi-method studies that are commonly used in empirical studies, namely, brainstorming, focus group discussions and semi-structured individual interviews were considered. Twenty-three individuals from six Australian universities participated in this study.FindingsThe qualitative study explored three key themes and ten subthemes of TMPs that are used in AHE. These were: (1) talent attraction, (2) talent development and (3) talent retention.Research limitations/implicationsThis study only targeted one country (Australia) and one sector (HE).Practical implicationsThis study offers three major contributions as follows: theoretical, practical and policy aspects. Theoretically, the study provides a value-add to Talent Management (TM) theory through designing a guide (conceptual model) of TMPs for the HE sector. Practically, it collects original qualitative data regarding TM in the HE domain. From a policy point of view, this study adds more debate around adding new ideas to Australian education strategic plans for HE.Originality/valueThis study has a unique methodology because of strengthening the effect of an in-depth case study. For instance, two different techniques were used for data analysis for the same research objective as follows: (1) both manual methods and content analysis software (NVivo 11) and (2) the three-stage approach. Using these techniques for the same purpose in one study can provide greater flexibility to examine the relationship between theory and data.

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