scholarly journals A conceptual digital business model for construction logistics consultants, featuring a sociomaterial blockchain solution for integrated economic, material and information flows

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 500-521
Author(s):  
Dimosthenis Kifokeris ◽  
Christian Koch
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Through Flow ◽  
The One ◽  
Key Resources

In this paper, a new digital business model for independent construction logistics consultants, which features the conceptualization of a sociomaterial blockchain solution for integrated information, material and economic flows, is proposed. Theoretically, we offer an understanding of the economic flow, stress the optimization of construction logistics through flow integration, analyse current approaches to understanding blockchain, adopt sociomateriality to envision a suitable blockchain solution, and consider the way blockchain can constitute part of the value proposition of a related digital business model. Methodologically, we systematically reviewed the literature on blockchain-related construction research, and conducted empirical studies on independent logistics consultants in the Swedish context for more than a year. On the one hand, the literature review reveals that core blockchain properties can generate value for construction logistics (e.g. shared ledger structure and reduction of accounting rework) – however, apart from visions and prototypes, there currently exist no use cases, and potential implementational constraints and security issues are limitedly considered. One the other hand, the empirical findings show that independent construction logistics consultants in the sociomaterial Swedish context are suitable candidates for the proposed digital business model. By combining the literature and empirical insights, a permissioned private proof-of-authority blockchain solution integrating the supply chain flows in a generic sociomaterial setting is conceptualized. This solution is then embedded in the value proposition of a digital business model for an independent construction logistics consultant. The proposition includes, among others, improved process management and increased productivity, while the consultants’ competitive advantage through innovation is facilitated. Other business model segments, like key resources, are also updated via the blockchain solution, while some, like channels, are not significantly affected. To not hinder the realization of this digital business model, issues like the lack of blockchain awareness, and the existing power balances within sociomaterial constellations, have to be addressed.

Dreams of Truck Drivers: A Test of the Continuity Hypothesis of Dreaming

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Schredl ◽  
Arthur Funkhouser ◽  
Nicole Arn
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Continuity Hypothesis ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Daytime Activity ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The One ◽  
Dream Emotions ◽  
The Relationship

Empirical studies largely support the continuity hypothesis of dreaming. The present study investigated the frequency and emotional tone of dreams of truck drivers. On the one hand, the findings of the present study partly support the continuity regarding the time spent with driving/being in the truck and driving dreams and, on the other hand, a close relationship was found between daytime mood (feelings of stress, job satisfaction) and dream emotions, i.e., different dream characteristics were affected by different aspects of daytime activity. The results, thus, indicate that it is necessary to define very clearly how this continuity is to be conceptualized. The approach of formulating a mathematical model (cf. [1]) should be adopted in future studies in order to specify the factors and their magnitude in the relationship between waking and dreaming.

scholarly journals ОСОБЕННОСТИ СТОИМОСТНОГО ПОДХОДА В УПРАВЛЕНИИ БИЗНЕСОМ В УСЛОВИЯХ ЦИФРОВОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (30) ◽  
pp. 116-131
Author(s):  
Александр Харин ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Management ◽  
The Other ◽  
Value Based Management ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Key Features ◽  
The One ◽  
Is Value

One of the universal and effective methods of business management is value-based management. This method of management, on the one hand, is able to widely use the achievements of the digital economy, and on the other hand, most accurately reflects its specifics. This article discusses models for managing a digital business based on its value. Our research reveals the principles of construction and key features of these models. The result of our work is the conclusion that the future of business process management, as well as the prospects for further socio-economic development of our country, are related to the digitalization of its economy

Paternal Relationships With Sons and Daughters

2021 ◽  
pp. 331-354
Author(s):  
Lambrianos Nikiforidis
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One ◽  
Parental Bias ◽  
Over Time

This chapter examines paternal relationships with sons and daughters. Identity drives investment (and parental investment in particular), because people invest in that which aligns with their identity. And biological sex drives identity. These two ideas combined imply that a parent-offspring match in biological sex can influence parental favoritism in a systematic manner, an idea supported by recent empirical studies. This parental bias of concordant-sex favoritism can have broad implications, outside the context of the traditional family structure. In single parent or same-sex parent households, the consequences of this bias can be even stronger, because there would not be an opposite-direction bias from the other parent to even things out. This favoritism could have even broader ramifications, entirely outside the context of the family. On the one hand, whenever social norms dictate that men should control a family’s financial decisions, then sons may systematically receive more resources than daughters. This asymmetry in investment would then result in ever-increasing advantages that persist over time. On the other hand, if women are a family’s primary shoppers, this can manifest in subtle but chronic favoritism for daughters.

How Airbnb Creates Value

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Reinhold ◽  
Sara Dolnicar
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
International Market ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
The Other ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Market Leader ◽  
Insight Into

A business model is like an ultrasound for businesses: it provides – from the outside – detailed insight into six vital elements of a business which explain their functioning (Chapter 3). Each peer-to-peer accommodation network is slightly different and requires an independent business model analysis. Here we analyze the business model of Airbnb because it is the international market leader in commercial peer-to-peer accommodation trading and a model other platforms aspire to. We focus on value proposition, creation, communication, and transfer. The other two elements (value capture and dissemination) are discussed in Chapter 5.

China and the Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Between Ambiguities and Interests

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lounnas Djallil
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Oil Supply ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
The Us ◽  
Nuclear Issue ◽  
The One ◽  
Nuclear Crisis

AbstractThis article analyses, the complex relationship between Tehran, Beijing and Washington on the Iranian nuclear issue. Indeed, China's policy towards Iran has often been described as ambiguous, in supporting Washington, on the one hand, while protecting Tehran, on the other hand. In this article, we argue that, in fact, Beijing policy vis-a-vis Tehran depends on the state of its relationships with Washington. Indeed, a closer analysis shows that China is using Iran as a bargaining chip with the United States on, among others, two key security issues, i.e., Taiwan and the oil supply. The guarantee of a secured oil supply from the Middle-East in addition to a comprehensive policy of the US with regard to Chinese security interests in Taiwan as well as the use of smart sanctions against Tehran, which would thus take into account, to a certain extent, Beijing economic interests in Iran, are, indeed, the guarantee of Beijing's support to the US policy towards Iran.

The Dominant Factors of Employee Value Proposition: Generation Y

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 910-912
Author(s):  
Emilia Andam Suri
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
The Other ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Employee Value ◽  
The One

The institution compete smartly to attract the generation Y talent from workforce market. After they get the best talent, they face significant challenges to retain them by boosting their motivation, job satisfaction, and engagement in order to achieve outstanding performance. On the other hand, employee value proposition (EVP) is one of the factors to improve the employee’s commitment. The institution with the clear EVP will enhance the employee’s commitment. Many literatures describe about the characteristic of generation Y and also with EVP. But, only few researcher explain about the EVP in the perspective of generation Y. This journal is trying to research what are the dominant factors of employee value proposition (EVP) from the perspective of generation Y. The respondents are the generation Y who work at the one of the institution in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Modern Theories of Wisdom: Literature Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Veronika Kondratieva ◽  
Illia Zarubin
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Wisdom Literature ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
General Difference ◽  
The One ◽  
Different Cultures

The article presents a theoretical analysis of modern theories of wisdom, considers the formation and essence of the concept of wisdom in psychology. At the end of the twentieth century, the interest of psychologists in the subject of wisdom began to grow. Wisdom as a concept is integral to any society, culture and time, it reveals those qualities of personality that help a person to be realized. The concept of wisdom requires theoretical justification and empirical research. In general, there are two main concepts of wisdom: one affirms the affective qualities more or less with the cognitive, inherent in man; the other focuses precisely on cognitive and reflexive abilities, ignoring emotional life. This typification has proved itself in several planes. In the history of philosophy, the understanding of wisdom had both an affective and a cognitive character, represented by East and West. Empirical studies of implicit concepts of wisdom conducted in recent years indicate the variability of perception of wisdom. In the East, the concept of wisdom is less analytical and more psychological than in the West, which requires an understanding not only of the intellectual, but also of the sensual (emotions, intuition, etc.). Cross-cultural empirical studies confirm the general difference in the perception of wisdom in different cultures. The influence of age on the manifestations of wisdom in humans should be noted separately. Research has shown that age negatively affects the intellectual component of wisdom, but is neutral to procedural knowledge. On the one hand, with age a person acquires experience that can interpret and extract new procedural knowledge from him. On the other hand, the fact that a person has life experience does not determine a person’s qualitative interpretation of what happened to him. The age factor cannot be decisive in becoming wise.

scholarly journals Regression Analysis Of Inter-Variable Relationships Within Business Canvas Model: Value Proposition, Key Resources, Revenue And Cost Structure With The Cobb Douglass Production Function Approach (Study Case: Basic And Chemical Industries From 2006-2017)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Devanny Gumulya
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Cost Structure ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Basic Industry ◽  
Key Resources

In the 21st century disruptive era, in order to survive a company must innovate their business model constantly. In 2006 – 2017, the number of finish goods produced by base and chemical industry sector compare to agriculture and consumer goods sector were lower. Thus, this research tries to do regression with simultenous approach by analyzing variabel combined from the business model canvas concept by Osterwalter and Pigneur, 2010 and production function Cobb Douglas. The BMC was filled with financial report from Bloomberg. From the data, only several variables from BMC can be analyzed, the variables are value proposition, key resources, revenue and cost structure. This research also tries to analyze the relation between BMC internal variabel with external variabel from macro economy. The research results are revenue positively influence finish goods, while revenue is positively influenced by cost of good sols and external variabel national GDP. ARIMA forecast is done in static and dynamic model. From the static model founded that, from 2017-2018 BRNA and TPIA increase their finish goods significantly. For the longer prediction 2017 – 2025 a dynamic model is used, founded that all companies will not have significant growth in their finish goods production. The basic and chemical industry’s finish goods still going to be lower than agriculture and consumer goods industry. Concluded that manufacture industry that relates directly to human’s primary needs, the finish goods average will always be higher than basic industry and chemical in which this sector is not directly needed by human. Keywords: business model canvas; production function cobb douglas; 2sls

The Sound of an Endless Column

2019 ◽  
pp. 716-740
Author(s):  
Zohar Eitan ◽  
Hila Tamir-Ostrover
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Motion Features ◽  
The One ◽  
Associative Link

Zohar Eitan and Hila Tamir-Ostrover start their chapter with a survey of existing empirical studies of sound-space mappings—in particular, pitch/spatial height associations. Using Ligeti’s Endless Column as a case, they exemplify how music might challenge these mappings by pointing out contradictions in the associative link between the auditory dimension and spatial and motion features. These contradictions, the authors argue, on the one hand can illustrate novel opportunities for composers to use music-space correspondences to create paradoxical spaces while, on the other hand, could demonstrate how the music-space correspondence revealed by empirical research could be used in the analysis of music.

Approaches and Tools to Optimize and Manage Clinical Processes

2011 ◽  
pp. 39-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rainer Herrler ◽  
Christian HeIne
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Decision Processes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Distributed Scheduling ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The One ◽  
High Degree

There are several continuing challenges within the health-care domain. On the one hand, there is a greater need for individualized, patient-oriented processes in diagnostics, therapy, nursing, and administration; and on the other hand, hospitals have extremely distributed decision processes and strong local (individual) autonomy with a high degree of situational dynamics. This research focuses on how to optimize processes in hospitals by using agent-based simulation and agent-based information systems that can substantially increase the efficiency of hospital process management. In particular, we describe a methodology for optimization; the ingredients of the simulation and the architecture of a management system; and the integration of existing FIPA, DICOM, and HL7 standards. We discuss example scenarios to show how simulation can improve distributed scheduling and how agent-based systems can be used to manage “clinical trials.” This research is part of the German Priority Research Program (SPP) 1083 “Intelligent Agents and their application in business scenarios.”

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