scholarly journals Bouncing Back and Jumping Forward: Scoping the Resilience Landscape of International Sports Events And Implications for Events and Festivals

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Shipway ◽  
Lee Miles
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

The purpose of this conceptual article is to critically scope the resilience landscape to help better understand how future studies on international sports events and venues could be informed by existing work in disaster management and resilience studies. The article suggests that within the differing benchmarks currently used to define and classify major international sports events, at present crises and disaster management considerations are largely ignored or underestimated. The article reviews previous research in crisis and disaster management, highlighting the potential for closer synergies between both sport and events studies and crisis and disaster management fields. It contributes new knowledge through the introduction of an international sports events (ISEs) resilience continuum to assist with better understanding resilience. The broader implications for events and festivals are highlighted. Although the interdisciplinary study of crisis, disasters, and emergency management has become increasingly sophisticated, the identification of synergies and useful concepts in relation to both sport and events studies to inform these areas is still at an early stage of development. This article adds to the limited body of knowledge on sports events resilience, and in doing so highlights potential avenues for future research in both sport and events, in terms of both theory and practice.

scholarly journals Exploring the Covid-19 Pandemic As a Catalyst for Stimulating Future Research Agendas for Managing Crises and Disasters at International Sport Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Miles ◽  
Richard Shipway
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Research Agendas ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
International Sport

While the interdisciplinary study of crisis, disaster, and emergency management has become increasingly sophisticated, the identification of synergies, useful concepts, and future research agendas in relation to studies within the domain of sport event management to inform these areas, is still at a very early stage of development. The far-reaching global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic further illustrates the timely importance of this research agenda for both sports events and broader studies in festivals and events. The purpose of this article is to critically scope the resilience landscape to help further understand how studies on both international sports events (ISEs) specifically, and both sport and event management studies more generally, could be better informed by disaster management and resilience studies. The article highlights eight key thematic areas that merits further investigation and combines to identify a multidisciplinary research agenda and framework for advancing knowledge on managing crises and disasters in both sport and event management studies.

Approaches to Tissue Engineering

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Mark Saltzman
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Synthetic Materials ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Tissue Systems ◽  
Regeneration Of Skin

The first part of this book has proposed that tissue engineering is a modern realization of a practice with ancient origins. Tissue engineering is different because technologies that are now available permit generation of synthetic materials that mimic biological materials as well as clinically useful quantities of biological components (such as proteins and cells). These technologies have emerged from rapid advances in the biological sciences and engineering over the past few decades. Since tissue engineering is new, however, few examples of successful tissue engineering are available. The reader, upon recognizing this early stage of development, might presume that the prospects for a compelling chapter on “Approaches to Tissue Engineering” are bleak. Instead, I am convinced that this is the most exciting of times to write such a chapter, because the precedents are not yet assembled and the field has not yet been reduced to systematic divisions. But there are many challenges. The challenge begins with organization of information. Written reviews of tissue engineering to date adopt different organizational structures. For example, an early influential review was organized around replacement strategies for different organ or tissue systems. A similar, although more encyclopedic, approach was used in the first two editions of an edited textbook. This is a sensible arrangement, given that tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary area of study that has emerged in response to rather specific clinical needs, such as the shortage of donor livers and the paucity of grafts for skin. But it is a difficult arrangement for the teacher and student, as it does not require reconciliation between approaches used to solve different problems. For example, although regeneration of skin and liver differs in many essential ways, there are important areas of intersection. As a consequence, an organ or tissue-based approach does not easily allow for assimilation of new knowledge that is acquired by successes made on particular problems. What is tissue engineering and how can the basic principles, which are developed in Part 2 of this book, be integrated into a strategy for the engineering of replacement tissues? The previous three chapters describe important, but focused, elements of tissue engineering practice: cell delivery, agent delivery, and cell interactions with synthetic materials.

E-Learning Localized

2011 ◽  
pp. 168-186
Author(s):  
Meng-Fen (Grace) Lin ◽  
Mimi Miyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
China Region

The power of Internet provides unprecedented opportunities for learners to obtain diverse content and for educators to quickly distribute resources. In the increasing globalized learning environment, OpenCourseWare (OCW) is one of the recent movements to utilize the Internet in making educational materials freely available to the world. However, the fact that these materials are offered mainly in English poses challenges to the non-English speaking population in many parts of the world. In response to such concern in the Great China Region, a localization project called the Opensource OpenCourseWare Prototype System (OOPS) was born in Taiwan in February, 2004 (Lin & Chu, 2005). OOPS aims to break the language barrier and deliver the openly-accessible English educational materials to the Chinese-speaking audience in their native language. This chapter presents the detailed background and history of this project, and highlights three challenges that OOPS has faced in its early stage of development. They are: (1) access to materials, (2) issues about translation, and (3) complexity of intra-cultural communication. Based on the first author’s direct experience with the project, suggestions and implications for future research are also offered.

scholarly journals Barriers to implementing the International Integrated Reporting Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Dumay ◽  
Cristiana Bernardi ◽  
James Guthrie ◽  
Matteo La Torre
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Reporting Framework

Purpose This paper is motivated by the call for feedback by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) from all stakeholders with knowledge of the International Integrated Reporting Framework (<IRF>) and specifically of the enablers, incentives and barriers to its implementation. The paper synthesises insights from contemporary accounting research into integrated reporting (IR) as a general concept and <IR> as espoused by the IIRC in the <IRF> (IIRC, 2013). The authors specifically focus on possible barriers and emphasise the specific issues the authors feel could be rectified to advance the <IRF>, along with the areas that may potentially hinder its wider adoption and implementation. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws upon and synthesises academic analysis and insights provided in the IR and <IR> academic literature as well as various directives, policy and framework pronouncements. Findings The flexibility and lack of prescription concerning actual disclosures and metrics in the <IRF> could allow it to be used for compliance, regardless of the other benefits lauded by the IIRC. Thus the authors see forces, both external and internal, driving <IR> adoption, with one prominent example being the European Union Directive on non-financial reporting. Because of the different ways in which IR is understood and enacted, there are numerous theoretical and empirical challenges for academics. The authors paper highlights potential areas for further robust academic research and the need to contribute to <IR> policy and practice. Research limitations/implications The paper provides the IIRC, academics, regulators and reporting organisations with insights into current practice and the <IRF>. The authors highlight the need for further development and evidence to help inform improvements both from a policy and a practice perspective. A key limitation of the authors’ work is that the authors draw upon a synthesis of the existing literature which is still in an early stage of development. Originality/value The paper provides the IIRC with several insights into the current <IRF> and specifically with the enablers, incentives and barriers to its implementation. Also, it provides academic researchers with a number of important observations and an agenda upon which the authors can build their future research.

scholarly journals Visualizing the Knowledge Domain of Project Governance: A Scientometric Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Zhai ◽  
Ming Shan ◽  
Amos Darko ◽  
Yun Le
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Success ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Project Governance

Over the past two decades, project governance has attracted increasing attention from researchers and practitioners worldwide and has become an important research area of project management. However, an inclusive quantitative and systematic analysis of the state-of-the-art recently available research in this field is still missing. This study attempts to map the global research on project governance through a state-of-the-art review. A total of 285 bibliographic records were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database and analyzed by the visual analytic tool—CiteSpace. The results indicated that there has been an increasing research interest in project governance. The most productive and the most highly cited author in the area of project governance is Müller R., and most of the existing project governance research achievements are from Australia, China, USA, and Norway. By synthetically analyzing the keywords, future research might focus on governance of megaprojects and project success. Additionally, 9 knowledge domains of project governance were identified, including conceptual framework, public projects, governance structure, governance context, megaproject governance, contractual and relational governance, sustainability, portfolio governance, and project success. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by mapping the existing project governance research. It is particularly helpful to new and early-stage researchers who plan to do research on project governance, as it can provide them an overview of project governance research, including key authors, main institutions, hot topics, and knowledge domains. Moreover, the findings from the study are beneficial to industry practitioners as well, as they can help industry practitioners understand the latest development of governance theory and practice and thereby help them locate the best governance strategies for project management.

scholarly journals Disaster management in industrial areas: Perspectives, challenges and future research

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousif A. M. A. Rebeeh ◽  
Shaligram Pokharel ◽  
Galal M.M. Abdella ◽  
Abdelmagid S. Hammuda
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individual Plant ◽  
Industrial Facilities ◽  
Industrial Areas ◽  
Industrial Cities

Purpose: In most countries, development, growth, and sustenance of industrial facilities are given utmost importance due to the influence in the socio-economic development of the country. Therefore, special economic zones, or industrial areas or industrial cities are developed in order to provide the required services for the sustained operation of such facilities. Such facilities not only provide prolonged economic support to the country but it also helps in the societal aspects as well by providing livelihood to thousands of people. Therefore, any disaster in any of the facilities in the industrial area will have a significant impact on the population, facilities, the economy, and threatens the sustainability of the operations. This paper provides review of such literature that focus on theory and practice of disaster management in industrial cities.Design/methodology/approach: In the paper, content analysis method in order to elicit the insights of the literature available.Findings: It is found that the research is done in all phases of disaster management, namely, preventive phase, reactive phase and corrective phase. The research in each of these areas are focused on four main aspects, which are facilities, resources, support systems and modeling. Nevertheless, the research in the industrial cities is insignificant. Moreover, the modeling part does not explicitly consider the nature of industrial cities, where many of the chemical and chemical processing can be highly flammable thus creating a very large disaster impact. Some research is focused at an individual plant and scaled up to the industrial cities. The modeling part is weak in terms of comprehensively analyzing and assisting disaster management in the industrial cities.Originality/value: The comprehensive review using content analysis on disaster management is presented here. The review helps the researchers to understand the gap in the literature in order to extend further research for disaster management in large scale industrial cities.

Blockchain security research: theorizing through bibliographic-coupling analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lurdes D. Patrício ◽  
João J. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Data Encryption ◽  
Bibliographic Coupling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coupling Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Stage Of Development

PurposeThe continuous presence and intensity of the Internet of things (IoT) in our lives and the risk of security breaches in traditional transactional and financial platforms are the major cause of personal and organizational data losses. Blockchain emerges as a promised technology to ensure higher levels of data encryption and security. Thus, this study aims to develop a systematic literature review analyzing the previous literature and to purpose of a framework to better understand the process of blockchain security.Design/methodology/approachThe 75 articles reviewed were obtained through the Scopus database and a bibliographic-coupling analysis was developed to identify the main themes of this research area, via VOSviewer software.FindingsThe results enable the categorization of the existing literature revealing four clusters: 1) feasibility, 2) fintech and cryptocurrency, 3) data trust and share and 4) applicability. Blockchain technology is still in its early stage of development and counting on researchers in security and cryptography to take it further to new highs, to allow its applicability to different areas and in long-term scenarios.Originality/valueThis systematic literature creates a base to reduce the blockchain security literature gap. In addition, it provides a framework that enables the scientific community to access the main subjects discussed and the articulation between concepts. Furthermore, it enhances the state-of-the-art literature on blockchain security and proposes a future research agenda.

scholarly journals Physiotherapy managers’ views of musculoskeletal physiotherapy service provision in Ireland: a qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen P. French ◽  
Rose Galvin
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Physiotherapy Service ◽  
Stage Of Development

Aim Integrated multidisciplinary primary healthcare is still in a relatively early stage of development in Ireland, with significant restructuring occurring in the past decade. Musculoskeletal physiotherapy services traditionally provided in acute hospital settings have been relocated into the primary care setting where the physiotherapist works as part of the multidisciplinary team. This study aimed to explore physiotherapy managers’ experiences of managing musculoskeletal physiotherapy services in primary care to gain an insight into the opportunities and challenges in service delivery, changing roles and ongoing professional development needs of staff. Participants Qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with primary care physiotherapy managers in the Republic of Ireland was employed. Results Five interviews took in a mix of rural and urban areas nationally. The relationship with the GP was an important one in musculoskeletal physiotherapy services in primary care. Physiotherapists were well skilled but opportunities for professional and career development were restricted. Methods of optimising resources in the face of staffing restrictions were identified. Whilst there were many examples of innovations in service delivery, various barriers negatively impacted on optimal service including resource constraints and national strategy. Conclusions A number of factors that impact on musculoskeletal service delivery in primary care from the perspective of physiotherapy managers were identified in this study. Future research should explore the views of other stakeholders to provide a more thorough understanding of the relevant issues affecting musculoskeletal physiotherapy service provision in primary care in Ireland.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Research Paper on Tax Compliance and Its Relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
K. G. Asela Gamini Bandara ◽  
W. M. R. B. Weerasooriya
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Conceptual Research

This paper aims to elaborate the different views held by various scholars in connection with tax compliance and its relationships with other variables, which will become more useful for future researchers when they are planning to undertake any particular research in relation to this area in addition, this also plays a critical role when gaining new knowledge as well as broaden the existing knowledge in relation to this particular area. Hence, it reviews the previous literature brought by the previous scholars to identify the relevant concepts and their importance to the present context, therefore, the researcher was studied around 250 research articles, which were published by various organizations and the other different authors. Finally, around 100 articles were drawn and reviewed to ascertain relevant concepts and their validity to the present context in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the conceptual ideas brought from this review paper will set a new direction for future research that will help to understand the significances of these conceptual ideas. If it makes sense in the future studies, then these concepts will apply to different practical situations in Sri Lanka as well as globally.

scholarly journals Strategic Environmental Assessment in Brazilian Academic Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo ◽  
Débora Mendonça Monteiro Machado ◽  
Cláudia Terezinha Kniess
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Local Research

Abstract The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is an instrument for integrating the environmental issue into strategic planning with increasing the emphasis on impact assessment research in the world. Although it is not mandatory in Brazil, there are applications and initiatives for its formalization. The objective is to explore the Brazilian academic research on SEA through quantitative and qualitative analysis of papers, theses, and dissertations. The results reveal that since 2000 to 2020, local research has been represented by 75 dissertations and theses from 20 universities and, since 2005 to 2020, by 61 articles from 114 authors, published in 30 journals. While the research is in an early stage of development, it covers a broad diagnosis of the application of SEA, contributions to a Brazilian system, has little methodological discussion, and encompasses comprehensive analysis of the quality of the reports. We recommend that future research aims at fostering and building a legal framework for SEA for Brazilian planning.

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