Planning of Wireless Community Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 634-652
Author(s):  
Károly Farkas ◽  
Csaba A. Szabó ◽  
Zoltán Horváth
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Community Networks ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Digital City ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
The Future ◽  
Planning Methods

The objective of this chapter is to discuss the applications, state-of-the-art technologies, planning methods and business models for wireless community networks and provide an integrated presentation of these essential parts with examples. After a short introduction we give an overview about the stateof- the-affairs of wireless community networks presenting the driving forces, stakeholders, services and built upon applications in some carefully selected projects. Then, we discuss the technological aspects and suggest a design methodology for planning wireless community networks. The application of this methodology is illustrated via an ongoing digital city project in Hungary. After this we analyze the relevant business models. And finally, before concluding the chapter we give a short outlook discussing the future trends of the area.

The future of university or universities of the future: a paradox for uncertain times

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1143-1153
Author(s):  
Allen Alexander ◽  
Constantine Manolchev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
University Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Narratives ◽  
Management Issues ◽  
Education Field

PurposeUsing narratives from leading international academics and commentators, the authors chart four, possible, “universities of the future” models and discuss how current university management issues can enable or hinder them.Design/methodology/approachDeploying a Gioia methodology analysis of “University of the Future” narratives, the authors derive 12 categories of institutional properties and, ultimately, four distinct models.FindingsThe authors identify how current, classic and polytechnic institutions can adapt their operations and service delivery in order to transition into future-ready business models.Originality/valueThe authors interpret the opinions and predictions from world-leading experts in the higher education field in order to present the first, to our knowledge, typology of aspirational university models.

Services in the forest-based sector – unexplored futures

foresight ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annukka Näyhä ◽  
Päivi Pelli ◽  
Lauri Hetemäki
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze and provide a synthesis of how services are understood, how they are likely to develop and how future development can be studied more closely in the forest-based sector (FBS). Services are likely to have an increasing role in the FBS in the future. Design/methodology/approach – The findings are based on a literature review of FBS outlook studies, strategies and programs and services-related studies in FBS and general services literature. Three case examples of services businesses in FBS companies are presented, and possible foresight approaches related to them are discussed. Foresight methods used in parallel sectors are also discussed. Findings – The study provides the first systematic introduction, classification and review of FBS services to include both industry- and non-industry-related services. The paper also points out the need for foresight studies and suggests various approaches for an analysis of the potential of FBS services in the future bioeconomy. Practical implications – The study shows that the role of services in FBS research has been understood too narrowly. As a result, services research has been rather lacking and the future potential of services in the FBS has not been fully acknowledged. The study argues for and points toward the need to use foresight approaches to update FBS strategies, business models and policies to fully benefit from the future potential of services. Originality/value – The study is a novel introduction, review and discussion of the role of services in the FBS and their future outlook.

scholarly journals Digital Entrepreneurship: Public Perception of Barriers, Drivers, and Future

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Isabelle Biclesanu ◽  
Sorin Anagnoste ◽  
Ovidiu Branga ◽  
Marco Savastano
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future ◽  
Widespread Access ◽  
Digital Entrepreneurship

The widespread access to the Internet has undoubtedly changed the way businesses handle their processes and interact with their customers. With the surge of new devices, business models, technologies, and platforms, alongside social media growth and innovative advertising, it became easier to transition from employment to entrepreneurship. The paper aims to assess the public perception of digital entrepreneurship, with a focus on its barriers, drivers, and expectations for the future. The results show that there is a slight agreement with a digital business being easier to establish compared with a traditional one. The driving forces behind starting a digital business are recognized, and the digital environment is considered essential for business growth in the following years. With some exceptions, there are no significant differences between age groups, genders, relationship statuses, levels of education, and/or occupations when rating the barriers, drivers, and expectations for the future of digital entrepreneurship.

Shaping the future of hospitality and travel: trends in energy, environmental, and labor force and work

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-152
Author(s):  
Marvin J. Cetron ◽  
Owen Davies ◽  
Fred DeMicco ◽  
Mohan Song
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Future ◽  
Travel Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to continue to forecast trends in the hospitality and travel industry with practical implications.Design/methodology/approachThis study is the updated version of our previous list of trends. The new edition updates the previous report on the implications for the hospitality industry of major trends now shaping the future. We focus mainly on energy, environmental and labor force and work trends and discuss sub-trends under each trend. We then implicate how the trends affect the Hospitality and Travel industry.FindingsWe shared implications under each sub-trends.Originality/valueThe value of this article is to analyze the impact of the environment on the Hospitality and Travel industry from a macro perspective. For each trend, we implicate an estimate for future trends. We hope this article sheds light on the prediction of the Hospitality and Travel industry.

Birla milks its employees for the creamiest leaders of the future

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-11
Author(s):  
Geeta Rana ◽  
Alok Kumar Goel
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Independent Unit ◽  
The Future ◽  
World Class ◽  
Art Research ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how Birla creates a strong pipeline of people who are ready to lead the organization in the future. Design/methodology/approach – It explains the origins of the group’s global-manufacturing leadership program (GMLP), the form it takes and the results it has achieved. Findings – It reveals that the program aims to shape the manufacturing leaders of tomorrow through exposing them to world-class technologies and processes, state-of-the-art research and continuous learning and development opportunities. Practical implications – It reveals that of the five GMLP candidates recruited in 2011, three have become independent unit heads, one in China and two in India. Social implications – It outlines the company belief that retaining and developing the skills of its existing workforce is at least as important as importing new talent when faced with increasing competition and growing pressure to cut costs in its main markets. Originality/value – It demonstrates that the program is designed to ensure that each participant is able to understand and anticipate customer needs, influence colleagues without too openly expressing authority and develop and communicate the company’s long-term vision.

scholarly journals Future trends: businness view and high tech

2020 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
José Rafael Marques da Silva ◽  
Manuela Correia
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Business Models ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Human Intelligence ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Arable Crops ◽  
Food Traceability ◽  
Slide Presentation ◽  
The Future

This topic presents the macro-design of SPA that will surely appear in the coming years and also the future technological trends in SPA applied to viticulture and arable crops. A vision of the future of SPA is presented in three layers: i) human intelligence (related to soil, plants, climate, pests, diseases, environment, food production, fibre and energy) on top; ii) artificial intelligence (related to hardware, communications, data) in the middle; iii) and again human intelligence on the bottom (consumers, business models, transparency, food traceability). “Big Data” challenges are discussed regarding the specific needs of agriculture. The technological groups identified in a Foresight Analysis report are discussed and the future technological trends on arable crops and vineyards are presented. In this topic, materials include a slide presentation, a document text and the Foresight Analysis report.

scholarly journals Emerging technologies and new business models: a review on disruptive business models

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovana Sordi Schiavi ◽  
Ariel Behr
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Business ◽  
Analysis Strategy ◽  
New Business Models

Purpose This paper aims to conduct a review on disruptive business models. Considering that competition among companies will not only happen through new products, services or technologies but also through innovative business models, the disruptive business models arise to replace the existing business models, adapting the organizational structures to the products and services offered and emphasizing the proposition of unique value. Design/methodology/approach The literature on this topic was revised, allowing the obtaining of the state of the art and the construction of a research agenda. The analyzed literature was obtained from systematic searches by the term disruptive business model in some databases. For the analysis of the data, the content analysis strategy was used through categorizations in the material exploration phase, and, later, for the processing of the results, the authors made use of inference and interpretation regarding the content analyzed. Findings The collected literature made it possible to obtain a set of data formed by different views of authors on disruptive business models, which was analyzed and categorized to make new inferences and interpretations. Originality/value Considering that the literature on the disruptive process of business models is emerging and addressing an important phenomenon in the market that lacks the theoretical basis to sustain it, this paper contributes by presenting a consolidated examination on this subject, thus deepening the theoretical analyzes on this topic and reducing this lack in the literature. This study also presents a research agenda, which clarifies the disruptive business model gap and reveals some opportunities for future empirical researches.

scholarly journals The future of food tourism

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Yeoman ◽  
Una McMahon-Beatte
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Political Capital ◽  
Drivers Of Change ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
General Review ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Future ◽  
Food Tourism

Purpose The authors identify five driving forces of changes that are shaping the discourses about food tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The approach used by this paper is a general review. Findings The five driving forces identified are: food tourism as political capital; food tourism as a visionary state; what it means to be a foodie; the drive for affluence and exclusivity; fluid experiences in a post-modernist world. Originality/value The five drivers of change are identified as the core of any food tourism strategy for policy makers.

The changing face of additive manufacturing

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Numerous Application ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current state-of-the-art in additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, from the business perspectives. The primary drivers behind the development of the associated technologies are considered along with features that limit growth. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a personal perspective, based on approximately 25-years study of the development of the associated technologies and applications. Findings The discussion has found that the technology is still growing healthily, but with an understanding that there are numerous application areas that should be considered separately. Some areas are significantly more mature than others and success in some areas does not guarantee success in others. Originality/value This viewpoint has been prepared for the current state-of-the-art and can be compared with earlier viewpoints to see how things may have changed in the past. This should be of value to those interested to explore how the technology has developed in recent times and how it may move into the future.

scholarly journals The future of hotel rating

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter Hensens
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight in the future of hotel rating. It reviews the impact of social media, technology that provides integration of data for the consumer and the hotels, and the way that rating bodies may respond to the changing environment on how hotels are selected and reviewed. Design/methodology/approach By reviewing current trends, practices and technological possibilities, the impact of online reviews on conventional hotel rating systems is projected into the future. Findings The paper predicts a full integration of conventional rating systems with online guest reviews from the different guest review platforms leading to greater transparency for the consumer and better positioning opportunities for innovative hotels. It is further predicted that those conventional rating systems that do not seek integration and alignment will see a continued drop in hotel participation and will cease to exist. Originality/value Little research has been done on the relation between online guest reviews and conventional hotel rating systems. The paper presents new insights into how current and future trends influence the way in which consumers select hotels and how this influences the way that hotels are rated.

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