Flattening Relations in the Sharing Economy

2022 ◽  
pp. 26-51
Author(s):  
Alexandre Borba Da Silveira ◽  
Norberto Hoppen ◽  
Patricia Kinast De Camillis
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Digital Agency ◽  
Behavioral Attitudes

The sharing economy (SE) includes economic, social, and technological arrangements to promote collaborative relations between users and providers willing to share assets through digital platforms (DP). Even evolving fast, there is an opportunity to discuss how DP establishes connections between users and providers and uses a digital agency to mediate and flatten consumption relations in SE. Therefore, the authors propose a framework and future research directions that explore characteristics of the actants (roles, agency, behavioral attitudes) in the process of flattening consumption relations through DP in SE (connections, mediation, induction). To structure this framework, the authors consolidated the various definitions of its main elements and adopted the actor-network theory concept of translation as the theoretical-methodological approach to analyze the associations that determined how flattening consumption relations occur in SE.

Big Data Analytics Driven Supply Chain Transformation

2019 ◽  
pp. 106-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mondher Feki
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Chain Transformation

Big data has emerged as the new frontier in supply chain management; however, few firms know how to embrace big data and capitalize on its value. The non-stop production of massive amounts of data on various digital platforms has prompted academics and practitioners to focus on the data economy. Companies must rethink how to harness big data and take full advantage of its possibilities. Big data analytics can help them in giving valuable insights. This chapter provides an overview of big data analytics use in the supply chain field and underlines its potential role in the supply chain transformation. The results show that big data analytics techniques can be categorized into three types: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. These techniques influence supply chain processes and create business value. This study sets out future research directions.

scholarly journals Natural Language Use as Bipartite Networks in Psychology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan C. Correa
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bipartite Network ◽  
Bipartite Networks ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Opinion Article

Natural language as a data source is quite common in different divisions of psychology. Among the several ways to analyze the information conveyed by natural language, psychologists rarely use bipartite networks despite the strong potential that this network perspective has for enriching psychology's research toolbox. This opinion article aims to provide a viewpoint on current advances and promising future research directions on modeling natural language as a bipartite network structure, using word-of-mouth as the basis for a tutorial exposition that paves the way for others to leverage the opportunities provided by network theory.

Big Data Analytics Driven Supply Chain Transformation

2022 ◽  
pp. 1413-1432
Author(s):  
Mondher Feki
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Chain Transformation

Big data has emerged as the new frontier in supply chain management; however, few firms know how to embrace big data and capitalize on its value. The non-stop production of massive amounts of data on various digital platforms has prompted academics and practitioners to focus on the data economy. Companies must rethink how to harness big data and take full advantage of its possibilities. Big data analytics can help them in giving valuable insights. This chapter provides an overview of big data analytics use in the supply chain field and underlines its potential role in the supply chain transformation. The results show that big data analytics techniques can be categorized into three types: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. These techniques influence supply chain processes and create business value. This study sets out future research directions.

scholarly journals The Trap of Success: A Paradox of Scale for Sharing Economy and Degrowth

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Andreoni
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Social Collaboration ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Future Research Directions

Over the recent years, the sharing economy has been discussed as a community-based solution for a more sustainable future. Supported by the development of information technologies and defined by a large range of activities based on the access of underutilized resources over ownership, the sharing economy has been framed as a socio-economic model that is able to increase social bonding and collaboration and to reduce the inefficient allocation of resources. Within this framework, the sharing economy seems to align with the ideas of degrowth, broadly defined as a downscaling of production and consumption activities oriented to increase environmental quality and social collaboration. Despite the connections existing between them, no previous studies investigate the two concepts together. By considering the evidence provided by previous literature, this paper maps the links and similarities existing between sharing economy and degrowth and analyzes the discrepancies existing between the promises of the sharing economy and the impacts generated by practices. A paradox of scale, where the sharing activities fail to deliver as a consequence of success is also discussed together with future research directions. This paper contributes to the existing debate around alternative economic models and can support the design of sustainable practices.

scholarly journals A systematic review of circular economy research in the construction industry

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluyomi A. Osobajo ◽  
Adekunle Oke ◽  
Temitope Omotayo ◽  
Lovelin Ifeoma Obi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions

PurposeWhile circular economy (CE) is fast becoming a political and economic agenda for global urban development, there are still substantial knowledge gaps in possible strategies to speed up such transition, especially in the construction industry. This study analyses literature surrounding CE to unpack current trends possible future research directions to foster CE implementation in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThe study undertakes a systematic review of CE literature published between 1990 and 2019. It adopts a five-stage procedure as a methodological approach for the review: formulation of the research question(s), locating and identifying relevant studies, selection and evaluation of studies, analysis or synthesis and results reporting.FindingsThe findings on CE research in the construction industry show extensive focus on resource use and waste management. There are limited investigations in other areas of construction such as supply chain integration, building designs, policy, energy efficiency, land use, offsite manufacturing, whole life costing, and risk, cost reduction, cost management, health and safety management. The study findings provide evidence that current CE practice fails to incorporate other areas that would facilitate the network of true circular construction industry.Originality/valueThis research provides a comprehensive overview of research efforts on CE in the construction context, identifying areas of extensive and limited coverage over three decades. Besides, it identifies possible pathways for future research directions on CE implementation, towards the accelerated transition to a true circular construction industry for the benefit of funding bodies and researchers.

scholarly journals Participation in the Sharing Economy Revisited: The Role of Culture and Social Influence on Airbnb

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9980
Author(s):  
Jieun Lee ◽  
Aybuke Nur Erdogan ◽  
Ilyoo Barry Hong
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Practical Implications

Despite a multitude of studies on the motivators of sharing economy participation, we understand little about how cultural and social drivers affect an individual’s use of sharing services on an online platform. This paper examines the influence of cultural and social factors on a consumer’s participation in a sharing economy. We used Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory and Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior to formulate the research model to predict the behavioral intention to book an accommodation using the Airbnb platform. To test the model, an empirical study was conducted by collecting survey data on Amazon Mturk from 401 participants. Findings provide evidence that all the cultural dimensions except for masculinity were found to have significant relationship with attitude toward booking on Airbnb. Moreover, social influence has no significant effect on booking intention on Airbnb. We offered academic and practical implications and suggested future research directions based on our findings.

scholarly journals Foams in Wastewater Treatment Plants: From Causes to Control Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Collivignarelli ◽  
Marco Baldi ◽  
Alessandro Abbà ◽  
Francesca Maria Caccamo ◽  
Marco Carnevale Miino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Future Research Directions

The formation of persistent foams can be a critical problem in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as it could lead to a series of operational problems, especially the reduction of the overall system performance. To date, the effects of foaming in the WWTPs are a problem that is currently very common and shared, but which to date is treated mainly only at the management level and still too little studied through a globally shared scientific method: the complexity of the phenomenon and the systems have led to numerous partially contradictory descriptions and hypotheses over the years. The goal must be to suggest future research directions and indicate promising strategies to prevent or control the formation of foams in WWTPs. This study examines and investigates the problem of foams by a methodological approach of research through a review on the state of the art: the factors influencing the formation of foams are described first (such as surfactants and/or extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs)), then the known methods for the evaluation of foaming, both direct and indirect, are presented, with the aim of identifying the correct and best (from the management point of view) control and/or prevention strategies to be applied in the future in WWTPs.

Gamification-as-Innovation: A Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 2130002
Author(s):  
Fatemah M. AlSaad ◽  
Christopher M. Durugbo
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Game Mechanics ◽  
Strategic Initiatives ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Multi Level

Gamification is a paradigm and process innovation premised on applying game mechanics to non-game settings with benefits of creative games designs and disruptive effects challenging conventional learning approaches. The purpose of this study is to review the literature on gamification-as-innovation. Applying the systematic review methodology, this study examines 96 articles and identifies developments in gamification-as-innovation in literature. Insights from the review suggests three main perspectives on gamification-as innovation in processes that reveal problems (investigation), stimulate novel behavior (induction) or transform processes (intervention) for improved effectiveness and engagement. The review also captures the state-of-the-art in gamification research underscoring advances in multi-level models, strategic initiatives and digital platforms. The review concludes by highlighting future research directions that advance gamification scholarship and practice.

scholarly journals OClient: On-board client clustering to bridge the interaction gap across multi-fabric adaptive ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankur Lohachab ◽  
Saurabh Garg ◽  
Muhammad Bilal Amin
Keyword(s):  
Network Topology ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Information ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Opportunistic Communication ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Impact

<div><div><div><p>The current blockchain paradigm is being hailed as an unquenchable goal to develop Hyperledger Fabric (HF)-based applications, resulting in a set of substantial enterprises shifting their networking operations, as intriguing consortia to plug the permissioned-nature of blockchain-based computing. While this practice endeavors to fundamentally revolutionize industries, one of the unavoidable problems that emerge is a lack of communication among autonomous HF-based networks, which can hinder the ongoing research landscape and consequently, have detrimental effects on its adoption. Towards this, blockchain interoperability (BI) has been heralded as the underlying concept by which communication can be derived through locating an inter-connection bridge. Considering BI’s significant traction, this paper introduces a new methodological approach to deal with the disparate nature of HF-based networks, termed OClient, for embracing two different interoperabilities (inter-network and inter-chain). This approach strategically tunes the inner working of clients by providing the global information of HF network topology that extends their conventional role as a matching service provider for facilitating opportunistic communication, in contrast to the existing solutions where typically third-parties have been exploited as the intermediaries. The paper streamlines the discussion by putting forth a pragmatic multi-HF (MHF) network scenario to formulate the disconnectivity problem, followed by constructing interaction-path-based graphs and conducting rigorous simulations. More importantly, this paper manifests experimental examples and corresponding results, providing insights across various dimensions of client-level interoperability so as to understand the impact on performance for combinations of inter-network and inter-chain scenarios. Succinctly, the results demonstrate that OClient is close to the performance of autonomous HF networks, which makes it a useful approach. Besides, this paper strives to understand how the adopted failure strategy to maintain ledger consistency contributes to performance and finally, concludes by anticipating significant future research directions towards HF interoperability.</p></div></div></div>

scholarly journals Taking stock and moving forward: a systematic literature review on accounting professionalisation in China, 1980–2021

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Wen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Anglo American

PurposeThis paper aims to review the research on accounting professionalisation in China to develop insights into how the research is developing, offer a critique of the research to date and outline future research directions and opportunities.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts a methodological approach of systematic literature review, as suggested by Tranfield et al. (2003) and Denyer and Tranfield (2009), to identify, select and analyse the extant literature on the Chinese public accounting profession. In total, 68 academic works were included in the review process.FindingsThis paper finds that the extant literature has produced fruitful insights into the processes and underlying motivation of accounting professionalisation in China, demonstrating that the Chinese experience has differed, to a large extent, from the hitherto mainly Anglo-American-dominated understandings of accounting professionalisation. However, due to the lack of common theoretical vernacular and an agreed upon focus, the extant literature illustrates a fragmented and contradictory picture, making attempts to accumulate prior knowledge in the field increasingly difficult.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper focusses only on research published in English. Consequently, the scope of review has been limited as some works published in languages other than English may be excluded.Originality/valueThis paper provides one of the pioneering exercises to systematically review the research on accounting professionalisation in China. It explores significant issues arising from the analysis and provides several suggestions for furthering the research effort in this field.

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