Exploring Cultural Factors Impacting Female Digital Entrepreneurs in Underdeveloped Countries

2022 ◽  
pp. 237-251
Author(s):  
Areeba Waseem Shaikh ◽  
Norhayati Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Cultural Influence ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
European Region ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
Potential Issue ◽  
Digital Entrepreneurship

This chapter aims at understanding the cultural influence on female digital entrepreneurs in underdeveloped countries and the possible effects of cyberostracism by integrating the significance of culture and its influence on females providing a holistic view of how women with entrepreneurial desires experience challenges due to the identified existing gaps in underdeveloped countries. Besides sociocultural dynamics, education is a factor observed to be extremely impactful. Basic and digital literacy are considered essential to progress in conducting businesses across borders. From a digital perspective, “cyberostracism” is identified as a potential issue women could encounter due to lack of education. In this study, a comparative analysis on female digital entrepreneurs of the Asian and European region is conducted based on the view of a collectivistic and individualistic society concluded by providing a framework to minimize gaps and establish an environment for women to pursue digital entrepreneurship in their societies, mitigating the possible effects of cyberostracism.

scholarly journals Expressionism in European and Chinese painting (late XIX – early XXI centuries)

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Jitai Wang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Chinese Painting ◽  
Oil Painting ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of Chinese traditional painting upon the formation of Western expressionism, as well as interprets the influence of Western expressionism upon Chinese painting in expressionist manner of different periods. The author reveals the mutual influence, similarities and differences between Western expressionism and Chinese painting in expressionist manner, Chinese imagery oil painting, Chinese colored ink painting, and Chinese imagery painting in Western style. Based on correlation between the spiritual ideology of painting and artistic form, the author carries out a comparative analysis of spiritual and formal factors of Chinese and Western painting systems for the purpose of determination of their mutual influence, and how it affects the emergence of new concepts in painting. The structure of brush stroke of the artist defines his aesthetic spirit. The article determines the “cyclic” nature of interinfluence processes between Chinese and Western painting systems that stimulate the development of human civilization. The analysis of corresponding cultural factors allows assessing the individual artistic characteristics of painting. Both, Chinese and Western painting systems entered the period when spiritual ideology of painting interacts with the artistic forms, opening the era of “globalization” of the language of painting.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE OF ICT IMPLEMENTATION IN PRIMARY CURRICULUM IN UKRAINE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Ірина Василівна Борисенко ◽  
Оксана Павлівна Биконя ◽  
Ольга Олександрівна Рембач ◽  
Лариса Петрівна Шумна ◽  
Олександр Іванович Олійник ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
National Standards ◽  
European Countries ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Ict Implementation

The study was formulated within the context of an increasing recognition of ICT as curriculum priorities in primary schools of many European countries. The implementation of ICT-centered curriculum is a step towards realizing the goals of the new Law of Ukraine “On Education” (2017), National Strategy for the Development of Education in Ukraine until 2021, European strategic programme “Education and Training 2020”. Actuality of approaches to ICT implementation in present-day primary schools is caused by the substantial development of digital technologies and requirement of digital literacy for people’s work, social, and personal lives. The unique opportunity of primary education as a large sub-sector of any education system is to contribute to the renewal of societies through education of the young. The paper aims to study implementation of Computer science into national standard of primary education in Ukraine and the UK. In the recent years, many European countries have seen some changes of the content one of which relates to the area of computer science education that resulted in implementing an ambitious new curriculum in this subject. The author gives a comparative analysis of primary ICT within national standards in term of the Computer science development from the initial stage to present day situation. The comparative analysis specifies areas of similarities (aims, objectives, approaches to implementation, priorities of developing digital skills, teaching hours) and differences (programme topics, characterization of learning outcomes) in the study of ICT covering the subject content, expected learning results and general principles of ICT in education, as well as examples of ICT implementation. The paper is also focused at discussing the role of the ICT curriculum in modern-day primary classroom; advantages and disadvantages of ICT integration at primary stage. Much attention is paid to how it is integrated into daily learning modes to allow and encourage active learning. In primary education there are two main models of ICT implementation into curriculum, these are: ICT integrated across the curriculum; ICT (or Informatics, Computer Science and Computing) as a discrete subject within national standard.

scholarly journals Towards Developing Innovation Management Framework (IMF) for ICT Organizations at Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eram Abbasi ◽  
Imran Amin ◽  
Shama Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Industry Culture ◽  
Developed World

Abstract Various aspects of innovation management have been discussed in literature over the past few decades. Most of the innovation management frameworks have been formulated by undertaking studies in the developed world and lack the industry / culture specific focus. In this paper we revisit the generic innovation management studies to develop an innovation management framework for highlighting the factors affecting innovation specifically at the ICT sector of Pakistan. A detailed literature review has been conducted to identify the factors included in the past innovation management models. To identify the factors specific for Pakistan, senior level professionals, working at the Pakistani ICT organizations were interviewed. A comparative analysis of the innovation management frameworks for Pakistan against those previously found in literature revealed interesting similarities and differences. Based on the study findings, an innovation management framework is developed that highlights the present factors which are important for innovation in the ICT sector for Pakistan. This framework can be used by Pakistan and other underdeveloped countries for improving their innovation in ICT sectors in particular and other sectors in general.

Knowledge Management Systems Diffusion in Chinese Enterprises

2010 ◽  
pp. 1370-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
One-Ki ("Daniel") Lee ◽  
Mo ("Winnie") Wang ◽  
Kai H. Lim ◽  
Zeyu ("Jerry") Peng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Practical Guidance

With the recognition of the importance of organizational knowledge management (KM), researchers have paid increasing attention to knowledge management systems (KMS). However, since most prior studies were conducted in the context of Western societies, we know little about KMS diffusion in other regional contexts. Moreover, even with the increasing recognition of the influence of social factors in KM practices, there is a dearth of studies that examine how unique social cultural factors affect KMS diffusion in specific countries. To fill in this gap, this study develops an integrated framework, with special consideration on the influence of social cultures, to understand KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises. In our framework, we examine how specific technological, organizational, and social cultural factors can influence the three-stage KMS diffusion process, that is, initiation, adoption, and routinization. This study provides a holistic view of the KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises with practical guidance for successful KMS implementation.

Knowledge Management Systems Diffusion in Chinese Enterprises

2011 ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
One-Ki ("Daniel") Lee ◽  
Mo ("Winnie") Wang ◽  
Kai H. Lim ◽  
Zeyu ("Jerry") Peng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Practical Guidance

With the recognition of the importance of organizational knowledge management (KM), researchers have paid increasing attention to knowledge management systems (KMS). However, since most prior studies were conducted in the context of Western societies, we know little about KMS diffusion in other regional contexts. Moreover, even with the increasing recognition of the influence of social factors in KM practices, there is a dearth of studies that examine how unique social cultural factors affect KMS diffusion in specific countries. To fill in this gap, this study develops an integrated framework, with special consideration on the influence of social cultures, to understand KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises. In our framework, we examine how specific technological, organizational, and social cultural factors can influence the three-stage KMS diffusion process, that is, initiation, adoption, and routinization. This study provides a holistic view of the KMS diffusion in Chinese enterprises with practical guidance for successful KMS implementation.

Digital literacy of the elderly population and digitalization of enterprises: Experience of European countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 104-124
Author(s):  
L. I. Smirnykh
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
High Level ◽  
Basic Level ◽  
The Eu

The article analyzes the digital literacy of the elderly population and digitalization of enterprises — important indicators of competitiveness — in the EU countries. The research methodology is based on Eurostat data and indicators of the composite index of digitalization of economy and society developed by the European Commission. The results of the comparative analysis show that the digitalization of enterprises and population in transition countries lags behind the developed EU countries. The digital literacy of the elderly population remains the lowest and lags behind the digital literacy of the younger population. At the same time, the higher the share of enterprises with a high level of digitalization in a country, the larger the share of elderly population with a basic level of digital literacy.

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