scholarly journals The Selection and Training Framework for Managers in Business Innovation and Transformation Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Antoine Trad
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Model ◽  
Real World ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Hands On ◽  
And Training

The riskiest factor in transforming a traditional Business Environment (BE) into an innovative and business lean oriented BE is the role of the business and (e-)Business Transformation Manager (BTM). The basic profile of such a BTM has not been sufficiently investigated in a holistic and educational manner. The characteristics of a suitable BTM profile is the main goal of the author's selection and training framework (STF) research project; that started in the year 2010. In this research paper, the author tries to prove that the STF research methodology, design and prototype (STF_RMDP) can be applied in a "real world case"; that is in fact the final phase. This final phase is labelled the "STF research empirical model". This whole research is a part of the author's doctorate in business administration. The STF_RMDP results define the optimal BTM profile who has to cope with complex business transformation projects (BTP). These BTPs need a specific set of skills, especially for the final and the very difficult implementation phase (Trad, Kalpic, IMRA, 2013-an award winning paper). The BTP's implementation phase is the major cause of high failure rates. The BTMs' needed hands-on skills; these skills should encompass: 1) knowledge of business process and services (BPs) technologies, 2) automated real-time business environments, 3) project management, 4) knowledge integration, 5) organizational behaviour, 6) management sciences methodologies 7) enterprise application integration and other concrete BTP implementation phase know-how artefacts. Therefore the researcher recommends the technocrats profile (Fahroomand, 2004) as a "base profile" for such BTPs; that need to be complemented with crossfunctional skills (Trad, Kalpic, ITI, 2013). More specifically, this research focuses on the influence of the BTMs' hands-on business architecture experience, background and education, on managing complex BTP implementations. Where such transformations integrate avant-garde innovation, knowledge and technology. “We know that those organizations that are consistently successful at managing innovation-related changes outperform their peers in terms of growth and financial performance” (Tidd, 2006). The author has based his research model on the main fact that only around 12% of business organizations successfully manage innovation-related business transformations initiatives. Therefore, there is an important need for a dynamic and automated way of selecting and training future BTMs. BTMs who would be capable of implementing such complex BP based systems (Tidd, Bessant, 2009). Where STF_RMDP is the empirical model with which the author wants to prove that future BTMs can be selected to successfully build or reengineer various electronic and lean BE (ELBE) components. The empirical model will contain a real world prototype and surveys that will generate the need data sets the qualitative research approach.

The Business Transformation Framework for Managers in Business Innovation Transformation Projects

2020 ◽  
pp. 332-356
Author(s):  
Antoine Trad ◽  
Damir Kalpić
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Business Innovation ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Research Article ◽  
And Training ◽  
Very High

A decisive economical factor in the business transformation project (BTP) of a traditional business environment (BE) into an automated business environment, is the profile of the business transformation manager (BTM), who should be supported by a framework (Trad, & Kalpić, 2001; ). The BTM's profile and its relation to enterprise business architecture skills, have an ultimate impact on the concrete implementation phase of business transformation and related enterprise architecture projects. The basic profile and managerial aspects of BTM profiles and its support, have not been sufficiently researched, to hammer an optimal profile and a corresponding supporting framework that is why this research article proposes the related BTP's managerial recommendations and conclusions. This research paper and the related research publications series deals with the BTP's support for the BTM's selection, architecture support, decision making and training requirements; where the BTM, has to manage the complex technical implementation phase of the BTPs; knowing that this phase of a BTP is the major cause of very high failure rates.

The Business Transformation Framework for Managers in Business Innovation Transformation Projects

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Trad ◽  
Damir Kalpić
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Business Innovation ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Research Article ◽  
And Training ◽  
Support Decision Making

A decisive economical factor in the business transformation project (BTP) of a traditional business environment (BE) into an automated business environment, is the profile of the business transformation manager (BTM), who should be supported by a framework (Trad, & Kalpic, 2001; ). The BTM's profile and its relation to enterprise business architecture skills, have an ultimate impact on the concrete implementation phase of business transformation and related enterprise architecture projects. The basic profile and managerial aspects of BTM profiles and its support, have not been sufficiently researched, to hammer an optimal profile and a corresponding supporting framework that is why this research article proposes the related BTP's managerial recommendations and conclusions. This research paper and the related research publications series deals with the BTP's support for the BTM's selection, architecture support, decision making and training requirements; where the BTM, has to manage the complex technical implementation phase of the BTPs; knowing that this phase of a BTP is the major cause of very high failure rates.

scholarly journals Learning Factory Concept and Development at Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Ghazali Maarof ◽  
Gusman Nawanir ◽  
Muhammad Fakhrul Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Business World ◽  
Industrial Management ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Continuous Delivery ◽  
Key Resources ◽  
And Training

One of the key resources for the organization to sustain in the competitive business world is the employee’s competencies. Current business environment requires employees who are competent to adapt to ever-changing the business environment as a result of globalization and changes in customer’s requirement. The current teaching and training methods used in the universities is lacking a continuous delivery of competencies, especially in manufacturing education. One of the approaches that are becoming popular in developing student’s competencies is through the application of the learning factory concept. A learning factory represents a simulation of a real factory environment where students can gain hands-on the learning experience by conducting various projects. This paper will, therefore, present the process of setting up a learning factory and discuss how the learning factory can be used to support the teaching and learning process in a public technical university. This study was performed at the Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. The purpose of the development of such a learning factory is to enable the students to attained hands-on experience on the concepts they have learned during class lecture and see how it can be applied in the real world.

Exploring the Self-Efficacy-Building Practice of Teaching Real-World Entrepreneurial Leadership Skills on the Graduate Level

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-41
Author(s):  
Darrell Norman Burrell ◽  
Kristine Elizabeth Shipman ◽  
Anton Shufutinsky ◽  
Eugene Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Course Grades ◽  
Real World Problem ◽  
Leadership Skills And Abilities

Engaged and experiential learning approaches encourage experimentation and expand teaching entrepreneurial leadership beyond just classroom lectures, textbooks, and PowerPoint slides. The use of experiential and scenario-based learning approaches helps students develop real-world problem solving and critical thinking leadership skills that demonstrate competencies and abilities beyond course grades and transcripts. Entrepreneurial leadership is the ability to think strategically, adapt to changing competitive forces, identify threats to longevity, and exploit business opportunities in a hyper-competitive and volatile entrepreneurial business environment. This case study research approach explores how leadership skills and abilities can be developed using real world embedded simulations that create beneficial relationships that help business owners, students, and the quality of graduate instruction.

scholarly journals Environmental Turbulence Capability Sparks Firm Performance by Embracing Business Model Transformation: An Empirical Study on the Internet Industry in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Librita Arifiani ◽  
Harjanto Prabowo ◽  
Asnan Furinto ◽  
Wibowo Kosasih
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Model Transformation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Environmental Turbulence ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
The Relationship

This study assesses solutions to several questions regarding the effect of Environmental Turbulence on Firm Performance directly and indirectly through Business Model Transformation on Internet Service Provider Companies in Indonesia. The research approach used is an explanatory survey, verification research with a quantitative approach by measuring a sample of variables built on the population's constructs representing 239 companies. The author finds that novelty B.M. transformation design is significantly related to what factors drive the business transformation. Although, this study also finds that BMT positively mediates the relationship between environmental turbulence to influence performance. Environmental turbulence alone is no longer adequate, and organizations need to revamp the B.M. to achieve firm performance. This study also contributed to the movement of research trends targeted at B.M. Transformation. This study provides an appropriate riposte for quantitative empirical studies that elucidate the correlation between BMT on company performance by simultaneously embracing and managing environmental turbulence. The relationship between BMT and the factors that support it will be higher comprehend when contextualized. The author locates different designs and impacts of BMT on business transformation results that culminate in firm business performance since it faces an uncertain business environment that grows dynamically. Although this novelty is important, the authors found no support for effectiveness. However, this study highlights the robustness of the important factors that drive BMT to work effectively to improve business performance.

scholarly journals The Impact of Big Data on Electronic Commerce in Profit Organisations in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Bader A. Alyoubi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
The Impact

Big Data is gaining rapid popularity in e-commerce sector across the globe. There is a general consensus among experts that Saudi organisations are late in adopting new technologies. It is generally believed that the lack of research in latest technologies that are specific to Saudi Arabia that is culturally, socially, and economically different from the West, is one of the key factors for the delay in technology adoption in Saudi Arabia. Hence, to fill this gap to a certain extent and create awareness about Big Data technology, the primary goal of this research was to identify the impact of Big Data on e-commerce organisations in Saudi Arabia. Internet has changed the business environment of Saudi Arabia too. E-commerce is set for achieving new heights due to latest technological advancements. A qualitative research approach was used by conducting interviews with highly experienced professional to gather primary data. Using multiple sources of evidence, this research found out that traditional databases are not capable of handling massive data. Big Data is a promising technology that can be adopted by e-commerce companies in Saudi Arabia. Big Data’s predictive analytics will certainly help e-commerce companies to gain better insight of the consumer behaviour and thus offer customised products and services. The key finding of this research is that Big Data has a significant impact in e-commerce organisations in Saudi Arabia on various verticals like customer retention, inventory management, product customisation, and fraud detection.

scholarly journals Restoring the real world records in Men’s swimming without high-tech swimsuits

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-300
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Gao ◽  
Yixing Li ◽  
Zhengxin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Strong Indication ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Past ◽  
Optimal Estimates ◽  
World Records ◽  
And Training

AbstractThe recently concluded 2019 World Swimming Championships was another major swimming competition that witnessed some great progresses achieved by human athletes in many events. However, some world records created 10 years ago back in the era of high-tech swimsuits remained untouched. With the advancements in technical skills and training methods in the past decade, the inability to break those world records is a strong indication that records with the swimsuit bonus cannot reflect the real progressions achieved by human athletes in history. Many swimming professionals and enthusiasts are eager to know a measure of the real world records had the high-tech swimsuits never been allowed. This paper attempts to restore the real world records in Men’s swimming without high-tech swimsuits by integrating various advanced methods in probabilistic modeling and optimization. Through the modeling and separation of swimsuit bias, natural improvement, and athletes’ intrinsic performance, the result of this paper provides the optimal estimates and the 95% confidence intervals for the real world records. The proposed methodology can also be applied to a variety of similar studies with multi-factor considerations.

Making the point? The audiovisual/digital media dissertation

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-118
Author(s):  
Coral Houtman ◽  
Maureen Thomas ◽  
Jennifer Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Film Theory ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
And Training ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the advantages of education and training in creating the “Audiovisual/Digital Media Essay” (AV/DME), starting from visual and cinematic thinking as a way of setting up, developing and concluding an argument. Design/methodology/approach – Recognising the advantages to education and training of the “AV/DME” this paper explores ways of enabling visually disciplined students to work on film theory within their chosen medium, and to develop arguments incorporating audiovisual sources, using appropriate academic skills. It describes a hands-on BA/MA workshop held at Newport Film School (May 2011) and subsequent initial implementation of an examinable DME. The paper contextualises the issue in the light of practice-led and practice-based research and of parity with written dissertations. Drawing on analysis of in-depth interviews with students and tutors, it makes practical recommendations for how to resource, staff and support the implementation and continuation of the AV/DME and/or dissertation. Findings – The paper feeds back from both students and staff on the running of an initial AV/DME workshop and finds that the Film School Newport is suited to running the AV/DME and suggests a framework for its support. Research limitations/implications – The study needs to be followed up when the students complete their full dissertations. Practical implications – The AV/DME needs sufficient technical and human resources to support student learning. Originality/value – The paper provides a clear and original framework for teaching, supporting and assessing the AV/DME. This framework can be disseminated beyond the University of Wales Newport, and can be used to teach the AV/DME in further contexts and to wider groups of students.

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