scholarly journals A Case Study of ICT Convergence in Beauty Industry under the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1482-1497
Author(s):  
Kyoung-Jin Jang ◽  
Mee-Sook Chang ◽  
Soo-Yeon Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Business Perspective ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Corporate Level

In this study, core technologies applied to the beauty industry (hair, makeup, skin care, nail) in the era of the 4th industrial revolution and the transition of industrial paradigm of literature review was performed. Based on this, analysis and prediction of future trends were performed through case analysis of ICT convergence applied to the beauty industry. As a result, it could be confirmed that these core technologies are progressing in the direction of improving the value of the services provided in the past through convergence. Therefore, it was possible to confirm through case analysis that the direction of the beauty industry was changing from the existing functionoriented professional service concept to customer-centered personalization, prediction, prevention, and participation. This study expands the scope of research on convergence with core technologies of the 4th industrial revolution at the conventional corporate level and expands it to the beauty industry to analyze the future through convergence with core technologies from the beauty business perspective. There are implications for predicting the direction of In addition, by categorizing the beauty industry into four types (hair, makeup, skin care, and nail), specific future directions for each sub-area are presented, thereby presenting practical implications that can be immediately applied to the workplace.

Disability and Work During the Industrial Revolution in Britain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Blackie
Keyword(s):  
Disability Studies ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Paid Employment

A common claim in disability studies is that industrialization has marginalized disabled people by limiting their access to paid employment. This claim is empirically weak and rests on simplified accounts of industrialization. Use of the British coal industry during the period 1780–1880 as a case study shows that reassessment of the effect of the Industrial Revolution is in order. The Industrial Revolution was not as detrimental to the lives of disabled people as has often been assumed. While utopian workplaces for disabled people hardly existed, industrial sites of work did accommodate quite a large number of workers with impairments. More attention therefore needs to be paid to neglected or marginalized features of industrial development in the theorization of disability. Drawing on historical research on disability in the industrial workplace will help scholars better understand the significance of industrialization to the lives of disabled people, both in the past and the present.

Parnassus and Commodity Time

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Thain
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Second Industrial Revolution

This second case study of Part I focuses on the English Parnassian revival, and, specifically, on Gleeson White’s definitive anthology of Parnassian poetry (featuring poets such as Graham R. Tomson, W. E Henley, John Payne and A. Mary F. Robinson). The chapter argues for the strict metrical structures of the Parnassian poet as engaging not in a nostalgia for a secure and orderly ideal of the past, but with the machine and commodity rhythms and forms of the ‘second’ industrial revolution. This engagement with the past in fact a means of engaging with the present. Ultimately asking what kind of historicism the new Parnassians were practicing in their borrowing of medieval French forms, the chapter finds models that speak to Benjaminian, post-Enlightenment, ideals, and move lyric away from the older, Hegelian lyric temporalities.

Review of periodical articles

Urban History ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-347
Author(s):  
Frederik Buylaert ◽  
Gerrit Verhoeven ◽  
Reinoud Vermoesen ◽  
Tim Verlaan
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Century Development ◽  
Ideological Baggage

One of the great interpretive arcs of history as an academic discipline is the opposition between pre-modern and modern societies. Stimulated by post-modern theory, historians have done much in the past decades to expunge the ideological baggage of history as a ‘great march of civilization’, but they continue to imagine the industrial revolution as a great hinge between two distinct epochs. For all its merits, this perspective also creates problems. Burdened by hindsight, medievalists and modernists are often inclined to understand a case-study as either a prefiguration of a nineteenth- or twentieth-century development, or as its foil. Some of the most important publications on the history of medieval European towns published in 2019 were about destroying such assumptions.

Slow Tourism in Large Cities: Creating Slow Districts

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Anna Wilkońska
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Slow Movement ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The City ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose. Discussion regarding the development potential of large cities with respect to the idea of slow tourism, especially in the context of designated areas of specific city districts. References were made to the city of Cracow. Method. Analysis of literature on the subject made references to issues related to the idea of slow movement with respect to cities (slow city) and tourism (slow tourism). Analysis of Cracow’s case, in the context of the establishment of a slow district which is scheduled in the city, allowed for practical references with respect to the discussed issue. Findings. The performed analyses showed the complexity of the issue of slow movement, but also its attractiveness for large cities and tourists (e.g. on account of environmental protection). However, popularisation of the idea of slow movement also entails risks, especially related to its mass character and, in effect, its commercialisation. Research and conclusion limitations. Analysis of literature on the subject only referred to a fragment of the issue and case analysis focused on only one municipal centre. Practical implications. References were made to specific binding tasks from the Tourism Development Strategy of Cracow. Originality. References were made to a large municipal centre which, in the context of the slow movement idea, is a rare subject of academic papers. The subject matter was connected to specific examples of slow districts, planned in the strategic document for Cracow. Type of paper. Overview-type article and case study.

Big Macs and a three-legged stool

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Internationalization Strategy ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The case study and interview offers a unique insight into factors contributing to McDonald’s unprecedented success (it has paid an increased dividend for the past 37 years). It also sheds light on its successful internationalization strategy. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Balancing between thick and thin regional identities

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Hofstede
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Integrative Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hybrid Nature ◽  
Thin Elements ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess the thinning notion in a case study while acknowledging the hybrid nature of regional identities with the past. In The Netherlands, a process can be observed in which regions actively claim their uniqueness to ensure their development and relevance. It seems that regions adopt similar modern labels in their regional marketing, suggesting a so-called thinning of identities away from traditional thick identities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a content analysis of promotional texts and interviews with politicians to analyse the context, aims and perceptions of the regional marketing. It stresses an approach which sees identities as balanced between the present and the past. Findings – In line with the thinning notion, this case study shows indeed a creation of new thin elements and an exclusion of traditional thick elements in the regional marketing. However, it was also found that the marketing entails creative links between both characteristics, which suggest a tempering of the thinning notion. Practical implications – The results show that linking traditional with utilitarian elements might capacitate traditional regions to allocate the resources for regional marketing more effectively. Originality/value – Despite the fact that studies acknowledge identities as neither thick nor thin, the thinning notion seems to examine both elements as a dichotomy within regions, which does not follow the nature of identities as interconnected in time. Then, the value of this study must be found in the way it goes behind such a dichotomy by presenting an integrative analysis of thin and thick characteristics.

scholarly journals What Anansi Did for Us: Storytelling’s Value in Equitably Exploring Public Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-360
Author(s):  
David O. Fakunle ◽  
David T. Thomas, MPH ◽  
Kathy A. M. Gonzales ◽  
Denise C. Vidot ◽  
LaShaune P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Underrepresented Populations ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
Practice Approach

There is growing implementation of storytelling as a specific application of narrative in public health. As the field’s latest epoch evolves to consider cultural determinants, reimagination of how scientists conceptualize, operationalize, and capture populations’ unique elements is necessary, and storytelling provides a genuine and efficacious methodology that can assist with that reimagination. Professionals are creating more spaces that demonstrate how storytelling elucidates, promotes, and supports contextual factors that are not captured by orthodox methodologies. However, more opportunities are needed to exhibit storytelling’s impact on capturing the nuances in human experiences, such as those of historically and systemically underrepresented populations. This study synthesizes the past decade of research in public health and related fields that primarily utilized storytelling and reports significant implications. Additionally, this study highlights explorations in public health that primarily use storytelling as a research and practice approach. Each case study includes a description of the background and aims, elaborates on storytelling’s utilization, and discusses findings, observations, and future directions. Finally, this study discusses conceptual issues in public health raised by use of storytelling, such as how to best capture impact on human beings and the importance of context. This article’s goal is to present current evidence of critical reevaluations to the epistemological, conceptual, and practical paradigms within public health through storytelling. Additionally, this article aims to provide support and empowerment to public health scientists considering creative approaches to better acknowledge and appreciate humanity’s inherent subjectivity.

Aligning Business and IT Strategies in Multi-business Organizations

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Reynolds ◽  
Philip Yetton
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Corporate Level

The alignment of business and information technology (IT) strategies is an important and enduring theoretical challenge for the information systems discipline, remaining a top issue in practice over the past 20 years. Multi-business organizations (MBOs) present a particular alignment challenge because business strategies are developed at the corporate level, within individual strategic business units and across the corporate investment cycle. In contrast, the extant literature implicitly assumes that IT strategy is aligned with a single business strategy at a single point in time. This paper draws on resource-based theory and path dependence to model functional, structural, and temporal IT strategic alignment in MBOs. Drawing on Makadok's theory of profit, we show how each form of alignment creates value through the three strategic drivers of competence, governance, and flexibility, respectively. We illustrate the model with examples from a case study on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. We also explore the model's implications for existing IT alignment models, providing alternative theoretical explanations for how IT alignment creates value.

scholarly journals Viable destination ecosystems: a perspective article

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Håvard Ness
Keyword(s):  
Building Blocks ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Vast Range

Purpose This paper aims to provide a brief review of the literature on interorganizational relations in tourism over the past 75 years to understand the emerging focus on destination ecosystems. Based on these developments, the paper points to some issues that future research should consider. Design/methodology/approach This selective review provides building blocks for a contemporary view of destination ecosystems and the possibilities for promoting research on their viability. Findings The research on relationships between tourism firms considers co-operation as important and provides knowledge and theory that is complex addressing a vast range of foci. Future research should attempt to integrate emerging trends using meta-theory and possibly programmatic research. Research limitations/implications This paper is brief in reviewing past trends to identify a few core areas for future directions in destination research and suggesting how this might be undertaken. However, this short paper is not exhaustive. Practical implications This paper directs attention to core aspects of destination ecosystems that (destination) managers and public sector representatives should consider in their decision-making to improve viability. Social implications Social and environmental dimensions are explicitly addressed as important for destination ecosystem viability. Originality/value This paper points to some directions that future research and knowledge development should consider to develop conceptual and actionable knowledge further to promote viability in destination ecosystems.

Strategic management research in hospitality and tourism: a perspective article

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-246
Author(s):  
Fevzi Okumus ◽  
Mehmet Ali Köseoglu ◽  
Alfonso Morvillo ◽  
Mehmet Altin
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Review Current

Purpose This paper aims to critically review current strategic management (SM) research and discuss future directions for SM research in the hospitality and tourism (HT) field. Design/methodology/approach The study reviews and synthetizes current SM research. Findings The findings suggest that SM research in the HT field has made good progress over the past three decades; however, there is still a gap between the SM research in the generic and HT fields. Practical implications This paper offers specific theoretical and practical implications for SM in the HT field. Originality/value This paper provides a clear perspective on future developments of SM research in the HT field.

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