Revitalizing Strategic Agility in a Turbulent Environment: A Conceptual Discourse

This paper conceptually examined revitalizing strategic agility in a turbulent environment. In the current turbulent and highly competitive environment of today, agility, that is the ability of organizations to quickly sense and respond to environmental changes, is an important determinant of organizational success. With the advancement of information technologies, company strategy focuses nowadays on sustainable competitive advantage, and gives importance to short-term advantages of flexibility and fast response. In the unpredictable and competitive world of today, organizations must have different competitive features to compete; otherwise, they will move towards annihilation. One of the capabilities that organizations need in the turbulent environments of today is agility. Strategic agility is the ability to continuously and adequately adjust and adapt in appropriate time the strategic direction in core business in relation to changing circumstances. Agility provides the organization with the possibility of quick response and compatibility with environment and allows the organization to improve its efficiency. The paper is largely conceptual in nature and adopts a desk research methodology in reviewing extant literature. This study concludes that firms operating in dynamic environments must realize the need for change and adaptation and thereby stimulate their in developing agility that can better respond to a dynamic environment.

Organizational Components That Explain the Strategic Direction of SMEs for a New World Economic Order

This chapter aims to show some concepts related to the importance of planning and strategic direction as a fundamental tool for the sustainability of Colombian SMEs for a new world economic order and present the proportionality relationship between this concept of strategic management and the organizational components. Keys that explain it and facilitate its development, considering the modernization model for managing organizations (MMOM), were developed by a group of researchers from the EAN University in Bogotá-Colombia. It was found that market management, organizational culture, organizational structure, and knowledge and innovation management are the components that a high percentage explain the strategic direction of this type of company on which priority improvement and innovation activities should be developed in such a way ways that allow strategies to develop more smoothly to achieve business objectives of effectiveness, efficiency, profitability, and sustainable development.

Factors affecting SMEs’ development in Vietnam

The enterprise's system, along with households and the government are the main factors in the production and consumption of the economy, which plays an extremely important role in the development of any country. Besides the large enterprises, which are often considered as the locomotives of the economy’s development, people are increasingly interested in a significant number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whose position and role has been confirmed through the actual economic development of many countries and economies. In Vietnam, the development of SMEs has been creating a driving force for economic growth and has become an important strategic direction in the country’s socio-economic development strategy. The article focuses on determining the factors affecting the development of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam. At the same time, the current paper evaluates factors affecting the development of these enterprises. The main factors expected to be focused on in the research include the level of production technology, government policies, raw materials, labor, management capacity, corporate social responsibility, green growth orientation, and global epidemics.

Role of clusters in development of the digital ecosystem of the agro-industrial complex

The main trends in agriculture over the past few years have been export orientation and digitalization. Since 2019, the departmental project “Digital Agriculture” has been implemented. In 2021, a draft order of the government of the Russian Federation “On the Strategic Direction in the Field of Digital Transformation of the Agro-Industrial and Fishery Complex of the Russian Federation until 2030” was developed, which provides for development of a national online platform for promoting the agricultural products and the launch of a modeling and forecasting system for the agro-industrial complex. Currently, the beneficiaries of digitalization are large agricultural holdings and the IT industry (manufacturers of sensors and software developers for machinery and equipment, software companies, fertilizer producers and telecom operators). In order for small and medium-sized farms that do not have sufficient resources for end-to-end digitalization of production and business processes to be able to join the innovation race, it is necessary to look for a format of interaction in which competition and cooperation are organically combined. The article discusses one of such forms of association – clusters; explores their potential role in development of platform network architectures; the similarities and differences of cluster and digital industrial systems are analyzed. It is concluded that the flexibility and openness of cluster structures allows actors to find their functional areas and niches and organically fit into the created digital ecosystem of the agro-industrial complex.

Criminological Aspects of Sport Policy

Sport policy is a purposeful activity of various subjects connected with organizing and holding sports competitions. Such activity may be state-organized, administrative, financial, commercial, engineering and construction-related, military, security, professional, corporate, training, entertainment, relatively mass-scale, agent, referee, qualifying, and others. It should be taken into account that, besides officially recognized sports, there are also illegal competitions. Criminological aspects, connected with the possibility of crime, can be found everywhere. All of these leads to the necessity of establishing and developing sport criminology as a component of sport policy. Criminological aspects of sport policy are especially evident in the market conditions. Their analysis is necessary for the optimization of preventive work in the most important areas. The authors single out three such areas: criminal law prevention of crime in sports, enforcement of prevention policy for criminal and criminogenic sports, and counteracting sport extremism. The effectiveness of work in the first area is close to zero because special «sport» criminal law norms are not and will not be enforced. The analysis of the second area leads the authors to the conclusion that it is necessary to intensify the counteraction to criminal sports, primarily, dog fighting and street racing. As for the criminogenic sports, they can be conditionally broken into two categories: those promoting violence and cruelty, and those equipping athletes with the skills interesting for the criminal community (organized criminal groups). The first category includes MMA-type female fights. This disgusting spectacle, broadcast on TV, is absolutely contrary both to the female nature and to the traditional values of peoples of Russia. Such fights should be prohibited in the Russian Federation. The third area requires monitoring to prevent fans’ movements from turning into extremist organizations. The promotion of patriotic feelings among fans should be recognized as a strategic direction in the prevention of sport extremism.

Germany’s Position Concerning the Nord Stream-2 Pipeline in the Context of the European Union’s Energy Security

The article analyzes the underlying foundations of Germany’s position regarding the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as well as the impact of this position on the European Union’s joint energy policy and energy security. Against the backdrop of the constantly growing energy consumption both globally and in EU specifically, supplies of energy sources are being increasingly used by exporters as an instrument of political influence. In this context, the Nord Stream-2 pipeline is regarded as such an instrument, primarily by Russia itself. On the other hand, Germany has been supporting the construction of the new Russian pipeline due to the need to ensure uninterrupted supply of cheap natural gas. The latter is of particular significance for the realization of Germany’s long-term energy transformation strategy. However, by sticking to such a position, Germany prioritizes its own political and economic interests over those of EU and individual Member States, which is contrary to one of the main principles of EU’s functioning, i.e., the principle of solidarity. With this in mind, it is reasonable to conclude that Germany is almost single-handedly defining the strategic direction of the entire EU’s energy policy without paying due attention to alternative suppliers and sources.

University Development Strategy: Sociological Aspect

Students are active participants in the educational process. The events of recent years have affected seriously the activities of the University. The authors conducted a sociological study in 2 areas: the pandemic situation and its impact on the educational process; strategic direction of the university development. The article presents the results of a sociological study of students of Baikal State University (BSU) with a detailed description of issues related to satisfaction with the educational process, including the use of an online study mode. A set of issues related to the proposals of students on the strategy for the development of the university is considered. Students are satisfied with the education in general and in the relevant areas, as well as the high quality of training specialists at BSU. Objective and subjective difficulties encountered by students when switching to online learning are analyzed. The advantages and disadvantages of distance learning according to respondents are described. The examples of the responses are given, the grouping of which allows to adjust the direction of the university development. Social aspects of communication of students with teachers and employees are distinguished. It was concluded that students of BSU have preferences for obtaining applied education as well as oriented to the development of modern professional skills. The results of sociological research influence the formation of new approaches to learning and the development direction of the university, in general.

The reality of administrative leadership practices, human resources, partnerships and resources among the employees of the Tawafa Establishment for Pilgrims of Non- Arab African Countries: Evaluation study: واقع ممارسات القيادة الإدارية والموارد البشرية والشراكات والموارد لدى العاملين بمؤسسة مطوفي حجاج الدول الإفريقية غير العربية: دراسة تقييمية

This study seeks to identify the reality of the practices of administrative leadership, human resources, partnerships and resources (financial resources management, technology and knowledge management) among employees of the Tawafa Establishment for pilgrims of non- Arab African countries. (Evaluation study) according to the Excellence Model of King Abdulaziz Quality Award, the unified national model for quality and institutional excellence for all sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Which will contribute to achieving institutional excellence for the raft institutions and achieving competitiveness? The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach as a methodology to achieve the goal and purpose of the study, and to obtain the results of the study, the researcher designed the study tool represented in the questionnaire. In order to collect primary information from the study sample. In light of this, data were collected, analyzed and hypotheses tested using the SPSS statistical package, the sample of the study consisted of (42) employees working in the Tawafa Establishment for pilgrims of non- Arab African countries. The main problem and dilemma of the study is to stand at the administrative level at all levels in all technical and human aspects, according to the standards of administrative leadership and the extent to which they are related to human values ​​and behaviors, through strenuous efforts in implementing and applying everything that is possible to apply And in line with the possibilities of the Excellence Model of the King Abdul Aziz Award for Quality, the unified national model for quality and institutional excellence for all sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and this study aims to create a clear picture of scrutiny and audit of the administrative levels in the institution to achieve the desired goal of that study, which includes strengthening relations With groups of concerned parties to ensure the achievement of the strategic direction and the establishment of systems to support a culture of quality, excellence and creativity, in addition to seeking to implement the principles and requirements of social responsibility, corporate governance and transparency in order to achieve sustainable development, as strategic leadership practices are considered important and necessary for its success through attention to human resources by providing a work environment; attractive to them and for their health, safety and well- being in order to achieve Institutional loyalty. The importance of this study is theoretically due to the attempt to enrich the study concepts and literature on the application of some possibilities of the Excellence Model of the King Abdulaziz Quality Award, the unified national model for quality and institutional excellence for all sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study is also concerned with the possibility of a reference to be prepared for all researchers and those interested in the field of institutional transformation strategies, resistance to change, and improving the performance of workers, in the raft institutions. From an applied point of view, the importance of the study lies in the possibility of applying the results and recommendations in the institution of pilgrim’s employees of non- Arab African countries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and addressing weaknesses and shortcomings. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach, which depends on the methods of measurement, classification and interpretation in order to extract significant conclusions in addition to documents and other sources such as books, magazines, and others. The study included several results in line with the main axes on which the questionnaires depended. Pilgrims of non- Arab African countries to a very large extent, the strategic direction according to the excellence model of the King Abdul Aziz Prize for Quality, the unified national model for quality and institutional excellence, as well as in the review of the administrative system and institutional performance. Perhaps one of the most important results of the study is managing change, managing risks and crises according to the excellence model of the King Abdul Aziz Quality Award, the unified national model for quality and institutional excellence with a high degree of domesticity within the institution. While the results of the second and third axes included results of medium degrees in terms of developing the knowledge and capabilities of human resources according to the Excellence Model of the King Abdul Aziz Prize for Quality, the unified national model for quality and institutional excellence, as well as financial management.

Product intellectualization ecosystem: a framework through grounded theory and case analysis

PurposeThis paper provides the strategic direction and coordination mechanism selection for the intelligent transformation of manufacturing enterprises.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical framework is developed through grounded theory and case analysis.FindingsCollaboration value is the building block of the intelligent product ecosystem. The ecosystem is upgraded via a path of product coordination, platform coordination and network coordination.Practical implicationsThis paper provides a framework for enterprises to build an intelligent product ecosystem.Originality/valueThe proposed intelligent product ecosystem framework is new to the literature and lays down a fruitful avenue for future research.