The objective of this research is to addresses the effects of digital transformation on value creation through the study of technology entrepreneurship and technological market expansion. This is ...particularly important since both of these concepts are part of the dynamic capabilities that help in embracing digital innovation at a national level. Relevant data from 28 European countries representing development indicators and ease of doing business over a timeframe of 7 years from 2009 to 2015 were analysed to formulate and investigate a new perspective of digital entrepreneurship driven by the concepts of digital transformation and entrepreneurship. To do this, digital transformation has been broken into three categories, namely technology readiness (e.g. ICT investments), digital technology exploration (e.g. research and development) and digital technology exploitation (e.g. patents and trademarks). This research identifies several significant relationships between such constructs, which contribute to the literature and provide key implications for business management and practitioners.
The backlash against corporate diversity initiatives is growing, with opponents becoming more vocal and leaders backing down or going silent. Ray and Melaku explore the challenges faced by companies ...and universities in the face of this resistance and offers strategies for defending diversity. The recent events, such as the boycott of a company for promoting LGBTQ pride merchandise and the Supreme Court striking down race-conscious admissions programs, demonstrate the entrenched resistance to civil rights progress. This resistance puts companies in a difficult position, as giving in to antidiversity groups may harm their reputation and long-term success. They argue that diversity initiatives have been vulnerable because they have often been tentative and lacking in transformative structural changes. To defend diversity, leaders must be prepared to face the costs and adopt policies that make it difficult to roll back diversity gains. They emphasize the importance of accountability and strategic planning in sustaining effective diversity programs. It also suggests that openly discussing an organization's commitment to diversity can help reduce resistance and promote progress. Overall, they call for organizations to confront the diversity backlash head-on and reaffirm their commitments to creating equitable environments.
Technology-driven service strategy Huang, Ming-Hui; Rust, Roland T.
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science,
11/2017, Letnik:
45, Številka:
6
Journal Article
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Advancements in technology are radically transforming service, and increasingly providing the underlying basis for service strategy. In this paper, we develop a typology and positioning map for ...service strategy, in the context of rapid technological change, and outline the process for firms to position or reposition their service strategies. Which strategy to choose is based on the degree to which customer demand is heterogeneous, and the degree to which potential customer lifetime value varies across customers. This results in four strategies: the McService strategy that is standardized and transactional, the Relational Service strategy that is standardized and relational, the Customized Transaction strategy that is personalized and transactional, and the Adaptive Personalization strategy that is personalized and relational. We provide firms a roadmap for identifying a “sweet spot” strategy in relation to a segment’s realized or potential customer lifetime value, combined with the firm’s technological capabilities. Because technological capabilities inevitably advance, firms will tend to move from standardized to personalized and from transactional to relational over time, implying that firms should be alert to technological opportunities to personalize their relationships with customers. Our strategic framework also produces a useful bridge from marketing practice to the conceptual evolution of the service literature, showing how the historical trends toward continuing customer relationships and co-productive personalization should drive strategic thinking in service.
Numerous scholars have attempted to explain which factors allow for organizational ambidexterity. Strategic planning, as a possible antecedent, has not been considered so far. This is surprising ...because strategic planning is among the most widely used strategic decision-making tools in management practice and one of the most extensively studied concepts in management research. In addition, prior research has demonstrated the potential of strategic planning to impact innovation-related outcomes—both positively and negatively. Here, we investigate the association between strategic planning and organizational ambidexterity using a survey of 217 senior executives. We highlight the importance of considering how executives use strategic planning. Our results support the hypothesis that strategic planning's positive or negative association with organizational ambidexterity is contingent on other organizational factors. Our findings reveal that strategic planning is only positively associated with organizational ambidexterity when leaders' innovation orientation is extraordinarily high. We further contextualize this interaction effect by considering the environmental uncertainty perceived by the top management. This work contributes to the literature by examining the antecedents of organizational ambidexterity.
Can good-will be good business? Firms are increasingly called upon to address matters such as poverty and human rights violations. The demand for corporate social responsibility (CSR) is directed ...mainly at top management in multinational corporations who are reminded that, in addition to helping to make the world a better place, their commitment to social action will be rewarded by lasting customer loyalty and profits. But is it true that firms that engage in social action will be rewarded with a good name, competitive advantage, superior profits and corporate sustainability? What if it is true for some firms and not for others? This book addresses these and other questions by explaining the how and why of creating value and competitive advantage through corporate social action. It shows how and when firms can develop successful corporate social strategies that establish strong commitments to shareholders, employees and other stakeholders.
This study investigated the sublethal effects of three insecticides (spirotetramat, cyantraniliprole, and pymetrozine) on Aphis gossypii. The effects of sublethal concentrations (LCsub.10, LCsub.30, ...LCsub.50, and LCsub.70) of the insecticides on the developmental period, survival rate, adult longevity, fecundity, and deformity rate were compared with those of the control. Spirotetramat and cyantraniliprole caused malformation in the Fsub.1 but not the Fsub.2 generation of A. gossypii. The net reproductive rate (Rsub.0) decreased significantly compared to that of the control (43.8) for all insecticides except cyantraniliprole at the LCsub.10 (37.5). Therefore, sublethal concentrations (over the LCsub.30) of the three insecticides could aid in the management of A. gossypii by affecting its population density. The toxicity and sublethal effects of three insecticides (spirotetramat, cyantraniliprole, and pymetrozine) on Aphis gossypii, a major agricultural pest, were investigated. The nymphal stage showed greater susceptibility than the adult stage to all the insecticides, with a difference of up to 8.9 times at the LCsub.50 of spirotetramat. The effects of sublethal concentrations (LCsub.10, LCsub.30, LCsub.50, and LCsub.70) of the insecticides on the on the developmental period, survival rate, adult longevity, fecundity, and deformity rate were compared with those of the control. Compared with the control, cyantraniliprole and pymetrozine did not significantly affect the developmental period in the parental or Fsub.1 generation when applied at the nymphal stage at any concentration. Nonviable nymphs occurred in the Fsub.1 generation when both nymphs and adults were treated with spirotetramat and cyantraniliprole but not in the Fsub.2 generation. The age-specific maternity (lxmx) of A. gossypii treated with sublethal concentrations (LCsub.10, LCsub.30) decreased with increasing concentration. Spirotetramat at the LCsub.30 resulted in significant differences in all life table parameters (Rsub.0, rm, λ, T, DT) compared with those of the control. Similarly, compared with that of the control (43.8), the net reproductive rate (Rsub.0) significantly decreased for all the insecticides except cyantraniliprole at the LCsub.10 (37.5). Therefore, this study indicated that sublethal concentrations (over the LCsub.30) of spirotetramat, cyantraniliprole, or pymetrozine might be useful for the density management of A. gossypii.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
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