The increasing demand for economic development in the coastal zone is exerting greater pressure on the eco-environment in this region. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct comprehensive research on ...the sustainable development of the eco-environment in coastal areas. Grounded in sustainable development theory and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), this study assessed sustainable development of Jiaozhou Bay (JZB), China over the period from 2015 to 2019 under multiple pressures applying the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework. Subsequently, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis was employed to propose specific countermeasures and recommendations. In terms of weight within the criterion layer, Response (R) and Pressure (P) were assigned higher weights. The comprehensive assessment value Z in the target layer indicated a slight decrease in 2016 followed by a gradual increase that eventually led to stabilization. The comprehensive assessment values of the indicators varied depending on different conditions, implying that higher values would contribute to sustainable development of the eco-environment. Based on a SWOT analysis, strategies for Qingdao were derived from a combination of research findings and future development policy. These strategies include preventing and controlling land and sea pollution, governing reclamation activities, optimizing industrial structure, and strengthening public opinion guidance. This study highlights the application of quantitative and qualitative analysis methods in ICZM, providing specific recommendations based on policy analysis for achieving sustainable development in JZB's eco-environment under multiple pressures.
•The sustainable development of the eco-environment in Jiaozhou Bay is investigated.•This study integrates quantitative and qualitative methodologies.•The indicators of human involvement carry significant weight within the system.•The government's focus aids Jiaozhou Bay's eco-environmental sustainability.
Purpose – This study aims to identify and analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as well as strategies related to micro, small, and medium enterprises (SME) support in the ...development of the halal industry and the Sharia economy in Indonesia.Methodology – This study used a mixed-method approach in the form of a sequential exploratory design with strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis.Findings – This study highlights the vast number of SMEs and their workforce as significant strengths. However, the lack of digital technology integration among SMEs is a weakness. Opportunities include a large Muslim population and availability of institutions willing to provide loans. However, threats emerge from low awareness among Indonesian Muslims regarding halal products. The proposed strategies include enhancing financing facilities, government subsidy programs, awareness campaigns, ecosystem strengthening, and socialization efforts.Implications – The findings offer practical insights for supporting SMEs, including improving access to financing and increasing awareness among Indonesian Muslims. Socially, the study suggests potential benefits such as fostering economic growth, creating employment opportunities, and promoting the production and consumption of halal products. Overall, this study provides valuable guidance for policymakers and stakeholders interested in enhancing SME support in Indonesia's halal industry and Islamic economy, with implications for economic and social development.Originality – The study's original contribution lies in its comprehensive analysis of SMEs in Indonesia within the context of the halal industry and Islamic economy.
ChatGPT is an AI tool that has sparked debates about its potential implications for education. We used the SWOT analysis framework to outline ChatGPT's strengths and weaknesses and to discuss its ...opportunities for and threats to education. The strengths include using a sophisticated natural language model to generate plausible answers, self-improving capability, and providing personalised and real-time responses. As such, ChatGPT can increase access to information, facilitate personalised and complex learning, and decrease teaching workload, thereby making key processes and tasks more efficient. The weaknesses are a lack of deep understanding, difficulty in evaluating the quality of responses, a risk of bias and discrimination, and a lack of higher-order thinking skills. Threats to education include a lack of understanding of the context, threatening academic integrity, perpetuating discrimination in education, democratising plagiarism, and declining high-order cognitive skills. We provide agenda for educational practice and research in times of ChatGPT.
Sixty-three studies published in the years 1997–2002 are reviewed to assess the effects of workplace diversity on teams and organizations. Four major questions are considered: Which personal ...attributes have diversity researchers studied in recent years? What has been learned about the consequences of diversity for teams and organizations? What has been learned about the role of context in shaping the effects of diversity? How has research addressed the multi-level complexities inherent in the phenomenon of diversity? For each question, we consider the strengths and weaknesses of recent diversity research, point out opportunities for new research, and identify threats to continued advancement. The review concludes by considering practical implications of the accumulated evidence.
O setor florestal em países em desenvolvimento pode contribuir para combater a mudança climática através de negociações financeiras, sendo o mecanismo de REDD+ uma abordagem proeminente. A abordagem ...de REDD+ jurisdicional (J-REDD+) surgiu para países de grandes dimensões como o Brasil, cujas particularidades regionais ou estaduais podem influenciar na dinâmica de implementação do REDD+. Este estudo analisa a implementação do J-REDD+ no Amazonas (AM) de 2005 a 2022. Usando-se análises de documentos oficiais e estudos acadêmicos, uma matriz SWOT foi criada para identificação de forças, fraquezas, oportunidades e ameaças na implementação do J-REDD+. Foi percebido que as forças incluem políticas públicas, combate ao desmatamento, governança, monitoramento e metas de redução do desmatamento. As fraquezas englobam a falta de um plano estadual de REDD+, aumento recente de desmatamento, desafios estratégicos, representatividade limitada de PIPCTs em colegiados e mecanismo de transparência. Externamente, a oportunidade reside em financiamento crescente para projetos. No entanto, as ameaças incluem a falta de financiamento continuado, mudança na constituição de equipes e a descontinuidade dos programas do governo local. Concluiu-se que a implementação do J-REDD+ em ambas as escalas é crucial para que esse mecanismo contribua efetivamente para a mitigação da mudança climática, atendendo às necessidades presentes e futuras.
Streaming media had been a popular form of entertainment since 2019 due to COVID-19. Netflix, Home Box Office, and other streaming media offer an abundance of media resources to all kinds of ...audiences. Notwithstanding that streaming media had been flourishing, they still had trouble constructing sustainable profitability. Apple TV+, being one of the streaming media corporations, found out a way to achieve sustainable profitability. The platform also benefited from the flourishing of the streaming media industry. In order to promote the sustainable development of the streaming media industry, the article is mainly about Apple TV+ achieving sustainable profitability by adapting short and quality streaming media products and making proper use of the parent Company Apple Inc’s financial support. SWOT analysis will be used to make a further explanation. The advice is offered in the article to expose the revelation of future development for both Apple TV+ and the industry, which is to combine franchises with short series and make use of co-branding to enlarge its media resources. Additionally, the research also reveals the weakness of Apple TV+ that Apple TV+ has difficulty in retaining loyal customers due to the lack of rich and attractive streaming media resources.
In recent years, the metaverse have captured the general public’s attention. After so many years of development, the Korean entertainment market has become more and more competitive, and SM ...Entertainment, as the leading Korean entertainment company, chose to catch the wave of metaverse and create a unique metaverse marketing model, which has been a great success. The aim of the paper was to explore whether SM’s “metaverse” strategy could be a new model for all entertainment companies. This paper investigated the influential factors based on the 4Is of marketing mix theory and through a SWOT analysis. The paper showed that the importance of interest and Interaction is rising in the entertainment market. It concluded that this marketing model has won because of its uniqueness; therefore, other companies cannot replicate its success. If one company wanted to take its place in the competitive market, it would need to have its own unique marketing model.
The phenomenon of unsatifying education has caused pessimism within society, even some believe that ecucation can no longer guarantee a better future for children so the education institutions must ...be aware of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within the institutions which are expected to generate brilliant strategies for the development of the education quality. This research aims to analyze the strategies to improve the quality of education at SDN 008 Tembilahan Hulu, Indragiri Hilir Regency. This research is designed as a qualitative research using survey method in which the data collected are literature study, observation, documents, and interview. The population of this reseach are the entire school community members, but because of the reseach limitation, purposive sampling is chosen so the subject of the reseach are the principal, teachers and staffs, as well as the students’ parents education.. The researh findings are strategies to improve the quality of education as follows: 1) Empowering teachers to use information technology in the teaching and learning process. 2) Enhancing collaboration with external instructors or trainers to support extracurricular activities. 3) Intensifying supervision and monitoring activities by the school principal. 4) Making the Teacher Working Group (KKG) more effective in solving problems encountered by teachers in the teaching and learning process. 5) Developing educational facilities and infrastructure. 6) Transforming the school environment into a learning community through the 7K program (Cleanliness, Orderliness, Beauty, Comfort, Safety, Security, and a Sense of Belonging). 7) Empowering teachers through training programs to improve their performance. 8) Developing ICT-based school facilities for learning. 9) Establishing achievement clubs to develop students' potential. 10) Forming a School Program Evaluation Team. These strategies are expected to maintain, even to improve the educational quality and services at SDN 008 Tembilahan Hulu, Kabupaten Indraguru Hilir.
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