This study investigates the potential influence of blockchain technology adoption on a company's competitive performance from an interorganizational systems perspective. A research framework is ...derived based on expert interviews and tested with a quantitative survey. The results show, that by offering traceability and immutability of transactions, blockchain technology could positively impact a company's competitive performance. The study further identified a positive influence of smart contract technology on partnering flexibility and competitive performance.
This paper explores the role of mining heritage tourism attributes on a destination's overall performance, and examines its competitiveness with other cities within the same regional boundary. ...Relevance‐determinance analysis (RDA) and competitive‐performance analysis (CPA) were used to achieve these objectives. The data were obtained from a simple random sampling questionnaire survey of tourists visiting the Sawahlunto old coal mining town, an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Indonesia. The study results indicate that mining heritage and natural beauty were not major determinants in the overall performance of the destination. Although these core attributes were considered very important in destination choice, they each had a relatively low influence on overall experience offered by the destination. Instead, the study found that three attributes, namely sport and recreational opportunities, shopping, and cuisine, were higher‐impact drivers of competitiveness. Because Sawahlunto's performance is below average, policies to enhance these three attributes while retaining the unique experience offered by the post‐mining context should be at the forefront of planning by local decision‐makers and destination managers.
Este artículo explora el papel de los atributos turísticos del patrimonio cultural minero en el atractivo en general de un destino, y examina su competitividad con otras ciudades dentro del mismo límite regional. Para alcanzar estos objetivos se utilizó el análisis de relevancia‐determinación y el análisis de rendimiento competitivo. Los datos se obtuvieron a partir de una encuesta por muestreo aleatorio simple de los turistas que visitaron la antigua ciudad minera del carbón de Sawahlunto (Indonesia), declarada como Lugar UNESCO Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Los resultados del estudio indican que el patrimonio cultural minero y la belleza natural no fueron determinantes en el atractivo general del destino. Aunque estos atributos principales se consideraron muy importantes en la elección del destino, cada uno de ellos tuvo una influencia relativamente baja en la experiencia general ofrecida por la ciudad. En cambio, el estudio descubrió que tres atributos, a saber, las oportunidades deportivas y recreativas, las compras y la gastronomía, fueron los impulsores de mayor impacto de su competitividad. Dado que el atractivo de Sawahlunto está por debajo de la media, las políticas destinadas a mejorar estos tres atributos, al tiempo que se conserva la experiencia única que ofrece el contexto postminería, deberían estar a la cabeza de la planificación de los responsables locales y los gestores de este destino.
本稿では、観光地の全体的なパフォーマンスの中での鉱山の産業遺産の観光業の役割を調べ、同じ地域内の他の都市との競争力を検討する。そのために、Relevance‐determinance analysis (RDA)とcompetitive‐performance analysis (CPA)を用いた。データは、ユネスコ世界遺産であるインドネシアのサワルント (Sawahlunto)の古い炭鉱の町を訪問した観光客を対象にした単純無作為抽出によるアンケート調査から得た。調査結果から、炭鉱遺産と自然の美しさが、観光地の全体的なパフォーマンスの主要な決定要因ではないことが示された。このコア属性は目的地の選択において非常に重要であると考えられたが、観光地での全体的な経験への影響は比較的低いものであった。代わりに、3つの属性、すなわちスポーツとレクリエーションの機会、ショッピングと料理が、競争力により強く影響する要因であることが分かった。サワルントのパフォーマンスは平均以下であるため、地域の意思決定者と観光地管理者は、炭鉱遺跡であることから提供されるユニークな体験を保持しながらこれらの3つの属性を強化する政策を最優先にした計画をするべきである。
There is a considerable debate on the effects of environmental regulation on competitive performance. Based on survey data, this paper analyzesthe two main research questions, derived from ...literature, on the links between environmental regulation and competitiveness, by focusing on firms operating in the building and construction sector, i.e.: 1) whether environmental policy stringency affects the competitive performance of firms in the building and construction sector 2) and how a specific form of environmental regulation (direct regulation, economic instruments and soft instruments) affects this performance? By applying a regression analysis, we find that a more stringent environmental regulation, measured by inspection frequency, provides a positive impulse for increasing investments in advanced technological equipment and innovative products and on business performance. Moreover, a well-designed “direct regulation” appears to be the most effective policy instrument for prompting the positive impact of environmental policies on innovation and intangible performance while economic instruments do negatively affect business performance.
As an application of machine learning techniques in the field of portfolio management, online portfolio selection (OLPS) aims at optimising the allocation of wealth in an uncertain environment. When ...making investment decisions, the transaction cost is such an important factor that investor should not ignore. Thus, this paper extends an existing online portfolio selection strategy Continuous Aggregating Exponential Gradient (CAEG) (Yang et al., 2022) in the presence of transaction costs. The proportional transaction costs model is constructed when the transaction costs are incorporated into the decision-making process, and we call this new strategy
. Theoretical guarantee proves that the mean of the logarithmic cumulative wealth of
has an asymptotic upper bound with that of its benchmark. The numerical examples demonstrate the impact of transaction costs on the proposed
strategy on the one hand, and on the other hand, verify that
outperforms other related OLPS strategies and is comparable to its benchmark strategy.
With the rapid development of theories and practices in supply chain management (SCM), supply chain integration (SCI) has become a popular research topic. Many studies have examined the relationship ...between SCI and firm performance; however, few have investigated the enablers of SCI. Considering the important role of people in SCM, investigation of the antecedents of SCI from a human resources perspective is needed. Using the resource-based view as a theoretical lens, this study investigates the impact of human capital (e.g., organizational commitment and multi-skilling) on SCI (e.g., internal integration, supplier integration, and customer integration) and competitive performance. On the basis of data collected from 317 manufacturers in 10 countries, we test the proposed model using structural equation modeling and regression analysis. We find that organizational commitment is positively related to the three dimensions of SCI. Manager’s multi-skilling and employee’s multi-skilling are positively related to internal integration. We also find several interactive effects. The results show that internal integration is related to customer and supplier integration and that internal and customer integration are related to competitive performance. This study contributes to the SCM and human resources literature and has managerial implications for the implementation of SCI.
Firms are increasingly dependent on external resources and are establishing portfolios of interorganizational relationships (IRs) to leverage external resources for competitive advantage. However, ...the systems of information technology (IT) and process capabilities that firms should develop to manage IR portfolios dynamically are not well-understood. In order to theorize how key structural IT capabilities (IT integration and IT reconfiguration) and competitive process capabilities (process alignment, partnering flexibility, and offering flexibility) operate as systems of complements, we draw on the competitive dynamics perspective and resource dependency theory and on the literature for IT business value, interorganizational systems, and interorganizational relationship management. We also theorize how a firm's IR portfolio moderates the effects of structural IT capabilities on competitive process capabilities and why a firm's environmental turbulence moderates the effects of complementary process capabilities on competitive performance. We test our model using survey data from 318 firms in 4 industries. Our results provide broad support for the following: (1) structural IT capabilities and process capabilities operating as a system of complements, (2) the effects of structural IT capabilities on competitive process capabilities being contingent on IR portfolio concentration, and (3) the effects of complementary process capabilities on competitive performance being contingent on environmental turbulence. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of how firms should develop complementary systems of structural IT capabilities and competitive process capabilities to manage IR portfolios dynamically and leverage external resources.
Force majeure in Indonesia, especially during pandemics, causes a drastic fluctuation in the market and makes many medicine products related to the pandemic become scarce and stocked out. Major ...pharmaceutical companies manufactured in Indonesia need solutions for the significant change in demand level and find solutions to balance the supply and demand level. According to the existing literature, by doing internal integration, supplier integration, and customer integration, and supported with supply chain capability, companies can find solutions regarding market fluctuation and increase their competitive performance. This research uses 102 listed Indonesians chosen by the purposive sampling method. Research analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling and SmartPLS 3 software. This research finds that, in general, supply chain capability influences competitive performance. Meanwhile, internal integration by sharing activity information in departments and coordinating integrated planning can positively and significantly affect supplier integration and customer integration. Sharing inventory and information with suppliers and coordinating with suppliers about materials availability significantly influence supply chain capability. Internal integration also has a significant influence on supply chain capability. Customer integration with information sharing with customers and the company involving the customers when demands influence supply chain capability. Supply chain integration (internal, supplier, and customer) does not directly impact operational performance, so supply chain capability is a perfect intervening variable. Supply chain capability can help internal and external integration better affect competitive performance. This research also makes practical contributions to give managers input about how internal integration, supplier and customer integration, and supply chain capability can affect companies' competitive performance.
This study aimed to identify the technical-tactical variation through the index of performance and types of techniques in high-level judo in the 2020 Olympic Games. The data were extracted from the ...Official Results Books considering the competition performance of 393 competitors. Nage-waza katame-waza and scoring index, and the classification of techniques groups according to the sex, weight category and competition outcome were analysed. A t-test was used to compare the variables according to the sex and analysis of variance to compare weight categories and competition outcome groups. Finally, the Chi-square tests were used to test the association between frequency of groups of techniques and places in the competition, weight category and competition outcome. The level of significance is 5%. The main results demonstrated higher nage-waza and katame-waza variation (absolute values) for medallist compared to the other groups (p < 0.001), and higher values for repechage group compared to the non-medallist (p < 0.001). The katame-waza variation index was higher in female (p = 0.019) and medallists have a higher scoring and nage-waza variation index compared to the repechage group and non-medallist (p < 0.001). We concluded that medallist athletes have high technical variability compared to the other groups and female athletes have a high katame-waza variation compared to the male.
Purpose: The underlining study's main objective is to examine how networking structure (density and centrality) affects sustainable competitive performance in Pakistan's SMEs. ...Design/methodology/approach: Hence, small enterprises a significant source of economic development, employment, and value creation. Therefore, on the base of previous literature, we developed hypothesis related government financial support and network structure, and data collected through structured questionnaires from top management of SMEs. Findings: The results indicate that density has a positive and significant effect on sustainable competitive performance, while centrality has an insignificant impact on SCP. Furthermore, government financial support strongly and significantly supports the relation between networking structure and SCP in Pakistan. Practical implications:This research has several recommendations for the government to adequately support small enterprises because owners have a networking system at the local and international level but have a lack of environment. Originality/value:Government plays a crucial role in small- and medium-sized enterprises boost performance and economic growth because it creates employment opportunities, poverty reduction, and economic development. Nevertheless, from the last decades, due to some organizational policies and environmental flexibility, SMEs face a lot of challenges which became a barrier such as lack of government subsidies, incentives, and taxes in emerging economies. To bridge the above challenges of SMEs, the current study is conducted because before this there was no such literature who underline the current challenges in emerging economies.
In women’s tennis, fluctuating competitive performance is a prevalent issue, studying it can reveal new ways to monitor and adjust competitive performance. Based on the model of competitive ability, ...this study examines the fluctuating phenomenon of the competitive performance of Chinese women’s singles tennis players. Using questionnaires and interviews to investigate women’s singles tennis players who participated in the National competition and the China Tennis Tour. Through empirical study, it was found that in the rising phase, matching sports intelligence with mental state is the primary factor for athletes to achieve an advantage; in the flattening phase, mental state becomes the “amplifier” to break the critical point in the competitive stalemate; in the falling phase, physical ability is the cornerstone for athletes to recover the score when behind the opponent. Therefore, athletes can timely adjust and optimize the key factors that affect competitive performance according to the competition phase.
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