Collaborative Capabilities Research Articles

Relationships between policy, teachers' values and professional capital in teacher collaboration in hierarchical Chinese societies

PurposeBoth Hong Kong and Singapore leverage teacher collaboration to improve student learning, but state reforms differ in how teacher collaborative capabilities are prioritized. This paper provides a nuanced comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore teachers' values (risk-taking, power distance and uncertainty avoidance) to develop insights into how different policy focuses cultivate teachers' capabilities to focus on improving student learning.Design/methodology/approachEmploying Hargreaves and Fullan's (2012) concept of professional capital, statistical analyses determine teachers' values profiles of high, medium and low professional capital in the respective contexts. Leveraging related research on Singapore teachers (Lee and Lee, 2018), nuances in teachers' values in the Hong Kong results are identified via cluster analysis and explained via structural equation modelling.FindingsMedium professional capital Hong Kong teachers' values matched Singapore's, but teachers in other clusters are nuanced. Compared to Singapore teachers with similar levels of professional capital, high professional capital Hong Kong teachers have higher uncertainty avoidance, while low professional capital teachers are the opposite. In Hong Kong, high uncertainty avoidance values positively influence teacher leadership and focus on student learning. Nevertheless, as with their Singapore counterparts, high professional capital Hong Kong teachers have low power distance and high risk-taking values.Originality/valueThis paper raises awareness regarding policy's influence in cultivating teachers' values and their transformational change capabilities. By comparing two hierarchical Chinese societies, the discussion questions whether Chinese and Western cultural influences are mutually exclusive, and whether transformational change in cultural values, if achievable, is necessary.

TPACK in Blended Learning Media: Practice 4C Skills for Rotational Dynamics in Senior High School

In the 21st century, the fields of ICT and education are like two sides of a coin that cannot be separated. The skills of students must support the rapid development of science and technology. Workers in the 21st century have at least 4C competencies, namely: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. The emergence of the Covid-19 in 2020 demands a blended learning model as an ideal learning process. This article describes research on website development as a blended learning medium for rotational dynamics in high school. The research method used is Research and Development with a Dick & Carey approach. Media has been produced in a website that combines technological knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and physics content knowledge (TPACK) in multiple representations with stages to train students’ 4C skills. The stages of 4C skills on the website as a blended learning medium that developed were: (1) criticizing initial information; (2) developing and compiling arguments, reasons, assumptions, and evidence; (3) communicating arguments, reasons, assumptions, and evidence; (4) criticizing the quality of arguments, reasons, assumptions, and evidence; (5) open-minded; (6) seek new information; (7) conclude. Media also facilitates communication between users to build networks and improve collaboration capabilities. The results of this study have been tested for eligibility by material physicists, learning experts, and media experts. The eligibility test results of the website as a blended learning medium for rotational dynamic material in high school were declared eligible to practice 4C skills.

Challenges for implementing collaborative practices in industrial engineering projects

Collaborative project delivery models were introduced in North Sea oil and gas projects. Recently, they have been successfully applied in the context of construction and infrastructure projects but their application in industrial engineering project context has been limited. We analyze empirically which type of challenges there are in applying collaborative practices in two projects. The key challenges include the divergent objectives of the actors that hamper common goal setting; collaborative models and rewarding mechanisms which are perceived as inappropriate; the limited funding before investment decision when early involvement of key actors should be secured; the emphasis on collaboration capabilities with every actor which are not possible in tendering; and the collaboration with governmental authorities which needs a different approach from that with the other actors. Collaborative practices have a potential to improve project performance and identified challenges should be taken into account when implementing collaboration in industrial engineering projects.

Keeping together: Which factors characterise persistent university–industry collaboration on innovation?

This paper investigates what distinguishes persistence in relation to university–industry collaboration on innovation from the initiation and discontinuation of a collaboration. The underlying premise is that if a firm continues to collaborate with a university, it must consider that collaboration to be valuable. A quantitative analysis of over 2600 firms reveals that persistence is relatively common in university–industry collaborations on innovation, with more than a third of firms that engage in university collaboration continuing to collaborate with the same university over two consecutive periods. In addition, the analysis shows that firms’ investments in collaborative capabilities and different dimensions of absorptive capacity are instrumental for persistent collaboration with a university. Furthermore, persistent collaboration with a university is strongly associated with the strategic choice to engage in sustained collaboration with a broad range of partner types. Finally, the analysis reveals that geographical proximity between a firm and a university may facilitate the initiation of a collaboration, although the nearest university is not necessarily the most suitable partner. This is illustrated by the finding that geographical proximity between a firm and a university does not matter for keeping together in a persistent collaboration.

Critical factors in capacity building of NGOs in the intellectual disability sector in India: PLS SEM modelling

PurposeMost of the services being delivered to persons with disabilities (PwDs) in India are through non-government organizations (NGOs). The quality and effectiveness for the delivery of services to PwDs largely depends on the capacity of the NGOs involved. This study attempts to understand the linkage between various capabilities of non-profits organizations working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities and their value creation.Design/methodology/approachUsing a mixed methodology, the study has conducted various interviews with the involved stakeholders and interviews to obtain a complete understanding and overcome the limitations of quantitative or qualitative approach alone.FindingsThe findings of this study exhibit that there is a significant and positive influence of financial capability, human resource capability, stakeholder capability, dynamic capability and collaboration capability on non-profit performance. However, knowledge capability has no effect on non-profit performance.Originality/valueThis study will help in making policies for policymakers in capacity building of NGOs. This research study is the first attempt in exploring the critical factors in capacity building of NGOs in the intellectual disability sector, particularly in India.

Overcoming the collaborative challenge: commitment as a super-ordinate enabler of value co-creation

PurposeDespite over 30 years of focus on supply chain collaboration, companies continue to struggle to achieve collaborative advantage. To better understand why some companies are able to collaborate for competitive advantage and others can't, the authors explore how managerial commitment enables collaborative capabilities.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employed a longitudinal inductive study, interviewing companies with reputations for intense supply chain collaboration at four different times over 20 years.FindingsThe authors identified managerial commitment as a super-ordinate enabler. They describe the dynamics of commitment development and explore three types of commitment: instrumental, normative and transformative. The authors document key antecedents and outcomes of each type of commitment.Research limitations/implicationsTheory regarding the antecedents to commitment to collaborative capability is underdeveloped. The authors elaborate these antecedents and the dynamics that enable or undermine the commitment necessary to build effective collaboration capabilities.Practical implicationsThe authors provide insight (i.e. a practical and actionable roadmap) into the process companies use to cultivate commitment to collaboration and value co-creation.Originality/valueCollaboration is critical to value co-creation, including effective supply chain risk mitigation and lasting sustainability efforts. The authors elaborate a theory of commitment dynamics that explains why most companies never go beyond basic levels of collaboration. At the same time, the authors provide a roadmap for deep, transformative collaboration.

Public Procurement Capabilities for Collaboration and Enhanced Performance in Complex Projects

This paper explores how public procurers manage to collaborate with private suppliers to obtain enhanced procurement performance in complex projects. To answer our research question, we conducted an in-depth analysis of two case studies on the procurement of complex military systems by the Brazilian Armed Forces. We then followed the GIOIA methodology to inductively analyse data from interviews, official documents, media articles, and notes of project meetings. We identified public procurement capabilities for complex projects as an essential aspect to activate trust-based collaborative practices with private suppliers and enhance procurement performance by enabling the conciliation of operational performance (i.e. on-time delivery, budget and project scope compliance) and policy goals (i.e. inclusion of local suppliers in defense supply chains). Public procurement capabilities for complex projects encompass routines to manage the bidding and contracting process, relationships with a myriad of governmental agencies, and knowledge acquired within and across projects. The study extends the literature on collaboration in complex projects by shedding light on mechanisms that enable public procurers to successfully adopt collaborative practices in complex projects. It also complement existing studies focused on the performance implications of collaboration in complex exchanges by showing that collaboration facilitates the achievement of policy objectives without threatening operational performance.

Antecedents Influencing the Adoption of Collaborative Learning Social-Media Platforms Among Thai University Students During the Covid-19 ‘New Normal’ Era

There are benefits and challenges related to the recent worldwide Covid-19-driven surge of social-media collaborative learning in higher education. This research examines the antecedents influencing this ‘new normal’ phenomenon among university students to provide a causal model of understanding. This study was based on a purposive sample; a questionnaire was completed by 371 university students. The analysis of the data obtained using applied structural equation modelling of the partial least-squares technique, it was found that the most influential antecedents included collaborative capability and perceived enjoyment. Based on the results, we recommend that, owing to the turbulent and changing requirements of social distancing and distance learning, educational institutions and stakeholders invest in the improvement of implied social-media collaboration and learning platforms.

REVERIE Virtual Hangout

Social media sites have gained popularity in the past decade by enabling people to create and share content online easily. However, social media cannot engage users on a level beyond content prosumption to create immersive experiences. A promising technology to create such experiences is multimodal virtual reality. REVERIE is a multimodal framework with an integrated workflow for developing immersive experiences, including various forms of virtual representation of human users (e.g., replicas and avatars). To demonstrate the social and collaborative capabilities of the framework, the authors created the Virtual Hangout. It features a VE where people can meet online to socialise and collaborate. This paper presents a study designed to evaluate user immersion using participants with variable computer skills. The results showed that participants experienced engagement-based immersion but not presence. Barriers to immersion were the absence of pleasurable interactions and the participants' computer skills. The authors propose DGs for deeply immersive experiences in Virtual Hangout and similar systems.

Sensorless Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Considering Load and Friction Compensation

The collaboration of humans and robots can combine human flexibility with the efficiency of robots, so that robots can accomplish a variety of complex tasks, such as handling and assembly. However, most robots have poor collaboration capabilities and rely on expensive sensors to obtain the force interaction information of limited space range. To solve this problem, a human-robot collaborative assembly scheme without using additional force/torque sensors is proposed in this letter. First, a load identification and compensation method that does not require the load model is proposed to realize the decoupling of load force and human-robot interaction force. Next, to realize a compliant dragging effect of robots, an improved LuGre friction model is proposed based on the experimental discovery that the motion of the load has a non-negligible effect on the friction torque of robot joints. Finally, the kinesthetic teaching experiments of compliant assembly using a universal 6-DOF collaborative robot have been completed by designing a task-determined adaptive impedance control algorithm. The experimental results prove that the proposed scheme can effectively improve the safety, compliance, and flexibility of the loaded robots compared with the existing position-encoded robots, indicating its great potential for industry application.

What does it mean to be open? A typology of inbound open innovation strategies and their dynamic capability requirements

ABSTRACT The benefits of inbound open innovation are widely acknowledged, but not all companies are successful in their attempts to leverage external sources of innovation. Those with dynamic capabilities perform better, but developing and maintaining such capabilities generates costs. Therefore, a given company needs to find out which capabilities are worth investing in. In the current study, I adopt a contingency approach to inbound open innovation. I focus on distinct open innovation strategies that vary according to their approaches to innovative search and accessing complementary knowledge. I develop a typology of six inbound open innovation strategies based on the dimensions of managerial attention (proactive/reactive) and locus of innovation (internal/shared/external). I further report their requirements for four dynamic capabilities: sensing capability, impression management capability, absorptive capacity, and collaboration capability. The findings bring attention to often-ignored reactive strategies for inbound open innovation and provide a nuanced view of how the division of development responsibilities in different phases of the innovation process affects requirements for dynamic capabilities. The study supports managers in implementing successful inbound open innovation strategies by helping them choose a strategy that supports their organization’s overall objectives and strike a balance between underinvestment and overinvestment in dynamic capabilities.

A Composite Framework of Co-located Asymmetric Virtual Reality

As the variety of possible interactions with virtual reality (VR) continues to expand, researchers need a way to relate these interactions to users' needs and goals in ways that advance understanding. Existing efforts have focused mainly on the symmetric use of technology, which excludes a rising form of interaction known as asymmetric VR, in which co-located participants use different interfaces to interact with a shared environment. There must be a clear path to creating asymmetric VR systems that are rooted in previous work from several fields, as these systems have use cases in education, hybrid reality teams (using VR and other technologies to interact online and face to face), accessibility, as well as entertainment. Currently, there is no systematic way to characterize 1) how a system may be asymmetric, 2) how the different mediation technology and affordances within asymmetric VR support (or do not support) users' goals, and 3) the relationships and collaborative capabilities between users of these different technologies. In this paper, the authors use a scoping review to explore relevant conceptual frameworks for asymmetric interaction, mediation technology, and computer supported cooperative work to clarify the dimensions of asymmetry and synthesize the literature into a Composite framework for Asymmetric VR (CAVR). The paper concludes with suggestions of ways to test and expand the framework in order to guide future research as it identifies the most-beneficial interaction paradigms for co-located asymmetric VR.

3PL과의 제휴역량이 기업성과에 미치는 영향 : 파트너의 협업역량을 매개효과를 중심으로

3PL과의 제휴역량이 기업성과에 미치는 영향 : 파트너의 협업역량을 매개효과를 중심으로

Strategic Value Creation through Enterprise Blockchain

Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies have enormous potential for creating business value but have not yet been widely adopted. Enterprise blockchain systems are recognized as solutions to existing operational problems or ‘pain points’ but their potential for delivering value through strategic opportunities is not well understood. Drawing from literature on strategic alliances and the resource-based view of the firm, we identify avenues through which blockchain systems can contribute to a firm’s strategic capabilities and, as a result, to its sustained competitive advantage. We provide a framework for understanding how participation in blockchain solutions can enable companies to build upon existing strategic capabilities, strengthen collaborative capabilities and develop blockchain-specific capabilities. The framework can be useful to firms and service providers for incorporating strategic outcomes into the evaluation of blockchain investment opportunities.

ShiSha

The importance of remote collaboration grows in an interconnected world as the reasons to avoid travel increase. The spatial rendering and collaboration capabilities of virtual and augmented reality systems are well suited for tasks such as support or training. Users can take a shared perspective to build a common understanding. Also, users may engage in face-to-face cooperation to support interpersonal communication. However, a shared perspective and face-to-face collaboration are both desirable but naturally exclude each other. We place all users at the same location to provide a shared perspective. To avoid overlapping body parts, the avatars of the other connected users are shifted to the side. A redirected body pose modification corrects the resulting inconsistencies. The implemented system is compared to a baseline of two users standing in the same location and working with overlapping avatars. The results of a user study show that the proposed modifications provide an easy to use, efficient collaboration and yield higher co-presence and the feeling of teamwork. Applying redirection techniques to other users opens up novel ways to increase social presence for local or remote collaboration.

Research on the Upgrading Path of Emerging Industry Innovation Service Network

Innovation service network is the inevitable result of the collaborative cooperation of innovation service subjects, and also an important strategic resource for innovation activities in emerging industries. The research of innovation service network has important decision reference value for the promotion of collaborative service capability for the innovation demand of emerging industries. By analyzing the evolution process and law of innovation service network in emerging industries, improving the main line around the ability of collaborative service, combining the evolution stage of innovation service network, the complexity of innovation demand and the integration of service resources, this paper focuses on designing the upgrade path of innovation service network based on key nodes, the path of innovation service network upgrade based on service chain integration, and the upgrade path of innovation service network based on core network coordination, in order to optimize the structure of innovation service network of emerging industries and improve its ability of collaborative service provides theoretical guidance, which is of great practical significance to support the innovation and development of emerging industries.

Research on the Countermeasures of Collaborative Innovation in China’s Strategic Emerging Industries

Collaborative innovation is an effective way to promote the development of strategic emerging industries, enhance industrial competitiveness, and promote economic development. This article combines the development status of strategic emerging industries and the status of collaborative innovation in strategic emerging industries, and proposes mechanisms and countermeasures to promote collaborative innovation in strategic emerging industries. The research results are of great significance for enhancing the collaborative innovation capability of strategic emerging industries and promoting the development of strategic emerging industries.

How Do Intercrisis Learning Outcomes Affect Intracrisis Learning? “Learning in the Making” in the Case of South Korea’s COVID-19 Response

This study explores the processes of intercrisis and intracrisis learning and the link between them, drawing on South Korea’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic as an example. The crisis management literature suggests that intracrisis learning is less likely to occur than intercrisis learning due to inherent barriers that hinder learning and adaptation in the heat of crisis. Based on the conceptual framework of problem-oriented governance and crisis learning, we unpack how prominent outcomes of intercrisis learning facilitate intracrisis learning during the acute phase of an emerging crisis. We postulate that learning after 2015 MERS crisis developed the core capabilities for problem-oriented governance which, in turn, have facilitated learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also posit that these capabilities continue to be enhanced through ongoing intracrisis learning processes. Our findings indicate that, in South Korea, such capabilities— reflective-improvement capability, collaborative capability, and data-analytic capability—have been substantially developed after 2015 MERS crisis and are getting more sophisticated as a result of on-going intracrisis learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theorical and practical implications for crisis learning are discussed.

Impact of Knowledge Capabilities on Organisational Performance in the Private Sector in Oman

The authors examine various aspects of the organizational knowledge capabilities and assess their impact on the organizational performance of private firms in Oman. Ten hypotheses are developed, linking the dimensions of organizational knowledge capabilities (OKC) (technological, cultural, managerial, and collaborative) with the aspects of performance. The path analysis technique is used to test the hypotheses; only four hypotheses depicted the effect of OKC on performance. They find that managerial capabilities play a significant role but have an indirect positive effect on enhancing performance. They have a higher impact only when they are inter-linked with collaborative capabilities, which have a direct and significant effect on performance. This paper deciphers the various knowledge capabilities and establishes inter-linkages among them in the firm context. The results enable the development of a productive knowledge management ecosystem in the business environment and spotlight on the wise investment of IT in achieving business goals.

O método de Polya e a Gamificação como estratégias na resolução de problemas

Estudos revelam que os estudantes portugueses apresentam dificuldades na resolução de problemas. Este estudo, desenvolvido com alunos do 4º ano, teve como objetivo promover melhoria na resolução de problemas envolvendo a operação divisão. Desenharam-se três objetivos específicos: analisar a influência do método de Polya na resolução de problemas; perceber a abordagem da gamificação na motivação e envolvimento dos alunos; compreender o efeito de recursos tecnológicos digitais no processo de aprendizagem. Seguindo metodologia de investigação-ação e abordagem mista, utilizaram-se os instrumentos de recolha de dados: observação participante, diário do projeto, aplicação de um teste antes (pré-teste) e depois (pós-teste) das situações formativas. A aplicação do método de Polya ajudou a melhor compreender e organizar o problema, fomentando autonomia na resolução do mesmo; o recurso à gamificação estimulou o entusiasmo e o desejo dos estudantes atingirem os seus objetivos; os recursos digitais, como avatares, facilitou a articulação curricular e capacidades de colaboração