Complex World Research Articles

IMPACT OF PACKAGING DESIGN ON CONSUMER PURCHASING DECISIONS

Packaging design is becoming more important in today's competitive marketplace as items compete for consumers' attention in a sea of choices. The complex world of package design and its influence on customer behavior is the subject of this master's thesis. The purpose of this study is to decipher the complex relationship between the visual appeal, practicality, and consumer psychology of packaging by drawing on a review of relevant literature, survey data, and real-world examples. Aspects of visual design, including color, typography, and images, as well as structural components, including size, form, and material choice, are investigated in the research on packaging. It takes a look at how these factors affect various product categories and customer demographics in terms of perceptions, preferences, and intents to buy. In addition, the study explores how packaging conveys brand values, identity, and product qualities, which in turn affects consumer perception and loyalty to the brand. Keyword : Packaging design, consumer behavior, aesthetics, functionality, consumer psychology, visual elements, color, typography, imagery,

Decision making in prehospital and paramedic practice: part 1

This first continuing professional development article in this 2-part series on decision-making explores this process in prehospital and paramedic practice and the complex world of how clinicians make decisions in often challenging and time-critical situations in prehospital settings. It gives a brief overview of the neuroanatomy involved in decision-making, problem-solving and critical thinking as well as Bloom's taxonomy and its application to prehospital practice. While it is outside the remit of this paper to incorporate all theories regarding decision-making, it will explore some key concepts and frameworks around it.

IMPACT OF PACKAGING DESIGN ON CONSUMER PURCHASING DECISIONS

There are a lot of items out there competing for consumers' attention, so having attractive packaging is becoming more important. This master's thesis delves at the complex world of packaging design and how it influences customer behavior. This study delves into relevant literature, survey data, and real-world examples to uncover the complex relationship between packaging's visual appeal, usefulness, and consumer psychology. The structural (size, form, and material choice) and visual (color, typography, and graphics) components of packaging design are both studied in detail. It takes a look at how various demographics and product types are affected by consumer perceptions, preferences, and intents to buy. Moreover, the study explores how packaging conveys brand values, identity, and product qualities, influencing customer impression and loyalty to the brand. Keyword : Packaging design, consumer behavior, aesthetics, functionality, consumer psychology, visual elements, color, typography, imagery,

Symmetry Breaking of Three Self-Organization Rules: A General Theory for the Origin of Complexity

Complex spatiotemporal patterns in nature significantly challenge reductionism-based modern science. The lack of a paradigm beyond reductionism hinders our understanding of the emergence of complexity. The diversity of countless patterns undermines any notion of universal mechanisms. Here, however, we show that breaking the symmetry of three simple and self-organization rules gives rise to nearly all patterns in nature, such as a wide variety of Turing patterns, fractals, spiral, target and plane waves, as well as chaotic patterns. The symmetry breaking is rooted in the basic physical quantities, such as positive and negative forces, space, time and bounds. Besides reproducing the hallmarks of complexity, we discover some novel phenomena, such as abrupt percolation of Turing patterns, phase transition between fractals and chaos, chaotic edge in traveling waves, etc. Our asymmetric self-organization theory established a simple and unified framework for the origin of complexity in all fields, and unveiled a deep relationship between the first principles of physics and the complex world.

Invasive freshwater snails are less sensitive to population density than native conspecifics.

Understanding how and why some species or lineages become invasive is critically important for effectively predicting and mitigating biological invasions. Here, we address an important unanswered question in invasion biology: do key life-history traits of invasive versus native lineages within a species differ in response to key environmental stressors? We focus on the environmental factor of population density, which is a fundamental characteristic of all populations, and investigate how changes in density affect native versus invasive Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mudsnail). P. antipodarum has invaded 39 countries and detrimentally affects invaded environments. Previous studies of native and invasive populations and from laboratory experiments have demonstrated that growth and reproduction of P. antipodarum is sensitive to population density, though whether and how this sensitivity varies across native versus invasive lineages remains uncharacterized. We quantified individual growth rate and reproduction in P. antipodarum from multiple distinct native and invasive lineages across three different population density treatments. The growth of native but not invasive lineages decreased as density increased. There was no differential effect of density treatment on embryo production of invasive versus native snails, but a significantly higher proportion of snails were reproductive in high density compared to intermediate density for invasive lineages. In native lineages, there were no significant differences in the relative frequency of reproductive snails across density treatments. While the extent to which these results from our laboratory study can be extrapolated to the more complex natural world remain unclear, our findings are consistent with a scenario where differential sensitivity to population density could help explain why some lineages become successful invaders. Our findings also align with previous studies that show that invasive P. antipodarum lineages exhibit a relatively wide range of tolerance to environmental stressors.

A Study on the Consumer Satisfaction on Postal Article Safety Through Last Mile Delivery for the Postal and Courier Industry

The customer satisfaction is closely linked to the security and integrity of postal items at the last mile delivery stage in the ever-changing postal and courier sector. This research explores the complex world of consumers' experiences and perceptions of their packages' safety on the last leg of delivery. The research design in this study is quantitative. A quantitative research design involves the collection and analysis of numerical data to understand and quantify consumer experiences with last-mile parcel delivery. Total sample about 245 questionnaires were collected and the analysis using SPSS software. The goal of the inquiry is to comprehend customer behaviours, expectations, and concerns regarding the safety of postal articles during last-mile delivery. Important components, including handling procedures, delivery schedules, communication efficacy, and package quality, will be closely examined to see how they affect customer satisfaction and confidence in the postal and courier services. The objective of this study is to examine the factors influence consumer perceptions on the practice of parcel delivery at the doorstep when not at home for service improvement to ensure parcel safety. This study aims to provide useful information to industry stakeholders by highlighting the postal article safety customer experience. The results are anticipated to guide tactics and procedures that improve the security measures used by courier and postal services, eventually encouraging a customer-focused strategy throughout the last-mile delivery stage. The results of this study seek to optimise postal item safety, assuring a good and secure customer experience in the constantly changing world of postal and courier logistics, as the sector grapples with elevated consumer expectations and changing market dynamics

MUTUAL FUNDS AND INVESTORS BEHAVIOUR

Mutual funds have been widely acknowledged as a popular investment tool for individuals who are looking to increase their wealth and accomplish their financial objectives for a considerable amount of time. Over the past few years, the study of mutual funds and investor behavior has garnered a substantial amount of attention due to the fact that it is a complex and ever-changing topic. It is essential for both financial professionals and regular investors to have a solid understanding of the complexities of mutual funds and the factors that influence investor behavior. A intriguing connection between mutual funds and investor behavior is going to be investigated, and this preface will lay the context for that investigation. The purpose of this section is to provide a complete overview of the topic, focusing on the most important ideas and topics that will be discussed in later chapters. By delving into the world of mutual funds, we are able to learn about the many investing techniques that are utilized by fund managers, the risks and rewards that are associated with the various types of funds, and the influence that market conditions have on the performance of funds. An investigation into the actions taken by investors in relation to mutual funds is also of equal importance. The judgments, biases, and emotions of investors are critically important factors that contribute to the formation of the dynamics of the mutual fund sector. Exploring the psychological aspects of investing can offer light on the reasons why specific investment choices are made, the role that information processing plays, and the influence that market movements have on investor emotion. We hope that by the end of this investigation, readers will have a full grasp of mutual funds and investor behavior, which will enable them to make educated decisions on their investments and confidently traverse the complex world of finance. Keywords: Mutual Funds, Investor Behaviour, Investment Psychology, Portfolio Management, Risk Tolerance, Asset Allocation, Market Sentiment, Behavioural Finance, Fund Performance, Market Volatility.

Movie Scene Simulation and Rendering Based on Virtual Reality Technology

Movie scene simulation and rendering with virtual reality (VR) technology have emerged as a game-changing method in the film industry, providing filmmakers with unparalleled creative opportunities and immersive storytelling experiences. This article investigates the use of VR technology in movie scene simulation and rendering, with a focus on sophisticated modelling techniques and rendering methods. Filmmakers can effectively control scene complexity and enhance rendering speed by utilizing VR-based modelling approaches such as multi-resolution decomposition and level of detail (LOD) rendering. These modelling techniques enable the development of highly complex and realistic virtual worlds, allowing filmmakers to bring their creative visions to life with unparalleled precision. In addition, VR-based rendering technologies, such as viewpoint-based geometric chunking rendering, improve frame rates and overall scene rendering quality, resulting in a seamless and immersive watching experience for audiences. Using VR technology, filmmakers can push the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, create fascinating cinematic experiences, and reimagine narrative in the digital age. This research explores the revolutionary impact of VR technology on movie scene simulation and rendering, emphasizing its potential to change the way films are created, seen, and appreciated by audiences throughout the world. Finally, they compare and assess the scene effect, LOD detail level, and interactive experience effect before and after simplification. scene design for virtual reality technologies generally scores 5-6 on each of the measures, whereas common technology's scenario design usually gets 3 to 4, showing whether the scenario design of virtual reality technology works properly.

Role of Influencer Marketing in Consumer Purchase Decisions: A Bibliometric Analysis and Discourse

In today's digital age, the power of influencer marketing has an important place and determines customer decisions in different sectors. This compendium delves into the complex world of influencer marketing, informed by a comprehensive analysis of the latest research in the field. With this research, we aim to re-veal the important role of employees in the formation of consumer behaviour and purchasing intention. Our journey begins by revealing the impact of an influencer's presence on multiple platforms on behaviour, showing how messaging influences emotions and behaviour. Know the connection to the affected person. Additionally, we examined the claim of polarizing influencers' identity by revealing how the debt issue leads to defensiveness that impacts on influencing marketing strategies that deliver a unique network of customer loyalty, consumer behaviour and purchasing behaviour. We explore the hidden gems in retail live streaming and marketers' social media presence, revealing their impact on offline purchasing decisions beyond the digital world. By exploring interpersonal interactions, we show how interpersonal interactions influence brand perceptions and communication outcomes. We also carefully examine the influence of creators on information followers according to the balance between business and reality. We present the next list, revealing the difficulty of uncovering practices in the influencer industry, their small impact on various dimensions of reality, and the impact of stakeholders' needs. Combining recent research studies, this cornerstone provides guidance to business leaders as they navigate the dynamic areas of business. By presenting small conversations between influencers, consumers, and brands, we provide experts with insights to increase business potential that are useful in guiding customer engagement and purchasing decisions.

12 tips for conducting an organizational communication assessment within medical education

Understanding the flow of communication is vital for the health and longevity of any organization-- public or private. Poor organizational communication can lead to employee dissatisfaction, high turnover, and dissolution of a program, unit or an entire entity. While Medical Education Programs are tied to higher education, the unique way that they run lends itself to organizational communication vulnerabilities. Medical Colleges require the same higher educational oversight, while their teachers, researchers, mentors, and stakeholders are often tied to hospitals and clinical networks that create complexity in job roles, responsibilities, and identities. All the while, medical students are the input and output for the whole of the operation. Making sure that the flow of communication and the understanding each person has on their place within the College is key to student success and the overall success of the program. The best way to ensure that this is being done is through organizational communication assessments. This paper provides 12 tips on how these assessments can be completed holistically and effectively in the complex world that is medical education.

The Drill model: A renewed perspective adapted to the volatile, uncertain, complex and agile (VUCA) world to improve situation analysis and support decision-making

Traditional models that are dedicated to environment analysis and anticipation help deciders reinforce decision-making in both the academic and professional worlds. Nevertheless, as useful as these models are, it seems they are not effective, as shown by the lack of anticipation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine or of the different crisis observed in the African continent. Consequently, confrontation with reality made them incapable of predicting evolution, making those models unable to answer the new challenge induced by technology development, new phenomena and the developments that made the world increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and agile. This paper offers suggestions for a different approach that helps to embrace this complexity by proposing an inclusive model mixing both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Innovation-enhancing HRM, employee promotive voice and perceived organizational performance: a multilevel moderated serial mediation analysis

PurposeIn a complex, ever-changing, and turbulent business world, encouraging employees to express their improvement-oriented novel ideas through voice behavior is crucial for organizations to survive and thrive. Understanding how to foster employee promotive voice at work is a significant issue for both researchers and managers. This study explores how to foster employee promotive voice through specific HRM practices and positive employee attitudes. It also examines the effect of employee promotive voice on perceived organizational performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed a time-lagged multisource survey design. Data were collected from 215 executives, 790 supervisors, and 1,004 employees in 113 firms, and analyzed utilizing a multilevel moderated serial mediation model.FindingsThe findings of this study revealed that promotive voice was significantly related to perceived organizational performance. Innovation-enhancing HRM was positively associated with employee promotive voice. The HRM-voice relationship was partially mediated by employee job satisfaction. Power distance orientation was found to significantly moderate the relationship between innovation-enhancing HRM and employee job satisfaction at the firm level. Our findings showed that innovation-enhancing HRM policies may fail to foster promotive voice if they do not enhance employee job satisfaction.Originality/valueThis study challenges some taken-for-granted assumptions in the literature such as any high performance HRM bundles (e.g. HPWS) can foster employee promotive voice, and the effects of HRM are direct and even unconditional on organizational outcomes. It emphasizes the need to avoid potential unintended effects of HRM on employee voice and the importance of contextualizing voice research.

The Effect of Project-Based Learning Method on Creative Problem-Solving in Students of the Entrepreneurship Study Program, Indonesian University of Education

The effectiveness of learning is significant in preparing students' skills paradigms. This research aims to instill the influence of the Project Based Learning (PjBL) method on students' Creative problem-solving abilities in the context of entrepreneurship learning. This research focuses on Indonesian Education University Entrepreneurship Study Program students who have taken the Start-up course. Creative problem-solving skills are considered important in preparing students to face the demands of an increasingly complex world of work. The research method used is quantitative with a descriptive verification approach, and data collection is carried out through questionnaires. The results of the research show that project-based Learning (PjBL) has a significant influence on increasing creative problem-solving abilities in students of the Entrepreneurship Study Program at the Indonesian University of Education. This research shows that Project Based Learning significantly improves the quality of Creative Problem Solving for Entrepreneurship Study Program Students at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Solidarity or National Prejudice? Migrating Brewery Workers and the Troubles with Transferring Internationalist Ideologies from the Czech Lands to the United States, 1890–1914

Abstract Brewery workers who migrated between the Czech Lands and the United States existed in a complex world of fluid loyalties and ideologies that traveled with them as they crossed back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. This article focuses on the publications of brewery workers’ unions on both sides of the ocean, as they espoused often competing and conflicting interpretations of both nationalism and internationalism. A study of these publications, which included contributions from rank-and-file union members, helps us see how migrating brewery workers and union leadership interacted with these ideologies differently according to context and location.

Editorial: Service resilience in an increasingly ambiguous, dynamic and complex world – absorb, adapt and transform

PurposeThis editorial introduces a special issue of the Journal of Services Marketing, dedicated to the concept of resilience in the services sector. This editorial aims to identify how service organizations, networks and systems are resilient in the face of or wake of marketplace disruptions.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on available literature in service research, the authors illustrate how service scholars can better understand the processes, relationships and outcomes that are a crucial part of resilience in service organizations.FindingsThis editorial presents a theoretical framework illustrating interactive, linked and interdependent resource-based resilience practices that enable service organizations and individuals to develop and grow resilience. The special issue papers identified six themes to guide future research: conceptual complexity and challenges of operationalization; culture, context and resilience; antecedents to resilience and outcomes; resilience and the complex world of artificial intelligence and technology; value co-creation; and service ecosystems.Originality/valueThis editorial presents service researchers with an overview of research examining the concept of resilience. It also demonstrates diversity in how the concept is defined and operationalized. Our theoretical framework illustrates a new way of conceptualizing service resilience by identifying three resource-based resilience practices in an increasingly ambiguous, dynamic and complex service world. Together these underpin the six themes for further research.

A team of teams creates success from successes

Over the course of a winter break, I had the opportunity to read United States Army General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal's marvelous text, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World. In this highly insightful and broadly applicable book for seemingly any industry or genre, General McChrystal outlines the enormous additional value that arises when groups within an organization serve one another while pursuing the overarching mission for the company as a whole.

General Problem-solving Skills Can be Enhanced by Short-time Use of Problem-Based Learning (PBL)

Future students are confronted with a complex world that demands the ability to solve problems in unstructured, undefined, and unfamiliar situations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the development of problem-solving skills through the implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL). While previous research has primarily focused on content-related and long-term measurements when examining the effects of PBL, this study took a different approach by exploring the general increase in problem-solving skills resulting from PBL. The sample consisted of 90 second-semester students who were assessed at three different time points using three subscales of the Wilde-Intelligenz-Test I & II: analogies (AL), letter series (BR) and numerical series (ZN). The findings revealed a significant improvement in general problem-solving abilities within the PBL group. These results provide valuable insights into the impact of PBL on the development of general problem-solving skills, even within a domain-independent and short-term context. Lecturers are encouraged to consider implementing PBL in their study programs, as it equips graduates with the necessary skills to tackle the challenges of today’s dynamic and constantly changing world.

Yet another turn? priotising the needs of diplomacy over the capabilities of generative AI

AbstractIn this forum piece, we argue that the widespread heraldry regarding artificial intelligence (AI) as a panacea in diplomacy and articulating research agendas on the changes it might bring are potentially clouding the future hardships of diplomacy. With all its subfields, International Relations (IR) has gone through numerous “turns”, especially during the last two decades which made encounters poised to change the nature of foreign policy—such as new actors, ideas, or technologies—a familiar experience. While these discussions enriched the discipline of IR, hardly any of these turns lived up to their promises. Certainly, we have an increasingly challenging and complex multipolar world ahead of us. This manifests that a broader network of actors, interests, and technologies needs to be considered. AI, indeed, has the potential capacity to assist and disrupt the ways diplomacy works. Yet heralding an anticipatory practice and study of diplomacy based on AI’s socio-technical imaginaries and calculations rather than as a participatory process centered on immediate human interaction, resources, intelligence, and rapport bears the potential of obscuring the analytical clarity needed. In short, we argue that the rise of AI should not be discussed as yet another new turn poised to cure diplomacy and international relations. We conclude our piece by reminding scholars to bring analytical focus on what lies at the heart of diplomacy.

Mastering hybrid worlds through digital leadership: The role of agility in fostering innovation

We live in a complex and hybrid world in which the digital and physical realms have never been so closely intertwined. Managerial practices are increasingly merging to give rise to more agile approaches that align with the world we inhabit. In this study, we explore the case of xFarm, a scaleup that has developed a unique form of digital leadership to manage the innovation process. This approach allows for the coexistence of both physical and digital dimensions. We identify the key drivers and specific practices that facilitate this hybrid approach. Digital leadership is thus defined as the ability to navigate such complexity and to adapt to the evolving needs of hybrid situations. This study offers three main takeaways that digital leaders can use to manage hybrid environments. These serve as reference points for setting a direction, while specific behaviors should be tailored to the particular field, in line with agile principles.

Unlocking SEO testing insights: Leveraging quasi-experimental designs for effective experiments

With the development of marketing's digital landscape, experimentation has become crucial for companies' business planning. Testing can now be set and delivered within seconds, making optimisations faster than ever. However, traditional models, such as A/B testing and multi-variate testing, face challenges as marketing professionals seek to expand experimentation to areas where controlled conditions cannot be met. Among these is the case of search engine optimisation (SEO) experimentation, an area that is steadily becoming a crucial element in modern marketing strategies. This paper explores the use of quasi-experimental designs to overcome these challenges, allowing for the collection of insights when traditional experimental setups are unfeasible. Examples are provided to show how quasi-experiments can be effectively applied in multiple SEO scenarios, assessing the performance of the treated pages and using correlation to generate comparable control groups. It advocates for a shift in the mindset of digital marketing professionals, stressing the importance of adaptability in experimental approaches, underscoring the necessity to embrace quasi-experimental designs in modern marketing strategies by highlighting their pivotal role in achieving data-driven insights in an increasingly complex digital world.