Concept Of Maturity Research Articles

Digital maturity model for research and development organization with the aspect of sustainability.

Many organizations are trying to assess how they progress on their digital transformation journey. One of the methods to assess this progress is to apply the concept of digital maturity. In this article authors describe how they discovered the need to develop a digital maturity model tailored to research and development organizations and share their experience from testing the first version of this model. Digital maturity can be assessed to determine the current state of the organization and to develop roadmaps helping organizations evolve and respond to market dynamics. The authors firmly believe that there is no responsible digitalization without considering the dimension of sustainability and therefore they included it in their maturity model. A digitally transformed company becomes more efficient, generates less waste, and uses fewer resources, which makes it more sustainable.

Эффективность перехода к цифровым технологиям в промышленности: российский опыт

Abstract. The article is devoted to the study of the digital transition’s effectiveness in Russian industry. The purpose of the study is an in-depth analysis of budgets for digital transformation in industrial sectors, as well as their relationship with the effectiveness of production. The study has the following theoretical frameworks: the concept of the fourth industrial revolution, the theory of innovation management and the concepts of digital maturity. The main research methods are structural and comparative analysis. The author obtained the following results: the structure of budgets for digitalization is investigated, the main cost items are highlighted; individual characteristics of each industry are shown. The analysis of «digital» budgets in the Russian industry showed a significant differentiation of industries both in terms of the amount of costs and their structure. The scientific novelty of the article is the matrix of the «digital» budget efficiency and the production growth index. The matrix shows that a number of industries with large absolute values of «digital» budgets are characterized by a rather low relative value and medium growth rates. These industries turned out to be raw materials industries such as oil and gas extraction and processing, metallurgy and the food industry. The study also confirmed the conclusion that the amount of financing for the digitalization of industrial enterprises is not always the main factor in the digital transition. If these costs do not work to increase efficiency (production volumes, growth rates), then the problems may lie deeper, for example, the discrepancy between the goals of digitalization and business goals, the lack of involvement of management in digitalization and organizational weakness of business processes, low digital culture at the enterprise, etc.

Ключевые аспекты развития экономической безопасности в практике регионального управления (часть 2)

The development of the economic security of the region (ESR) is a key factor in increasing the resilience of the regional economy to modern challenges and threats, as indicated by the Strategy of Economic Security of Russia until 2030. Conditions for restricting sales and supplies, and destruction of existing logistics chains make the task of developing the ESR especially urgent. At the same time, the high abstractness of the concept of economic security raises new questions for researchers, including what the development of economic security is, how this development can be ensured, etc. The development of economic security implies the management of this development. However, neither the scientific community nor the practice of regional management has yet developed a holistic view of the ESR management system. In this regard, the subject of the study is the management of economic security from the positions of "as it is now" and "as it should be". For this purpose, the article analyzes the established management and monitoring practices, the possibilities of interaction of subjects and the institutional environment of the development of the ESR. The conducted research is presented in two parts. The second part of the article summarizes the key elements of the ESR management system. The article introduces the concept of maturity of the ESR management system as a measure of awareness and readiness of the management system for the successful implementation of security tasks, suggests a way to assess it based on the identified elements of the institutional environment and the Strategy of the development of the ESR. The minimum conditions for the development of the ESR are presented. The practical significance of the results lies in the possibility of their application by regional authorities to improve the management system, monitoring and development of the economic security of the region.

The Search for Identity

In this article after identifying four major trends in the discourse on Ethiopian philosophy, it will be argued that there is a need to introduce a mature conception of Ethiopian philosophy that can both diagnose existential predicaments and also has the ability of introducing an emancipatory dimension. At the heart of this article is the claim that there are four major trends in Ethiopian philosophy which is a discourse that is still looking for an identity and that these trends are characterized by hermeneutics, intercultural philosophy, critical theory and indigenous Ethiopian philosophy. After identifying the limitations of the four trends in Ethiopian philosophy, the article will point towards the development of a new discourse in Ethiopian philosophy that has the power of pointing towards the emergence of a new discourse that is able to diagnose existing realties and also can engage in a dialogue with other philosophical traditions.

Dental Students’ Awareness and Attitudes Towards Patients’ Safety Culture in Tertiary Care Dental Hospitals

Objective: Patient safety culture is a mature concept but is new to dentistry and an important component to enhance the quality of life. This study aims to evaluate dental students' awareness and attitudes toward the patient safety culture in the FMH College of Dentistry, Lahore Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 396 participants from different public (40)% and private (60)% institutes of Pakistan from January 2022 to December 2022 using the safety attitude questionnaire (SAQ) having six domains: teamwork climate, job satisfaction, perception of management, stress recognition, safety climate, and working conditions. Results: This study included 60.2% of BDS 3rd year and 39.8% of BDS 4th year students of different public and private tertiary care dental hospitals. Results showed the highest mean (3.7015) in the stress level among students and job satisfaction as participants were satisfied with their jobs, showing a mean value of 3.65. Comparison between the public and private sectors showed that teamwork climate (P value 0.400) and job satisfaction (P value 0.445) have no difference and the remaining domains were better in the private sector. Conclusion: The study showed a positive response to patient safety. Participants were satisfied with their job but their stress level was also high. In the private sector, work conditions were much better than in the public sector. But my stress level was also high. Safety culture and perception of management were slightly higher in the private sector. Keywords: Patient safety, dental students, dental education, dental public health, dental errors, dentistry, patient safety culture, educational methods, health services research

The Impact of Russian Military Aggression on the Psychological Health of Ukrainian Youth

The article presents the results of research on the main individual behavior problems of Ukrainian youth in the conditions of Russian political and military aggression since 2014. Research is aimed at issues of adaptation potential, social and psychological security, psychological health, and well-being of young people from all geographic regions of Ukraine. The concept of “socially determined coping constructs” is proposed and the influence of interpersonal behavior style on the resourcefulness and adaptive potential of youth in the conditions of military operations is determined. Prognostic indicators of young people’s experience of security in the conditions of an unpredictable long-term scenario of military aggression are concise. It has been proved that adaptation potential is a factor of preservation of psychological health that is methodologically considered within the paradigm of humanistic psychology within the range of the concept of resilience, psychological well-being, and personal maturity. Interpersonal behavior can be considered by us as a developed form of interaction of personal genesis and social induced predisposition of a certain objectified relation. Adaptation potential is determined as a social-psychological integral hierarchical-parity formation that ensures homeostasis of mature functioning of personality within the conditions of social stress induced by the activity of adaptation capabilities, their latency, timeliness, correspondence with subjective resources, and vectors of social actualization. There has been an empirical establishment of predictors determining the impact of special features of the style of interpersonal behavior on index of perceived stress, index of coping resources, positive attitude to others, autonomy, environment management, personal development, life goals, self-perception, psychological well-being, inclusion, control, risk acceptance, and resilience. The results of our research became the basis for determination of the phenomenon of interpersonal behavior as predictor of the triad: interpersonal communication, adaptation potential, and psychological health of youth.

Filial Maturity and Attachment Dimensions as Predictors for Prospective Caregiving Expectations

The role of attachment and filial maturity dimensions in predicting expectations of filial caregiving was investigated on a sample of 296 (186 females) prospective caregivers aged 26 to 60. Consistent with previous studies, attachment avoidance negatively predicted the filial caregiving expectations. These effects were partially mediated by filial comprehending, which predicted higher self-expectations in providing assistance to the parent. Filial distancing was proven to be a negative predictor of caregiving expectations, although in low relation with attachment avoidance. Findings suggest the importance of further exploration, as well as the importance of the concept of filial maturity in the context of filial responsibilities and long-term parent-child relations.

CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBERSHIP IN CLUSTERS ORGANISATIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY OF COMPANIES IN POLAND

This article aims to investigate the relationship between cluster organisation membership and the performance of companies in terms of their technological maturity. The article introduces and operationalises a new concept of technological maturity which reflects competitiveness, innovativeness, and market reputation of a company in a particular sector. To compare the technological maturity between cluster organisation members and non-members a composite index was created. The study is based on theoretical and empirical analyses. The empirical part is based on firm-level data collected in the survey from 464 companies identified in the technological fields covered by the National Smart Specializations in Poland. A set of statistical tests has been employed to assess whether (a) the indicators differ significantly between cluster organisation members and non-members (b) the composite index differs significantly between cluster organisation members and non-members. Results of the analysis show a positive relationship between being a member of the cluster organisation and the technological maturity of the company. The regression analysis proved that the relationship remains significant when controlling for the industry, geographical location, and size of a company. The article contributes to the discussion about the role of cluster organisations and their economic impact.

Research on BIM Application Two-Dimensional Maturity Model

The existing project management maturity models and BIM maturity models have obvious deficiencies in evaluating the management level of engineering projects with BIM applications. This study aimed to use accepted assessment indexes to design an innovative BIM application maturity model suitable for different projects with BIM applications. This study proposes the concept of BIM Application Two-Dimensional Maturity (BATM), which simultaneously emphasizes the project business management (PBM) and project BIM application (PBA) maturities. The BATM model assesses the PBM and PBA maturities based on eight performance domains and 37 desired outcomes of PMBOK 7th edition. The application case shows that the use of the BATM model is simple and its effect is obvious. This study is the first to assess the BIM application maturity from the two dimensions of PBM and PBA, and provides new insights into the project BIM application maturity assessment. The application case sets an example for other companies to assess and improve their BATM.

Growth, maturation and injuries in high-level youth football (soccer): A mini review.

Understanding the challenges football (soccer) players face during adolescence is fundamental to avoid disruptions in their development due to injury. This mini review will describe basic concepts of somatic growth and biological maturity, examine data from 53 prospective epidemiological studies on high-level youth football players and discuss how age, growth and maturity may affect the injury patterns observed. Based on the existing evidence, at least every third player sustains an injury during a football season. The thigh (median for studies of boys: 25%, median for girls: 21%), ankle (b: 18%, g: 30%), knee (b: 17%, g: 18%) and hip/groin (b: 14%, g: 10%) are the body parts injured most often, while muscle strains (b: 31%, g: 25%), sprains (b: 20%, g: 27%) and contusions (b: 17%, g: 16%) are the most common injury types. Injury trends are, however, not consistent throughout adolescence, and players' age, maturity status and position relative to peak height velocity (PHV) have shown to influence the number, type and location of injuries sustained. Despite a high volume of observational injury studies published on high-level youth players, girls (7 studies) and settings outside of Europe (included in 23% of studies) are underrepresented and should receive extra attention in the future. Based on the available epidemiological data, tailored injury reduction programmes can be considered in youth football, alongside application of general training principles such as progression, variation and individualization which may be especially important during vulnerable phases such as the adolescent growth spurt.

Connect Corner: Pixar’s Soul: Discussing Life and Death with Children

The acclaimed Pixar movie Soul boldly addresses existential questions about life, death, personality, and purpose. Delivered through a childfriendly medium, the film explores mature concepts that, for young audiences, may be their first acknowledgement of mortality. It may be daunting for parents to address their children’s questions of spirituality and death directly after the film. For parents who may be unsure themselves about what awaits them after death, these issues may be particularly confusing to navigate. Drawing from child psychiatry perspectives, we hope to provide some initial age-appropriate guidance for these difficult questions.

Evaluating digital maturity of education

Introduction. The article examines the problem of digital transformation of modern society and education in the context of the general logic of present and future technological revolutions, called Industries 4.0 and 5.0. The purpose of the article is to identify the characteristic features of the modern understanding of digital maturity in education and the specifics of its evaluation methods (metrics). Materials and Methods. The methodology for solving the problem is based on the general research methods (synthesis and generalization of international and Russian publications focused on the stated problem). Results. The authors have analyzed and clarified the modern understanding of the concept of digital maturity in general and digital maturity of education in particular. It is noted that the currently emerging theoretical concept of digital maturity plays an essential role in determining key guidelines in the process of searching for appropriate strategies for digital transformation of education. The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of international and Russian evaluation inventories (metrics) of digital maturity, including education, aimed exclusively at the processes of collection and processing of quantitative indicators of evaluated industries at the micro-level. The existing methods of assessing digital maturity of education are supplemented by the approach developed by the authors which works at the macro level and expands the heuristic potential of existing assessment methods. Conclusions. The authors summarize the peculiarities of the modern understanding of digital maturity in education as an integral characteristic feature of introduction and implementation of end-to-end technologies within main educational processes.

The Concepts of Religious Maturity in The Application of Inter-Religious Education Model in Islamic Education

This study aims to analyze the interreligious education model in Islamic religious education and identify the concept of religious maturity in the application of the interreligious education model in Islamic religious education. This article was written using a qualitative approach and library research. Sources of data are taken from various library sources in the form of journals, books, theses, reports and so on that have relevance to the target object in this study, the researcher then process the data, until finally making the final conclusions from the research results. Overall, the results of the analysis show that the interreligious education model is able to produce characteristics and values in the concept of religious maturity of students, including: 1) tolerance; 2) dynamic; 3) integral; 4) critical; and 5) love. Thus, educators who apply the interreligious education model are actually supporting the process of religious maturity of students. The results of this study are expected to be used as reference material for educators, especially in the subject area of Islamic Religious Education, to be able to dare to open their eyes to the diversity of religions that will be faced by their students in the future, so that efforts are made to apply an interreligious education model which of course remains constant implemented in the corridor of Islamic law.

Methodology for assessing digital maturity gaps in industrial enterprises

Purpose: the main purpose of this article is to develop a methodology for assessing the digital maturity gaps of industrial enterprises in order to adapt to the digital environment, to take advantage of digital technologies to improve operations and increase competitiveness.Methods: the authors applied general scientific methods (method of synthesis, generalization, content analysis, graphical interpretation of data). In assessing the levels of digital maturity gaps, correlated with the levels of digital maturity, the scaling method was used.Results: the global metamorphoses actualizing the problem of achieving digital maturity by industrial enterprises are described. The concepts of maturity, digital maturity, and digital maturity gaps of industrial enterprises in different sources are investigated. Digital maturity gaps are shown from two perspectives: as the difference between the current and target maturity levels of industrial enterprises; as the gap between awareness and implementation of Industry X.0 solutions in industrial enterprises. The landscape of digital maturity assessment methodologies at different levels is systematized: federal, regional and grassroots level of the economy. The problem and research gap of digital maturity assessment is identified, which is the lack of methodologies for assessing digital gaps. The author proposed a methodology for assessing the digital maturity gaps of industrial enterprises, which includes fourteen stages. The methodology was tested using data from twenty industrial enterprises that are leaders in digitalization in 2021. Visualization of digital maturity indicators and digital maturity gaps was carried out.Сonclusions and Relevance: as a result of testing the methodology for assessing the digital maturity gaps of industrial enterprises, it is concluded that the current state of development of the national industrial ecosystem is characterized by significant heterogeneity in the development of individual industries, unequal development of markets and enterprises. In order to successfully complete the digital transformation and increase the level of digital maturity to the maximum, it is recommended that industrial enterprises integrate digital platform solutions and digital behaviors based on the concept of digital strategizing into their operating model.

Evaluation of the Default on Promissory Note on which the Statute of Limitation has ended under the Perspective of the General Assembly of Civil Chambers’ Decision

Yenileme, Türk Borçlar Kanunu'nun 133'üncü maddesinde düzenlenmiştir. Buna göre, temel ilişkiden kaynaklanan bir borç için bono düzenlenmesi, kural olarak, borcun yenilenmesi olarak kabul edilmez. Bu durumda temel borç ilişkisi sona ermez ve alacaklı yarışan taleplere sahip olur. Bu sebeple bonodan kaynaklanan alacağın herhangi bir nedenle elde edilememesi halinde alacaklı temel borç ilişkisine dayalı olarak talepte bulunabilmektedir. Yargıtay İçtihadı Birleştirme Hukuk Genel Kurulu, 25.12.2019 tarih E. 2019/1, K. 2019/8 sayılı kararıyla zamanaşımına uğramış bonodaki vadenin temel ilişkiye dayalı olarak başlatılacak takip veya açılacak davada temerrüde esas alınamayacağına karar vermiştir. Bu karara dayanak yapılan hukuki argümanlar oldukça tartışmalıdır. Örneğin, kararda temel borç ilişkisi ile bono düzenlenmesiyle ortaya çıkan ilişki yeterince dikkate alınmamıştır. Ayrıca kararda usuli talep kavramı gözardı edilmiştir. Usulî talep bir hukukî sonucun kesin bir biçimde belirlenmesini, yani belli bir hukukî himayenin sağlanmasını konu alan ve mahkemeye yöneltilmiş bulunan istektir. Muaccel bir borcun borçlusu, alacaklının ihtarıyla temerrüde düşer. Ancak kararda muacceliyet ve temerrüt kavramları hatalı kullanılmıştır. Yine bononun ödeme için ibraz edilip edilmediği belirsiz olduğundan hüküm yeterince açık değildir ve tavzihe muhtaçtır. Bu çalışmada inceleme konusu karardaki hukuki meseleye medeni usul hukuku, medeni hukuk ve ticaret hukuku bakış açılarıyla yaklaşılarak çeşitli değerlendirmelerde bulunulmuştur. Ayrıca kararda tartışılan kurum ve kavramlara ilişkin çeşitli değerlendirmelerde bulunulmuştur.

The Concepts of Religious Maturity in The Application of Inter-Religious Education Model in Islamic Education

This study aims to analyze the interreligious education model in Islamic religious education and identify the concept of religious maturity in the application of the interreligious education model in Islamic religious education. This article was written using a qualitative approach and library research. Sources of data are taken from various library sources in the form of journals, books, theses, reports and so on that have relevance to the target object in this study, the researcher then process the data, until finally making the final conclusions from the research results. Overall, the results of the analysis show that the interreligious education model is able to produce characteristics and values in the concept of religious maturity of students, including: 1) tolerance; 2) dynamic; 3) integral; 4) critical; and 5) love. Thus, educators who apply the interreligious education model are actually supporting the process of religious maturity of students. The results of this study are expected to be used as reference material for educators, especially in the subject area of Islamic Religious Education, to be able to dare to open their eyes to the diversity of religions that will be faced by their students in the future, so that efforts are made to apply an interreligious education model which of course remains constant implemented in the corridor of Islamic law.

A precise internal-stress calculation algorithm for the evolution of cracking risk of the steam-curing box girder

• The refined numerical model considers the temporal-spatial evolutionary difference. • The algorithm is established to reveal the thermal behavior of box girder. • The thermal stress evolution processes are monitored by the field test. • The results of numerical simulation and field tests are compared. • Parametric analysis is performed to investigate the influence of key factors. Thermal cracking caused by the combination of heat liberation and thermal boundaries becomes a more and more serious problem during the entire steam-curing process. To understand the rules of cracking risk and find the key factors determining the distribution of thermal stress, the numerical simulation algorithm is established and the verification field tests are deployed. Firstly, based on the equivalent maturity concept, a refined mathematic model of the thermo–mechanical coupling field is established, which fully considers the temporal-spatial evolutionary difference of material properties and hydration heat release. Secondly, the numerical algorithm is further set up for the evolution law of the thermal stress and cracking risk based on the finite element method. Thirdly, triaxial temperature strains of key points are monitored using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors in the field. Effectiveness and accuracy of the model are verified by the agreement between numerical simulation and experimental results. Finally, based on the verified numerical model, parametric analysis is performed to investigate the influence of various key factors affecting the distribution law of the thermal stress field and the evolution law of the cracking risk. The results show that the curing temperature ( T h ) and parameters of the hydration exothermic model ( θ u and m ) are crucial to influencing the thermal behavior of the steam-curing box girder. The research provides a refined numerical algorithm of the thermo-mechanical coupling field and contributes to the high quality of huge box-girder during the entire steam-curing process.

What is Digital Transformation and Digital Maturity?

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the concepts of digital transformation and digital maturity, and specifically how they are conceptualized and how they relate to each other, in order to develop insights, critical reflections, future research paths, and research questions. The methodology is based on the three elements: a structured review of scholarly literature where both concepts occur, an AI-based study of both concepts, and a qualitative study with input from 177 experts on digital transformation. Findings confirm the conceptual ambiguity of both concepts which has been noted in extant literature. This ambiguity makes it difficult to rely on – let alone generalize from – digital transformation research output. This paper suggests both the possibility to deduct, from literature, an alternative definition of digital transformation as the “change between different states of digital maturity”, and the possibility of further simplifications, reductions, and variations, of both concepts. The theoretical and practical rationale is that change is the smallest common denominator of digital transformation, and that digital maturity is easier to measure, largely as an effect of existing and established classic maturity model, concepts, and constructs (e.g., organizational culture, leadership, learning, upskilling, et cetera) being increasingly used in general digital maturity models, which may suggest that digital transformation is not very different from other organizational changes, which in turn could have theoretical and practical implications for how the concepts of digital transformation and digital maturity are understood, measured and, ultimately, managed. The paper also highlights possible misconceptions in literature, and suggests that the successive changes between states are non-linear, as opposed to linear, and multi-directional, as opposed to unidirectional. This paper predicts a decreased use of term digital as a qualifying prefix, and that suggests that effectiveness is a common term which encapsulates what digital maturity represents. Keywords - Digital transformation, Digital Maturity, Change Management, Strategy, Literature Review, Paper type - Research paper, Empirical, Conceptual

Digitalization in corporate communications: understanding the emergence and consequences of CommTech and digital infrastructure

PurposeThis article studies the digitalization of corporate communications and the emergence of communication technology (CommTech). The authors show communicators' expectations regarding digitalization, gauge the current level of digitalization across communication departments and agencies and examine the effectiveness of strategic approaches to manage digitalization.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conceptualize the phenomenon of CommTech and propose a framework for studying CommTech's emergence and consequences by combining (1) recent theorizing on digitalization in corporate communications, (2) the concept of digital maturity from information systems research and (3) a socio-technical approach to analyze the development of work systems. The authors apply this framework in a quantitative study (n = 2,664) among communication practitioners from 46 countries.FindingsWhile digitalization of both communication activities and the underlying support infrastructure is seen as critically important among communicators, a large fraction of communication departments and agencies are still assessed as digitally immature. Further, data reveal the relevance of different (technology, tasks, structure and people) dimensions of digitalization strategies and the influence of such strategies on the digital maturity of communications.Practical implicationsThe framework and empirical instruments developed in this study help practitioners to uncover and evaluate the level of digital maturity of communication departments and agencies. This allows to identify current challenges and future opportunities for improvement.Originality/valueThe authors propose a concise definition for the much-debated concept of CommTech and develop a new theoretical framework for understanding CommTech's emergence and consequences in the profession. This empirical work constitutes the first large-scale study on the digital maturity of communication departments and agencies.

PEMBINAAN KELOMPOK BINA KELUARGA REMAJA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN REMAJA TENTANG PENDEWASAAN USIA PERKAWINAN

Maturation of the age of marriage (PUP) through the youth family development program (BKR) which is intended for families with teenage children as a forum and source of information for parents and adolescents to gain knowledge about PUP. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a youth family development group as an effort to increase adolescents' understanding of PUP. This community service activity aims to increase adolescent knowledge through fostering adolescent family development groups as a forum for youth in Sukaraja District Seluma Regency. The community service method is through regional development with activity stages including identification of potential partners, identification of stakeholder involvement, preparation, implementation and evaluation stages as well as follow-up. The results of this activity resulted in an increase in the average score of knowledge and attitudes of adolescents towards the acceptance of the concept of maturation of marriage age in Sukaraja District Seluma Regency. The activity went smoothly with good support and 100% attendance. It is hoped that partners will continue the activities in the form of monitoring and evaluating cadres and parents who already have the ability by involving village midwives.