Industry Actors Research Articles

Tobacco industry strategies to influence the regulation of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products in Latin America and the Caribbean.

To document tobacco industry strategies to influence regulation of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products (NETNPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. We analyzed industry websites, advocacy reports, news media and government documents related to NETNPs, focusing on electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. We also conducted a survey of leading health advocates. We applied the policy dystopia model to analyze industry action and argument-based strategies on NETNP regulations. Industry actors engaged in four instrumental strategies to influence NETNP regulation - coalition management, information management, direct involvement in and access to the policy process, and litigation. Their actions included: lobbying key policy-makers, academics and vaping associations; providing grants to media groups to disseminate favorable NETNP information; participating in public consultations; presenting at public hearings; inserting industry-inspired language into draft NETNP legislation; and filing lawsuits to challenge NETNP bans. The industry disseminated its so-called harm reduction argument through large/influential countries (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico). Industry discursive strategies claimed NETNPs were less harmful, provided safer alternatives, and should be regulated as so-called harm reduction products or have fewer restrictions on their sale and use than those currently in place. Our analysis provides a better understanding of industry strategies to undermine tobacco and nicotine control. To help counter industry efforts, health advocates should proactively strengthen government capacities and alert policy-makers to industry attempts to create new regulatory categories (so-called reduced-risk products), provide misleading information of government authorizations of NETNPs, and co-opt so-called harm-reduction messages that serve the industry's agenda.

Knowledge mobilization between the food industry and public health nutrition scientists: findings from a case study

BackgroundImproving the nutritional quality of the food supply increases access to nutritious foods, which improves dietary habits and population health. Yet, knowledge mobilization initiatives between public health nutrition researchers and food industries are often not adequately considered and understood. This study explored what elements related to this specific context need to be recognized so that researchers can better mobilize nutrition science knowledge with the food industry to promote the nutritional improvement of food products.MethodA case study qualitative approach was selected to answer the research question, using semi-structured interviews as the data collection technique. Québec baking industry actors were shown a mock-up of an online mobilization platform sharing the results of the Food Quality Observatory that describes the nutritional quality of breads offered in Québec, Canada. They were asked to think aloud as they explored the web platform and were interviewed. Two coders analyzed the data using an inductive approach and thematic content analysis, starting with individual open coding, and then put forward their analyses and drafted the final themes.ResultsThe final data consisted of 10 semi-structured interviews conducted between October 2019 and August 2020. Four main themes were identified: the industry’s context, the knowledge mobilization initiative, the product-related matters stemming from the information shared and the motivation within the industry. Within each theme, sub-themes were highlighted and related to the industries’ motivation to improve their products’ nutritional quality. This study also specified key considerations for changes to the sodium and fiber content in bread.ConclusionOther steps beyond using simple language and a website format could be taken to better mobilize scientific knowledge with food industries, such as providing more consumer information, using an integrated knowledge mobilization approach that includes a consideration of ethics, working with communication professionals, collaborating with food science experts, and providing resources to act on shared information. Legislation such as the front-of-pack regulations could accelerate the pace of collaboration between researchers and industry. Overall, establishing a prior relationship with industries could help gain a better understanding of the themes highlighted in this study. Future research could build on this case study to provide more insights and solidify these findings.Classification codesPublic Health, Public Private, Policy Making, Research Institutions, Use of Knowledge.

Evaluation of Air Pollution Control Management In Jakarta by Crossed-Impact Matrix Multiplications Applied to Classification (MICMAC)

Abstract The rapid activity in Jakarta due to high economic growth increases air pollution, which impacts health problems and environmental, social, and ecological disturbances. The research objectives are to determine factors for controlling air pollution, score and evaluate the matrix of direct influence (MDI), draw a direct and indirect influence graph, and make rating and classification comparisons. The information collection was carried out by applying the Center Gather Dialog strategy to decide the factors that impact contamination control. Information evaluation was carried out utilizing the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) with matrice d’ impacts cruises multiplication appliqué a classement (cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification, abbreviated as MICMAC). The results show that the factor that influences air pollution control is high concentrations resulting from activities in the transportation sector and industrial sector. Economic growth has an indirect effect because economic growth is correlated in the same direction as air pollution. The transportation sector consists of motorized vehicle activities such as cars, two-wheeled motorbikes, aeroplanes, trains, and ships that use oil fuel, which contributes to the high concentration of air pollution in Jakarta. Controlling air pollution must involve all parties, including government responsibility, public awareness, transportation, and industrial actors. All parties should implement and comply with regulations effectively and efficiently. Air pollution monitoring activities must be carried out appropriately and regularly.

Building passports in their role as building information systems - background, framework, implications

Abstract Building-related information is essential for performing tasks and making decisions in the design, construction, and management of buildings as well as in transactions. This is increasingly recognized by actors of the real estate industry and by policy makers. As a result, there is a renewed interest in information management solutions and, in particular, building information systems (BISs) with an interface character for multiple tools, such as building passports (BPs) and digital building logbooks (DBLs). Gradually, a better understanding of their main goals and functionalities is evolving due to initiatives in politics, academia, and the real estate industry. However, for wider adoption, a sufficient level of common characteristics regarding the functions, covered data categories, and technical foundations is crucial. Therefore, an information system architecture (ISA) for BPs is proposed that builds upon basics of research on building-related information management and BISs. In addition, selected references are made to insights from business informatics, as this has only marginally been done in traditional approaches of the real estate industry. The ISA provides a holistic view on the relevant elements of a BP and thus serves as a basis for further developments, standardization, and harmonization. The findings are used to discuss practical implications not only for BP design, but also for their use. The authors conclude that the foundation is laid for BPs to become a very useful tool for the transformation of the building stock to support a sustainable development.

Cultural Innovation in Indonesia as a Development of the Creative Economy

Culture is a part of life that regulates the norms and habits of society. Culture takes two forms: material culture and non-material culture. Through the Creative Economy Agency, the creative economy has been promoted as one of the new pillars of the Indonesian economy. This study aims to analyze the culture-based creative industry as an option for advancing the creative economy in Indonesia. This study applies the theory of economic development by Joseph Alois Schumpeter to emphasize the creativity of entrepreneurs in using existing production factors to support economic activity. Data was collected from secondary data related to the cultural and creative economy. The results show that the creative industry in Indonesia has emerged as the answer to the creative economy system and has also shown rapid development. Practically, in Indonesia, abundant opportunities exist for a culture-based creative economy, spanning various sectors such as arts and tourism, awaiting innovation by industry actors. Government facilitation and increasing engagement from individuals further support this burgeoning creative landscape, aligning with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency’s mission to bolster Indonesia's economy by 2030 through successful synergy between government and industry

Implications of Social Networks for Chinese Rural Women Tourism Entrepreneurs: An Embeddedness Approach

ABSTRACT This qualitative study explores the network embeddedness of women entrepreneurs in the rural tourism context. Through an analysis of 34 interviews with women entrepreneurs in rural China, the study reveals that participants faced limited support from industry actors. However, their relationships with socio-political actors were generally productive. The findings highlight the need for industry associations to offer targeted training programs for entrepreneurs. The study also identifies the benefits of strong ties with family, employees, and other entrepreneurs in terms of support and resources. Drawing on embeddedness theory, the study concludes that there are weaknesses in the structural embeddedness of social networks. Overall, this research provides valuable insights into the network embeddedness of women entrepreneurs in rural tourism.

Smallholder participation in zero-deforestation supply chain initiatives in the Indonesian palm oil sector: Challenges, opportunities, and limitations

As actors in tropical agricultural commodity supply chains implement commitments to end deforestation, they risk exacerbating social inequities by excluding smallholder farmers, who are important producers of many tropical commodity crops. Here, we explore the potential for independent oil palm smallholders in Indonesia to participate in zero-deforestation supply chains. We find that these smallholders are underrepresented in the share of zero-deforestation compliant oil palm production. We then synthesize perspectives from key actors in the oil palm industry including smallholders and their representatives, palm oil producing and consulting companies, nongovernmental organizations, and academic researchers. Based on these perspectives, we find that challenges to smallholder supply chain participation include limitations in knowledge (e.g., smallholders may not know the location of protected forests), institutional issues (e.g., absence of trust between oil palm growing companies and smallholder farmers), and financial constraints (e.g., the opportunity cost of not clearing forest). To address these shortcomings, we encourage oil palm growing and milling companies to take the lead on incentivizing, supporting, and facilitating smallholder participation in zero-deforestation initiatives. Specifically, these companies could build and use their technical and political resources to identify and map all forests in their entire supply shed and ensure small producers have land rights that enable participation in zero-deforestation supply chains. These policy levers would need to be combined with economic incentives such as access to improved inputs or price premia for their products. However, we caution that smallholder integration into existing zero-deforestation supply chains alone is unlikely to result in significant additional forest conservation at scale in Indonesia due to selection bias, leakage, and existing land tenure norms. Community-led and jurisdictional or landscape-scale supply chain initiatives that acknowledge multi-commodity production are more likely to provide equitable and just avenues for Indonesian smallholder farmers to steward forest resources.

Unlocking success: key elements of sustainable business models in the wooden multistory building sector

Few studies have investigated the processes and strategic interactions among the Wooden Multistory Construction (WMC) industry actors, its customers, and local policymakers. Further insights into this field are needed for a sustainability transition in the construction sector. This study aims to explain WMC’s corporate sustainability strategies for co-creation with customers and municipalities. This was based on interviews with key informants in the sector and WMC actors using three case studies in Sweden. Our interviews focused on business processes, interactions with users and municipalities, sustainability, and innovation in the WMC market. The findings reflect the notion of a slow transition in the Swedish WMC market toward using more wood as a bearing structure, which is supported by the competitive advantages and climate performance of wood. The three case studies indicated that the corporate focus is currently placed on incremental improvements in operations, price competitiveness, and successful project management. However, in contexts where wood construction is seen as a unique advantage, collaborations between the construction industry and end users have developed and served as novel platforms for WMC market development. The study concludes that WMCl growth hinges on the industry’s housing offerings prioritizing quality, affordability, and swift construction.

Pulp addiction? Perspectives of local regime actors on the development of the growing pulp industry in Uruguay

The pulp and paper industry is one of the largest industries in the world. The main actors are a few multi-national enterprises operating in global markets. The industry is increasingly moving its production to the Global South, which alters global pulp value chains and the national socio-technical regimes of those countries. Additionally, the sustainability paradigm and transition to bioeconomy are challenging the pulp and paper industry of today. We conducted semi-structured expert interviews, analyzed, and interpreted the findings through the multi-level perspective framework. The study aims to advance knowledge on how the local regime actors inside the pulp regime perceive the development of the Uruguayan pulp industry since the MNEs established operations in Uruguay until 2018. Our findings suggest that local regime actors see that the Uruguayan pulp industry regime and its' development is highly influenced by multinational enterprises and the way they organized their global value chains. Uruguay's role in the global pulp industry value chain remains as a material resource provider, which has not improved the innovation capacity of the country particularly. The interviewees however feel that this is a key issue to develop in the country. Thus, we suggest that a transition to a sustainable bioeconomy in Uruguay would require steps forward in the immaterial resource base with closer cooperation between the industrial actors, the national research and education actors, and local small and medium-sized enterprises. In large-scale Global North–Global South investments a true collaboration between the multi-national enterprises and local regime actors is crucial for reaching a strongly sustainable bioeconomy.

Sustainability and innovation across the aquaculture value chain

Previous research has shown that Norwegian aquaculture firms strongly emphasize environmental and social sustainability, and this study aims to assess if the pattern is consistent across the value chain and consistent independent of suppliers’ amount of sales to fish farming. Also, it studies if value chain position and sales to fish farming are associated with innovation activities. Empirically, the study compares survey data between firms in the aquaculture industry and other industries as reference groups. The results show that aquaculture firms across the value chain overall emphasize environmental and social sustainability more than actors in the reference industries. For suppliers, the emphasis is strongest for those with high sales to fish farming. Another finding is that aquaculture firms’ innovation activities are relatively strong among firms providing services and input factors, particularly among suppliers with high sales to fish farming.

Addressing trade-offs in co-designing principles for ethical AI: perspectives from an industry-academia collaboration

AbstractThe development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly outpaced regulation. As a result, many organizations opt to develop their own principles for the ethical development of AI, though little research has examined the processes through which they are developed. Prior research indicates that these processes involve perceived trade-offs between competing considerations, and primarily between ethical concerns and organizational benefits or technological development. In this paper, we report on a novel, collaborative initiative in Japan between researchers in the humanities and social sciences, and industry actors to co-design organizational AI ethics principles. We analyzed the minutes from 20 meetings from the formative phase of the development of these principles using an inductive process drawing on thematic analysis, to identify the issues of importance to participants. Through this, we identified four core trade-offs faced by participants. We find that, contrary to prior literature, participants were not just concerned with trade-offs between ethical concerns and organizational benefits or technological development, but also between competing, ethically-oriented considerations. We use the results of this study to highlight a need for further research to understand the longer-term impact on organizations and on society of organization-led approaches to AI ethics.

Development of a decision support tool to compare diagnostic strategies for establishing the herd status for infectious diseases: An example with Salmonella Dublin infection in dairies

The diagnosis of infectious diseases at herd level can be challenging as different stakeholders can have conflicting priorities. The current study proposes a “proof of concept” of an approach that considers a reasonable number of criteria to rank plausible diagnostic strategies using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods. The example of Salmonella Dublin diagnostic in Québec dairy herds is presented according to two epidemiological contexts: (i) in herds with no history of S. Dublin infection and absence of clinical signs, (ii) in herds with a previous history of infection, but absence of clinical signs at the moment of testing. Multiple multiparty exchanges were conducted to determine: 1) stakeholders’ groups; 2) the decision problem; 3) solutions to the problem (options) or diagnostic strategies to be ordered; 4) criteria and indicators; 5) criteria weights; 6) the construction of a performance matrix for each option; 7) the multi-criteria analyses using the visual preference ranking organization method for enrichment of evaluations approach; 8) the sensitivity analyses, and 9) the final decision. A total of nine people from four Québec’s organizations (the dairy producers provincial association along with the DHI company, the ministry of agriculture, the association of veterinary practitioners, and experts in epidemiology) composed the MCDA team. The decision problem was “What is the optimal diagnostic strategy for establishing the status of a dairy herd for S. Dublin infection when there are no clinical signs of infection?”. Fourteen diagnostic strategies composed of the three following parameters were considered: 1) biological samples (bulk tank milk or blood from 10 heifers aged over three months); 2) sampling frequencies (one to three samples collection visits); 3) case definitions to conclude to a positive status using imperfect milk- or blood-ELISA tests. The top-ranking diagnostic strategy was the same in the two contexts: testing the bulk tank milk and the blood samples, all samples collected during one visit and the herd being assigned a S. Dublin positive status if one sample is ELISA-positive. The final decision favored the top-ranking option for both contexts. This MCDA approach and its application to S. Dublin infection in dairy herds allowed a consensual, rational, and transparent ranking of feasible diagnostic strategies while taking into account the diagnostic tests accuracy, socio-economic, logistic, and perception considerations of the key actors in the dairy industry. This promising tool can be applied to other infectious diseases that lack a well-established diagnostic procedure to define a herd status.

Pengaruh Harga dan Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Minat Beli Konsumen pada Pakaian Distro di Bandar Lampung

Business actors in the clothing distribution industry must pay attention to the needs, desires, and expectations of consumers in order to cultivate strong purchasing interest. Therefore, effective strategies are required to attract consumers' interest in purchasing clothing products at distros. This study aims to empirically examine the influence of price and service quality on the buying interest of consumers purchasing distro clothing in Bandar Lampung. A quantitative approach was employed, with the population consisting of clothing consumers in the city of Bandar Lampung. The accidental sampling technique was utilized to select samples, with 96 consumer respondents who purchased distro clothing in the city of Bandar Lampung. Data were collected through various methods, including literature review, documentation, observation, interviews, and questionnaires. Data analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression tests, correlation coefficient tests, t tests, F tests, and R² tests. The results showed that price and service quality significantly influence the buying interest of consumers at distro clothing stores in Bandar Lampung. Together, these variables also significantly influence consumers' buying interest. The simultaneous F test results indicated that price and service quality together significantly influence consumers' buying interest at distro clothing stores in Bandar Lampung, with price and service quality contributing 26.9% to consumers' buying interest at distro clothing stores in Bandar Lampung.

Exploring diverse interests of collaborators in smart cities: A topic analysis using LDA and BERT

Smart cities have emerged as a promising solution to the problems associated with urbanization. However, research that holistically considers diverse stakeholders in smart cities is scarce. This study utilizes data from four types of collaborators (academia, public sector, industry, and civil society actors) to identify key topics and suggest research areas for developing smart cities. We used latent Dirichlet allocation and Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers for topic extraction and analysis. The analysis reveals that sustainability and digital platform have received similar levels of interest from academia, industry, and government, whereas governance, resource, and green space are less frequently mentioned than technology-related topics. Hype cycle analysis, which considers public and media expectations, reveals that smart cities experienced rapid growth from 2015 to 2021, but the growth rate has slowed since 2022. This means that a breakthrough improvement in the current situation is required. Accordingly, we propose resolving the unbalanced distribution of topic interests among collaborators, especially in the areas of governance, environment, economy, and healthcare. We expect that our findings will help researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders in understanding which topics are underdeveloped in their fields and taking active measures for the future development of smart cities.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL ON THE QUALITY OF BANANA CHIP PRODUCTS AT ASKHA JAYA CHIP SHOP

Currently, the MSME area in the country is experiencing a quite challenging atmosphere amid the change of business areas that continue to become complex. In a tight economic competition like today, industry actors are required to sort out several options, one of which is prioritizing quality to achieve a wider market share, one of which is at the Askha Jaya Banana Chip Store. The challenge that takes place in the Askha Jaya Banana Chips business is that there is still a process of creating manual methods, and the packaging problems that exist are also still very limited is by using hands alias manual, so that there are still often errors or defective objects or bad objects that take place after the production process. Process means the methods, tactics, and mechanisms in which current resources, hardware, materials, and assets are thoroughly transformed to achieve results. Quality control is a mechanism and structured exercises / activities carried out to achieve, follow and work on the nature of goods and services in accordance with predetermined guidelines and can meet consumer loyalty. The purpose of this research is to recognize the influence of variables on the Askha Jaya Banana Chip Store. This research method uses quantitative descriptive research, with a sample of 35. Then the information is processed using SPSS version 22. The results of the research show that the production process and quality control together have a positive and significant effect on product quality at the Askha Jaya Banana Chip Store.

Analysis of the local integration rate relevance as a performance indicator for the Moroccan automotive industry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define the local integration rate and how it is calculated to assess its relevance as a national performance indicator for the Moroccan automotive industry. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology first followed a systematic review approach through the analysis of published research articles and academic works. This study then followed a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with various actors in the Moroccan automotive industry. Finally, the findings of this work were reinforced by a case study to analyze the supply chain of a locally produced vehicle. Findings The results indicate that the local integration rate as calculated today overestimates the performance of the automotive industry and does not systematically guarantee a significant creation of value added. Research limitations/implications Due to the confidentiality of the data in terms of turnover, payroll and purchase prices as well as the large number of suppliers in the different supply chains of the car manufacturer, the case study focused on only one of the six existing ecosystems. Originality/value On the basis of research work on the Moroccan automotive industry as well as interviews with various actors, the local integration rate is unanimously considered as a viable performance indicator. This study has not only led us to the method of calculating this rate by the Ministry of Industry but also demonstrated its limitations while proposing a new method of calculation to increase the value added.

The evolution of the migration industry – how have employers been supported in sourcing their workforce?

ABSTRACT The migration industry consists of actors and organisations (e.g. agents, brokers, agencies, corporations) through which migration is facilitated, organised, and accelerated. Although the migration industry gained prominence in the late 20th century within labour mobility, it has relatively rarely been the subject of historical analysis. This historiographical essay argues that employers’ needs and demands for foreign workers, often ad-hoc, have triggered the emergence and development of the migration industry. Rooted in modern historical debates on labour migration, this essay aims to critically assess various forms of cooperation between employers and commercial actors worldwide and place those strategies within the migration industry. Inspired by dichotomous approach to capturing the relationships identified between employers and actors in the migration industry (i.e. agents and partners), this essay investigates the larger spectrum of types of relationships that have taken place historically. We argue that since the mid-19th century, we have witnessed an evolution of these relationships: from acting as a provider of labour (supplier or agent) to a greater professionalisation and consolidation of the relationship between employers and actors in the migration industry (partners and then allies).

Effects of public policy interventions for environmentally sustainable food consumption: a systematic map of available evidence

BackgroundThe global food system is inflicting substantial environmental harm, necessitating a shift towards more environmentally sustainable food consumption practices. Policy interventions, for example, information campaigns, taxes and subsidies and changes in the choice context are essential to stimulate sustainable change, but their effectiveness in achieving environmental goals remains inadequately understood. Existing literature lacks a comprehensive synthesis of evidence on the role of public policies in promoting sustainable food consumption. Our systematic map addressed this gap by collecting and categorising research evidence on public policy interventions aimed at establishing environmentally sustainable food consumption patterns, in order to answer the primary research question: What evidence exists on the effects of public policy interventions for achieving environmentally sustainable food consumption?MethodsSearches for relevant records (in English) were performed in WoS, Scopus, ASSIA, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, EconLit, Google Scholar and in bibliographies of relevant reviews. A grey literature search was also performed on 28 specialist websites (searches were made in the original language of the webpages and publications in English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian were eligible) and Google Scholar (search in English). Screening was performed at title/abstract and full-text levels, with machine learning-aided priority screening at title/abstract level. Eligibility criteria encompassed settings, interventions (public policies on sustainable food consumption), target groups and outcomes. No critical appraisal of study validity was conducted. Data coding covered bibliographic details, study characteristics, intervention types and outcomes. Evidence was categorised into intervention types and subcategories. Visual representation utilised bar plots, diagrams, heatmaps and an evidence atlas. This produced a comprehensive overview of effects of public policy interventions on sustainable food consumption patterns.Review findingsThe evidence base included 227 articles (267 interventions), with 92% of studies in high-income countries and only 4% in low-income countries. Quantitative studies dominated (83%), followed by mixed methods (16%) and qualitative studies (1%). Most interventions were information-based and 50% of reviewed studies looked at labels. Information campaigns/education interventions constituted 10% of the sample, and menu design changes and restriction/editing of choice context 8% each. Market-based interventions represented 13% of total interventions, of which two-thirds were taxes. Administrative interventions were rare (< 1%). Proxies for environmental impact (85%) were more frequent outcome measures than direct impacts (15%). Animal-source food consumption was commonly used (19%) for effects of interventions on, for example, greenhouse gas emissions. Most studies used stated preferences (61%) to evaluate interventions.ConclusionsThe literature assessing policies for sustainable food consumption is dominated by studies on non-intrusive policy instruments; labels, information campaigns, menu design changes and editing choice contexts. There is a strong need for research on sustainable food policies to leave the lab and enter the real world, which will require support and cooperation of public and private sector stakeholders. Impact evaluations of large-scale interventions require scaling-up of available research funding and stronger multidisciplinary research, including collaborations with industry and other societal actors. Future research in this field should also go beyond the European and North American context, to obtain evidence on how to counteract increasing environmental pressures from food consumption worldwide.

Unpacking pathways to a circular economy: A study of packaging innovations in Germany

Industry actors are taking a leading role in the design and implementation of a sustainable circular economy for packaging in Germany. However, while the goal is clear the pathway towards this goal remains contested. Using narrative analysis, this study answers the following research question: “What are the transition pathways towards s circular economy for packaging proposed by German industry actors and how transformative is their directionality?”. To do so, the study presents a comprehensive overview of the packaging innovations currently being developed in the German packaging industry as well as an analysis of the transition pathway narratives underpinning these innovations. Additionally, the study offers a discussion of the overlaps, tensions, shortcomings, and potential of these pathways for a sustainable circular economy. The study highlights that packaging industry actors use various forms of discursive legitimacy to enhance their agency and envisioned pathway, however, fail to engage with the variety of alternative visions among them. Additionally, packaging industry actors engage insufficiently with the deep and disruptive changes necessary to achieve a sustainable circular economy. Consequently, new governance arrangements are necessary to make the transition happen.

System Approach to the Process of Institutional Transformation for Industrial Integrations in the Digital Era

The digitalization of the high-tech economy is complicated due to several issues. One can mention non-synchrony and imbalance in the development of industrial enterprises and their integrations; changes in the elements and relations between enterprises and the external environment; as well as contradictions between the actors. Therefore, a new institutional system for industrial integrations needs to be formed. This article proposes a concept and scenario of the institutional change needed to bolster industrial integrations in the digital economy. The structural logic and algorithm of the process provides for the gradual progress through seven phases of institutional transformation. The authors have developed an institutional change management platform for strategic transformation, the core of which is a decision-making system. The platform supports the management of digital and material business processes of industrial integrations. The conceptual approach is based on a comparison of the life cycles of enterprises and their markets. The article proposes a methodology for assessing the readiness of industrial integrations to implement institutional change strategies using modified Shewhart control charts. The methodology is based on a two-criterion approach to the analysis of finances, production reserves, human resources, organizational structures, management technologies, corporate institutions, and a personnel motivation system. This approach allows determining the level of compliance of the resources available with the requirements of the transformation strategy implementation plan. The methodology has been tested at 14 enterprises functioning as industrial integration actors. According to the dynamics of the level of readiness to implement the transformation strategy, enterprises within the framework of industrial integrations are divided into three groups: enterprises with consistently high, medium, and low levels of readiness to implement the strategy.