Business Integration Research Articles

The development of international management in the context of assessing the possibilities of Ukrainian business integration into the EU internal market

The development of international management in the context of assessing the possibilities of Ukrainian business integration into the EU internal market

TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN FRANCHISING BUSINESS: UNDERSTANDING FACTORS AND CHALLENGES

In today's era, franchising is a widely adopted business model used by companies to expand domestically and internationally. Undoubtedly, technology serves as the backbone for efficient management of day-to-day operations in franchise outlets. This paper aims to offer a general overview of technology integration in franchise business, providing an initial understanding. Our research involved a review of previous studies on franchising that included technological adaptation. The focus of this paper is to increase the understanding of the use of technology in franchise businesses, addressing the factors and challenges faced by franchise businesses seeking technology integration. The review method was used to explore this topic more deeply. Factors have been discussed where it explains what the purpose of the franchise business is to adopt technology and how it helps operations. In addition, challenges are also explained where they are related to what these franchise businesses are facing in maintaining the adoption of the technology they use in a competitive market. Finally, this study identifies future research directions that can be a guide for both future studies and industry players involved in franchise development.

Analysis of Reliability, Transaction Speed, and User Experience on Information System Integration in E-commerce Business in Indonesia

This research investigates the dynamics of information system integration in the context of e-commerce businesses in Indonesia, focusing on the critical factors of reliability, transaction speed, and user experience. Employing a quantitative approach, the study utilizes Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) to analyze data from a sample of 175 participants. The measurement model assessment reveals robust factor loadings and reliability measures, establishing the foundation for further analysis. Discriminant validity analysis highlights the distinctiveness of the constructs, though attention to refining measurement items for user experience is recommended. The model fit assessment indicates that the proposed structural model aligns well with the observed data. The structural model analysis uncovers significant positive relationships between reliability, transaction speed, user experience, and information system integration. Furthermore, the R-Square values underscore the substantial impact of these factors, explaining approximately 60.2% of the variance in information system integration. The findings provide valuable insights for businesses and policymakers, emphasizing the need to prioritize reliability, transaction speed, and user experience to enhance information system integration in Indonesian e-commerce.

Potential barriers to public awareness of integrated healthcare

The aim of this abstract is to focus on aspects of the regulatory framework that could potentially hinder the implementation of integrated healthcare when seen in the context of vertical integration. Integrated healthcare has been advocated in concept for a long time. International organisations, including the World Health Organisation, are promoting initiatives such as Integrated Delivery Networks, and the European Framework for Action on Integrated Health Services Delivery, which aim to support integrative approaches and reduce fragmentation of care. Within the European Union, the integrative approach is also supported by a number of initiatives and projects. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that healthcare is a multidisciplinary system in which the pharmaceutical industry also plays an important role. Moreover, the pharmaceutical sector is a highly competitive and regulated field, which is also subject to several constraints. Among them, the European Commission in its report "Competition enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector (2009-2017)" (Brussels, 28.1.2019) had reported on breaches of competition law found by national authorities related, inter alia, to vertical agreements. Vertical integration in the pharmaceutical business is seen in many countries as a competition-threatening factor when medical institutions and laboratories become owned by the pharmaceutical industry. Consequently, it can be assumed that there is a partial conceptual reluctance in society toward the introduction of "integrated healthcare". This aspect should be taken into account when working on the motivating and inhibiting factors for the introduction of integrated healthcare. This is an example of how influencing factors can be related not only to administrative issues and the involvement of doctors and patients in the implementation of integrated healthcare, but also to the public acceptance of a particular concept when there are different contextual interpretations. Thus, a clear and coherent explanation of the concept of integrated healthcare would be supportive of policymakers and the public and would facilitate the implementation of the integrated approach.

Based On The Value Chain Analysis Of China's Private Vocational Universities, Proposed For The Construction And Implementation Of The Business-Finance Integration Information Platform Framework

China's higher education has entered the stage of popularization, the competition tends to encourage, the use of information technology means to strengthen the integration of higher education business and finance, and play the role of finance to support business in a timely and effective way, is getting the attention of universities. In view of the situation of self-financing, lack of superior supervision in internal control, lack of information integration in various business systems and need to improve personnel digital literacy, private vocational colleges need to concentrate limited funds and resources on the key value drivers of the value chain, and build an information platform framework that integrates industry and finance. Suggestions on optimizing organizational structure, perfecting financial management system, strengthening communication between finance and business departments, and strengthening asset management and supervision are put forward to provide reference for the research on the path of Business-Finance Integration in China's private vocational universities.

Editor’s Opinion: JBIB, Macroeconomic Biblical Integration, and the Problem of Schengen Exclusion

The project of the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business is the attempt to bring the discipline of Scripture and Christian theology to the theory and practice of business. JBIB articles, including some in this edition, demonstrate how businesses might better conduct their marketing, finance, management, and even accounting efforts by the application of biblical principles. In this article, the author seeks to extend the JBIB experiment to the area of macroeconomics and the commercial activity of nations. At a fundamental level, the activities of these parties are the same; they buy, sell, negotiate, finance, hire, communicate, strategize, and perform other commercial functions in much the same way that businesses do. One premise of this opinion is that the Word of God bears on the commercial choices of nations in much the same way that it does on the business activity of individuals and corporations. In this article, the author attempts to extend the discipline of biblical integration to macroeconomic decisions of nations utilizing the example of the continued refusal by various European governments to admit Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen Agreement.

Conceptualizing the Integration of Business and Private Components in Individual Information Systems

AbstractIndividuals build their individual information system (IIS) with which they manage the boundary between different domains of life. In this age of permanent mobile accessibility, however, the boundary between the private and business domains can become blurred. While some users try to maintain a degree of separation between the two IIS sub-systems (the private and the business information system), others integrate them. Understanding such integration is essential as it affects well-being and performance in both domains. To further this understanding, we introduce a conceptualization of IIS that distinguishes between four layers of IIS: devices, digital identities, relationships, and information. To measure IIS integration, we develop a method based on the IIS components’ usage frequencies in each domain. We evaluate our conceptualization as well as our measurement method by empirically testing a theoretical model of IIS integration on multiple layers. Our data provides empirical support for the importance of relationship integration as one of the four layers. This leads us to the conclusion that even though IIS are composed of four layers, only the relationship layer is of interest regarding IIS integration. Our results are of interest and service to individuals, organizations, and IT designers who aim to manage IIS integration for individual and organizational benefits.

Exploration of Practical Teaching in Ideological Ethics and Rule of Law Classes

Ideological ethics and the rule of law is the main course in the ideological and political theory course in colleges and universities, practical teaching is an important part of the ideological ethics and the rule of law course, the college in accordance with the teaching standards of the course, designed a series of practical projects to complete the class to report on the programme, on the basis of which relying on the college's "146" business integration development model to promote the exploration of practical teaching, the formation of the ideological ethics and the rule of law, and the development of a series of practical projects. On the basis of this, relying on the college's "146" business integration development model to promote the exploration of practice teaching, the formation of ideological ethics and the rule of law class "learning, thinking, research, practice" four links of knowledge and behaviour transformation practice teaching method and achieved initial results.

Research on Intelligent Finance Construction of Manufacturing Enterprises under Digital Transformation

At present, China's economic development has entered a new normal. In order to adapt to the rapid development of the times and improve the competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry, Chinese manufacturing enterprises have begun digital transformation and upgrading. The development and application of intelligent technology have had a profound impact on the manufacturing industry, and intelligent manufacturing has entered a new stage of development. At present, many industries are at a critical juncture in digital transformation, with an increasing reliance on intelligent technology, which highlights the importance of establishing intelligent finance. If manufacturing enterprises want to truly complete digital transformation, they must make the construction of smart finance a new driving force. Based on the current background of digital transformation, financial management in the manufacturing industry needs to be innovated and optimized, and an intelligent financial model should be established. By actively applying technologies such as big data and cloud computing to the enterprise, the integration of business and finance can be enhanced, and the financial and commercial data of the enterprise can be deeply excavated to help the enterprise make business and management decisions and improve its risk control capabilities. Based on the background of intelligent finance construction, this article provides a specific discussion on the relevant issues of intelligent finance construction in manufacturing industry. Starting from the problems faced by intelligent finance construction in manufacturing enterprises, it briefly explains the background of digital transformation and the concept of intelligent finance. Secondly, it analyzes the important role of intelligent finance construction in manufacturing enterprises, and finally proposes countermeasures to promote the construction of intelligent finance in manufacturing enterprises.

Management Indicators for the Organisational Sustainability of Associative Productive Ventures

Associative enterprises linked to the social economy continue to be an important economic alternative for small producers, generating decent work opportunities for people excluded from the formal labour market and contributing to sustainable development. The social and economic importance of this type of initiative has prompted several scientific publications on its success factors, leaving a gap in its practicality, raising the question: How can success factors of associative productive ventures be integrated into management indicators that promote their organisational sustainability? The aim is to define and prioritise management indicators that promote associative productive ventures through the analysis of key success factors. This study was carried out using a combination of BSC management methodology and AHP multicriteria decision making, based on a bibliographic review of success factors and the criteria of experts including managers of consolidated production associations in Quito-Ecuador. The results show that the indicators of participatory leadership, technical training and labour integration are the most relevant in the consolidation of associative productive ventures, prompting the conclusion that the prioritisation and integration of business and social management indicators would boost the organisational sustainability of associative ventures.

Generating places of integration. A network model toward the skills assessment of foreign students

The study shows one or more models of network intervention, qualified as good practice, capable of generating places of integration between Italian and foreign students, with a specific reference to family engagement. We assessed the quality and sustainability of different partnership styles among the school, the public, the third sector and families, working on the assumption that this alliance is particularly appropriate in everyday life to achieve cultural integration between young Italians, foreigners and their families and to spread a network perspective able to successfully address the encounter among cultures. The research has studied 30 partnerships active in Lombardy Region, that has the largest number of foreign students in Italy, adding 3 cases out of Region and 3 projects conducted in other European countries (Feel, La Maleta intercultural, Rucksack). The study has identified specific guidelines to enable and support integrated networks between public or third sector and schools, capable of promoting and managing places of integration. Among the factors considered above there is the consistency and the structure of the network, the type and degree of collaboration between these actors, the type of governance put in place, the level of articulation of the relationship between the network and the socio cultural context in which it operates. Secondly we considered the project methodologies, the operation time, the extent of the catchment area, the level of the experience growth, the expansion of the partnerships. Also important were the methods of assessing the degree of social and cultural integration, educational and academic achievement in relation to skills, business integration, involvement of family background.

Comprehensive Construction of the Interface Structure and Pathways for Building a Sound Relationship between Government and Business

The comprehensive and close relationship between government and business is a distinctive social connection where contemporary political power, administrative resources, and commercial activities interweave. This relationship is a requirement outlined in Article 25 of the 2023 "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy." The comprehensive and close relationship between government and business directly influences the national political and business ecology. This relationship manifests a significant interface structure and a boundary constraint system. The boundary consists of a boundary wall, boundary gate, permeability, and the law of boundary exchange. The boundary constraint system possesses specific functions and value pursuits. Power is the boundary, and interests are the shell; seeking profits through power, defending rights through interests. Power and rights form the interface structure of the political ecology of the comprehensive and close relationship between government and business; public and private interests constitute the boundary in the business ecology of this relationship; the integration of politics and business is reflected in permeability and the law of boundary exchange. The balance between power and interests forms the boundary in the political ecology of the comprehensive and close relationship between government and business. The expansion of private interests and the abuse of public power are boundaries; the exercise of power and its supervision are shells; profitability and gains are the boundary in the political ecology of the business ecology. Profitability and profits are boundaries; to be or not to be is the shell; political, legal, and business integration form the foundational construction of the comprehensive and close relationship between government and business, and it is also the path that structures the boundary system of this relationship. Constructing a boundary system for the comprehensive and close relationship between government and business can enhance the governance capabilities and levels of both the entire political and business ecologies. Political thinking, legal thinking, and business thinking constitute the thinking principles of an integrated government-business boundary system. Compliance, legality, and legitimacy form the integrated boundary structure path for the comprehensive and close relationship between government and business. Rules, systems, and culture can eliminate "politicking without principles and rules" and "business without moral and legal bottom lines." An integrated government-business boundary system can optimize the political-business ecology, creating a fair, transparent, and rule-of-law development environment and fostering a favorable atmosphere for the healthy growth of businesses.

The development of regulation of medications turn-over in the EU and the USA in 1992-2020. Report I. The formation of normative legal base of pharmaceutical activities in the USA

The article considers trends that reflected process of development of globalization of pharmaceutical market at the turn of the 1990s. The expansion of pharmaceutical industry, intensification of research and development in new direction of biopharmaceutics contributed to internationalization of activities of large pharmaceutical manufacturers and to their entrance to foreign markets. The integration of pharmaceutical business of regions with powerful pharmaceutical industry (USA and Western Europe) began, both through international trade and investments into industry and research, as well as due to cooperation between pharmaceutical companies. The obstacle to development of common international pharmaceutical market was discrepancy between national regulatory systems of European countries and the United States. The article highlights most important moments of development of the USA pharmaceutical legislation from 1906 to 2020s. The characteristics of American regulatory system are given. The key provisions that form basis of regulatory framework in the field of circulation of medications are defined.

An Exploration of the Practice Path of Party Building and Business Integration in Higher Vocational Colleges—A Case Study of the Teaching Branch of the College of Tea and Food Science and Technology in Jiangsu Polytechnic of Agriculture and Forestry

The Party branch of teachers in higher vocational colleges needs to correctly understand the dialectical relationship between party building and business work. At present, the phenomenon of emphasizing business over party building is still a prominent problem in the integration of the two. This paper sorted out the problems and current situation in the process of party construction and business integration in the party branch of grass-roots teachers, analyzed the specific reasons, and introduced the exploration of the party branch in promoting the integration of party construction and business work in combination with the practice of the School of Tea and Food Science and Technology of Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Vocational and Technical College.

An Overview of Chinas Vocational Education Practices and Implementation Policies from 2018 to 2022

China has given secondary vocational education more and more priority in recent years. In Chinas education community, topics such as student types and training methods are frequently discussed. The nation has released an increasing number of secondary vocational education policies in recent years. This study examines the secondary vocational education policies passed by The State Council of China from 2018 to 2022 in an effort to better understand the development orientation of Chinas secondary vocational education. 364 policies pertaining to secondary vocational education were acquired and coded by Nvivo screening. A questionnaire was created based on the coding results, and it was broken down into six dimensions: the professional teaching degree in the classroom, Internet use, 1+x certificate penetration level, educational resources, the schools promotion of students overall development, and the integration of industry and education. At the same time, special education, which involves the education of the disabled but is rarely included in the policy, is treated as a separate component. For the questionnaire survey, 153 secondary vocational students in total were chosen and dispersed around the nation. Spss and Amos tested the questionnaire. The test passed, and more analysis of the survey results was done.It is determined that while policy implementation is generally going well, there are still issues with student development overall, certificate penetration, and the integration of business and education. This study suggests remedies based on this, such as expanding practical operation training and enhancing school-business collaboration.

Competitiveness and technological capital as determining factors of exports in small and medium-sized companies

This study explores international business integration, focusing on Colombian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It delves into the crucial aspects of competitiveness and technological capital influencing the export models of these SMEs. Using a questionnaire, responses were gathered from 63 Colombian SMEs exporting to 74 countries with 333 tariff positions. This analysis examines competitiveness factors like innovation, productivity, and business structure, as well as technological capital components such as R&D management, technological processes, and equipment, all tailored to the context of Colombian SMEs. The findings establish a comprehensive model elucidating direct and indirect relationships among these variables. They underscore the importance of strengthening competitiveness elements, particularly the infusion of technology into process and product innovation, alongside productivity and business structure rooted in the value derived from information technologies. Simultaneously, the study highlights the importance of nurturing employees’ physical, financial, and language skills within Colombian SMEs. This study accentuates the pivotal role of investment in technological capital aspects, including research and development management, personnel, and leveraging information technology, especially within Colombian SMEs. These investments are instrumental in augmenting performance and ensuring success in the international business arena. The paper contributes to both theoretical understanding and practical applications in enhancing the international competitiveness of Colombian SMEs.

An investigation of the effect of industry-teaching integration and civic education on students’ job anxiety

BackgroundAiming at the current situation of employment anxiety disorder of students in higher vocational colleges and universities, this study integrates the idea of integration of production and education into the ideological education of higher vocational colleges and universities, so as to optimize students’ employment anxiety.Subjects and MethodsIn a higher education setting, 100 students with employment anxiety disorder were chosen as study participants. The 100 participants in the study were randomly divided into two groups: the integrated teaching group and the standard teaching group. Civics education was combined with the integration of business and education for students in the integrated teaching group, while only Civics education was used for students in the traditional teaching group. A self-made employment anxiety scale was used to assess each student’s level of anxiety following a month of teacher training. Using SPSS23.0, all experimental data for this investigation were statistically evaluated.ResultsAfter one month of training, 32 students in the integrated group changed from severe to mild anxiety, and 18 were no longer anxious. In contrast, only five students in the traditional teaching group changed from severe to mild anxiety, while the others still had severe employment anxiety.ConclusionsIntegrating the idea of integration of production and education into the ideological education of higher vocational colleges and universities can effectively alleviate students’ employment anxiety.

Консолидация информационных моделей объектов строительства в единое пространство больших данных

The article discusses the issues of consolidation and integration of the accumulated arrays of capital construction models information of objects into a common space of information models, created according to the organization and processing of big data arrays principles. The problems of geoinformation binding of information models, organization of means and places of their storage, methods of processing and providing access to interested subjects are considered. It is proposed to create a common space of information models according to a distributed decentralized scheme with direct interaction between state and commercial participants, both in terms of business integration, and in terms of joint data management and implementation of replication technologies. Examples of practical application of integrative solutions of a common information space of open data from information models of construction objects in relation to existing information systems and services are given.

Subversive Innovation in the Cultural Tourism Communication Path in the Metaverse Perspective -The Example of the Temple Grand Magic Cube

The phrase "Metaverse" has recently become a well-known one, appearing in customers' brains more and more frequently. As a consequence of the integration of cutting-edge digital technology, Metaverse is applied to various operation scenarios of the entire civilization in order to accomplish high-quality digital economy development, which will definitely open up a new area of the human digital world. This article evaluates the Metaverse's breakthrough into to the traditional rural tourism industry, and introduces a new cultural path "play" based on the Metaverse perspective ---Temple Grand Magic Cube, an experience scene of cultural tourism business integration, rural revitalization, and Metaverse depth combination, and rationalization of resource allocation in urban and rural areas. It examines the feasibility and workability of integrating cultural tourism with "Metaverse" virtual reality, and makes policy recommendations.

Research on Enterprise Accounting Informationization and Integration of Industry and Finance

The steady development of accounting informationization has become an inevitable requirement for the sustainable development of enterprises. The integration of industry and finance, as an effective way for enterprises to maintain business vitality and improve business efficiency in response to fierce market competition, is also gradually deepening. However, the current accounting informationization and industry financial integration still exist fragmentation, individualization, system is not strong and accounting personnel concept and quality and integration requirements gap between large and other issues. In this regard, this paper analyzes and discusses accounting informationization and business integration, mainly analyzes its functional role and specific implementation path. At the same time, it points out the implementation focus of the financial sharing center model to promote the integration of industry and finance, systematically explains the meaning of financial sharing and industry and finance integration, and further clariifies the relationship between the two and the promotion effect of financial sharing on industry and finance integration. On this basis, the problems existing in the process of enterprise industry-finance integration under the mode of financial sharing are deeply analyzed, countermeasures and suggestions are put forward to solve these problems, in order to provide certain guidance and reference for the development of enterprise industry-finance integration. At the same time, it is hoped that it can innovate financial management mode, help enterprises understand and promote the process of enterprise industry-finance integration management, keep up with the historical pace of data management and data operation, and realize the ultimate goal of maximizing enterprise value.