Large-scale Sectors Research Articles

Managing Sustainability of Energy Transition among Expert Engineers: Co-creating Technopreneurial Orientation

Purpose: Research to improve co-creation in engineering and technopreneurial orientation is required to support the energy transition toward sustainability. This challenge is aimed at power system expert engineers, whose central role in the electricity sector is becoming increasingly complicated by the possibility of stranded assets, intermittency paradigms, and new patterns of energy flow. This research explains the importance of the co-creation process as a mediator to enable the utilization of the technopreneurial orientation among expert engineers in supporting the sustainability of the electricity sector.
 Design/methodology/approach: The survey method was carried out to collect data from expert power system engineers with more than ten years of experience in the national electricity sector. The quantitative method with structural equation modeling analysis and a partial least square approach was used in this research.
 Findings: Empowering expert engineers in a technopreneurial orientation can encourage them to co-create by prioritizing dialogue that allows for accessibility and transparency when taking risks, which is an important aspect that boosts the co-creation effect in the energy transition to sustainability. The strong behavior of experts in utilizing technopreneurial orientation and the co-creation process has been demonstrated to be capability of adopting the three aspects contained in the energy trilemma index, energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability, which are modified to reflect a strong tendency to achieve sustainability in the electricity sector.
 Research limitations/implications: Although this study's respondents are limited to expert engineers in the electricity sector, the findings have implications for the management of experts in other strategic and large-scale sectors. The limited number of respondents to expert engineers with more than ten years of work experience makes millennials excluded.
 Originality/value: The measurement indicator becomes novelty in this study. Sustainability was adopted and modified from the energy trilemma index. Technopreneurial orientation adopted from Lumpkin & Dess (1996) was modified by the addition of technological expertise. Then, co-creation as a mediator is taken from the DART of value co-creation.

Endogenization of Household Consumption in the Expanded Input-Output Model.

The article examines the relationship between the level of demand of income groups of the population and labor income. The influence of demand of various income groups of the population on production parameters has been investigated. As a calculation tool, input–output tables with an expanded total cost coefficient matrix by adding elements of wages and household consumption to it have been used. The conclusion has been substantiated that the growth of income and demand in low-income groups of the population has the greatest effect on production in the real sector, and in high-income groups of the population—on the products of the service sector. Large-scale sectors of the economy have been identified, the activities of which are most influenced by the demand of certain income groups, taking into account the induced effects that form in the economy. It has been noted that the growth in demand in low-income groups of the population is most reflected in the incomes of high-income groups of the population. It has been shown that even relatively modest structural shifts in the volume of wages by decile groups can lead to tangible structural and total changes in output. The analysis of the impact on production volumes of changes in the qualification structure of employment, reflecting smaller differences in the response of sectors of the economy to changes in demand of different qualification groups of workers than income groups, has been carried out.

УДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ РОЗВИТКУ ГОТЕЛЬНОГО ПІДПРИЄМНИЦТВА У ПРИЧОРНОМОРСЬКОМУ РЕГІОНІ

The article presents theoretical provisions for improving information support for the development of hotel business in the Black Sea region. The research is based on the following methods: analysis we need to clarify the content of the category «information technology platform»; synthesis and generalization we need to formation of the two sectors of the proposed information technology platform to support and develop the hotel business; system approach we need to solve the problem of creation the information technology platform for support and development of the hotel business; schematic and graphic images for the visual display of the results of research (information technology platform for support and development of the hotel business). The concept of the information technology platform provides for the possibility of involving various entities in the development of the hotel business: persons who act as guests; business entities of the hotel industry, persons (both legal and natural) who invest in the development of hotel enterprises; government institutions of various levels for cooperation and support of investment projects. To organize this interaction, it is advisable to use virtual space and automation of information processes. The components of the proposed information technology platform for the support and development of the hotel business should be considered in the context of two large-scale sectors: the sector, which provides a combination of open information space for all market actors in the tourism sector and the second sector, which is the subjects of hotel services (management of hotel enterprises). The proposed platform acts as a unique integrated technology that combines elements of promotion, training, consulting, promoting and stimulating the infrastructure of the hotel industry, the implementation of priority areas of social and economic development. Implementation of information technology platform for support and development of hotel business in the Black Sea region can be a tool that will solve a number of important tasks for hotels: to form their own image of hotels, support the brand, increase customer loyalty, to optimize the processes of information and communication, to form an information business space for the promotion of new projects.

WITHDRAWN: Agile adoption issues in large scale organizations: A review

Abstract Recently agile methods are turning out to be very crucial approach for many different software development companies to increase the quality factor in their products, however the method was originally designed to help the self-organizing teams that are small to medium size but not for large-scale companies. So, using agile in large scale sectors could cause a new set of problems such work synchronization by the team members and collaboration with other organizations as well. In this paper, we are going to show how agile methodology is implemented in large scale organizations and we are also going to take a look at all the problems that were reported by those large scale companies when they implemented agile methodology in their products. We are going to show the problems faced and also the success achieved by those large-scale companies through literature review. From all the issues reported by those companies, it is clear that the major challenges in adopting agile methodology are choosing the method, training and certification, team member spirit and attitude.

REVIEW PAPER ON PERFORMANCE ENHANCMENT OF FOUNDRY INDUSTRY BY ENERGY CONSRVATION ANALYSIS.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been accepted as engines of economic growth to promote and accelerate equitable development worldwide. The major advantage of this sector is its enormous employment potential which constitutes around 90% at significantly low capital involvement. In recent years the sector has consistently registered higher growth rate as compared to the overall industrial sector. With its agility and dynamism, the sector has shown admirable innovativeness and adaptability to survive the recent economic downturn and recession. However, despite the significant contributions made towards various aspects of the nation’s socio-economic scenario, this sector too faces several critical issues that require immediate attention. One such factor that falls under this text is the prevalence of age old technologies across the sectors and inherent inefficiencies associated with resource and energy utilization. As a result of increasing awareness towards efficient usage of energy and other resources, there has been a visible reduction in energy intensity but still studies conducted on the MSME sector reveal that the energy intensity per unit of production is much higher than that of the organized large scale sector. Most foundry units which are highly energy intensive fall under MSME category in India. India produces 12.24% of global casting at present. If energy intensity per unit production of MSME is to be brought closer to that of organized large scale sectors then energy conservation is the only way that can do so with efficient use of energy and steep rejection of energy wastage without suppression of demand for energy use.

Digital and Cashless Economy on Msmes -A Special Reference with Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru

Organized sectors are already familiar with digital economy through banking one way or other. Micro, Small and Macro Enterprises (MSMEs) may or may not have bank account due to their level of transactions and the ways they do their business, make them to continue to remain in the SME sector and not scale beyond a point. So a good percentage of this Group of people is unbanked and away from digital economy. Micro and SMEs are generating employment and helps for the promotion of the large scale sectors’ development especially for the rural India. This study was made an attempt to analyse the impacts on digital and cashless economy of MSMEs in Peenya Industrial Area, Bengalure.

Investment in Innovation and its Influence on Net Sales: An Analysis Based on PINTEC Data

ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of innovation investments on net sales from major national sectors. The data was collected from the free access to the Technological Innovation Research (PINTEC) database. To proceed the analysis, we collected the PINTEC data from the years 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2011, consolidating them in a specific way. The analysis were developed through regressions of panel data with fixed effects, according to Hausman test, and the definition of large scale sectors was based on the median of net sales. The results suggest that, on average, for the large scale sectors the acquisition of machinery & equipment and industrial projects & other technical improvements are statistically relevant variables to increase the net sales.

Curbing variations in packaging process through Six Sigma way in a large-scale food-processing industry

Indian industries need overall operational excellence for sustainable profitability and growth in the present age of global competitiveness. Among different quality and productivity improvement techniques, Six Sigma has emerged as one of the most effective breakthrough improvement strategies. Though Indian industries are exploring this improvement methodology to their advantage and reaping the benefits, not much has been presented and published regarding experience of Six Sigma in the food-processing industries. This paper is an effort to exemplify the application of Six Sigma quality improvement drive to one of the large-scale food-processing sectors in India. The paper discusses the phase wiz implementation of define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) on one of the chronic problems, variations in the weight of milk powder pouch. The paper wraps up with the improvements achieved and projected bottom-line gain to the unit by application of Six Sigma methodology.

Feasibility Of FDI In Retail Trade In District Darrang, Assam

India has now become a prestigious member of the Global Village. Restrictions are reduced from borrowing foreign capitals for the development of its small as well as large-scale industrial sectors viewing employment opportunities, rehabilitation of infrastructure and logistics corresponding with developed countries. India being a developing country, Foreign Direct Investment becomes a vital economic reliability for its future growth because of its several economic problems. The Indian people are also fighting with the poverty alleviation, improvement of living standard, increasing employment, savings and modernization of agriculture and socio economic conditions through their industrial activities. The width of this study will be confined to the retail sectors of district Darrang, a belonging agriculture based district of Assam. The people of this district are very hard working and capital deficiency is the main problem with them. They do not have projected amount to run their retailing, traditional methodologies govern their business activities. Foreign capital is magnetized for the growth of the district's total economic infrastructure; like, electrification, roadways, permanent market sheds, construction of warehouses and cold-storage for the agrarians etc. They handle businesses range between hawkers to dealers in the unorganized retail sectors. Wastages are their regular expenditures due to prevail of rule of thumb practices. On the other hand, since the liberalization of Indian economy in 1991, many foreign Companies are also waiting to invest in Indian retail markets. GoI has also undertaken many reforms and liberalized the retail sectors; thereby attracting significant foreign investments to bring the new challenges

Exploring the connections: mining and urbanisation in Ghana

Studies of mining and urbanisation have been primarily conducted independently of one another, with limited consideration of the inter-linkages between the two. This analysis seeks to fill this gap by exploring the links between mining and urbanisation in a Ghanaian context. Ghana is an interesting case as it is both endowed with significant mineral wealth and is highly urbanised, with a long history of urban settlement compared to most of sub-Saharan Africa. Mining and urbanisation are examined in four historical phases: pre-colonial; colonial; independence to the early 1980s; and from the early 1980s onward, before exploring the growth trends and employment characteristics of the large-scale and small-scale mining sectors, following which different types of urban mining settlements are discussed. The article shows that the fortunes of mining and the growth of urban settlements are interconnected but concludes that the relationship between the two is not one of simple cause and effect. The complex nature of the linkages between mining and urbanisation means that they require more attention than they have been afforded hitherto.

Getting the China Story Right: Insights from National Economic Censuses

Two Hong Kong-based geographers critically interrogate competing interpretations of the nature and dynamics of China's ongoing economic transformation. Based on the data gathered from China's first and second national economic censuses, they examine the pattern and process of ownership transformation in the Chinese economy, focusing on employment, capital assets, and output as well as productivity and industrial innovation. Emphasis is placed on the following critical issues: (1) after three decades of opening, China's national economy continues to be dominated by domestic enterprises (with foreign and overseas Chinese-invested enterprises limited to only a few industrial sectors and highly specific locales); (2) the bulk of capital assets and key large-scale industrial sectors remain in state ownership; and (3) spontaneous, bottom-up privatization of the labor market has occurred without a corresponding privatization of the capital market. In examining these and other issues, the authors argue that the evolving, complex "China story" can be better understood only after abandoning reliance on preconceived theoretical models derived primarily from Western experience. They support their case by first challenging the conventional neoliberal view of privatization as an independent force or predetermined condition, arguing instead that it is conditioned by prevailing social and political influences. Likewise, they posit that rapid expansion of private and individual businesses at the grassroots level has owed more to relaxed state control than to active state involvement envisioned by the thesis of state corporatism. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: E22, E23, E24, O11, P20. 8 figures, 6 tables, 87 references.

An Empirical Approach to Union Threat Effects in Korea

This study examines the `union threat effect' across different sectors in Korea using a sample of individual workers from the Korean Wage Survey. It focuses on the dynamic mechanism of the union threat effect allowing for three factors: employers' strategic choices, labour mobility and condition of the product market — all of which are interwoven. The empirical findings suggest that unionization does not threaten employers in either the small-scale or large-scale firm sectors. However, the union threat effects are evident in the medium-size firm sector, where the employers tend to raise their wage bill to avoid unionization at their workplace.

Employment, Efficiency and Entrepreneurship in Small Industry: A Study of the Baking Industry in Punjab, India

Small industry continues to play a very important role in development, particularly in developing economies. However, recent changes particularly in the policy have questioned their role and relevance for development as many ills plague this sector. The small industries sector today is viewed as inefficient, highly capital intensive and outdated in terms of production technology and, consequently, products. This article examines some aspects of small industry in the context of the secondary food processing, consumer industry—the baking industry—in the state of Punjab, India. It was found that the employment generated by the small-scale sector is irrelevant to the local economy and, therefore, does not cater to its needs. The small-scale baking industry also exhibits on the one hand elements of being capital intensive and on the other, low productivity. This industry, as such, is less efficient compared to the large-scale sectors of industry. As far as entrepreneurship is concerned, refugee households, who had started with meagre funds, dominate this industry. Only of late have entrepreneurs hailing from other diverse backgrounds started entering this sector.

Problems of Making the Transition to a Regulated Market Economy

The transition to a regulated market economy has lately become the principal feature of the radical economic reform. Even though the need for forming a market has long been declared, at least since 1987, up to a certain moment what was discussed was basically that the market should be specific and limited in its scope to objects of commodity exchange or should be distinguished by one or another special relationship that coexists with our country's traditional mandatory-planned method of management in the large-scale sectors of the economy.

Infrastructural Assistance to Small-Scale Industries

The topic of “Infra-structure and financial support for small-scale electronic industry” is too big and we are discussing only the infra-structural support that would be necessary for the growth of small-scale sector especially in electronics: with the emphasis on sophistication and eagerness to reach the other developed scientific nations, the stress on large-scale sectors (especially public sector) for concentrating on ultra modern technologies and sophisticated spheres is taking shape more and more prominently. With the ever increasing overheads and need to diversify and diffuse these technologies over a wider base, it is essential for small-scale sector in the form of either ancillaries or individuals be promoted sooner.For the healthy growth of small-scale sector already the financial and the test/development facilities are being fortified by each State IDCs. In addition, the other two major supports necessary are the raw materials (centralized) components distribution and centralized marketing/as we...