Perspective Of Vendors Research Articles

Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review of Two Decades of Food Vendors Study: Deciphering the Dynamics of Food Vendor Research

This study examines food vendor research over a two-decade period (2005-2023), using both bibliometric and systematic review approaches. Using data from the Scopus database with 421 articles, the study shows a significant increase in research production, with a focus on food security, consumer behavior, and the influence of COVID-19. The bibliometric analysis reveals major study issues, such as food safety, sustainability, and the informal sector, while a systematic examination of the top 20 most-cited publications provides additional insight into the research landscape. This review emphasizes the need of include time in food accessibility studies, the need for a more nuanced understanding of food deserts, and the increased interest in organic vegetable marketing and insect eating. Also this is the first article which completely drafted in the perspective of food vendors. The study concludes by identifying limitations and suggesting future research directions, emphasizing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating qualitative methods, focusing on specific regions, investigating the impact of the internet, and delving deeper into purchasing habits, sustainability, and socioeconomic impacts. This thorough analysis lays the groundwork for future research, encouraging the creation of more fair, sustainable, and resilient food systems.

Trust and Online Transactions: An In-Depth Case Study of Consumer Perceptions and Behavior in E-commerce

In the world of online shopping, gaining and keeping consumer trust is crucial for successful transactions. It explores how consumers perceive and act when it comes to trusting e-commerce websites. Using a detailed case study method, this study looks closely at what influences consumer trust online, including website security, privacy concerns, brand reputation, and the impact of customer reviews. Ten (10) samples of respondents selected by the researchers. Those who have utilized online transactions and made purchases from online retailers in Noveleta, Cavite, such as Shopee and Lazada, are the participants of this study. Moreover, the increasing use of online shopping and the challenges of building trust in virtual spaces highlight the importance of understanding what influences how consumers behave when shopping online. This study aims to thoroughly explore the factors that shape consumer behavior in e-commerce and analyze the role of consumer trust regarding the role of multiple vendors in electronic commerce. Starting from the functional perspective of vendors and trust, the researchers used a qualitative method through initial surveys, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions in Noveleta. The findings show that trust is a complex concept that affects how consumers make decisions. Additionally, the study investigates how e-commerce platforms work to build trust and address consumer worries. This research provides practical insights for online businesses to improve trust-building efforts and create better user experiences. By exploring the relationship between trust, consumer behavior, and online shopping, this study contributes to the researchers understanding of how e-commerce can engage consumers effectively in digital markets.

Perceptions, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors in Malaysia (MySaltOH) from the perspective of street food vendors, caterers and consumers.

To explore the perspectives, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in out-of-home sectors in Malaysia among street food vendors, caterers and consumers. A qualitative study involving twenty-two focus group discussions and six in-depth interviews was conducted, recorded and transcribed verbatim. An inductive thematic analysis approach was employed to analyse the data. Two in-depth interviews and twenty-two focus group discussions were conducted face-to-face. Four in-depth interviews were conducted online. Focus group discussions were conducted among twenty-three street food vendors, twenty-one caterers and seventy-six consumers of various eateries. In-depth interviews were conducted among two street food vendors and four caterers, individually. Consumers and food operators perceived a high-salt intake within Malaysia's out-of-home food sectors. Food operators emphasised the necessity for a comprehensive salt reduction policy in the out-of-home sector involving all stakeholders. Consumers faced limited awareness and knowledge, counterproductive practices among food operators and challenges in accessing affordable low-Na food products, whereas food operators faced the lack of standardised guidelines and effective enforcement mechanisms and uncooperative consumer practices. Both groups expressed that food quality and price of salt were also the barriers, and they advocated for awareness promotion, enhanced regulation of manufactured food products and stricter enforcement targeting vendors. Consumers also suggested promoting and recognising health-conscious food premises, whereas food operators suggested on knowledge enhancement tailored to them, strategies for gaining consumers acceptance and maintaining food quality. These findings provide valuable insights that serve as foundational evidence for developing and implementing salt reduction policies within Malaysia's out-of-home sectors.

With Strings Attached

Abstract The urban fabric of contemporary Spain has long included the presence of street vendors. Selling a range of counterfeit goods, from Ray-Ban sunglasses to Gucci bags and Nike trainers, these hawkers are mostly undocumented migrants from developing countries. They occupy patches of pavement where footfall is heavy, so as to illicitly, albeit very publicly, sell their goods, laid out on mantas, or blankets. Attached to these blankets are four strings, one fixed at each corner, that are then joined together at the center of the rectangle. When police are sighted, the strings can be grabbed and pulled up, instantly converting the manta into a sack that can be hoisted on the migrant’s back as they flee to evade detention. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Barcelona in 2018, this article explores ideological dynamics that produce the contexts and tensions experienced by the manteros. The strings of their sack facilitate a fluidity between physical mobility and immobility, or between migrancy and detention, metaphoric of the precarity of lives and livelihoods that are borderline. Through a conceptual lens shaped from theories of sociomateriality, the article explores the systems and practices of neoliberalism in Europe from the perspective of the street vendors, who embody and perform the bordering mechanisms that propel such economies. As such, Spain and Catalonia’s alignment with the European Union comes into view, as does the granularity of Spanish democracy and its tensions, especially within the context of Catalonia’s struggles with the central government. To read the lives and contexts of undocumented migrants as street vendors leads to a questioning of neoliberal democracy and its dependency on bordering mechanisms that assign migrant lives and bodies to socioeconomic margins. Yet, neoliberalism also defines its own hegemony through the construction and perpetuation of such margins, so that bordering becomes a self-perpetuating sociopolitical dynamic.

Understanding critical risks of business process outsourcing from the vendor perspective: A dyadic comparison Delphi study

Business process outsourcing (BPO) enables organizations to enhance operational capability, shorten response time, and gain strategic value. Yet, BPO risks are real and BPO initiatives can and do go awry. While prior research has attempted to understand BPO risks from the client perspective, the critical risks of BPO from the vendor perspective (and how they differ from those of the client perspective) are not well understood. By using the Delphi method, this study identifies and ranks BPO risk factors from the perspective of vendors as well as clients (for comparison purposes) across two countries. We identify a list of 68 BPO risk factors perceived by vendors and clients and top-ranked risk factors perceived by vendors. We categorize these factors into six risk dimensions (i.e., organizational environment, client, complexity, contract, execution, and vendor). Our findings indicate that vendors are concerned about not only the risks that influence their own business, but also those that may impact the business of clients. However, vendors focus more on client and execution risks, whereas clients focus more on vendor and organizational environment risks. Our research contributes to the existing literature by not only investigating the top-ranked risks from the perspective of vendors, but also revealing the similarities and differences in the perceptions of vendors and clients with respect to BPO risk. Our research also has practical utility for BPO vendors and clients.

Spectrum Sharing Schemes From 4G to 5G and Beyond: Protocol Flow, Regulation, Ecosystem, Economic

As the services and requirements of next-generation wireless networks become increasingly diversified, it is estimated that the current frequency bands of mobile network operators (MNOs) will be unable to cope with the immensity of anticipated demands. Due to spectrum scarcity, there has been a growing trend among stakeholders toward identifying practical solutions to make the most productive use of the exclusively allocated bands on a shared basis through spectrum sharing mechanisms. However, due to the technical complexities of these mechanisms, their design presents challenges, as it requires coordination among multiple entities. To address this challenge, in this paper, we begin with a detailed review of the recent literature on spectrum sharing methods, classifying them on the basis of their operational frequency regime—that is, whether they are implemented to operate in licensed bands (e.g., licensed shared access (LSA), spectrum access system (SAS), and dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS)) or unlicensed bands (e.g., LTE-unlicensed (LTE-U), licensed assisted access (LAA), MulteFire, and new radio-unlicensed (NR-U)). Then, in order to narrow the gap between the standardization and vendor-specific implementations, we provide a detailed review of the potential implementation scenarios and necessary amendments to legacy cellular networks from the perspective of telecommunication vendors and regulatory bodies. Next, we analyze applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques for facilitating spectrum sharing mechanisms and leveraging the full potential of autonomous sharing scenarios. Finally, we conclude the paper by presenting open research challenges, which aim to provide insights into prospective research endeavors.

Influential Characteristics and Benefits of Cloud ERP Adoption in New Zealand SMEs: A Vendors’ Perspective

Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are hosted services offering opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that often lack IT resources. Few studies have examined the adoption of cloud ERP systems in SMEs, specifically, from the perspective of cloud ERP vendors who are the domain experts. Drawing on vendors’ perspectives in the New Zealand (NZ) context, this paper evaluates the influential characteristics for adopting cloud ERP systems in SMEs. The paper uses an integrative model combining the technological, organizational, and environmental (TOE) framework with the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) based on individual dimension for a holistic evaluation. Findings reveal novel characteristics including system reliability and data security that influence adoption of cloud ERP. Further, benefits are identified such as reduced cost and time for deployment, increased scalability, and improved accessibility. The paper presents new insights that can help SME managers successfully adopt cloud ERP in their firms in addition to providing practical guidelines for adoption in NZ. The development of a theoretical model integrating TOE and UTAUT is a novel approach, substantially contributing to the body of knowledge.

Taxonomy of critical success factors based on players and activities across ERP projects: the perspective of ERP vendors

Taxonomy of critical success factors based on players and activities across ERP projects: the perspective of ERP vendors

Women in Informal Economy: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Female Street Vendors in China

The informal economy plays an important role in developing countries, contributing to the overall economy and poverty reduction. Street vending, in particular, has created a large number of employment opportunities and enhanced the living quality of the poor. Despite these contributions, street vendors, especially women, are excluded and unfairly treated. This paper aims to examine the challenges faced by women in the informal economy from the perspective of female street vendors in China and puts forward policy suggestions. To make up for the loopholes of existing research, which sees this issue from a macro perspective instead of a micro, or gender, one, this paper draws on the method of open coding to reveal the reality faced by female street vendors relative to their male counterparts. Open coding demonstrates that harassment by chengguan is the most common challenge in the eastern and southern cities, and its degree is closely related to the inconsistent policies in different cities and regions. Meanwhile, there is a lack of effective government response to women’s work-family conflict and specific legislation for women. Besides, compared to national laws and policies, the local governments rarely think from the perspective of female street vendors while formulating and implementing relevant policies. The result is followed by relative suggestions including clear legislation, a better role for women’s associations, and appropriate regulatory policies. These materials are likely to help explore this issue from the feminist perspective and provide a reference for further research.

Photo-elicitation and the voiceless: Narrating the “lived experiences” perspective of informal street food vendors in Khayelitsha, Cape Town

This research delves into the symbolic spaces and everyday practices of street food vendors in Khayelitsha, Cape Town - specifically, how traders interact and negotiate their agency within food systems of the poor and marginalised. A key objective for this study is to gain insight into street food vendors’ understanding of the right to food and what it means for them as food system actors. Taking on a gendered lens, findings speak to informal traders existing in a complex space - caught somewhere between exclusionary urban politics, and waiting for the state to address the many governance and political bottlenecks that define the complex environment in which they operate. By focusing on symbolic experiences and actions of vendors in Khayelitsha, the study unveils the often invisible, ordinary, everyday realities of the vendors, through which ‘social capital’ is produced. The irrelevance of an actual constitutionally codified right to food for informality is also revealed through the qualitative essence of informal food traders’ experiences of navigating a livelihood in the fluid and unstable context of the informal economy.

The perspective of artisan vendors' resilience, dedication to product authenticity, and the role of marketing and community: 21st century

PurposeThis study creates new knowledge that addresses issues significant enough to warrant intellectual engagement. It fills a gap in the academic and practitioner literature by examining a profitable yet understudied cottage industry (artisan vendors). It examines marketing concepts that influence dedication to authentic craftsmanship and artisans' willingness to continue in the industry.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines historical evidence and connects it with subjective and interpretive analyses from 29 in-depth interviews of today's US artisan vendors to identify sustainable marketing best practices for the industry.FindingsResearchers uncovered factors behind artisan vendors' willingness to stay committed to their craft and remain in the industry. From the findings of this study, marketing best practices (branding, brand communities and product adaptation while remaining authentic to their craft) were identified as tools for resilience and remaining a viable competitor in the marketplace.Originality/valueHistorically, artisan vendors have been engaging in marketing practices before terms defined their activities. Thus, this study is original in that it contributes to the academic literature by first conducting an analysis of the history of an understudied cottage industry (artisan vendors) starting in the Mesopotamian Era. The key marketing factors discovered in the historical study contributing to the resilience of this industry were then used to conceptualize a qualitative study of the highly profitable US artisan vendor industry.

Book Reviews

The book, A Comprehensive Guide to 5G Security (Abro, A.B. et al; 2018), discusses the key security areas of 5G systems. This book is selected to review in this column because particular emphasis is given to the planning of threat mitigation from the perspective of telecom vendors and mobile network operators. In total, there are 17 chapters in this book which are categorized into four parts: 5G security overview; 5G netwowrk security; 5G cloud computing; and virtual network security. The weak point of the book is that it does not cover the layered aspects of 5G networks in detail, including the physical, MAC and network layers. The metadata available on the publisher’s website shows 474 pages; however, the hardcopy has 440 pages. Overall, after reading the book, it is clear that security and privacy are of utmost importance for new 5G technologies and networks, and this book can be a good read for covering the background and technological aspects for 5G networks and their security and privacy issues.

The perspective of national ERP vendors in achieving ERP project success in government organisations: a case of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT This paper aims to explore Key Influencing Factors (KIFs) from the perspective of national ERP vendors throughout pre-implementation and during implementation of ERP projects. We conducted a mixed methods study on 10 national ERP vendors involved in government sector projects in Saudi Arabia. KIFs were identified through in-depth interviews and prioritised using a multi-criteria decision analysis method. Findings suggested a list of KIFs that are grouped into four main categories namely sponsors and leadership, IT capabilities, change management and project management. The prioritisation of the KIFs reveals the ERP capabilities and the stakeholder managers to be the most important factors.

The street as workspace: Assessing street vendors’ rights to trees in Hyderabad, India

Urban street trees provide critical ecosystem services such as shade and contribute to the health and well-being of urban residents - especially those who spend much of the day outdoors. Our paper focusses on one of the most vulnerable groups in a city: street vendors, who spend much of their time on streets, with or without trees. Most contemporary visions for green cities ignore street vendors and fail to consider their uses and expectations of public green spaces. Drawing from in-depth interviews with 75 street vendors in 11 market streets in the hot Indian city of Hyderabad, we discuss their perceptions of the importance of trees for their daily work and livelihood and describe the challenges that street vendors face in accessing shade in a hot city. In several instances, “development” of urban areas has led to gentrification, with the felling of trees and displacement of street vendors, bringing into question their ‘right to the city’. We argue that street vendors are largely left out of considerations of urban ecological planning, despite being one of the groups most affected by the availability of wooded streets in cities. Ecologists, urban researchers, planners and landscape designers must explicitly consider greening strategies from the perspective of street vendors for inclusive, sustainable urban development.

A Taxonomy of Critical Success Factors based on Players and Activities Across ERP Projects: the Perspective of ERP Vendors

A Taxonomy of Critical Success Factors based on Players and Activities Across ERP Projects: the Perspective of ERP Vendors

Operational Excellence as the Main Customer Value: Information Technology Vendors' Perspective

Abstract Background: Information technology (IT) requires substantial investments from enterprises to build competitive capabilities. IT products are supposed to provide value to customers and to increase the competitiveness of enterprises. Vendors of IT products should take the competitive strategy and value creation for enterprise buyers into account. Objectives: This article takes the perspective of IT vendors (ITVs) and attempts to answer the research questions “What types of customer value do ITVs consider?” and “Do ITVs consider the competitiveness of enterprises?” Methods/Approach: This research investigates descriptions from ITVs and analyzes patterns and correlations of coded content. The annual reports of 32 global market-leading ITVs were examined through direct content analysis. Results: Half of the annual reports mention the competitiveness of enterprise buyers; 84% of the samples relate to customer-value disciplines. Moderate positive and monotonic relationships were detected between customer value disciplines. Conclusions: ITVs consider the competitiveness of buyers and noticeably regard customer value disciplines, mainly operational excellence, that in turn refers to process efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

“I Choose to be Here”: Tensions between Autonomy and Precarity in Craft Market Vendors’ Work

Outdoor markets have emerged as key nodes in cities’ attempts to revitalize downtown areas through culture and consumption. However, few studies have investigated urban markets as sites of labor, or explored work conditions from the perspective of vendors themselves. As self–employed creative workers in a seasonal industry, artisan vendors experience various forms of economic insecurity related to precarity inherent to their line of work. This article investigates the experiences of artisan craft vendors in Ottawa's popular ByWard Market. Through interviews with vendors, we explore themes such as artisan identity, relationships in the market, and economic and labor conditions. We argue that although precarity seems to be inherent in the vendors’ work conditions, it does not undermine their identities as artisans, in part because of the strong value attached to autonomous, creative work. This attachment may, however, hinder artisan vendors’ abilities to organize for structural changes that would mitigate their economic precarity.

Differences between Clients’ and Vendors’ Perceptions of IT Outsourcing Risks: Project Partnering as the Mitigation Approach

Information technology (IT) outsourcing has been a business practice for more than two decades. Researchers have suggested successful risk management as a key factor in successful IT outsourcing projects implementation. The documented investigations, however, have mainly addressed risk management only from a single perspective of either clients or IT vendors. Considering only one perspective allows for an omission of possible risks considered critical by the other party, as suggested by agency theory. This study explored the potential perception inconsistency regarding the risks between the client and the vendor for IT outsourcing projects by using a quasi- Delphi approach. The analysis results indicated some inconsistencies in the risks perceived by the two parties: (1) the clients regarded (a) lack of vendor commitment to the project and (b) poor vendor selection criteria and process as top critical risks but the vendors didn't; and (2) on the other hand, the vendors perceived (a) unclear requirements and (b) lack of experience and expertise with project activities as significant risks but the clients didn't. Insights into how the client and the vendor perceive risks may help both parties determine how to partner and manage project risks collaboratively to succeed in outsourcing.

Strategies for Primary Care Stakeholders to Improve Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

The use of electronic health records (EHRs) and the vendors that develop them have increased exponentially in recent years. While there continues to emerge literature on the challenges EHRs have created related to primary care provider satisfaction and workflow, there is sparse literature on the perspective of the EHR vendors themselves. We examined the role of EHR vendors in optimizing primary care practice through a qualitative study of vendor leadership and developers representing 8 companies. We found that EHR vendors apply a range of strategies to elicit feedback from their clinical users and to engage selected users in their development and design process, but priorities are heavily influenced by the macroenvironment and government regulations. To improve the "marriage" between primary care and the EHR vendor community, we propose 6 strategies that may be most impactful for primary care stakeholders seeking to influence EHR development processes.

Risk Factors in IT Outsourcing Partnerships: Vendors’ Perspective

In recent years, information technology (IT) outsourcing is a widespread practice in the global business today. Business organizations decide to transfer such kind of services to other firms (vendors) in search of cost-related and other competitive advantages. Identification and handling of risks appears to be crucial for IT outsourcing success. The objective of this article is to identify the main risk factors related to IT outsourcing partnerships from the perspective of Bulgarian vendors on the basis of empirical study. The analysis is based on theoretical grounds provided by the specialized literature and utilizes selected results from a survey of outsourcing relations between Bulgarian vendor organizations and their clients (outsourcers). The study is focused on the risk factors that could potentially hinder the formation and development of strategic outsourcing partnerships. Some of these risk factors act as threats for outsourcing success and their potential effects need to be considered within the risk mitigation strategies of IT outsourcing service providers.