Product Legitimacy Research Articles

Blockchain-Driven Anti-Counterfeit Mechanism with Dynamic Product Authentication for Enhanced Supply Chain Security

In the realm of global trade, counterfeit products persist as a pervasive challenge, eroding consumer trust and posing substantial economic threats. Existing approaches to counter this issue often prove inadequate, necessitating an exploration of innovative alternatives. Beyond addressing the deficiencies of current solutions, our system contributes to secure and transparent trade practices. Our proposed system introduces dynamic product authentication checks conducted at regular intervals. This proactive feature serves as a direct response to the identified inadequacies in existing solutions, aiming to significantly diminish the infiltration of counterfeit goods into the supply chain. The pivotal innovation in our approach lies in its multifaceted nature. Dynamic product authentication checks not only bolster security but also ensure authenticity throughout the product lifecycle. By decentralizing control, we promote transparency in product transactions, aligning seamlessly with blockchain's core attributes of immutability and decentralization. This comprehensive strategy integrates with the decentralized blockchain system to fortify supply chain security, utilizing innovative verification methods. Scanned codes cross-reference with blockchain records, promptly informing consumers of a product's legitimacy or counterfeit status. This paper delineates a comprehensive solution to the challenges posed by counterfeit products in the e-commerce market, grounding its significance in the acknowledged shortcomings of current anti-counterfeit measures. By integrating dynamic product authentication checks with blockchain's inherent strengths, our system offers a practical, efficient, and innovative approach to safeguard product quality and authenticity in the global marketplace. The intersection provides a robust framework for securing e-commerce transactions, thereby bolstering consumer confidence in online trade practices.

Validity of Kvisoft Flipbook Maker-Assisted PjBL-Based E-books for Elementary Schools

The presence of Buku Sekolah Elektronik (BSE), an electronic textbook developed by the Ministry of Culture and Education, is one example of the application of TI in education. Observation and the requirements of instructors and students. The purpose of this research is to make and know the validity of a Project Based Learning-based e-book featured by a kvisoft flipbook maker in the third grade of elementary school. This research was conducted using Research and Development (RD) method and Model Pengembangan ADDIE. Researchers observed and interviewed teachers and third-grade students from each school as many as 3 people were selected for research. By using the data from observation and interviews, the researcher designed the product to fulfill the needs of those schools. In the 'development' session, the researcher developed the raw product so that it could be used by the teacher and students. During the "implementation" session, the students evaluated the product's efficacy. To create the ideal product, the absence of a product was remedied. This procedure is referred to as "assessment." Experts must examine the product's legitimacy before the efficacy of the product is evaluated. There is the issue of the images, substance, and language's legitimacy. The test's findings indicate that the product is quite legitimate in terms of both language and substance, while the results for the visuals are also reliable. It can be concluded that the product, an e-book, is very valid and it can be used as an alternative material in teaching

PEMBERDAYAAN PETERNAK LEBAH TRIGONA PADA KELOMPOK USAHA A BEE HONEY DI GAMPONG ALUE AWE KECAMATAN MUARA DUA

As part of a pilot program, Trigona honey bees have been cultivated in Gampong Alue Awe, Muara Dua subdistrict, by the A Bee Honey group. Under certain conditions, the supply of honey does not satisfy the demand, despite the fact that the cultivation experience and revenue can be used as a source of income. The prices are relatively higher, and consumers have faith in the product's legitimacy and effectiveness. Moreover, unlike livestock farming, beekeeping does not require feed or labor. Gampong Alue Awe, still including woodland areas and community gardens, has the potential to be developed. In addition to a poorly understood sales process, the lack of understanding regarding the cultivation and economics of kelulut honey makes consumers less interested in it. Therefore, community service activities in the form of training are required to determine the function of kelulut honey cultivation in raising family income. According to the circumstance study, the community does not comprehend the advantages and potential of trigona bee cultivation. The purpose of the training is to educate the community about the potential of trigona bee culture as an alternative source of income. In Gampong Alue Awe, the requirement for additional breeders to meet honey stocks can become part of the government's food security policy. From August to November 2022, the group received assistance in the form of agriculture training, harvesting process care, mentoring, and colony support. To join the Bee Honey Breeders Club, you must be a member of the community. The group provides assistance and serves as a coach and incubator for the results of its members. Participants sell honey through the organization due to the fact that business and distribution licenses are already in place. As a result of the service, five family heads expressed interest in joining the program with the group and began raising trigona bees after receiving instruction. Gampong Alue Awe has cooperated with partners to incorporate this initiative into the Gampong budget as a food security program. The benefits of these activities offer a new source of revenue for the community, and the Tridharma of Higher Education seeks the formation of entrepreneurship in the community

Military-civilian partner selection for mental health management: An analysis of organisational and technological legitimacy

Traumatic and chronic mental health problems have heightened the socio-economic cost, inducing military-civil collaboration. Since the military-civilian partnership offers conceptual development and technological development, we explored the partner-selection process in the military-civil strategic alliance for therapeutic products. Following the institutional approach, we applied legitimacy to the organisational and technological levels. First, we proposed that the military-civilian collaboration stands for the organisation's legitimacy (experience in the field). Second, we proposed the military-civilian collaboration predicts technological legitimacy (drugs versus psychotherapies). We used a worldwide clinical trial dataset (10,585 projects) on military-civilian cooperation in mental health projects, comprising clinical trials for all types of therapies for mental health management. Especially, PTSD, stress and anxiety were the main concepts in the conditions of the sampled clinical trials since the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA began to maintain the database from 1997 onwards. For the legitimacy of the partner, we find support for the legitimacy of the organisation in the military-civilian partner selection. The military selects partners with an extensive portfolio of completed projects in the field. For the product's legitimacy, contrary to expectations, we find that mental health problems use psychotherapies more than drug therapies. Drug therapy has institutional support and higher legitimacy; psychotherapy is higher in the frequency of usage. The theoretical and practical role of inter-organisational legitimacy and inter-project (inter-technology) legitimacy suggest that the sponsor's prestige is more important than the technological prestige.

Postacquisition asset redeployment and marketing adaptation: a consumer perspective

PurposeThis research examines consumer assessments of brand value derived from the redeployment of brand-related assets following a crossborder acquisition (CBA). The current study synthesizes research on international marketing standardization/adaptation to the context of crossborder horizontal acquisitions as the market entry strategy to investigate consumer evaluations of the postacquisition choice of brand name and brand positioning.Design/methodology/approachA pretest and two studies were conducted in Taiwan to empirically examine effects from the theory-driven model of product legitimacy (PL) on an entity's postacquisition brand value, as well as any moderating effects of consumer localism.FindingsPostacquisition brands were evaluated more positively when positioned in a manner that was in accordance with perceived PL. Consumer localism as another contingency factor reflected consumers' favorable attitude toward marketing adaptation following CBAs.Originality/valueThis article is a pioneering work to draw on the consumer perspective to investigate asset redeployments between the acquirer and target following a crossborder horizontal acquisition. Specifically, this research introduces PL as a contingency factor to examine consumers' evaluation of brand value, which is derived from the redeployment of brand name and brand positioning in the context of a developed-country firm's acquisition of an advanced emerging-market firm for entry into the market.

How does a new venture build a new product's legitimacy Evidence from digital innovations in an established industry

Any significantly new product will face legitimacy challenges when it enters the market, and even more so when launched by a new venture. We draw on an in-depth case study to explore the challenge of achieving product legitimacy, defined as a generalised perception or assumption that the features of a product are desirable, proper or appropriate within a business ecosystem with a particular set of norms, values and beliefs. From our analysis of a new venture who applied new digital technology to successfully launch new products in an established industry and emerging economy context, we identify four strategies by which the venture built legitimacy for its new products: orienting, leveraging, designing and enacting. We also find, by adopting appropriate ecosystem strategies, the venture was able to increase the value creation for customers and further enhance the legitimacy of their new products. This suggests that economic factors, rather than social factors that are more often highlighted in studies based in institutional theory, may have the greatest impact on the legitimacy of new products.

How does a new venture build a new product's legitimacy Evidence from digital innovations in an established industry

Any significantly new product will face legitimacy challenges when it enters the market, and even more so when launched by a new venture. We draw on an in-depth case study to explore the challenge of achieving product legitimacy, defined as a generalised perception or assumption that the features of a product are desirable, proper or appropriate within a business ecosystem with a particular set of norms, values and beliefs. From our analysis of a new venture who applied new digital technology to successfully launch new products in an established industry and emerging economy context, we identify four strategies by which the venture built legitimacy for its new products: orienting, leveraging, designing and enacting. We also find, by adopting appropriate ecosystem strategies, the venture was able to increase the value creation for customers and further enhance the legitimacy of their new products. This suggests that economic factors, rather than social factors that are more often highlighted in studies based in institutional theory, may have the greatest impact on the legitimacy of new products.

Study of country-of-origin image from legitimacy theory perspective: Evidence from the USA and India

This study explored country-of-origin image (CoI) based on legitimacy theory. The comments and discussions about Chinese products' CoI from both Indian and American customers on public websites were collected and analyzed. The findings show that CoI is essentially a kind of recognition and judgment of a product's legitimacy. Customers judge a Chinese product's pragmatic legitimacy and social legitimacy through both a performance image and institution image aspect of the CoI, respectively. The findings can advance our understanding of CoI phenomena and provide guidance for international marketers in developing countries to manage country-related information more effectively.