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Dinamika Layanan Perpustakaan di Era Digitalisasi

The existence of a library is essential in maintaining consistent implementation of policies in the education sector. Libraries as facilities and infrastructure for serving literature needs and learning processes to support the nation's intelligent life process. In the current era of digitalization, as a form of progress in information and technology, it has made it easy for readers to search for knowledge quickly. The need for reading sources and literature can be obtained in an instant without leaving the place at the same time. With the easy accessibility of information, data, recordings or perhaps books created by humans digitally, libraries are increasingly becoming a means of obtaining information. When people search for information or knowledge in digital records, the library function is running. Users who obtain information, knowledge and knowledge online require integration and simplification so that users get it with quality and quantity that is valid, accountable and according to the needs of the users themselves. Sources of knowledge or reading are still needed, whether in face-to-face conventional libraries with librarian services or with online media, the web or online library links. Hybridization of the two is still necessary according to the needs and character of the user concerned.

Preventive behaviors toward transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis

Introduction: Indonesia was ranked as the second largest country in the world as a person with pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) after India. This shows that there needs to be action to reduce the transmission of pulmonary TB, especially in family members who are in the same house. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to preventive measures for the transmission of pulmonary tb in the city of Surabaya. Methods: Quantitative research design with a cross-sectional approach, respondents were pulmonary TB sufferers aged > 15 years old for treatment at the East Perak Health Center and Jagir Health Center was totaling 262 respondents. Research variables include gender, age, education, patient category, drug ingestion supervisor, regularity of drug ingestion, search for treatment, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards TB disease are obtained through the dissemination of questionnaires. Furthermore, data processing and statistical tests through (X2) chi square and linear regression. Results: The results showed that gender, age, education, patient category, drug ingestion supervisor, regularity of drug ingestion, search for treatment, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards TB disease significantly affect the prevention of pulmonary Tb transmission. Conclusion: Pulmonary TB patients and family members need to remind each other to behave clean and healthy to prevent the transmission of pulmonary TB. It is very necessary to visit regularly from health services or health workers, to provide education about clean and healthy living behaviors.

고객맞춤형 전략의 한계와 잠재력

This study analyzes the impact of a firm's customization strategy on its internal and external innovation activities. Specifically, I analyze R&D investment as an internal innovation activity and external knowledge search as an external innovation activity. To do so, I conducted an empirical study using 3,982 firm data from 2020 Korean Innovation Survey. The results show that firms adopting strong customization strategy are likely to have lower R&D intensity because they pursue incremental innovation to meet the needs of existing customers. However, they are likely to increase external knowledge search breadth and depth by acquiring relational capability and external knowledge acquisition experience from customer interactions. Current study not only explain the unique nature of customization strategy, but also provide practical implications for firms choosing customization strategy.

Innovation ambidexterity in construction firms: external knowledge antecedents and performance consequences

Empirical evidence on the external knowledge search behaviour of construction firms and its effects on innovation ambidexterity (IA) and performance is limited. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of external knowledge sources on IA and the mediating role of IA in the relationship between external knowledge sources and financial performance (FP) in construction firms. It tests the hypotheses developed using survey responses from management personnel in Hong Kong construction firms. The results indicate that knowledge from clients or suppliers has a significant effect on IA. Similarly, knowledge sourced from universities and research institutions has a significant positive impact on IA. However, only knowledge from clients directly affects FP. IA fully mediates the relationships between knowledge from clients, suppliers or universities and research institutions with FP but not the other three sources. While partly validating some existing studies, these findings also extend the current knowledge on the connection between external knowledge sources and IA. This shows how IA can translate external knowledge into financial outcomes, revealing the value of different knowledge sources for firms. The findings provide insights into how construction firms can direct their knowledge searches to enhance ambidexterity and financial outcomes. This study showed the importance of external collaborators for construction firms in achieving IA and FP. It contributes to the theory and practice on the antecedents and outcomes of IA in construction firms and the path-dependent processes to enhance FP through the use of external knowledge to simultaneously pursue exploratory and exploitative innovation.

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This year, we celebrate the 67th year of the Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. It is a memorable year not only for us ENT practitioners but for the entire world as well, because after 3 years of restrictions, our lives and activities are finally back to normal. The vaccines and medicines against COVID-19 that were developed through meticulous research have afforded us protection against the virus and the confidence to return to our daily lives. Now, more than ever, we see the vital role of research in our lives.
 Research. It is a word that we are all familiar with and have encountered countless times throughout our lives. It is a search for new knowledge to expand our expertise and answer the questions we have. Every carefully chosen article and piece of research published in this issue seeks to promote and enhance the practice of Otolaryngology. As you read through them, I hope that they expand your understanding of our specialty and gain new knowledge that you can use to improve your practice.
 I would like to thank our contributors and the members of the editorial staff of the Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, headed by Dr. José Florencio Lapeña, for their unwavering commitment to regularly provide us new articles and studies to ignite our thirst for knowledge and research. Congratulations for another successful publication and we eagerly anticipate the next one.
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The Effects of Top Management Team External Social Capital on Firm's Openness: Exploring the Mediating Role of Strategic Knowledge Integration

Going from the knowledge-based view of the firm, we designed a framework to describe top management team's (TMT) external social capital as a determinant of the depth and breadth of external knowledge search strategies in open innovation and Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) innovation performance. Besides, we examined the significance of strategic knowledge integration in external knowledge search strategies and innovation performance. Using a sample of 252 Kenyan manufacturing SMEs, the authors applied partial least square to a structural equation model to test the suggested hypotheses. The findings reveal that firms with intense, more frequent, and closer TMT external social capital with external knowledge sources can enhance the stock of externally acquired knowledge, showing that TMT's external social capital plays a crucial role in facilitating the breadth and depth of external knowledge search strategies. The article also finds that external knowledge search breadth is more affected by TMT's external social capital, whereas strategic knowledge integration mediates external knowledge search practices and innovation performance. Therefore, firms with a good ability to identify new opportunities and dynamic strategic businesses tend to be more innovative. This article contributes to social capital and open innovation literature by analyzing two critical determinants: external social capital and strategic knowledge integration. This article attempts to address these gaps in the literature by linking TMT's external social capital, the search for external knowledge, and strategic knowledge integration to innovation performance.

Sanaldan Doğaya Açılan Kapı: Kampçılık Sanal Toplulukları Üzerine Netnografik Bir Çalışma

Since camping is a concept that shares common features with extraordinary emotional experiences such as social interaction, self-renewal and relaxation in relation to nature, it is a very popular recreational activity today. The aim of this study is to examine the behaviors, attitudes and camping experiences of individuals who are members of camping virtual communities in Turkey. For this purpose, netnography method was used in the study. Netnography is a special approach that allows ethnographic research on the Internet. During the data collection process, the most actively used forum and Facebook pages related to camping were examined. According to the findings of this study, five main categories as "search for knowledge", "technical information", "recommendations", "dangers" and "camp diaries" and seven subcategories as "beginners", "campsite rush", "getting into a sleeping bag", "cold related issues", "fighting insects", “experience" and "pleasure" are reported. In line with the emerging categories, it is seen that individuals who are members of camping virtual communities share information and experience with each other on many camp-related issues, as well as make recommendations.

Implementation of blended learning in the students training of the specialty physical culture and sports

The essence of the professional training of future specialists in physical culture and sports in the conditions of blended education is clarified, and the key concepts of the study are defined. The components of information and digital culture are considered; principles of professional training of future specialists in physical culture and sports in conditions of blended education; the main features that characterize the professional training of future specialists, that form the competence of the individual, contribute to individual creativity, erudition, independent search for knowledge, mastery of skills and abilities and contribute to the need for their improvement, increase personal culture and love for one's profession; the most effective groups of methods are singled out and modern approaches to professional training in conditions of blended learning are highlighted. Modern professional training of future specialists in physical culture and sports is presented as requiring the use of digital resources and the latest technologies of education and training. The digital resources that are the most common during the professional training of future specialists in physical culture and sports in the format of blended education have been identified.

Double-edged sword of open innovation for business failure in the post-pandemic era: The moderating roles of industrial embeddedness and absorptive capacity

This study aims to contribute to the literature on open innovation by theorizing about the breadth and depth of an external knowledge search as a double-edged sword that can both reduce and increase the business failure risk. In addition, we integrate an extended resource-based view (ERBV) and a knowledge-based view (KBV) into an open innovation perspective to examine how a B2B firm's industrial embeddedness and absorptive capacity moderate the proposed relationships between a firm's external knowledge search (i.e., of both the breadth and depth of the external knowledge search) and business failure. To understand the effect of environmental shock on organizational learning and searching, we found a U-shaped relationship between a firm's external knowledge search and business failure in a sample of B2B firms that experienced COVID-19 in a highly developed “leapfrogging economy” (i.e., South Korea). The industrial embeddedness and absorptive capacity of a firm negatively moderate (flatten) these U-shaped relationships.

Converting inventions into innovations to address cancer grand challenges: The role of scientific and digital search intensity

AbstractThe present study seeks to shed further light on what favors the conversion of inventions into innovations in for‐profit firms and to advance our understanding of how to tackle cancer grand challenges (CGCs). Specifically, following the literature on knowledge search and recombination, we analyze whether and how cancer‐related inventions developed through an intense adoption of scientific knowledge (scientific search intensity) result in (i) a higher number of approved drugs and (ii) a shorter approval time for new drugs. Notably, while the role of science with regard to technological development has been widely studied, the extent to which science‐based solutions relate to new product introduction, especially in terms of coping with grand challenges such as approved cancer drugs, is less known. Furthermore, considering the digitization of (health) R&D and the role of information and communication technologies (i.e., digital technologies) to address grand challenges, we examine whether and how cancer‐related inventions developed through an intense adoption of digital knowledge (digital search intensity) directly affect the extent and speed of cancer drug approval, as well as whether interaction effects between scientific and digital search intensity exist. We develop hypotheses that we test on a sample of 65,861 cancer‐related patents owned by 139 for‐profit firms, collected from the USPTO Cancer Moonshot Patent Data. These have a priority date between 1990 and 2010, and have led to 1035 approved drugs. Results reveal that scientific search intensity is not associated with the number of different drugs developed from a single cancer‐related invention but is associated with the speed at which the invention leads to a newly approved drug. Digital search intensity appears not to directly affect cancer drug approval, but it lessens the effects of scientific search intensity, thus pointing to a limit of digitization in cancer R&D and innovation processes.

Enhancing organisational resilience of ‘Gazelle enterprises’ through network embeddedness and knowledge search: the moderating effect of digital transformation

ABSTRACT This study assesses the influence of network embeddedness (NE) on the organizational resilience (OR) of Gazelle enterprises. NE presents an efficacious approach for these enterprises to access external knowledge and bolster their resilience. The study classifies NE into two variants: relational embeddedness (RE) and structural embeddedness (SE), subsequently analyzing their distinct impacts on the OR of Gazelle enterprises. In addition, the study delves into the intervening role of knowledge search (KS) and the moderating influence of digital transformation (DT) within the aforementioned relationships. Drawing upon survey data from 295 Chinese Gazelle enterprises, our empirical findings reveal that: (1) RE and SE exert positive influences on the OR of Gazelle enterprises; (2) KS partially mediates the associations between RE, SE, and OR of Gazelle enterprises; (3) DT positively moderates the relationships between RE, SE, and the OR of Gazelle enterprises. This study enhances understanding of the NE-OR relationship in Gazelle enterprises, shedding light on the mediational mechanisms underlying NE and defining the reason underlying that certain Gazelle enterprises capitalise more effectively on NE activities to augment their OR compared to others.

The Influence of Ambidextrous Knowledge Search on Technological Innovation: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Base

As an effective means of acquiring knowledge resources, knowledge search is an important driving force for enterprises to obtain competitive advantages. Based on ambidextrous theory, organizational search theory and knowledge base theory, this study constructs a theoretical framework for the effect of ambidextrous knowledge search on technological innovation performance. And empirically tests the mediating mechanism of knowledge base with the data of knowledge-intensive enterprises. The results show that both exploratory and exploitative search have positive effects on technological innovation performance, and significantly, the positive impact of exploratory searches was higher than that of exploitative searches. Moreover, the balance and combination of knowledge search have a significant positive impact on technological innovation performance respectively. However, the effect of combination is stronger when two search dimensions are considered at the same time. There is a mediating effect between ambidextrous knowledge search and technological innovation performance. Specifically speaking, knowledge base plays a complete mediating role for ambidextrous balance whereas a partial mediating role for ambidextrous combination. The conclusions reveal the mechanism of ambidextrous knowledge search, which can provide a certain theoretical guidance for enterprises to search external knowledge and improve innovation practice.

Impact of digital capability on firm resilience: the moderating role of coopetition behavior

PurposeIn the digital economy, digital capability has become an important dynamic capability of enterprises and plays an essential role in enhancing firm resilience. This study aims to investigate the relationships among digital capability, knowledge search, coopetition behavior and firm resilience based on knowledge-based view and resource-based view.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses the hierarchical regression and bootstrapping methods to test the theoretical framework and research hypotheses. The survey data were collected from 241 Chinese enterprises.FindingsDigital capability has significantly positive effects on knowledge search and firm resilience. Knowledge search positively affects firm resilience and partially mediates the relationship between digital capability and firm resilience. Coopetition behavior weakens the relationship between digital capability and knowledge search, and the mediating effect of knowledge search in the relationship between digital capability and firm resilience. The moderating effect of coopetition behavior on the relationship between digital capability and firm resilience is insignificant.Originality/valueThis study clarifies the effect of digital capability on firm resilience and uncovers the “black box” from digital capability to firm resilience. In addition, this research enriches the literature on digital capability and firm resilience and expands the application of knowledge-based view and resource-based view in the digital context.

Knowledge Networks, Collaboration Networks, and Local Search Behaviors

Inventors embed themselves in knowledge networks consisting of links between knowledge elements and collaboration networks with other inventors. These two networks are decoupled: Their structural features are distinct, and they jointly influence inventors’ local searches for knowledge. Using a longitudinal patent dataset comprising 12,174 observations, this study investigates the effects of two structural features of inventors in these networks—degree centrality and structural holes—on their local search behaviors. Our findings reveal that the degree centrality of inventors’ knowledge elements in the intra-organizational knowledge network contributes to the depth and breadth of their local search behaviors, while structural holes hinder such behaviors. Furthermore, the effect of degree centrality in the intra-organizational knowledge network for local searches increases when inventors hold central positions and span more structural holes in the intra-organizational collaboration network. The negative effect of structural holes in the knowledge network for local searches weakens when inventors hold central positions in the collaboration network. These findings contribute to the literature on knowledge searches by decoupling the knowledge and collaboration networks and analyzing their effects on the depth and breadth of local searches and offer practical implications to organizational managers and researchers.

One alternative health device! A methodological proposal to analyze research projects’ orientation towards national health problems

ABSTRACT In this paper, we present a device to generate assessment tools for research projects oriented to collaborate with national health problems. We made use of the Stokes’ model (1997) for knowledge production as an analytical framework that shows the interaction between two dimensions: the consideration of use and the search of fundamental knowledge. We made an explicit effort to incorporate the social participation in science as a complementary dimension to scientific knowledge production, to generate a device based on the Stokes’ model. When operationalizing it, we presented a set of orienting scales that are useful when dealing with the complex task of generating research projects’ assessment tools. We conclude that methodological proposals for research evaluation are much needed and that devices like this should be taken as a part of human decision-making processes, not as a substitute for them.

A multiobjective memetic algorithm with particle swarm optimization and Q-learning-based local search for energy-efficient distributed heterogeneous hybrid flow-shop scheduling problem

Most existing distributed hybrid flow-shop scheduling problems (DHFSPs) assume identical shops and lack consideration of heterogeneous shops. This study focuses on energy-efficient heterogeneous DHFSP. A multiobjective memetic algorithm with particle swarm optimization and Q-learning-based local search is proposed in order to optimize both makespan and total energy consumption. Particle swarm optimization with multi-group is specifically designed as a global search strategy to improve the fast convergence performance of solutions in multi-direction of Pareto front. To improve the problem-specific knowledge search, two local search strategies are designed to further improve the quality and diversity of solutions. In addition, Q-learning is utilized to guide variable neighborhood search to better balance the exploration and exploitation of algorithms. This study investigates the effect of parameter setting and conducts extensive numerical tests. The comparative results and statistical analysis demonstrate the superior convergence and distribution performance of the proposed algorithm.

Óðinn’s Avatar: McCarthy’s Judge Holden in Blood Meridian

ABSTRACT In contrast to studies that establish superficial resemblances between Judge Holden of Blood Meridian and such monolithic forces of evil and destruction as the archons of Gnostic religious tradition, this article equates this larger-than-life figure with Odin, the Norse god of war. Affinities are established with this paramount god in such spheres as the patronage of battle rage and poetic inspiration; law and judgment; the absence of a moral dimension; the search for knowledge as a means to power; interrogation of the dead; shamanism and spirit travel; the hosting of a select company of fallen warriors in Valhalla; dandyism, joviality, and storytelling, but also in such darker areas as illusion, deceit, betrayal, whimsy and the gratuitous act. Preeminent is the vision of war as central to all life. Despite Holden’s claim that he cannot be fully known, the most plausible source for McCarthy’s adaptation of Odin is H. R. Ellis Davison’s Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, first published in 1964 and reissued as Gods and Myths of the Viking Age in 1981.

The Story of Miss C.’s Seduction of Young Women. A Methodological Quest into Female Same‐Sex Relations at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

AbstractThis article explores a series of newspaper articles from 1908, describing Miss C. – a Copenhagen woman who, apparently, hosted carnal orgies in which she ‘converted’ young women into sapphism. While most historical sources only hint at female same‐sex relationships or describe women's romantic (platonic) feelings for one another, these articles are explicit in their descriptions of lust and carnal sex. For this reason, they add nuance to our historical perceptions of (Western) female same‐sex relations during the turn of the twentieth century. Methodologically, I use my renovation of a Copenhagen flat as an entry point into the articles. I see both projects (the renovation and the analysis) through the lens of a palimpsest, understanding the surface to hide deeper layers of meaning. Thus, the renovation serves as an allegory of my search for knowledge about Miss C. and her lovers, which I attempt to uncover by engaging in reparative readings. As I develop the analysis, I reflect upon my longing to find historical characters who mirror my own identity, as well as the challenge faced by historians researching sexuality in their attempts to write about the past in ways that respect subjects without castrating them or depriving them of agency.

CLARK: Building Conversational Intelligence for Knowledge Management in the Space Domain

This paper presents the case study of the CLARK (Captured Lessons applied for the Reuse of Knowledge) project which is an evolution of the Lessons Learned (LL) portal at the European Space Agency (ESA). The SCARLET research activity has been a key for-runner to this project on an academic research level. It has provided us with important insights into the architecture of the system design. A knowledge graph (KG) has been developed to (re)search (for) knowledge from different angles through the established relationships by combining and structuring data from many sources. Additionally, a chatbot is trained to provide a conversational intelligence experience on top of the data provided by the different Knowledge Management (KM) activities at ESA. Hence, CLARK project enables to retrieve, search, or provide knowledge for the employees across ESA through different interfaces connected to the core systems. In this paper, we also report some findings from the initial testing which indicate very promising results in terms of user engagement and usability of CLARK system and the overall approach. The paper also discusses current and future challenges.

Searching wide and deep for business model innovation

ABSTRACT To remain competitive, firms must innovate their business models (BMs) to meet the demands of the external environment. Given the severity of external threats or opportunities, managers need to determine the scope of BM innovation (BMI) – how many elements of a BM need to be changed – and the degree of novelty required. However, internal firm knowledge may not be sufficient to conceive of and implement new BMIs. Seeking external knowledge can offer managers diverse perspectives and expertise that should foster BMI, a topic that has been insufficiently addressed in the literature. To address this gap, we investigate whether firms that engage in external knowledge search are more likely to engage in BMI and whether different external knowledge sourcing strategies are associated with different BMI types. Analysing Norwegian firm-level data, we find a close association between a firm’s choice of external knowledge search activity in terms of breadth and depth and the scope and novelty of a BMI. The wider a firm’s search, the wider its BMI scope, and the deeper that search, the more novel its BMI. Our findings contribute new, empirically supported insights on external knowledge search as an important antecedent to BMI. For practitioners, our findings illustrate how different search strategies help firms initiate and implement different types of BMI.