Social Production Research Articles

The Signaling Paradox: Revisiting the Impacts of Overeducation in the Chinese Labor Market

With the widespread popularization of higher education, the increased supply of knowledge laborers has heightened the risk of overeducation, posing a significant threat to employment quality. Utilizing data from the CGSS2015 survey, this study controls for selection bias by matching employed and self-employed individuals using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to distinguish and estimate the signaling and productivity effects of overeducation in China. The findings indicate that the signaling effects of overeducation are not significant, challenging the Weak Screening Hypothesis (WSH) and suggesting that overeducation in China is not genuine overeducation. It is also acknowledged that overeducation has dual productivity effects, including the loss of personal productivity and the promotion of job productivity. This implies that overeducation has contributed to the increase of social productivity at the cost of personal sacrifice.

1980 SONRASI ÇAĞDAŞ TÜRK SANATINDA DİSİPLİNLERARASILIK VE DİSİPLİNLERAŞIRILIK

The coup of 1980 in Turkey was considered a negative impact of effective and long-term changes. Everything, including the historical process, political, economic, social and cultural phenomena, as well as street and art concepts, has been shaped before and after the 80s. The first half of the 80s became a period for Turkish art when works were published and bought and sold as commodities. After 1980, there was a major break in the field of visual arts, both in reviewing the subjects discussed and in the forms of creation. Artists who worked on the distribution of arbitrary border lines between political, economic, social or cultural products until the 80s gained a freer understanding of art in the 80s. With these understandings, after the 1990s, Turkish artists have signed practices that are open to diversity in art and are increasingly appreciated as interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary. This diversity has been provided with opportunities in the interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary period in which the art environment has been cultivated along social and cultural mobility such as global production, freedom, technological developments and international markets. Expanding the interdisciplinary and extreme expressions of disciplines within the scope of the research and examining the selected examples in a more comprehensive manner, revealing the results that Bitcoin has created in the last period and afterwards. Keywords: Turkish Art, Interdisciplinary, Transdisciplinary

A Study on Factors Affecting Smartphone Purchase Decisions in Indonesia

Smartphones are constantly developing and increasingly impacting human behavior, making them a key benchmark of current telecommunications technology. Smartphones, whether in our pockets or our hands, have become an indispensable component of our daily existence. Indonesia has one of the world's highest smartphone adoption rates. Additionally, Indonesia is the fourth-biggest smartphone market worldwide. However, the increase in smartphone users in Indonesia has not translated to an increase in smartphone sales, which have decreased in Indonesia. So, understanding customer behavior is crucial for smartphone companies. As a result, the aim of this study is to explore the role of social influence, product features, and brand image on smartphone purchase decisions in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative method, with primary data gathered through a survey with a total sample size of 278 respondents. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) with the help of SmartPLS software is the data analysis method used in this investigation. Findings from this study are that social influence, product features, and brand image all significantly influence on smartphone purchase intention. The study also found that Purchase Intention has significant effects on Purchase Decision. Then, to have more precise results, future research may consider about including additional segmentation characteristics like gender or income level.

Applying Daoist Thoughts of Interconnectedness to Disaster Communities: Through the Lenses of Diaspora and Pluralism

The human community confronts a plethora of disasters, including man-made epidemics like COVID-19, environmental problems such as water and food resource depletion, biochemical warfare, and even threats from human-created artificial intelligence. Consequently, it is appropriate to term our current community a “disaster community”. This paper delves into the issue of diaspora, intrinsically linked to the fragmentation problem in the disaster community, where each subgroup tends to focus solely on its own community. This issue is scrutinized by categorizing the diaspora into larger and smaller categories, with cases from both the international and domestic levels examined respectively within each category. Among the many Daoist philosophical concepts, this paper focuses on the Daoist principle of interconnectedness. In examining Daoist thought on interconnectedness, it also confirms that the notion of interconnectedness is being increasingly emphasized in modern society and across various academic disciplines. This perspective affirms the pluralistic nature of existence, while also underscoring the fundamental interconnectedness that underpins the myriad forms and phenomena. It provides a framework for addressing the challenges faced by the disaster community, particularly in relation to issues of diaspora, by emphasizing the need for coexistence and collective responsibility within a web of mutual relations. The philosophy innovatively applied from Daoism emphasizes “recognizing diversity based on Dao, while acknowledging that each existence is interconnected”. Here, “recognition of diversity based on Dao” underpins pluralism, and “interconnectedness of all existence” forms the fundamental solution to the diaspora problem. This approach could be extended as a strategic response to various disasters that the human community encounters. Therefore, this paper assesses the current state of the disaster community, the severity of the diaspora issue, and some cases both between and within nations. It also discusses the core of Daoist philosophy and its creative application to overcome these challenges. The disaster community should transition towards a sustainable and open community, and on this journey, by acknowledging our interconnectedness, we can find solutions to not only the disasters we confront but also to the diaspora problem.

Prospect of Social Marketing in Enhancing the Acquisition and Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) for the Prevention of Malaria in a Rural Area of Imo State, South-Eastern Nigeria

Background Proper utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) has been shown to be very effective in preventing malaria and in reducing the incidence of the disease. Getting people to buy and utilize ITNs has proven very difficult especially in low-income settings of sub-Saharan Africa where the disease is endemic. This research work, therefore assesses the effectiveness of the application of social marketing strategies in encouraging the acquisition and utilization of ITNs. Focus of the Article The marketing mix concept which is usually referred to as the 4Ps of social marketing-price, place, product and promotion-were put to test to identify how the respondents will respond to variation in any of them. The research aims to assess the people’s response to a favorable change in the price of ITNs, product quality, product location and target advertisement. Research Question The research questions that this study aimed to answer is; will the introduction of the traditional marketing mix of social marketing help drive the acquisition and utilization of ITNs by the people in rural communities of Imo State, Nigeria? Program Design/Approach The research report contained in this manuscript is targeted at health products (tangible and intangible) marketing researchers in resource-limited settings. These researchers who may not be able to afford the acquisition of large quantity health products like the ITNs to conduct their study can adopt the method employed in this study. Here the “prospect” of using social marketing strategies like the traditional marketing mix, to determine a possible increase in the acquisition and utilization of ITNs by the people. Importance to the Social Marketing Field This study describes how researchers in low-and-middle income countries could conduct a social marketing research on tangible products such as the ITN without really selling ITNs. The people’s intent to buy and use ITNs were assessed. More than 10 previous studies from as far back as 1999 were assessed, none of them employed the current methodology. Methodology This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study where a multi-stage sampling technique was employed to recruit the study participants. Results It was found that 55.1% had ITNs, good utilization rate of 80.6% was recorded among those who possessed ITNs. Using the social marketing principle to assess respondents’ intent to own and use ITNs, an increase of 27.2%, 38.1%, 31.3%, and 35.9% will be achieved if the cost of acquiring ITNs becomes affordable, when ITNs become accessible, when practical guidance on use was provided, and when quality was improved. The study also revealed that, the vigorous pursue of social marketing techniques can enhance the sales of ITNs and its usage among the people. Recommendation for Research or Practice This study has justified the usefulness of social marketing in engendering positive behavioural change where people can be motivated to adopt a health innovation. It is therefore recommended that health innovations and products must be sold to the people using social marketing strategies as this has been proven not only to encourage adoption/acquisition, but also utilization.

The edifying body: the role of embodied practices in the social production of servicescapes

PurposeThis research aims to explore and theorize the role of embodied practices – orchestrated by service providers – in the social production of servicescapes. It is claimed that the social character of the servicescape is shaped not only by narratives and materialities but also through the body. Bodily physical behaviors like physical movements in space, gestures, facial expressions, postures and tactile engagements with the surrounding materiality constitute a body language that conveys information and expresses meanings. In this kinetic capacity, the body becomes a building agent in the social constitution of the servicescape. As the author empirically demonstrates in the context of city tourism with diverse experiential opportunities, it is due to the body’s discriminatory orientation, walking, looking, pointing and acting in selective ways that the city emerges as a servicescape of particular kind.Design/methodology/approachMarket-oriented ethnography was conducted in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where the author observed the guiding practices of tour guides leading international tourists during two-day city excursions.FindingsThis research identifies and unpacks three clusters of embodied practices deployed by service providers as they guide customers at the servicescape: spatializing, emplacing and regulating. The role of the body and its association with narratives and materialities is identified in each cluster.Practical implicationsA number of embodied practices are provided for use by contact employees as they guide customers in the servicescape. Specific guidelines are also offered to service providers for the strategic employment of body language, their training is navigational skills and the coordination of body, narratives and materialities.Originality/valueThis study extends current materialistic and communicative approaches on the construction of servicescapes by claiming that the servicescape in not only a physical and narrative construction but something that is also configured through the body; provides three clusters of embodied practices deployed by service providers; theorizes the intertwined nature of narratives, materiality and the body; defines servicescapes as dynamic socio-spatial entities emerging from the constant {narrative-material-body} arrangements orchestrated by service providers; and sheds light on the mediating role of the body in the social production of servicescapes.

The experience economy is the path to digital transformation

The article discusses aspects of digital transformation leading to an inevitable change in social production. The ability of digital transformation to take your business to a new level and attract a large number of potential clients has been demonstrated. The influence of networking and digitalization on the efficiency of the economy and meeting the needs of all participants in business processes has been studied. The study highlighted options for implementing the digital transformation of social production, allowing us to seize leadership in the chosen area.

Low-cost dual-antenna GNSS-based heading and pitch angles estimation considering baseline length constraint

This contribution presents a vehicular heading and pitch angles estimation method based on the dual-antenna GNSS scheme, the baseline length is investigated as a priori nonlinear constraint to improve the estimation accuracy. The coordinates of the formed moving baseline are estimated first, the baseline length is exploited to enhance the ambiguity resolution process, and then its corresponding attitude angles are determined. The capability and reliability of the proposed algorithm are assessed by a real car-borne experiment with off-the-shelf, low-cost GNSS receivers. The driving trajectory contains both stationary periods and dynamic situations under the open sky and dense community environments. The experimental results show that, compared to the classical method that does not consider the baseline length constraint, the accuracy improvements of the proposed method on attitude angles range from 16.7% to 84.0% in different observation conditions, and the attitude errors of ambiguity fixed solutions are dominantly less than 5°.

Application and Impact Assessment of Renewable Energy in Construction Projects

As a new type of environmentally friendly energy, renewable energy is widely used in various fields of society, and its purpose is to reduce the pollution of social production to the environment. For the research on the application effect of renewable energy, there are few cases and insufficient research depth. In order to solve the above problems, this paper proposes an improved regression analysis method, which refers to the construction engineering yearbook of 2020~2022 and the actual construction project as a case for analysis, and compares with SPSS, Mintab and other software to verify the effect of renewable energy application before and after. Among them, the complex data in renewable energy and construction projects are processed by binary classification, and the data with large field spans and low similarity are scaled to improve the unity of research content. The results of the study are realistic: renewable energy has an impact on energy consumption, cost and CO2 emissions in construction projects, and the reduction range is between 10~20%, and there is a positive proportional relationship. At the same time, the application of renewable energy is directly affected by energy policy and environmental policy, and the impact coefficient is between 0.3~0.5. This shows that the application potential of renewable energy in construction projects is huge, and the development sustainability of construction projects is improved.

Pengaruh Promosi Media Sosial, Kualitas Produk dan Store Atmosphere terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Produk Fashion

This research was conducted with the purpose of analyzing the significance of the influence of social media promotions, product quality and store atmosphere on purchasing decisions for Abvistore fashion products in Tanon District, Sragen. The population of this research is consumers of the Abvistore Shop in Tanon District, Sragen. The sample in this study was 137 people with the sampling technique used was accidental sampling. The data collection method in this research used a questionnaire. The data analysis techniques used are validity tests, reliability tests, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, F-test and R Square test. The result of the analysis stated that all questionnaire items as research instruments were valid and reliable, and the classical assumption test, both multicolinearity test, autocorrelation test, heteroscedasticity test, and normality test of variables were declared to passed the classical assumption test. Multiple linear regression showed that all regression coefficients were positive, which means that variable X1 (social media promotion), X2 (product quality) and X3 (store atmosphere) had a positive effect on the decision purchasing in fashion product at Abvistore. Hypothesis testing showed that social media promotion had no significant effect on purchasing decisions for Abvistore fashion products in Tanon, Sragen. Product quality has a significant influence on purchasing decisions for Abvistore fashion products in Tanon, Sragen. Store atmosphere has a significant influence on purchasing decisions for Abvistore fashion products in Tanon, Sragen. The F-test stated that the research model of he influence of independent variables on the dependent variable was correct. The coefficient of determination test shows that social media promotion, product quality and store atmosphere was able to explain purchasing decisions by 53.2%.

How to Stimulate Continuous Innovative Knowledge Contribution? Mediation by Self-Efficacy and Moderation by Knowledge Level.

Taking the perspective of innovative knowledge management, this study aimed to investigate the stimulation mechanism of continuous innovative knowledge contribution (CIKC). Through a quantitative study conducted in an open innovation community, we modeled a stimulus-organism-response framework to conduct a path analysis from the external environment to internal cognition, and then to knowledge contribution, and filled in the gaps in the mediating and moderating mechanisms. We focused on the stimuli of knowledge contribution, in view of both quantity and quality. Panel data from six periods in one year was collected for dynamic analysis, and we used the fixed effect model to test our hypotheses of mediation effect, moderation effect, and mediated-moderation effect. There were some interesting findings, showing that user's self-efficacy plays a partial mediating role in the quantity, rather than the quality, of CIKC; meanwhile, the users' knowledge level plays a moderating role, and there is a negative moderating mechanism of knowledge level in the process from participation value to the quality of CIKC.

Filmmaking as a Medium of Public Communication in Addressing Social Problems

Purpose: This paper is focused on the role of motion pictures as a medium of public communication directed at addressing social problems and evoking a change in behaviour of the masses. From the moment the art of cinema was born in the late 19th century, films have served as an instrument of shifting public consciousness, i.e., inspiring social change, disseminating ideas and values, raising awareness of the acute social, cultural, and political issues etc. The purpose of this research is to consider, study, and analyse film production as: a) a form of reflecting significant socio-political processes and cultural innovations, as well as representing ideologies; and b) a mechanism that creates, forms, and shapes a new social reality. Materials and Methods: The methodology of this research is based on content analysis and focused on the dynamics of cinematic response to the acute global issues, as well as development of social problem films as an instrument of public communication aimed at raising awareness and inspiring a change within society. The theory to be proved through this paper is that motion pictures have a major influencing power over human brain and social consciousness, and that this power can and has been applied to evoke large-scaled shifts in society. Findings: To summarize the key findings, the content analysis of notable social problem film productions, their impact on the dynamics in public attitudes, and consequent changes in behaviour of the masses demonstrate the pattern of filmmakers’ exponential progress in communicating social message to the target audience and, to a greater or lesser extent, managing to affect, shift, or even transform social reality. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: In order to support the proposed theory and expand the knowledge on “the formula” of success in influencing public mind through filmmaking, further research is required.

‘Natural’ disasters, ignorance, and the mirage of Italian settler colonialism in late nineteenth-century Africa

ABSTRACT This article places the origins of Italian settler colonialism and its defeat in the battle of Adwa (1896) in the global perspective of the environmental history of European imperialism. It argues that the Italian project to turn the highlands of the Horn of Africa into a settler colony was an “imperial mirage”: the perception that the momentarily depopulated landscape of Ethiopia, produced by “natural” disasters that were in fact the social products of colonial warfare, would be available to Italian settlers in the future. This mirage was based on a domino effect of environmental catastrophes connecting climate history, animal disease, and the politics of European imperialism. Italians’ introduction of rinderpest in Eritrea in the wake of an El Niño-related drought triggered “the Great African Rinderpest Panzootic” and the “Great Ethiopian Famine”. The mixture of willful ignorance and wishful self-deception that fueled Italian projects explains Italy’s defeat in the battle of Adwa. Building on the methodology of environmental historians and scholars in Science and Technology Studies, this article shifts focus from the power of the state to the techno-politics of colonialism in its impact on natural environments and African communities through the lens of the cultural production of ignorance.

Design of knowledge transaction protection mechanism in the open innovation community based on blockchain technology

Open innovation communities (OICs) are important for the development of modern enterprises. However, there are still many safety hazards and trust crises on community platforms. This paper proposes an approach that combines blockchain technology and an OIC, as blockchain technology provides a direction for solving trust and security problems in community platform transactions. Moreover, the design of smart contracts can ensure the implementation of transactions and improve their reliability. In this study, the participants in an OIC and three types of infringement problems were analyzed. The Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) algorithm was applied to design the logic of smart contracts and the coupling between idea platforms and the blockchain. The protection mechanism of an OIC was established based on blockchain smart contract supervision to provide a better knowledge co-creation environment for OICs.

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Integrating open education practices with data analysis of open science in an undergraduate course.

The open science movement produces vast quantities of openly published data connected to journal articles, creating an enormous resource for educators to engage students in current topics and analyses. However, educators face challenges using these materials to meet course objectives. I present a case study using open science (published articles and corresponding datasets) and open educational practices in a capstone course. While engaging in current topics of conservation, students trace connections in the research process, learn statistical analyses, and recreate analyses using the programming language R. I assessed the presence of best practices in open articles and datasets, examined student selection in the open grading policy, surveyed students on their perceived learning gains, and conducted a thematic analysis on student reflections. First, articles and datasets met just over half of the assessed fairness practices, which increased with the publication date. There was a marginal difference in how assessment categories were weighted by students, with reflections highlighting appreciation for student agency. In course content, students reported the greatest learning gains in describing variables, while collaborative activities (e.g., interacting with peers and instructor) were the most effective support. The most effective tasks to facilitate these learning gains included coding exercises and team-led assignments. Autocoding of student reflections identified 16 themes, and positive sentiments were written nearly 4x more often than negative sentiments. Students positively reflected on their growth in statistical analyses, and negative sentiments focused on how limited prior experience with statistics and coding made them feel nervous. As a group, we encountered several challenges and opportunities in using open science materials. I present key recommendations, based on student experiences, for scientists to consider when publishing open data to provide additional educational benefits to the open science community.

Predictive algorithm of instrument health condition based on linear regression and radial basis function neural network

Abstract Enterprises and institutions engaged in social production activities need to apply for mandatory verification of general instruments and meters on production equipment according to law, and its verification period is determined by national or local verification and calibration procedures, but the health condition in the calibration intervals is difficult to know. To improve equipment reliability, this paper relies on the linear regression model to research the health condition of general instruments and meters, uses MATLAB tools to analyze the data samples of typical equipment pressure gauge, and combines radial basis function neural network to form a complete algorithm, and finally provides a complete implementation scheme for the health condition prediction of general instruments and meters in service.

PENGARUH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING DAN INOVASI PRODUK TERHADAP MINAT BELI KONSUMEN (Studi Kasus Pada Toko Jaya Rasa Bengkulu)

The title of this research is The Effect of Social Media Marketing and Product Innovation on Consumer Purchase Interest (Case Study at Toko Jaya Rasa Bengkulu). This study aims to determine which factors are most dominant in influencing consumer buying interest, the research was conducted from November 2023 to March 2024.The sample of this research is consumers who have bought products and know Toko Jaya Rasa Bengkulu city from social media. This research uses quantitative methods on 140 respondents. The sampling technique is accidental sampling, the method used in this research is quantitative method with Multiple Linear Regression analysis. Based on the results of multiple linear regression, the regression equation Y= 3.427 + 0.387 (X1), + 0.289 (X2) and the coefficient of determination R Square (R2) obtained a value of 0.510 or around (51.0%). The research results and hypotheses in this study indicate that social media marketing variables and product innovation have a positive effect partially or simultaneously on buying interest in Toko Jaya Rasa Bengkulu. Keywords: Social Media Marketing, Product Innovation, Purchase Interest

Comparative analysis of silicon and steel technologies: Shaping societal evolution and prospects

Lives have completely changed in the past few decades in light of the application of integrated circuits which are based on silicon. This paper conducts a comparative analysis of the impact of silicon technology and steel on human societies, both pivotal in advancing social productivity. It delves into their evolution, highlighting the transformation from antiquity to modernity for steel and the maturation of silicon from a natural element to a semiconductor cornerstone. Key developments in steel, such as the Bessemer process and electric arc furnaces, are explored alongside silicons journey from basic electronic components to complex integrated circuits. The paper also investigates the influence of these materials in various industries, notably the automotive sector, where steels structural integrity complements silicons role in digitization and automation. Furthermore, it examines the future prospects of these industries, emphasizing sustainable practices in steel production and the potential of silicon in emerging fields like quantum computing. The analysis aims to underscore the similarities and interplay between the roles of silicon and steel in shaping modern society, providing insights into their enduring significance and evolving applications.

Correlated multimodal imaging in life sciences: lessons learnt

Correlated Multimodal Imaging (CMI) gathers information about the same specimen with two or more modalities that–combined–create a composite and complementary view of the sample (including insights into structure, function, dynamics and molecular composition). CMI allows one to reach beyond what is possible with a single modality and describe biomedical processes within their overall spatio-temporal context and gain a mechanistic understanding of cells, tissues, and organisms in health and disease by untangling their molecular mechanisms within their native environment. The field of CMI has grown substantially over the last decade and previously unanswerable biological questions have been solved by applying novel CMI workflows. To disseminate these workflows and comprehensively share the scattered knowledge present within the CMI community, an initiative was started to bring together imaging, image analysis, and biomedical scientists and work towards an open community that promotes and disseminates the field of CMI. This community project was funded for the last 4 years by an EU COST Action called COMULIS (COrrelated MUltimodal imaging in the LIfe Sciences). In this review we share some of the showcases and lessons learnt from the action. We also briefly look ahead at how we anticipate building on this initial initiative.