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Overseas Market Expansion Strategy of the Global Electronic Components Company Based on the AHP Analysis of Factors in Technology, Organization, and Environment Context: A Case of Samsung Electro-Mechanics

The overseas market expansion strategy is important for achieving competitive advantage and sustainable growth of global electronic component companies. Although the global electronic component market has grown rapidly recently, research focusing on the innovation strategy of global electronic component companies’ expansion into overseas markets is scarce. This paper defines the key factors that influence the success of a global electronic component company’s overseas market expansion strategy based on the Technology, Organization, and Environment (TOE) framework and quantitatively identifies the relative importance of factors at the technology, organization, and environmental levels through Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis. As a case study, we analyze Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which has grown as a global electronic components company through an overseas market expansion strategy in recent decades. As a result of the analysis, among the three top factors defined as key factors, the technology factor was evaluated as the most important factor, and among the subfactors of the technology factor, “R&D Availability”, and “Production Availability” were analyzed as the most important influencing factors. These analysis results suggest that global electronic component companies can achieve successful results when they pursue overseas market expansion strategies by prioritizing technology development and focusing on growth strategies suited to the market environment. This study is meaningful as an academic study focusing on the overseas market expansion strategies of global electronic component companies and makes a practical contribution by providing management implications that can be taken by electronic component companies seeking to expand overseas markets.

Life cycle assessment of prospective trajectories: A parametric approach for tailor‐made inventories and its computational implementation

AbstractLife cycle assessment (LCA) is a standardized, holistic, and multi‐criteria approach to estimate the environmental impacts of a system over its entire lifecycle. Modeling the environmental impacts of future scenarios and evolving systems in LCA is challenging due to lack of knowledge around technological evolutions and changing backgrounds influencing the foreground system. The method proposed here tackles these issues by combining parameterized life cycle inventories (LCIs) of foreground and background systems to assess how background changes, for example in the energy sector, affect the environmental impacts of the foreground. First, parameterized LCIs for the heating and energy sector were developed to flexibly estimate the environmental impacts of heating, gas, and electricity trajectories. Assessing their environmental impacts is essential to avoid any burden shifting to other impacts. Thanks to their parameterization, these models can represent different geographical, temporal, or technological contexts. Second, the combination of these parameterized LCIs was implemented using the Python library lca_algebraic, designed to enhance computational efficiency and calculation speed of LCAs. lca_algebraic’s features were extended to link parameters to specific LCIs and, hence, ease their import and export and facilitate teamwork. In a final step, the developed LCIs and lca_algebraic library were used to estimate the environmental impacts of French heating scenarios from 2018 until 2050, as a test of the approach. The parameterized models developed within this work are available on a Git together with published reference datasets for comparison, so that the method can be adapted to evaluate similar energy trajectories for other countries or regions. This article met the requirements for a gold–gold JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges.

Re-positioning of educational technology in the VUCA world: Global and local cases from the perspective of Turkey

This paper introduces and discusses an extensive case of VUCA in Turkey resulting from global and local calamities in terms of the facts and their reflections to Educational Technology. Turkey has experienced a successive events of misfortune starting with Covid-19 pandemic and followed by massive earthquakes that took place on February 2023, each of which has deepened VUCA and both resulted in failure in coping with VUCA, especially in Educational Technology. This paper thus, intends to draw attention to the mistakes made during these atmospheres by representing the facts and reactions of principles, which, we believe, may guide the rest in similar future cases. In this report, we firstly introduce the outlines of VUCA and the facts about February Earthquakes. Secondly, we discuss VUCA cases within the context of Educational Technology. Lastly, based on what we learned from these cases, suggestions for shareholders are presented to relieve Educational Technology. Keywords: VUCA, Educational Technology, Covid-19, February 6 earthquakes

Sculpting The Perfect Shoe: A Deep Dive Into AI-driven Footwear Design And Production

The footwear industry is undergoing a transformative paradigm shift with the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies into its core processes. This research paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the manifold applications of AI in footwear design and manufacturing. As AI continues to permeate various industries, it has proven to be a disruptive force in the world of fashion and consumer goods, particularly within the footwear sector. This study begins by offering an overview of the historical context and development of AI technologies, emphasizing their recent proliferation and adoption within the footwear industry. It explores the critical role AI plays in addressing key challenges, from designing shoes that prioritize comfort and performance to streamlining the production process and enhancing sustainability. In essence, this research paper provides a comprehensive look into the AI-driven revolution in footwear design and manufacturing, detailing how these technologies are reshaping the industry, from the design studio to the factory floor. It underscores the need for industry stakeholders to embrace and adapt to the transformative potential of AI to remain competitive and sustainable in a rapidly evolving market.

Intersecting Programme Design Thinking in Business disciplines in a new Technological University

This reflective paper discusses how design thinking principles and stages can support a people-focused collaboration between two new Schools in a new Faculty of Business in a new technological university (TU) in Ireland; TUs are a new entity for the higher education sector in the country. The layers of ‘newness’ and uncertainty in the context of this work enabled design principles to be a useful complemental tool for our planning. There are currently five TUs in Ireland with TU Dublin being the first established in January 2019. Technological Universities have been founded to address the social and economic needs of their region and to engage in industry-focused research. A focus is on science and technology programmes that are vocationally and professionally oriented, and a key aspect of the TU remit is an expectation to play a pivotal role in facilitating access and progression for students particularly through relationships with the further education and training sector. The collaboration is between two Heads of School in this context who are using design thinking to help shape their future business programme portfolio for the next 3-5 years. In such a novel situation that we found ourselves in 2022-23, dealing with change at multiple levels required new ways of thinking. This work was part of a University-wide School and Programmatic Review process where people-focused curriculum and learning design involved the academic staff and students who constitute new disciplinary-based programme design teams. We believe that design thinking can provide us with a set of shared principles, processes, practices and attitudes that encourage our disciplinary teams to “think like designers” through a complex process of restructuring our programme portfolio in this new technological university context.

The Impact of Vocabulary Learning Methods on Students’ Vocabulary Application Skills

This research paper investigates the impact of vocabulary learning methods on students’ vocabulary application skills in English language acquisition. I examine traditional methods like rote memorization and flashcards, as well as modern approaches such as contextual learning, technology-assisted methods, and multimodal strategies. Through a mixed-methods research design, including surveys, interviews, and classroom observations, I uncover valuable insights into how these methods influence vocabulary application. My findings reveal that traditional methods, while effective for vocabulary retention, often fall short in facilitating practical vocabulary usage. Contextual learning emerges as a potent strategy, promoting active vocabulary application by immersing learners in real-life language contexts. Technology-assisted methods enhance pronunciation and offer immersive experiences, contributing to improved vocabulary application. Multimodal approaches that integrate various methods provide a holistic solution, fostering both recognition and active use of vocabulary. The implications for language teaching emphasize the need for a balanced approach that combines traditional and modern methods. Incorporating technology and real-life contexts into language education enhances students’ ability to apply vocabulary effectively, bridging the gap between knowledge and application.

When frontline robots emerge: the double-edged-sword effect of anticipated trust on intention to switch brands after service failure

PurposeThis research aims to investigate the influence of consumers' anticipated trust in service providers on brand switching intention and its underlying psychological mechanism. More importantly, this study explores the moderating role of type of service providers (human staff/humanoid robots/nonhumanoid robots).Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted two single-factor between-subjects experimental designs and tested the hypotheses in two typical service failure scenarios: Study 1, a hotel scenario (N = 403); and Study 2, a restaurant scenario (N = 323).FindingsThe results suggest that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between consumers' anticipated trust and tolerance of service failure and that such tolerance has a mediating effect on the relationship between anticipated trust and brand switching intention. Moreover, when service failure is caused by a humanoid service robot, a moderate anticipated trust level of consumers is most conducive to increasing tolerance, which in turn reduces their propensity to switch brands.Originality/valueThis study examines the nature of the relationship between anticipated trust and tolerance in a service failure context, revealing an inverted U-shaped relationship. More importantly, the boundary conditions under which different service provides have an influence on this relationship are incorporated. Finally, this study explores the influence of service failure tolerance on brand switching intentions in a technological context, enriching consumer–brand relationship research.

Correlation analysis between the quality of physical activity and public health based on artificial intelligence technology

Abstract In the context of artificial intelligence technology, the declining physical fitness of Chinese college students is still a serious social problem, and it is urgent to improve the physical health of college students. In this paper, the K-menns algorithm and decision tree CART algorithm are selected to be applied to the analysis and evaluation of college students’ physical health data based on the actual range of attributes of college students’ physical health data, the specific ideas of big data mining algorithm, and the characteristics and application fields of the algorithm are fully considered. Then, in the analysis of the physical health test data of class students, the percentage of the specific index amount to the total index amount is calculated, and the superior and inferior indexes are derived so as to realize the diagnosis of physical health posture. In order to investigate the correlation between physical exercise behavior and the health level of college teachers, a correlation analysis was conducted between the scores of 5 dimensions of physical exercise quality of college teachers and the scores of 8 dimensions of health level. The results showed that among the 5 dimensions, except for the behavioral intention and behavioral control dimensions, which did not have a statistically significant correlation with the physiological function dimension of health level, each of the remaining dimensions had a highly significant positive correlation with each dimension of health level P<0.01. This study promotes the modernization of physical fitness assessment of college students, which is important for maintaining health.

Business process model for “crowdfunding cash waqf model”

Purpose Cash waqf is a powerful financial instrument that deals with the issue of liquidity constraints in waqf institutions. While there are several models of cash waqf operating in different countries, there is increasing demand for innovative cash waqf models, especially within the financial technology context. This paper aims to propose a practical alternative model of funding for waqf institutions using the concepts of crowdfunding and cash waqf. Design/methodology/approach This study evaluated the literature relevant to cash waqf models that have been implemented in different countries and proposed a new viable alternative model. Findings Results offer an alternative financing model, named crowdfunding cash waqf model, for waqf institutions to overcome monetary constraints and enable development projects to be completed. Practical implications The current study has important implications for both officials and relevant stakeholders. It is sought to bring better consistency between cash waqf donors, solving the liquidity problem faced by waqf institutions, enhancing the transparency of waqf institutions and their use of waqf funds, wealth circulation and financing businesses without interest-based loans (riba). By incorporating a crowdfunding and investment mechanism in the model, this method of collecting funds will assist governments in reducing their expenditure on waqf institutions and other social development programmes. Originality/value The proposed model differs from current methods of generating cash waqf, including those are also internet-based. The proposed model is devised to help waqf institutions achieve financial sustainability by including an investment mechanism in the model to sustain the development of waqf projects.

Considerations in the Adoption of Solar Home System Technology in Indonesia

The high potential for solar energy in Indonesia has prompted the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia to aim for solar energy utilization. Unfortunately, since it was planned in 2010, the target has not been achieved due to the low interest of society to purchase and use solar home systems. Using the Technology-Personal-Environment (TPE) framework, this study aims to identify the factors that are being considered in the adoption of solar home system technology and understand the interest of the Indonesian people in repurchasing it. The data for the study were obtained through in-depth interviews with eight participants. The study found that most participants do not consider perceived simplicity, but they consider perceived compatibility, regulations, technology support providers, performance expectations, and personal innovation. It was found that trust is also considered by participants. Additionally, they consider Regulations, Need/Urgency, Price, Technology Specifications, and Maintenance in repurchasing solar home systems. A new model proposed which exchange the perceived simplicity from technology context by trust in personal context. It is recommended that renewable energy companies disseminate information about solar home systems through targeted websites, social media, and advertisements. Moreover, it is recommended that the government enact regulations that can support the use of solar home systems, such as providing incentives, subsidizing its materials, and building domestic factories that can produce the materials. Finally, it is recommended that further studies use other research methods, test new variables, and us the proposed models.

A systematic review of changing conceptual to practice in learning experience design: Text mining and bibliometric analysis

Learning experience design (LXD) is a new wave in educational technology and learning design. This study was conducted to clarify conceptual change to practice by applying a systematic literature review to a combination text mining and bibliometric analysis technique to visualization network. Based on the study selection articles from SCOPUS. Our research questions focused on the changing concept, the elements of dimensionality, and the process or practice of LXD. The findings showed that 152 articles were finally selected to be analyzed. Conceptualizing LXD is currently underway in design thinking and user research methods with emphasis on the empathize process. Moreover, three dimensions to consider including (1) design dimension focus on user experience design in a technology context, (2) learning dimension focus on instructional design and learning theory, and (3) standard dimension focus on assessment and evaluation in learning goal and project management. In addition, five steps cycle for practice follows: research learners as users and learning goals, design with ideate, develop prototyping, validity testing, and launch and follow-up. These factors enhance learning engagement and aesthetics for a great learner experience and learning efficacy.

Suzanne Ciani: The diva of the diode

The world of synthesizers and synthesists is historically male-dominated. Women in synthesis tend to be obscured by males, and their contribution suffers from erasure. This article considers Suzanne Ciani within the contexts of art, technology, science and culture and her work in composition, performance and media. In particular, her National Endowment for the Arts report of 1976 is a groundbreaking document detailing her composition and performance process using synthesizers. Her composition approach has parallels with techniques drawn from serialism, performed and improvised live using machines. Her performances utilize quadraphonic techniques for spatialized performance as part of the composition and performance. She was the first woman to score a major Hollywood film in 1981. Her work in media and technology highlights a space that women have always worked in but have frequently not been acknowledged as doing so. Ciani’s story reveals tenacity in the face of bias and rejection. It is a tale of someone who always has to claim her credentials, always legitimate her mode of expression, and always counter the assumption that somewhere in her work, there is a man.

Understanding continuance intention of enterprise resource planning (ERP): TOE, TAM, and IS success model

This paper aims to identify the key factors influencing the intention to continue using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Extending the Technology-Organization-Environment framework, the model integrates variables from both the Technology Acceptance Model and the Information Systems Success Model. We employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling to analyze empirical data collected from 237 participants who use ERP systems in their workplaces. Our findings suggest that perceived usefulness has a positive impact on the intention to continue using ERP. Both system quality and information quality are pivotal in shaping perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Additionally, we found that top management support is a crucial determinant of continuance intention. The integrated model combines technological factors, organizational context, and environmental components to explain the ongoing use of ERP systems. This research enriches the existing literature on information systems, offering academics and managers deeper insights into the mechanisms driving continued ERP usage.

Critical Issues Facing SMEs’ Actors in the Adoption of Emerging Digital Marketing Technology (EDMT)

This paper examines the ordeals actors of SMEs face in the adoption process of Emerging Digital Marketing Technology (EDMT). A conceptual framework was proposed to capture actors that participate in EMDT and the difficulties they (themselves) pose that hinder successful adoption. However, a purposive sample of 26 participants drawn from Crunch online database, Luton were interviewed on unstructured and semi-structured bases and analyzed using a thematic approach. The interviews on the problems were coded and classified based on the actors involved in the adoption process to extend the T-O-E framework. The findings revealed that while extant problems relate to the contexts of technology, organization, and environment, the extended T-O-E framework unraveled more critical problems that are linked to the in-grained human context. Implicit is that vendors should work on decision-makers, given that some of the adoption decisions are critically and continuously influenced by the actors.

THE GARINO TRADITION OF BIFACIAL FLINT KNAPPING AND THE PROBLEM OF SEARCHING FOR ITS ORIGINS

The paper focuses on the results of studying of the bifacial flint knapping by the bearers of the Garinskaya culture (Chalcolithic, east of the Russian Plain and the Ural region). Based on the analysis of processing traces on the artefacts of certain target forms, the specifics of their production and workshop organization were identified. Bifacial knapping during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic of the Russian Plain has not been studied properly. This can be explained by a number of problems: absence or insufficient number of homogeneous complexes, deficiency of technological contexts, outdated insight into the problem of bifacial treatment, misunderstanding of the nature of archaeological sources and their information potential. Due to lack of knowledge of the phenomenon and absence of provable data the sources of the tradition under study cannot be clearly defined. They are either lost in context of different periods or have not been identified by researchers. Probably, the emergence and evolution of the intensive production of flint arrowheads is connected with prestigious economy and an increase in artefact exchange in the Chalcolithic.

A bending-active gridshell as falsework and integrated reinforcement for a ribbed concrete shell with textile shuttering: Design, engineering, and construction of KnitNervi

This paper presents a formwork system consisting of a bending-active gridshell that simultaneously serves as falsework and integrated reinforcement for realising a ribbed funicular concrete skeleton shell. Encased by a knitted textile shuttering, the formwork system was demonstrated through KnitNervi, an architectural-scale, funnel-shaped demonstrator measuring 9 m in diameter and 3.3 m in height. The gridshell is materialised from straight steel rebar actively bent into curvilinear, double-layered rebar cages. Regular stirrups and pairs of inclined stirrups forming triangulated shear connectors provide the necessary shape control and stiffness for the load-bearing falsework. The rebar cages define the shape of the concrete ribs by supporting a knitted closed sectional mould and stay in place to structurally reinforce the resulting ribs.The focus of this paper lies on the falsework and reinforcement system with its interrelated design drivers. The geometric design includes the funicular form finding of the target shell with Thrust Network Analysis and the incremental form finding of the bending-active gridshell with its informed assembly sequence towards the funicular target with Finite Element Analysis. The engineering of the falsework demonstrates its sufficient load-bearing capacity and deflection control to support the weight of the wet concrete at an architectural scale. Sensitivity studies reveal the effectiveness of activating the double layer through the shear-connecting stirrups, the relevance of the internal connection design, and the geometric integrity during a potential stepwise casting sequence. The construction of the demonstrator verified the shape control and fabrication design.In only 36 h, the bespoke falsework gridshell was efficiently assembled from its kit-of-parts of standard rebar elements with adequate precision, logistics, time, and material resources. It was relatively lightweight, compact for transport, and employed low-tech construction techniques common to the rebar industry. Its structural geometry and informed bending-active logic enabled its efficient construction without digital fabrication or wasteful, costly moulds, which typically present the bottleneck for custom concrete structures. The resulting funicular concrete skeleton shell saves structural mass, hence embodied carbon, compared to unarticulated bending-dominant typologies. The overarching motivation of the research is to outline a strategy that could mitigate the environmental impact of the construction sector, applicable to a broad range of technological contexts.

Systems Approach for the Adoption of New Technologies in Enterprises

There is a great challenge in the business sector to adopt new technologies that boost companies to break into Industry 4.0, especially to obtain the capacity to adopt and develop complex systems based on: artificial intelligence, Big Data, Data Mining, and Cyber Physical Systems. However, efforts tend to be more of an empirical process, rather than a prior analysis, that allows companies to identify the complexity of the situation and trigger a viable implementation. For this reason, this research carried out a systematic review to identify and analyze, from the Systems Science approach, the proposed and most used models to face these organizational problems. In total, 42 of the 3800 documents were filtered for discussion using a systems approach. In addition, one of the models was tested by interviews with Mexican managers to understand how it promotes the abstraction of complexity necessary for a viable system change. The findings at the end of the work were to determine the lack of systemic properties in the current proposals, especially in the efforts to adopt artificial intelligence and the need to have a suitable model for the context of technology.

DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHER OPINIONS

The aim of this study is to determine teachers' views on the COVID-19 pandemic process. The research was designed in phenomenology design in accordance with the qualitative research approach. The participants of the study consisted of 15 teachers working in Siirt and Bolu provinces. Maximum diversity and criterion sampling methods were preferred in determining the participants. The data obtained as a result of semi-structured interviews were analysed by content analysis. According to the results of the research, it was determined that the participant teachers made sense of the distance education process in terms of alternative, necessity, difficulty and technological context, stated that it has disadvantages as well as advantages and that it has different effects, especially psychological. In addition, it was determined in the study that teachers suggested solutions to the problems they encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic process in terms of infrastructure and technical support and training on the use of technology.

TO DIGITALIZE OR NOT? COVID EFFECT IN MEDIUM SIZED COMPANIES BASED ON THREE CASES

The aim of this exploratory study is to evaluate the level and methods of adaptation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to the rapid and unforeseen changes during COVID-19 era through digitization and digital transformation. Although the whole world has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in general, its impact on the business environment does not show a homogeneous distribution among countries, sectors, and companies. Even if the reasons are variable, the challenges and costs in front of the digitalization of SMEs all over the world are higher than that of large companies. In this context, it is aimed to reveal the knowledge and lessons learned which will form the basis for innovative, managerial, and entrepreneurial practices related to digital transformation initiatives in SMEs. In this study, a series of semi-structured interviews were conducted with the chief information officers and executives responsible for information technologies and digital transformation in three purposively selected small and medium-sized companies in the Aegean region of Türkiye, namely Bakioğlu, Norm, and Ürper respectively. Results for the decision-making processes and practices of the executives regarding the leadership characteristics of information technologies and the decisions taken regarding internal digitalization applications and adaptation to the new work environment during the covid pandemic period are presented. Within the framework of the literature, policy recommendations are provided by analyzing the interaction of their compliance with digital transformation, information management, and corporate governance principles with their strategic management and leadership characteristics. In particular, the interaction between digital maturity levels and digitalization and digital transformation practices is evaluated. In this way, we try to contribute to the advancement of the existing literature by proposing a digital maturity model taking into account the cultural, communication and technological business context.

Technology Entrepreneurship Intention among Higher Education Institutions Students: A Literature Review

Technology entrepreneurship is a new breed of entrepreneurship in a technology context, where it merges technology prowess and entrepreneurial skills. The intention to become technopreneurs among students from higher education institutions has become more and more prominent since it can be seen as a valuable way to contribute to the labor market to solve unemployment issues. However, despite data showing that the unemployment rate in Malaysia post-COVID is at a worrying state, studies on technology entrepreneurship intention are still lacking, with few areas being under-researched. This paper attempts to provide a review of existing academic literature on technology entrepreneurship intention among university students, revealing the current state and future direction of technology entrepreneurship intention research. Using a systematic literature review (SLR) method, the research papers were analyzed between the years 2017 and 2023 (7 years) to see the trend in the current years. The result shows that previous studies do not cover the subject comprehensively. Subjective norms were the least studied factor, despite their importance in shaping an individual’s behavior and intention. It was also found that none of the papers studied the role of government support and social media towards technology entrepreneurship intention. The identification of these under-researched areas will provide future directions for researchers to empirically study the factors. This paper may also provide future directions for the government in ensuring that more graduates have the intention to pursue technology entrepreneurship which will in turn contribute to the country’s economic growth.