Technology Management Practices Research Articles

Digital Threads: Exploring the Synergy of Electronics, Computer Networking, Applied Mathematics, and Modern Management Practices

This article explores the transformative landscape of digital business through the lens of "digital threads" — the interconnected fabric of electronics, computer networking, applied mathematics, and modern management practices. Delving into the components of this digital tapestry, it examines the role of electronics in driving innovation, the importance of computer networking as a backbone of connectivity, and the versatile language of applied mathematics in optimization. The intersection of technology and modern management practices is investigated, highlighting agile methodologies and data-driven decision-making. Practical applications, such as smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0, cyber-physical systems, and IoT, are explored as manifestations of the digital threads in action. Challenges, including security and ethical considerations, are addressed, paving the way for future trajectories, such as the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. The conclusion reflects on the tapestry of tomorrow that businesses are weaving, emphasizing resilience, foresight, and the continuous evolution required to navigate the dynamic digital frontier.

Management of Technology in the Higher Education Sector in Aceh Adoption and Measurement during the Pandemic Covid-19

Technology Management is used to adapt to changing environmental conditions and technological advances and to create current transformations. Based on dynamic capability theory, this paper considers technology management as capability and measures it through the technology adoption capability maturity model to investigate the relationship between technology management practice and performance. Findings from empirical studies confirm that technology management in particular technology adoption is an important source of competitive advantage and contributes to the success of an online learning process in a positive way. The learning model presented by the lecturer in learning each material with all students uses online without any face-to-face activities. At the level of success, the lecturer felt that the learning he had done during the last few days was mostly only around 45% - 50% of the total material that had been explained The negative impact felt by students is the ineffectiveness of online learning methods because lecturers and students cannot discuss actively and are constrained by time constraints on several online learning applications. addition, students feel less free to ask lecturers about materials that are not understood because they are only limited by typing WhatsApp group conversations, the quota runs out, and the number of assignments given to students is the most noticeable obstacle.

Identification and prioritisation of technology management practices for enhancing competitiveness of auto components manufacturing firms in India

Auto component manufacturing is an important sector for India's industrial growth. During last six decades, this industry has made profound progress; its operations are still largely dependent on imported technology. It is lagging behind many industrially advanced countries. Enhancement of firms' competitiveness in this sector has been a major concern. Technology and its management is considered as one of the most important drivers for enhancing competitiveness, but which technology management practice be accorded highest priority and which one would be the next, and so on, has hitherto not been attempted. With this purpose, through literature review, competiveness indicators and technology management practices relevant to this sector have been identified. Using AHP model, prioritisation of competitiveness indicators and technology management practices affecting competitiveness, has been done. Based on the findings, the paper suggests a technology management framework for enhancing competitiveness for auto components manufacturing firms, which could also be useful to other sectors' manufacturing firms.

COVID-19 impact and firm reactions towards crisis: Evidence from a transition economy

PURPOSE: The new situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many difficulties for companies worldwide. To combat the pandemic, governments have enforced lockdown and closure of businesses, and in response, companies have developed various reactive strategies to ensure their survival. The purpose of this study is twofold: to examine the impact of COVID-19 on firms and examine firm reactions towards the COVID-19 crisis. The study analyses the impact of COVID-19 on firm size, ownership type, and industry characteristics. Secondly, to analyze firm reactions based on four components: technological preferences, strategic behavior, management practices, and social networks. METHODOLOGY: This study employs a quantitative method, using a survey of 320 firm owners and managers conducted in Kosovo by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. FINDINGS: Findings suggest that income dropped significantly for SMEs based on the firm size. Based on industry characteristics, findings show that all industries have been influenced negatively. Regarding the ownership type, findings suggest that family firms are more affected by COVID-19 than non-family firms. Factor analysis suggests that the technological preferences, managerial practices and strategic behavior, and social networks effectively responded to the crisis derived from COVID-19. Findings also suggest that firms did not employ a single reaction (e.g., technological change) but combined several reactions where one reaction led to another reaction that proved effective and led to firm survival during the crisis. IMPLICATIONS: The implications of this study are as follows: firstly, this study examines the impact of COVID-19 and, at the same time, firm reactions to the crisis; secondly, contrary to previous studies, this study shows that all industries have been influenced negatively, including all SMEs; thirdly, this study shows that ownership type was an important factor concerning the impact of COVID-19, where family firms were influenced more than non-family firms; this is due to the distinct characteristic of organizational structure that family firms have, including the involvement of members of family firms. Last, this study shows that a single reaction of firms does not lead to survival, but the chain of reactions combined with dimensions shown above. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Despite growing theoretical and empirical literature about COVID-19 and firms, this study shows the impact and firm responses towards the crisis of COVID-19. Furthermore, focusing on the context of Kosovo, the study contributes to the challenges that firms face in different cultural and institutional settings.

Adaptacija na klimatske promene u sektoru poljoprivrede - predlog mera racionalnog upravljanja

Agriculture, as one of the most important branches of economy, depends on climate conditions and has a significant contribution to climatic changes process, primarily by releasing greenhouse gases (GHG). It is estimated that agriculture directly emits about 9% of the total amount of GHG, of which 5% originates from soil and about 4% from livestock production (ruminants). Emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from cultivated soil are 27% to 90% higher compared to natural grasslands. For greater climate neutrality of agriculture, two-way action is necessary: towards the reduction of GHG and towards the sequestration of carbon in the soil. Recommended measures and practices in the management of organic carbon content in soil include a wide range of agronomic, biological, technical and technological procedures, management and structural practices on agricultural soil. By encouraging organic plant production, which should contribute to maintaining and increasing the natural fertility of the soil, as well as preserving and improving biodiversity and stabilizing the structure of the soil, it can contribute to mitigating climate change.

Aims and criteria for advancing technology management research at the Journal of Operations Management

Aims and criteria for advancing technology management research at the <scp>Journal of Operations Management</scp>

The emergence, trajectory, and impacts of emerging contaminants publications in the Journal of Environmental Quality.

As analytical capabilities in the early 2000s began to enable the detection of chemicals in environmental media at increasingly small concentrations, chemicals with the potential to cause adverse human and ecosystem health effects began to be found nearly ubiquitously worldwide. The types of chemicals that were targeted for analysis included natural and synthetic hormones, human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, chemicals in personal care products, novel pesticides, nanoparticles, microplastics, and other chemicals of natural and synthetic origin. The impacts of these chemicals on environmental and human health in many cases remain unknown. Collectively, these chemicals became known as "emerging contaminants" or "contaminants of emerging concern." Much progress has been made toward understanding the sources of these contaminants in the environment, the processes that control their fate and transport once they are released into the environment, and the ability of technology and/or best management practices to mitigate their occurrence. As the Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ) celebrates its 50th anniversary, we sought to understand how publications in the journal have made impactful contributions in the research area of emerging contaminants. Here, we present the trajectory of publications in JEQ that have shaped knowledge in this field, highlight the importance of these contributions, and conclude with opportunities for JEQ to continue attracting high-quality emerging contaminants research.

Conservation agriculture can help the South American Andean region achieve food security

AbstractThe Andean region of Ecuador is dominated by small‐scale agriculture on steep slopes vulnerable to erosion, soil degradation, and subsequent productivity loss. Soil erosion rates exceed the average rate of soil formation by 9–286 times, making current agricultural practices in the region unsustainable, and threatening to increase food insecurity. The projected effects of a changing climate vary across the Andean region, with higher precipitation and erosion rates projected for some areas. However, even in areas where the precipitation rates are expected to be lower, the projected erosion rates will still be unsustainable. Research on conservation agriculture (CA) practices conducted from 2008 to 2017 in the highlands of Ecuador suggests that yields and cost savings ultimately make several CA production systems profitable compared to conventional practices. In the very short term, large gains did not emerge, and the best that could be said about CA is that it did not reduce productivity. Over the medium term, improvements in soil health (lower erosion) led to higher profitability that made the practices more profitable than conventional practices over the entire rotation. However, adoption of these alternatives by local producers, even in research areas, is low. Lack of public or private agricultural extension contributes to slow diffusion of new technology and best management practices in the region. There is a need to develop improved communication with local farmers to more effectively relay how CA protects the soil, mitigates degradation, and provides a means to achieve food security and avoid a humanitarian crisis.

Identifying Maturity Dimensions for Smart Maintenance Management of Constructed Assets: A Multiple Case Study

AbstractWhile smart maintenance is gaining popularity in professional engineering and construction management practice, little is known about the dimensions of its maturity. It is assumed that the ...

Technology management practices among electric cooperatives in CARAGA

Technology management practices among electric cooperatives in CARAGA

Contribution of Factors Affecting Crop Production in Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis with Production Function Approach

Bangladesh has achieved a tremendous success in food production in last few decades amidst challenges of land degradation, land use changes and climate effect. In spite of the increasing trend of yields of crops, there still remain some challenges to meet the growing needs due to increase in population and loss of land to development activities. This study aims to identify the rate of contributions or economics of factors of crop production in Bangladesh. Cobb-Douglas production function has been applied in this study of crop production using a number of production factors within the broad terms land, labour and capital. Secondary data, representing factors of production, have been selected based on literature reviews so that they can be appropriate for this study. Data of crop production have been considered as dependent variables, whereas, land area coverage for agricultural production, labour employed in agriculture, agricultural household expenditure, fertilizer applied and irrigation coverage have been considered as independent variables. Land and labour is negatively correlated with crop production, whereas, fertilizer is positively correlated. Crop production which shows decreasing return to scale deserves the adoption of new technology and good agricultural management practices.

THE EFFECT OF RELATION BETWEEN DIGITAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AND LEARNING ORGANIZATION ON THE PERCEPTION OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Rapid changes in the technological field affect management practices and create new concepts. Digital leadership is one of the concepts that have entered the literature in recent years. Purpose: In this study, the perceptions of digital leadership and learning organization were investigated. The primary hypothesis of the study is the assumption that there is a positive correlation between the perception of digital leadership application and organizational learning. The scales that were developed by Ulutaş and Arslan (2018), Şahin, Çakır and Öztürk (2014), and Karakurum (2005) were combined and used in this study. Method: The research was conducted in banking and finance sector. 234 people participated in the online survey, and the questionnaires of 193 participants were available for analysis. The data was statistically analyzed with SPSS 25.0. Findings: As a result of the analysis, the effect of the relationship between digital leadership and learning organization on individual performance was found as statistically significant and the primary hypothesis of the study was accepted (p=0,000; p&amp;lt;0,001) and analyzes on demographic variables and the perception of individual performance and statistical significances were not found statistically significant. Originality: The fact that digital leadership is explained conceptually and being the first research on the relationship between digital leadership and learning organization in the banking sector stands out as the original aspect of the study.

The Most Important Cog in the Machine: Business Analysis and 5S Implementation in an Engineering Company

The focus of this paper is the 5S process, incorporating a real working example of how this method can positively affect a business in terms of managing change and continuous improvement. The benefits that 5S implementation can bring to a manufacturing business focus on every-day work with a holistic approach that intends to bring order both in the material environment and in the ethical values that support it. There are many factors that should be addressed when introducing 5S into a company, including some less tangible ones like moral and ethical principles, environmental factors, sustainability, and risk management. The backgrounds of the project featured in this work is in the field of nuclear waste management. The development of 5S practices are significant to this field because the methodology is known to increase safety and improve overall performance. However, it is also important to analyse what other aspects 5S could impact in an engineering company in this business.This work will therefore investigate the wider aspects of engineering management practice before delving into more specific questions on manufacturing process improvement with a particular focus on the impact 5S will have on workshop organisation and changing operator and technician culture. This will include a discussion of an industry relevant project and how 5S has impacted it. The project in question is entitled Soffit Plate Project and is a batch production project where a quantity of 282 Soffit plates are assembled with over 100 components in each plate. In total there are thousands of components that need to be managed throughout the contract with added paperwork and manufacturing process management as required. The work evidences that a normal approach would not be sufficient or sustainable for profitability and that 5S should be implemented from the beginning. The discussion focuses on the implementation of 5S and its effect on engineering business management. Keywords: 5S, introducing lean, lean manufacturing, process improvement, kaizen, SWOT, McKinsey 7S DOI: 10.7176/IEL/11-2-04 Publication date: June 30 th 2021

Comprehensive Analysis of Technical Management of Urban Underground Rail Transit Construction: A Case Study of Chengdu Metro Line 17

With the advancement and strengthening of urbanization, supercities are continually emerging; however, the traffic problems that accompany this growth actually hinder urban development. Thus, construction of an urban underground rail transit system is an important civil project for utilization of urban underground space. In particular, numerous railway and tunnel projects have been implemented in China during the past few decades with great progress made in rail transit construction technology. Nonetheless, many technical challenges have also been encountered in areas of design, construction, safe operation, and maintenance. To examine such problems, the Phase I project of China’s Chengdu Metro Line 17 is comprehensively analyzed as a case study, and an in-depth discussion is given on the construction technology and technical management practices. The data obtained in the management process are classified and archived to form a complete dataset of technical project management. After the project is completed, the experience and lessons in technical management will be summarized to form reference material for similar projects in the future.

Revisiting the link between information technology and supply chain management practices among manufacturing firms

Revisiting the link between information technology and supply chain management practices among manufacturing firms

Application of BIM Technology in practical teaching of Engineering Management Specialty

At present, building information modeling is widely used in many stages of project life cycle. On the basis of combing the practical teaching of engineering management specialty, this paper analyzes the practice teaching conditions based on BIM Technology in application-oriented universities, and puts forward the construction measures of teaching system of BIM Technology in engineering management practice teaching.

The Assessment of Risk Management &amp; Engineering Management Practices at Project Planning Phase on Performance of Construction Projects

Project Risk management is known as an important workout for the achievement of desired objectives for the construction projects. Success in construction project is quantified by attaining its enactment in terms of project quality, project cost, project time, project safety. Construction projects in Pakistan, typically in the whole world have a high risk of being pointedly late and over budget. However, a bit of schedule and cost related risks are unavoidable in any construction project around the world.&#x0D; It was found out that the engineers were generally nominated earlier the design phase of any project. Due to this reason maximum projects did not get the advantage from SMEs at the planning stage of the project. This study also supports that project managers who are engineers be involved in construction projects site selection, in preliminary budget and schedule development by using good Engineering Management Practices.

Estimating nitrogen fates and gross transformations in bioretention systems with applications of 15N labeling methods

Two batches of 15NH4+ and 15NO3− labeling experiments were conducted to understand the complex nitrogen (N) fates and transformations in bioretention systems, respectively. The fates of 15NH4+ were first traced in six bioretention systems with different wet-dry regimes and submerged zone settings during four months, indicating: (1) 15N was mainly leached during the second storm events following the 15NH4+ addition during the first storm events, suggesting nitrification during the dry period; (2) the main 15NH4+ fates after four-month exposure were: soil media 59.6%–80.0%, outflow 5.3%–16.4%, plants 2.3%–8.9%, denitrification losses 0–28.4%; (3) longer antecedent dry weather period and submerged zone could help alleviate outflow NO3− leaching. The occurrence time, positions and rates of major N transformation processes were later examined by the 15NO3− labeling experiment in a bioretention system over an 8 d wet-dry cycle, indicating: (1) during the brief wet period, hydraulic mixing of “old” water and “new” inflow mainly occurred; (2) during the subsequent dry period, gross rates of nitrification, denitrification and mineralization showed “pulse effects”, i.e. peaking at 24–48 h and decreasing significantly within 72 h; (3) denitrification became more dynamic with soil media depth, especially in submerged zone. This study evidenced the feasibility of 15N labelling method in studying N dynamics in bioretention systems and would inform future engineering and stormwater management practices.

Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty

The regulation of electricity distribution networks faces new challenges, as consumer preferences for network services change, distributed energy resources are connected in increasing number, and advanced information and communication technologies become ubiquitous. This work discusses how, within this new context, national regulatory authorities in Great Britain and Italy already employ advanced regulatory instruments for establishing firms’ allowed revenues under technological and demand uncertainty. Identified areas of improvement are then addressed via the proposal of an original regulatory approach. This builds on elements from practice and academia and formulates the ex-post regulatory estimate of efficient total expenditures in a modular manner. As illustrated with an example and thoroughly discussed in the paper, this approach preserves the desirable features of the existing mechanisms and adds to them in several ways. The main contribution regards the efficient treatment of benchmark errors, which occur when regulators fail to anticipate the emergence of a new cost saving technology or network management practice. Providing incentives for cost efficiency while granting firms the freedom to innovate is, indeed, crucial at a time when, as described by EU Directive 2019/944, the complexity of the tasks carried out by distribution operators continues to increase.

Identifying citation patterns of scientific breakthroughs: A perspective of dynamic citation process

This paper introduces the perspective of dynamic citation process to identify citation patterns of scientific breakthroughs. We construct a series of citation metrics and apply them to over 100 pairs of Nobel and non-Nobel papers with millions of citations. As expected, we find that most metrics cannot distinguish the two groups under similar conditions of discipline, publication year, venue, and citation impact. Some metrics, however, not only show significant discriminative power, but also reflect scientific breakthroughs’ temporal and structural characteristics—namely, prematurity and fruitfulness. Breakthrough works, that is, have long-lasting impact, but recognition lags behind; they do not just solve a problem, but more importantly open up new questions. Three metrics—average clustering coefficient, connectivity, and density of citing literature networks—show particular promise for early identification of breakthrough works. Our findings bear significant implications for science and technology management practices: from a science policy standpoint, our work demonstrates the utility of this citation process-based approach and provides a new dimension for both innovation researchers and decision makers in search of emerging scientific breakthroughs.