Vice President Research Articles

On the Road to an Automotive Digital Twin

The teaching case describes BMW’s ongoing journey to implement a digital twin at its plant in Spartanburg, SC with the help of NavVis, a reality capture solution provider. Plant Spartanburg has long been an innovation center for BMW’s automotive group, which, since its opening in 1994, has produced 1,500 vehicles each day. The case reflects on the different phases of becoming a virtually enabled plant, starting with point data that captures 3D images of factory halls and floors, to turning these 3D images into interactive digital environments, to thinking about use cases and simulations that can mirror the physical operations taking place at the plant in real-time. The case is written from the perspective of Knudt Flor, former President and CEO of Plant Spartanburg, and his aspirations in his new role as Senior Vice President for Innovation and Industry Engagement at the College of Charleston to utilize what he has observed during BMW’s digital twin journey for bringing higher education into the industry fold again.

Examining the post-COVID-19 Shifts in Startup Valuation Strategies: A Case Study of ABC Venture

The "winter tech" phenomenon, marked by employee layoffs and technology usage decline in leading Indonesian digital startups like Go To and Traveloka, is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a widespread economic downturn, and revealing financial instability. Despite government support, persistent challenges, notably the correlation between layoffs and startup failures, underscore the role of venture capital. The research focuses on understanding venture capital factors, limitations in valuation methods, and addressing the impact of COVID-19 on venture capitalists and changes in startup valuation practices. This research employs semistructured interviews, primarily with WJA, ABC Venture's Vice President of Portfolio Management, to explore the company's investment strategies. The chosen method aligns with the research objective, offering flexibility for comprehensive insights. WJA's extensive experience and leadership position make him a key informant. The study uses a five-stage thematic analysis process to comprehensively analyze themes related to startup success factors based on interview text. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted ABC Venture's investments, leading to market corrections and a slower investment pace. However, the rise of online service businesses has increased investment, aligning with the global venture capital market's historic high in 2021. ABC Ventures responds with a cautious approach, emphasizing pandemic-related risk assessment in startup evaluation. They actively seek comprehensive plans from startups outlining strategies for navigating the pandemic before considering funding, focusing on online-centric models, and discovering the "next big thing".

The Role of Corruption on Liberia’s Peace and Stability

This essay addresses the role of corruption in Liberia’s peace, security, and stability. This essay argues that corruption led to the Liberian Civil War and remains the present and future security risk to Liberia. It further argues that the election of the newly elected Liberian Government under H.E Joseph Nyuma Boakia, and Vice President Jeremiah Koung was timely and could help to remove this binding constraint to Liberia’s growth and development. Former President Charles Taylor left power on 11 August 2003 thereby ending the fourteen-year civil conflict in the country; however, Mr. Taylor was prosecuted and convicted for war crimes committed only in Sierra Leone rather than those in Liberia leaving the peace and stability of Liberia fragile. It is hoped that this new government will bring an end to impunity in Liberia by establishing a War and Economic Crimes Court to prosecute such crimes in the Republic of Liberia. The essay reviews the history of corruption in Liberia, the causes, and effects of a weak anti-corruption system, it discusses the challenges militating against the speedy and successful prosecution of corruption cases in Liberia. This research is important because the researcher argues that corruption was the cause of the Liberian Civil Crises. Hence, the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) was created to curb the endemic corruption in both the Liberian public and private sectors (LACC Act 2008). However, this anti-graft agency has not done much to curb the menace. Because of this, the international community, including the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations, and other bodies intervened in the Liberia Civil Crisis to help the country transition towards peace and stability. Nevertheless, corruption in Liberia persists and hampers sustainable socio-political progress and retards economic growth and development (UNCAC 2003; LACC Act 2008). Here fore, it constitutes the outstanding main current and future security risk to Liberia. Simply put, corruption is Liberia’s binding constraint to national development, which if not adequately addressed could remain a wicked problem for the state and its future generations.

Reviewing the Ruling of the Constitutional Court Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 Concerning the Requirements for President and Vice President Candidates in the Perspective of Progressive Law

Reviewing the Ruling of the Constitutional Court Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 Concerning the Requirements for President and Vice President Candidates in the Perspective of Progressive Law

Richard Hartshorn elected CODATA Vice President

Abstract Held on 27-28 October 2023, in Salzburg and online, the 2023 CODATA General Assembly elected a strong and diverse Executive Committee and approved eight Task Groups and one Working Group. The full summary of the General Assembly, including presentations, results of voting and the recordings can be consulted on codata.org.

Interview With Jane MacNeille, Senior Vice President of Player Communications at LIV Golf

Interview With Jane MacNeille, Senior Vice President of Player Communications at LIV Golf

Message from Vice President cum President elect (2024).

Message from Vice President cum President elect (2024).

Beyond Glass Ceilings: Examining The Role of Racial Resentment, FIRE, and Hostile Sexism in Whites Evaluations of Vice President Kamala Harris

Beyond Glass Ceilings: Examining The Role of Racial Resentment, FIRE, and Hostile Sexism in Whites Evaluations of Vice President Kamala Harris

Criminal Liability Of Ministers and Vice Presidents In Turkish Constitutional Law

Editör Notu: Makalenin erken görünüm tarihi, yayın dosyasında da yer aldığı üzere 30.10.2023’tür. Sehven yapılmış bir hata sebebiyle silinip yeniden yüklenmesi gerekmiştir.
 
 Cumhurbaşkanı yardımcıları ve bakanların görev suçlarının denetim aracı olan Meclis soruşturması, 1876 tarihli Kanun-ı Esasi’den Cumhurbaşkanlığı hükümet sistemini benimseyen 1982 Anayasasına kadar tüm anayasalarda yer alan ve belli oranda işlevini ifa eden bir usuldür. Çalışma bir yandan parlamenter hükümet sistemini içine alan bir asırlık dönemi inceleyerek diğer yandan başkanlık hükümet sisteminin getirdiği sorunlara odaklanarak bu usulün nasıl daha etkin hale getirilebileceğinin imkanlarını araştırmaya yönelir. Ulaşılan sonuçlardan iki tanesinin altı çizilmelidir; ilki, Meclis soruşturmasının etkinliğinin karar alma nisabından ziyade parti disiplini veya sadakatine bağlı olduğunun ortaya çıkmasıdır. İkinci nokta Meclis soruşturmasıyla Yüce Divan'a sevk edilen siyasilerin görevden azledilmiş sayılmalarına dair anayasa değişiklik teklifinin Cumhurbaşkanlığı hükümet sistemiyle bağdaşmaz olmadığının gösterilmesidir. Kimi yazarlarca Meclis soruşturmasıyla itham etme usulü arasında kurulan benzerlikler makalenin ABD Anayasası ve Yüksek Mahkeme kararlarına değinmesini zorunlu kılmış bilhassa Yüce Divan’a sevkin görevden azli de içermesi gerektiğine dair teklifte bu örneklerden istifade edilmiştir. Yasama ve yürütme arasındaki hassas denge ince bir buz tabakası üzerinde yürümeye benzediğinden en küçük hatalar bile ya hükümet etkinliğinin yitirilmesiyle ya da örneklerine tarihte sıkça rastladığımız yetki istismarlarının yaptırımsız kalmasıyla sonuçlandığından anayasa hukukçularının konuyu bu bilinçle değerlendirme zorunluluğu vardır.

Presidential Nominations from Active Cabinet Ministers: A Delicate Balance between the Interpretation of Constitutional Court Decisions and Political Interests

The Constitutional Court’s Decision number 68/PUU-XX/2022 has sparked substantial debate among various societal factions. The controversy stems from the interpretation that the ruling potentially enables ministers to misuse their authority and exploit state resources for electoral advantages while running for President or Vice President, without necessitating resignation from their current position. This study seeks to discern the ramifications of the Constitutional Court's decision number 68/PUU-XX/2022 on the roles and authorities of ministers within a presidential government structure, and to scrutinize the decision from an Islamic law/siyasah perspective. This investigation adopts a descriptive qualitative approach, grounded in library research. The normative juridical methodology is employed, focusing on decision number 68/PUU-XX/2022. The study concludes that within the context of siyasah sharia, the decision could compel the nation’s leader (the President) to promulgate legal regulations that violate the principle of fairness between high-ranking and ordinary officials. However, the President risks being deemed unconstitutional if derivative regulations stemming from the decision are not enacted. Power abuse by state officials (ministers), partly driven by conflict of interest, is a critical concern. From the perspective of Islamic law/siyasah, the decision’s implications could potentially harm society and the government.

Kepastian Hukum dalam Penetapan Kriteria Money Politik menjelang Kampanye Pemilu 2024

The implementation of elections or regional elections is very vulnerable to corruption. Money politics is the origin of political corruption. Money politics is a serious problem in elections and elections in Indonesia, starting from the election of village heads, regional heads, legislative members, and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) to the President and Vice President, it is vulnerable to the practice of buying and selling votes. One recent example of allegations of money politics was the discovery of a case of giving away milk during the CFD on December 3 2023 by Vice President Gibran which according to Bawaslu was not an election violation and the case of distributing envelopes bearing the PDIP logo at a mosque in Sumenep amounting to IDR 300 thousand. Again, Bawaslu stated that it could not investigate the case in terms of violations of money politics provisions. This is because the Election Law only regulates the prohibition of money politics during the campaign period. Therefore, there needs to be a clear determination in determining the criteria for money politics. The type of research used is normative juridical with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. There is a gap for the practice of money politics to occur in the upcoming 2024 elections due to the weakness of the regulations governing money politics. This weakness is not only in terms of material, such as if there are subjects of criminal acts who are not organizers, participants, and campaign teams who practice money politics during the campaign and quiet periods, then these perpetrators cannot be punished under the Election Law. Only election organizers, participants, and campaign teams are prohibited from engaging in money politics. Transactions giving money are sometimes not carried out by candidates directly but through intermediaries with the success team or parties who have an interest in the candidate. Legal uncertainty was also seen during the campaign period which only lasted 75 days. So if forms of money politics are carried out by candidates and their teams outside the campaign period, they are not included in the category of money politics

Internal governance and corporate social responsibility performance

AbstractInternal governance is the process by which vice presidents (VPs) use their influence with the chief executive officer (CEO) to impact the firm's direction and policy. This study examines the effect of internal governance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance. Based on a large sample of US firms and after controlling for various CEO incentives, corporate governance and other determinants of CSR performance, we find that more effective internal governance is associated with a better CSR performance. These results are robust to alternative internal governance and CSR measures, alternative samples and various approaches that mitigate potential endogeneity problems. Further analysis shows that the effect of internal governance on CSR performance is more pronounced when (a) the CEO is subject to more intensive monitoring, (b) VPs are more powerful, (c) firms experience less short‐term financial performance pressure and (d) they face stronger product market competition. This study advances our understanding of corporate governance's effect on CSR by showing the importance of internal governance.

Transformasi Organisasi Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia dari Era Presiden Soeharto Sampai Presiden Joko Widodo

The Cabinet Secretariat is one of the institutions within the Presidency whose job is to provide support for the management of the cabinet to the President and Vice President in administering government. The duties of the Cabinet Secretariat, based on Presidential Regulation Number 55 of 2020 concerning the Cabinet Secretariat, are the newest duties and roles that the Cabinet Secretariat has after it continues to change every time there is a change in national leadership. This research discusses the organizational transformation of the Cabinet Secretariat under six presidents (Suharto, Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati, Yudhoyono, and Jokowi). The results of this study indicate that the organization of the Cabinet Secretariat changes every time there is a change of President, with significant changes seen after 2019, namely the Cabinet Secretariat is no longer specifically an institution that provides support in the field of legislation to the President, as was the task of the Cabinet Secretariat since the New Order era in 1960s. The organizational arrangement of the Cabinet Secretariat was greatly influenced by the situation that occurred (particularly political considerations) when the organizational arrangement was carried out.

The Age Threshold for Presidential Nominations in the Perspective of Dignified Justice Theory

The Constitutional Court's decision regarding the age limit for nominations for President and Vice President has caused problems in society, one of which is related to the issue of the existence of a Family Court. This issue arises because juridically there is a logical inconsistency in the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the age limit for nominations for President and Vice President and related to the nomination of the President's children to contest the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections in the 2024 election. This research aims to analyze aspects of the age threshold for Presidential candidacy and The Vice President reviewed the theory of dignified justice along with an analysis of the Family Court issue as a result of the Constitutional Court's decision. This research is normative legal research which also orientates socio-legal aspects to assess the impact of a Constitutional Court Decision. The approach used is a conceptual and statutory approach. The research results confirm that the enigma of the age threshold for presidential candidacy in the perspective of the theory of dignified justice occurs because the Constitutional Court has gone beyond the open legal policy conception where the age threshold for presidential and vice presidential candidacy is actually the domain of the legislative institution as in the open legal policy conception. Judging from the theory of dignified justice, the enigma of the age threshold for presidential candidacy also occurs because the Constitutional Court failed to construct the dimensions of social justice as envisioned in the formulation of Pancasila. MK Decision on the Age of the President and Vice President as part of a legal product certainly has social, political and legal impacts on society. Issues related to the Family Court should be addressed wisely by the Constitutional Court because these issues exist as a form of public concern for the dignity of the Constitutional Court as an institution that protects the constitution.

Facebook Framing of the First Female U.S. Vice President: An Intersectional Approach to Analyzing Memes Depicting Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris made political history in 2020 when she was elected vice president of the United States. Our study employs intersectionality to shed light on how people framed Harris in Facebook memes during the 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign and 2021 Inauguration. While gender and racial pride were strong in many of the memes, our analysis identified both racist and sexist characterizations that built on historical stereotypes of Black women. Harris was the subject of a variety of sexist and racist attacks with Facebook posts/memes framing her using tropes, such as “Jezebel” and “Tragic Mulatto.” Our intersectional analysis of the framing of political candidates provides a rationale for the continued assessment of memes for their ability to promote and spread historical stereotypes and racist narratives. The continued framing of Black women based on both gender and race is an indication society has made little progress in its representations of the group.

POLICY SERIES: ARE WE THERE YET? MEASURING PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING POLICY GOALS FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS

Abstract The RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council, created under the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act (2018) has been tasked to support the Secretary of Health and Human Services in developing a national family caregiving strategy, published in 2022 as its National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. One key concern identified by advocates and others is the accountability question: how can we hold policymakers at all levels of government accountable for achieving the policy goals articulated in the National Strategy? This symposium discusses that issue by first providing an overview of a key mechanism for state accountability, AARP’s State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports, which identifies support for family caregivers as one of its four dimensions. Susan Reinhard, PhD, Senior Vice President at AARP and Director of its Public Policy Institute, will describe the history, goals, and future of the Scorecard’s family caregiver component. Salom Teshale, PhD, from the National Academy for State Health Policy will describe how states are focusing their energies in current actions supporting family caregivers, while Mike Wittke, MPA, of the National Alliance for Caregiving will discuss how federal actions might be tracked and assessed. Drawing on research supporting the RAISE Advisory Council, Eileen J. Tell, MPH will suggest additional dimensions that could be integrated into the assessment of progress. Rani Snyder, MPA, of the John A. Hartford Foundation will act as discussant.

Partisipasi Politik Pekerja Migran Indonesia di Hongkong pada Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Indonesia Tahun 2019

The flow of overseas migration that has occurred in Indonesia has existed for a long time, since the Dutch colonial era. After Indonesia's independence, the same thing still happened, but the destination country was different. During the New Order era, Malaysia and the Middle East became favorite destination countries for Indonesian migrant workers. Currently the destination country for Indonesian migrant workers is East Asia, namely Hong Kong, where Hong Kong is far more advanced than Indonesia. 2019 is a political year for Indonesia, the Indonesian people choose a candidate for President and candidate for Vice President for the next five years. The political atmosphere in Indonesia is also felt by Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong. Even though the distance between Indonesia and Hong Kong is quite far, the political processes that go through are not much different. In Hong Kong, polling stations were also set up in strategic places to make it easy for Indonesian migrant workers to exercise their political rights. The political participation of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong in 2019 has increased compared to 2014. Even though, when viewed from the voters list, it is still very small. The increase in political participation is also in line with research in the field. Of the 100 respondents studied, there were 82 respondents exercising their right to vote. In the future, if overseas election committees are more massive and use various methods for outreach, it is possible that the political participation of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong will increase.

Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Could Altering the Natural History of Decline Help Tackle Unmet Medical Need?

This symposium was held as part of the 28th International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society (WMS), held in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Speakers reviewed the natural history of Becker muscular dystrophy (Becker), outlined the top line, 12-month data from the ARCH open label study of investigational agent EDG-5506, and aimed to put those results into clinical context. Becker is a serious rare disease with significant physical, emotional, financial, and social impact on the affected individuals and their caregivers. Once function begins to decline, males affected by the progressive X-linked genetic disorder continue to irreversibly lose muscle, ultimately leading to the loss of ambulatory and cardiopulmonary function. After discussing the aetiology of the condition, Erik Niks, Paediatric and Adult Neurologist, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the Netherlands, presented the findings of natural history studies. They showed that while the age at which decline begins varies, once it does start, patients tend to experience a consistent decline in function equivalent to around 1.2–1.3 North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) points each year. This finding, combined with data on using MRI as a biomarker of disease progression, provides an evidence-based framework for clinical trial design, he argued. Sam Collins, Vice President of clinical development, Edgewise Therapeutics, Boulder, Colorado, USA, then presented topline 12-month data from the ARCH study. It found that EDG-5506 was well tolerated, and, importantly, recorded the stabilisation of functional assessments, including the NSAA, with a trend towards improvement, as well as rapid, sustained, and significant decreases in biomarkers of progression, including those related to muscle damage. Putting the ARCH study data into context, Barry Byrne, Director of the Health Center for Advanced Therapeutics and Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, USA, explained exactly how declining NSAA status translated into life-altering function loss. Stabilising function, or even reducing the speed of decline, was an important goal for patients, he said, adding that meeting it could help to address significant unmet medical need.

Women and Higher Education In India

Education is the crucial mark by which the growth and development of a country can be measured and as such it has achieved an enviable position in the society. For an individual, education helps to train the mind, edge the intellect and upgrade the spirit. Advanced education has a special significance in the environment of a quasi-traditional or transitional society like India. There are two different views on the question of women’s participation in advanced education-traditional and ultramodern. The traditional view supports women’s education to equip them to become entrepreneurs. The ultramodern station visualizes education as an instrument for women’s equivalency and development. Theoretically the need for advanced education for both males and ladies is the same. But virtually it could be said that female education is more important than that of a man. In this connection is applicable a statement of a champion- Vice President and noted educationist Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. He says, “There cannot be educated people without educated women. However, the occasion should be given to women, If general education has to be limited to men or women. From them it would most surely be passed on to the coming generation. This paper shall attempt to dissect the present position of advanced education in India and women’s participation in the process as also have a look at the necessity and factors responsible for women’s participation in advanced education and make suggestions towards accelerating women’s participation in advanced education in India.

Personalization as a Strategic Political Tool on Social Media: The Curious Case of VP Kamala Harris on Twitter

Social media have reinvigorated the shift of focus from a party-centered politics to a personality-based one. This has made how politicians personalize on social media, especially in government, consequential for them and their administration. Vice presidents across the globe, especially in the United States, play crucial constitutional roles central to the country’s political discourse. Though they are ignored in the extant literature, their rhetoric has ramifications for contemporary democracy. Using a multimodal rhetorical approach, I analyze Vice President Kamala Harris’s tweets (n = 357) in her first year of office to understand how she constructs her public image through personalization. Results indicated that she displayed strong family bonds, reflected on her education and its influence, her historical accomplishments, as well as her emotional moments. I discuss the implications of the image she constructs in this present study.