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Traditional vs Digital Supply Chains
No full textThis paper thoroughly describes traditional and digital supply chains and their key characteristics. Since digitization has had an impact on every single aspect of human life across the world, it is also transforming traditional into digital supply chains. The research domain is the explana
tion of traditional and digital supply chains and their comparison based on their stated differences. The methodological approach involves a comparative analysis of traditional and digital supply chains based on a literature review. The result of the paper is the identification of the specifics of digital supply chains and their importance for the company’s business. The originality of the paper is ensured by a comparative analysis of the characteristics of traditional and digital supply chains, which are presented in the form of a table and described in the text. Possible limitations of the paper refer to the availability of relevant literature
Extending Marketplace Business Model in Academia: A Case of FONBoard
No full textMarketplaces as a highly emerging type of business models have been implemented in a wide corpus of contexts. This paper aims to both enrich and implement the marketplace model within the university’s ecosystem. We introduce FonBoard - a novel marketplace platform that brings together companies, students, organizations and teaching staff with the primary goal to support students in career development and matching with the most relevant employers. The Fonboard platform is described in detail from the perspective of features, roles, processes and business model. The initial results of the platform usage are presented as well
An ecosystem for smart cities based on blockchain
No full textThis paper analyses the impact of the digital transformation of cities affected
by rapid urbanization that tend to endanger their environmental and economic
sustainability. Such a transformation is possible through the concept of a smart
city. We investigate the opportunities of using blockchain technologies in the
realm of smart cities. The paper’s main goal is to propose a new business model
for blockchain use in the smart city ecosystem that will provide a solution for a
sustainable urban environment and improve citizens’ life. Smart city ecosystem
consists of building blocks: infrastructure, development and self-sustainability,
stakeholders and their relationships. Stakeholders can be different subjects,
but most often they are government authorities, service providers, blockchain
technology providers, IoT device manufacturers, and citizens. Blockchain-based
systems facilitate increased citizen engagement and participation. Citizens can
provide feedback, contribute data, and interact with smart city services through
decentralized applications. The ecosystem operates in an iterative and adaptive
manner continuously learning and improving based on the data and feedback
received. Insights gained from the blockchain data and citizen interactions drive
ongoing enhancements to the smart city infrastructure and applications. The
proposed model will, on the other hand, show sustainability by citizens through
a reward system using a digital wallet. Citizens actively engaged in energy management or ridesharing platforms can be rewarded with tokens to use for discounts or health check-up services. The proposed ecosystem could serve as
a ground for the adoption of blockchain in smart city ecosystems in different
countries
Entrepreneurship Education at University: Towards a Review of Effective Learning models
Get PDFThis paper analyzes different approaches to entrepreneurship education at university-level studies, with the aim of identifying effective learning models and providing a new classification and understanding of best practices. The authors of the paper believe that effective teaching and learning models of entrepreneurship are of great importance for building entrepreneurial economies of today. The main research question is how students should learn entrepreneurship during their higher education across various study fields for improving the educational process at university and to contribute to the future research of academics.The research conducted in this paper is based on a systematic literature review (SLR). After exploring diverse approaches to SLR, the authors opted for the one depicted in Figure 1, which was adapted from [15]. Considering the work of the group of authors [1], [6] and [12], the following types of entrepreneurship education are identified among papers included in the research: generalized, motivational, augmented entrepreneurial education, as well as training-based on real projects. An excerpt from the obtained results is provided in Table 1 due to the abstract length limitation. The results of this paper underline the importance of combining numerous theoretical models with those applied in business practice to encourage the development of entrepreneurial skills among students. Modern age labor market demands holistic capacities for entrepreneurship to be developed. Future research directions should be focused on examining the impact of these models on student satisfaction, motivation and their influence on subsequent entrepreneurial endeavors and their success
Blockchain infrastructure and services for biomedical applications
No full textCharacteristics of blockchain technologies, such as decentralization, anonymity, auditability, transparency, reliability and immutability, have inspired numerous potential applications in the field of biomedicine. The goal of this research is to point out the possibilities of using blockchain technologies in biomedical applications, with a focus on extended medical supply chain management and transparent end-to-end data provisioning. As a possible approach, we propose a blockchain-based platform for storing data from the medical supply chain, data about and measured using various medical devices, patient medical records, personal health records, sensor data, and others, in order to provide all stakeholders with access to relevant and accurate data and raise the level of trust. We present the components needed for the implementation of the proposed system. Finally, we discuss the benefits and challenges related to the implementation of the proposed system.
The Quality Indicators of E-learning: Business vs. Education
No full textNowadays, the technological revolution brings significant changes in all spheres
of society, including learning in both the business and education environments.
Consequently, the quality and usefulness of e-learning systems are gaining importance
in the contemporary competitive market. In order to enhance users’ satisfaction,
organizations have to put more effort into identifying and understanding significant
influential factors. This study strives to establish quality indicators as factors that
affect e-learning user satisfaction by comparing business and education contexts. The
results gathered through 1350 valid questionnaires are evaluated using Structural
Equation Modeling (SEM). The conceptual model is developed and consists of six
quality indicators: Individual Impact, Cooperation Quality, Information Quality,
System Quality, Usefulness, and Satisfaction. By considering relationships between
Information Quality and System Quality according to the Usefulness of e-learning,
findings indicate important differences between education and business users’
perceptions. This research contributes to the dual observation of the expectations
and attitudes of the observed groups of respondents
An E-business Model for the Fashion Industry Based on Blockchain Technologies and NFTs
No full textThis article presents an example of an innovative e-business model for the fashion industry based on blockchain technologies. Concepts related to Web3 and blockchain are analyzed, with a special focus on the analysis of existing business models and the changes that blockchain brings. The aim of the research is to show the integration of existing forms of e-business with the Web3 environment, blockchain platforms, and the NFT marketplace. As a proof of concept, an example of developing a business model for the fashion industry based on blockchain and NFT technologies is presented. The proposed model should show how blockchain technologies can be applied in the supply chain of the fashion industry to track business transactions between all stakeholders. A special focus is on the presentation of the developed prototype of smart contracts using the Solidity programming language, and the implementation of the Fashion NFT Marketplace
Open Innovation Strategies in Engineering Education
No full textThis article considers two approaches to improving engineering education through open innovation: one focuses on informal educational activities through organizing student competitions and hackathons, and the second focuses on implementing project-based learning in formal education. The main goal is to compare the effectiveness and implementation challenges of the two proposed strategies. Both approaches were implemented at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, for teaching and learning the subjects in IT education, namely blockchain technologies and IoT. The results show that both approaches provide good results and positively affect learning outcomes and students' motivation. We analyze the advantages and challenges of each of them in detail and provide guidelines for their implementation
Consumers' perception of green advertising and eco-labels: The effect on purchasing intentions
No full textDue to increasing degradation of natural environment, the importance of environmentally responsible production and consumption, as well as green marketing and sustainable labeling has been growing. The aim of this research is to examine the influence of consumers’ perception of green advertising and eco-labels on their intentions to purchase eco-labeled products. A research was carried out by using an online survey method on a convenient sample of 172 consumers in the Republic of Serbia. The results showed that, in spite of respondents reporting their environmental awareness and concern, respondents mostly did not consider the impact of their own purchasing habits on the environment. Obtained results showed the existence of a strong relationship between
the respondents‘ pro-environmental behavior and their current purchase, green advertising
receptivity, attitude towards green advertising, perception of eco-labels and purchasing intentions.
Also, it was found that respondents who were more responsive to green advertising and had better attitudes towards green advertising were more likely to purchase products which are eco-labeled. On the other hand, respondents’ perception of eco-labels did not strongly influence purchasing intentions towards eco-labeled products, which is a consequence of insufficient familiarity of respondents with environmental product labeling. These research findings have valuable implications for companies defining strategies to include environmental appeals in their marketing communication, as well as for public institutions in Serbia for the further planning of activities
related to encouragement of environmentally friendly production and consumption