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English translation of text by Eluned Morgan (1870-1938).
No full textThe text for Movement 4 ('The region is nothing like we read or heard') and Movement 6 ('Those Altars') includes translations from Welsh into English by Professor E. Wyn James of the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, of extracts from the work of the Welsh Patagonian author, Eluned Morgan (1870-1938)
AI adoption by rural SMEs: Exploring current trends
Get PDFThis article debates the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in regional contexts, specifically rural small businesses (SMEs). AI could arguably play a leading role in the advancement of rural SMEs, with spin-off benefits for local economies and communities. Digital advances offer opportunities in regional UK contexts for SMEs (Bowen & Morris, 2019), and AI in particular can help remove inequality and offer economic opportunities (Korinek & Stiglitz, 2021). Thus, using data from the Longitudinal Survey for Small Business (LSBS), a large UK panel survey, we investigate the uptake of AI in rural areas. We begin by profiling the SMEs which have adopted AI, and then proceed to look for potential future directions of AI in rural SMEs. Before undertaking this data analysis, we review AI in rural business
Living with nuclear hedging: the implications of Iran’s nuclear strategy
Get PDFThe article of record as published may be located at https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2346.12337Funded by Naval Postgraduate SchoolFor the past decade, much attention has been devoted to the potential consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran. Yet the binary ‘acquisition/restraint’ lens through which the Iranian nuclear issue is frequently viewed is limiting. There is now much evidence to suggest that Iran is engaged in a strategy based on nuclear hedging, rather than an outright pursuit of the bomb. This does not change the need to contain Tehran's proliferation potential, yet it does add another layer of complexity to the challenge. Iran will retain a low level of latency whatever the final outcome of longstanding diplomatic efforts to constrain the scope and pace of its nuclear efforts. This article will explore the implications of Iranian nuclear hedging and consider how regional rivals might interpret and respond to Tehran's nuclear strategy. On a larger scale, the article will explore the potential impact of the international community's approach to the Iranian case—implicitly recognizing, even giving legitimacy to, hedging—both in terms of the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the ability of the international community to limit the negative effects of this form of proliferation behaviour.This article results from research supported by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC) via Assistance Grant No. N00244-15- 1-0036 awarded by the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (NAVSUP FLC San Diego).This article results from research supported by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC) via Assistance Grant No. N00244-15- 1-0036 awarded by the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (NAVSUP FLC San Diego)
Digital entrepreneurship in agrifood business: a resource bricolage perspective
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The aim of this research paper is to investigate entrepreneurial opportunities through digital technology among agrifood businesses. Specifically, the research paper uses resource bricolage theory to evaluate the various activities that agrifood businesses conduct through digital technology, and whether these businesses realise their full potential from these activities.
Design/methodology/approach
Data are gathered from 22 semi-structured interviews with representatives of small agrifood businesses. Maximum variation sampling was used to ensure that respondents were representative of different types of agrifood businesses across the food supply chain. Interview data were analysed through thematic analysis.
Findings
Agrifood businesses engage in a range of activities through digital technology, however, findings point to a continuum of different attitudes among respondents towards the adoption of digital technology, ranging from passive to proactive attitudes. Notable themes from the research identified efficiency and productivity, usability, marketing and connectivity as issues in the adoption of digital technology by agrifood businesses. However, these businesses were less likely to engage in cutting-edge technology activities.
Originality/value
This research contributes to emerging research on digital entrepreneurship, but particularly on digital entrepreneurship in the agrifood sector. This builds on existing debates relating to the passive nature of agrifood businesses towards growth opportunities. The use of research bricolage is also a novel theoretical approach to research on this topic. The development of a digital technology adoption continuum provides businesses and policymakers with a deeper understanding of how digital entrepreneurship opportunities can be harnessed
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