156 research outputs found
A design science approach for developing and evaluating a competence acquisition mobile app
No full textThe continuous development and acquisition of competences by a firm’s employee are fundamental instruments for achieving sustainable competitive advantage. In this scenario, digital technologies play a relevant role in providing a ubiquitous platform to foster and facilitate this learning process. This paper describes the design, development and evaluation process of a competence acquisition mobile app. The evaluation of the app was carried out through an experimentation involving middle managers as well as project managers form an IT consulting firm. The results indicate that the use of the mobile app effectively improved users’ learning process outcomes as well as the ability to deploy the new competence – demonstrating that an ubiquitous learning environment can be paramount for the development of competence acquisition tools
A design science approach for developing and evaluating a competence acquisition mobile app
No full textThe continuous development and acquisition of competences by a firm’s employee are fundamental instruments for achieving sustainable competitive advantage. In this scenario, digital technologies play a relevant role in providing a ubiquitous platform to foster and facilitate this learning process. This paper describes the design, development and evaluation process of a competence acquisition mobile app. The evaluation of the app was carried out through an experimentation involving middle managers as well as project managers form an IT consulting firm. The results indicate that the use of the mobile app effectively improved users’ learning process outcomes as well as the ability to deploy the new competence – demonstrating that an ubiquitous learning environment can be paramount for the development of competence acquisition tools
Digital manufacturing ecosystem: the effects of dynamic capabilities on firm performance in response to the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector
No full textThe Digital Transformation of the manufacturing sector (also known as “Industry 4.0” or “Smart Manufacturing”) has attracted a growing interest among practitioners and academic scholars. While the existing literature is dominated by consultancy reports and practitioners’ reviews, academic studies have examined this phenomenon mainly from technical and engineering viewpoints. Managerial aspects, including organizational capabilities required to adopt and foster digital transformation of manufacturing and also factors impacting performance contributions of such transformation, are still unclear. To address this gap, our study applies a dynamic capability approach to identify and examine the organizational dynamic capabilities needed to successfully implement digital transformation and translate it to a competitive advantage. Dynamic capabilities, firm’s ability to purposefully and systematically alter its resource base, are an appropriate lens to examine this phenomenon, given the rapid rate of change in business and manufacturing environment characterized by digital disruption. Accordingly, this study empirically investigates the factors (i.e., antecedents) that drive the development of digital manufacturing capabilities and the extent to which such capabilities affect organizational performance (i.e., outcome). We first conduct a systematic review of the relevant literature in resource-based view and its extension dynamic capabilities view, as well as disruptive innovation theory, to develop a theoretical framework. Then, using a sample of primary data collected through an online survey, we empirically examine the theoretical predictions. Our analysis using Partial-Least-Squares (PLS) approach reveals that higher-order dynamic capabilities are strongly associated with firm performance, and their effect is partially mediated by digital manufacturing capabilities, which supports the theoretical framework
Appendix_1_Reviewed_publications – Supplemental material for Binge-watching Serialized Video Content: A Transdisciplinary Review
No full textSupplemental material, Appendix_1_Reviewed_publications for Binge-watching Serialized Video Content: A Transdisciplinary Review by Jani Merikivi, Johanna Bragge, Eusebio Scornavacca and Tibert Verhagen in Television & New Media</p
Special Issue on Ubiquitous Media Systems: Guest Editors' Introduction
No full textAs of 2014, the total number of all types of mobile-connected devices has exceeded the world’s population and is forecasted to reach 1.5 devices per human being in 2019 [...
The role of media dependency in predicting continuance intention to use ubiquitous media systems
No full textThe emergence of new integrated forms of ubiquitous computing devices, allied with the proliferation of fluid multi-device platforms, enabled the development of Ubiquitous Media Systems (UMS). This new and complex form of connected IT artifact encapsulates various functions and provides fluid information access across a variety of channels – enabling users to accomplish a multitude of tasks and interact fluidly in a ubiquitous digital ecosystem. This significant technological evolution has engendered an urgent need to revisit our understanding of technology usage through the lens of theories that encompass the multifaceted nature of UMS. Relying on a media system perspective, this research investigates the role of individual media dependency in predicting continuance intention to use ubiquitous media systems. It argues that technology dependency has an unexplored facet that is goal-oriented in nature. Data collected from 150 UMS users were used to test the developed conceptual model. The results confirmed the overall effect of ubiquitous media systems dependency on individuals’ reasoned continuance usage decision. The findings suggest that the level of dependency towards a UMS raises the perceived positive attributes about the system: perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; as well as the cognitive appraisal about the discrepancies between initial expectations and post-use performanc
Designing a Competence Acquisition Mobile App
No full textOrganizational learning and the continuous development and acquisition of competences by a firm’s employee are fundamental instruments for achieving sustainable competitive advantage. In this scenario, digital technologies play a relevant role in providing a ubiquitous platform to foster and facilitate this learning process. This paper, as research in progress, aims to define the main design aspects of competence acquisition mobile app. In order to achieve this goal it adopts a Design Science research approach and anchors the requirements elicitation process is on competence acquisition literature. Once the system key components and characteristics are presented the paper rounds off with future research directions
Networks dynamics and information sharing: an agent-based simulation approach for the sharing economy
No full textThe widespread availability of digital ecosystems and networking tools have supported the emergence of the sharing economy, and in particular, social support networks that enable collaborative consumption. This paper proposes an agent-based simulation to shed light on how information sharing dynamics can affect the decision-making process and outcomes of asset sharing online communities. The model considers the online community as a complex system of cognitive and tangible networks, and provides a platform to evaluate architectural choices in the design process of digital platforms. It is grounded on a cognitive model of dependence networks and provides a means for modeling the dynamics of collaborative consumption in digital social support networks. The results of four simulation runs are analyzed and discussed, providing insights regarding the potentiality of this approach and the effect of behavioral rules on agents’ outcomes and decision-making patterns
sj-pdf-1-jig-10.1177_1069031X231154483 - Supplemental material for Brand Origin Effects During Economic Declines: Evidence from an Emerging Market
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-jig-10.1177_1069031X231154483 for Brand Origin Effects During Economic Declines: Evidence from an Emerging Market by Vitor Azzari, Felipe Zambaldi, Leandro Angotti Guissoni, Jonny Mateus Rodrigues and Eusebio Scornavacca in Journal of International Marketing</p
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