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The Effect of Supply Chain Management Practices on Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance of Wine Making Firms (Than Than Win, 2022)
Get PDFThis paper focuses on supply chain management of wine making firms in
Mandalay Region. The objectives of the study are to examine the effect of supply
chain management (SCM) practices on competitive advantage as well as on
organizational performance and also the influence of competitive advantage on
organizational performance of the wine making firms. Both of primary data and
secondary were utilized in this study. Primary data were collected by interviewing the
owners or managers of wine making firms with the use of structure questionnaires.
The sample included 101 owners or managers from wine making firms. Descriptive
and qualitative research methods were utilized to analyse data. Concerning the firm’s
implementation of SCM practices in wine making firms, the study found that lean and
outsourcing practices have been mostly applied whereas strategic supplier partnership,
customer relationship, information sharing, and postponement have been practiced to
a moderate extent in these firms. Regression analysis on the effects of supply chain
management practices on competitive advantage, resulted that outsourcing, lean
practices, and strategic supplier partnership have significant and direct effects on
competitive advantage. Among them, lean practices have the strongest effect on
competitive advantage. Concerning the effect of SCM practices on organizational
performance, it was found that only two SCM practices, such as information sharing
and outsourcing, have positive and significant effects on organizational performance.
Concerning the effect of competitive advantage on organizational performance, the
study highlighted that firms’ competitive factors of price reduction/cost and product
innovation have direct and significant effects on organizational performance. This
study offers important policy implications to promote effective supply chain
management of wine making firms in Myanmar. It is required for wine makers to
make collaboration with suppliers to build the strong strategic supplier partnerships.
Wine making firms should adopt information sharing and negotiation practices with
suppliers to accomplish their desired goals. In addition, they should practice lean
production and outsourcing methods as the major solutions for cost reduction. The
supply chain management knowledge and training should also be provided to
managers and employees from wine making firms for the sustainable competitive
advantage and growth of the wine manufacturing as a whole
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Value Sensitive Analysis of a Persuasive System for Breastfeeding
Get PDFAbstractAlthough the obvious iniquities, namely coercion, deception, and manipulation, are not part of persuasive technology philosophy, the developers have to deal with ethical challenges when designing persuasive systems. To study how potential ethical issues could be dealt with already during the design process, we took a closer look to a persuasive system with highly sensitive topic. We conducted both persuasive system design analysis and value sensitive analysis to comprehend the system and the contextual issues related to it. Our study revealed, that value sensitive analysis can benefit persuasive system design process by providing new and valuable information for the designers. In the end, the new information can help making the system more ethical, but also more valuable and thus persuasive for the users.Abstract
Although the obvious iniquities, namely coercion, deception, and manipulation, are not part of persuasive technology philosophy, the developers have to deal with ethical challenges when designing persuasive systems. To study how potential ethical issues could be dealt with already during the design process, we took a closer look to a persuasive system with highly sensitive topic. We conducted both persuasive system design analysis and value sensitive analysis to comprehend the system and the contextual issues related to it. Our study revealed, that value sensitive analysis can benefit persuasive system design process by providing new and valuable information for the designers. In the end, the new information can help making the system more ethical, but also more valuable and thus persuasive for the users
Exploring the Potential and Limitations of Large Language Models to Control the Behavior of Embodied Persuasive Agents
No full textInteractive agents are an essential element of many persuasive applications. Their design and development have so far required extensive human effort to model their appearance and behavior. However, recent advances in the generative capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) might pave the way to build persuasive agents capable of autonomous, open-ended interactions without requiring the traditional investment in agent development. In this paper, we investigate the creation of an LLM-based embodied agent aimed at interacting with users in real-time to coach them in performing slow and deep breathing. In the approach we followed, the LLM uses a text-based context to generate a composition of predefined behaviors for interacting with the user through both verbal and nonverbal communication. The text-based context provided to the LLM described essential details, like the user’s respiratory rate, to monitor the exercise. Information about actual user’s breathing was provided to the LLM-model through a physiological sensor. The LLM-based breathing coach managed to follow the exercise structure and generated believable contingent behavior compositions. However, as we describe in the paper, building and evaluating the system allowed to highlight limitations of using only LLMs to create agents capable of real-time user interactions. The identified limitations suggest a need for hybrid approaches
A comparative study of critical success factors for general and healthcare business intelligence systems
Get PDFCritical Success Factor (CSF) research provides a useful instrument for better managing a project and driving it to success. Research about CSFs for business intelligence (BI) systems and industry-specific CSFs have been noted; however, scant research has been conducted to investigate CSFs for healthcare BI projects. This paper adopted a mixed method approach to investigate differences between CSFs of BI systems in general and BI systems in the healthcare industry. We found that although CSFs of healthcare BI are similar to those of general BI, there is a significant overlap between CSFs for BI development and use. This finding supports the intertwined relationship between success of different BI project phases, which has yet been acknowledged in BI and IS success models
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Exploring the Boundary Conditions of Social Influence for Social Media Research
Get PDFAlong with the proliferation of social networking sites (SNS), people around the world have gained the ability to influence each other in terms of many aspects of lives may it be a political interest or a simple purchase decision. However, most of the SNS studies have employed social influence constructs that were established prior to the advent of SNS to understand the nature and impact of social influence. Even though the application of such theories for SNS has generated a wealth of knowledge, it is vital to acknowledge the necessity of a new perspective that is specific to the current context. Therefore, we conducted a review of 65 studies to explore which social influence constructs have been employed by previous SNS studies and introduced five boundary conditions that should be taken into consideration when employing social influence theory for future SNS studies
Understanding ICT strategy of women small business owners in developing countries: Linking social media use, business strategy and well-being
Get PDFMicro and small businesses comprises more than 70-95% of all business globally, provide important contributions to social and economic development and have been at the forefront of job creation (OECD, 2017). The use of mobile internet technology such as social media by small businesses has been receiving much attention, particularly for its potential in reaching wider customer base. The research aims to explore the use of social media by women small business owners in relation to business strategies andobjectives from human development perspective. In doing so, we are guided by the interrelating concept of personal value, business strategy and women entrepreneurships. This paper reports a preliminary result of the study based on three interviews with women small business owners. The findings show social media strategy are directed towards fulfilling business objective and at the same time achieving valued goals around family commitments and other social well-being
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