Digital

2020 ◽  
pp. 106-126
Author(s):  
George E. Mitchell ◽  
Hans Peter Schmitz ◽  
Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
Strategic Options

Chapter 6 examines an array of strategic options provided by digital tools, including broadcasting, analytics, convening, and distributed organizing. Such digital strategies can be deployed to broaden participation as a means of generating more inclusive activism and to deepen participation to intensify supporter engagement. Leveraging digital tools and shifting from staff-led to supporter-led activism can help TNGOs become more authentic, representative, and legitimate. But despite these opportunities, features of the legacy architecture make it difficult for TNGOs to invest in new technologies or accord them a major role in shaping programmatic strategies and organizational structures. Moreover, “going digital” carries its own inherent risks. For example TNGOs must be careful to avoid overemphasizing superficial metrics or underappreciating the need to complement digital strategies with other resources and capabilities.

The impact of corporate bankruptcy on strategic management: using a textual analysis approach to analyze executives’ opinions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Nagel ◽  
Carmen Aviles
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
The Impact

Purpose In the past decade, the development of the global economy, the change in organizational structures and the maturing of new technologies have led to considerable changes in business structures. Emergency situations, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, have led many companies to declare bankruptcy. In this context, the present study aims to analyze strategic opinions of company executives in a declaration of bankruptcy. Design/methodology/approach To this end, an innovative approach is applied to strategic management and business. First, the authors conducted 14 interviews with executives, and the interview data were transcribed. Second, using textual analysis and data mining techniques, the transcripts were analyzed to understand the importance of indicators identified as relevant in companies in a declaration of bankruptcy. Findings This resulted in identification of 10 relevant indicators perceived by executives to avoid or anticipate a state of bankruptcy, including innovation, business adaptability, room for improvement in production processes, time to react to situations of alarm, layoffs, support from public institutions, suppliers, international and national regulations, impact on the industry, credits and debts. Originality/value The paper concludes with a discussion of important theoretical and practical implications of these findings for the industry. Also, strategic management decision-making strategies are presented as a result of the innovative textual analysis approach used.

Formulate a Clear M&A Strategy

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
Timothy Galpin
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Strategic Choice ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Strategic Options

Mergers and acquisitions are a strategic choice. Favorable regulatory environments, economic expansion, the emergence of new technologies, high stock prices, and liquidity in credit markets have all contributed to creating “waves” of M&A characterized by periods of high and low transaction volumes. M&A is a high-risk growth strategy, with ample evidence demonstrating that buyers struggle to capture value from their transactions. Yet, the Oxford M&A Insights Project found that almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents indicated that their company is “very likely” or “likely” to conduct future transactions. This chapter provides an overview of the strategic options for M&A and how firms develop their M&A strategies. The tools, templates, best practices, potential pitfalls, and a case example of how to go about setting a clear M&A strategy are also addressed, along with the main participants, core activities, buyer’s and seller’s perspectives, and key cross-border considerations.

Technology Transfer in the Transit Industry

2000 ◽  
Vol 1731 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-120
Author(s):  
Yuko J. Nakanishi ◽  
Ossama Abd Elrahman
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Strict Adherence ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Effective Technology ◽  
Evaluation Mechanism ◽  
Technology Industries

The unprecedented advances taking place in the technology industries (computer, electronics, telecommunications) can benefit the transit industry by enabling safer, cleaner, and more reliable transit vehicles; easier maintenance; better customer service; and faster and more efficient scheduling and operations. Without an effective technology transfer process, however, the technologies may not reach the proper audience in the transit organization, or they may fail to elicit the appropriate response from transit staff. The two key elements of successful technology transfer in the transit industry are discussed—effective technology transfer infrastructure and technology transfer (T2) agents. Effective technology transfer infrastructure consists of an organizational culture that is open and flexible, a comprehensive evaluation mechanism, an efficient transfer design, and an effective training program. T2 agents are individuals or organizations that bring new technologies and information to agencies, which then can transform the technology and information into useful products, processes, or programs. Also discussed are intra- and interagency barriers, such as strict adherence to rule books and bureaucratic organizational structures, and examples are provided of how some agencies are addressing these problems.

scholarly journals Innovative applications of digital solutions and tools in educating IT school students

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 366-370
Author(s):  
Michalina Gryniewicz-Jaworska
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
School Students ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Education Process

 Currently, digital skills have become an important factor for the development and active participation in today's information society. The article describes innovative IT methods and tools used in the education process. New technologies and new methods of conducting classes form the basis of today's education. Traditional methods have been replaced by digital tools that are perfect at the stage of educating school pupils in IT profiles, preparing them for vocational exams.

scholarly journals LITERACIES AND DIGITAL GAMING: NEGOTIATING MEANINGS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 153-168
Author(s):  
Vanderlei J. Zacchi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Digital Gaming

Digital epistemologies in the area of literacies and language teaching are becoming increasingly important, due to the radical transformations that our society is undergoing as a result of the advent of the new technologies of communication and of processes linked to globalization. It is a quite relevant and pressing issue, since children and the youth are coming to school in possession of a great deal of knowledge about and competence with digital tools and discourses. On the other hand, there are still a great number of students that lack digital literacy and face difficulties in reading from the screen. Taking into account the fact that the research on digital games and language teaching in Brazil is very incipient, the aim of this project is to examine ways that literacies and digital games can be combined to improve English language teaching in Sergipe and Brazil. Connecting all these topics may bring innovative results with potential to be applied to English language teaching and teacher education and solidify the research in this area.

University 2.0

2010 ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Surry ◽  
David C. Ensminger
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Potential Problems ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
New Students ◽  
Innovative Learning Environments ◽  
Customized Learning

Higher education is changing in important and profound ways. New technologies are enabling universities to reach new students and create innovative learning environments. Technology is also allowing students to interact, collaborate, and create customized learning experiences in ways that were previously impossible. University 2.0 offers amazing potential to fundamentally change the way higher education functions in the future. With this change will come the opportunity to improve educational quality, reach new learners, and create new organizational structures, but there will also be many potential problems. Many of the problems relate to the key issue of maintaining the vital human and social dimension of higher education in a rapidly changing, technology rich environment. This chapter describes many of the potential problems that will accompany university 2.0 and provides a series of recommended actions that university administrators can take to respond to the problems.

E-Commerce for Italian Textile Manufacturers

2015 ◽  
pp. 325-350
Author(s):  
Francisco V. Cipolla-Ficarra
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Family Type ◽  
European American ◽  
Italian Region ◽  
Word Group ◽  
On Line ◽  
Textile Sector

In the current chapter, the authors intend to present the strengths and the weaknesses from the standpoint of graphic computing, managing and productive computing, and the human factors that prevent boosting on-line sales. They analyze the reality of several businesses or industries, which are gathered under the word “group” and belong to the textile sector with high profits because of the high volume of invoicing, a hundred-year-old tradition, with important customers of the European, American, and Asian international fashion, etc. in a northern Italian region known as Lombardy. Paradoxically, the textile sector in that region, like others in Europe, is one of the environments where computing and the breakthroughs and the advantages in new technologies are difficult to introduce these days. The human factor is the main cause because of organizational structures of a vertical and/or family type.

Creating Music with Technology

2019 ◽  
pp. 171-186
Author(s):  
Rena Upitis
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Music ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
The Future ◽  
Retrospective Examination

This chapter advances several ideas for using digital technologies to enable children to improvise and compose, while also cautioning that the use of these technologies should not replace the primacy of learning music through the body. The chapter opens with a retrospective examination of the digital tools that were used in a particular school thirty years ago, with an emphasis on the elements that have endured over the ensuing decades. This allows for a broad discussion about the future of digital music tools in creative musicianship. The chapter closes with a discussion of “slow music”—music learning that is approached in a reflective, mindful way, combining old and local ideas with new technologies for recording, listening, performing, and creating.

Simulation Environment for Risk Assessment of E-Navigation Systems

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Maritime Transportation ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Physical Test ◽  
Sociotechnical System ◽  
Simulation Based

“Safe voyage from berth to berth”: This is the goal of all e-Navigation strains, driven by new technologies, new infrastructures and new organizational structures on bridge, on shore as well as in the cloud. To facilitate these efforts suitable engineering and safety/risk assessment methods are required. Understanding maritime transportation as a sociotechnical system allows the usage of system-engineering methods. Simulation based test beds for verification and validation of e-Navigation technologies are important methods to obtain functional safety and reliability [1]. The modelling and simulation toolset HAGGIS is a co-simulation system for evaluation of e-Navigation concepts and systems. It provides a maritime traffic simulator and a physical world (n-body) simulator and services for finding rare events of failures. HAGGIS is accompanied by the physical test bed LABSKAUS which implements a reference port and waterways. This paper describes an integrated and seamless approach for developing new e-Navigation technologies starting with virtual simulation based safety assessment and ending in physical real world demonstrations. It gives an overview of the actual test bed and introduces requirements, concepts and elements of HAGGIS and LABSKAUS, which are joined in the eMIR test bed.

scholarly journals School in Digital Age: How Big Data Help to Transform the Curriculum

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Svetlana Nikolaevna Vachkova ◽  
Elena Yurevna Petryaeva ◽  
Roman B. Kupriyanov ◽  
Ruslan S. Suleymanov
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Big Data ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Data Mining Algorithms ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Mining Algorithms

The transition to digital society is characterised by the development of new methods and tools for big data processing. New technologies have a substantial impact on the education sector. The article represents the results of applying big data to analyse and transform the learning content of Moscow’s schools. The analysis of the school curriculum comprised the following: (a) identifying one-topic lesson scripts, (b) analysing cross-disciplinary connections between subjects, (c) verifying the compliance of the lesson script digital content to the Federal Educational Standards. The analysed material included 36,644 lesson scripts. The analysis has been conducted using specifically designed digital tools featuring data mining algorithms. The article considers the issue of applying data mining algorithms to analyse school curriculum for the improvement of its quality.

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