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Business
Sebastiano Massaro, Gianni Lorenzoni
Summary: Nanotechnology has opened up new opportunities for healthcare, leading to the emergence of nanomedicine. Social science research is increasingly focusing on this complex discipline, but a systematic understanding of nanomedicine as a discrete socio-technical system is still lacking.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
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Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Hicham Hammouchi, Narjisse Nejjari, Ghita Mezzour, Mounir Ghogho, Houda Benbrahim
Summary: Data breaches are becoming increasingly important for organizations, and there is a need to predict them. Previous studies have focused on the technical perspective and ignored the role of social media. To address this gap, STRisk is proposed as a predictive system that incorporates the social media dimension. The study includes over 3800 US organizations and uses machine learning models to predict hacking breaches, achieving a high AUC score by considering both technical and social features.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DEPENDABLE AND SECURE COMPUTING
(2023)
Article
Economics
Alessandro Marra, Emiliano Colantonio
Summary: The study investigates the role of social, technical, political, and cultural factors in stimulating the export of renewable technologies. The findings show that countries' capability in environment-related technologies, public concern and awareness of climate change, and understanding of its damaging effects are relevant drivers for the export of renewable technologies.
Article
Business
Lucia Wuersch, Alain Neher, Marc K. Peter
Summary: This research explores the relationship between digital transformation and internal communication, providing a comprehensive review and thematic analysis, as well as a template to explain the phenomenon of digital internal communication. The study finds that digital internal communication is people-focused in a socio-technical organizational system, and is related to competency development and trust-building.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mert Duygan, Aya Kachi, Thiago D. Oliveira, Adrian Rinscheid
Summary: A transition towards more sustainable alternatives in socio-technical systems is crucial for addressing climate change and other environmental issues. While innovation is important, deliberate destabilization of existing systems is sometimes necessary, even though it is politically controversial. The Endowment-Practice-Institutions (EPI) Framework integrates theories from Institutional Sociology and Political Economy to analyze how actors influence institutional structures through their practices and resources. This framework provides new theoretical insights and helps analyze agency-driven mechanisms for maintaining or destabilizing socio-technical regimes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Kristin Ystmark Bjerkan, Nina Mollerstuen Bjorge, Sahar Babri
Summary: The transformation of sustainable mobility systems relies on niche innovations outperforming existing regimes, driven by policy through creative destruction. Local policies have been found to enhance the relative advantage of electric vehicles in shaping infrastructure, user practices, and normative rules.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Joeri Wesseling, Alco Kieft, Lea Fuenfschilling, Marko Hekkert
Summary: This study examines the impact of global regimes on the development and diffusion of low-carbon innovations. The findings suggest that the coercive, normative, and mimetic institutional pressures from global regimes inhibit the development of Technological Innovation Systems (TIS), and the institutionalization of new logic in global regimes can outpace technological development, reducing the attractiveness of radical innovations.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Leon F. Hirt, Marlyne Sahakian, Evelina Trutnevyte
Summary: The study analyzed the spatial pattern of solar PV growth in Switzerland and identified different clusters of municipalities with varying socio-technical regimes. It found that solar PV uptake is greater in clusters with a prevalence of techno-scientific knowledge and market dimensions. The research suggests that different local actors can accelerate PV uptake using various strategies based on local specificities.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Management
Valeria Pulignano, Damian Grimshaw, Markieta Domecka, Lander Vermeerbergen
Summary: Digital platforms provide workers with vital income and flexibility, but also lead to precariousness and exploitation, particularly in terms of unpaid work. This article explores the necessity of unpaid labor and its driving factors on diverse digital platforms. It theorizes two ideal types of socio-technical platform regimes, 'open' and 'closed', based on sociological insights. The study investigates unpaid labor in low-skill and medium/high-skill digital platforms through five case studies. It finds that digital freelancers in relatively 'open' regimes exhibit less unpaid labor due to higher autonomy, while 'closed' regimes mitigate unpaid labor in the food delivery sector by providing market shelter.
Article
Environmental Studies
Robert Skrzypczynski, Sylwia Dolzblasz, Krzysztof Janc, Andrzej Raczyk
Summary: Researching and advancing socio-technical transitions towards environmentally friendly farming models require providing access to land and intangible resources such as skills, knowledge, or networks, with grassroots initiatives playing a crucial role in this process.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fabiola Sostmeyer Polita, Livia Madureira
Summary: This paper examines the transition to SFSC innovation in North-West Portugal using MLP, focusing on institutional factors and identifying a unique type of anchoring process. The study found that this type of anchoring, occurring only at certain intersections between niche and regime, has implications for future innovation pathways.
Proceedings Paper
Business
Aleksandra Revina
Summary: In the era of Big Data and rapid changes, managers increasingly rely on dashboards for quick decision-making. Dashboards show advantages even at the early stage of Business Intelligence deployment, particularly in presenting business-critical information to human workers. However, managing individual, team, and organizational needs along with technology in socio-technical systems poses many challenges.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-BUSINESS (ICE-B)
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Patrizio Giganti, Pasquale Marcello Falcone
Summary: This study combines the theoretical framework of SNM and the technique of SNA to investigate innovation niches, focusing on the niche of virtual and augmented reality. It reveals the need for better support in the early development stage of the niche to advance technological shift and strengthen the link between the Industry 4.0 paradigm and Circular Economy.
Article
Business
Rosa M. Rodriguez, Alvaro Labella, Pedro Nunez-Cacho, Valentin Molina-Moreno, Luis Martinez
Summary: Since 2013, there has been a surge of interest in the Circular Economy, leading to a base of academic literature, yet effective methods for measuring CE implementation are still unclear. A comprehensive minimum cost consensus model has been proposed to address this issue.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Business
Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez, Jose Maria Martin Martin, Jose Antonio Salinas Fernandez, Domingo Enrique Ribeiro Soriano
Summary: This study finds that tourist accommodation through P2P platforms has a greater economic impact compared to traditional hotel establishments in the city of Granada, Spain. Tourists staying in P2P accommodation have longer average stays and more dispersed consumption, resulting in a larger indirect economic impact. Public planners should take this information into account when regulating and restricting this activity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Business
Andres Morales, Sara Calvo
Summary: This paper examines the role of indigenous social enterprise strategies in achieving sustainable development goals in Colombia. The findings indicate that the SDGs were already being addressed by indigenous communities before the SDG Agenda in 2015. However, the cultural values of indigenous people were not considered in the SDGs.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juan F. Prados-Castillo, Miguel Angel Solano-Sanchez, Pilar Guaita Fernandez, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez
Summary: This study examines the potential of blockchain technology in financing and financial management of entrepreneurial tourism projects. It shows that initial coin offerings are an effective way to finance innovative tourism projects and that blockchain technology can improve the competitiveness and efficiency of tourism companies. Further research is needed to explore the practical application and impact of blockchain technology in the tourism industry.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Monica de Castro Pardo, Jose Maria Martin Martin, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez, Domingo Enrique Ribeiro Soriano
Summary: The current global freshwater crisis poses a serious threat to the availability of water as a resource for humanity. The scarcity of drinking water and the reliance of the food industry on water-intensive supply chains necessitate immediate strategies to analyze and ensure the water sustainability of countries. This study introduces a fuzzy-data envelopment analysis composite index that evaluates water sustainability through a benchmarking approach, considering both capacity and resilience, and accounting for uncertainty stemming from time series variations. The index, based on ten European Union countries' water risk hotspots, incorporates five indicators of capacity and five indicators of resilience. The findings highlight variations in capacity due to substantial water resource exploitation in Greece, Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal. In terms of capacity, Bulgaria and Estonia perform well in pessimistic and indifferent scenarios, whereas France and Bulgaria rank high in an optimistic scenario. Belgium and Portugal demonstrate superior resilience. However, when considering both capacity and resilience together, Belgium emerges as the most sustainable country, while countries like Bulgaria and Estonia experience a decline in their rankings. Without addressing issues of governance and water productivity, Bulgaria's water resources could face sustainability challenges in the context of economic development.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Business
Daniel M. Gonzalez-Perez, Jose Maria Martin Martin, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez, Andres Morales Pachon
Summary: Studies have shown that official hotel occupancy statistics underestimate the volume of tourists arriving in a territory since tourists staying in non-regulated establishments are not registered. The data from online platforms allow a more approximate estimate, however, they do not reflect the real volume of tourists arriving at a destination either. Therefore, it is difficult to know the real dimension of the tourism industry in a tourist destination.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Sven M. Laudien, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez, Jose Maria Martin Martin
Summary: This study examines the business model design and customer perception in the sharing of fashion and accessories. The results show that while there are differences in the value proposition, the business models are similar in terms of value creation, delivery, and capture. Customers mainly base their decisions on the provided value proposition and the study provides insights into trust, greenwashing, and social washing in sharing-focused settings.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Xuemei Xie, Yonghui Wu, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez
Summary: In order to survive in highly competitive business environments, firms in high-tech industries are increasingly relying on research and development (R&D) collaboration to tap into external resources. However, our study shows that the benefits of R&D collaboration on new product innovation decrease while the costs increase. We also find that absorptive capacity and political ties moderate this relationship, with firms with higher absorptive capacities and stronger political ties experiencing higher innovation performance.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Business
Anna Michalkova, Monika Nadova Kroslakova, Marian Cvirik, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez
Summary: This article focuses on the examination of two important areas in the tourism industry: development management and cooperation between interest groups. By studying professional literature and conducting a survey of 95 experts in Europe, the article identifies and measures the problems in these areas and confirms significant positive connections between them. The results contribute to the knowledge base of the issue and provide insights for identifying, quantifying, and comparing individual problems in tourism development.
INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Business
Sara Calvo, Andres Morales
Summary: This paper examines the values and motives of social entrepreneurship within indigenous groups in Colombia using the theoretical framework of Structuration Theory. The study found both internal and external drivers of social entrepreneurship, including cosmology, ancestral history, knowledge, identity and language, community and family well-being, land rights and territoriality, armed conflict and violence, socio-economic needs, and funding opportunities. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the values and motives of social entrepreneurship within indigenous groups in Latin America.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
(2023)
Review
Business
Juan F. F. Prados-Castillo, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez, Agnieszka Zielinska, Dolores Gorgues Comas
Summary: The deployment of Blockchain technology in the tourism industry is gradually becoming a reality, with innovative business models emerging. It aims to improve the efficiency of the tourism service value chain and enhance the quality of service provided to customers. This study analyzes research trends focused on using Blockchain technology in tourism and reveals a growing trend in academic research related to sustainable management and supply chain efficiency. The technology is mainly applied in marketing, logistics, and smart business models in the tourism sector.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Belen Ribeiro-Navarrete, Jose Maria Martin Martin, Jose Manuel Guaita-Martinez, Virginia Simon-Moya
Summary: This article introduces a method capable of fully capturing a company's level of digital maturity by constructing a DP2 indicator based on a survey of digitalisation in different business areas and processes. Differences in the level of digitalisation between companies and sectors can be explained by factors such as digital management intensity, departmental agility, and digital orientation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Business
Klaus Ulrich, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez, Patricia Carracedo, Domingo Ribeiro Soriano
Summary: This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on blockchain since 2016, revealing the relevance of Initial Coin Offering, the growth of research interest in this field, and the importance of blockchain technology in entrepreneurial projects.
MANAGEMENT DECISION
(2023)
Article
Business
Manuel Sanchez-Robles, Domingo Ribeiro Soriano, Rosa Puertas, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of social incubators on the success of social start-ups and analyze the profile of founding teams in different sectors. It provides quantitative evidence of the positive effect of social incubators on the development of social start-ups and identifies the strongest social start-ups in specific sectors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Oihab Allal-Cherif, Jose Manuel Guaita-Martinez, Eduard Montesinos Sansaloni
Summary: This article explores how sustainable esports entrepreneurs in emerging countries manage to build successful businesses and have a positive impact on society. They overcome various challenges such as failing infrastructure, high equipment costs, limited purchasing power, low public and private investment, lack of institutional recognition, and the strong domination of leading countries, by utilizing their knowledge, talents, and innovative processes and technologies, and demonstrating resilience and audacity in adversity.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2024)
