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Smoothing Out Smart Tech’S Rough Edges: Imperfect Automation And The Human Fix, Christian Katzenbach, Christian Pentzold, Paloma Viejo Otero Apr 2024

Smoothing Out Smart Tech’S Rough Edges: Imperfect Automation And The Human Fix, Christian Katzenbach, Christian Pentzold, Paloma Viejo Otero

Human-Machine Communication

In this article, we take issue with an idea of autonomous and efficient automation that is upheld through the paradoxical conjunction of a flawed vision of the technological fix and the under-acknowledged human work required to fill in the gaps between machines and users. Our argument is based on two case studies that sit at opposite tails of automation processes: the front end of self-service checkouts and the back end of content moderation. This juxtaposition allows us to surface three themes on how the hype around automation is enabled by human interventions: the ad-hoc sociality in situated practices of automation, …


Nonprofits Should Adopt A User-Centric Change Model To Scale Corporate Environmental Action Faster, Doug Miller Mar 2024

Nonprofits Should Adopt A User-Centric Change Model To Scale Corporate Environmental Action Faster, Doug Miller

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Pollution levels and ecosystem degradation continue to worsen, suggesting the insufficiency of current approaches to reverse these problematic trends. For environmental nonprofits, the current theory of change revolves around developing techno-economic analysis about environmental problems and available solutions, building public awareness around this analysis, and motivating decision makers to set goals. Given present environmental realities and the limited success of their current theory of change, environmental nonprofits should transform how they execute their work, what they produce, and how they coordinate with each other. Instead, nonprofits should begin putting the user—business decision makers as well as policymakers—front and center as …


Top Ten Scientific Advances In China, 2023 Mar 2024

Top Ten Scientific Advances In China, 2023

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Functional Background Heterogeneity Of Top Management Team On Enterprise Digital Transformation, Yan Ni, Junpeng Jiang Feb 2024

The Impact Of Functional Background Heterogeneity Of Top Management Team On Enterprise Digital Transformation, Yan Ni, Junpeng Jiang

Journal of Science and Technology Management

Digital transformation is the key for enterprises to achieve breakthrough development, and the heterogeneity of top management team (TMT) has an important impact on the success of digital transformation. Starting from the high-level echelon theory, taking the panel data of Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies during 2010—2021 as research samples, the Herfinadal coefficient was used to measure the heterogeneity of TMT function-al background, and the impact of TMT functional background heterogeneity on enterprises' digital transformation was investigated. Empirical findings: There is an inverse U-shaped relationship between TMT functional background heterogeneity and digital transformation, and a series of robustness tests, …


Research On The Impact Of Smart Service Integration On Green Transformation In Manufacturing Industry, Xusheng Chen, Jinshuo Zhang, Yunhui Yang Feb 2024

Research On The Impact Of Smart Service Integration On Green Transformation In Manufacturing Industry, Xusheng Chen, Jinshuo Zhang, Yunhui Yang

Journal of Science and Technology Management

Against the backdrop of the “double carbon” strategy and the new era of high-quality development, green transformation is an inevitable requirement for high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. The devel-opment and application of new-generation digital technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence have fostered the emergence of smart services. It can promote service innovation and business model innovation through the synergy of physical products and digital services, providing a new path for the green transformation of the manufacturing. From the perspective of industry integration, this paper constructs an index system for the integration of smart services …


Research On The Collaborative Mechanism Of Popularizing Science And Technology Resources:Based On The Collaborative “Government, Industry, University And Research” Perspective Of, Tao Huang, Rui Yu Feb 2024

Research On The Collaborative Mechanism Of Popularizing Science And Technology Resources:Based On The Collaborative “Government, Industry, University And Research” Perspective Of, Tao Huang, Rui Yu

Journal of Science and Technology Management

As an important strategic and foundational resource, science and technology resources are the essential material basis for supporting scientific and technological progress and innovative development. Fully tapping into the popularization value of science and technology resources is an effective way to overcome the bottleneck of popular science development and deepen the reform of popular science supply-side. To address the problems of low efficiency in the popularization of science and technology resources, it is important to stimulate the motivation of government, universities, research institutions, and enterprises in the popularization of science and technology resources and form a multi-party collaborative mechanism in …


Collaborative Innovation Network And Innovation Efficiency Of Industrial Chain Enterprises, Zhengchu He, Sisi Liu, Hongyu Pan Feb 2024

Collaborative Innovation Network And Innovation Efficiency Of Industrial Chain Enterprises, Zhengchu He, Sisi Liu, Hongyu Pan

Journal of Science and Technology Management

For the industrial chain enterprises formed in China's semiconductor industry,a two-stage network DEA is used to measure the innovation efficiency of industrial chain enterprises. A regression model is constructed with the collaborative innovation index of industrial chain enterprises as the core explanatory variable to explore the impact of the collaborative innovation network of semiconductor industrial chain enterprises on the innovation efficiency of enterprises. The results indicate that in semiconductor industry chain enterprises,the strength of collaborative innovation network connection is negatively correlated with enterprise innovation efficiency,and the positive impact of collaborative innovation network connection strength on the overall innovation efficiency of …


Research On The Influence Of Servitization On Gvc Upgrading Of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises:Mediator Role Of Dynamic Capabilities, Liangqun Qi, Xue Xiao Feb 2024

Research On The Influence Of Servitization On Gvc Upgrading Of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises:Mediator Role Of Dynamic Capabilities, Liangqun Qi, Xue Xiao

Journal of Science and Technology Management

The level of development of advanced manufacturing enterprises is an important manifestation of the competitiveness of the national manufacturing industry. At present, although China's advanced manufacturing enterprises have made considerable achievements in certain niche areas, the market for high-end chips, biomedical products, industrial robots and other products is still monopolized by foreign oligopolies and multinational capital. At the same time, in order to maintain the status of “chain master” in the global value chain, developed countries have hindered the participation of manufacturing enterprises from developing countries in the division of labor in the global high-end value chain through a series …


Research On The Mechanism Of Multi Agent And Multi Stage Collaborative Benefit Allocation From The Perspective Of Digital Innovation Ecosystem, Zidan Shan, Huimin Li, Yashi Wang, Ying Cao Feb 2024

Research On The Mechanism Of Multi Agent And Multi Stage Collaborative Benefit Allocation From The Perspective Of Digital Innovation Ecosystem, Zidan Shan, Huimin Li, Yashi Wang, Ying Cao

Journal of Science and Technology Management

The digital innovation ecosystem is a typical complex network system with symbiotic coupling and nonlinear interaction characteristics among diverse components due to the influence of digital technology. It not only inherits the general characteristics of the innovation ecosystem, but also presents unique characteristics, such as stronger heterogeneity of innovation entities, more complex resource flow, more dynamic business processes, and more open data sharing. The 14th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China and the Outline of Long Range Goals for 2035 point out the need to accelerate digital development, create new advantages …


Enlisting And Leading Contributes To The Efficiency Mechanism And Practical Logic Of Major Emergency Technology R&D Projects, Wei Fang, Jia Liu Feb 2024

Enlisting And Leading Contributes To The Efficiency Mechanism And Practical Logic Of Major Emergency Technology R&D Projects, Wei Fang, Jia Liu

Journal of Science and Technology Management

“Enlisting and Leading” is an important part of the reform of China's scientific and technological system.It makes up for the deficiency of the traditional scientific research funding system in many aspects, and it is necessary to exist. In the development trend of scientific and technological innovation, the “Enlisting and Leading” reflects the demand side innovation orientation, disruptive innovation orientation, open innovation orientation, and scientific and technological talents orientation, which conforms to the era of development. How to understand its importance and clarify its strategic orientation is extremely important for deepening the reform of China's scientific and technological system. At the …


The Limits Of Data Science, David E. Drew Jan 2024

The Limits Of Data Science, David E. Drew

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Data science can contribute valuable predictions in diverse fields. But I write to express some concerns and red flags. I suggest that data science is being oversold. This article contains three questions that I believe data science must address as this new discipline matures. Is data science significantly different from statistics? This is a question that has haunted the field since the term first was introduced. By creating algorithms based on current societal decision rules that may be biased, even bigoted, does data science lock in and exacerbate inequality? Scholars have identified a continuum from data to information to knowledge …


From Polygraphs To Truth Machines: Artificial Intelligence In Lie Detection, Jo Ann Oravec Jan 2024

From Polygraphs To Truth Machines: Artificial Intelligence In Lie Detection, Jo Ann Oravec

Critical Humanities

The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced lie detection tools in business, educational, community, and governmental contexts signals a new era of deception detection. With these AI developments, collections of intimate biometric information such as facial and retinal data, keystroke patterns, brain scans, and physiological changes in the cardiovascular system are combined with personal profiles to produce analyses of a subject’s supposed veracity. This article explores some early lie detection technologies (such as the polygraph) and discusses the influences that lie detection initiatives have had in human interactions through the decades. It addresses the empirical issues of whether specific AI technologies …


Making-To-Be: Documents, Facta, And Material-Discursive Agency, Elliott Hauser Jan 2024

Making-To-Be: Documents, Facta, And Material-Discursive Agency, Elliott Hauser

Proceedings from the Document Academy

This paper presents the performative analysis of agency within and surrounding documents as a path towards uniting the otherwise incompatible insights of both meaningcentric and materialcentric approaches. I contrast the terms agentical, providing agency, and agentic, possessing agency, to help clarify the apparent incompatibilities of prior approaches. I argue that a relational conception of agency, wherein the agentical/agentic distinction is blurred, preserves important virtues of both meaning and materialcentric approaches to documents. This paves the way for a unified materialdiscursive account of documents and a cure for document studies’ inherited duality malady. Extending prior work on capta (Drucker, 2011) and …


Taking Flight Or Taking A Pass? Exploring Factors Influencing Consumer Willingness To Pay For Evtol Travel, David C. Ison Jan 2024

Taking Flight Or Taking A Pass? Exploring Factors Influencing Consumer Willingness To Pay For Evtol Travel, David C. Ison

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry is experiencing significant growth due to technological advancements and increasing demand for efficient travel experiences. The market is expected to reach $45 billion by 2030, with major players like Joby, Archer, Beta, and Wisk dominating. This study aimed to assess public willingness to pay for AAM services using eVTOLs, using Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform. The survey yielded a response rate of 85.8%, with 1,622 completed surveys. The study found that younger urban consumers were more willing to pay higher prices for AAM electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft trips than older participants, possibly …


The Impact Of Social Media On Charitable Giving For Nonprofit Organization, Namchul Shin Jan 2024

The Impact Of Social Media On Charitable Giving For Nonprofit Organization, Namchul Shin

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Research has extensively studied nonprofit organizations’ use of social media for communications and interactions with supporters. However, there has been limited research examining the impact of social media on charitable giving. This research attempts to address the gap by empirically examining the relationship between the use of social media and charitable giving for nonprofit organizations. We employ a data set of the Nonprofit Times’ top 100 nonprofits ranked by total revenue for the empirical analysis. As measures for social media traction, i.e., how extensively nonprofits draw supporters on their social media sites, we use Facebook Likes, Twitter Followers, and Instagram …


How Does Digitalisation Transform Business Models In Ropax Ports? A Multi-Site Study Of Port Authorities, Yiran Chen, Anastasia Tsvetkova, Kristel Edelman, Irina Wahlström, Marikka Heikkila, Magnus Hellström Jan 2024

How Does Digitalisation Transform Business Models In Ropax Ports? A Multi-Site Study Of Port Authorities, Yiran Chen, Anastasia Tsvetkova, Kristel Edelman, Irina Wahlström, Marikka Heikkila, Magnus Hellström

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This article investigates the relationship between digitalisation and business model changes in RoPax ports. The study is based on six RoPax ports in Northern Europe, examining their digitalisation efforts and the resulting changes in their business models, leading to further digital transformation. The paper offers insights by reviewing relevant literature on digitalisation’s role in business model innovation and its application in ports. The findings reveal that digitalisation supports relevant business model changes concerning port operation integration within logistics chains, communication, documentation flow, and cargo flow optimisation. However, exploring digitalisation’s potential for diversifying value propositions is still limited. Most digitalisation efforts …


Key Issues Of Predictive Analytics Implementation: A Sociotechnical Perspective, Leida Chen, Ravi Nath, Nevina Rocco Jan 2024

Key Issues Of Predictive Analytics Implementation: A Sociotechnical Perspective, Leida Chen, Ravi Nath, Nevina Rocco

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Developing an effective business analytics function within a company has become a crucial component to an organization’s competitive advantage today. Predictive analytics enables an organization to make proactive, data-driven decisions. While companies are increasing their investments in data and analytics technologies, little research effort has been devoted to understanding how to best convert analytics assets into positive business performance. This issue can be best studied from the socio-technical perspective to gain a holistic understanding of the key factors relevant to implementing predictive analytics. Based upon information from structured interviews with information technology and analytics executives of 11 organizations across the …


Integrating Technology And Traditional Systems In Regional Revitalisation; Insights From Japanese Practices, Fathelalem Ali Hija, Yasuki Shima, Yuji Arakaki Dec 2023

Integrating Technology And Traditional Systems In Regional Revitalisation; Insights From Japanese Practices, Fathelalem Ali Hija, Yasuki Shima, Yuji Arakaki

BAU Journal - Science and Technology

This study examines the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and advanced technology practices and their coexistence with conventional systems and initiatives that have been operating in different regions of Japan to address some of the socio-economic challenges. The methodological approach of the study includes three facets, namely government initiatives, technology involvement and local society actors. The study examines government visions and initiatives that emphasize the use of advanced technology as a key factor and tool to enable solutions and realize the target vision. The ageing population and economic stagnation are common challenges in different regions of Japan. …


What’S Trust Got To Do With It? Exploring Agricultural Science Podcast Producers’, Guests’, And Listeners’ Perceptions And Levels Of Trust In Science, Jacqueline Aenlle, Jamie Loizzo, J.C. Bunch, Lisa K. Lundy, Kevin M. Folta Dec 2023

What’S Trust Got To Do With It? Exploring Agricultural Science Podcast Producers’, Guests’, And Listeners’ Perceptions And Levels Of Trust In Science, Jacqueline Aenlle, Jamie Loizzo, J.C. Bunch, Lisa K. Lundy, Kevin M. Folta

Journal of Applied Communications

Little research to this point has examined food, agricultural, natural resource, and human science (FANRHS) podcast creation, the trustworthiness of the information presented, and the credibility of the individuals speaking on the podcast. The purpose of this study was to explore the level of trust in science of FANRHS podcast producers, guests, and listeners. The study followed an explanatory sequential mixed-method design beginning with an online survey instrument to measure trust in science and later, semi-structured interviews to further explore participants’ perceptions of trust and trust in science. Results showed participants had moderate to moderately high levels of trust in …


Social Engineering Cyber Threats, Young B. Choi, Josh Rubin Dec 2023

Social Engineering Cyber Threats, Young B. Choi, Josh Rubin

Journal of Global Awareness

The article explores the pervasive threat of social engineering in cybersecurity, emphasizing its success in infiltrating information systems by manipulating individuals rather than employing traditional hacking methods. The author underscores the vulnerability arising from human trust, as individuals, especially those lacking technology education, tend to be targets. While cryptography offers partial security, social engineering complicates overall system security. Mitigation strategies include educating employees on threats, risks, and security policies, coupled with enforcing penalties for noncompliance. Additionally, employing two-factor authentication and physical token-based access adds layers of protection. The article delves into semantic attacks, classifying various exploitation methods and emphasizing the …


The Coming Transformative Impact Of Large Language Models And Artificial Intelligence On Global Business And Education, Eva K. Jermakowicz Dec 2023

The Coming Transformative Impact Of Large Language Models And Artificial Intelligence On Global Business And Education, Eva K. Jermakowicz

Journal of Global Awareness

Rapid advances in the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLM) as a basis for Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, and their sudden wide accessibility, have garnered significant attention recently. These technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, BARD), which have the ability to predict and generate human language, have led to excitement and concerns regarding their use in various industries. This paper explores the history of LLM, examines their applications in business and education, and delves into the critical ethical concerns and challenges of these emerging technologies to ensure that their uses are not only effective, but also responsible and equitable.


Towards Ethical Artificial Intelligence In Universities: Chatgpt, Culture, And Mental Health Stigmas In Asian Higher Education Post Covid-19, Michael James Day Dec 2023

Towards Ethical Artificial Intelligence In Universities: Chatgpt, Culture, And Mental Health Stigmas In Asian Higher Education Post Covid-19, Michael James Day

Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision

Mental health can be interpreted as a social taboo in Asia, ensuring that students with mental health stigmas (SWMHS) face complex educational journeys that impact their wellbeing. This article provides a conceptual interdisciplinary commentary that illustrates how in Asian higher education (HE) settings, the psychosocial phenomena of face culture, a sociolinguistic blend of high-context power relations, sense-making, and cultural capital, defines human-to-human (HTH) dialogue. It suggests that human-to-computer-interaction (HCI) through artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as ChatGPT, could improve university wellbeing strategies in Asia. The article situates AI discussion into the sociolinguistic features of face culture in Thailand and China …


Feminist Pedagogy In The Stem Research Laboratory: An Intersectional Approach, Eduardo J. Caro-Diaz, Marie L. Matos-Hernández, Grayce E. Dyer, Siribeth Lopez-Santana, Laura S. Torres-Rivera, Lara G. Laureano-Llorens, Naiara Lebron-Acosta, Victoria M. Casimir-Montán Dec 2023

Feminist Pedagogy In The Stem Research Laboratory: An Intersectional Approach, Eduardo J. Caro-Diaz, Marie L. Matos-Hernández, Grayce E. Dyer, Siribeth Lopez-Santana, Laura S. Torres-Rivera, Lara G. Laureano-Llorens, Naiara Lebron-Acosta, Victoria M. Casimir-Montán

Feminist Pedagogy

The research laboratory is a crucial and indispensable classroom for STEM education. It is where we practice science as a craft and test the ideas that awaken our curiosity, allowing us to create knowledge. It is also a space where challenges await and struggles are imminent. Thus, supporting mentees through their traineeship in a research lab requires an intersectional approach and lens to provide equitable mentorship and guidance. The concept of intersectionality, initially devised by Black feminist professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, can be employed to generate practices and frameworks that democratize laboratory culture and provide trainees with a space in …


Review Of "Is Social Justice Just?", Jonathan Lawler Dec 2023

Review Of "Is Social Justice Just?", Jonathan Lawler

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Persuasive Apologetics: The Art Of Handling Tough Questions Without Pushing People Away", Arianna Dahlia Dec 2023

Review Of "Persuasive Apologetics: The Art Of Handling Tough Questions Without Pushing People Away", Arianna Dahlia

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Three In One: Analogies For The Trinity", Steve Emerson Dec 2023

Review Of "Three In One: Analogies For The Trinity", Steve Emerson

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Calvin On The Death Of Christ: A Word For The World", Jonathan Mccormick Dec 2023

Review Of "Calvin On The Death Of Christ: A Word For The World", Jonathan Mccormick

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Reflections On The Names Of God: 180 Devotions To Know God More Fully", Cynthia Hammell Dec 2023

Review Of "Reflections On The Names Of God: 180 Devotions To Know God More Fully", Cynthia Hammell

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.


Review Of "A Trail Guide For Church Ministry: A Proverbial Journey", Craig Rosenbeck Dec 2023

Review Of "A Trail Guide For Church Ministry: A Proverbial Journey", Craig Rosenbeck

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.


Review Of "40 Questions About Prayer", Joshua Strickler Dec 2023

Review Of "40 Questions About Prayer", Joshua Strickler

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.