Informal Institutions And Comparative Advantage Of South-Based Mnes: Theory And Evidence, Pao-Li Chang, Yuting Chen

Research Collection School Of Economics

This paper builds a theory based on “informal institutions” to characterize the comparative advantage of South-based MNEs. MNEs headquartered in countries with poorer state institutions are shown to endogenously invest more in firm-specific institutional capital to compensate for the lack of state institutions, and as an optimal response, undertake FDI in countries with weaker institutions. We conduct an extensive test of the theory using worldwide firm-level greenfield FDI flows during 2009–2016, employing (among others) variations in the interaction of prevalence of informal institutions at home and state institutional qualities of host countries, as well as heterogeneity across sectors and firms …

Crowdfunding Digital Platforms: Backer Networks And Their Impact On Project Outcomes, Yee Heng Tan, Srinivas K. Reddy

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Crowdfunding platforms serve to connect project creators and backers. Previous research has explored several project and platform determinants that impact crowdfunding outcomes. However, there has been limited research on these determinants at an individual level. Our paper addresses how backers may influence the outcomes of projects in crowdfunding platforms. We explore several methods commonly used in the industry to identify influence and show that centrality measures through a backer affiliation network best exemplifies influence. Using data from Kickstarter, we construct a weighted backer network based on 52,678 common projects backed by 11,134 backers. Controlling for digital media mentions and project …

Using Pair Programming As A Collaborative Learning Approach To Support Students With Learning Disabilities Via Zoom Breakout Rooms, Ling Li, Li Da Xu, Yuming He, Wu He, Silvana M.R. Watson, Shana Pribesh, Debra A. Major, Elizabeth Langran (Ed.), Leanna Archambault (Ed.)

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

Peer learning through pair programming is a type of collaborative learning that involves students working in pairs to discuss computer programming concepts or develop codes to solve problems. The Zoom breakout room method is applied to teach pair programming in a virtual classroom during the COVID-19 environment. By facilitating pair programming in a virtual learning environment, we gained valuable experience in promoting collaborative learning, active learning, and problem-based learning activities in a cloud setting.

Digital Marketing In Hospitality And Tourism, Shankar Rayappan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

OVERVIEW

In the present world, the service providers are in a dire need to address and customize, and gratify customer needs based on their experiences, preferences, interests, and behavior. There comes the rescue, the digital marketing that has evolved tremendously over the past couple of years amidst the pandemic. Though the presence was sensed long back to the start of the decade, its imperativeness has become inevitable after 2015. In India and across the globe the people are finding the ways to stay handy, having all their needs fulfilled at their doorsteps. There comes digital marketing. In the name of …

Emerging Technology Trends In Hospitality And Tourism, Harry Costin, Antonio Eslava

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

OVERVIEW

This chapter explores how technology has radically reshaped the tourism industry in the last few decades. In particular, IT applications such as the internet since the 1990s, and more recently smartphone Apps, have contributed to that change. Today, travelers and tourists use the internet to explore the many options available to them in terms of transport, lodging and entertainment at popular tourist destinations. Therefore, many local brick and mortar agencies have disappeared and have been replaced by large, platform-based players such as Expedia, Airbnb or Booking.com. The many pictures they upload constantly while traveling, and the feedback collected immediately …

Technological Innovation Research: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach, Yu Sun, Zhaoyuan Yu, Ling Li, Yong Chen, Mikhail Yu Kataev, Haiqing Yu, Hecheng Wang

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

The paper explores the relationship among technological innovation, technological trajectory transition, and firms’ innovation performance. Technological innovation is studied from the perspectives of innovation novelty and innovation openness. Technological trajectory transition is categorized into creative cumulative technological trajectory transition and creative disruptive technological trajectory transition. A structural equation model is developed and tested with data collected by surveying 366 Chinese firms. The results indicate that both innovation novelty and innovation openness positively affects creative cumulative technological trajectory transition as well as creative disruptive technological trajectory transition. Innovation openness and creative disruptive technological trajectory transition both positively affect firms’ innovation performance. …

Inventions Of Scientists, Engineers And Specialists From Different Countries In The Area Of Nanotechnologies. Part Vi, Leonid A. Ivanov, Li D. Xu, Konstantin E. Razumeev, Zhanna V. Pisarenko, Aleksey V. Demenev

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

Introduction. Advanced technologies impress people's imagination demonstrating the latest achievements (materials, methods, systems, technologies, devices etc.) that dramatically change the world. This, first of all, concerns nanotechnological inventions designed by scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries. Main part. The article provides an abstract overview of inventions of scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries: Russia, USA, China, Kazakhstan, Sweden. The results of the creative activity of scientists, engineers and specialists, including inventions in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials allow, when introduced to industry, achieving a significant effect in construction, housing and communal services, and related sectors of the …

Toward Racially Equitable And Accountable Tech, Andrea Giampetro-Meyer, Janae James, Sydney Brooke

Marquette Law Review

This Article examines three distinct areas to consider how we might move

toward racially equitable and accountable tech. The three distinct areas are:

(1) fair housing, (2) surveillance, and (3) social media. Fair housing raises

questions about where today’s racially biased algorithms fit within the context

of historical, racist government housing policy. Surveillance raises questions

about how some tech tools render Black faces invisible, while others render

Black faces dangerously conspicuous. Social media highlights the clash

between civil rights and civil liberties, especially when racial justice conflicts

with freedom of speech. Our analysis leads us to consider the extent to …

The Brave New Virtual Art World The Evolution Of Digital Art: Nfts And Their Effects On The Art Market In 2021, Sophie Delaplaine

MA Theses

The first half of 2021, NFT crypto art captured both the public’s attention and the art market due to the escalation of sales prices and the auction houses acceptance of cryptocurrencies. As an artform, digital art is not new. It began in the 1960s and 1970s with roots as early as the 1940s. During this evolution the lines between technology and art have intersected, often become blurred and in many cases have merged into new artforms. Even when scholars trace the origins of digital art to present day it is difficult to tell if scientists are influencing artists or artists …

Inventions Of Scientists, Engineers And Specialists From Different Countries In The Area Of Nanotechnologies. Part Iii, L. A. Ivanov, L. D. Xu, E. S. Bokova, A. V. Demenev, V. A. Ivanov

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

Introduction. Advanced technologies impress people’s imagination demonstrating the latest achievements (materials, methods, systems, technologies, devices etc.) that dramatically change the world. This, first of all, concerns nanotechnological inventions designed by scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries.

Main part. The article provides an abstract review of patents. The results of creative activity of scientists, engineers and specialists, including inventions in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, being implemented, allow achieving a significant effect in construction, housing and community services, and related sectors of the economy. For example, the invention «Composite material with oriented carbon nanotubes» refers to the area of …

Inventions Of Scientists, Engineers And Specialists From Different Countries In The Area Of Nanotechnologies. Part Iv, Leonid A. Ivanov, Li Da Xu, Zhanna V. Pisarenko, Cahn T. Nguyen, Svetlana R. Muminova

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

Introduction. Advanced technologies impress people's imagination demonstrating the latest achievements (materials, methods, systems, technologies, devices etc.) that dramatically change the world. This, first of all, concerns nanotechnological inventions designed by scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries. Main part. The paper briefly reviews inventions made by scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries: Russia, USA, China, Belarus, Great Britain, Vietnam, Denmark, the Kyrgyz Republic. The application of the results of scientists', engineers' and specialists' investigations, including inventions in the area of nanotechnology and nanomaterials allow achieving significant efficiency in construction, house and communal service, related sectors of economy. For example, …

Generic Design Methodology For Smart Manufacturing Systems From A Practical Perspective, Part I—Digital Triad Concept And Its Application As A System Reference Model, Zhuming Bi, Wen-Jun Zhang, Chong Wu, Chaomin Luo, Lida Xu

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

Rapidly developed information technologies (IT) have continuously empowered manufacturing systems and accelerated the evolution of manufacturing system paradigms, and smart manufacturing (SM) has become one of the most promising paradigms. The study of SM has attracted a great deal of attention for researchers in academia and practitioners in industry. However, an obvious fact is that people with different backgrounds have different expectations for SM, and this has led to high diversity, ambiguity, and inconsistency in terms of definitions, reference models, performance matrices, and system design methodologies. It has been found that the state of the art SM research is limited …

Transitional Challenges In Technology Adoption Among Academic Communities In Indian Higher Education Institutions, Elangovan N, Guydeuk Yeon, Sebastian Perumbilly, Sarah Hormeila Awungshi

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Due to the lockdown and remote working practices, academic universities around the world have been forced to adopt new technology. Online courses and exams enabled the use of new applications. During the pandemic, innovative technological adoption became faster, overriding the usual diffusion time lag. The transition was so fast that it presented a slew of new challenges to India's academic communities. An open-ended online survey was used to gather data from faculty members, students, and non-teaching staff at higher educational institutions. Several concepts about transitional challenges emerged from the qualitative data analysis. The results revealed the significant commitment needed to …

A Comparison Of Artificial Neural Networks And The Statistical Methods In Predicting Mba Student’S Academic Performance, Ojoung Kwon, Harry Hui Xia, Serin Zhang

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

MBA has become one of the most popular and vital professional degrees internationally. The MBA program admission process’s essential task is to choose the best analysis tools to accurately predict applicants’ academic performance potential based on the evaluation criteria in making admission decisions. Prior research finds that the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) are common predictors of MBA academic performance indicated by graduate grade point average (GGPA). Using a sample of 250 MBA students enrolled in a state university with AACSB accreditation from Fall 2010 to Fall 2017, we test and compare the effectiveness …

Do I Desire Chatbots To Be Like Humans? Exploring Factors For Adoption Of Chatbots For Financial Services, Moses Sugumar, Shalini Chandra

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

AI-powered chatbots are gaining traction across various industries, especially in the financial sector. Despite these implementations, chatbot adoption and usage among consumers is still low. Grounding on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2) model and the Belief Desire Intentions (BDI) model, this study explores factors influencing the adoption of chatbots for financial sectors by emphasizing on the role of user desires in addition to human beliefs. Explicitly, the research hypothesizes the role of the humanness in chatbots influencing consumer adoption in the financial services sector. The suggested research model was tested via a sample of …

An Integrated View Of Knowledge Management Enablers, Components, And Benefits: Comprehensive Literature Review, Shuaibu Hassan Usman, Jigish Zaveri, Aminu Hamza

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The key to success in the 21^st century, knowledge-based economy, will be the effective and efficient management of knowledge. Knowledge Management (KM) has a direct impact on organizational success. KM in a knowledge-based economy entails growth, value, and improving living standards through knowledge creation, storage, and dissemination. This study aims to integrate KM enablers, components, and benefits into a single view through a comprehensive literature search. The integrative view of these three factors would facilitate the understanding of KM initiatives within organizations. This paper performs a comprehensive literature review to explain the KM enablers, components, and benefits. From the …

Developing A Measure Of Social, Ethical, And Legal Content For Intelligent Cognitive Assistants, Clovia Hamilton, William Swart, Gerald M. Stokes

Technology & Society Faculty Publications

We address the issue of consumer privacy against the backdrop of the national priority of maintaining global leadership in artificial intelligence, the ongoing research in Artificial Cognitive Assistants, and the explosive growth in the development and application of Voice Activated Personal Assistants (VAPAs) such as Alexa and Siri, spurred on by the needs and opportunities arising out of the COVID-19 global pandemic. We first review the growth and associated legal issues of the of VAPAs in private homes, banks, healthcare, and education. We then summarize the policy guidelines for the development of VAPAs. Then, we classify these into five major …

นวัตกรรมฮาร์ดแวร์สอนเขียนโปรแกรมแบบตัวต่อในรูปแบบหุ่นยนต์สัตว์เลี้ยง, ณัฐธภา พงษ์พานิช

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ 1) เพื่อพัฒนาฯ 2) เพื่อศึกษาวิธีการนำไปใช้ฯ และ 3) ศึกษาผลการเรียนรู้ของนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษาก่อนและหลังจากการนำฮาร์ดแวร์สอนเขียนโปรแกรมแบบตัวต่อรูปแบบหุ่นยนต์สัตว์เลี้ยงมาใช้ในการจัดการเรียนรู้หลักการคิดเชิงคำนวณ กลุ่มตัวอย่างที่ใช้ในการพัฒนาฮาร์ดแวร์และการนำไปใช้ คือ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ด้านการประเมินการใช้งานของฮาร์ดแวร์ต้นแบบ และ ด้านการนำไปใช้ในการจัดการเรียนรู้ โดยมี กลุ่มตัวอย่างที่ใช้ในการทดลอง คือ นักเรียนระดับชั้นประถมศึกษาจํานวน 5 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยได้แก่แบบสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญทั้งในด้านฮาร์ดแวร์ฯ และ ในด้านการนำไปจัดการเรียนรู้สำหรับนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษา เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการรวบรวมข้อมูล ได้แก่ แบบประเมิน Scoring Rubric ทั้งก่อนและหลังเรียน ทั้งนี้ได้ทําการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลทางสถิติเพื่อศึกษาผลการพัฒนาหลักการคิดเชิงคำนวณของนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษา โดยใช้การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลแบบเปรียบเทียบ คะแนนแบบ Paired-samples T-Test ร่วมกับการอธิบายผล ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ฮาร์ดแวร์ฯ ที่พัฒนาขึ้นมีความเหมาะสมสำหรับการนำไปใช้ในการจัดการเรียนการสอนสำหรับนักเรียนประถมศึกษา ผลการทดลองนำฮาร์ดแวร์ฯไปใช้ พบว่า นักเรียนระดับชั้นประถมศึกษามีพัฒนาการด้านหลักการคิดเชิงคำนวณหลังการทดลองสูงกว่าก่อนทดลองอย่างมีนัยสําคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05

การพัฒนาระบบประมวลผลภาษาธรรมชาติ เพื่อบ่งชี้การกลั่นแกล้งบนโซเชียลมีเดียในภาษาไทย, วรพงศ์ บำรุงศรี

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การเข้าถึงสื่อสังคมออนไลน์เป็นเรื่องง่าย และกลายเป็นสิ่งจำเป็นในการดำรงชีวิต ด้านดีของสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ คือ สามารถใช้ติดต่อสื่อสารถึงกัน ส่วนผลในด้านลบคือ การที่สื่อสังคมออนไลน์ถูกใช้เป็นอีกช่องทางหนึ่งในการคุกคาม กลั่นแกล้งกัน การกลั่นแกล้งบนโซเชียลมีเดียมีหลากหลายรูปแบบ สามารถสรุปใจความได้ว่า คือการคุกคามหรือทำร้ายผู้อื่น โดยใช้เครื่องมือทางอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ เช่น อีเมล์ ข้อความโต้ตอบแบบทันที ข้อความสั้น ห้องสนทนาออนไลน์ เพื่อให้ผู้อื่นได้รับความเสียหาย เกิดความหวาดกลัว และรู้สึกสิ้นหวังในชีวิต โดยผู้ที่ตกเป็นเหยื่อยากที่จะป้องกันตนเองและถูกกระทำซ้ำไปซ้ำมา งานวิจัยนี้จึงจัดทำขึ้นเพื่อนำระบบประมวลผลภาษาธรรมชาติ ซึ่งเป็นสาขาย่อยของภาษาศาสตร์ วิทยาการคอมพิวเตอร์ และปัญญาประดิษฐ์ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการปฏิสัมพันธ์ระหว่างคอมพิวเตอร์และภาษาของมนุษย์ ซึ่งทำหน้าที่เป็นอีกหนึ่งกลไกสำคัญ ในการนำมาใช้ในการเลือกเนื้อหา ข้อความ การตอบโต้กันบนสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ เพื่อประมวลผลจากและได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ เสนอวิธีการใหม่ในการตรวจจับข้อมูลการกลั่นแกล่งบนโซเชียลมีเดียในข้อความภาษาไทยโดยการนำข้อมูลที่เกิดขึ้นในสังคมออนไลน์บน Twitter มาทำการประมวลผลผ่านกระบวนการและขั้นตอนในการวิเคราะห์ภาษาธรรมชาติ และสร้างตัวชี้วัดประสิทธิภาพและความแม่นยำของแบบจำลอง ด้วย Precision, Recall และ F-Measure พบว่า แบบจำลองมีค่าความแม่นยำในการทำนายผลลัพธ์อยู่ที่ร้อยละ 84.23

Assessing Heart Rate Using Consumer Technology Association Standards, Joel D. Reece, Jennifer A. Bunn, Minsoo Choi, James W. Navalta

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Research

It is difficult for developers, researchers, and consumers to compare results among emerging wearable technology without using a uniform set of standards. This study evaluated the accuracy of commercially available wearable technology heart rate (HR) monitors using the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) standards. Participants (N = 23) simultaneously wore a Polar chest strap (criterion measure), Jabra Elite earbuds, Scosche Rhythm 24 armband, Apple Watch 4, and Garmin Forerunner 735 XT during sitting, activities of daily living, walking, jogging, running, and cycling, totaling 57 min of monitored activity. The Apple Watch mean bias was within ±1 bpm, and mean absolute percent …