PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce and describe World 2.0; the
interactive, hyper‐connected, immersive, collaborative online
ecosystem.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews paradigm shifts in
technology and the internet that transform the world of business and
innovation.FindingsThe author proposes five shifts that characterize and
describe World 2.0: creativity, connectivity,... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present paradoxical employee attitudes
towards interacting with artificial intelligence (AI).
Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper, which builds on prior
research, especially on the widely accepted notion of not-invented-here
attitudes in technology adoption. Findings Many companies experience barriers in
implementing AI owing to negative a... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how to sustain crowdsourcing
business models. Emerging companies are innovating their business model to rely
on a crowd of participants and involve contributing users in value capture.
While some organizations demonstrate initial success, sustaining a crowdsourcing
business model is challenging. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on
a com... hiện toàn bộ
Japanese corporations are about the only ones that have demonstrated the ability
to move quickly into emerging new industries and out of declining industries.
Another measure of people‐centered management is turnover, particularly turnover
among full‐time employees at key career stages. Gordon Bethune, the CEO of
Continental Airlines and the person who restored its service culture, finds
useful data on employee purchases at the company store of items marked with the
firm's logo. Particularly informative, he says, are changes in the levels of
those purch... hiện toàn bộ
Despite books, courses, lectures, panels, and a lot of hand wringing, business
ethics remains a vague and troublesome area, primarily because no one can quite
figure out what it is. Is ethics making sure no laws are broken while conducting
business? Expense accounts honestly reported? Strategies planned that take their
effects on employees, customers, and the communities into account?
When there's a good match between the funds you need and the assets you have
available for security, debt financing offers an attractive source of capital.
Compared with a stock issue, bank borrowing has lower transactional costs,
provides tax deductions for interest, and does not dilute your ownership. Yet
there is a down side. With these benefits comes the high cost of restrictive
covenants and ... hiện toàn bộ
A major earthquake can harm a business in more ways than one. Besides the
obvious dangers to life, premises, and equipment, the subsequent disruption of
business could put an unprepared company out of business literally overnight.