Search results for "digitalization"

Knowledge exchange between KIBS and their customers in a digitalization context : A case study of interactions between Bouvet and Agder Energi Nett

2019

Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2019 The rise of digitalization as one of the major trends in the world of business offersgreat challenges for organizations regarding technological knowledge. This is becausetechnology unwraps so rapid that it is difficult for organizations to sustain a ma-ture relation to technological knowledge, which in turn makes it more difficult tounderstand, master, and utilize new products and services. To resolve this issue,organizations tend to turn to consultancy firms with expertise in the technologicalfield. It is in such a setting that this thesis aims to examinehow consultancy firmsand their customers…

Digital innovations in rural micro-enterprises

2020

Digitalization gives micro-enterprises and rural areas new possibilities and it can support their competitiveness. In this paper, we have presented one way of supporting the diffusion and adoption of digital innovations in rural micro-enterprises. First, we examined the challenges and digital competence of the micro-enterprises in the rural areas of Central Finland to better understand what they needed. The second step was to develop a workshop concept. Theories of innovation diffusion and adoption were used as a base for these workshops. The last step was to evaluate the developed concept, its effects and challenges. We found that the workshop concept worked well for spreading information,…

Extending the international new venture phenomenon to digital platform providers : A longitudinal case study

2018

People increasingly interact with services enabled by digital platforms. This has been a consequence of the digitalization of artifacts, which has transmuted traditional businesses into digital forms. With the increasing digitalization and modularization of services, digital platforms have given many digital service providers possibilities to scale globally, and to rapidly transcend national borders by serving multi-sided markets. However, we still know very little about how digital platform providers actually internationalize their services, or how they make their platforms available for global markets. In this paper, we contribute to the increasing literature on digital-based INVs, examin…

The impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process : case of global B2B industrial companies

2011

The stature of marketing communications function is under a threat within the firms. As the board of management tends to demand the profitability of all business activities, marketing practitioners have for a long time been unable to credibly show the link between marketing communications actions and financial value. Fortunately, the digitalization has offered new insights and opportunities to make the marketing communications actions more measureable. “Everything can be tracked” is an often heard slogan when speaking of monitoring web users’ online behavior facilitated by web analytics software. However, it is questionable how well this slogan fits the marketing communications of Business-…

Does the digitalization of retailing disrupt consumers’ attachment to retail places?

2022

This study breaks new ground in the marketing domain by extending the concept of place attachment to the study of the online retail environment. We provide empirical evidence that consumers can establish strong attachments not only with traditional offline places but also with online retail stores. Moreover, we assessed how distinct dimensions of the place affect the formation of consumers’ attachment and their behavioral loyalty. Our findings show that while consumers who feel a strong sense of attachment toward the place engage in spreading positive word-of-mouth regardless of the environment, their attachment to the store does not prevent them from switching to another provider, especial…

Integrating Natural Language Processing (NLP) with existing library framework in enhancing level of users' satisfaction

2022

Introduction: Libraries are the storehouse of information instilling knowledge into human minds. The easy availability of information from online sources has barred users from visiting the library physically. To keep the users intact within the physical confines of a library, there is a need for libraries to evolve through the implementation of state-of-the-art techniques. Purpose– The purpose of this study is to develop a theoretical framework and conceptual background for applying natural language processing (NLP) in library and information science (LIS) to improve library services and related research. This study also aims to identify the LIS areas where NLP can use and implement …

Teacher trainees' experiences of the components of ICT competencies and key factors in ICT competence development in work-based vocational teacher tr…

2022

International journal for research in vocational education and training 9 (2022) 2, S. 146-166

Value Co-Creation Through Digitalization

2017

Frames of digital divide in digitalization policies in Finland, Denmark and Sweden and the legitimacy of the implementing agency

2020

The process whereby digital technologies are integrated to everyday functions of the lives of citizens is commonly referred to as digitalization. While the benefits of utilization of technology are undeniable and manifold, digitalization also causes inequality in society. Digital divide is the academic concept that originally referred to the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not, but nowadays it is understood as a wider phenomenon that encompasses various inequalities brought about by digitalization. Nordic countries are at the forefront in taking advantage of new technological opportunities, but also for these welfare states digital divide is a concern and go…

The CDIO Syllabus 3.0 - An Updated Statement of Goals

2022

The CDIO Initiative is going through a process of reconsidering and updating the CDIO approach for engineering education development. Previous work resulted in substantial updates of the twelve CDIO standards and the introduction of “optional” CDIO standards. This paper reports on a similar review and update of the CDIO Syllabus to version 3.0. It has been developed by a working group consisting of four sub-groups and iterated and refined guided by feedback from the whole CDIO community. There are mainly three external drivers that 18 Proceedings of the 18th International CDIO Conference, hosted by Reykjavik University, Reykjavik Iceland, June 13-15, 2022. motivate the changes: sustainabili…