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The 21st century is an era of rapid development of high-tech industry. Through continuous collection and sharing of data, IoT technology connected by things has penetrated into every aspect of human life. Modern organizations find that they increasingly rely on knowledge and information sharing and interconnection to enhance their innovation and development capabilities. Therefore, this paper studies the strategic decision-making of knowledge sharing among employees on the IoT platform drawing on evolutionary game theory, this paper constructs a three-party game model composed of “organization-knowledge sharers-knowledge seekers” from the perspective of stakeholders, and discusses the strategic choice of organization and employee behavior under the dynamic decision mechanism and when the game reaches equilibrium and stability. Moreover, this paper uses MATLAB 2016a to simulate the model. The results show that under the premise of higher organizational rewards, synergistic benefits, high-shared extra income, knowledge-sharing preferences, incentive preferences of the organization, the system is easier to reach the ideal state. With the smaller cost of sharing and incentive, organization and employees are more willing to be motivators and sharers, while the incentive degree of organization should be controlled within a reasonable range. This paper can provide specific theoretical and practical guidance for the practice of organizational knowledge management.

The rationale of this study was to gain meaningful insights into SME awareness, practices and the assumed impacts associated with environmental issues. Supported by the theoretic interpretation of stakeholder theory, the study employed a mailed survey to gain data from SMEs operating nationally across Australia. The findings flag a diversity of results across industry groups and also firm size, particularly in relation to their awareness of environmental and social issues. The results also identified the areas of business activity where firms focus their efforts to be environmentally responsible, together with the types of environmental costs they incorporate into their internal information system. The results also revealed their view on the impact flowing from adopting environmental responsibility.

Two forms of managerialism are distinguished: generalist managerialism, that which affects the daily experience of social work practice and policy managerialism, that which affects the development of policy. The development of social work in Britain led social workers to adopt the role of bureau-professionals, mitigating the inflexibility of the bureaucratic provision of welfare in state social services. However, through case studies of local government social services and probation services, the impact on this conception of social work managerialism through its adoption by new Right governments during the 1980s and 90s is demonstrated. It is argued that distinguishing the impact of inflexibility in services through bureaucratisation from the impact of policy managerialism, the inclusion of a wide range of stakeholders and ensuring advocacy for the voices of service users and the community mitigates the effects of managerialist bureaucratisation.

作者认为管理主义普遍理论对社会工作日常运作的影响有别于管理主义理论应用于公共行政的范畴上。作者以英国的地区社会福利服务及感化工作的展为案例，指出社工专业需要对管理主义对不同服务的影响，先作检视，然后作出适当的回应。 总的来说， 社工可以联系著不同背景及业的人士，与服务使用者一起去倡导及争取他们的权益。 积极参与公共政策的厘订， 来减低管理主义对社工服务的不良影响。

With the largest wireless market in the world, China's selection of the appropriate 3G licensing patterns will have some crucial impacts on the landscape of telecommunication industry in China and other parts of the world. Under its obligations to the World Trade Organization, the Chinese government wishes to demonstrate a relatively structured and transparent 3G licensing process. Therefore, evaluation criteria in designing licensing patterns for the home-grown 3G standard should satisfy multiple goals to meet the requirements of the different stakeholders such as government, consumers, the potential operators, and domestic manufacturers. The surveys in methodology of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) are conducted and the results reveal that the research methodology is applicable to the evaluation and policy-making process under the transitional context.

Corporations would utilize advanced information technologies for generating corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and communicating with their stakeholders. However, corporations often could not determine whether their CSR websites are capable of effective communication with the stakeholders. The purpose of this study would be to analyze websites of benchmark companies for establishing an evaluation model to be a reference for CSR website design. Information from expert interviews carried out in this study underwent DEMATEL method for analyzing the mutual relationships between the quality criteria and dimensions of CSR websites. DANP was then used to calculate the weight of each criterion. Finally, we would make use VIKOR method to prioritize the performance CSR website satisfaction. The following provides the recommended improvement priorities according to results of the expert interviews: service quality (C) followed by information quality (B) followed by technical quality (A).

This paper focuses on stakeholder identification as per the value sensitive design (VSD) approach applied to the context of quantum technologies (QT) and contributes to a better understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of the QT landscape. We provide two comprehensive lists of stakeholders as starting points for VSD researchers and practitioners. These lists encompass a diverse range of organizations, including private companies, government agencies, NGOs, partnerships and professional/trade organizations. Our aim is to facilitate the recognition, legitimation and understanding of stakeholder interactions in the development of QT. These stakeholder lists lay a foundation for designing and implementing policies and strategies that promote the ethical and responsible development of QT, considering the values and interests of various stakeholders. Furthermore, these lists enable empirical and technical studies on specific QT innovations using an ethics-by-design approach like VSD.

A symbolic innovation is one that stands for something else. Here we will explore eight conditions resulting from a bipolar configuration of stakeholder interests, extrinsic benefits, and intrinsic benefits that have different consequences for the decoupling of innovation adoption and of implementation for symbolic innovations. The underlying forces, or generative motors, that drive these processes are quite different with stakeholder interests and extrinsic social, bandwagon effects much more important in adoption and more immediate, intrinsic benefits coming to the fore in implementation. The degree to which these factors converge produces conditions that are more likely to result in innovations that have positive performance impacts.

An important but unexplored research issue is understanding how digital innovation ecosystem and a quintuple helix model can support the promotion of Circular Economy. Circular Economy, however, is intrinsically linked to the innovation issue. It can occur in a productive and consumption system under the form of a new product, process, organizational or marketing model. In the meantime, the digital innovation ecosystem debate was enriched by the social and environmental sustainability perspectives that are the pillars of the Circular Economy theory. Despite this, the research has failed to achieve full comprehension of digital innovation ecosystems’ dynamics and processes for the Circular Economy, by highlighting the need for deeper understanding. Under the above assumptions, this paper presents the evidence of a single and extreme case study related to the Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ICESP). This is shown as good practice of a digital platform for stakeholders’ engagement, supporting the creation of a digital innovation ecosystem focused on the Circular Economy. We conclude by deriving implications for researchers and policy makers’ agendas.

Today, social entrepreneurship is considered as a growth driver for emerging countries. This phenomenon that combines economic utility and social efficiency has recently attracted considerable interest in the academic world as well as among public institutions. In Morocco, it is during the last decade we witnessed an infatuation toward this new type of entrepreneurship. Several actors are working today to promote the sector; however, there is a lack of research on their role in developing the ecosystem of the Moroccan social enterprise. Based on a qualitative study, this article aims to map the stakeholders of social entrepreneurship, their missions and their role in creating a favorable environment for the emergence of social entrepreneurs. The results are presented as an exploratory basis.

Dynamic capabilities are recognized as key factors for the adaptation of the firm to its changing environment. For two decades, a new pressure has been added on the shoulders of firms: they have to integrate sustainable development considerations in their strategy. This paper explores the impact of those new sustainability requirements on the dynamic capabilities that a firm should develop and sustain to remain competitive in turbulent environments. In particular, which new innovation capabilities are required to integrate environmental, social and financial objectives? To answer this question, we first consider the dynamicity levels identified in the literature in relationship with the turbulence of the firm's environment and we study what level is required for which type of sustainable innovation. Secondly, we look at the three fundamental natures of dynamic capabilities (sensing, seizing, transforming) and identify typical new requirements coming from sustainability challenges. We apply this reflection to Green IT innovations.

In their attempt to define radically new product–market pairs, according to the literature, new technology ventures (NTV) are confronted with an apparent dilemma. On the one hand, they should delay key commitments to remain flexible in the face of high uncertainty. On the other hand, commitments are necessary to enable learning and progress. Based on the longitudinal study of four NTVs, we find that the entrepreneurs resolve this dilemma by (i) defining their product and market progressively through iteration and learning, and by (ii) basing this progressive definition on stakeholders’ commitments. We analyse this approach and label it “commit and learn”. Following an inductive methodology, we suggest a conceptual framework to enhance the understanding of commitment as a multi-dimensional concept for new ventures.

This paper describes two marine renewable energy stakeholder workshops in North Scotland that were held in March 2009 to discuss industry requirements for developing the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters between Scotland's north coast and the northern isles. This is an area of considerable interest for the development of renewable energy in Scotland. If the area is developed (mainly with wave and tidal power) it could make a significant contribution to both meeting government renewable energy targets and to the local economy. However, following accelerated applications by developers for site leasing, development of the area was delayed by uncertainty in environmental data shortages and subsequent slow progress in government formulation of marine spatial planning policy. In order to proceed, the marine renewable energy industry in Scotland required timely investment in regional infrastructure and a clear policy direction from government. Energy industry stakeholders who attended the workshops called for a single authority to take responsibility for both regulation and direct investment from government so that national renewable energy targets could be met in the required timeframe. Ultimately, government and policy makers were expected by industry to take responsibility for this with a central authority to decide and importantly communicate where and when marine turbines could be built. This required by government a proper understanding of the resources and not just the constraints in identifying the most suitable areas. Local knowledge in the community offered to dispel some of the uncertainty regarding the physical environment in a way that could also guide policy and perhaps accelerate marine spatial planning in designating workable areas for wave and tidal power.

This paper explores how social impact assessments (SIAs) can be applied productively in mining development in African societies characterised by weak regulatory structures and ethnic diversity. It evaluates the nature of the social risks associated with mining development in Africa and examines the concept of SIA as a tool for mitigating those risks. Most importantly, it considers the factors that should be taken into account in the design and implementation of SIA programs in ethnically diverse African regions. One of the paper's central theses is that within-group perceptions of procedural justice are instrumental to the success of participatory processes for SIAs in mining development in Africa.

Water resources planning is currently designed to meet emerging challenges and encompassing a more comprehensive and integrated water management. The main focus of current water resources planning is to promote good water resource conditions through the implementation of innovative water policies. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to characterize and assess the status of water resources, monitor the implementation of planned actions, disseminate information and support the decision-making process. Indicators are often regarded as appropriate tools for supporting these tasks, although their use in this context is not imperative. The present study intends to explore the stakeholder perspective on the role of indicators in the water resources planning and management processes and their strategic environmental assessment process using a Portuguese case study. To achieve this objective, semi-structured interviews with the various stakeholder groups involved were conducted. The treatment of the obtained data using content analysis shows that the interviewees consider indicators to be an essential tool for supporting water resources planning. Some participants express concerns and suggest changes to the selection models and to the communication and decision-support capacity of the sets of indicators used. All stakeholders in the process consider that improvements to the indicators to be used in future processes are possible. In light of the results, it can be concluded that there is a long way to go for indicators to be used to promote better communication with stakeholders and to support decision-making processes; simultaneously, they can form the basis for the review and development of the subsequent cycle of the planning process.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving into a new phase where it is demonstrating the ability to supplement or replace humans across a range of decision-making activities. The transformative power of AI will require sensible regulation and heightened ethical sensitivity to ensure that it enhances rather than undermines human capabilities and values. The successful management of AI will necessitate coordination at the national, international and supranational levels among stakeholders of all types. Moreover, the shape of an AI-supplemented world will be heavily influenced by the rivalry between China and the United States as the world’s leading economic and AI powers. This paper will weave together the above themes to outline the relevant issues and stakes and the manner in which they can be managed to yield a productive AI-supplemented future, wherein AI’s promise is maximized and its potential perils avoided or mitigated.

In our qualitative study of a newly emerging FinTech cluster, we discuss how different stakeholders can reinforce value creation within the cluster. Focusing on the internal organization of the cluster, we identify the motivations of each stakeholder group, how these diverge, and what challenges these produce. While our case study is limited to Norway, we believe that our recommendations on how to create a common culture for value creation, adapting business models, communicating progress, and developing selection criteria framework, are applicable to FinTech clusters around the globe.

This chapter analyses the implementation features of the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) at Belarusian enterprises that contribute to reducing social tension and preventing conflicts of interest. The problems of disseminating the ideas of CSR in the business environment and the experience of teaching methods of socially responsible business activities by students of the Belarusian State University are investigated.

The current conditions for the development of the Integrated Reporting Concept predetermine an increase in the efficiency and investment attractiveness of those companies that apply integrated reporting. This is true because the integrated reporting allows for a holistic view of the development of an economic entity, facilitates interaction with interested users, and attracts additional investment. The possibility of detailed disclosure of financial and non-financial information allows investors to study the organization’s activities in greater depth and formulate the necessary conclusions in the context of the planned cooperation. Additionally, the formation of integrated reporting significantly increases the level of implementation of the financial risk management mechanism and operational control. Integrated reporting allows forming and interconnecting of information flows characterizing the performance of organizations in terms of their sustainable development. Taking this information as a basis, top management and investors will be able to minimize costs and existing risks and make informed decisions that are strategically important for the organization’s development. High-quality information contained in integrated reporting will be in line with the current level of development of global economic relations. It will meet the needs of stakeholders to the fullest extent, given the development of opportunities for its standardization. Integrated reporting will need to establish a set of underlying indicators that need to be disclosed and then provide a format for the information provided. Nowadays, more and more organizations recognize the need for conscious forward-looking financial management based on scientific methodologies for predicting its direction, adapting it to the overall development objectives of the organization and the economic environment. This research reveals the evolution of development, substantive content, and content of integrated reporting in current conditions, including scientific research into the following issues: outlining the fundamental aspects of sustainability reporting based on GRI standards, studying the evolution of development, substantive content, and content of integrated reporting.

Evaluation in public relations has typically followed programme logic models which are organisation centric and focused on achieving organisational objectives. This raises numerous ethical issues about the focus of public relations work, how stakeholders are regarded, the process of communication and the measures of success. In the contemporary context, such an approach is open to even more ethical challenge, especially with the rise of new organisational accountabilities and the ubiquity of online communication. This chapter outlines the ethical issues associated with prevalent evaluation models and advocates for a new approach which places context and stakeholders at the centre of evaluation practices.

In emerging economies, firms, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), have attempted to bolster their competitive positions by incorporating digital technologies, which sees them operate in a broader Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (DEE). The DEE includes varied actors and technologies facilitating digital infrastructure, the Internet, broadband communications, operating systems, and the cloud. However, when it comes to developing economies, knowledge on the nature and components of DEE is limited. Therefore, to fill this research gap, this chapter seeks to accomplish two objectives: (1) identify the different parameters of DEE and (2) determine how these parameters perform according to the perceptions among the ecosystem actors/stakeholders. For this, Bangladesh has been chosen as the empirical ground. Based on the DEE frameworks provided by Sussan and Acs (2017) and Song (2019), data were collected through case studies and face-to-face personal interviews with the entrepreneurs of 10 information and communication technology firms. By delineating the components of the DEE from a developing country, this chapter contributes to the extant literature on digital entrepreneurship and the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem. In addition, this chapter bears practical implications for the ecosystem partners and digital entrepreneurs to leverage the DEE components in improving firm performance.