860 resultados para Business Model Adaption .
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TRIPCOLOMBIA es una organizacin que nace a partir del inters por realizar aportes significativos a los procesos tradicionales de difusin y conservacin del patrimonio y la cultura de la nacin. De esta manera, se decide realizar un modelo de negocio para implementar una aplicacin mvil y un mapa impreso interactivo, que tengan como eje principal estrategias de gamificacin , y a mediano plazo el desarrollo y la implementacin de Realidad Aumentada (RA) y cdigos QR directamente en las zonas de inters cultural. Dicha aplicacin, buscar interconectar las TIC con los BIC, espacios competentes o complementarios a los BIC y entidades culturales circundantes, mediante la organizacin de redes interactivas y retroalimentadas.
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School management is a recent worry in the history of Brazilian education. Still today the administrative theories from the industrial business model are reference for education, despite its specificities. This situation is not a misconception. Care is necessary to attempt to the goal differences from schools to companies. The aim of this research was to analyze the influence of administrative practices in the quality of education in the Brazilian state of Par, taking as empiric reference the educational-administrative reality of the 10th Educational Regional Unit (ERU), in the period from 2007 to 2010. The study was made by means of document analysis, questionnaires and the revision of theoretic fundaments, analyzing the results of the national exams of high schools and the practice of ERU school directors and schools of the same unit. Our conclusion is that among managers, the is a lack of knowledge and lack of practice of an adequate theory for education, what has created problems to the students evaluation, whose right to success is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution of Brazil. The academics and managers of education would need to discuss and reach the propositions of a management theory that meets the aims and goals of education
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Esta dissertao teve como objetivo principal analisar como a Estratgia da Inovao poderia ser empregada em benefcio da competitividade das organizaes hoteleiras, tendo em vista as experincias de inovao dos Hotis Portas da Amaznia e Fara. Os Hotis Portas da Amaznia e Fara destacam-se pela realizao de experincias inovadoras, o primeiro apresenta uma proposta de Hotel Histrico, nasceu a partir da restaurao de um casaro do incio do sculo XIX e atende o segmento do Turismo Internacional e o segundo uma proposta de Hotel Temtico, sendo entitulado o primeiro hotel temtico do norte. O acirramento da concorrncia no mercado hoteleiro de Belm-Par, devido aos novos entrantes (grandes redes hoteleiras) e substitutos como flats, est provocando a reduo das margens de lucro ademais est obrigando os gestores das empresas de micro e pequeno porte a repensarem suas estratgias de competio. Sendo que a inovao uma estratgia que pode contribuir para criao e sustentao da vantagem competitiva. A metodologia adotada nesta investigao foi inicialmente o levantamento bibliogrfico. Alm disso, foram aplicadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas para os gestores dos hotis. A entrevista baseou-se no Radar da Inovao para a classificao das Estratgias de Inovao. A investigao revelou que o empresrio do Hotel Portas da Amaznia realizou uma inovao em modelo de negcios e inovao em descoberta de um novo mercado. Porm, no Hotel Fara, identificou-se apenas um caso de inovao incremental em suas instalaes como na decorao do prdio, pois para a proposta de um hotel temtico, a gesto precisaria explorar a experincia do cliente. Nos dois casos, constatou-se que vrias dimenses da inovao so negligenciadas como ofertas, experincias do consumidor e a inovao na organizao.
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No novidade que o paradigma vigente baseia-se na Internet, em que cada vez mais aplicaes mudam o seu modelo de negcio relativamente a licenciamento e manuteno, para passar a oferecer ao utilizador final uma aplicao mais acessvel no que concerne a licenciamento e custos de manuteno, j que as aplicaes se encontram distribudas eliminando os custos de capitais e operacionais inerentes a uma arquitetura centralizada. Com a disseminao das Interfaces de Programao de Aplicaes (Application Programming Interfaces API) baseadas na Internet, os programadores passaram a poder desenvolver aplicaes que utilizam funcionalidades disponibilizadas por terceiros, sem terem que as programar de raiz. Neste conceito, a API das aplicaes Google permitem a distribuio de aplicaes a um mercado muito vasto e a integrao com ferramentas de produtividade, sendo uma oportunidade para a difuso de ideias e conceitos. Este trabalho descreve o processo de conceo e implementao de uma plataforma, usando as tecnologias HTML5, Javascript, PHP e MySQL com integrao com Google Apps, com o objetivo de permitir ao utilizador a preparao de oramentos, desde o clculo de preos de custo compostos, preparao dos preos de venda, elaborao do caderno de encargos e respetivo cronograma.
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This paper presents a multicriteria decision-making model for lifespan energy efficiency assessment of intelligent buildings (IBs). The decision-making model called IBAssessor is developed using an analytic network process (ANP) method and a set of lifespan performance indicators for IBs selected by a new quantitative approach called energy-time consumption index (ETI). In order to improve the quality of decision-making, the authors of this paper make use of previous research achievements including a lifespan sustainable business model, the Asian IB Index, and a number of relevant publications. Practitioners can use the IBAssessor ANP model at different stages of an IB lifespan for either engineering or business oriented assessments. Finally, this paper presents an experimental case study to demonstrate how to use IBAssessor ANP model to solve real-world design tasks.
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Purpose This paper proposes assessing the context within which integrated logistic support (ILS) can be implemented for whole life performance of building services systems. Design/methodology/approach The use of ILS within a through-life business model (TLBM) is a better framework to achieve a well-designed, constructed and managed product. However, for ILS to be implemented in a TLBM for building services systems, the practices, tools and techniques need certain contextual prerequisites tailored to suit the construction industry. These contextual prerequisites are discussed. Findings The case studies conducted reinforced the contextual importance of prime contracting, partnering and team collaboration for the application of ILS techniques. The lack of data was a major hindrance to the full realisation of ILS techniques within the case studies. Originality/value The paper concludes with the recognition of the value of these contextual prerequisites for the use of ILS techniques within the building industry.
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This paper explores a segmentation of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries within the formal/informal economy nexus that has wide-ranging implications for the targeting of base-of-the-pyramid initiatives and entrepreneurship theory. This proposed segmentation emerges from the analysis of a sample of Kenyan MSEs utilising current and prior business models; the antecedent influences shaping the business model; barriers to entry associated with knowledge, capital and skills; the degree of innovation or imitation evident in the business model linked to the nature of opportunity recognition; and their relationship with the formal institutional business environment.
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become very popular among learners millions of users from around the world registered with leading platforms. There are hundreds of universities (and other organizations) offering MOOCs. However, sustainability of MOOCs is a pressing concern as MOOCs incur up front creation costs, maintenance costs to keep content relevant and on-going support costs to provide facilitation while a course is being run. At present, charging a fee for certification (for example Coursera Signature Track and FutureLearn Statement of Completion) seems a popular business model. In this paper, the authors discuss other possible business models and their pros and cons. Some business models discussed here are: Freemium model providing content freely but charging for premium services such as course support, tutoring and proctored exams. Sponsorships courses can be created in collaboration with industry where industry sponsorships are used to cover the costs of course production and offering. For example Teaching Computing course was offered by the University of East Anglia on the FutureLearn platform with the sponsorship from British Telecom while the UK Government sponsored the course Introduction to Cyber Security offered by the Open University on FutureLearn. Initiatives and Grants The government, EU commission or corporations could commission the creation of courses through grants and initiatives according to the skills gap identified for the economy. For example, the UK Governments National Cyber Security Programme has supported a course on Cyber Security. Similar initiatives could also provide funding to support relevant course development and offering. Donations Free software, Wikipedia and early OER initiatives such as the MIT OpenCourseware accept donations from the public and this could well be used as a business model where learners could contribute (if they wish) to the maintenance and facilitation of a course. Merchandise selling merchandise could also bring revenue to MOOCs. As many participants do not seek formal recognition (European Commission, 2014) for their completion of a MOOC, merchandise that presents their achievement in a playful way could well be attractive for them. Sale of supplementary material supplementary course material in the form of an online or physical book or similar could be sold with the revenue being reinvested in the course delivery. Selective advertising courses could have advertisements relevant to learners Data sharing though a controversial topic, sharing learner data with relevant employers or similar could be another revenue model for MOOCs. Follow on events the courses could lead to follow on summer schools, courses or other real-life or online events that are paid-for in which case a percentage of the revenue could be passed on to the MOOC for its upkeep. Though these models are all possible ways of generating revenue for MOOCs, some are more controversial and sensitive than others. Nevertheless unless appropriate business models are identified the sustainability of MOOCs would be problematic.
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Chinese entrepreneurship in department store retailing differed from that seen in other emerging economies before 1940. Rather than the leading examples of the format being owned by advanced economy firms, in China a small group of Cantonese entrepreneurs established what became known as the Big Four department stores in Shanghai. By 1940 the Big Four department stores were among the most famous stores in China, and among the biggest businesses in China. None of these Chinese entrepreneurs had any prior experience in department store retailing. Rather this article explains how their success in department store retailing was dependent on a business model that enabled these Chinese entrepreneurs to act as informal investment bankers (or shadow banks) for the thousands of overseas Chinese wanting to invest surplus savings in mainland China, so creating large indigenous business groups.
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This thesis is an empirical-based study of the European Unions Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and its implications in terms of corporate environmental and financial performance. The novelty of this study includes the extended scope of the data coverage, as most previous studies have examined only the power sector. The use of verified emissions data of ETS-regulated firms as the environmental compliance measure and as the potential differentiating criteria that concern the valuation of EU ETS-exposed firms in the stock market is also an original aspect of this study. The study begins in Chapter 2 by introducing the background information on the emission trading system (ETS), which focuses on (i) the adoption of ETS as an environmental management instrument and (ii) the adoption of ETS by the European Union as one of its central climate policies. Chapter 3 surveys four databases that provide carbon emissions data in order to determine the most suitable source of the data to be used in the later empirical chapters. The first empirical chapter, which is also Chapter 4 of this thesis, investigates the determinants of the emissions compliance performance of the EU ETS-exposed firms through constructing the best possible performance ratio from verified emissions data and self-configuring models for a panel regression analysis. Chapter 5 examines the impacts on the EU ETS-exposed firms in terms of their equity valuation with customised portfolios and multi-factor market models. The research design takes into account the emissions allowance (EUA) price as an additional factor, as it has the most direct association with the EU ETS to control for the exposure. The final empirical Chapter 6 takes the investigation one step further, by specifically testing the degree of ETS exposure facing different sectors with sector-based portfolios and an extended multi-factor market model. The findings from the emissions performance ratio analysis show that the business model of firms significantly influences emissions compliance, as the capital intensity has a positive association with the increasing emissions-to-emissions cap ratio. Furthermore, different sectors show different degrees of sensitivity towards the determining factors. The production factor influences the performance ratio of the Utilities sector, but not the Energy or Materials sectors. The results show that the capital intensity has a more profound influence on the utilities sector than on the materials sector. With regard to the financial performance impact, ETS-exposed firms as aggregate portfolios experienced a substantial underperformance during the 20012004 period, but not in the operating period of 20052011. The results of the sector-based portfolios show again the differentiating effect of the EU ETS on sectors, as one sector is priced indifferently against its benchmark, three sectors see a constant underperformance, and three sectors have altered outcomes.
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Purpose The authors examine the role of entrepreneurial business models in the reverse supply chain of apparel/fashion retailers. The purpose of this paper is to offer an alternative approach to the return to the point of origin prevalent in the reverse chain of manufacturers but less technically and economically feasible in the case of apparel/fashion retailers. This approach, second-life retailing, not only reduces waste but also democratises consumption. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an extensive literature review, semi-structured interviews with managers of two second-life retailers in Malaysia and observations of a number of stores. Findings Using the Business Model Canvas, the authors demonstrate the essential characteristics of second-life retailers. Retailers in this study, unlike retailers in the developed world, combine traditional business models with off-price retailing. There is no clear demarcation between the forward and reverse supply chain used to manage first- and second-hand retailing. Practical implications The paper demonstrates the potential of innovative business models in the reverse supply chain. It encourages managers to look beyond the return to the point of origin and seek imaginative alternatives. Such alternatives potentially could result in additional revenue, enhanced sustainability and democratisation of consumption meeting triple bottom line objectives. Originality/value This paper highlights the importance and relevance of entrepreneurial business models in addressing the reverse supply chain, demonstrating this with the aid of two Malaysian off-price retailers. It also contributes to our nascent knowledge by focusing on emerging markets.
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Libraries seek active ways to innovate amidst macroeconomic shifts, growing online education to help alleviate ever-growing schedule conflicts as students juggle jobs and course schedules, as well as changing business models in publishing and evolving information technologies. Patron-driven acquisition (PDA), also known as demand-driven acquisition (DDA), offers numerous strengths in supporting university curricula in the context of these significant shifts. PDA is a business model centered on short-term loans and subsequent purchases of ebooks resulting directly from patrons' natural use stemming from their discovery of the ebooks in library catalogs where the ebooks' bibliographic records are loaded at regular intervals established between the library and ebook supplier. Winthrop University's PDA plan went live in October 2011, and this article chronicles the philosophical and operational considerations, the in-library collaboration, and technical preparations in concert with the library system vendor and ebook supplier. Short-term loan is invoked after a threshold is crossed, typically number of pages or time spent in the ebook. After a certain number of short-term loans negotiated between the library and ebook supplier, the next short-term loan becomes an automatic purchase after which the library owns the ebook in perpetuity. Purchasing options include single-user and multi-user licenses. Owing to high levels of need in college and university environments, Winthrop chose the multi-user license as the preferred default purchase. Only where multi-user licenses are unavailable does the automatic purchase occur with single-user title licenses. Data on initial use between October 2011 and February 2013 reveal that of all PDA ebooks viewed, only 30% crossed the threshold into short-term loans. Of all triggered short-term loans, Psychology was the highest-using. Of all ebook views too brief to trigger short-term loans, Business was the highest-using area. Although the data are still too young to draw conclusions after only a few months, thought-provoking usage differences between academic disciplines have begun to emerge. These differences should be considered in library plans for the best possible curricular support for each academic program. As higher education struggles with costs and course-delivery methods libraries have an enduring lead role.
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Esta dissertao examina as capacidades tecnolgicas (sistema tcnico-organizacional, molcula e medicamento) disponibilizadas em alianas estratgicas pela indstria farmacutica multinacional, assim como as principais implicaes das alianas estratgicas para a indstria farmacutica em termos de configurao de suas capacidades tecnolgicas . Essas questes so examinadas base de evidncias empricas secundrias sobre alianas estratgicas em uma amostra de 25 companhias multinacionais da indstria farmacutica, pertencentes a trs grupos: companhia farmacutica de grande porte (big pharma); companhia biofarmacutica de grande porte (biofarma) e companhia pequena de pesquisa . A literatura relacionada oferece uma grande quantidade de estudos sobre alianas estratgicas e capacidades tecnolgicas na indstria farmacutica multinacional. Porm, o tema das implicaes de tais alianas estratgicas para mudanas na configurao de capacidades tecnolgicas ainda carece de mais fundamentao emprica, pela perspectiva de gesto de empresa e, mais precisamente, pela perspectiva de estratgia empresarial baseada em competncias dinmicas. Essa dissertao baseia-se em extensiva e sistemtica coleta de evidncias empricas relativas s alianas estratgicas implementadas por 25 companhias da indstria farmacutica e, publicadas durante o perodo de 1993 a 2003. Tais evidncias empricas foram coletadas a partir de trs bancos de dados: Business & Industry; Gal e Dialog . Com relao aos resultados, foi encontrado que: Em termos de participaes com capacidades tecnolgicas ingressantes em alianas estratgicas: (i) as 'big pharmas' ingressaram com 11 % das 169 capacidades tecnolgicas; (ii) as biofarmas ingressaram com 44% das 143 capacidades tecnolgicas; (iii) as companhias pequenas de pesquisa ingressaram com 72% das 95 capacidades tecnolgicas . 2 Em termos de implicaes das alianas estratgicas para a mudana na configurao de capacidades tecnolgicas que ingressaram em alianas estratgicas, foi encontrado que: (i) as 'big pharmas' aumentaram a proporo em molculas (16% para 55%); (ii) as biofarmas aumentaram a participao em molculas (22% para 32%) e sistema tcnico-organizacional para pesquisa de molcula (49% para 55%); (iii) as companhias pequenas de pesquisa inseriram-se a uma nova atividade (comercializao de medicamento no mercado farmacutico) a partir do aumento da participao em medicamentos (3% para 29%). Adicionalmente, atualizaram sistemas tcnico-organizacionais para pesquisa de molcula . As evidncias sugerem que o critrio de escolha por companhia parceira e por mecanismo de aliana estratgica foi condicionado aos objetivos e s necessidades de cada grupo de companhia da indstria farmacutica. Por fim, enquanto as companhias integradas, 'big pharmas' e biofarmas, principalmente, as primeiras, tm adaptado o modelo de negcio "Fully Integrated Pharmaceutical Company" com a adoo de alianas estratgicas para complementao de capacidades tecnolgicas, as companhias pequenas de pesquisa capitalizam as suas capacidades tecnolgicas atravs das alianas estratgicas e ingressam no mercado farmacutico com a comercializao de medicamentos adquiridos por meio de alianas estratgicas. Portanto, as evidncias sugerem que a busca por complementao de base de conhecimento para competir no mercado globalizado, tem implicado ainda que, informalmente, uma alterao na organizao das atividades tecnolgicas inovadoras, especialmente, em termos de produtos (medicamentos) .
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This research was commenced with the idea to promote an strategic evaluation of the sustentability of the free Internet access, analysing its process of value creation, its sources of revenue generation, its business models development as well as its capacity to generate adequated returns to the investors. It was concluded that the free Internet access is not dead. Indeed, what has occoured was a migration from a model completely based on delivering a single service, generally dependent of publicity sells revenues, to a hibrid based business model with different types of services and with revenues been generated from multiple sources. Nevertheless, not all players were capable to evolute their business models and survive, what occasioned a huge number of fails, mergers and acquisitions, resulting in a concentration all over the segment.
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notrio o crescimento das redes franqueadoras e da quantidade de franquias que vm se estabelecendo no Brasil nos ltimos anos. Este crescimento, dentre outros fatores, provm do grande nmero de empreendedores que tm optado por este modelo de negcio como estratgia para aquisio, seja do primeiro negcio, seja para a expanso dos j existentes. Neste contexto, preciso entender os principais fatores que levam estes indivduos a optarem pelo franchising. Pesquisas sobre o tema empreendedorismo e as motivaes que levam os indivduos a empreender do conta de que o fator risco do negcio e a percepo do indivduo a respeito de tal risco um dos mais relevantes no processo de tomada de deciso para a abertura do novo empreendimento. Neste contexto, este trabalho procurou avaliar como a propenso ao risco de empreendedores que optaram pela aquisio de franquias influenciou o processo de tomada de deciso destes indivduos.
