Demystifying blockchain: A critical analysis of challenges,applications and opportunities

The blockchain is considered to be the potential driver of the digital economy. The Blockchain technology outweighs the challenges associated with the traditional transaction business governed and regulated by the third trusted party. There is a growth in the interest among the researchers, the industry, and the academia to study and leverage the potential of Blockchain. Blockchain provides a decentralized and distributed public ledger for all the participating parties. Though it seems that blockchain is a viable choice and solution for all the centralized governed and regulated transactions (in digital online space), it has potential challenges that need to be resolved; opportunities to be explored, and applications to be studied. This paper utilizes a systematic literature review to study several research endeavors made in the domain of blockchain. To further research on blockchain adoption, the paper theoretically constructs an integrated framework of the blockchain innovation adoption process in an organization considering organizational and user acceptance perspectives. This would facilitate its widespread adoption, thereby achieving sustained leadership solutions. The paper offers 23 propositions to information systems (IS)/information management (IM) scholars with respect to innovation characteristics, organizational characteristics, environmental characteristics, and user acceptance characteristics. Further, the paper explores several areas of future research and directions that can provide deep insights for overcoming challenges and for the adoption of blockchain technology.     

Social commerce adoption using TOE framework: An empirical investigation of Saudi Arabian SMEs

Social commerce is becoming an important hub for product sourcing, which helps companies to connect with customers and to gain competitive advantages. However, very little empirical research that focuses on small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been conducted to date. This study examines factors that affect social commerce adoption by SMEs. Using the Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) as the theoretical framework, the researchers tested the model and related hypotheses, employing structural equation modelling. The results from a survey of 181 SMEs in Saudi Arabia indicate that trading partner pressure in the environmental context, followed by top management support in the organisational context, and perceived usefulness in the technological context, have the most significant influence on behavioural intention to use social commerce. The research contributions and conclusion as well as limitations and future research directions are presented.     

A highly alkaline-stable metal oxide@metal–organic framework composite for high-performance electrochemical energy storage

Most metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) hardly maintain their physical and chemical properties after exposure to alkaline aqueous solutions, thus precluding their use as potential electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage devices. Here, we present the design and synthesis of a highly alkaline-stable metal oxide@MOF composite, Co₃O₄ nanocube@Co-MOF (Co₃O₄@Co-MOF), via a controllable and facile one-pot hydrothermal method under highly alkaline conditions. The obtained composite possesses exceptional alkaline stability, retaining its original structure in 3.0 M KOH for at least 15 days. Benefitting from the exceptional alkaline stability, unique structure, and larger surface area, the Co₃O₄@Co-MOF composite shows a specific capacitance as high as 1020 F g⁻¹ at 0.5 A  g⁻¹ and a high cycling stability with only 3.3% decay after 5000 cycles at 5 A g⁻¹. The as-constructed solid-state flexible device exhibits a maximum energy density of 21.6 mWh cm⁻³.     

工作情境下社会化媒体的多重采纳行为研究:S-O-R视角

【目的/意义】社会化媒体已经成为企业和组织工作中的一种新兴趋势,但少有研究在工作情境下探讨社会化媒体采纳的具体行为和其影响机制。【方法/过程】将工作情境下的社会化媒体使用行为分为强化使用和多样使用两类,以S-O-R理论为基础框架,结合技术接受模型和动机理论,构建工作中使用社会化媒体的两类动机及其对使用行为影响的研究模型,同时还讨论了惯性对意图与两类使用行为影响的调节作用。【结果/结论】通过实际工作中的问卷数据进行实证分析,研究结果表明:个人层面和任务层面的动机在使用者采纳社会化媒体中扮演着积极的角色;使用者的惯性确实能够调节意图与行为之间的关系。     

通货膨胀目标制度的多角度分析

本文首先给出了通货膨胀目标制度的定义和核心特征,然后通过和理论上的“最优货币政策制度”、货币政策历史经验、美国货币政策制度的对比,从多方面考察了这种制度的优势和可能存在的不足。这种比较分析能增进我们对通货膨胀目标制度的认识,以更好地为我国货币政策制度建设和政策操作提供借鉴。     

我国体育产业与健康产业融合发展路径研究

随着人们健康观念的转变,越来越多的人开始注重自身的健康,并逐渐意识到体育运动对于促进自身身心健康的重要性,这在很大程度上促进了健康产业与体育产业的高速发展,同时也为体育产业与健康产业的融合发展提供了良好的条件。本文首先对当前我国体育与健康产业发展的总体状况进行分析和研究,然后以此为依据,提出相应的融合发展策略,即拓展产业链融合空间、加大产业创新力度及引入新型技术,从而为我国体育与健康产业的可持续发展提供一定的理论参考。     

基于层次全息模型的中小学体育运动会风险评估研究

随着社会进步与教育环境诸多变化,中小学体育运动会风险管理亟需实现积极安全态度与现代技术防范并举。基于新时期中小学体育运动会风险评估是含有多重判断的复杂体系,该文引入层次全息建模HHM风险识别分析工具,构建包括运动会本体、组织管理、人员素质、场地设施、环境5大类别24个层次全息子系统的适用中小学体育运动会风险识别的全息模型,重点阐释了"组织管理——人员"风险识别的主场景,并通过HHM全息框架的指标转换、推演与扩展,统计中小学体育运动会风险清单全息模型配对的发生数目,运用层次分析法和帕累托分析法进行量化和评级,为中小学体育运动会风险量化评估提供参考依据。     

从多元异构走向融合归一 ——图情档新文科建设的趋向评析

[目的/意义]本研究旨在对新文科建设背景下图情档学科和专业发展的主要趋向进行评析。[方法/过程]本研究基于对2020年度发表的图情档新文科建设相关研究文献的梳理,立足于社会认识层次论,对图情档新文科建设的内在逻辑进行了理论解析,并解读了新文科建设背景下的图情档学科建设、专业发展和课程模块。[结果/结论]研究发现,图情档新文科建设的基本趋向是:积极对接数据科学、数字人文,进一步培养从业者在文化服务中的人文情怀,扩大对数字记忆工程的参与度,提升对传统文化资源保存、组织与研究的力度。     

辖区政府间竞争的制度框架:美国的经验及其启示

本文从联邦、地方和社会三个层面分析了美国辖区政府间竞争赖以运行的制度框架,宪法、法院以及联邦补贴构成联邦层面的制度框架,地方政府自主权、地方政府间合作机构以及地方政府间契约则是地方层面影响辖区政府间竞争的主要因素和机制,在社会层面则介绍了居民们多样化的需求表达方式以及直接参与治理对辖区政府间竞争的规范作用。在此基础上提出这种制度框架对中国的启示有:竞争优先的理念,理性划分中央与地方间关系,法治化框架,以及政府职能方面供应与生产的分离。     

基于VB.NET和SQL Server的综合档案管理系统的设计与实现

随着信息技术的不断发展,提高管理效率是高等院校的工作重点.本文以河北软件职业技术学院综合档案管理系统开发为例,对系统的设计与实现方法进行介绍.