The balancing act of social enterprise: An IT emergence perspective

The significance of IT in the context of non-digital social enterprises (SEs) and its influence on the viability of such SEs have been less studied themes in information systems research. In the era of ubiquitous IT, SEs have increasing pressures to cope with the ever-dynamic technological domain while balancing their dual objectives. Data from a single revelatory case of Jaipur Rugs (JR), an SE situated in a developing country context (India), is used to fathom the peculiarities of the SE context with a focus on the sociomaterial phenomena of IT emergence. Using the three fundamental notions of sociomateriality theory (relationality, performativity, and practice) this interpretive study understands the mechanisms underlying the SE’s attempt to balance its financial and social sustainability objectives. Through the innovative use of IT, the SE establishes and maintains shared value, yielding stability and efficiency to the business (financial viability) while simultaneously ensuring scalability and effectiveness of their social impact. This study strengthens the perspective of IT as an emergent phenomenon situated in sociomaterial practices and fills a gap in organizational literature by examining such phenomenon in the rich context of SEs where achieving the balance between dual goals is increasingly dependent on non-human (IT) agents.     

试析普通高校"体教结合"模式中运动队员的角色定位

从社会学的“角色”视域入手,分析指出,在教育管理情境中,面对“学生”与“专业运动员”的角色冲突时,高校、运动队以及运动员三方应共同建构,促使运动员能够正确地进行角色认知,实现合理的角色定位,真正体现“体教结合”的价值。     

基于神经网络的概念联想和概念聚类

本文针对信息检索中自动标引和用户的检索提问问题 ,介绍了一种概念空间技术以及采用Hopfield神经网络进行概念联想与概念聚类的算法 ,并对其中部分算法进行了模拟和实验 ,针对存在的问题提出了改进方法 ,并通过数据说明其可行性     

我国中小体育用品生产企业产业集群集聚研究——以福建晋江运动鞋产业集群为实证

入世后,我国中小体育用品业面临着国外知名品牌企业的竞争威胁,引起了我国业内人士的高度重视;产业集聚战略已成为提升区域竞争力的重要措施之一.以晋江运动鞋行业为例证,分析了我国中小体育用品生产企业产业集群集聚竞争优势和形成条件.     

图书馆信息集群研究

信息集群是在信息共享的基础上提供的一个新理念。它是把各类型图书馆在特定的地域范围按照一定的专业信息集中,按地域组成。构成一个类似生物有机体的信息群落,形成强劲、持续信息竞争优势的服务网络。信息集群是使信息组织精细分工而成为高级、复杂的综合体。信息集成具有程序化、共享化、协调化、范围广、动态性等特点。     

市场细分原理在图书馆文献资源建设中的应用

本文介绍了市场细分的基本概念、根本目的、类型、基本过程，主要阐述了在网络时代，图书馆如何借用市场细分理念，建设有自己品牌特色的馆藏体系。     

竞争战略差异度的定量研究

本文认为可以把竞争战略差异度作为竞争情报分析工具之一。战略差异度在预测产业发展和演进、资本市场的投资赢利回报、企业战略转移的难易性等方面具有特殊的意义。     

我国期刊集群的研究进展与发展态势——基于共词分析方法

期刊集群是国际期刊业的重要发展趋势,也是提升我国期刊整体水平的正确方向,理解和把握期刊集群的研究热点和发展态势是做好期刊集群理论创新和实践应用的关键问题。基于共词分析法,研究我国期刊集群领域学术论文的整体概况、高频     

福建省各城市金融竞争力的测度与比较分析——兼论莆田市提升金融竞争力的对策

通过构建城市金融竞争力的评价指标体系,运用统计方法对福建省九个城市金融竞争力进行了评估和简要分析,最后对提升莆田城市金融竞争力提出若干建议。     

The potential role of citizen conservation in re-shaping approaches to murals in an urban context

Public visual spaces, populated by a blend of community murals, unauthorised street art, and historic painted mercantile signs, are often the mark of an urban environment that is both progressive and eclectic. Changes in the aesthetic and cultural value of these urban mural forms have led to an increase in the appreciation and, in some instances, promotion of their artistic merit and cultural significance as examples of public art. However, examining the significance of these works, with a view to implementing a conservation approach is problematic. This is due to a number of practical and theoretical considerations that are primarily a result of the ephemeral existence of urban murals outside conventional exhibition spaces, and issues associated with their often fragmented ownership and uncertain authorship. Consequently, larger thinking on the interpretation, conservation assessment, and advocacy for the conservation of urban murals are required. Key to defining and implementing such strategies is contextualising the public visual spaces that these murals occupy and, as part of this, the local and wider communities’ perception of these murals as culturally significant objects as well as fostering awareness and understanding of appropriate measures aimed at their conservation. This paper examines the role of citizen science, or crowd-sourcing, of local community members in establishing a conservation dialogue and generating conservation- relevant data on urban murals. It looks specifically at a project involving a collection of in situ historic painted mercantile signs — also known as ghost signs — in the City of Port Phillip, Melbourne, Australia. The project fostered the establishment of an informed and open dialogue between conservation specialists and participants from the local community on the significance of local ghost signs whilst transferring knowledge on conservation processes and assessment methods. Working directly with community members, a programme was designed in which conservation and community knowledge of these urban art forms, could be collected and exchanged across digital platforms. This enabled researchers to examine how citizen science can be utilised as a research tool as well as a means to advocate for the conservation of collections of urban murals. It created the opportunity to consider the role of non-specialists and shared authorities in the collection and collation of conservation- relevant data and how information generated from what we call citizen conservation projects, can inform the way in which conservators evaluate and prioritize the conservation of urban cultural heritage. The data gathered and interpreted proved to be the most effective means of ‘conserving’ these often ephemeral forms of cultural material.