The Bottom LinePub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.1201/9781003072966-9
P. Parry
{"title":"On The Horizon","authors":"P. Parry","doi":"10.1201/9781003072966-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003072966-9","url":null,"abstract":"Although the term virtualization has been around for decades, only recently has it become a buzzword in the computer systems community with the revival of virtual machines (VMs), driven by efforts in industry and academia. VMs are software entities that emulate a real machine's functionality; they execute under the control of a hypervisor that virtualizes and multiplexes low-level hardware resources. Hypervisors come in two flavors: non-hosted, which run directly on top of the hardware, and hosted, which are integrated with a host operating system (OS). The presence of a hypervisor makes VMs subject to a level of visibility and control that's hard to achieve with real machines. The small size, isolation, and mediation power of an ideal hypervisor over VMs make it an interesting candidate for a trusted computing base, with applications in security research fields such as intrusion detection, integrity protection, and malware analysis, among others.","PeriodicalId":293295,"journal":{"name":"The Bottom Line","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116427380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Bottom LinePub Date : 2020-06-13DOI: 10.1108/bl-01-2020-0009
Pia Storvang, B. Nguyen
{"title":"The next frontier: using space as management strategy - an exploratory study","authors":"Pia Storvang, B. Nguyen","doi":"10.1108/bl-01-2020-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-01-2020-0009","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000More and more companies use physical space as a way to enhance creativity, create change and stimulate interaction. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how space affects this interrelationship and explores how space can support organizational strategy.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Using a qualitative approach, this study explores three cases from an educational, a cultural and an industrial setting to illustrate how space can be used to support an organization’s policy and help its strategic intentions.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The findings demonstrate how space can be used to enhance organizational strategy and demonstrate how closely the creation of space can be related to the development of that strategy. Specifically, the study finds that the “’space-organizational strategy’ link has three uses: “Space as an organizational meeting place” in the University campus, (2) “Space as a network organization” in the culture and production center and (3) “Space as a cell organization” in the private manufacturing company.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The study will show that the design and operationalization of spaces can influence management and organizational strategy because space influences relations between people and that organizations can use space to support their strategic intentions seems to have been overlooked in the literature.\u0000","PeriodicalId":293295,"journal":{"name":"The Bottom Line","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115310267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Bottom LinePub Date : 2020-05-19DOI: 10.1108/bl-03-2020-0021
Taiguara de Freitas Langrafe, S. R. Barakat, Fabrício Stocker, J. Boaventura
{"title":"A stakeholder theory approach to creating value in higher education institutions","authors":"Taiguara de Freitas Langrafe, S. R. Barakat, Fabrício Stocker, J. Boaventura","doi":"10.1108/bl-03-2020-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-03-2020-0021","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThis paper aims to empirically verify whether the development of improved relationships between higher education institutions (HEIs) and their stakeholders based on the principles of stakeholder theory creates more value.Design/methodology/approachThe methods involve a quantitative approach, with the data collection being carried out through a survey of 88 heads of HEIs in Brazil. The paper uses the Spearman’s correlation coefficient to analyze the data and test the hypotheses.FindingsThe findings reinforce the arguments found in the stakeholder theory literature, in which relationships are based on the following principles: knowledge and information sharing, mutual trust, involvement in the decision-makin g process and alignment of stakeholders’ interests in the strategic planning process, all of which create more value for organizations.Practical implicationsThis study seeks to improve the knowledge of stakeholder theory in relation to HEIs. It identifies the stakeholder relationships that create the most value and have the potential to generate a sustainable competitive advantage. The results can help managers to improve their relationships with stakeholders and may encourage the implementation of practices and policies that consider stakeholders’ influence on the strategic direction of HEIs.Social implicationsThe studies present a social contribution by evidencing the importance of the development of best practices, processes and strategies in the management of educational institutions, which are important actors in the development of society.Originality/valueThe originality of this paper is that it empirically tests the principles of stakeholder theory and their relationships with value creation for organizations in the higher education context. Whilst stakeholder theory has been explored in multiples contexts, there is a lack of studies addressing stakeholder management in HEIs.","PeriodicalId":293295,"journal":{"name":"The Bottom Line","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126565467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Bottom LinePub Date : 2020-01-15DOI: 10.1108/bl-11-2019-0126
B. Parnell, M. Stone, Eleni Aravopoulou
{"title":"Controlling superprojects – information management requirements","authors":"B. Parnell, M. Stone, Eleni Aravopoulou","doi":"10.1108/bl-11-2019-0126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-11-2019-0126","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to explore the problems of managing superprojects and identifies how a different approach to controlling them can reduce the incidence of cost and time overruns and benefit shortfalls.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Literature review accompanied by conceptual analysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Project cost and timing overruns and benefit shortfalls are very frequent in superprojects. These problems can be ascribed partly to the way in which they are planned is not taken into account in designing and implementing control systems, particularly the governance processes and the information they have available.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000This paper has serious implications for those designing control processes, governance and information management for superprojects. It suggests that if a new approach is taken, fewer superprojects will suffer from cost overruns and benefit shortfalls because remedial actions will be taken earlier for projects, which are experiencing problems, while learning will be fed back to those planning new projects.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000There will be saving of public money and reduced deferment of benefits that normally result from failed or delayed projects and reduced allocation of large incremental budgets dedicated to resolving problems.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The taxonomy of different types of superprojects is original, as is the idea of ambidextrous control, and the diagnosis of failure reasons lying in the nature of control and governance processes, and the lack of relevant information available during the control process.\u0000","PeriodicalId":293295,"journal":{"name":"The Bottom Line","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126868373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Bottom LinePub Date : 2019-12-02DOI: 10.1108/bl-03-2019-0081
Leana Esterhuyse
{"title":"Towards corporate transparency","authors":"Leana Esterhuyse","doi":"10.1108/bl-03-2019-0081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-03-2019-0081","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to determine whether companies recognised for the quality of their sustainability reporting are also adopting investor relations (IR) best practices for their IR webpages. Quality communications to all stakeholder groups may then speak to organisational transparency and integrated corporate communication management (CCM).\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000An ordinary least squares regression model was developed to test the hypothesis that companies with quality sustainability reporting also adopts best practices in online IR. Sustainability reporting quality was signalled by inclusion of the company in a socially responsible investment (SRI) index. IR quality was proxied by disclosure scores compiled from content analyses of investor relations webpages.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000This study find that inclusion in the SRI Index was positively and significantly associated with online IR quality, while controlling for other variables associated with voluntary disclosure behaviour.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000For retail and institutional investors in SRI Index companies, cost of information discovery is reduced as they can use the investor relations webpages as comprehensive source.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study contributes to the literature on corporate transparency by operationalising reporting “transparency” in that it considers the combined communications output to both financial and non-financial stakeholder groupings. A 2 × 2 conceptual framework for corporate disclosures is proposed that reconciles legitimacy theory and voluntary disclosure theory as motivations. It also contributes to the paucity of research on the links between public relations and investor relations in corporate communications by demonstrating a joint contribution to transparency.\u0000","PeriodicalId":293295,"journal":{"name":"The Bottom Line","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133452088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Bottom LinePub Date : 2019-12-02DOI: 10.1108/bl-03-2019-0076
Rosintansafinas Munir, L. Beh
{"title":"Measuring and enhancing organisational creative climate, knowledge sharing, and innovative work behavior in startups development","authors":"Rosintansafinas Munir, L. Beh","doi":"10.1108/bl-03-2019-0076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-03-2019-0076","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the organizational creative climate, knowledge sharing and innovative work behavior in startups development. This study also aims to discover the R square, predictive relevance and effect size of the developed model.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A quantitative method was used, and a total of 352 usable questionnaires were collected from employees at startups particularly in services sector in Malaysia. The structural equation was developed to explain the complicated relationship between organizational creative climate, knowledge sharing and innovative work behavior. The results of hypothesis were analyzed using structural equation modeling – partial least square (SEM-PLS) test.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results indicate that organizational creative climate significantly influence innovative work behavior (H1), organizational climate positively affects knowledge sharing (H2) and knowledge sharing significantly influence innovative work behavior (H3). In addition, the results also show that the R square values of innovative work behavior is weak (R2 = 0.067), while the predictive relevance value demonstrating the model has sufficient predictive relevance. Further, the results of effect size show medium effect for organizational creative climate and knowledge, while the remaining indicates small effect size.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000This study provides a comprehensible and clear understanding on how organizational creative climate and knowledge sharing play important role in fostering the individual innovative work behavior in Malaysian startups.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Research on the significance of organizational creative climate, knowledge sharing and to innovative work behavior particularly in the startups context has not been sufficiently explored. This study shed new light to the startups eco-system stakeholders in stimulating individual innovative work behavior through the practices of sharing information as well as the creative climate and innovative elements in the entrepreneurial activities.\u0000","PeriodicalId":293295,"journal":{"name":"The Bottom Line","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117149123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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