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Systems Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090340

Xuehui Zhang, Zhen Tang, Wei Luo

{"title":"Research on the Synergistic Evolution of Comprehensive Transportation Network System in the Yellow River Basin Aimed at High-Quality Development","authors":"Xuehui Zhang, Zhen Tang, Wei Luo","doi":"10.3390/systems12090340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090340","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: The high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin is still facing the issue of imbalance and inadequacy, and it urgently requires the backing and assistance of a well-coordinated and efficient comprehensive transportation network system. Based on this purpose, this study uses a composite system synergy degree model incorporating “mode dimension + regional dimension” to analyze the evolution of this network. The results indicate the following: (1) Railway and air transportation surpass highway transportation in growth and synergy, though overall system synergy is still low. (2) Downstream areas are gradually taking the lead, and the orderliness of each subsystem is gradually becoming consistent. The complexity and variability of the composite system’s synergy are high, with an overall low level of synergy. Overall, despite improvements in service capacity and quality, better integration of different transport modes and enhanced cross-regional cooperation are needed. This study reveals and analyzes in depth the complexity of the comprehensive transportation network system in the Yellow River Basin and its spatiotemporal characteristics of synergistic evolution. We propose suggestions for high-quality development at national, regional, and industry levels, fostering the continuous improvement of the system structure, which aids in overcoming the tangible obstacles faced by the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"128 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comprehensive Study of Critical Areas of Change Management as a Starting Point for Leaders in the Area of Managing Human Resources in Organizations: The Case of the Visegrad Four 作为组织人力资源管理领域领导者起点的变革管理关键领域综合研究：维舍格勒四国案例

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090342

Zuzana Rosnerova, Olga Ponisciakova, Eva Kicova, Juraj Fabus

{"title":"Comprehensive Study of Critical Areas of Change Management as a Starting Point for Leaders in the Area of Managing Human Resources in Organizations: The Case of the Visegrad Four","authors":"Zuzana Rosnerova, Olga Ponisciakova, Eva Kicova, Juraj Fabus","doi":"10.3390/systems12090342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090342","url":null,"abstract":"(1) Background: This research deals with an element of strategic management, namely corporate changes. It applies to production enterprises operating in the countries of the Visegrad Group. Since similar studies in the area of change management in the V4 environment are absent, we consider the research to be beneficial for the subject area. The aim of the paper is to identify key elements in change management that would contribute to improving the work of leaders. (2) Methods: We conducted the research on a sample of 318 manufacturing companies operating in V4 countries. We verified the obtained data using several tests, including Chi-square tests and Fisher’s exact test or binomial test, through which we verified established research hypotheses. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was also used, which made it possible to identify critical factors in the area of change management. (3) Results: Critical change management factors emerged from the research, and we also determined the preconditions for successful management of these initiatives. We consider the results significant for change management leaders. (4) We consider the findings to be a contribution to the given field of management, as similar studies are absent in it, which creates a gap in this field.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"451 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An Investigation into Lean Implementation Preparedness in the Engineering Projects Sector 工程项目部门精益实施准备情况调查

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090335

Uzayr Karimulla, Kapil Gupta, Daramy Vandi Von Kallon

{"title":"An Investigation into Lean Implementation Preparedness in the Engineering Projects Sector","authors":"Uzayr Karimulla, Kapil Gupta, Daramy Vandi Von Kallon","doi":"10.3390/systems12090335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090335","url":null,"abstract":"Lean methodologies, a system widely used in the manufacturing industry, have demonstrated numerous benefits and added significant value to the industry. In the same way that other industries have benefitted from the application of Lean techniques, the engineering projects sector can also realise significant improvements by integrating Lean principles into its processes and operations. The study aims to gain a comprehensive insight into the application of the Lean concept, with a focus on the South African engineering projects sector. The findings of a thorough literature review, focussing on Lean techniques, technology, and the projects sector, examined key variables that have an impact on the effective implementation of Lean methodologies within this industry. The variables studied are skills and expertise, active work methods, and leadership style. The study also explores the impact of digital technologies on Lean implementation, exploring how these technologies enhance the integration of Lean practices. The study includes descriptive statistical analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and a confirmatory factor analysis of the data. A significant relationship is found between variables influencing Lean implementation and the effectiveness of Lean practices within the South African engineering projects sector.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"188 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142227758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Architecture Design Space Generation via Decision Pattern-Guided Department of Defense Architecture Framework Modeling 通过决策模式引导的国防部架构框架建模生成架构设计空间

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090336

Zhemei Fang, Xuemeng Zhao, Fengyun Li

{"title":"Architecture Design Space Generation via Decision Pattern-Guided Department of Defense Architecture Framework Modeling","authors":"Zhemei Fang, Xuemeng Zhao, Fengyun Li","doi":"10.3390/systems12090336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090336","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of architecture design keeps increasing as the complexity of systems and system-of-systems (SoSs) continues rising. While the architecture frameworks such as the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) are commonly used to guide architecture design, many perspectives are still hindering their effective use. Instead of generating a set of architecture description models probably only for satisfying the milestone review, the architecture frameworks should be used to organize the vague or incomplete information, identify and formulate the decision-making problem, and guide the architecture decision-making. Unfortunately, the decision points are hidden in the architecture models and the ambiguity often leads to a confusion of whether the architecture models are built incorrectly due to the lack of modeling experience or the lack of adequate decision analysis. Therefore, this paper identifies the key decision points and decision types during the architecture model development based on the DoDAF. Plus, this paper proposes a set of decision patterns and a guide to their use to provide qualitative decision analysis for developing architecture models and generating alternatives. An illustrative example to anti-submarine SoSs demonstrates the process of applying the decision patterns to the DoDAF model’s development and the generated architecture alternatives.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Can Digital Transformation Restrain Corporate ESG Greenwashing—A Test Based on Internal and External Joint Perspectives 数字化转型能否抑制企业的 ESG "洗绿 "行为--基于内部和外部共同视角的测试

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090334

Shiwei Xu, Siyuan Zhang, Yilei Ren, Qijun Jiang, Dan Wu

{"title":"Can Digital Transformation Restrain Corporate ESG Greenwashing—A Test Based on Internal and External Joint Perspectives","authors":"Shiwei Xu, Siyuan Zhang, Yilei Ren, Qijun Jiang, Dan Wu","doi":"10.3390/systems12090334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090334","url":null,"abstract":"Digital technology has the function of information governance, and digital transformation of enterprises may be the key way to identify and restrain ESG greenwashing. Based on the theory of digital empowerment, this study analyzes the influence and mechanism of digital transformation on restraining corporate green washing behavior from the perspective of internal and external factors. This study takes A-share listed companies in 2012–2022 as research samples and tests the effectiveness of digital transformation. Research has found that (1) digital transformation can significantly suppress corporate greenwashing behavior, and this conclusion still holds after a series of endogeneity and robustness tests. (2) In the context of high environmental awareness among executives, the inhibitory effect of digital transformation on corporate ESG greenwashing is more pronounced. (3) Mechanism analysis shows that digital transformation has inhibited the company’s greenwashing behavior by increasing the attention of investors. (4) Heterogeneity analysis shows that in state-owned enterprises, non-heavily polluting industries, high-tech industries, and enterprises located in the eastern region digital transformation has a more effective inhibitory effect on corporate greenwashing behavior. This study examines the impact of digital transformation on corporate ESG greenwashing, expands the research on the non-economic effects of digital transformation, and may provide empirical evidence for improving the quality of ESG information disclosure and sustainable development of enterprises.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unlocking Potential: Key Factors Shaping Undergraduate Self-Directed Learning in AI-Enhanced Educational Environments 释放潜能：塑造人工智能强化教育环境下本科生自主学习的关键因素

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090332

Di Wu, Shuling Zhang, Zhiyuan Ma, Xiao-Guang Yue, Rebecca Kechen Dong

{"title":"Unlocking Potential: Key Factors Shaping Undergraduate Self-Directed Learning in AI-Enhanced Educational Environments","authors":"Di Wu, Shuling Zhang, Zhiyuan Ma, Xiao-Guang Yue, Rebecca Kechen Dong","doi":"10.3390/systems12090332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090332","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the factors influencing undergraduate students’ self-directed learning (SDL) abilities in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven interactive learning environments. The advent of generative AI has revolutionized interactive learning environments, offering unprecedented opportunities for personalized and adaptive education. Generative AI supports teachers in delivering smart education, enhancing students’ acceptance of technology, and providing personalized, adaptive learning experiences. Nevertheless, the application of generative AI in higher education is underexplored. This study explores how these AI-driven platforms impact undergraduate students’ self-directed learning (SDL) abilities, focusing on the key factors of teacher support, learning strategies, and technology acceptance. Through a quantitative approach involving surveys of 306 undergraduates, we identified the key factors of motivation, technological familiarity, and the quality of AI interaction. The findings reveal the mediating roles of self-efficacy and learning motivation. Also, the findings confirmed that improvements in teacher support and learning strategies within generative AI-enhanced learning environments contribute to increasing students’ self-efficacy, technology acceptance, and learning motivation. This study contributes to uncovering the influencing factors that can inform the design of more effective educational technologies and strategies to enhance student autonomy and learning outcomes. Our theoretical model and research findings deepen the understanding of applying generative AI in higher education while offering important research contributions and managerial implications.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"114 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A New Stochastic Petri Net Modeling Approach for the Evolution of Online Public Opinion on Emergencies: Based on Four Real-Life Cases 突发事件网络舆情演变的新型随机 Petri 网建模方法：基于四个真实案例

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090333

Chen Guo, Yinghua Song

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Artificial Intelligence and the Great Reset: Impacts and Perspectives for Italian SMEs Business Model Innovation 人工智能与大重启：意大利中小型企业商业模式创新的影响和前景

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090330

Valerio Muto, Simone Luongo, Martina Percuoco, Mario Tani

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Systematic Approach to Academic Teamwork as Basis of Effective Cooperation 学术团队合作的系统方法是有效合作的基础

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090329

Martin Holubčík, Jakub Soviar, Miroslav Rechtorík

{"title":"Systematic Approach to Academic Teamwork as Basis of Effective Cooperation","authors":"Martin Holubčík, Jakub Soviar, Miroslav Rechtorík","doi":"10.3390/systems12090329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090329","url":null,"abstract":"A systematic approach to teamwork is important for clarifying the behavior of actors in a cooperative environment. The cooperative game as system steps is most often shown in teamwork. The aim of this article is to present the results of this research, in which two rounds of an experiment were carried out and then an interview was held to clarify the results. We pointed out academic teamwork. This article focuses on the research of team cooperation under specified conditions of an experiment on students, which were divided into organized and unorganized teams and assigned two different tasks. Within this research, team cooperation, quality of team results, and conflicts in teams were observed. Detailed results are presented in this article. The results of this research mainly present the different quality of team outputs, which is caused by the different abilities of the members of individual groups and not by the different form of team formation. The main result is also that knowledge and training on how to work together in a team had a positive impact on team results. From a managerial point of view, we see room for establishing an exact strategic procedure in the form of cooperation moves for a positive result of team cooperation in the business environment we are presenting.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evolutionary Game-Based New Energy Vehicle Supply Chain Strategies That Consider Carbon Reduction and Consumers’ Low-Carbon Preferences 基于游戏进化的新能源汽车供应链战略，考虑碳减排和消费者的低碳偏好

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Systems Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.3390/systems12090328

Yuanda Xu, Lian Han, Xing Li, Wenxing Zhu, Haiping Ren

{"title":"Evolutionary Game-Based New Energy Vehicle Supply Chain Strategies That Consider Carbon Reduction and Consumers’ Low-Carbon Preferences","authors":"Yuanda Xu, Lian Han, Xing Li, Wenxing Zhu, Haiping Ren","doi":"10.3390/systems12090328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12090328","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid development of the new energy industry has intensified the competition among companies. Finding solutions to achieve technological innovation, carbon reduction, and to earn consumers’ confidence has become a pressing challenge. In this research, we aim to develop a four-party evolutionary game model involving government, manufacturers, dealers, and consumers to examine the strategic decisions made by these parties in order to accomplish carbon emission reduction goals. We will perform numerical simulations to analyze the strategic choices of each party and the relevant influencing factors. The results suggest the following: (1) The tax hike on traditional car production is less than the innovation expenses for new energy vehicles, leading manufacturers to lean towards manufacturing traditional vehicles. (2) The rise in taxes resulting from the manufacture of conventional vehicles will influence manufacturers’ strategic decisions, whereas the expenses related to technological advancements will have a more significant effect on manufacturers’ strategic choices. (3) Compared to dealers, manufacturers’ strategic choices are more significantly influenced by consumers’ awareness of low-carbon preferences. (4) In the early stages of technological innovation, the government typically offers incentive subsidies to manufacturers to boost technological innovation activities. Whereas, in the later stages of technological innovation, the government usually provides direct subsidies to consumers to encourage the market acceptance and widespread use of innovative products.","PeriodicalId":36394,"journal":{"name":"Systems","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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