Clifton J. Holmes , Sara R. Sherman , Bjoern Hornikel , Zackary S. Cicone , Stefanie A. Wind , Michael R. Esco
{"title":"Compliance of self-measured HRV using smartphone applications in collegiate athletes","authors":"Clifton J. Holmes , Sara R. Sherman , Bjoern Hornikel , Zackary S. Cicone , Stefanie A. Wind , Michael R. Esco","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100376","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100376","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>With the continued rise of technology in sports, many innovations have been made with smartphone applications designed to measure physiological fatigue and recovery. However, the proper methodology and potential pitfalls for long-term monitoring have not been fully explored. Therefore, this study aimed to observe compliance rates of self-measured daily heart rate variability (HRV) recordings in collegiate athletes from two different sports teams throughout their competitive seasons.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Sixteen male hockey players and forty-seven female rowers participated in this study. Daily HRV measurements were collected over 17 weeks. Athletes were categorized as Compliant or Non-compliant based on a 43% compliance rate threshold.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the 16 hockey players, all were above the 43% threshold and considered Compliant. As a team, weekly compliance rates varied throughout the data collection reaching a high of 99.11% and a low of 37.50%. Of the 47 rowers, 26 athletes were categorized as Compliant while the remaining 21 athletes were categorized as Non-compliant, falling below the 43% threshold. As a team, weekly compliance rates varied throughout the data collection reaching a high of 70.81% and a low of 8.70%.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Smartphone-derived measures of HRV are valid and reliable tools for assessing training status and recovery in athletes. New applications provide a practical means for obtaining daily recordings. However, longitudinal monitoring of team-sport athletes may be difficult due to decreases in compliance. Coaches and practitioners should have plans in place to keep athletes actively involved in data collection with effective communication and proper explanation of the importance of the measures being taken.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"Article 100376"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100376","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134541950","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}
{"title":"Online technologies and sports: A new era for sponsorship","authors":"Konstantinos Koronios , Panagiotis Dimitropoulos , Antonios Travlos , Ioannis Douvis , Vanessa Ratten","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Online digital technologies have proved to be an important aspect of branding as well as international sport sponsorship since they have the capacity to interact with customers on a global scale through an abundance of digital platforms. The assimilation of online digital technologies has altered the way sports are created, promoted, delivered and consumed.</p><p>The purpose of this study was to delve more deeply into the main factors of favorable buyer behavior connected to the sponsorship of sports in the online digital framework. In more detail, the effect of four antecedents variables (i.e. fans' degree of involvement with sport, their degree of attachment with their favorite club, their beliefs about sponsorship in general as well as the frequency of their visits to sport club's online social networks and website pages) on the two main intermediate variables (i.e. fans' awareness of and attitude towards sponsors) and their subsequent impact on fans' purchase intentions regarding sponsors' goods and services. A quantitative approach was used for the purposes of the current research and 3.434 questionnaires were collected by fans who attend sport online with the use of digital/portable devices, which were successfully analyzed by SPSS and AMOS. In accordance with the outcomes, determinants such as sports club attachment, sports involvement and beliefs about sponsorship were discovered to greatly affect supporters ‘awareness of as well as their attitude towards sponsoring companies. In addition, outcomes revealed that supporters’ buying aim was significantly influenced with regard to their attitude towards sponsoring companies as well as their awareness of sponsoring companies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"Article 100373"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100373","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92171132","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}
{"title":"Sport technology: A commentary","authors":"Vanessa Ratten","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The sport industry is increasingly being influenced by technology innovation for its global competitiveness. Technology is evident in sport in a variety of contexts including from the playing, consuming and spectator experience. Due to the inherent need for technology in sport it is becoming more important to understand how to develop a comprehensive strategy regarding the management of innovation. The aim of this article is to discuss the role of sport technology in both the technology innovation and sport management literature by taking an organisational learning approach. This helps to understand how knowledge is managed in a sport context and how it contributes to the development of sport technology. In addition, the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems in the sport industry is discussed with a goal of understanding the way sport technology emerges. The article concludes by highlighting the importance of taking a sport technology perspective in the global economy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"Article 100383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100383","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92225892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of leadership empowerment on technology transfer effectiveness: A proposed model: An applied study on the telecommunication companies in one of the developing countries","authors":"Amal F. Soliman (Assistant Professor)","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Our research study analyzes the effect of leadership empowerment dimensions on technology transfer effectiveness considering the knowledge transfer among the technology transfer effectiveness metrics. This study had been applied on the telecommunication sector which is a rapidly growing sector in Egypt. Egypt is one of the first countries that developed a well-structured infrastructure in this industry which increased its competitiveness in this sector in the Middle East. A lot of scholars had not considered either the knowledge transfer process as part of the metrics of technology transfer or clarified how leadership empowerment affects technology transfer effectiveness in the developing countries. Moreover, the impact of leadership empowerment on each dimension of the technology transfer had not been clarified yet. Based on the review of the previous literature, the research hypotheses were drawn. The initial sample consisted of 1200 participants. The researcher received response from 800 participants with a response rate 66.67%. Findings revealed positive and significant relationships between leadership empowerment as a high order construct and each dimension of technology transfer effectiveness (product and process perforance, business performance and human resources capability). The findings also clarified that coaching employees has the greatest effect on technology transfer effectiveness while monitoring employees has the lowest effect on technology transfer effectiveness. It's suggested that future research may be extended to other sectors and domains within Egypt.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"Article 100371"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100371","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116649298","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}
{"title":"Managing intellectual property: Strategies for patent holders","authors":"Tomasz Grzegorczyk","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100374","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100374","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Too often, firms depend on the traditional strategies of exercising market power, while alternative strategies could create greater value. Researchers concentrate mostly on offensive and defensive patent strategies, which is associated with two issues. Firstly, little attention is devoted to leveraging strategies. Secondly, the literature on leveraging strategies and external patent commercialisation is dispersed, and there is little coverage of the strategic choices left to managers in IP-rich industries. This article fills that gap, as it aims to provide a guide on strategies for patent holders with emphasis on various forms of cooperation. The paper analyses various forms of cooperation: sale, licensing and cross-licensing, patent-pooling, cooperation (alliances and joint-ventures), donation of patent rights and abandoning them, as well as deterring competitors from litigation (mutual hold up) from the point of view of the patent owner. By highlighting the strategies' pros and cons, as well as examples of their introduction, this article provides a framework of strategic choices left for managers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"Article 100374"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100374","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116816962","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}
{"title":"The effects of knowledge transfer on innovation capability: A moderated mediation model of absorptive capability and network reliance","authors":"Lubang Wang , Shouwei Li , Zongjun You","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Knowledge transfer is one of the most important aspects of improving the enterprise's innovation capability. This study investigates the internal mechanism through which knowledge transfer affects innovation capability. To reveal this internal mechanism, we propose a moderated mediation model of absorptive capability and network reliance. Using survey data from 218 managers in China, structural equation modeling is used to investigate mediation and moderation effects. The results show that absorptive capability positively mediates the relationship between knowledge transfer and innovation capability. Moreover, network reliance positively moderates not only the relationship between absorptive capability and innovation capability but also the overall mediation model. This demonstrates that individuals with high network reliance have higher innovation capability when they have accumulated enough business knowledge. Based on these findings, we conclude that innovation capability may be promoted more effectively through the complex process of knowledge transfer, absorptive capability, and network reliance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"Article 100372"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2020.100372","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92365292","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}
{"title":"Failure learning orientation and technology start-up performance","authors":"Grant Alexander Wilson","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100352","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"30 2","pages":"Article 100352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100352","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126826359","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}
{"title":"High-tech acquirers and the moderating role of corporate governance","authors":"Mohamed Firas Thraya , Jessica Lichy , Amir Louizi , Marouane Rzem","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100354","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this article, we examine the role of corporate governance for improving the perception of Merger & Acquisition (M&A) transactions in the high-tech sector. Based on a sample of transactions initiated by listed French firms, we analyse the impact of corporate governance on the short-term performance of acquisitions. We demonstrate that high-tech firms which are considered to have good governance achieve significantly higher returns. These results are further confirmed when we look exclusively at diversification transactions. In addition, these firms particularly perform better than firms with good governance in other sectors of activity. On the other hand, high-tech firms which are considered to have weak governance perform less well. Lastly, it appears that the acquisition of small innovative companies will generate more value creation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"30 2","pages":"Article 100354"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100354","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91738605","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}
{"title":"Earnings manipulations and board's diversity: The moderating role of audit","authors":"Amel Kouaib , Abdullah Almulhim","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100356","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100356","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper analyzes whether an audit index moderates the relationship between boardroom composition (gender diversity and foreign directors) and earnings-management activities in the European context. Data from a sample of 429 European firms listed on Stoxx Europe 600 Index from 1998 to 2017 are used to test a moderation model. Evidence reveals that board gender diversity is negatively associated with both accruals-based and real earnings management activities, while non-European directors are positively associated with the earnings-management activities. Further, audit index significantly moderates the link between board diversity and earnings-management. This study is unique in providing European evidence for the moderating effect of audit quality on the link between the demographic features of board members and the firm outcome. This paper is also relevant as it develops a composite index of audit quality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"30 2","pages":"Article 100356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100356","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126333964","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}
{"title":"Mobile payment services as a facilitator of value co-creation: A conceptual framework","authors":"Ming-Hsiung Hsiao","doi":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100353","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The objective of this study is to explore how mobile payment services can be used to assists in co-creating value for both consumers and merchants from the view of service-dominant logic (S-D logic). This study adopts the view of S-D logic by considering mobile payment an application of technology by which both consumers and merchants integrate their own operant and operand resources to accomplish payment task and thus create desirable value. It builds a conceptual framework to describe such a value co-creation process by applying the expectancy-value theory as a mediation between customers' resources and value created, and by using task-technology fit as a mediation between merchants' resources and value created. In this way, a value co-creation between consumers and merchants can possibly be achieved. No past studies have been found to combine S-D logic with the extant theories to describe mobile payment use behavior. The framework this study builds, therefore, becomes the major contributions of this study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38944,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Technology Management Research","volume":"30 2","pages":"Article 100353"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hitech.2019.100353","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131078994","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}