{"title":"Forensic Analysis of Inventor Qualifications using Social Media Data","authors":"J. Edmondson","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481900","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a method for forensically evaluating the risk of improper inventorship attribution based on the analysis of extrinsic social media data. Application of this forensic method can be done in a relatively low cost manner, by using automated search tools mining information on social networks such as LinkedIn. The gathered data can be used to generate an individual's IQF (Inventorship Quality Factor).","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115627664","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":"Resolving Asymmetry of Medical Information by using AI: Japanese People's Change Behavior by Technology-Driven Innovation for Japanese Health Insurance","authors":"K. Yamasaki, Ryuichi Hosoya","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481824","url":null,"abstract":"The advancement of the artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in recent years has enabled new technology-driven innovation in many fields in our society. The medical sector is one of the application field of AI that with high expectation for salient outcomes by directly influencing people's life-and-death matters. On the other hand, ethical problems pertaining to AI-based massive utilization of human health and biological data have risen as a new issue. In this paper, we report on the current status of the Japan's medical policies and a case study of a project for building an AI-based medical knowledge creation and information retrieval system aiming at achievement of change in people's health-related behavior.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116647304","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":"Creating Value through Complexity: Partial Compatibility as a Sustaining Strategy in Japan's Contactless Integrated Circuit Payment System","authors":"Masaharu Tsujimoto, Fredrik Hacklin","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481755","url":null,"abstract":"The challenge of managing platforms has recently gained widespread attention. Even though there are various concepts focusing on building, managing, and sustaining platform ecosystems, the question of how to capitalize on a platform from the perspective of a focal firm—the platform leverage—remains an unexplored area. This study proposes the notion of partial compatibility as a novel mechanism of platform leverage. Partial compatibility consists of intra-platform envelopment by complementors and platform involvement of end users by connecting with the different platforms owned by complementors. The complementors maintain semi-compatibility to the widely diffused install base of the creator's leading platform, but end users are bound to the followers' platform. We argue that partial compatibility enables the follower to establish a sustainable competitive advantage following a winner-takes-all strategy, even though the install base might be smaller. We investigate the case of the FeliCa-based contactless integrated circuit payment system in Japan. Our empirical analysis is based on a longitudinal historical dataset from 1988 to 2015 and interviews with 29 executives involved in the ecosystem. We contribute to the platform literature by highlighting a dynamic functional mechanism resulting from partial compatibility as a rational strategic choice for achieving platform leverage.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126140867","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 Patent Portfolios Value Evaluation Based on the TOPSIS-Entropy Method","authors":"Song Weiling, Y. Hao","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481868","url":null,"abstract":"How to evaluate the value of patent portfolios in a competitive market has attracted increasing attention. At present, most existing methods have to determine the weightings of multiple indicators based on expert judgements in the process of patent value evaluation. In this paper, we propose a new approach to value firms' patent portfolios by combining Entropy and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), which can be called the TOPSIS-Entropy method. The weights of multiple indicators can be determined by using Entropy, while the ranking of patent portfolios value is calculated by TOPSIS. A case of applying the TOPSIS-Entropy method is given in the paper. The TOPSIS-Entropy method is proved reasonable and suitable for patent portfolios value evaluation.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123418693","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":"Entrepreneurial Environment of the University: Opportunities for Technological Spin-Offs","authors":"C. Zanger, Mario Geissler","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481840","url":null,"abstract":"This empirical study examines the impact of entrepreneurial opportunities on the formation of entrepreneurial intention. Thereby, the study considers the specific university environment and research commercialization via university spin-offs in two ways. First, it focuses on entrepreneurial opportunities which emerge from present research results or students' studies. Second, it includes the entrepreneurial environment of the university by introducing the concept of a university's entrepreneurial climate. The results show that for research commercialization via spin-offs attitude is the main driver in the intention creation process. Furthermore, opportunity identification influences intention creation as well. Moreover, it came to light that opportunity identification mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and intention. Entrepreneurial climate has two effects directly by influencing attitude creation and indirectly by moderating the intention behavior relationship.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123679138","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":"Usage of Energy Efficient Furnace as Technology Transfer Concept to Rural Foundries","authors":"K. Mageza, A. Mulaba-Bafubiandi, C. Banganayi","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481941","url":null,"abstract":"In South Africa public institutions of higher learning and government agencies are funded with tax payers' money. They are encouraged, through the use of science and technology, to help and assist in the development of small and medium enterprises by contributing in addressing their challenges be it technological, business management related, or quality of production and productivity inclined. Rural foundries are enterprises at the remote areas commonly known for casting three legged aluminum pots from aluminum metal scraps. Most of these rural foundries have been found struggling with a lack of green production process and lack of sustained improved productivity mainly due an inefficient heat energy generation and conservation within the furnace. Technology transfer aspect was used to look at intervention to improve the status quo of the rural foundries. The technology transfer aspect was used as proof of concept to improve the energy efficiency of the furnace, which resulted into reduced melting time and usage of coal as input material. In conclusion the use of science and technology is critically in terms of proof of concept of heat transfer and engineering skills play a vital role in developing technologies which will have technical capabilities of meeting the end user's requirement.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126827887","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}
J. Wilberg, Tobias Kalla, Manuel Fetscher, Franz Rimböck, C. Hollauer, M. Omer
{"title":"Development of a Use Phase Data Strategy for Connected Products: A Case Study in Industry","authors":"J. Wilberg, Tobias Kalla, Manuel Fetscher, Franz Rimböck, C. Hollauer, M. Omer","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481828","url":null,"abstract":"More and more products contain components for connectivity and this trend is often called the ‘Internet of Things (IoT)’. Connected products effect competition and lead to novel opportunities to provide data-centered business models, gain insights into products' usage, or offer data-driven services. In general, a broad range of possible IoT use cases exists. However, having connected products is not a guarantee for success because companies struggle to derive a data strategy that defines which data is needed for selected use cases. Therefore, the researchers conducted a year-long case study together with an industry partner in order to better understand the opportunities that connected products provide and the obstacles that arise. The case study followed a process model that guides companies through the development of a use phase data strategy. Based on the insights gained during the case study, three additional methods supporting the strategy development were derived. Overall, the research findings show how important a systematic approach is in turning use phase data into value. Workshops with the company allowed the researchers to evaluate the process model and the methods which were developed. Future research should support companies in developing a monetization concept.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122780171","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":"Using Game Theory in Libyan Cellular Market","authors":"N. Beltaif, C. Weber","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481781","url":null,"abstract":"The Libyan cellular market still new, and it is primarily a competition between two major players. Also, there are serious steps inside the Libyan Ministry of Telecommunication to make a real competition inside the market. All those things have motivated the author to write this paper. The author is trying to help the leading players inside the market to know more about the best response that gave them best results. We have applied Game Theory because it is the strategic tool that gives you the best analysis and response when you have a competition between two players. The model that we have used here is Bertrand's model. This model is used when two companies are competing over price. We have noticed from our model analysis and our paper analysis that a price war might happen in this market. Therefore, we came up with recommendations to the regulators to organize the competition. Also, the author lists several recommendations to the operators that help them in case that price war happened in the market.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114491673","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}
Lu Huang, Yihe Zhu, Yi Zhang, Xiao Zhou, Xiang Jia
{"title":"A Link Prediction-Based Method for Identifying Potential Cooperation Partners: A Case Study on Four Journals of Informetrics","authors":"Lu Huang, Yihe Zhu, Yi Zhang, Xiao Zhou, Xiang Jia","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481974","url":null,"abstract":"Global academic exchange and cooperation have become an increasing trend in both academia and industry, but how to quickly and effectively identify potential partners is becoming an urgent problem. This paper proposes a link prediction-based model to help researchers identify partners from a large collection of academic articles in a given technological area. We initially construct a co-authorship network, and take a series of indices based on network and similarity of researchers into consideration. A fitting model of link prediction is then established, in which logistic regression analysis is involved. An empirical study on four journals of informetrics is conducted to demonstrate the reliability of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117267750","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":"Meaningful Innovation in Corporate Activities from the Viewpoint of Financial Data","authors":"Yuji Matsuno","doi":"10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481899","url":null,"abstract":"A meaningful innovation in corporate activities is not a mere discovery or inventions but a series of corporate activities that create effective economic effects for business activities. Effective economic effects for business activities are increases in sales, operating profit, productivity, current assets, fixed assets, total assets, surplus profits. From the financial data of the listed companies of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) first and second section between 1956 and 2016 and the listed companies of Japanese Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (JASDAQ) and Market of the high-growth and emerging stocks (Mothers) between 1987 and 2016, the rate of change of these indices was determined. When the rate of change of these indices of a company were continuously increased, meaningful innovation should have occurred in the company. Next, I collected some case studies on companies that judged that meaningful innovation had occurred, classified them according to indicators that showed an increasing trend, and organized the causes of innovation by type. By doing this, I generalize the causes of innovation obtained from case studies of individual companies and clarify the cause of each type of innovation. In addition, I will clarify the direction of the case study for companies that have not been subject to research.","PeriodicalId":444748,"journal":{"name":"2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128216584","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}