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{"title":"International differences and dynamic evolution of trade in digitally deliverable services","authors":"Yuna Di ,&nbsp;Yuxin Lu ,&nbsp;Asif Razzaq","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102781","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102781","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digitization has expanded the scale, scope, and velocity of international service trade; nevertheless, a notable disparity persists in the digitization journey between developed and developing nations. This discrepancy arises from the capital and technology-intensive essence of digital technologies. Consequently, this divide further accentuates the rift in international digital trade between advanced and developing economies. For effective policy interventions, estimating and analysing the prevailing gaps in the global trade network and convergence potential between leaders and ladders is imperative. Hence, this study aims to estimate disparities at both global and regional perspectives in the realm of digital trade. It uses the Dagum Gini coefficient, kernel density, Moran's I and Markov chain to measure the international differences and dynamic evolution of digital deliverable services trade between 2005 and 2020. The findings indicate that, when examining regional disparities, the variance in digital delivery service trade between Asia and Africa exhibits a progressively widening pattern. Conversely, North America, Western Europe, East Asia, and South Asia display a heightened concentration level. The evolution of the digital deliverable services trade follows a path-dependent trajectory marked by spillover and Matthew effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102781"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cross-validation of the Biofuels Beliefs Scale (BBS) on a European sample: A tool to measure the perception of the technological and contextual features of biofuels","authors":"Silvia Ariccio ,&nbsp;Oriana Mosca ,&nbsp;Federica Dessi ,&nbsp;Ferdinando Fornara ,&nbsp;Marino Bonaiuto","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102780","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102780","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Studies on the acceptance of renewable and sustainable energy technologies have grown exponentially over the past few decades. While there are a large number of technology acceptance models, none of them includes belief-related variables. Developed within the EC H2020 ABC-Salt project, this contribution focuses on the cross-validation, in a large sample (N = 1016), across eight European countries, of the Biofuels Beliefs Scale (BBS). The BBS is composed of 26 items, organized into six factors (i.e., Policy Making Legitimation, Emissions Sustainability, Global Environmental Sustainability, Technology Compatibility, Local Socio-Economic Sustainability, and Cost Savings). Factors are distinct, reliable, and each one composed of a psychometrically acceptable number of items. The validation procedure fulfilled the adequacy requirements regarding convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity. The BBS could be useful both for testing models on technology acceptance in future studies and for communication campaigns on biofuel-related issues in applied contexts (e.g., pre-/post-assessment, monitoring, etc.).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102780"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impacts of natural resources and technological innovation on SDG achievement of OECD countries: How does democracy and globalization behave?","authors":"Khatib Ahmad Khan ,&nbsp;Mohammad Subhan ,&nbsp;Sunil Tiwari ,&nbsp;Muhammad Khalid Anser ,&nbsp;Mehmet Akif Destek","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102778","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102778","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research evaluates the roles of natural resources and technological innovation on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement in the organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD) countries. The study considers the data period from 1990 to 2020 and employs robust econometric techniques. The study uses globalization and participatory democracy as control variables. Several models interacting natural resources with technological innovation, globalization and democracy are also introduced to see if they moderate the association between natural resources and sustainable development index (SDI). The study outcomes reveal that natural resources and technological innovation both positively and significantly affect SDI of these nations. Moreover, participatory democracy and globalization have also been found to support the SDI. The interaction between natural resources and democracy shows a negative impact, while the interaction between natural resources and globalization shows a positive impact on SDI. Based on these results, several policy directions are suggested to advance the SDGs in OECD nations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102778"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How did internet information influence COVID-19 vaccination? The cyclical influence of the internet information, beliefs, attitudes, and intentions toward vaccines from a three-wave longitudinal study","authors":"Sanae Inoue ,&nbsp;Kei Fuji","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the psychological processes leading to the formation of COVID-19 vaccination in Japan, a country with strong vaccine hesitancy, using integrative health behavior theory. We conducted a three-wave longitudinal study of 990 Japanese adults to investigate what information on the internet cyclically influences vaccination attitudes and intentions. The results showed that the psychological process that leads to the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine can be explained by applying integrative health behavior theory. However, while susceptibility to and fear of infection significantly influenced vaccination intention at the beginning of the pandemic, only the severity of the disease was significant at Time 3, indicating that the factors that promote vaccination intention can change over time. Nevertheless, subjective norms and self-efficacy were consistently associated with COVID-19 vaccination intentions and beliefs throughout the entire period. Furthermore, although information obtained from the internet influences vaccination intention, this influence varies depending on the content. In particular, information on the availability of vaccines increases vaccination intentions, and vaccination intentions facilitate the viewing of information in the next wave, indicating that information gathering on the internet and vaccine attitudes have a cyclical influence. Although expert information reduced self-efficacy and community benefits in the first wave, this effect decreased over time. The findings provide practical insight into how to increase vaccination intentions in the context of information confusion before and after vaccination programs are launched.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102776"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Blockchain adoption in automotive supply chain: A systematic literature review amalgamated with bibliometric analysis technique and future research directions","authors":"Biswaksen Mishra ,&nbsp;Rajesh Kr Singh ,&nbsp;Ruchi Mishra ,&nbsp;Denizhan Demirkol ,&nbsp;Tugrul Daim","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102775","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102775","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the recent years, automotive industry is undergoing through a transformation phase with the successful integration of advanced technologies, blockchain technology emerges as one of the evolutionary technologies for improving transparency, traceability, and data integrity within supply chain processes. In this context, this study aims to present a mixed-methodology approach that combines a bibliometric analysis technique and a systematic literature review (SLR) on the adoption of blockchain technology in the automotive supply chain. Using systematic literature review of existing studies, the study provides a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape of blockchain adoption in the automotive sector and synthesize results using context-intervention-mechanism-outcome (CIMO) framework. Throughout the research process, bibliometric analysis was carried out to support and confirm the research findings additionally. This approach was applied steadily, which resulted in specialized and highly consistent outcomes. The findings also identify key themes, challenges, and benefits associated with blockchain implementation, shedding light on its potential to revolutionize traditional automotive supply chain practices. Additionally, the paper highlights gaps in the current literature, providing scope for future research following the framework of theory-context-method (TCM). This synthesis of knowledge helps to explore the implications of blockchain technology in the automotive supply chain in-depth. Also, the study serves as a foundation for the policymakers, practitioners, and researchers navigating the evolving intersection of blockchain and the automotive industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102775"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Internal dynamics and innovation: A cross-disciplinary review and future research agenda","authors":"Bojana Malisić ,&nbsp;Sandra Tinaj ,&nbsp;Jovana Popović ,&nbsp;Lidija Lukovac ,&nbsp;Božidar Vlačić","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102773","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Focusing on the internal dynamics of firms, this paper examines the interplay between human resource practices, absorptive capacity, and innovation. By systematically analyzing and synthesizing 100 papers from Elsevier's Scopus and Web of Science databases, this review uncovers and interprets their interconnections. We employed Multiple Correspondence Analysis to highlight the theoretical foundations and main research themes. This methodological approach facilitates the visualization of the foundational intellectual structure and the identification of new research opportunities, thereby fostering further synthesis and advancement. Following the analysis of the selected papers and in response to the need for a framework focusing exclusively on empirical studies, we developed an Antecedents-Drivers-Outcomes (ADO) framework based on empirical evidence from a sub-sample of 88 manuscripts. Based on the results of the multiple correspondence analysis and evaluations of empirical papers, this review outlines main theoretical foundations related to resource-based views, network and learning perspectives, and dynamic capabilities. It also identifies major research themes, including organizational culture, human capital empowerment, and development processes. Furthermore, the article highlights gaps and future research opportunities within these intersecting domains, acknowledges advancements in radical and process technological innovation, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, and provides an overview of the latest developments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102773"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Facilitating a carbon neutral transition in Kyoto: Initiatives on rooftop photovoltaics integrated with electric vehicles","authors":"Takuro Kobashi ,&nbsp;Eric Zusman ,&nbsp;Makoto Taniguchi ,&nbsp;Masaru Yarime","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With nearly 70 % of the global population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, cities will need to manage energy transitions to achieve ambitious carbon neutrality goals. As the current rate of decarbonization in cities is too slow to achieve these ambitious goals, feasible pathways toward deep decarbonization are becoming increasingly urgent. This paper synthesizes a technical and economic analysis with more qualitative methods (transition theory, thick description, and action research) to examine the potential for a key set of niche technologies to drive carbon neutral transitions in Kyoto, Japan: rooftop photovoltaics (PVs) integrated with electric vehicles (EVs) as batteries at the city scale (“SolarEV City Concept”). The article examines the opportunities and challenges of using the Kyoto Miraimon Project to establish a community-scale “PV + EV” system that can inject momentum into transitions in Kyoto. The platform accelerated transitions by supporting the adoption of innovative technologies and aligning key stakeholder interests around regime-level government climate goals. With increasing EV penetration globally and the rapid uptake of PV technologies, the windows of opportunities for deep decarbonization of cities through rooftop PVs integrated with EVs are gradually opening.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102774"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142745110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multi-stakeholder perspective on the use of digital technologies in European organic and agroecological farming systems","authors":"Cynthia Giagnocavo ,&nbsp;Mónica Duque-Acevedo ,&nbsp;Eduardo Terán-Yépez ,&nbsp;Joelle Herforth-Rahmé ,&nbsp;Emeline Defossez ,&nbsp;Stefano Carlesi ,&nbsp;Stephanie Delalieux ,&nbsp;Vasileios Gkisakis ,&nbsp;Aliz Márton ,&nbsp;Diana Molina-Delgado ,&nbsp;José Carlos Moreno ,&nbsp;Ana G. Ramirez-Santos ,&nbsp;Evelyn Reinmuth ,&nbsp;Gladys Sánchez ,&nbsp;Iria Soto ,&nbsp;Tom Van Nieuwenhove ,&nbsp;Iride Volpi","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102763","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102763","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, digital technologies have become increasingly important in the agri-food system. While such technologies have been understood to facilitate precision farming practices, digitalisation also may play a key role in the transition to more sustainable food systems. Given the current knowledge gap in understanding the perceptions of digitalisation by the diverse stakeholders of organic and agroecological production, this research holds particular significance. The aim of this paper is to analyse the perception of farmers, farm advisors and producer organisations, associations and/or cooperatives on the use of digital technologies in organic and agroecological production system in different European countries. A combination of convenience and snowball sampling methods were used to select participants. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and chi-square tests were used to discern differences within the collected surveys regarding benefits of using digital technologies, the reason why farmers do not use them, as well as the main barriers, risks and drivers of their use. The results show differences in perceptions according to the type of stakeholder. Surveyed stakeholders agree that digitalisation facilitates communication, exchange of knowledge and experiences between actors. The main barriers to the use of digital technologies are related to economic aspects, complexity and unsuitability of equipment. The creation of networks or collaborations between the actors involved to share equipment, costs, exchange knowledge, as well as governmental financial support were considered the main drivers of digital technologies for organic and agroecological systems. The results of this study contribute to theorising on the diffusion of innovations and may be helpful for policy makers and farm advisors as it provides relevant and important information to define and incorporate solid approaches to digital transformation in an agroecology innovation ecosystem.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102763"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Material matters: Recommendations for the analysis of relational spaces in sociotechnical transition studies","authors":"Ioannis Lykouras ,&nbsp;Luca Mora","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article examines the interplay between materiality, relational spaces, and technological change dynamics. The objective is to introduce a novel theoretical perspective and a structured analytical process designed to enrich the investigation of relational spaces within the context of sociotechnical transitions. Our perspective aims to help transition scholars integrate the often-overlooked importance of material arrangements with the analysis of material flows and social components. We interpret this integration as a morphological approach to the analysis of relational spaces. The development of our perspective is grounded in a thorough review of existing literature on transition studies, complemented by the application of the theory of space constitution. Through our theoretical contribution, we advance the spatial discourse in transition studies, offering the means required to produce novel insights into how diverse social and material dimensions of spatial contexts affect, and are affected by, sociotechnical transition pathways and the technological change they produce.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102764"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142745108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How do semiconductors, artificial intelligence, geopolitical risk, and their moderating effects shape renewable energy production in leading semiconductor manufacturing countries?","authors":"Muhammad Qamar Rasheed ,&nbsp;Zhao Yuhuan ,&nbsp;Marina Nazir ,&nbsp;Zahoor Ahmed ,&nbsp;Xiaohong Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102761","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and geopolitics may influence the future of environmentally friendly energy. This research aims to offer a novel perspective within this domain by assessing the interconnections between semiconductors, AI, geopolitical risk, and renewable energy production. The study analyzed panel data and cross-country statistics from 1999 to 2019 for 13 leading semiconductor manufacturing countries. According to the findings of the panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag-Pooled Mean Group (ARDL-PMG), the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS), and the Panel-Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) methods semiconductors and AI have a significant long-term impact on accelerating renewable energy production. However, renewable energy production experiences substantial disruptions resulting from geopolitical risk. Apart from this, the combined effect of geopolitical risk and semiconductors decreases the strength of the advantageous interaction between semiconductors and renewable energy as compared to the direct influence of semiconductors. Likewise, the moderating effect of geopolitical risk and AI decreases the beneficial intensity between AI and renewable energy production as compared to the direct impact of AI. Finally, these statistical insights serve as an essential foundation and benchmark for policymakers seeking to align their strategies with renewable energy production goals by addressing the role of semiconductors, AI, geopolitical risks, and their combined impact.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47979,"journal":{"name":"Technology in Society","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102761"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142745106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}