{"title":"Does the learning ability of smart products lead to user resistance?","authors":"Inès Chouk , Zied Mani","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101706","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rapid development in recent years of smart products characterized by their ability to learn is arousing increasing interest from researchers and managers. However, relatively little work has focused on negative user reactions to these devices, especially with regard to resistance and distrust reactions. Specifically, it is not known how the perception of their learning ability influences user resistance to smart products, nor what the mechanism is that leads to distrust. To address these questions, this study aims to examine the relationship between the consumer’s perception of smart products’ ability to learn and potential consumer resistance. Results of the structural equation modeling provide evidence that: (1) product learning ability has an impact on perceived complexity and perceived risks (privacy risk and discrimination risk), (2) perceived risks have an impact on user distrust, (3) perceived complexity, perceived risks and distrust have an impact on user resistance to smart products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43080153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The emergence of social robots: Adding physicality and agency to technology","authors":"John P. Ulhøi , Sladjana Nørskov","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101703","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101703","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This Perspective Paper discusses a special case of digitalization, namely social robots. Adding sociophysical and agentic properties to robots is likely to trigger new organizational and work dynamics. Despite high market expectations and increasing interest in robotics-related and broader interdisciplinary outlets, robotic technologies have attracted surprisingly little attention in the leading management outlets, thus leaving a gap in existing high-impact management literature. This paper tries to fill in some of this void by discussing the commercial relevance of robotics and by identifying three main roles that social robots fulfill in real-life organizations. These roles set the directions for future and rigorous studies. Practical and policy implications identify some concerns relevant for decision-makers who seek to shape and steer robotics development and implementation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000339/pdfft?md5=5e34c30ac7b95cc03b660526891fd010&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000339-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46183890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Battles in space: De-facto standardization of Global Navigation Satellite Systems","authors":"M.P. Breeman , F. Grillo , G. van de Kaa","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As the European Union announced the final rollout of the second-generation satellite for their Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System by 2021, stakeholders from comparable systems contemplate the potentially disrupting effects such rollout could cause. This paper explores the battle for standards that facilitate Global Navigation Satellite Systems, with the focus on GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo. The paper shows that although GPS is still in the lead, Galileo is closing in. It appears that GLONASS is trailing behind. Four factors for standard dominance were most important: brand reputation and credibility, operational supremacy, technological superiority, and compatibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000236/pdfft?md5=b422923d173deebe36b520422982805a&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000236-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46595243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patenting and standardization: Similarities and differences based on firms' strategic motives and experienced barriers","authors":"Knut Blind , Jakob Pohlisch , Julius Rauber","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101699","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101699","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper examines the relationship between patenting and formal standardization participation. We review the existing literature on the motivations and barriers to patenting and participation in formal standardization. Based on conceptual considerations derived in the literature review, propositions regarding the relations between patenting and standardization motives and barriers are derived. The empirical analysis is based on a sample of German firms being active in patenting or standardization, with more than half doing both. In general, the motives, as well as the barriers to patenting, are closely related to those in standardization. Firms use the two complementary instruments to promote cooperation as well as strategies to meet competitive goals. Related to the barriers, both strategies suffer both from internally and externally determined resource barriers. Finally, recommendations for firms’ patenting and standardization management are derived.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46087435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of customization and product modularization on financial performance","authors":"Magnus Persson, Björn Lantz","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101704","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101704","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The need amongst customers for customized products is constantly increasing, and companies can gain competitive advantage by being able to offer a broad product assortment. This study’s purpose is to investigate the financial effects of using product modularization as a strategy to manage the need for product customization The paper is based on analysis of data collected through an online survey of Swedish manufacturing firms. The results show that product modularization is a mediator between the need for customization and financial performance, suggesting that product modularization is an efficient strategy to facilitate companies’ needs for developing customized products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000340/pdfft?md5=daf9209bfba809b1246a67d300b5c4a8&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000340-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45488715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social cross-functional vendor selection in technologically uncertain sourcing situations","authors":"Ala Arvidsson , Lisa Melander , Henrik Agndal","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101696","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101696","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Based on an in-depth case study of an automotive manufacturer sourcing parts for high technology projects, this study investigates the intentions and structure of socialization within and between firms during the supplier selection process in technologically uncertain sourcing situations. Here, we aim to answer the question of how socialization can hedge against the high levels of uncertainty for manufacturers selecting suppliers of high technology resources. The case represents a major automotive manufacturer in Northern Europe, and is based on 38 semi-structured interviews with representatives of the different functions involved in the sourcing for the new development projects. Our data suggest that internal and external socialization during the supplier selection process can improve internal alignment and problem solving, and external familiarity towards the sourcing task. In this context, socialization took place on functional, cross-functional, and (inter)corporate levels, with higher functional autonomy during the assessment, and higher cross-functional integration during negotiations and decision making, adding to the debate on whether functions should be integrated or separated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000261/pdfft?md5=986066962814ea5ce3e97922b1195b95&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000261-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41898666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorenzo Compagnucci , Dominique Lepore , Francesca Spigarelli , Emanuele Frontoni , Marco Baldi , Lorenzo Di Berardino
{"title":"Uncovering the potential of blockchain in the agri-food supply chain: An interdisciplinary case study","authors":"Lorenzo Compagnucci , Dominique Lepore , Francesca Spigarelli , Emanuele Frontoni , Marco Baldi , Lorenzo Di Berardino","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101700","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101700","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper explores how Blockchain technology (BCT) can be integrated in the agri-food supply chain (ASC) and how BCT-based networks are formed. To do this, the paper describes a BCT solution, designed to enhance traceability, and analyses its adoption in two small firms. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and the Actor-Network Theory (ANT), the findings have revealed that BCT improves how data is collected and has changed how firms interact with stakeholders and customers. Firms have enhanced their reputations and started targeting new domestic and international markets. Technical and economic challenges were found when persuading actors to participate in the BCT-based network.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000303/pdfft?md5=d23f89570df64d3b150c0577ec412098&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000303-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43841946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The quest for combined generativity and criticality in digital-physical complex systems","authors":"Nicolette Lakemond , Gunnar Holmberg","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101701","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101701","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The transformation from physical systems into digital-physical systems puts new engineering and technology management challenges at the foreground. This paper explores how industrial firms engaged in such systems simultaneously can address the seemingly disjunct properties of criticality and generativity in platform-based systems including the connected (inter)-organizational processes and related strategic choices. The in-depth embedded single case study of avionics, the electronics on aircraft, underline the importance of (1) considering organizational and technology aspects together, (2) the long-term gradual transition towards digitalization, and (3) openness in innovation including temporality and cross-industry aspects. Digital innovation appears as a double-edged sword as it enables mastering an increasingly complex system, facilitating its safe operation and maintenance, but at the same time requires new approaches to manage increased complexity during the development and evolution of systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000315/pdfft?md5=4bec53ade39016a80cc1430bb9365130&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000315-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46036820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of big data analytics and decision-making in achieving project success","authors":"Riaz Ahmed , Sumayya Shaheen , Simon P. Philbin","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101697","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101697","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Big data analytics and decision-making are critical to project success. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of big data analytics on project success and the moderating effect of decision-making from the resource-based view perspective. The study adopted a survey instrument and collected data from 135 respondents engaged in big data analytics in the IT and telecommunications sector of Pakistan<strong>.</strong> The findings identify implications based on the significant positive impact of big data analytics on project success as well as enhancement of relationships through the interaction of decision-making between big data analytics and the three dimensions of project success.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45110095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maicon Gouvêa de Oliveira , Michèle Routley , Robert Phaal
{"title":"The digitalisation of roadmapping workshops","authors":"Maicon Gouvêa de Oliveira , Michèle Routley , Robert Phaal","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101694","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101694","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Roadmapping lacks development regarding the application of digital tools. Although roadmapping software is analysed in the literature, it does not address the people-centric characteristics required in workshops. This paper investigates the digitalisation of roadmapping workshops using a psychosocial framework (cogitate, articulate, and communicate). Three research phases were conducted to analyse workshops that replaced physical tools (paper charts, sticky notes, and stickers) with digital tools (interactive display, personal computer, and whiteboard software). The results of this study show that the digital tools used can support co-located roadmapping activities, delivering potential improvements, particularly for creating strategic narratives in the articulate stage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42470797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}