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{"title":"New Technology Deployment and Corporate Responsibilities in the Metaverse","authors":"Martin Wynn, Peter Jones","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3040035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3040035","url":null,"abstract":"The term “metaverse” came to the fore in 2021 when Facebook rebranded its corporate identity to Meta and signalled its intention to invest at least USD 10 billion in developing the concepts and related products that year. However, there is still little consensus in defining what constitutes the metaverse, although there is a widespread, though not universal, agreement that it will bring a wide range of benefits across society. More specifically, the advent and continuing evolution of the metaverse has strategic and operational implications for, and impacts on, industry and business at large. Adopting an inductive, interpretivist approach, this exploratory research article presents case examples of the guidance on the responsible development of the metaverse provided by two IT business services companies. This article identifies the major risks and responsibilities associated with the metaverse and assesses how companies might address these responsibilities. Very little research has been published in this area, and this article attempts to make a small contribution to filling this gap in the literature. This article finds that these responsibilities are largely in line with those currently associated with corporate digital responsibility, and concludes that the strategic impact and extent of regulatory change will depend on the nature of the metaverse that materialises in the forthcoming decade.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135580005","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":"Dialogic and Dialectic Cooperation for Knowledge Creation in IS-Mediated Open Innovation","authors":"Emmanuel Adamides, Nikos Karacapilidis, Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, Georgios Kournetas","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3040034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3040034","url":null,"abstract":"Cooperation is an important aspect of open innovation (OI) facilitated by information and communication technology (ICT). Cooperation may have two distinct forms, namely dialectic or dialogic, and it has already been argued that dialogic cooperation is more appropriate for knowledge creation and innovation. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that the choice of the form of cooperation by an organisation, and its implementation in an OI-enabling Information System, are contingent to the organisation’s strategic orientation and competitive and innovation strategies, and it is mediated by the past experience of its OI initiative managers. We also examined, for the first time, which are the antecedents of the adoption of dialogic (and indirectly, dialectic) cooperation in OI initiatives. The empirical research carried out in a sample of senior managers of different sectors in Greece suggests that companies that have extrospective strategic orientations and that adopt differentiation/innovation strategies are more likely to implement dialogic cooperation in their OI endeavors, thus increasing their knowledge creation potential. This choice is further supported by managers who have participated in other organisations’ OI initiatives in the past.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"26 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135719384","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":"First Grade GPA as a Predictor of Later Academic Performance in High School","authors":"Ilias Papadogiannis, Vassilis Poulopoulos, Nikos Platis, Costas Vassilakis, Georgios Lepouras, Manolis Wallace","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3030033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3030033","url":null,"abstract":"The GPA is a universally recognised and utilised metric of academic performance that is considered to also measure a student’s potential for academic performance in the future. In this short communication we examine to what extent the GPA of the first grade of high school predicts performance in the later grades of high school, either generally (as classified in an excellent student, strong student, weak student, or very weak student) or more accurately (as indicated by the exact GPA in the next grade). We also put to the test the widely held notion that it might be best if core courses such as language and mathematics contributed more to the calculation of the GPA compared to secondary courses such as physical education or music. Our findings confirm the predictive properties of the GPA but strongly rebut the notion that a weighted GPA might achieve a better reflection of students’ potential. The study is based on the academic records of every student in Greece that progressed from the first to third grade of high school in the 2016–2019 period. This dataset contains records of more than 85,000 students, making it one of the most extensive studies ever conducted on the topic of the properties of the GPA.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"181 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135063367","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":"ChatGPT and the Generation of Digitally Born “Knowledge”: How Does a Generative AI Language Model Interpret Cultural Heritage Values?","authors":"Dirk H. R. Spennemann","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3030032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3030032","url":null,"abstract":"The public release of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence language model, caused wide-spread public interest in its abilities but also concern about the implications of the application on academia, depending on whether it was deemed benevolent (e.g., supporting analysis and simplification of tasks) or malevolent (e.g., assignment writing and academic misconduct). While ChatGPT has been shown to provide answers of sufficient quality to pass some university exams, its capacity to write essays that require an exploration of value concepts is unknown. This paper presents the results of a study where ChatGPT-4 (released May 2023) was tasked with writing a 1500-word essay to discuss the nature of values used in the assessment of cultural heritage significance. Based on an analysis of 36 iterations, ChatGPT wrote essays of limited length with about 50% of the stipulated word count being primarily descriptive and without any depth or complexity. The concepts, which are often flawed and suffer from inverted logic, are presented in an arbitrary sequence with limited coherence and without any defined line of argument. Given that it is a generative language model, ChatGPT often splits concepts and uses one or more words to develop tangential arguments. While ChatGPT provides references as tasked, many are fictitious, albeit with plausible authors and titles. At present, ChatGPT has the ability to critique its own work but seems unable to incorporate that critique in a meaningful way to improve a previous draft. Setting aside conceptual flaws such as inverted logic, several of the essays could possibly pass as a junior high school assignment but fall short of what would be expected in senior school, let alone at a college or university level.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"187 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135109760","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":"Examining an Information System (IS) Solution to Increase UK University Students’ Engagement during Lecturing Activities","authors":"Angelos Dalaklis, Alexios Dalaklis, Dimitrios Dalaklis","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3030031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3030031","url":null,"abstract":"“Knowledge transfer” is achieved through sharing or disseminating knowledge, and providing inputs to problem solving; it is commonly associated with attending a series of classroom lectures and maintaining students’ engagement with the taught subject. This paper examines how a specific radio frequency identification (RFID) based information system (IS) solution could be utilized to help monitor and increase engagement of university students during lecturing activities. This IS solution relies on student attendance as the main method to measure their engagement. Initially, the main stakeholders were identified: students, lecturers, administration team and the Student Loans Company (source of funding). A value proposition canvas was subsequently created, and potential system requirements were identified. A design of the proposed RFID based system was created based on these requirements and then compared with a real-life (already existing) system at Henley Business School. By comparing these two systems, the authors determined related benefits/drawbacks of the proposed system in monitoring student engagement. Potential benefits consisted of allowing all parties to easily capture attendance (with very minimal involvement of the university’s staff) and increased efficiency in analyzing student attendance data. Its main limitation was inaccurately capturing the exact time a student leaves a session. Building a working prototype for detailed evaluation and further fine-tuning/improvements must be part of future work.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135782601","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":"ANALISIS PENERAPAN SISTEM MERIT PADA BALAI PEMASYARAKATAN KELAS I PALEMBANG","authors":"LISDIANA LISDIANA, EVA NOVARIA, EKA TINDYKA HERNI","doi":"10.51878/knowledge.v3i3.2455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51878/knowledge.v3i3.2455","url":null,"abstract":"Research on the Analysis of the Implementation of the Merit System at the Palembang Class I Correctional Center aims to identify, describe, and analyze the application of the merit system in the management of state civil servants at the Palembang Class I Correctional Center. The research method used in this research is a descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Based on the research results, it is known that the application of the merit system in ASN management in each cycle of HR management starting from the process of selecting and placing employees, employee performance management, awarding employees, and employee development, however, is not optimal due to organizational culture factors and the unavailability of facilities for support the implementation of the merit system. In order to optimize the implementation of the merit system in ASN management at the Palembang Class I Correctional Center, it is necessary to review and evaluate the implementation of the merit system at Palembang Class I Prison. ABSTRAKPenelitian tentang Analisis Penerapan Sistem Merit Pada Balai Pemasyarakatan Kelas I Palembang bertujuan untuk mengetahui, mendeskripsikan, dan menganalisis penerapan sistem merit dalam manajemen Aparatur Sipil Negara Pada Balai Pemasyarakatan Kelas I Palembang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa penerapan sistem merit dalam manajemen ASN dalam setiap siklus manajemen SDM mulai dari proses seleksi dan penempatan pegawai, manajemen kinerja pegawai, pemberian penghargaan terhadap pegawai, dan pengembangan pegawai, akan tetapi belum optimal dikarenakan faktor budaya organisasi dan belum tersedianya sarana untuk mendukung pelaksanaan sistem merit. guna mengoptimalkan penerapan sistem merit dalam manajemen ASN pada Balai Pemasyarakatan Kelas I Palembang maka perlu dilakukan peninjauan kembali dan evaluasi terkait penerapan sistem merit pada Bapas Kelas I Palembang.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135689713","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":"ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH PROVINSI SUMATERA SELATAN","authors":"VANADHIA RAHMATIKA WELLYAN, EVA NOVARIA, LISDIANA LISDIANA","doi":"10.51878/knowledge.v3i3.2456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51878/knowledge.v3i3.2456","url":null,"abstract":"This research analyzes financial performance and management in South Sumatra Province, with a focus on financial ratio analysis and the impact of autonomy. Primary and secondary data were used, involving in-depth interviews and document analysis. Regional financial performance is evaluated with the efficiency ratio, measuring the cost of revenue. There were fluctuations in performance during 2019-2021, with efficient provincial finances in 2019 and 2020, but a decline in 2021. The financial independence ratio measures dependence on local revenue. South Sumatra Province has \"medium\" independence. The degree of decentralization ratio assesses financial autonomy, with South Sumatra Province in the medium category. The study also pays attention to the effectiveness of local revenue and the level of dependency. Revenue effectiveness fluctuates, while regional dependence is high. Financial performance is influenced by policy, economics and regulations. Improvement efforts in efficiency, independence, degree of decentralization, effectiveness, and dependability are recommended. The implications of this research are important for regional government financial management, increasing efficiency and independence, as well as maintaining stability in autonomy. Regional and central government coordination and community participation need to be improved. Recommendations include considering the impact of policies on efficiency and balance, evaluating revenue management regulations, and regulatory support for efficiency and independence. Increase independence through a degree of decentralization, genuine income, and overcoming barriers.
 ABSTRAKPenelitian ini menganalisis kinerja dan pengelolaan keuangan di Provinsi Sumatera Selatan, dengan fokus pada analisis rasio keuangan dan dampak otonomi. Data primer dan sekunder digunakan, melibatkan wawancara mendalam dan analisis dokumen. Kinerja keuangan daerah dievaluasi dengan rasio efisiensi, mengukur biaya pendapatan. Terjadi fluktuasi kinerja selama 2019-2021, dengan keuangan provinsi efisien di tahun 2019 dan 2020, tetapi penurunan di tahun 2021. Rasio kemandirian keuangan mengukur ketergantungan pada pendapatan asli daerah. Provinsi Sumatera Selatan memiliki kemandirian \"sedang\". Rasio derajat desentralisasi menilai otonomi keuangan, dengan Provinsi Sumatera Selatan dalam kategori sedang. Studi juga memperhatikan efektivitas pendapatan asli daerah dan tingkat ketergantungan. Efektivitas pendapatan fluktuatif, sedangkan ketergantungan daerah tinggi. Kinerja keuangan dipengaruhi oleh kebijakan, ekonomi, dan regulasi. Upaya perbaikan di efisiensi, kemandirian, derajat desentralisasi, efektivitas, dan ketergantungan dianjurkan. Implikasi penelitian ini penting bagi pengelolaan keuangan pemerintah daerah, meningkatkan efisiensi dan kemandirian, serta menjaga stabilitas dalam otonomi. Koordinasi pemerintah daerah dan pusat serta partisipasi masyarakat perlu ditingkatkan. Rekomendasi termasuk mempertimbangkan dampa","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135689162","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":"Unraveling the Dynamics of Lifelong Learning in Singapore: A Comparative Study","authors":"Z. Y. Lim, Joel Weijia Lai, Jun Hong Yap, Ankit Mishra, I. A. Mokhtar, Darren J. Yeo, K. H. Cheong","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3030030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3030030","url":null,"abstract":"Lifelong learning is crucial for equipping the workforce to navigate a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Despite its importance, resistance to enrolling in lifelong learning courses persists. This exploratory study examines the exposure to and engagement with government-sponsored courses among two distinct groups: individuals who opt for these courses and those who select alternative courses. We employed comparative statistical analysis to identify the primary factors influencing course awareness and selection. Our findings underscore the enduring influence of traditional media in promoting course awareness. Additionally, personal interest and availability of subsidies emerged as significant determinants of course selection. Based on these insights, we propose policy recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of these courses. This empirical study contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of lifelong learning in Singapore, providing valuable insights for policy and practice.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89408264","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 Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism","authors":"Yaseen Ullah, Shahid Jan, H. Ullah","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3030029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3030029","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of spiritual leadership on knowledge-hiding behavior in agriculture research institutes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aims to analyze theoretical and empirical evidence regarding the mediation pathway, specifically professional commitment, in order to clarify the significant association between spiritual leadership and subordinates’ knowledge-hiding behavior. Design/methodology—This survey-based study used cross-sectional data and a five-point Likert scale to investigate the given hypotheses. In order to address the primacy effect and mitigate any potential for common method bias, data were collected at two distinct time points, with a four-week interval between them. Smart PLS4 was used to assess a sample of 298 complete and valid responses for hypothesis testing. Findings—The results show that spiritual leadership has a negative impact on employees’ knowledge-hiding behavior. Additionally, this relationship is mediated by professional commitment. Originality/value—First, in contrast to the majority of previous studies, which focused on the factors influencing knowledge sharing, the present study investigates the influence of spiritual leadership on employees’ knowledge-hiding behaviors, which are two contrasting concepts. Secondly, the study empirically examined the mediation effect of professional commitment. These three variables have not previously been studied together.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75671956","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":"Development of a Backtesting Web Application for the Definition of Investment Strategies","authors":"Antonio Sarasa-Cabezuelo","doi":"10.3390/knowledge3030028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge3030028","url":null,"abstract":"Backtesting represents a set of techniques that aim to evaluate trading strategies on historical data in order to verify their effectiveness before applying them to a market in real time. This requires processing large amounts of data from different periods and applying different simulation techniques to them. In general, these types of tools are not very popular for reasons such as the amount of data that must be evaluated and maintained, the computational resources that are required, and the need to have a deep conceptual understanding of these techniques in order to use them. This article presents a web application that implements a set of backtesting functionalities that allow evaluating different trading strategies, managing portfolios, representing the results of simulations, and optimizing a stock portfolio, all from an intuitive and visual interface that makes these techniques accessible to new investors in this field.","PeriodicalId":74770,"journal":{"name":"Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80617547","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}