Kybernetes: Volume 48 Issue 10

How motivational orientations are related to ambidexterity

Marjolein C.J. Caniëls, Marcel F. van Assen

Whereas many studies address ambidexterity at the organizational level, much less is known about individual level ambidexterity. Moreover, there is a lack of thorough…

Creating social value through entrepreneurship: the social business model of La Paranza

Rossella Canestrino, Marek Ćwiklicki, Primiano Di Nauta, Pierpaolo Magliocca

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key factors for successful creation of social value using the social business model (SBM) as an explanatory framework.

The impact of information technology and communication systems on the agility of supply chain management systems

Roya Dehgani, Nima Jafari Navimipour

The impact of information technology (IT) on the agility of supply chain management (SCM) systems is very noticeable in the business world nowadays. Competition and constant…

The future of democracy: the end of democracy as we know it

Miguel Goede

The purpose of this article is to explore the future of democracy, given the transition the countries of the world are experiencing.

A GIS-based DANP-VIKOR approach to evaluate R&D performance of Turkish cities

Bariş Özkan, Eren Özceylan, I.brahim Halil Korkmaz, Cihan Çetinkaya

The purpose of this study is to measure the R&D performance of 81 cities in Turkey by using a scientific approach.

Quantum eigenlogic observables applied to the study of fuzzy behaviour of Braitenberg vehicle quantum robots

Zeno Toffano, François Dubois

The purpose of this paper is to apply the quantum “eigenlogic” formulation to behavioural analysis. Agents, represented by Braitenberg vehicles, are investigated in the context of…

Service strategies and pricing based on heterogeneity of service values and waitingcosts in queuing system

Baomei Ma, Sifeng Liu, Jian Liu, Yuning Wang

This paper aims to study the corresponding optimal service strategies and pricing in the styled non-preemptive M/M/1 service systems from different objectives, which consider both…

Investigating active users’ sustained participation in brand communities: Effects of social capital

Ruoyu Liang, Linghao Zhang, Wei Guo

Members’ sustained participation positively influences success of brand community. Although scholars have confirmed the effects of social capital on continuance intention in…