Strategies for Increasing the Market Share of Recycled Products—A Games Theory Approach

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitris F. Batzias ◽  
Yannis A. Pollalis ◽  
George Maroulis ◽  
Theodore E. Simos
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Games Theory

scholarly journals The Small Hydropower Plant Income Maximization Using Games Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Antans Sauhats ◽  
Renata Varfolomejeva ◽  
Inga Umbrasko ◽  
Hasan Coban
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Game Theory ◽  
Current System ◽  
Hydropower Plant ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Small Hydropower ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Games Theory ◽  
Additional Income

This paper is devoted to the consideration of case of the use of small rivers energy, the current system of support relevant projects, its drawbacks and opportunities to remove them. Cooperative game theory approach is used for analysis of regime management of the small-scale hydro power plant (SHPP). Technical and economical aspects of the issue are observed. The obtained results demonstrate the validity of the cooperation for obtaining additional income.

Strategies of Co-operation: A Commentary

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Peter K. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Genetic Similarity ◽  
Similarity Theory ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Genetic Similarity Theory ◽  
Individual Strategies ◽  
Games Theory ◽  
Insight Into

The papers in this special section illustrate the subtle interweaving of co-operation and competition as individual strategies, in primates and humans. These strategies can be strongly influenced by cultural context, and by individual/relational characteristics. The Charlesworth/LaFreniere paradigm provides opportunities for examining these, and could be analysed further in games theory terms; as can alternative paradigms. Friendship is one important relational characteristic, and its causal links to reciprocity might be examined further in terms of attachment theory and genetic similarity theory. An attachment theory approach may give insight into cultural differences in the co-operation/competition balance.

scholarly journals THE PROMISES, PROBLEMS, AND POSSIBILITIES FOR ALT-NETWORKS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey Boyle ◽  
Robert Gehl ◽  
Diana Zulli ◽  
Misti Yang ◽  
Jim Brown
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Important Development ◽  
Games Theory ◽  
Governmental Control

The Promises, Problems, and Possibilities for Alt-Networks Introduction Social media has become a central facet of contemporary life and that centralization has narrowed our perspectives and lessened our possibilities (Pariser, 2011; Vaidhyanathan, 2018). This centralizing of social media networks happens for their individual users, but also at the level of how social media informs our discourses through journalistic practice, government institutions, industry sectors. Because of the role that social media now play, we have become acutely aware of their shortcomings. Their platforms not only host but actively cultivate toxic and abusive environments for many of its users. In addition to their functions of interaction, they also provide avenues for increasing governmental control through surveillance or gatekeeping. Given the lack of adequate response from tech companies to these long standing issues, it was inevitable that something had to happen. In response to these conditions, tech advocates, activists, students, and scholars have launched numerous alternatives to mainstream social networks. These networks rethink what social media can and should do in times of over reliance on monolithic digital platforms. Some networks redesign the user’s experience to lessen or eliminate harassment; some networks focus on data privacy responsibilities; some create spaces where non-centralized networks can persist even against oppressive governmental regimes. Given the rise and differentiation of alt-networks, there is a need to study and examine the proliferation of alt-networks. This panel offers four presentations varied in objects, different in methodological approaches, and diverse in their claims. In examining alt-networks, this panel will explore how these redesigned digital platforms respond to demands of scalability, how political activists develop and deploy alt-networks for protests, how researchers could cultivate a games theory approach to studying alt-networks and, finally, how the lack of certain features in alt-networks may doom their survival. The methods being explored will include critical theory, social science research, methodological discussion, and critical analysis through a rhetorical lens. Ultimately, our panel hopes to join in on emerging conversations about the ecology of networks and contribute valuable insights for internet research. A Network of Alt-Networks These papers have been carefully assembled to represent a substantial spectrum of the promises, problems, and possibilities for Alt-Tech today. In the first presentation, the paper develops a games theory approach to studying alt-networks, in this case, Mastodon instances. This is an important development as mainstream social media networks have benefited from years of research approaches, new networked objects create new networked questions requiring new methodological considerations. Related to this problem, the second presentation examines how and when alt-networks engage or resist the inevitable need to scale their operations. Such a study is important because mainstream social media impose a will to scale in ways that make it seem natural and unstoppable. The third presentation engages activists and how ad hoc alt-networks allow for platforms that avoid and leverage themselves against oppressive regimes. Finally, the fourth presentation will explore why alt-networks have so far failed alt-right political actors. This argument will look at how micro-interactions on platforms inform and drive a dangerous cycle of political antagonism. As a set, these presentations will give AoIR attendees a comprehensive survey of sites, methods, and sources for engaging and analyzing alt-networks. While the papers all draw heavily on critical theory and analysis, each differs in how they approach their objects of analysis. Using technical approaches, social science methods, speculative means, and rhetorical analysis the papers also demonstrate a wide swath of ways to encounter the alt-network. Finally, the sourcing and discourse engaged by each presentation activates multiple academic discussions while also sticking close to shared themes and concerns. The Possibilities of Alt-Networks This panel builds on recent work concerning the disappointment with mainstream social networks but also the promise of alternatives (Gehl, 2015, Tufekci, 2017). The adherence to tech industry’s unfair labor practices, the inability to respond to users’ needs, the lack of clear and consistent privacy responsibilities, the weak submission to governmental control— these concerns with social media have all been written (Noble, 2018; Roberts, 2019). The rise and proliferation of Alt-Networks is an important development for internet researchers because those innovations rekindle the earliest aims of the internet itself. Namely, the construction of a system whose topological configurations resisted centralization and allowed for its users to develop multiple ways of communicating knowledge to one another.

scholarly journals An analytical framework for the firm

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
W. Herbst
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Product Market ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Business Organization ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Market Approach ◽  
Games Theory

Many theories to cope with the increasing sophistication and complexity of business organization have been developed. An overview is given of the games theory approach to strategy, the capital investment approach and the product-market approach. The product-market approach is described as a useful management tool since it takes into consideration the ever-changing relationship between the enterprise and its environment, in the analysis of both the present operations of the firm, and its future activities. The enterprise must be seen as an integrated system, and its interactions with the environment planned and implemented in terms of policy commitments or strategic variables that are clearly formulated. This strategic approach to management could promote both the commitment and the competence of the firm's personnel.Verskeie nuwe bestuursteoriee om die toenemende sofistikasie en kompleksiteit van die sake-onderneming te kan behartig, is ontwikkel. 'n Oorsig word gegee van verskillende bestuursbenaderings tot strategie, die gebaseer op spel-teorie, op kapitaal-investering en op produk-markontleding. Die produk-mark benadering word beskryf as 'n nuttige bestuurshulpmiddel wat die steeds veranderende verhouding tussen die onderneming en sy omgewing in die ontleding van sowel die huidige bedrywighede as die toekomstige aktiwiteite van die onderneming in aanmerking neem. Die onderneming moet as 'n geintegreerde sisteem gesien word, en wisselwerking met die omgewing moet beplan en geimplementeer word volgens beleidvasstellings of strategiese veranderlikes wat duidelik geformuleer is. Hierdie strategiese benadering tot bestuur kan sowel die motivering as die prestasie-vermoens van die onderneming se personeel bevorder.

The impact of strategic consistency on market share and ROA

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry P. Pleshko ◽  
Richard A. Heiens ◽  
Plamen Peev
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Credit Unions ◽  
Credit Union ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Aggressive Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to take a contingency theory approach to examine how performance is affected by the relationships between the Miles & Snow strategic groupings and a variety of marketing strategy concepts, including a firm's service focus, service growth, market coverage, marketing initiative, market growth, Porter strategy, and market orientation. Design/methodology/approach – Data for the study were gathered from a statewide survey among 125 chief executives of credit unions belonging to the Florida Credit Union League (FCUL). ROA figures were derived from government-mandated accounting reports in the state of Florida. ANOVA and correlation analysis were employed to analyze data. Findings – This study shows that firms that match an aggressive Miles and Snow profile with a more aggressive approach to seven other strategy dimensions often enjoy higher market share relative to credit unions characterized by a different alignment of the various aspects of marketing strategy. The results also suggest that achieving such a fit is not relevant to maximizing a firm's ROA. Research limitations/implications – The research sample was biased toward medium to larger firms that may possess strategic resources superior to those of the smaller firms in the industry. Also, credit unions may tend to have somewhat less aggressive profit objectives compared to other institutions in the banking industry. Practical implications – The findings outline to financial services executives the benefits of considering all dimensions of corporate strategy simultaneously, rather than one at a time. Originality/value – The paper illustrates how aligning certain aspects of marketing strategy can boost particular performance indicators and provides insight as to what the most appropriate alignments are depending on the circumstances.

Ab initio band theory approach to electron energy loss near edge structures

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 506-507
Author(s):  
Xudong Weng ◽  
O.F. Sankey ◽  
Peter Rez
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Local Density ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Atomic Orbital ◽  
Plane Waves ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Band Theory ◽  
Atomic Orbitals ◽  
Pseudopotential Calculations

Single electron band structure techniques have been applied successfully to the interpretation of the near edge structures of metals and other materials. Among various band theories, the linear combination of atomic orbital (LCAO) method is especially simple and interpretable. The commonly used empirical LCAO method is mainly an interpolation method, where the energies and wave functions of atomic orbitals are adjusted in order to fit experimental or more accurately determined electron states. To achieve better accuracy, the size of calculation has to be expanded, for example, to include excited states and more-distant-neighboring atoms. This tends to sacrifice the simplicity and interpretability of the method.In this paper. we adopt an ab initio scheme which incorporates the conceptual advantage of the LCAO method with the accuracy of ab initio pseudopotential calculations. The so called pscudo-atomic-orbitals (PAO's), computed from a free atom within the local-density approximation and the pseudopotential approximation, are used as the basis of expansion, replacing the usually very large set of plane waves in the conventional pseudopotential method. These PAO's however, do not consist of a rigorously complete set of orthonormal states.

Perceptions of a Collaborative Professional Learning Program: Seeing the “Bigger Picture”

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 290-303
Author(s):  
P. Charlie Buckley ◽  
Kimberly A. Murza ◽  
Tami Cassel
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Related Service

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of special education practitioners (i.e., speech-language pathologists, special educators, para-educators, and other related service providers) on their role as communication partners after participation in the Social Communication and Engagement Triad (Buckley et al., 2015 ) yearlong professional learning program. Method A qualitative approach using interviews and purposeful sampling was used. A total of 22 participants who completed participation in either Year 1 or Year 2 of the program were interviewed. Participants were speech-language pathologists, special educators, para-educators, and other related service providers. Using a grounded theory approach (Glaser & Strauss, 1967 ) to data analysis, open, axial, and selective coding procedures were followed. Results Three themes emerged from the data analysis and included engagement as the goal, role as a communication partner, and importance of collaboration. Conclusions Findings supported the notion that educators see the value of an integrative approach to service delivery, supporting students' social communication and engagement across the school day but also recognizing the challenges they face in making this a reality.

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