scholarly journals A Guidance for Blockchain-Based Digital Transition in Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6523
Author(s):  
Fabio Della Valle ◽  
Miquel Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Reference Framework ◽  
Digital Transition ◽  
Future Supply ◽  
Strategy Identification ◽  
International Experts ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Blockchains play a crucial role in the digitalization of future supply chains (SCs). In this study, we analyzed the major influences that blockchain-based digital business strategies may play in SC operations. We conducted 18 interviews with international experts from different sectors and analyzed the collected data using the grounded theory approach, identifying four major categories. A set of three matrices is presented to address those elements that may support digital transition procedures in SCs: (1) value of trust and automation, (2) transformative role for operations, and (3) digital business strategy identification. As an additional result, a reference framework was identified for the evaluation and detection of those aspects to be taken into consideration during blockchain adoption in SCs. For use as a guide, this result comprises 22 recommendations and was framed in four progressive steps as follows: (1) identify, (2) assess, (3) design, and (4) assure.

Linking Web Design Strategy with Business Strategy

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kao-Hui Kung ◽  
Wei-Hsi Hung ◽  
Chuan-Chun Wu ◽  
Chun-Chia Liao
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Modern Trend ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Competitive Strategies

Given the modern trend toward the Internet, firms can now use web sites to achieve marketing and advertising effectiveness for their businesses. This usage creates a new model of marketing strategy. Experts in the field have indicated that links between marketing and competitive strategies are critical to organisational performance and business success. However, empirical studies conducted in various countries have shown that the web designs are misaligned with organizational strategic objectives. In this study, the authors view web sites as marketing applications, and investigate how corporate sites effectively support three types of business strategy: the prospector, analyser, and defender strategies. The authors conducted a series of in-depth interviews with web site designers and established design techniques through grounded theory approach to indicate how particular web sites support a specific type of business strategy. They also established the relationship between web design strategies and business strategies, which should help practitioners improve the strategic positioning of their web sites.

scholarly journals Joint Responsibility for the Operationof the Enterprise: Workplace Reform at BHP New Zealand

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Hill ◽  
Carl Davidson ◽  
Martin Perry
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Recent Case Study ◽  
Improvement Programme ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Ryan's (1994 )framework for understanding the essential components of workplace reform ties management notions of quality and continuous improvement- key 'drivers' in New Zealand business today- to union concerns about shared decision-making and joint responsibility between management and labour. The purpose of the present paper is to use a 'grounded theory' approach to further develop and illustrate that framework, drawing on a recent case study of workplace reform at BHP New Zealand Steel's Glenbrook plant between 1990 and 1994. Case study data on the company's Business Improvement Programme (BIP) shows what 'joint responsibility' actually means in terms of the development of business strategy and work practices built round quality on a day-to-day basis.

scholarly journals Corporate strategy and the environment: towards a four-dimensional compatibility model for fostering green management decisions

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Moral Concern ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Green Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Four Dimensions

Purpose – This article aims to draw on the contingency theory to develop a conceptual model of compatibility between corporate environmental responsibility and business strategy that reflects heterogeneity in this relationship. Four dimensions of compatibility are explored: trade-off, ambidexterity, synergy and symbiosis. Design/methodology/approach – The intended contribution is essentially conceptual. A company case study is included to contribute to the development of the four dimensions of compatibility and support the practical relevance of the model. Twelve in-depth interviews with six managers in different functions of the company were conducted. A grounded theory approach was used to identify and express the patterns of compatibility that emerge from the qualitative data and how these patterns are grounded in managers’ meaning-in-use. Findings – The contribution of the compatibility framework is essentially made to the literature on environmental strategy management, evolved from an implicit and, at most, two-dimensional (win–win and win–lose) conceptualisation of the relationship between green and business strategy into an explicit and multi-dimensionally grounded identification of processes and strategic challenges of corporate environmental and social responsibility. The resulting model contributes to a better understanding of corporate greening as a strategic and moral concern to individuals acting on behalf of business organisations and a greater understanding of the linkages between green and business strategies and operations. Originality/value – By clarifying the construct of corporate environmental sustainability and providing useful directions for theory and practice, this research claims to inform green management decision-making. While the compatibility model is not intended to explain all pathways by which firms may elicit contingencies of relevance to environmental and social responsibility, it is suggested that the model paints a more complete and contextualized picture of environmental management mechanisms in business.

The Analysis of Nurses’ Positive Deviance Behaviours as a Measure in Preventing the Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) at M. Djamil Hospital, Padang, West Sumatera

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Esthika Ariany Maisa ◽  
Yulastri Arif ◽  
Wawan Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Positive Deviance ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Nursing Managers ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Develop Theory ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Purpose: To explore the nurses’ positive deviance behaviors as an effort to provide solutions in preventing and controlling infections in the hospital. Method: This is a qualitative research using grounded theory approach. Thirteen nurses from Dr.M.Djamil hospital were selected based on theoretical sampling in order to develop theory as it appears. Nurses were interviewed from June to September 2014. Interviews were thematically analyzed using techniques of grounded theory to then generate a theory from themes formed. Findings: The modes of positive deviance behavior identified were practicing hand hygiene beyond the standards (bringing handsanitizer from home), applying nursing art in wound care practice, placing patients with MRSA infections at the corner side, giving a red mark on a MRSA patient’s bed for easy identification by nurses, changing clothes and shoes in hospital, reducing hooks on the wall, and cleaning the ward on scheduled days. Conclusion: The study shows that nurses have a number of positive deviance behaviors to prevent infection transmission in the wards. It is sugested that the hospital management and nursing managers adopt some of the uncommon solution highlighted by the nurses to solve the HAIs problems in the hospital.

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