Journal of High Technology Management Research最新文献

Information and Communications Technology Sector has been experimenting important challenges related to rapid technological changes motivated by consumers´ requirements. Social capital and organizational legitimacy are considered as key assets for long-term survival and success. The main purpose of this research is to quantify the positive effects that SC and legitimacy have on customer loyalty and commitment. The results achieved through the application of PLS-SEM to treat the 986 effective responses show the positive and significant connection between the considered variables. This research contributes offering additional empirical evidence on intangible assets management and will help companies' managers to build stronger relationships with their customers.

The modern digitalization trends have totally transformed business practices and business models. Blockchain as a distributed technology makes possible the basic structure of a database with a combination of data blocks and hash chains. Using distributed software architecture and advanced computation, blockchain might change the method of data exchange among chain actors. Blockchain causes administration of a network in peer-to-peer and decentralized form; and influences the way of data exchange and interactions in organizations; hence, this study looks for evaluation of the impact of blockchain technology on corporate performance and governance of new firms. In the first section of the study, the research conceptual model was extracted by means of the previous studies and the hypotheses were formulated. In the second section, the relationships between the variables of the model among newly-established active business were assessed. The statistical population of the study was managers of SMEs in Iran and 397 completed questionnaires were received. Structural equation model and Smart PLS software have been used for data analysis. The research findings showed that the more the blockchain adoption in a new firm; the more direct effect it would have on the firm's performance. Similarly, corporate governance has an effect on the relationship of blockchain technology on corporate performance. Thus, managers of new firms by means of blockchain, can prepare the grounds for good corporate governance as well as the achievement of better performance.

The emergence of blockchain technology is reshaping several aspects of economies, opening a wider spectrum for the research communities, and making it critical to conduct studies that comprehensively analyze this body of knowledge. From the Web of Sciences' database, a bibliometric study using VOS viewer and biblioshiny tool is provided on the evolving research on blockchain technology in finance. Blockchain in finance has provided enabled applications such as tokens, initial coin offerings, crowdfunding, smart contracts, prediction marketplace systems, and digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. In this study, we convey a detailed bibliometric-based evaluation of scientific research publications from 2008 to mid-2020. With 157 articles retrieved, our findings show the global trends, current tendencies, and frontiers. We report that blockchain technology research in finance has evolved and is predominated by studies on crowdfunding/equity crowdfunding, entrepreneurial finance, bitcoin, entrepreneurship, fintech, and venture capital. However, several of these studies are contextually based, with scantily used cases leading to the design of frameworks and architectures. Additionally, the majority of the studies could not afford sufficient details on the practical discharge of the few blockchain-enabled prototypes.

The literature has discussed the introduction of incentive structures as a means of achieving a balance between organizational exploration and exploitation. This study posits that this is not a reasonable approach to achieving such a balance. I used a micro-economic model where the explorative and exploitative activities are modeled in accordance with the definitions in March (1991). This model shows that the personal cost to the employee of performing activities was a crucial factor in determining their balancing of resources between exploration and exploitation. However, these personal costs are also the Achilles' heel of such balance calculations because information regarding this type of cost is incomplete and difficult, perhaps even impossible, for the owner or manager to obtain. Based on this and the process and output characteristics of exploratory activities, I argue that it is not appropriate to design a hard, quantitative performance measurement and incentive system to balance resource allocation between explorative and exploitative activities. The study shows that the solution to achieving such a balance must be found outside of the incentive system. Further, I posit that managing R&D departments requires the management to focus on enforcing productive workspaces and norms and not on performance measurement and associated disbursal of rewards/punishments.

Difficulties are caused by the introduction of the Blockchain in the field of registration of rights to real estate and real estate turnover since this requires the establishment of a balance between public and private interests. The article proposes a set of measures, the implementation of which would improve the implementation of the Blockchain technology to modernize the registration of rights to real estate and real estate turnover. The main hypothesis of the study is the assumption that the wider use of the Blockchain will increase the reliability of the register of real estate rights and make the circulation of real estate more secure. During the research were used the comparative legal research method, the method of legal modeling, the method of economic analysis of law. The article identified and characterized the vectors of modernization of real estate registration using the Blockchain have been identified and characterized. The regional aspect of introducing Blockchain technology for registering rights to real estate and improving legal regulation has been considered. The use of virtual reality and augmented reality technology for real estate accounting has been proposed, through the creation of a virtual real estate registry. The possibility of using online arbitration when challenging the right to real estate, which is registered using Blockchain technology, has been argued. The main directions of legal regulation of Smart factory and Digital Enterprise have been proposed.

The effects of technological and non-technological innovation affecting firm performance are investigated. Technological innovation involves new product development, while non-technological innovation involves strategy and leadership, culture and climate, innovation and collaboration, and organizational and environmental evolution. 342 firms participated in the research; thirteen hypotheses are tested; eleven are significant. Demographic analyses on job roles, firm types, industry groupings and firm size are also conducted. The majority of the demographic factors were not significant. However a small number of significant results are confirmed. Structural equation modelling is used to test the model. Important lessons for managers and future research areas are suggested.

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) and self-driving technology have become increasingly important in transportation industry, as they are believed to offer several social and environmental benefits, such as lesser air pollution, traffic jams, and car accidents. However, as any other new technology, AVs raise some skepticism and mistrust. For example, prior research shows that women are less trustful toward AVs than men. In the quest to find boundary conditions to this gender effect, we conducted a survey (n = 227). It reveals that religiosity impacts how men (versus women) respond to AVs. Specifically, we found that highly religious men had more negative AV attitudes and were less trustful toward AVs than nonreligious men. Furthermore, highly religious men demonstrated significantly lower trust and less positive attitudes toward AVs than highly religious women. Our findings might help AV producers and governmental institutions in segmentation, targeting, and promoting self-driving technology.

Blockchain technology has emerged as one of the most vital and encouraging technology in Industry 4.0. It is said to have the potential to majorly transform the way the business world and the economic system functions; it offers numerous possibilities to flourish existing businesses and also to grow entirely new ones along with severe disruptions to the traditional businesses. The present study is an attempt to understand the applications of blockchain technology in managing business. Through systematic literature review, it intends to study the applications in different key functions of business. Furthermore, it highlights the key challenges in blockchain implementation and the potentials of blockchain in managing business. The study will be useful to the practitioners as well as to the scholars around the globe. Blockchain adoption can help in securing business transactions, reduction in errors, improving organizational functions and procedures, and prevention of fraud. The smart contract as a feature of blockchain technology can be applied to all transactions involving movement of resources namely finance, material and people. This will lead to effective tracking, visibility, security enhancement and cost reduction in the overall business process.

Multinational tech corporations have a considerable influence on human life. Their developments are not only adopted and used by people worldwide, but also are invented, manufactured, and produced by human employees. Today, the tech employment industry is challenged by the persistent need for manpower and there is a fervent fight for talent among the organizations. The constant need for tech specialists has become a given situation in the global tech ecosystem. To deal with the growing shortage of professional workers and manage the continuous employment crisis – tech companies embracing Employer Branding (EB). Hence, developing coherent and comprehensive EB online communications is vital for technological companies as the messages they publish on the web contribute to recruiting top professional employees. By relying on Avraham and Ketter's (2008) source, message, and target audience framework, and by using a thematic content analysis method - this study outlines the online-recruiting strategies of fourteen leading technology businesses. The result of the study depicts a mechanism that aims to convince and attract candidates online.