Workshop series on the role of institutions in East Asian development: Institutional foundations of innovation and competitiveness in East Asia

The discussion paper summarizes the results of a workshop that focussed on the institutional foundations of innovation and competitiveness in East Asia. The following papers are contained: 'Transitional Institutions, Institutional Complementarities and Economic Performance in China. A "Varieties of Capitalism" Approach', 'The Current State of Research on Networks in China's Business System', 'Recent Changes to Korea's Innovation Governance', 'Standardization and Institutional Complementarities in Japan - Empirical Results from SAP R/3 Implementations in Japanese Automotive Suppliers'. --East Asia,Japan,China,Korea,institutional change,competitiveness,innovation

Entrepreneurship, Development, and the Spatial Context Retrospect and Prospect

Entrepreneurship has been a topical issue in the business administration literature, but in the past decade a wave of interest can be observed on the role of entrepreneurship in the economic growth literature. This paper aims to highlight the various contributions to the entrepreneurship literature from the perspective of regional economic development. After a broad overview, particular attention is given to the regional action space of entrepreneurs, including their social and spatial network involvement. The paper concludes with a future research agenda.entrepreneurship, regional growth, action space, networks, SME, virtual organization, innovation

ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks: a literature review

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation is a complex and vibrant process, one that involves a combination of technological and organizational interactions. Often an ERP implementation project is the single largest IT project that an organization has ever launched and requires a mutual fit of system and organization. Also the concept of an ERP implementation supporting business processes across many different departments is not a generic, rigid and uniform concept and depends on variety of factors. As a result, the issues addressing the ERP implementation process have been one of the major concerns in industry. Therefore ERP implementation receives attention from practitioners and scholars and both, business as well as academic literature is abundant and not always very conclusive or coherent. However, research on ERP systems so far has been mainly focused on diffusion, use and impact issues. Less attention has been given to the methods used during the configuration and the implementation of ERP systems, even though they are commonly used in practice, they still remain largely unexplored and undocumented in Information Systems research. So, the academic relevance of this research is the contribution to the existing body of scientific knowledge. An annotated brief literature review is done in order to evaluate the current state of the existing academic literature. The purpose is to present a systematic overview of relevant ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks as a desire for achieving a better taxonomy of ERP implementation methodologies. This paper is useful to researchers who are interested in ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks. Results will serve as an input for a classification of the existing ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks. Also, this paper aims also at the professional ERP community involved in the process of ERP implementation by promoting a better understanding of ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks, its variety and history

A business model perspective for ICTs in public engagement

This is the post-print version of the Article. The official published article can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2012 ElsevierPublic institutions, in their efforts to promote meaningful citizen engagement, are increasingly looking at the democratic potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Previous studies suggest that such initiatives seem to be impeded by socio-technical integration barriers such as low sustainability, poor citizen acceptance, coordination difficulties, lack of understanding and failure to assess their impact. Motivated by these shortcomings, the paper develops and applies a business model perspective as an interceding framework for analysis and evaluation. The underlying principle behind this approach is that it is not technology per se which determines success, but rather the way in which the businessmodel of the technological artifact is configured and employed to achieve the strategic goals. The business model perspective is empirically demonstrated with the case of an online petitioning system implemented by a UK local authority. The case illustrates the importance of considering ICTs in public engagement from a holistic view to make them more manageable and assessable

OntoEng: A design method for ontology engineering in information systems

This paper addresses the design problem relating to ontology engineering in the discipline of information systems. Ontology engineering is a realm that covers issues related to ontology development and use throughout its life span. Nowadays, ontology as a new innovation promises to improve the design, semantic integration, and utilization of information systems. Ontologies are the backbone of knowledge-based systems. In addition, they establish sharable and reusable common understanding of specific domains amongst people, information systems, and software agents. Notwithstanding, the ontology engineering literature does not provide adequate guidance on how to build, evaluate, and maintain ontologies. On the basis of the gathered experience during the development of V4 Telecoms Business Model Ontology as well as the conducted integration of the related literature from the design science paradigm, this paper introduces OntoEng and its application as a novel systematic design method for ontology engineering

The Aims and Scope of Evolutionary Economic Geography

This aim of this paper is to present the objectives and scope of an evolutionary approach to economic geography. We argue that the goal is not only to utilise the concepts and ideas from evolutionary economics (and evolutionary thinking more broadly) to help interpret and explain how the economic landscape changes over historical time, but also to reveal how situating the economy in space adds to our understanding of the processes that drive economic evolution, that is to say, to demonstrate how geography matters in determining the nature and trajectory of evolution of the economic system. We will argue that evolutionary economic geography is concerned with the spatialities of economic novelty; with how the spatial structures of the economy emerge from the micro-behaviours of economic agents; with how, in the absence of central coordination or direction, the economic landscape exhibits self-organisation; and with how the processes of path creation and path dependence interact to shape geographies of economic development and transformation, and why and how such processes may themselves be place dependent. Economic transformation proceeds differently in different places, and the mechanisms involved neither originate nor operate evenly across space. Our concern is both with the ways in which the forces making for economic change, adaptation and novelty shape and reshape the geographies of wealth creation, work and welfare, and with how the spatial structures and features so produced themselves feed back to influence the forces driving economic evolution. In the final part, we summarize a number of papers that have contributed to evolutionary economic geography, and which will be published in The Handbook on Evolutionary Economic Geography that is edited by the two authors, and forthcoming at Edward Elgar.evolutionary economic geography, industry location, geography of networks, institutions, agglomeration economies

The Ambivalent Role of Mimetic Behaviors in Proximity Dynamics: Evidences on the French “Silicon Sentier”

This articles examines the peculiar role of mimetic behaviors in co-location processes. We start showing that geographical proximity between agents and/or firms is not a sufficient nor necessary condition for the collective performance of clusters. Other types of socio-economic proximities characterize clusters, and our purpose is to show that, among the several ways to analyze the complex links between proximities and clusters, the theoretical outlook on the role played by mimetic interactions in co-location processes are certainly one of the most promising. Mimetic behaviors of location (in economics and sociology) are introduced in order to demonstrate that co-location processes can be the result of sequentiality, uncertainty, legitimacy and non market interactions, rather than full rational and isolated decisions and pure strategic market interactions. According to the type of mimetic behavior at work in the clustering process, the nature of socio-economic proximity can differ and have a strong influence of the “evolutionary stability” of clusters. All these theoretical considerations are illustrated through the emblematic French case of “Silicon Sentier”, cluster which has gathered together three hundred firms of the French net-economy (the famous “dotcom”) during the Internet bubble swelling.cluster, mimetic interactions, proximity, stability, Silicon Sentier

Systems Perspectives on the Interaction Between Human and Technological Resources

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Digitalization and New Public Management

The emergence of well-being and quality of life concepts in the workplace is driving significant changes in the public sector. This shift is characterized by the adoption of new labor standards that prioritize the holistic well-being of employees. This transformative approach is often referred to as "transformational management," and it aims to enhance the involvement of various strategic actors within the organization, as noted by Jacobsen in 2017. This transformation in the public sector reflects a broader evolution in the way work is structured, leadership is exercised, and organizational processes are managed. One of the key frameworks underpinning this transformation is the concept of "New Public Management" (NPM). NPM represents a set of principles and practices that seek to make public organizations more efficient, accountable, and responsive to the needs of citizens. It emphasizes results-oriented management, decentralization of authority, and a focus on customer satisfaction. Moreover, digitalization plays a pivotal role in this ongoing transformation. The integration of digital technologies and data-driven approaches into public administration processes is reshaping the way services are delivered and decisions are made. It enhances efficiency, transparency, and accessibility for both employees and citizens. Numerous studies have delved into the conceptual foundations and justifications for these changes introduced by NPM and digitalization in the public sector. These studies help provide a deeper understanding of how these frameworks can lead to improved public services, more engaged employees, and ultimately contribute to the well-being and quality of life of both the workforce and the citizens they serve. As the public sector continues to adapt to evolving demands and expectations, this research becomes increasingly valuable in shaping the future of public administration. In our article, we opted for the wealth of conceptual literature. Through in-depth essays, we explore the complex nuances of abstract ideas that shape our thinking.   Keywords: Digitalization – New public management – public administration. Classification JEL: H111 Paper type: Theoretical Research  L’émergence des concepts de bien-être et de qualité de vie au travail entraîne des changements importants dans le secteur public. Ce changement se caractérise par l’adoption de nouvelles normes du travail qui donnent la priorité au bien-être holistique des salariés. Cette approche transformatrice est souvent appelée « management transformationnel » et vise à renforcer l'implication des différents acteurs stratégiques au sein de l'organisation, comme le notait Jacobsen en 2017. Cette transformation dans le secteur public reflète une évolution plus large dans la façon dont le travail est structuré, le leadership est exercé et les processus organisationnels sont gérés. L'un des cadres clés qui sous-tendent cette transformation est le concept de « nouveau management public » (NPM). Le NMP représente un ensemble de principes et de pratiques visant à rendre les organisations publiques plus efficaces, plus responsables et plus réactives aux besoins des citoyens. Il met l'accent sur une gestion axée sur les résultats, la décentralisation de l'autorité et l'accent mis sur la satisfaction du client. De plus, la numérisation joue un rôle central dans cette transformation en cours. L’intégration des technologies numériques et des approches basées sur les données dans les processus de l’administration publique remodèle la manière dont les services sont fournis et les décisions sont prises. Il améliore l’efficacité, la transparence et l’accessibilité tant pour les employés que pour les citoyens. De nombreuses études se sont penchées sur les fondements conceptuels et les justifications de ces changements introduits par le NMP et la numérisation dans le secteur public. Ces études aident à mieux comprendre comment ces cadres peuvent conduire à des services publics améliorés, à des employés plus engagés et, en fin de compte, contribuer au bien-être et à la qualité de vie de la main-d'œuvre et des citoyens qu'ils servent. À mesure que le secteur public continue de s’adapter à l’évolution des demandes et des attentes, ces recherches deviennent de plus en plus utiles pour façonner l’avenir de l’administration publique. Dans notre article, nous avons opté pour la richesse de la littérature conceptuelle. À travers des essais approfondis, nous explorons les nuances complexes des idées abstraites qui façonnent notre réflexion.   Mots clés : digitalisation – Nouveau management public – administration publique. Classification JEL: H111 Paper type: Theoretical Researc