Decision-Making for Maritime Networks: Evaluating Corporate and Social Profitability of an Integrated Short Sea Shipping Network in the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea

This study applies cost benefit analysis (CBA) approaches to evaluate corporate and social profitability of a coordinated management proposal for a Short Sea Shipping (SSS) network in the upper Tyrrhenian area. The profitability of the maritime network is assessed first for the shipping companies operating therein and then for society as a whole. Corporate profitability analysis reveals a supply system currently over-sized compared to actual demand. The reasons for this must be found in the corporate competition strategies that traditionally characterize the free maritime transport market in the area. Social profitability analysis proves the potential positive impact of services rescheduling and coordination in terms of time savings and emission reduction in port areas and demonstrates the benefits new integrated management policies could yield for achieving higher efficiency and sustainability in SSS Tyrrhenian networks

Banks’ centrality in corporate interlock networks: evidences in Italy

The idea that the governance mechanisms affect firms’ performance is well acknowledged in management literature. The settings prevailing in governance studies explain board’s roles at the light of the agency theory framework. However, a complementary perspective is focused on the acquisition of critical resources closely related to activation of external relations with the most influential actors of firm’s environment. One such kind of external relationship is called interlocking directorates and occur when an individual simultaneously sits on the board of two companies. Moreover, since banks control financial capital, that is a resource that has a universal value for all firms, they are more likely to be very important actors inside corporate networks. By analyzing interlocking directorates among listed banks and non financial firms in Italy, using the methods and theory of social network analysis (SNA), I find that banks are the most influential actors in the network and that centrality in the network enhances financial performance.Corporate Governance, Board of Directors, Performance, Social network analysis

Корпоративні соціальні мережі як об’єкт управляння освітньої соціальної системи

Розглянуто особливості управління об’єктом освітньої соціальної системи, уточнено термінологічний апарат, узагальнено види, типи, складові управління освітніми соціальними системами. За результатами аналізу науково-методичної літератури було визначено чинники, що впливають на функціонування освітньої соціальної системи, обґрунтовано використання корпоративної соціальної мережі як об’єкту управління. У роботі розкрито мету та особливості використання корпоративних соціальних мереж, здійснено класифікацію, визначено їх потенціал для використання в управлянні освітньою соціальною системою.The object of education management features of the social system, specified terminology, generalized species types that make management of educational social systems. The analysis of the scientific and technical literature were identified factors that affect the functioning of educational social system, reasonable use of the corporate social network as a facility management. The paper reveals the purpose and features of using corporate social networking is classified, identified their potential for use in management educational social system

A corporate social network as an object of educational social system management

Розглянуто особливості управління об’єктом освітньої соціальної системи, уточнено термінологічний апарат, узагальнено види, типи, складові управління освітніми соціальними системами. За результатами аналізу науково-методичної літератури було визначено чинники, що впливають на функціонування освітньої соціальної системи, обґрунтовано використання корпоративної соціальної мережі як об’єкту управління. У роботі розкрито мету та особливості використання корпоративних соціальних мереж, здійснено класифікацію, визначено їх потенціал для використання в управлянні освітньою соціальною системою.The object of education management features of the social system, specified terminology, generalized species types that make management of educational social systems. The analysis of the scientific and technical literature were identified factors That affect the functioning of educational social system, reasonable use of the corporate social network as a facility management. The paper reveals the purpose and features of using corporate social networking is classified, identified their potential for use in management educational social system

Methods of investment management in the Russian electricity transmission industry

The paper surveys the methods of investment management in the Russian electricity transmission industry: state regulation and corporate planning of investment activity. The analysis of these two methods highlights their features, advantages and disadvantages. The investigation of the forecasting and investment decision process is given with regard to the electricity industry restructuring. The algorithm of interests’ alignment between the state and the electricity network company is provided through the mechanism of investment management. The analysis of the methods of investment management in electricity transmission in Russia shows that corporate planning of investment activity coexists on a parallel basis with state regulation of investment activity. Corporate planning conforms to the interests of the electricity network company. Elaboration of efficient investment programs is associated with the lack of reliable development forecasts, regional specific features, tight deadlines for preparing the investment programs, centralized investment decision-making. A French approach for organizing the state forecasting system in Russia is also presented in the research and could be of use in Russia. Corporate planning of investment activity in France defers the goals of state regulation due to the fact that investment decisions are eventually made by the Regulator, which manages the electricity transmission company. Investment decision process is characterized by a larger degree of social responsibility taken by the electricity network company when making an investment decision. For that a special attention is drawn to public relations, whose interests are taken into account at the initial stage of investment process.peer-reviewe

Exploring the Organizational Effects of Directors\u27 Embeddedness in Board Networks

In this dissertation, I explore how top executives’ and directors’ embeddedness in corporate elite networks within and between organizations’ boards of directors influence organizational strategy and policy. In the first study, I conduct a comprehensive review of the governance literature using both a traditional narrative approach as well as a bibliometric main path analysis, which traces the development and diffusion of scholarly knowledge on corporate elite networks. In the second study, drawing from network theory and behavioral governance research, I introduce a methodology that allows researchers to model intraboard networks by measuring the strength of ties among members of boards of directors based on objective formative indicators of the constructs of social similarity, social status, social exchange, and social history. Next, I use this technique to explore the antecedents and consequences of intraorganizational network characteristics of boards. Finally, in the third study, I examine the joint influence of interlocking directorates and intraorganizational networks of boards of directors on interorganizational imitation of corporate strategic activity. Results show that directors’ centrality within a focal organization’s board and those of its alters are important predictors of interorganizational imitation of corporate strategic activity. I contribute to the strategic management and organization theory literatures by advancing our understanding of the relationship of corporate elite networks with organizational strategy and policy, and by introducing a new approach to modeling directors’ networks in corporate governance research

Incorporating knowledge sharing behaviour in a knowledge management system for academic institutions / Alsaleh Saad Abdullah R

This thesis proposed a knowledge management system framework for academic institutions based on academicians’ knowledge sharing behaviour. The current knowledge management systems in higher learning institutions do not capture and represent most of the knowledge types in the academic institutions and little attention has been given to human aspects. A qualitative research approaches were employed in this research. This research was carried out in four stages which are: knowledge acquisition; data collection; data analysis and findings; and development of a knowledge management system framework. The research site was at Malaysia’s largest academic institution in terms of size and population. The study discovered two types of knowledge shared among academicians; namely: corporate knowledge and social knowledge. The knowledge sharing networks among the academicians include Community of Practice network, Personal network, and Business Club network

The effect of the board on corporate social responsibility: bibliometric and social network analysis

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Corporate networks in Poland: interlocking directorates and business systems

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsAiming at filling a gap in the literature, which has been concentrated on USA and Western-European Countries, this paper analyzes the Polish corporate network based on interlocking directorates among 125 top companies in the country. To determine the characteristics of the network and its implications for the business system the exploratory Social Network Analysis is conducted. It is found that the Polish network is fragmented and the interlocks appear mainly along companies from financial and chemical sectors. Basing on comparison with Germany it is suggested that the Polish network will be growing in size and density in the future

Study on Enterprises’ Internet Public Opinion Area Hotspots Based on Social Network Analysis

With the rapid development of Web 2.0, online public opinion has become an issue in the companies’ development process. With numerous user-generated contents about real-world events generated almost in real-time, monitoring, evolution and management of online public opinion play the critical role for the healthy development of enterprises. By collecting articles about public opinion on the corporate network from CNKI and using Citespace based on social network analysis, we have combed the context of current research in this area, analyzed the characteristics of the current research on this topic, excavated research rules in this field and summarized research results to provide references for further study