Challenges to Newspapers in Digital Platform Ecosystems

Incumbent content providers such as newspapers experience radical changes in their business environment. Digital platforms are becoming increasingly important to innovate digital media services and business. The generativity of digital platforms afforded by digital technology offers new opportunities, but also new challenges. Digital platforms exist in an ecosystem of complex networks of actors and resources. In this paper we shed light on the challenges for incumbent content providers to adapt to and realize business opportunities in digital platforms. We do this from the viewpoints of newspaper management, platform provider and analysts of media business

Squatting within the metropolitan fringe of Cape Town: A study of overcrowding in Mbekweni

The influx of people to existing Black residential areas generally exacerbates conditions of overcrowding of the exist­ing housing stock, which gives rise to the construction of additional shelter, of du­bious standards, to accommodate the family, squatters or both on the proper­ties and in other open areas within the township or adjacent to it. The implica­tions of this are that the social structure and physical conditions of both resi­dents and squatters, are detrimentally effected. The study indicates the extent of over­crowding and highlights problems relat­ed thereto: including inter alia, inade­quate sex separation with respect to bedrooms, noise and a lack of privacy between row-housing units. The desire for more privacy, the minimal accommodation of row-housing units and the desire for more space to extend the units underly the overwhelming preference for single storey detached housing

Qui sont les repreneurs potentiels d’entreprises ? Proposition de typologie en fonction de l’état de santé de la firme

La question de recherche est la suivante : selon l’état de santé de la firme, quelles sont les caractéristiques des repreneurs potentiels ? Cet article vise à déterminer s’il est possible de caractériser les repreneurs potentiels et à établir qui sont les acteurs capables de reprendre certaines catégories d’entreprises. Les réponses apportées ici peuvent s’avérer particulièrement pertinentes pour les institutionnels en charge du développement économique de leurs territoires (CCI, incubateurs, pôles de compétitivité, etc.). Cette recherche repose sur une enquête menée en 2008 auprès de 44 porteurs de projet de reprise du Languedoc-Roussillon. Les résultats de la recherche, issus d’une analyse typologique, montrent que trois groupes de repreneurs potentiels se profilent : les prudents, les indifférents et les aventuriers. D’un point de vue managérial, cette recherche contribue à une meilleure connaissance des repreneurs potentiels et permet d’améliorer leur accompagnement dans leur démarche de reprise.The research question is the following one : according to the firm’s health, what are the features of management buy-in realized by individuals ? The goal of this article is double : to characterize individuals who want to buy-in companies, and to understand who are the people able to buy-in specific companies. The strength of this study is to propose contributions to help public and private actors who have in charge development of their territory (for example, chamber of commerce). The sample is composed of 44 individuals who have a project of management buy-in in the Languedoc Roussillon area. Thanks to a typological analysis, three types of entrepreneurs are identified : the adventurous, cautious and indifferent managers. On a managerial point of view, this research contributes to a better knowledge of potential manager buy-in in order to help them to develop their projects.La cuestión de investigación es la siguiente : ¿ según el estado de salud de la empresa, cuáles son las características de las personas que se hace cargo de la empresa en crisis potenciales ? Este artículo tiene por objeto determinar si es posible caracterizar las personas que se hace cargo de la empresa en crisis potenciales, y a incluir que son los protagonistas capaces reanudar algunas categorías de empresas. Las respuestas establecidas aquí pueden resultar especialmente pertinentes para institucionales en carga del desarrollo económico de sus territorios (CCI, incubadoras, polos de competitividad, etc.). Esta investigación se basa en una investigación realizada en 2008 ante 44 portadores de proyecto de reanudación del Languedoc-Roussillon. Los resultados de la investigación, resultantes de un análisis tipológico, ponen de manifiesto que tres grupos de personas que se hace cargo de la empresa en crisis potenciales aparecen : los prudentes, los indiferentes y los aventureros. Desde un punto de vista de gestión, esta investigación contribuye a un mejor conocimiento de las personas que se hace cargo de la empresa en crisis potenciales con el fin de mejorar su acompañamiento en su planteamiento de reanudación.Die Forschungsfrage lautet : Kann aufgrund des Zustandes eines Unternehmens auf die Eigenschaften eines potenziellen Übernehmers geschlossen werden ? Ziel des vorliegenden Artikels ist die Diskussion der Frage, für welche Art von Unternehmen welche Nachfolger mit welchen Eigenschaften in Frage kommen. Die vorgeschlagenen Antworten sind besonders interessant für Institutionen, die in diesem Bereich tätig sind. Diese Forschung basiert auf einer Umfrage aus dem Jahre 2008 bei 44 Projektverantwortlichen für geplante Übernahmen im Languedoc-Roussillon. Die Cluster-Analyse ergab drei Gruppen von potenziellen Übernehmern : die Vorsichtigen, die Gleichgültigen und die Abenteurer. Aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht trägt diese Forschung zu einem besseren Verständnis der potenziellen Übernehmer bei, um die Unterstützung im Übernahmeprozess zu verbessern

A Framework for Evaluating the Customer Wait Experience

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a model which defines the psychological processes that mediate the relationship between perceived wait duration (PWD) and satisfaction. This model will provide a framework for evaluating the impact of situational and environmental variables in the servicescape on customer reaction to the wait experience. Design/methodology/approach – The approach included one field study and two laboratory experiments in which subjects participated in a service with a pre-process wait and evaluated their experience on a survey. Findings – Perceived wasted time, perceived control, perceived boredom, and perceived neglect mediated the relationship between PWD and wait experience evaluation. When tested using filled versus unfilled wait time as the situational variable, the model showed that having something to do during the wait decreased perceived boredom, resulting in a more positive wait experience. Research limitations/implications – The services used in this paper were functional (as opposed to hedonistic) in nature and wait durations were a maximum of ten minutes. Originality/value – The framework established in this paper can be used to evaluate customer reaction to the elements of the waiting environment design, which will help managers design waiting environments that maximize customer satisfaction, and help researchers to understand changes in the relationship between PWD and satisfaction under different environmental conditions

Killing squirrels: Exploring motivations and practices of lethal wildlife management

This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Sage via the DOI in this record.Wildlife management, pest control and conservation projects often involve killing nonhuman animals. In the United Kingdom, introduced grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis are killed in large numbers to protect remnant populations of European red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris. Grey squirrels are also killed outside of red squirrel areas to protect broadleaved trees from squirrel damage, and as part of routine pest control, opportunistically, and sometimes recreationally. In order to investigate the ways in which this killing is conceived and practised in the United Kingdom, we conducted semi-structured interviews with practitioners and undertook participant observation of squirrel management activities, including lethal control. Analysing these field data, we identified important variations in practitioners’ approaches to killing squirrels, and here we outline three ‘modes of killing’ – reparative/sacrificial, stewardship, and categorical – which comprise different primary motivations, moral principles, ultimate aims, and practical methods. We explore both productive alliances and possible tensions between these modes, and propose that clear, explicit consideration of how and why animals are both killed and ‘made killable’ should be a key component of any wildlife management initiative that involves lethal control.SLC was supported by a scholarship from the University of Exeter

The New Hampshire, Vol. 77, No. 22 (Nov. 21, 1986)

The student publication of the University of New Hampshire

Manipulation of Negative Social Evaluative Fears on Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Behaviors: Does Fear of Social Evaluation Lead to Disordered Eating?

Social anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid. Researchers have suggested that there may be shared vulnerabilities that underlie the development of these disorders. Two of these proposed vulnerabilities are fear of negative evaluation and social appearance anxiety (i.e., fear of negative evaluation specifically focused on one’s appearance). Regarding disordered eating, previous self-report research has found that social appearance anxiety may be especially relevant for body dissatisfaction, whereas fear of negative evaluation may be relevant for drive for thinness. In the current study I manipulated fear of negative evaluation and social appearance anxiety using a speech task in 160 undergraduate females. Results indicated that participants in the fear of negative evaluation condition increased food consumption, whereas participants high in trait social appearance anxiety and in the social appearance anxiety condition experienced the highest amounts of state body dissatisfaction. Participants in both conditions experienced elevated state social anxiety. Additionally, I found that restraint interacted with fear of negative evaluation to produce eating. These results are discussed within an emotion regulation framework. Overall, these results support the idea that fear of negative evaluation and social appearance anxiety are shared vulnerabilities for eating and social anxiety disorders, but that the way these variables interact with the environment and with other individual differences may lead to disorder specific behaviors. Clinicians may want to consider incorporating exposures that evoke evaluation fears into treatments for individuals with disordered eating

Criteria of incorporating planning conidtions [sic] into leases

Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.published_or_final_versio

Assessment and Mitigation of the Effects of Noise on Habitability in Deep Space Environments: Report on Non-Auditory Effects of Noise

This document reviews non-auditory effects of noise relevant to habitable volume requirements in cislunar space. The non-auditory effects of noise in future long-term space habitats are likely to be impactful on team and individual performance, sleep, and cognitive well-being. This report has provided several recommendations for future standards and procedures for long-term space flight habitats, along with recommendations for NASA's Human Research Program in support of DST mission success

Bay Area Student Involvement in the Environmental and Food Justice Movements: A Narrative of Motivations, Experiences, and Community Impact

Many California public school students lack exposure to any formal, academic curriculum that emphasizes environmental awareness and activism. This may result in a population of adults who believe they know more about the environment than they actually do, lack the skills to compete in an expanding green job market, lack creativity and the ability to problem-solve, suffer from obesity, depression, anxiety, and attention disorders, and unknowingly contribute to the ever-increasing problems of air and water pollution, land and habitat destruction, and other environmental injustices. Community organizations and university programs are filling this much-needed gap in student environmental education, as they involve youth in understanding the principles of environmental activism, justice, and sustainability. But who are these students who are being informally educated to become tomorrow\u27s environmental pioneers? It is these students who can provide a greater understanding of the motivations, life experiences, and community impact of environmental justice activists. This research study employed the narrative approach in interviewing and observing six ethnically and socio-economically diverse, male and female, Bay Area high school and university environmental justice activists, all of whom were involved in different aspects of the food justice movement. Participants were recruited via a flyer and word-of-mouth, and observed and interviewed at their homes, schools, and work sites. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Students were found to be motivated by concerns of health and nutrition, energy usage, maintaining cultural ties, food deserts, employment opportunities, and the rights of agricultural workers. This research provides support for the author\u27s claim that an environmental and food justice theoretical framework is based on a combination of social justice, environmental psychology, and ecological justice theories. Evidence suggests an increasing diversity of student advocates, including white, educated, middle to upper socioeconomic status students, who were not previously or personally impacted by environmental or food injustices in their communities; the necessity of family, friend, and mentor support; and the importance of altruism over monetary compensation