A holistic approach to emerging and frontier MNE’s internationalization: a new conceptual research framework

The goal of this conference is to bring together global teacher-scholars and business leaders who are interested in sharing innovative pedagogy and furthering greater cross-border research collaboration that focuses on emerging and developing countries. The conference organizers welcome individuals from different academic disciplines (business, liberal arts, engineering, etc.) and from different types of academic institutions (colleges, universities, business schools) as well as business leaders from both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors (including government organizations and NGOs). The following themes have been identified around this truly integrative conference. These are: Business Challenges in Emerging and Developing Countries Sustainability Gender Issues in Business Business Innovation in Emerging Countries Business in a Virtual Environment Entrepreneurship Collaborative Teaching Models The conference is designed to facilitate as much interaction among the attendees as possible by encouraging participants to engage in substantive exchanges through interactive workshops and sessions.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338867970_A_Holistic_Approach_to_Emerging_and_Frontier_MNE's_Internationalization_A_New_Conceptual_Research_FrameworkAccepted manuscrip

Mid-Air Haptics for Control Interfaces

Control interfaces and interactions based on touch-less gesture tracking devices have become a prevalent research topic in both industry and academia. Touch-less devices offer a unique interaction immediateness that makes them ideal for applications where direct contact with a physical controller is not desirable. On the other hand, these controllers inherently lack active or passive haptic feedback to inform users about the results of their interaction. Mid-air haptic interfaces, such as those using focused ultrasound waves, can close the feedback loop and provide new tools for the design of touch-less, un-instrumented control interactions. The goal of this workshop is to bring together the growing mid-air haptic research community to identify and discuss future challenges in control interfaces and their application in AR/VR, automotive, music, robotics and teleoperation

More Thoughts on the Worker-Student Alliance: A Response to Steve Early

[Excerpt] My comments here reflect ten degrees of difference. While I mostly agree with him, I think Early takes a valid critique a step too far with jibes about red carpet treatment, Mormon missionaries, the best and the brightest, mobile organizers, self- sacrificing souls, and the like, suggesting that any reliance on graduates is a mistake, and only indigenous staffers should build the labor movement. His only exception, it appears, is for graduates going into workplaces where Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU)–style dissident groups take on their national union leadership, replicating the “colonizing” of the late 1960s worker-student alliance. As Early says, students’ entry into trade union work then was mostly “in opposition to the labor establishment of that era.” I take him to argue that students now aspiring to trade union work should follow the same dissident path rather than seek union staff positions

Exploratory study to explore the role of ICT in the process of knowledge management in an Indian business environment

In the 21st century and the emergence of a digital economy, knowledge and the knowledge base economy are rapidly growing. To effectively be able to understand the processes involved in the creating, managing and sharing of knowledge management in the business environment is critical to the success of an organization. This study builds on the previous research of the authors on the enablers of knowledge management by identifying the relationship between the enablers of knowledge management and the role played by information communication technologies (ICT) and ICT infrastructure in a business setting. This paper provides the findings of a survey collected from the four major Indian cities (Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Villupuram) regarding their views and opinions about the enablers of knowledge management in business setting. A total of 80 organizations participated in the study with 100 participants in each city. The results show that ICT and ICT infrastructure can play a critical role in the creating, managing and sharing of knowledge in an Indian business environment

The enablers and implementation model for mobile KMS in Australian healthcare

In this research project, the enablers in implementing mobile KMS in Australian regional healthcare will be investigated, and a validated framework and guidelines to assist healthcare in implementing mobile KMS will also be proposed with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The outcomes for this study are expected to improve the understanding the enabling factors in implementing mobile KMS in Australian healthcare, as well as provide better guidelines for this process