Commercialisation of eHealth Innovations in the Market of UK Healthcare Sector: A Framework for Sustainable Business Model.

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Festus Oluseyi Oderanti, and Feng Li, ‘Commercialization of eHealth innovations in the market of the UK healthcare sector: A framework for a sustainable business model’, Psychology & Marketing, Vol. 35 (2): 120-137, February 2018, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21074. Under embargo until 10 January 2020. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.Demographic trends with extended life expectancy are placing increasing pressures on the UK state-funded healthcare budgets. eHealth innovations are expected to facilitate new avenues for cost-effective and safe methods of care, for enabling elderly people to live independently at their own homes and for assisting governments to cope with the demographic challenges. However, despite heavy investment in these innovations, large-scale deployment of eHealth continues to face significant obstacles, and lack of sustainable business models (BMs) is widely regarded as part of the greatest barriers. Through various empirical methods that include facilitated workshops, case studies of relevant organizations, and user groups, this paper investigates the reasons the private market of eHealth innovations has proved difficult to establish, and therefore it develops a framework for sustainable BMs that could elimiesnate barriers of eHealth innovation commercialization. Results of the study suggest that to achieve sustainable commercialization, BM frameworks and innovation diffusion characteristics should be considered complements but not substitutes.Peer reviewe

Handbook on knowledge and technology transfer: focus on Vietnam

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The Cowl - v.80 - n.11 - Dec 3, 2015

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 80 - No. 11 - December 3, 2015. 24 pages

U.dream goes to market: an analysis of the financial impacts of commercialising u.purpose & crescer com consciência and project wrap-up

U.Dream is a social enterprise targeted at developing social leadership skills. It recently launched U.Purpose (service) and Crescer com Consciência (product) aiming to ensure future financial sustainability. However, these were launched without conducting a thorough market research and clear guiding strategy. The focus of this project is to assess the attractiveness of the CSR and children’s book markets and U.Dream’s current strategy, providing a strategic revision. From a financial standpoint, U.Purpose has the highest potential, with evident future opportunities. Both projects showcase potential to financially sustain U.Dream, namely through diversification benefits and a strong alignment with the social value delivered

ACCESS TO NATURE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: EQUITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE

The primary objectives of this research were to understand what access to nature means for people engaged in the nature economy, economic development, recreation, conservation, and community development sectors of New Hampshire, to identify benefits, barriers and opportunities of access to nature with a focus on underserved communities, and to contribute data and knowledge to inform local, regional, and state efforts to advance equity in environmental protection, justice efforts, and future policy considerations impacting New Hampshire. This research involved qualitative analysis of interviews with statewide policy leaders and stakeholders that work with individuals and organizations closely related to nature economy and nature access. In addition, a case study conducted with the City of Rochester, New Hampshire, focused on a municipal perspective, particularly considering the City\u27s recent efforts to improve access and recreation opportunities. I found that the New Hampshire natural assets most frequently identified by participants were mountains and water resources, such as lakes and ponds, rivers, the ocean, estuaries and wetlands. Rochester participants most frequently identified the Cocheco River and community trails as City natural assets. Participants were almost evenly divided about whether everyone in New Hampshire has access to nature, bit all participants identified barriers to accessing nature. The most frequently mentioned barriers were transportation, knowledge, cost to an individual, infrastructure, time, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. About two thirds of participants reported being engaged in organizational efforts to expand access for people identified as having limited access, most frequently through diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, expanding recreation opportunities, and making trails more ADA compliant. Almost all participants identified organizational challenges in efforts to expand access to nature, with funding and bandwidth being the most frequently identified challenges. The findings from this study are already supporting community education efforts to better connect people to nature through co-authored info briefs, a webinar, an in-person panel and walking tour of Rochester, and a presentation to a local conservation commission. The info briefs have been downloaded over 121 times, over 50 people attended the webinar, and 25 people attended the in-person panel and walking tour. These and planned follow up efforts aim to benefit New Hampshire’s underserved communities and the State as a whole, through individuals and organizations advocating and making positive changes for communities and environmental justice efforts

Transparency from Space? How Non-Governmental Actors Use Satellite Imagery for Security Governance

De commercialisering van hoge resolutie satellietbeelden heeft deze voormalige inlichtingendienstentechnologie beschikbaar gemaakt voor niet-gouvernementele organisaties. Dit heeft verwachtingen gewekt dat de opkomende praktijk van non-gouvernementele remote sensing mondiale transparantie en veiligheid met betrekking tot de ruimte heeft bevorderd. Deze dissertatie beproeft deze eenzijdige visie door socio-materiële benaderingen ten opzichte van veiligheid te combineren met gefundeerde theoriebenadering om de rol van technologie in veiligheidsbeheer te onderzoeken. De analyse is gebaseerd op 50 kwalitatieve interviews en aanvullende documenten en komt uit op drie centrale bevindingen. Ten eerste laat het proefschrift zien hoe veiligheidsdreigingen mede ontstaan door menselijke en technologische factoren. De mogelijkheden en beperkingen van commerciële satellietbeelden bepalen mede welke en op welke manier veiligheidsdreigingen uiteindelijk geproblematiseerd worden. Tijdens dit proces maken de materiële en visuele dimensies van niet-gouvernementele remote sensing veiligheidskwesties tot intuïtief legitiem en geloofwaardig. Ten tweede construeert dit proefschrift een typologie van vier verschillende modi van non-gouvernementele remote sensing. Deze diversiteit is een uitkomst van de manier waarop non-gouvernementele actoren reageren op de socio-materiele mogelijkheden en beperkingen van remote-sensing, alsmede hoe zij deze realiseren. Tenslotte toetst dit proefschrift gangbare opvattingen over de verwachte effecten van op satelliet gebaseerde transparantie. Het betoogt dat non-gouvernementele remote sensing tot een afgedwongen transparantie leidt wanneer transparantie wordt geïdealiseerd als een kwantificeerbare deugd die gemaximaliseerd dient te worden. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de grenzen tussen transparantie en surveillance vervagen. Op basis hiervan revalueert de dissertatie de risico’s en implicaties van de maximalisering van transparantie.The commercialization of high-resolution satellite imagery has put the former intelligence technology within reach for non-governmental actors. This fueled expectations that the emergent practice of non-governmental remote sensing helps to promote global transparency and security from space. Challenging this one-sided narrative, the thesis combines socio-material approaches to security with grounded theory methods to explore the role of technology in security governance. The analysis builds on 50 qualitative interviews as well as supplementary documents and arrives at three central findings. First, it shows how security threats are co-produced by human and technological factors: The potentials and constraints of commercial satellite imagery co-determine which and how security threats are eventually problematized. In the process, the material and visual dimensions of satellite imagery render security problematizations as intuitively legitimate and credible. Second, the thesis draws up a typology of four distinct modes of non-governmental remote sensing. The variation is a result of how non-governmental actors react to and actualize the socio-material potentials and constraints of remote sensing technology. Finally, the thesis challenges prevalent ideas about the expected effects of satellite-based transparency. It argues that non-governmental remote sensing leads to forced transparency, when transparency is idealized as a quantifiable virtue that should be maximized. Effectively, this blurs the lines between transparency and surveillance. Based on this, the thesis reassesses the risks and implications of the maximization of transparency

SciTech News Volume 71, No. 2 (2017)

Columns and Reports From the Editor 3 Division News Science-Technology Division 5 Chemistry Division 8 Engineering Division 9 Aerospace Section of the Engineering Division 12 Architecture, Building Engineering, Construction and Design Section of the Engineering Division 14 Reviews Sci-Tech Book News Reviews 16 Advertisements IEEE

Unleashing New Resources and Entrepreneurship for the Common Good: A Scan, Synthesis, and Scenario for Action

Presents an overview of changes and corresponding opportunities related to how philanthropy and social change organizations and leaders are integrating market concepts into their work, value sets, and organizational structures

U.dream goes to market - strategic recommendations for the implementation of u.purpose-s business activities and empirical roadmap for the future

U.Dream is a social enterprise targeted at developing social leadership skills. It recently launched U.Purpose (service) and Crescer com Consciência (product) aiming to ensure future financial sustainability. However, these were launched without conducting a market research and clear guiding strategy. The focus of this project is to assess the attractiveness of the CSR and children’s book markets and U.Dream’s current strategy, providing a strategic revision. As far as U.Purpose is concerned, the analysis highlighted the attractiveness of the market. In Portugal, the CSR consulting market is considerably underdeveloped and is expected to grow on the foreseeable future, which gives U.Dream the opportunity to earn a first mover advantage. Nevertheless, it was underlined that U.Purpose has significant improvements to implement before launching, namely, to develop an extensive marketing strategy and a dedicated U.Purpose team

Building Renewed Relevance: Portraits of CEOs Rebranding Iconic Nonprofit Organizations

In the United States, we often refer to the social sector as one leg of a three-legged stool. The private and public sectors support the other two legs. The social sector made up of nonprofit, nongovernmental, and charity organizations, contributes to the development of American society by focusing on social good rather than the desire to make profit. For decades, the sector has functioned as the social conscience of our society. However, many iconic, legacy nonprofits have struggled to keep their relevance in today’s world: their creation tied to a past societal problem, their mission and brand no longer germane to today’s generations. This study examined top-level—Chief Executive Officer (CEO)—leaders of iconic, legacy nonprofit organizations who have worked to implement reform and change through rebranding for renewed relevance. The research looked particularly at these primary areas: (1) What drove the leader to innovate and rebrand their organization and what does it mean to them personally and professionally? (2) What leadership practices did the CEO incorporate to allow the changes and reforms to be successful and why does the CEO believe they worked? The research methodology utilized for this dissertation was qualitative portraiture; portraiture interviews were audio and video recorded for research purposes. This research adds to the body of knowledge about successful leaders of iconic nonprofit organizations and the best practices for achieving renewed relevance through nonprofit rebranding. This research could aid with building an awareness of the successes and challenges of nonprofit leaders and could increase the interest of potential organizational stakeholders in the future. Six supplemental Mp4 video files of participant interviews accompany this dissertation. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu/