A Multi-level Collaboration Process for Developing Relationships and Creating Value in an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

This paper explores how collaboration in entrepreneurship ecosystems is driven by individual and collective efforts to reach both common and private goals. We investigate how the collaboration roles of a university support efforts to create value and help shape the network of relationships that scaffold the ecosystem. We propose a multi-level collaboration process that reflects how micro-level positions and practices feed into meso-level outcomes. In turn, these outcomes support the collaboration roles a university plays in developing relationships within an entrepreneurship ecosystem. Based on this framework, we discuss the integration of technology in supporting internal positions and practices, as well as collaboration roles. Our research contributes to the understanding of collaboration as a multi-level process, in which meso-level outcomes that are rooted in micro-level positions and practices ultimately support macro-level collaboration roles that establish a network of relationships and contribute to value creation across the entrepreneurship ecosystem

How Practice Diffusion Drives IoT Technology Adoption and Institutionalization of Solutions in Service Ecosystems

This paper proposes a framework for considering how practice diffusion drives the adoption of IoT technology and fuels institutionalization of solutions within service ecosystems. Practice diffusion requires the adaptation of a practice (using a wearable device) as it emerges across distinct sociocultural contexts. The adaptation of practices allows for the adoption of technology in different ways. New materials are linked with pre-existing meanings and competences as practices emerge and become embedded within a social structure. For IoT technologies, materials include a device and its associated digital data. Thus, practice adaptation requires linkages that enable the integration and use of both a device and data. We highlight a growing mental health crisis and the potential of wearable devices as medical aids, particularly for adolescents who spend much of their time connected to the internet. We consider important linkages to help institutionalize unique solutions for those in need

How Practice Diffusion Drives IoT Technology Adoption and Institutionalization of Solutions in Service Ecosystems

This paper proposes a framework for considering how practice diffusion drives the adoption of IoT technology and fuels institutionalization of solutions within service ecosystems. Practice diffusion requires the adaptation of a practice (using a wearable device) as it emerges across distinct sociocultural contexts. The adaptation of practices allows for the adoption of technology in different ways. New materials are linked with pre-existing meanings and competences as practices emerge and become embedded within a social structure. For IoT technologies, materials include a device and its associated digital data. Thus, practice adaptation requires linkages that enable the integration and use of both a device and data. We highlight a growing mental health crisis and the potential of wearable devices as medical aids, particularly for adolescents who spend much of their time connected to the internet. We consider important linkages to help institutionalize unique solutions for those in need

Epidemiological Investigation, Serotypes and Distribution of Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) in Raw Milk and Milk Products in Uyo, Nigeria

Food borne diseases are of great concern globally especially in the developing countries where poor sanitation is applied during collection and processing of milk from animals. The epidemiological investigation, serotypes and distribution of verocytotoxin (VTI and VT2)- producing Escherichia coli in raw milk and milk products were determined using structured questionnaire, Cefixime tellurite-sorbitol MacConkey agar, agglutination kits and VTEC-RPLA Toxin detection Kit. Out of 27 milkers, 7.4 % had primary education, 22.2 % washed the milk utensils with cold water and soap, 11.1 % washed their hands before milking, while 7.4 % milkers washed the udder of the animals before milking. All the yoghurts had the product names; 85.7 % had NAFDAC numbers; 80.0% had Batch Numbers, while 71.4 % had Manufacturer s’ Addresses. The unpasteurized milk samples had E. coli 0157 and non 0157 E. coli counts (CFU.ml-1) ranging from 4.0 x 102 to 1.7 x 103 and 6.0 x 102 to 2.0 x 103 , respectively, while E. coli 0157 and non 0157 E. coli counts of milk products were between 1.0 x 102 and 1.0 x 103 CFU.ml-1. E. coli 0157 had the highest percentage occurrence (38.3%), while E. coli 0145 had the lowest percentage occurrence (2.1%). More than 38.3% of the E. coli serotypes produced VT2, while ≥ 12.8% were VT1 producers. The occurrence of VTEC in the unpasteurized milk shows that the milkers should be enlightened on the necessary sanitary practices to adopt during milking and also post-pasteurization contamination of milk products should be avoided. Key Words: Verotoxigenic, Escherichia coli, Milk, Yoghurt, Nono, Serotypes

Perceptible Attributes of Urban Greenspaces in the Architectural Characterization of Metropolitan Areas in Jos, Nigeria

The study surveyed the perceptible attributes of urban greenspaces of the built environments of metropolitan areas of Jos. A sample of five greenspaces; NTC garden, Solomon Lar Amusement Park, Grey garden, Suzi garden and Candy garden were selected through stratified  random sampling as well as simple random sampling. The data required for the study was obtained from users and inhabitants around the selected greenspaces. The data was obtained by administration of structured interview to a sample size of 365 respondents. The outcome of the surveyed revealed that the attributes of greenspaces play the generative role in the process expressed by the synergy of the aesthetics of the built form with green space that is perceived.By implication therefore, a preemptive action plan in developing a more exhaustive and long term vision for green spaces, a comprehensive policy framework for implementation of more regulations and changes that will integrate more green spaces into the planning and design of metropolitan areas of Jos metropolis and perhaps Nigerian cities beset by similar situation be established. Keywords: perception, greenspaces, symbiosis, synergy and architecture characterization

Cataloging to the Indigenous Perspective

Presentation slidesE komo mai! Join this exhilarating journey into the challenges of reclassifying a Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander collection to the indigenous perspective. Using the Hawaiian-Pacific collection at the Sullivan Family Library as a sample, the speakers will cover common classification problems inherited by the Western-oriented Library of Congress Classification System and Subject Headings; methodology for reclassification that focuses on indigenous knowledge and worldview; and helpful resources used during the project. Although cataloging is an important piece of the puzzle, the session will focus on the overall reorganization process