Digital Transformation: A Cognitive Study for Organizations to Shape their Journeys

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reveal novelties of digital transformation with a holistic approach based on expert experience, that may help digital business leaders to shape their digital transformation journeys.   Theoretical framework: With the acceleration of technological advancements, the complexity of digital transformation is increasing and it leads to novel impacts. As expected, this raises the difficulty of developing a final methodology. Therefore, there is still more research required to explore these novelties.   Design/methodology/approach: As a basis, existing maturity models and frameworks were inspected. Then, C-Level managers were interviewed to explore the novelties. Axial and selective coding was used to interpret the interview data. Findings: Findings showed that digital transformation is not only about digital technologies but also the transformation of business models and cultural change. In addition, technologies like 5th-generation networks (5G), quantum computing, and blockchain may affect these models more in the future. Organizations may have to consider law regulations, hiring, management support, and customer experience more, to do a successful digital transformation.   Research, Practical & Social implications: Future research is recommended to bring more practitioner experience to the theory and highlight the cultural effects of digital transformation for organizations.   Originality/value: The results show that the complex nature of digital transformation both requires and causes the number of publications to grow exponentially. Also, this can help business leaders to make use of the results to improve their digital transformation strategies

A model study of measurement intellectual capital in Turkey and an application

Bu çalışmada, ulusal endüstri içinde yer alan firmaların entelektüel sermayelerinin, kısaca  maddi olmayan varlıklarının ölçülmesi için bir model yaratılmıştır. Yaratılan bu modelde entelektüel sermaye insan sermayesi, örgüt sermayesi ve ilişki sermayesi ile tanımlanmıştır. Bu model yaklaşımı ile Türkiye’deki işletmelerin pazar/defter değeri oranları ile entelektüel sermayeleri arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Araştırma yöntemi olarak Likert-tipi anket çalışması uygulanmıştır. Yapılan araştırma sonuçlarına göre, firmaların insan sermayesi ve ilişki sermayesi ile işletmelerin pazar değerleri arasında pozitif ve güçlü bir ilişki olduğu gösterilmiştir. İşletmenin örgüt sermayesi ile, işletmenin insan ve ilişki sermayesi arasında pozitif yönde, güçlü bir korelasyon olduğu da gösterilmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Entelektüel sermaye, maddi olmayan varlıklar, bilgi varlığının değerlendirilmesi.The purpose of this study is to define the elements of intellectual capital of firms in Turkey and to empirically investigate the relationship between intellectual capital and market value of firms in Istanbul Stock Exchange. For the research an intellectual capital measurement model is created and four hypothesis are defined: Hypothesis (1): There will be a positive relationship between the human capital and the market/book value. Hypothesis (2): There will be a positive relationship between the relation capital and the market/book value. Hypothesis (3a): There will be a positive relationship between the human capital and structural capital. Hypothesis (3b): There will be a positive relationship between the relation capital and structural capital. For testing the hypothesis two different survey studies have been done. In the pre-survey a questionnaire about 71 items, in the main survey about 21 items were designed. In designing of both questionnaire a 7-point Likert scale was used. For the result the statistical tests, Cronbach?s alpha test for reliability, principal components analysis, linear regression and partial least squares were executed. The main conclusions from this study are that: human capital and relation capital have a positive relationship with market/book value of firms in Turkey; and structural capital has a correlation with human and relation capital. Keywords: Intellectual capital, intangible assets, assessing knowledge assets

Development, test and comparison of two Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis(MCDA) models: A case of healthcare infrastructure location

When planning a new development, location decisions have always been a major issue. This paper examines and compares two modelling methods used to inform a healthcare infrastructure location decision. Two Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) models were developed to support the optimisation of this decision-making process, within a National Health Service (NHS) organisation, in the UK. The proposed model structure is based on seven criteria (environment and safety, size, total cost, accessibility, design, risks and population profile) and 28 sub-criteria. First, Evidential Reasoning (ER) was used to solve the model, then, the processes and results were compared with the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). It was established that using ER or AHP led to the same solutions. However, the scores between the alternatives were significantly different; which impacted the stakeholders‟ decision-making. As the processes differ according to the model selected, ER or AHP, it is relevant to establish the practical and managerial implications for selecting one model or the other and providing evidence of which models best fit this specific environment. To achieve an optimum operational decision it is argued, in this study, that the most transparent and robust framework is achieved by merging ER process with the pair-wise comparison, an element of AHP. This paper makes a defined contribution by developing and examining the use of MCDA models, to rationalise new healthcare infrastructure location, with the proposed model to be used for future decision. Moreover, very few studies comparing different MCDA techniques were found, this study results enable practitioners to consider even further the modelling characteristics to ensure the development of a reliable framework, even if this means applying a hybrid approach

Dimensions of human capital and firm performance: Micro-firm context

The objective of the paper is twofold: first, to examine the dimensions of human capital with respect to a measurement model; second, to test the direct and mediating relationships between human capital dimensions and firm performance. A mixed method research design was used. Results suggest a formative construct of demographic and psychographic factors. We found a positive effect of demographic and psychographic factors on firm performance, as also a positive effect of demographic factor on psychographic factor. Further, results indicate the mediation effect of psychographic factor on firm performance. Finally, this study discusses several theoretical and practical implications of the findings

Fit between humanitarian professionals and project requirements: hybrid group decision procedure to reduce uncertainty in decision-making

Choosing the right professional that has to meet indeterminate requirements is a critical aspect in humanitarian development and implementation projects. This paper proposes a hybrid evaluation methodology for some non-governmental organizations enabling them to select the most competent expert who can properly and adequately develop and implement humanitarian projects. This methodology accommodates various stakeholders’ perspectives in satisfying the unique requirements of humanitarian projects that are capable of handling a range of uncertain issues from both stakeholders and project requirements. The criteria weights are calculated using a two-step multi-criteria decision-making method: (1) Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process for the evaluation of the decision maker weights coupled with (2) Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to rank the alternatives which provide the ability to take into account both quantitative and qualitative evaluations. Sensitivity analysis have been developed and discussed by means of a real case of expert selection problem for a non-profit organisation. The results show that the approach allows a decrease in the uncertainty associated with decision-making, which proves that the approach provides robust solutions in terms of sensitivity analysis

Dijital pozlandırma sistemleri ve dijital pozlanan ofset baskı kalıplarının incelenmesi

DİJİTAL POZLANDIRMA SİSTEMLERİ VE DİJİTAL POZLANAN OFSET BASKI KALIPLARININ İNCELENMESİ Bu tezin oluşturulma amacı, konuya ilgi duyan kişilerin çalışmalarına kaynak sağlayabilmektir. Gerek konunun yeniliği, gerekse de bilgilerin dağınıklığı, araştırmalarımın en zor noktaları olmuştur. Tez çalışmasına, CtP (Computer to Plate-Bilgisayardan Kalıba) teknolojisinin açıklanması ile başlanmıştır. Sistemin çalışması için gerekli olan bilgisayar, pozlandırma sistemi ve baskı kalıpları anlatılmıştır. Sistemde kullanılan pozlandırıcılar ve çalışma prensipleri açıklanmıştır. "Bilgisayardan Kalıba" teknolojilerinin sektörde, gazete basımında, küçük ebatlı baskı makineleri ve büyük ebatlı baskı makinelerinde kullanılmak üzere üretilen sistemleri incelenmiştir. Bilgisayardan kalıba iş akışı, diyagramlarla desteklenerek açıklanmıştır. Dijital olarak pozlandırılabilen ofset baskı kalıpları hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. Sistemin işleyişini görebilmek adına, tezin hazırlama aşamasında çalışılan makine olan "Barco Viking 8" hakkında teknik bilgiler verilmiş ve sözkonusu makinede pozlandırılan kalıbın tram yüzdelerini içeren örnekler tez çalışmasıyla birlikte danışman öğretmene sunulmuştur. Bununla birlikte basılı bir örnek de danışman öğretmende mevcuttur. Son bölümde ise temelde kullanılan CtP sistemleri hakkında varılan sonuçlar aktarılmıştır. EKİM, 2002 M. Ender BOZBURA ABSTRACT THE EXAMINATION OF THE DIGITAL EXPOSING SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL OFFSET PRINTING PLATES The aim of this thesis is to provide a source to the studies of the people who are interested in CtP. Both the novelty of CtP and the disorganization of the information were the hardest points of my research. The thesis has started by explaining the meaning and the concepts of CtP (Computer to Plate). The main devices are taken into consideration which are "computer, exposing system and the plate". The exposing devices and their principles are explained. The special machinery designs of the computer to plate technologies for newspaper production, small and large format printing are taken into thesis and examples are given. The workflow from computer to plate is explained and diagrams are drawn to support the explanation. Digitally offset plates are defined and technical specifications are given. Technical informations about "Barco Viking 8" are given, as a sample machine, to see the workflow of CtP in the preperation stage of thesis. The exposed plate samples of the screen areas are given to the consultant with a printed sample. The last stage consists of the outcomes of the most common used CtP systems

Dijital pozlandırma sistemleri ve dijital pozlanan ofset baskı kalıplarının incelenmesi

ÖZETDİJİTAL POZLANDIRMA SİSTEMLERİ VE DİJİTAL POZLANAN OFSET BASKI KALIPLARININ İNCELENMESİBu tezin oluşturulma amacı, konuya ilgi duyan kişilerin çalışmalarına kaynak sağlayabilmektir. Gerek konunun yeniliği, gerekse de bilgilerin dağınıklığı, araştırmalarımın en zor noktaları olmuştur.Tez çalışmasına, CtP (Computer to Plate-Bilgisayardan Kalıba) teknolojisinin açıklanması ile başlanmıştır. Sistemin çalışması için gerekli olan bilgisayar, pozlandırma sistemi ve baskı kalıpları anlatılmıştır.Sistemde kullanılan pozlandırıcılar ve çalışma prensipleri açıklanmıştır."Bilgisayardan Kalıba" teknolojilerinin sektörde, gazete basımında, küçük ebatlı baskı makineleri ve büyük ebatlı baskı makinelerinde kullanılmak üzere üretilen sistemleri incelenmiştir. Bilgisayardan kalıba iş akışı, diyagramlarla desteklenerek açıklanmıştır. Dijital olarak pozlandırılabilen ofset baskı kalıpları hakkında bilgi verilmiştir.Sistemin işleyişini görebilmek adına, tezin hazırlama aşamasında çalışılan makine olan "Barco Viking 8" hakkında teknik bilgiler verilmiş ve sözkonusu makinede pozlandırılan kalıbın tram yüzdelerini içeren örnekler tez çalışmasıyla birlikte danışman öğretmene sunulmuştur. Bununla birlikte basılı bir örnek de danışman öğretmende mevcuttur.Son bölümde ise temelde kullanılan CtP sistemleri hakkında varılan sonuçlar aktarılmıştır.EKİM, 2002 M. Ender BOZBURA ABSTRACTTHE EXAMINATION OF THE DIGITAL EXPOSING SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL OFFSET PRINTING PLATESThe aim of this thesis is to provide a source to the studies of the people who are interested in CtP. Both the novelty of CtP and the disorganization of the information were the hardest points of my research.The thesis has started by explaining the meaning and the concepts of CtP (Computer to Plate). The main devices are taken into consideration which are "computer, exposing system and the plate".The exposing devices and their principles are explained.The special machinery designs of the computer to plate technologies for newspaper production, small and large format printing are taken into thesis and examples are given. The workflow from computer to plate is explained and diagrams are drawn to support the explanation.Digitally offset plates are defined and technical specifications are given.Technical informations about "Barco Viking 8" are given, as a sample machine, to see the workflow of CtP in the preperation stage of thesis. The exposed plate samples of the screen areas are given to the consultant with a printed sample.The last stage consists of the outcomes of the most common used CtP systems