Chapter 13 - Sharing strategies: carsharing, shared micromobility (bikesharing and scooter sharing), transportation network companies, microtransit, and other innovative mobility modes

Shared mobility—the shared use of a vehicle, bicycle, or other mode—is an innovative transportation strategy that enables users to gain short-term access to transportation modes on an “as-needed” basis. It includes various forms of carsharing, bikesharing, scooter sharing, ridesharing (carpooling and vanpooling), transportation network companies (TNCs), and microtransit. Included in this ecosystem are smartphone “apps” that aggregate and optimize these mobility options, as well as “courier network services” that provide last mile package and food delivery. This chapter describes different models that have emerged in shared mobility and reviews research that has quantified the environmental, social, and transportation-related impacts of these services

Scenario planning for the 2035 cruise industry: a blue ocean strategy to create new market space

Although the cruise industry has experienced high growth in recent years, consumer segmentation and industry concentration suggest that the long tail of the market may be underserved. Cruise lines can respond by driving business model innovation via Blue Ocean Strategy to identify white space market opportunities and create value innovation. The long-term strategic cycle of the cruise industry can be accommodated by envisioning contrasting future scenarios in which present-day business decisions will be executed. This work generates actionable options that cruise lines may adopt to maintain steady growth through 2035 via scenario planning and option planning. The business model of a mass market cruise line is first mapped in a causality tree and a value cycle to visualize key performance indicators across financial, customer, internal and learning objectives. Qualitative market research is subsequently conducted through interviews with industry experts and consumers to define consumer personas, identify impactful macro-trends and evaluate customer satisfaction. Next, morphological vectors of macro-trends are arranged to construct plausible and consistent future scenarios with narratives, implications and warning signals. Finally, a set of portfolio options is created using the Four Actions Framework and Strategy Canvas to explore business model innovation via customer impact, value proposition impact and cost impact

Organizational behaviour during instability: A critical discourse analysis of shared mental model through various forms of acute care learning using mixed methods

Background: The purpose of this study is to better understand nurses\u27 performance based on training processes. This will determine if group training will increase performance compared to independent training through a shared mental model in a contextual setting of unpredictability mediated by the effects of nurses’ perceptions of patient safety climate. A mixed methods study is conducted using critical discourse analysis of organizational documentation and semi-structured interviews to determine measures of contextual setting when identifying and treating sex trade workers. Methods: Pragmatic study will analyze two groups of 125 nurses each determining the impact of group and individual training when developing a shared mental model based on performance of identifying trafficked persons. New identification tools will be introduced to identical departments separated geographically that have comparable staff who currently receive identical training. Results: Little research exists that examines influence of contextual setting of unpredictable environments with shared mental model, and examining the mediating effects of patient safety climate. It is anticipated that this research will produce new findings towards the current body of literature. Discussion & Conclusion: Beyond the increase to current literature regarding training methods nursing professionals working in an environment of uncertainty, there will also be an anticipated benefit towards the sample populating of sex workers who have increased risk of harm due to recent changes in Canadian legislation (C-36). Interdisciplinary Reflection: Concepts from the social sciences and business are combined for increased understanding of how training influences the mental model in unpredicted environments

Noncommutative linear systems and noncommutative elliptic curves

In this paper we introduce a noncommutative analogue of the notion of linear system, which we call a helix $\underline{\mathcal{L}} := (\mathcal{L}_{i})_{i \in \mathbb{Z}}$ in an abelian category ${\sf C}$ over a quadratic $\mathbb{Z}$-indexed algebra $A$. We show that, under natural hypotheses, a helix induces a morphism of noncommutative spaces from ${\sf Proj }\operatorname{End}(\underline{\mathcal{L}})$ to ${\sf Proj }A$. We construct examples of helices of vector bundles on elliptic curves generalizing the elliptic helices of line bundles constructed by Bondal-Polishchuk, where $A$ is the quadratic part of $B:= \operatorname{End}(\underline{\mathcal{L}})$. In this case, we identify $B$ as the quotient of the Koszul algebra $A$ by a normal family of regular elements of degree 3, and show that ${\sf Proj }B$ is a noncommutative elliptic curve in the sense of Polishchuk. One interprets this as embedding the noncommutative elliptic curve as a cubic divisor in some noncommutative projective plane, hence generalizing some well-known results of Artin-Tate-Van den Bergh.Comment: 37 page