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Motives and influencing factors of corporate regional engagement: industry and company specific patterns
Traditionally, regional endowments are viewed as external variables when it comes to location choices of companies. In most concepts on location choices and regional economics companies are thought to view the local labour market, the local innovation system or the general quality of life in a region as given and chose the location that best suits the company’s needs. Increasingly however, scholars from different research fields are providing arguments to reverse that view and show that there can be good reasons for a company to engage in improving its location despite implicit externalities. In this paper we try to systematically analyse issue of corporate engagement in regions. We will show how strong and in which fields companies engage in their respective region, how this engagement can be related to their existing regional integration and what differences appear between industries and types of companies in this respect. In this study we draw upon extensive interviews with over thirty companies from three industrial sectors in the Austrian region of Styria: the metals industry, which dates back to medieval times and has gone through a deep process of economic restructuring, the automotive industry, the first industry in which a comprehensive cluster policy approach was applied in Austria and the software industry, a rather young industry that experienced high growth rates in the past years. We will conclude that even though there are differences between the industries and types of companies in terms of scope and scale of regional integration and regional engagement, there is a strong correlation between the two: the higher the regional integration, the higher corporate regional engagement and vice versa.
Data : a multifaceted, multilayered analysis of the concept of data : a qualitative approach
Data is becoming ever more important in the modern world. Phrases such as “data-driven
world” “data society” or “data economy” are common. However, when talking about data
there is general confusion as to what this abstract concept refers to specifically and what it
means for different perspectives, for companies as data users in contrast to private people
or end-users. The purpose of this study was a multifaceted multilayered analysis of “data''.
To have a better command on this topic and focus research, four aspects of particular
relevance to data have been determined: the potentiality, the economical worth, arguments
for the debate on the ownership and, the effects of the legal framework for data. These four
aspects were guiding the author in determining the significance of data for two
perspectives. This prompts the research question:
What is data to the end user and to companies, considering potential, legal,
economic and proprietary aspects?
To answer the research question, a theoretical framework highlighting each of the four
aspects, contrasting between companies and private persons, was established.
In an effort to not only have theoretical findings but rather real life practical statements an
empirical qualitative study was constructed. Firstly a questionnaire consisting of 19
questions separated by four parts was designed, each part corresponding to one of the
aspects. Next a diverse group of 15 participants was recruited and were asked for their
expert opinions in regards to their companies´ perspectives and their perceived user
perspective. Analysis was done with the help of MAXQDA software following the
structured content analysis by Kuckartz (2018). Starkly contrasting viewpoints for aspects
such as potential and legal framework could be identified, prevalent confusion and
indifference about data for private people can be confirmed with this research.
Additionally, recommendations were formulated on the basis of the expert interviews.Termos como "data-driven world", "data society" ou "data economy" sĂŁo cada vez mais
comuns. Com tudo, quando se fala de dados há uma confusão geral quanto ao que este
conceito abstracto se refere especificamente a partir de diferentes perspectivas e com
diferentes aspectos.
O objetivo deste estudo foi uma análise multicamadas de "dados". Para ter pesquisa focada,
foram determinados quatro aspectos de particular relevância para os dados: o potencial, o
valor econĂłmico, os argumentos para o debate sobre a propriedade e, os efeitos do quadro
jurĂdico dos dados. Estes quatro aspectos orientaram o autor na determinação do
significado dos dados em perspectivas. Isto suscita a questão da investigação:
O que sĂŁo os dados para o utilizador final e para as empresas, considerando aspectos
potenciais, jurĂdicos, econĂ´micos e de propriedade?
Para responder Ă pergunta de investigação, foi construĂdo um quadro teĂłrico destacando
cada um dos quatro aspectos, contrastando empresas e pessoas privadas.
Com a intenção de não ter apenas conclusões teóricas, mas sim afirmações práticas da vida
real, foi construĂdo um estudo qualitativo empĂrico. Em primeiro lugar, foi construĂdo um
questionário constituĂdo por 19 perguntas separadas por quatro partes, cada parte
correspondendo a um dos aspectos. Em seguida, foi recrutado um grupo diversificado de 15
participantes, os quais foram questionados sobre as suas opiniões de especialistas no que
diz respeito às perspectivas das suas empresas e à sua percepção da perspectiva do usuário.
A análise foi feita com a ajuda do software MAXQDA, seguido da análise de Kuckartz,
2018. Pontos de vista muito contrastantes para os aspectos de potencial e de
enquadramento legal puderam ser identificados. A discordância prevalecente e a
indiferença sobre os dados para pessoas privadas também podem ser confirmadas com esta
investigação. Além disso, as recomendações de ação foram formuladas com base nas
entrevistas dos especialistas
Combining Occupancy Grids with a Polygonal Obstacle World Model for Autonomous Flights
This chapter presents a mapping process that can be applied to autonomous systems for obstacle avoidance and trajectory planning. It is an improvement over commonly applied obstacle mapping techniques, such as occupancy grids. Problems encountered in large outdoor scenarios are tackled and a compressed map that can be sent on low-bandwidth networks is produced. The approach is real-time capable and works in full 3-D environments. The
efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated under real operational conditions on an unmanned aerial vehicle using stereo vision for distance measurement
The Steiner Formula for Minkowski Valuations
A Steiner type formula for continuous translation invariant Minkowski
valuations is established. In combination with a recent result on the symmetry
of rigid motion invariant homogeneous bivaluations, this new Steiner type
formula is used to obtain a family of Brunn-Minkowski type inequalities for
rigid motion intertwining Minkowski valuations
Fuel stores, fuel accumulation, and the decision to depart from a migration stopover site
Birds usually migrate by alternating flight bouts and stopovers for refueling. The decision when to leave a stopover place is of paramount importance for the success of migration. Despite its importance, little is known about which factors influence the departure decision. Using capture-recapture data of passerines from 3 stopover sites, we investigate by capture-recapture models whether this decision is dependent on actual fuel stores and fuel deposition rates. Individuals that accumulated fuel stores at medium rates departed later than individuals that either lost fuel stores during their stopover or able to increase their fuel stores quickly. This pattern was consistent among all sites. The departure decision was not dependent on actual fuel stores at 2 stopover sites. At the site facing an ecological barrier, emigration probability increased with increasing fuel stores, indicating that birds wait until they reach a threshold of fuel stores before departing. There was a positive correlation between departure fuel load and fuel deposition rate at all sites, which is in accordance with the time-minimizing hypothesis. These results suggest that the decision to depart from a stopover site is based on rather simple behavioral rules: birds that lose fuel stores or that increase fuel stores at a high rate would leave a site quickly, whereas birds increasing fuel stores at intermediate rates would stay for a longer time. The departure decision is shaped also by the position of the stopover site in relation to the next one and may be affected further by environmental factor
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