Drivers of Big Data Analysis Adoption and Implications on Management Decision-Making on Financial and Non- Financial Performance: Evidence from Nigeria’s Manufacturing and Service Industries

Despite advances in ‘Big Data’ utility, its adoption by contemporary organizations is yet to move beyond early capture, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. This study empirically collected and analyzed survey data from 261 professionals across Nigeria’s manufacturing and service industries in 2021. This study draws on business-to-business marketing context, dynamic capabilities theory, and Technology-Organization-Environment frameworks to examine the factors affecting organizations' BDA adoption and management's policy decision making and their impact on financial and non-financial performance of firms in dynamic environments. The findings address 7 hypotheses, namely 1 and 2 which support that the anticipated organizational value and technological competence positively influence management’s BDA adoption. Interestingly, hypotheses 3 and 4 confirmed that top management support and organizational readiness positively impact BDA adoption. Hypotheses 5, 6 and 7 highlight environmental contextual factors such as competitive pressure, external support, and regulatory environment as critical and positive influences for management’s BDA decision adoption. However, our results found that the paths between competitive pressure and regulatory environment to management’s decision for BDA adoption were both insignificant. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that management’s decision to develop policy on financial and non-financial performance was positively influenced by BDA adoption. The implication and limitations are discussed

Perancangan Visual Branding Toko Kue Mama Makassar

Toko Kue Mama adalah sebuah café di Makassar yang menjual berbagai kue tradisional khas Makassar. Toko Kue Mama yang awalnya ditujukan untuk anak muda, kini sudah tidak diminati lagi. Maka dari itu, perancangan ini dilakukan untuk menarik kembali minat anak muda Makassar untuk datang ke Toko Kue Mama. Perancangan ini menggunakan metode analisa SWOT. Hasil analisa yang ditemukan adalah anak muda sangat mempercayai sosok seorang ibu, terutama dalam hal makanan. Maka dari itu, konsep yang diangkat untuk perancangan visual branding ini adalah konsep homey, dimana suasana dan makanan yang disajikan di Toko Kue Mama terasa seperti di rumah sendiri dan disiapkan oleh mama sendiri. Melalui perancangan ini, diharapkan anak muda tertarik untuk datang ke Toko Kue Mama

Africapitalism: The marketisation of philanthrocapitalism and neoliberalism in African entrepreneurial philanthropy

Despite increased interests in marketisation of philanthrocapitalism research worldwide, the arguments emphasise ‘what’ instead of 'how’ and ‘why’ philanthropic philosophy happens across Africa. To address this gap, 51 Tony Elumelu Foundation participants’ narratives are focused on to draw on an Africapitalism framework highlighting chasms within and between western neoliberalism frameworks and philanthrocapitalism’s marketisation. By framing this paper using philanthrocapitalism discourse, the authors critically examined the activities of African philanthropists and the effects of their neoliberal adoption on recipients. Semi structured interview analysis produced three key ideologies demonstrating ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ philanthrocapitalism is marketised, namely utopianism and the illusion of a better socioeconomic tomorrow; neoliberalism and a culture of dominance; social investment and marketisation of benevolence. These thematic paradoxes were used to create an additional four-aspect Africapitalism framework contributing to ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ philanthrocapitalism is marketised in Africa, its impacts, challenges, and solutions. Contributions, limitations and implications for research are articulate

Immune Sensitization in the Skin Is Enhanced by Antigen-Independent Effects of IgE

AbstractContact sensitivity responses require both effective immune sensitization following cutaneous exposure to chemical haptens and antigen-specific elicitation of inflammation upon subsequent hapten challenge. We report that antigen-independent effects of IgE antibodies can promote immune sensitization to haptens in the skin. Contact sensitivity was markedly impaired in IgE−/− mice but was restored by either transfer of sensitized cells from wild-type mice or administration of hapten-irrelevant IgE before sensitization. Moreover, IgE−/− mice exhibited impairment in the reduction of dendritic cell numbers in the epidermis after hapten exposure. Monomeric IgE has been reported to influence mast cell function. We observed diminished contact sensitivity in mice lacking FcϵRI or mast cells, and mRNA for several mast cell-associated genes was reduced in IgE−/− versus wild-type skin after hapten exposure. We speculate that levels of IgE normally present in mice favor immune sensitization via antigen-independent but FcϵRI-dependent effects on mast cells