A Literature Survey on Forms, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Interorganizational Relationships

The partnership concept is extended by the philosophy of supply chain management into a multiform effort to manage the total flow of goods from the supplier to the final customer. To achieve efficiency and capture the target goals, different production activities are coordinated within the supply networks, as well as in different forms of interorganizational relationship. Regardless of the nature of relationship or types of business some external (uncertainty, global competition, etc.), interorganizational (interdependence, trust, commitment, goal congruency, etc.), and organizational (scarcity, associated cost, organizational capacity, etc.) factors influence the formation of interfirm relationships. The motive behind the formation of interorganizational relationships is to increase relational competitive advantages

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN MOBILE PHONE SERVICES IN BANGLADESH: A SURVEY RESEARCH

This study seeks to explore customer satisfaction and its influencing factors of the mobile phone operation industry in Bangladesh. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey form a diversified representative sample. An iterated factor analysis with principal component analysis (PCA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) including measurement model and structural model were applied to analyze data. The empirical results demonstrate that service quality and fair price have indirect influence on customer satisfaction of a mass service industry (i.e., mobile phone operators) through perceive value. Perceived value has mediating role between quality, charge fairness and satisfaction. Furthermore, result shows that fair price has positive direct impact on customer satisfaction, whereas, the results did not find any significant direct impact of service quality on customer satisfaction. Mobile phone operators are recommended to formulate operations and marketing strategies that focus on expectations of customers to enhance level of satisfaction. Similar industries may reveal similar relationship features in respect to these relationship constructs, if they are under similar category

Interfirm Value Creation: Conceptualizing for the Success and Sustainability of Strategic Partnerships

To achieve and maintain sustainable interfirm values such as competitive advantage and customer satisfaction, the developments of interfirm relations are common in the business world. This paper investigates the antecedents, methods, and outcomes of interfirm value creation to ensure a successful and sustainable strategic partnership. We suggest interfirm value creation requires proper implementation of value creating methods such as information sharing, electronic collaboration, joint programs, joint cost management, etc. Also, value creating methods require a strategic relationship that is featured by interfirm trust and dependency, communication, commitment, etc. This paper provides a special focus on interfirm value creation in a vertical relationship within the supply chain, mentioning antecedents as preconditions and outcomes as consequences of interfirm value creation

Interorganizational Cost Management in a Hybrid Relational Context: A Theoretical and Empirical Study

企业的价值创造过程依赖于它的上下游企业，因此如何整合上下游企业的关系成为当前研究的热点问题。研究企业间的协作已经成为当务之急和研究趋势。成本管理在企业内部被看成是企业内部运营管理的范畴。跨组织成本管理已经成为企业战略能力的一部分，跨组织成本管理已经不满足于对企业内部的关注和企业内部系统整合的研究。首先，它认识到制度上和突出的竞争能力允许企业采用跨组织成本管理（IOCM）活动；其次，它研究了跨组织成本管理的实践；最后，它鉴别了在混合关系背景下跨组织成本管理带来的益处，并从理论上和实证上对跨企业成本管理研究作出了贡献。本文发现了混合关系背景、前提条件、技术和跨企业成本管理成果之间的正序关系。如果该...Every firm’s value creation must be depends on its upstream and downstream, so interorganizational relations are of particular interest topic to be studied. Firms cooperate when they need to, when they are able to, and perhaps when it is popular. Cost management in internal arena is the concept of internal orientation of operations management. Interorganizational cost management has become the par...学位：管理学博士院系专业：管理学院会计系_会计学学号：1752008015361

Blockchain based secure data handover scheme in non-orthogonal multiple access

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) with successive interference cancellation receiver is considered as one of the most potent multiple access techniques to be adopted in future wireless communication networks. Data security in the NOMA transmission scheme is on much attention drawing issue. Blockchain is a distributed peer-to-peer network enables a way of protecting information from unauthorized access, tempering etc. By utilizing encryption techniques of blockchain, a secured data communication scheme using blockchain in NOMA is proposed in this paper. A two-phase encryption technique with key generation using different parameter is proposed. In the first-phase data is encrypted by imposing users' public key and in the second phase, a private key of the base station (BS) is engaged for encryption. Finally, the superiority of the proposed scheme over existing scheme is proven through a comparative study based on the different features.Comment: Published in 2018 4th International Conference on Wireless and Telematics (ICWT

Donors’ influence strategies and beneficiary accountability: an NGO case study

Previous research on NGO accountability have focused on the constraining features of NGOs’ accountability to donors. We argue that donor accountability of NGOs also has enabling features which can be mobilised to the advantage of beneficiaries. Drawing on a fieldwork-based case study design in this paper, we show that how powerful stakeholders like donors can influence NGOs, and in that process facilitate beneficiary accountability. We have found that donors have applied “direct usage” (influence NGOs directly by controlling critical resources) and “indirect usage” (influence NGOs indirectly via other stakeholders such as regulators) strategies in holding the case NGO to account

Epidemiology and risk factors for pneumonia severity and mortality in Bangladeshi children <5 years of age before 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction

Abstract Background Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in young children in Bangladesh. We present the epidemiology of pneumonia in Bangladeshi children <5 years before 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction and investigate factors associated with disease severity and mortality. Methods Children aged 2–59 months admitted to three Bangladeshi hospitals with pneumonia (i.e., cough or difficulty breathing and age-specific tachypnea without danger signs) or severe pneumonia (i.e., cough or difficulty breathing and ≥1 danger signs) were included. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and vaccine history data were collected. We assessed associations between characteristics and pneumonia severity and mortality using multivariable logistic regression. Results Among 3639 Bangladeshi children with pneumonia, 61% had severe disease, and 2% died. Factors independently associated with severe pneumonia included ages 2–5 months (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.60 [95% CI: 1.26–2.01]) and 6–11 months (aOR 1.31 [1.10–1.56]) relative to 12–59 months, low weight for age (aOR 1.22 [1.04–1.42]), unsafe drinking water source (aOR 2.00 [1.50–2.69]), higher paternal education (aOR 1.34 [1.15–1.57]), higher maternal education (aOR 0.74 [0.64–0.87]), and being fully vaccinated for age with pentavalent vaccination (aOR 0.64 [0.51–0.82]). Increased risk of pneumonia mortality was associated with age <12 months, low weight for age, unsafe drinking water source, lower paternal education, disease severity, and having ≥1 co-morbid condition. Conclusions Modifiable factors for severe pneumonia and mortality included low weight for age and access to safe drinking water. Improving vaccination status could decrease disease severity

A new estimate of carbon for Bangladesh forest ecosystems with their spatial distribution and REDD+ implications

In tropical developing countries, reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is becoming an important mechanism for conserving forests and protecting biodiversity. A key prerequisite for any successful REDD+ project, however, is obtaining baseline estimates of carbon in forest ecosystems. Using available published data, we provide here a new and more reliable estimate of carbon in Bangladesh forest ecosystems, along with their geo-spatial distribution. Our study reveals great variability in carbon density in different forests and higher carbon stock in the mangrove ecosystems, followed by in hill forests and in inland Sal (Shorea robusta) forests in the country. Due to its coverage, degraded nature, and diverse stakeholder engagement, the hill forests of Bangladesh can be used to obtain maximum REDD+ benefits. Further research on carbon and biodiversity in under-represented forest ecosystems using a commonly accepted protocol is essential for the establishment of successful REDD+ projects and for the protection of the country’s degraded forests and for addressing declining levels of biodiversity