bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Selective interventional therapy and exercise therapy for non-specific low back pain
Authors:   SBHI RB Ufa City Clinical Hospital No. 21, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Novikov A.Yu. , Goldobina L.P. ,   FSBEI HE Bashkir State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Safin Sh.M. ,   FSBEI HE Bashkir State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Novikov Yu.O. ,   FSBEI HE Bashkir State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan
Published: September 2023

Introduction. Conservative treatment of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is not always effective. While the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and muscle relaxants is currently a recognized criterion standard in the NSLBP treatment, the use of interventional therapy needs further clarification, and its use in combination with exercise therapy is not sufficiently covered. Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of selective interventional therapy in combination with individual exercise therapy in patients with NSLBP. Materials and methods. A randomized controlled trial included 124 patients with NSLBP, aged 46.2±10.1 years, with a disease duration from 1 to 12 years. In the main group (n=102), selective interventional therapy with individual exercise therapy was used. The patients of the control group (n=22) were treated in accordance with the standard of medical care for NSLBP. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated using the developed quantitative assessment of biomechanical disorders of the spine. Results. The study showed that selective interventional therapy in combination with exercise therapy in patients with non-specific low back pain has an effect on various links in the pathogenesis of this disease. After the course of treatment, there was a significant decrease in biomechanical disorders (p<0.001), as well as in the intensity of pain according to VAS both after treatment and during catamnestic examination (p<0.001). Moreover, the highest rates were detected with discogenic pain syndrome, and the lowest rates - with spondyloarthrosis. Conclusion. Selective interventional therapy in combination with individual exercise therapy in patients with NSLBP contributes to the rapid recovery of biomechanical disorders in the spine and stable long-term remission.
Unforgettable names: Ivan Dmitrievich Degtyarev, the sanitary doctor of the provincial city of Orenburg
Authors:   State budgetary educational institution of higher professional education “The Orenburg State Medical University” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Neplokhov A. I. , Neplokhov A. A. ,   State budgetary educational institution of higher professional education “The Orenburg State Medical University” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kryazhev D. A. ,   State budgetary educational institution of higher professional education “The Orenburg State Medical University” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Published: September 2023

Sanitation in Russia originated at the beginning of the 19th century. At the time of its organization, the service was part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, later it became part of the zemstvo sanitary organization. Particularly interesting and fateful for the service is the period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, since during this period the prerequisites were formed for the creation of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service as an independent state executive body. The purpose of this work is to study the history of the development of the sanitary and epidemiological service in the provincial city of Orenburg and the contribution of the sanitary doctor I.D. Degtyarev in the period of its formation and development. The study studied archival materials of the life of pre-revolutionary Orenburg, books of local historians, information about the sanitary condition and measures to prevent the occurrence of mass infectious diseases. The study highlights the main hygienic and epidemiological problems of pre-revolutionary Orenburg and the measures taken by the sanitary doctor aimed at maintaining the health of the population. The paper presents biographical information about I.D. Degtyarev, shows his contribution to the organization of sanitary and preventive measures.
Risk assessment of the negative impact of consuming water with high arsenic concentrations on public health in the Republic of Dagestan
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Dagestan State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Abdurazakova H. N. , Gitinova P. Sh. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Dagestan State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Abakarova A.M. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Dagestan State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ibragimova P. R. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Dagestan State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Omarova S. O. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Dagestan State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Published: September 2023

The consumption of contaminated water by the population is a serious issue that has long been the focus of attention of hygienists and ecologists, and has acquired social significance not only in individual regions, but also on a national scale. The extraction, processing, filtration, and logistics component of clean high-quality water is a priority, as this factor has the greatest impact on a person’s health and ability to work. On the territory of the Republic of Dagestan, there is the largest underground water storage, the Terek-Kuma Artesian Basin (TKB) (18.9 thousand km²), which occupies the northern part of the region and the Caspian Sea drainage basin of small rivers in the southern foothills, which is 37.5 % of the total area of the Republic of Dagestan. The storage is actively used by the local population for household and drinking purposes and supplies the largest populated areas of the Republic. More than 292,000 thousand people live in the TKB zone, of whom about 58,000 thousand are children. The hydrochemistry of the underground mineral waters of the TKBis largely determined by the structural and tectonic zoning of Dagestan, therefore the waters in different parts of the basin differ significantly in composition. Today, there is a problem of the formation of an unfavorable water factor due to the presence of increased concentrations of arsenic in the composition of TKB water. Our research work is aimed at determining the impact of this factor on public health.
INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR WORK EXIT PERMIT AT CIAMIS STATE COURT
Authors: Winda Melisa , Septiana Yosep , Apriyani Yanti , Kusmira Mira
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT- The District Court is a judicial institution within the General Court environment domiciled in the regency or city capital. Submitting information for permits to enter and leave work manually is considered less effective in terms of controlling employee activities, especially going work obligations during working hours for personal or other interests. with the submission method only giving reports verbally to Sub Personnel and Ortala, without any written submissions/reports that must be known by the head of the Agency to apply the SOP that applies to the Agency Observations are made by visiting and observing directly to the research site to see the ongoing process The interview was conducted with one of the employees of the Ciamis district court. Interviews were conducted by asking several questions to determine the system running there. This literature study is used as reference material in doing this final project. Literature studies are used by searching for material through books, the Internet, and journals related to this research. We are designing an information system for entering and leaving work permits (sikasja) to streamline activities in the work environment. So that research results can be utilized by agencies as a primary reference for solving existing problems. As a step of adaptation and use of technology in the current era of digitalization. Knowing the job role of each position in Class 1B agencies,
 
Keywords: Court, System, Waterfall, Personnel, Letters
ANDROID-BASED DISTRICT E-GOVERNMENT APPLICATION MODEL UI/UX PROTOTYPE USING DESIGN THINKING METHOD
Authors: Karmilasari Ulva , - Kurniawan
Published: September 2023

The positive impact of rapid technological developments is widely felt in various aspects of human life. One example is improving the quality of public services at sub-district offices through the use of appropriate technology. E-Government is a new development in an effort to improve information and communication technology-based public services. This aims to make public services more transparent, accountable, effective and efficient. The E-Government application in this sub-district office requires a UI/UX design prototype model to help ease users in accessing the application. This study aims to design a UI/UX design prototype model in the sub-district office using design thinking. Researchers will analyze the problems faced by sub-districts in providing e-government services to the community, and develop a prototyping model of e-government applications that can provide a solution to the problem. The design thinking method will be used in the development of the prototype model. The Design Thinking method is an innovation-based software product design method that is based on finding solutions to solve certain problems. After successfully finding and understanding the problems found. The results of this report will later display a prototype in the form of an e-government website design that has been made. The Design Thinking method is an innovation-based software product design method that is based on finding solutions to solve certain problems. After successfully finding and understanding the problems found. The results of this report will later display a prototype in the form of an e-government website design that has been made. The Design Thinking method is an innovation-based software product design method that is based on finding solutions to solve certain problems. After successfully finding and understanding the problems found. The results of this report will later display a prototype in the form of an e-government website design that has been made.
COMPARISON OF SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION AND RANDOM FOREST REGRESSION ALGORITHMS ON GOLD PRICE PREDICTIONS
Authors: Hutagalung Samuel Valentino , Yennimar Yennimar , Rumapea Erikson Roni , Hia Michael Justin Gesitera , Sembiring Terkelin , Manday Dhanny Rukmana
Published: September 2023

This research was conducted to test how the Support Vector Regression and Random Forest Regression algorithms predict gold futures prices. The data used in this research was taken from the Investing.com website which will later be processed into a prediction model by comparing the SVR and RVR algorithms. The Support Vector Regression and Random Forest Regression algorithms will be tested to see the performance of each prediction model. The test results show that the Support Vector Regression model is superior in terms of accuracy with a value of 83%. However, the Random Forest Regression algorithm is superior with a smaller error rate, namely with an MSE value of 270.85 and an MAE value of 12.53.
Keyword: Comparison, Prediction, Support Vector Regression, Random Forest Regression.
Towards a tradition: the evolution of Ph. Glass’s music theater
Authors: Vashchenko Olena
Published: September 2023

Statement of the problem. The music theater of Ph. Glass is an important part of both the work of the composer himself and the musical culture of the 20th – 21st centuries, which is confirmed by the constant interest of researchers. However, it has been discovered unevenly, and the late operas of Ph. Glass remain almost unlit, which does not provide an opportunity to follow evolution of this genre. Objectives, methods, and novelty of the research. The purpose of the study is to reveal the specifics of the genre metamorphosis of the opera in Ph. Glass’s music theater based on the analysis of three operas – “Einstein on the Beach” (1976), “Akhnaten” (1984), “The Perfect American” (2013) – and to determine the trajectory of the evolution of the composer’s musical theater. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time it is proposed to consider the evolution of Ph. Glass’s musical theater as a movement towards tradition; parallels with the musical genre in the opera “The Perfect American” are revealed for the first time, and the features of the baroque opera in “Akhnaten” are clarified. The structural-functional method, genre-stylistic analysis, comparative analysis are used in the study. Research results and conclusion. The analysis of three operas by Ph. Glass illustrates the movement towards tradition. In “Einstein on the Beach” (1976), which was not originally conceived as an opera, the features of this genre appeared on a significant scale, preserving the verbal component (parts of readers), vocal (chorus) and stage (pantomime, choreography, scenery), while there is no traditional linear plot, fixed text libretto and characters – bearers of solo vocal parts. “Akhnaten” includes a number of operatic components absent in “Einstein”, in particular, a linear plot, written text libretto, characters with solo vocal parts, a chorus part with a verbal text, an expanded orchestral composition, traditional operatic forms (arias, duets, trios, choirs, ballet scene). Other features, such as the choice of the plot, the use of the countertenor, the role of wind instruments (trumpet), and the use of chaconne, show the reference to baroque model of opera. In “The Perfect American” the connection with tradition brings closer the work to the American “mainstream” due to the reliance on the genre of the musical. This is reflected in the two-act structure with the disproportion like in a musical, in the pairing of events and scenes, the role of duets, the system of reprises, as well as the approach of choral melodies to popular songwriting. As a result of the analysis, it is concluded that, having started his journey in the field of music theater with the radically innovative “Einstein”, Ph. Glass made a crooked evolutionary loop, first delving into the past (baroque opera), then returning to the present and approaching the border of academic and popular music (musical).
Organização, leitura, exploração e transformação dos dados de uma pesquisa no Ambiente R
Authors: Gama Luis Henrique Cirino , Siqueira José de Oliveira , Silveira Paulo Sérgio Panse
Published: September 2023

O presente artigo tem como objetivo fornecer subsídios para que pesquisadores, principalmente da área de saúde, possam realizar a análise básica dos dados de sua pesquisa, a partir do ambiente e linguagem de programação computacional R, um software livre, gratuito e de código aberto, que mostra o passo a passo para a realização da leitura, organização, exploração e transformação dos dados de uma pesquisa. O banco de dados utilizado nas demonstrações apresentadas é o da Pesquisa Diagnóstico, realizada pela Secretaria de Segurança Pública do Estado do Amapá, no período de junho a agosto de 2022 e disponibilizado para este artigo científico. Com a necessidade cada vez maior de organização dos dados de forma eficiente, especialmente para pesquisas e trabalhos acadêmicos, é necessário utilizar ferramentas de forma mais fácil e eficiente e, nesse contexto, entra a linguagem de programação R.
Percepção de enfermeiras acerca das práticas integrativas e complementares no SUS
Authors: Vontroba Aline Mariane , Albuquerque Flávia Michelle Pereira , Mix Paulo Roberto
Published: September 2023

Introdução: As Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PICS) buscam interpretar o indivíduo em sua integralidade, valorizando suas percepções, crenças e subjetividades a respeito do processo saúde-doença. Objetivos: Compreender como as enfermeiras identificam os benefícios da utilização das práticas integrativas e complementares na execução da assistência à saúde; verificar a importância da disponibilidade das PICS no SUS para a prática profissional do enfermeiro. Método: Estudo qualitativo, do tipo exploratório e descritivo. A coleta de dados foi realizada através de uma entrevista semiestruturada, com três enfermeiras que atuam no Centro de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares do município de Santa Rosa/RS. Para análise dos dados foi utilizado a análise temática. Resultados: Os núcleos temáticos da pesquisa foram: A atuação de enfermeiras nas práticas integrativas e complementares no SUS; Políticas de práticas integrativas e complementares e a emancipação dos sujeitos; Consequências e potencialidades das práticas integrativas e complementares ao longo da história. Considerações finais: Observou-se a satisfação e os benefícios das enfermeiras ao utilizarem as Práticas Integrativas e Complementares em seu processo de trabalho, valorizando a autonomia do usuário, o vínculo, a equidade, a humanização e o protagonismo da enfermagem enquanto fornecedora de fundamentos para efetivação dessas práticas. É necessário que gestores e profissionais de saúde reconheçam a importância das PICS em sua prática assistencial como uma ferramenta de gestão de cuidado centrado na pessoa e em suas necessidades.
Estudio de las propiedades mecánicas, térmicas y morfología de la mezcla de copolímero de olefina cíclica (COC) y polietileno lineal de baja densidad (LLDPE)
Authors: Espinoza-Ibarra Priscila Anaís , Da Silva Luciano , Sánchez-Valdés Saúl
Published: September 2023

En el presente trabajo se estudiaron mezclas a base de copolímeros de olefinas cíclicas (COC) y polietileno lineal de baja densidad (LLDPE) con el objetivo de determinar las concentraciones de los componentes más adecuada para favorecer propiedades mecánicas como la resistencia al impacto y el módulo elástico. La mezcla LLDPE/COC se preparó en un barrido de concentraciones del 20, 25, 30 y 35% en volumen de COC con respecto al LLDPE en un mezclador por lotes y en un extrusor doble husillo. Se utilizaron dos tipos de COC, con norborneno o con tetraciclodoceno como segmento rígido y LLDPE. Una vez obtenidas las mezclas se caracterizaron sus propiedades mecánicas, térmicas, morfológicas y su compatibilidad. De acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos se puede concluir que las propiedades mecánicas se ven favorecidas al utilizar la concentración de 20-25% volumen del COC con norborneno en su estructura química y procesadas en continuo.
Prevalência e medidas preventivas de lesões na formação de militares
Authors: Carvalho Fabricio Baran
Published: September 2023

O ingresso na vida militar implica em mudanças de hábitos, incluindo rotinas rigorosas de treinamentos e instruções, expondo-os ao risco de lesões. O presente artigo trata-se de uma revisão narrativa de literatura que teve como objetivo apontar a prevalência de lesões na formação de militares e possíveis medidas preventivas. A partir de pesquisa nas bases de dados eletrônicas: PubMed, SciELO, Periódicos Capes, e Google Scholar utilizando as palavras-chaves (em português e inglês) “lesões musculoesqueléticas em recrutas militares”, “lesões em cadetes”, “lesões em recrutas policiais” e “prevenção de lesões musculoesqueléticas em recrutas” foram selecionadas 77 publicações, das quais 33 tratavam de lesões vinculados às forças armadas, 10 para policiais e bombeiros militares, 7 para recrutas de academias policiais, bem como 27 artigos tratavam do treinamento e tratamento na prevenção de lesões para estas populações. Dos resultados, todas as publicações sobre lesões apontam maior incidência musculoesqueléticas e/ou fraturas por estresse, com prevalência para membros inferiores, sendo joelho e tíbia as regiões mais afetadas. Ainda, algumas publicações indicaram como fatores de risco: excesso de volume carga na iniciação (8), militares menos condicionados (8), com indicativos de lesões prévias/reincidência (4), nos de maior idade (3) e nas mulheres (7). Ações voltadas à um período de adaptação dos militares baseado em treinamento preparatório específico e progressivo, aeróbico/anaeróbico e resistido, incluindo potência, além de minimizar as ações com grande volume de impacto articular nos membros inferiores e condução de cargas nas atividades de habilidades militares durante esta fase inicial de formação podem ser medidas preventivas para esta problemática.
Avaliação técnica e econômica para a substituição de tubulações de esgoto comparando métodos tradicionais e de craqueamento, Recuay, 2023
Authors: Maguiña Hugo William Bojorquez , Mann Luis Alfonso Juan Barrantes
Published: September 2023

O objetivo da pesquisa foi realizar uma avaliação técnica e econômica para a substituição de tubulações de esgoto comparando o método tradicional e o método de craqueamento, Recuay, 2023. A metodologia utilizada foi aplicada, descritiva, comparativa e não experimental. A amostra foi composta pelo sistema de água potável e esgoto da localidade de Tomapata. Os resultados encontrados são: A análise técnica revelou que o método "Cracking" é a alternativa mais eficaz, os rendimentos obtidos em comparação com o suporte do método tradicional, demonstrando que o "Cracking" é a opção mais eficaz para a renovação do sistema de esgoto, demonstrou sua eficácia em termos de custos e tempos de execução. A comparação econômica revelou que o último é mais barato e mais rápido, o custo direto estimado e o tempo de execução para o método de renovação Cracking foram consideravelmente menores em comparação com o método convencional, gerando um impacto socioeconômico menor, gerando um custo de S/ 59.467,14, com um tempo de execução estimado de 5 dias em comparação com o método tradicional. Em conclusão, a tecnologia de craqueamento sem trincheiras é a opção mais eficiente e econômica tanto para novas construções quanto para a renovação e reabilitação de redes existentes. Este método ha sido utilizado exitosamente en diversos países, permitiendo llevar a cabo las actividades relacionadas con los servicios subterráneos de manera más rápida y a un menor costo económico.
Influencers and the Purchase Decision: A Correlation in the Personal Care Products Sector
Authors: Moreno-Lopez Mathews Isai , Cordova-Buiza Franklin , Grillo-Torres Camilo Mauricio , Auccahuasi Wilver
Published: September 2023

Nowadays, influencers have become a fundamental part of innovative marketing strategies in global brands and companies. Since the emergence of social networks, they have become more relevant in these virtual spaces where Millennials have become the main protagonists, causing personal care brands to direct their efforts towards these new strategies. Within this context, the objective of this research is to determine whether there is a relationship between influencers and the decision to purchase products in the personal care market through the social network Instagram, in Lima, the capital of Peru. The research is applied with a quantitative approach, correlational in scope and non-experimental in nature. The survey was used as a research technique and the questionnaire as a data collection instrument with Likert scale questions, to assess reliability a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.810 was obtained, the sample consisted of young people aged 18 to 25 years and the fieldwork was conducted through social networks. The results show a significant correlation between influencers and the decision to purchase personal care products, with a Spearman's Rho of 0.309. In addition, it was also revealed that 38% of the respondents considered that a large number of followers was not enough to determine the credibility of an influencer. Finally, it was possible to verify that the alternative hypotheses were accepted and that there is indeed a relationship between influencers and the purchase decision. It can be concluded that influencers are considered an important source of information, they determine the purchase decision in well-positioned companies and enterprises, but this depends a lot on the impact of their speech; it is also concluded that many speeches reduce their relevance because they do not feel sincere and show only the purpose of selling.
Concept and Impact of an Integrated Approach to Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
Authors: Birkenmeier Beat , Köhle Ivan
Published: September 2023

Studies show that the intention of students at Swiss universities to become an entrepreneur has been showing a positive trend since 2013 resulting in a 18,8 percent rate in 2021. The first part of this paper documents the analysis of how the business faculties of the nine Universities of Applied Sciences belonging to the Swiss universities Association take up the topic of entrepreneurship in their Bachelor- and Master-degree programs. This part is based on an analysis of publicly accessible module descriptions of the business administration curricula. The results show that three patterns can be recognized. Firstly, a group of universities that explicitly take up entrepreneurship as a focus subject in their curricula. Secondly, a group that deals with the topic in conjunction with the topic of "innovation". And thirdly, a group of universities that do not address the topic at all in their curricula. The second part presents the case study of the "Entrepreneurship Pyramid" which is an Integrated Concept implemented at the School of Business of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) which belongs to the first group of universities mentioned above. The concept divides the entrepreneurship education into four levels. At the lowest level, there are compulsory courses for all students in the bachelor's degree programs. The next two levels are optional specializations in bachelor's and master's courses, the latter of which can already lead to founding a company. On the fourth level, there are other, mostly post-graduate offers. For this purpose, the School of Business of FHNW has built up a network within a regional ecosystem, which supports graduates in their entrepreneurial activities even after completing their studies. Start-up competitions, financing and coaching are offered in cooperation with state institutions, associations, and private companies. This part includes the results of a study which analysed how large the number of startups founded by graduates from the School of Business of FHNW is.
Corporate Responsibility for Digital Innovation: A systematic Review of the Literature
Authors: Knopf Tobias , Pick Doreén
Published: September 2023

The digital transformation of the economy and society is fundamentally changing the possible value creation processes of companies. These changes increasingly involve the processing of personal data into information and knowledge that can be used to create individualised user experiences or gain insights from aggregated data. Customer relationships and the interconnectedness of customers are similarly changing as a result of this digital transformation. As customers become more demanding and involved, voluntary activities that go beyond compliance and regulation are becoming increasingly important. At the same time, companies are increasingly recognising the potential of privacy-friendly goods and services. They are using the heterogeneity of their offerings to develop unique selling propositions that focus on fulfilling their digital responsibilities (e.g., Apple, Samsung). In this way, digital responsibility fosters innovation in goods, services and digital markets. The voluntary responsibility of companies in dealing with digital technologies and creating value from data is discussed under the term 'corporate digital responsibility' (CDR). This young field of research has its origins in the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and is often discussed in that context. However, with the growing importance of digital responsibility for organisations and the proliferation of related activities, it is increasingly establishing itself as a discipline in its own right. Correspondingly, research on CDR has also seen a sharp increase in the number of publications since 2019. The paper evaluates existing research approaches in a systematic literature review. It highlights definitional approaches, approaches to describing the entrepreneurial motivation for CDR activities and their consequences for corporations, their business relationships and society. Further, the paper identifies research gaps of CDR and provides a basis for further research. This paper shall also serve as a starting point for organisations to establish their own efforts in this area, as well as for the evaluation of existing activities.
Open Innovation Maturity in Companies
Authors: Makkonen Pekka , Siakas Kerstin , Lampropoulos Georgios , Brusila-Meltovaara Kristiina
Published: September 2023

Using open innovation approach instead of closed innovation approach improves productivity. To successfully implement the open innovation approach in a company, it is important to evaluate its maturity and readiness to use this approach. The aim of this study is to explore the open innovation maturity and readiness of Finnish and Greek companies. Hence, this study follows a quantitative approach and uses a 13-item survey to explore the open innovation maturity levels. A total of 81 participants from different companies and with different expertise and backgrounds participated in the survey. In addition to the survey, to examine the open innovation maturity of the companies the maturity model for open innovation which consist of five levels with level 5 depicting the highest maturity level was used. The aim was to examine the open innovation maturity of the companies participating in the study. Based on the results, the studied companies were found to mainly achieve level 3 regarding open innovation thinking. More attention and effort should be given to achieve levels 4 and 5. Due to the importance of achieving maturity levels 4 and 5 and their complexity, the need for companies to understand the significance of strategic thinking and for aligning their general strategy with their innovation strategy was highlighted. Additionally, it was evident that to achieve higher levels of maturity, open innovation approaches should be followed and changes in the organizational management should be implemented. Concluding we claim that for companies to adopt an effective open innovation culture, it is essential to integrate appropriate models, methods, and practices starting from lower maturity levels.
Minority Entrepreneurship in Switzerland: The Challenges and Needs of Brazilian Women Entrepreneurs
Authors: Meyer Dario , Schmutz Thérèse , Meyer Rolf
Published: September 2023

The number of Brazilian citizens in Switzerland has risen significantly over the past decades by factor 24 compared to the total foreign population, which grew by factor 2.5. As with many migrant groups, integration into the labour market is difficult. This can lead to a higher number of people choosing to start their own business. Brazilians in their home country are more entrepreneurial than Swiss people and among Brazilian women, 17.3% are entrepreneurially active. This can partly be explained with less options on the labour market – a challenge that Brazilian women also experience in Switzerland. Therefore, entrepreneurship also became a viable career option abroad. Little is known about neither the businesses, the challenges, and the needs of female Brazilian entrepreneurs, nor of female entrepreneurs of other minority groups. This paper looked at these points to find out how they can be supported best to enhance their businesses. The findings will be of use for entrepreneurs themselves, as well as for supporting organisations to adapt their offerings. To get the required insights, we took a quantitative approach and surveyed 54 Brazilian women in Switzerland with an online questionnaire. The participants were members of a Brazilian women business club. The results were analysed using SPSS. The entrepreneurs came to Switzerland mainly for love and family reasons. The businesses are small, mainly targeting the Brazilian community and only a small minority can sustain themselves from their self-employment alone.  While the financial success is rather low, the personal satisfaction of having a business is very high. The biggest challenges are finding customers, where also the biggest need for support is. The results show that the support structures are not accessible enough for founders from minority groups and that offerings need to be adjusted to have a broader reach.
Technological change and the Interplay of Strategic Innovation and Business Model Innovation
Authors: Ghezzi Antonio , Moiana Davide , Manotti Jacopo , Rangone Andrea , Balocco Raffaello
Published: September 2023

Technology-enabled innovation has increasingly puzzled and attracted strategists, since it offers opportunities to create new sources of value by challenging traditional approaches. To address this topic, research efforts have focused on the emerging construct of Business Model (BM), that describes how an enterprise creates and delivers value to customers, enticing them to pay and converting payments into profits. However, the relationship between Business Model Innovation (BMI) and Strategic Innovation (SI) is still unclear. This study investigates this relationship by examining the role of technological change in it. To this end, we propose a conceptual framework that classifies technological change according to three dimensions: trajectory, intent, and effect. Second, based on this framework, we conduct a multiple-case study with 16 companies to identify different innovation paths that arise from the interplay between SI, BMI, and technological change. Our findings reveal eight types of innovation paths that depend on the mediating or triggering role of the technological change faced. This result suggests a transitivity in the BM-Strategy and BMI-SI relationships. Change is the essence of BMI and SI, both their origin and outcome, and acts as the fil rouge that connects SI with its execution through BMI. Additionally, we shed light on the role of different actors (top, middle and low management and key employees) in SI and BMI, depending on their level of technological change empowerment. The study shows that BMI can survive without supervision and strategic commitment from top management, being primarily led by line managers and employees invested in experimentation at an operational level. This claim reveals the need to focus on the “technological change empowerment” given to line management and employees, balancing it with an ability to supervise and consolidate BMI. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between SI and BMI and the role of technological change in it. Our findings provide insights for firms to strategically operate and govern technological change and leverage it to innovate their business models.
Do SMEs actually know what Business Model Innovation is? Evidence from Switzerland.
Authors: Meyer Rolf , Meyer Dario , Schmutz Thérèse
Published: September 2023

Business model innovation (BMI) has received increasing attention from academics in recent years and its positive impact on companies has been demonstrated in the literature. However, there is a lack of research though on whether the managers of SMEs actually know what BMI means and how to implement it. This study is looking at this gap and analysed the know-how about the term in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It is based on a survey among 418 managers of SMEs and shows that there is lack of knowledge on what BMI is and how to implement it; however, the importance of it is well-known. This research contributes to the existing literature in three ways. Firstly, awareness is the first needed step in increasing the number of BMIs in Switzerland, as many companies do not know the term. Secondly, managers claim to have no issues in generating new ideas and know about the importance of BMI, but nevertheless, do not implement it. Thirdly, only a small minority of SMEs work with universities on innovation and miss out on a large support structure. The study closes with recommendations for companies as well as universities and other state organisations to support BMI in Switzerland through the steps awareness, empowerment, implementation.
Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Competencies and Entrepreneurial Intention Among South African University Students: A Gender Perspective
Authors: Malebana Mmakgabo Justice , Vhukeya Moshe Moses
Published: September 2023

Promoting entrepreneurial activity is considered vital for stimulating job creation, innovation, and economic development. However, prior research emphasises the importance of entrepreneurs’ confidence in their capability or skills as a driver in their decision to launch a new venture, and in facilitating opportunity recognition on which the entrepreneurial process rests. Thus, success in launching, managing, and ensuring the survival and growth of a new venture is dependent on entrepreneurs’ competencies. Entrepreneurial competencies can be a differentiating factor between individuals with strong entrepreneurial intentions and those who have no entrepreneurial intentions. Despite the broad nature and variety of entrepreneurial competencies, there is some consensus among researchers that entrepreneurial competencies are learnable, and they can be developed through entrepreneurship education. Due to the realisation of their importance, there has been growing concerted research efforts directed at uncovering the nature and types, and the role of entrepreneurial competencies in achieving venture performance, and how they can be taught. Despite the fact that individuals can be taught to acquire entrepreneurial competencies, there is paucity of research on the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial competencies. The objectives of the study were to determine gender differences in entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial intention, test the relationship between gender and entrepreneurial competencies, to determine the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial intention, and the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial intention. The study was conducted based on a quantitative survey in which 585 South African university students completed a structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) by means of regression analysis, Mann-Whitney U test and descriptive statistics. Findings indicate that entrepreneurial competencies had a significant positive relationship with entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurship education had an insignificant relationship with entrepreneurial competencies, and no significant differences were found between entrepreneurial competencies of the respondents who had had entrepreneurship education and those who did not. The results further revealed that gender had a significant positive relationship with entrepreneurial competencies. Additionally, the results revealed significant gender differences in entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial intention.
The Impact of Marketing Communication on Social Innovation in the Case Study of the Bottle and Returnable Can Deposit System in SLovakia
Authors: Martovič Matej , Klementis Martin
Published: September 2023

Social innovation brings new solutions that contribute to improving people's quality of life and its role is to develop society. This can be development in different areas such as poverty, unemployment, climate change or ecology. Some social innovations are often perceived negatively by society at large, and it is the role of the institution introducing the innovation to correctly communicate the reasons for and impact of social innovations. Modern society includes modern communication through different communication channels. In order for a social innovation to be successfully introduced and accepted by society, a communication strategy needs to be developed. Organizations implementing social innovations are aware that marketing communication has a major impact on social innovations and can be a decisive factor in achieving behavioral change in society in relation to the problems the social innovation is intended to address. The aim of this study is to highlight social innovation in the environmental field in Slovakia using the example of the bottle and returnable can deposit system. In its government programme, the Slovak Republic has committed to increase the return rate of returnable packaging from the current 60% to 90% by 2025, while the returnable packaging deposit system was only introduced in Slovakia in 2022. In this paper, we will analyze the impact of marketing communication and its impact on the results of the introduction of social innovation in the field of returnable packaging deposit.
Exploring Industrial Tourism's Potential: How Can It Contribute to Business Innovation?
Authors: Montenegro Zulmira , Marques Jorge , Sousa Cristina
Published: September 2023

This article delves into the potential of industrial tourism and emphasizes its significance as an innovative and sustainable product for industrial companies. The research question driving this exploration is, "How can industrial tourism contribute to business innovation?" In answering this question, the article provides valuable insights into the development of strategies that allow companies to leverage industrial tourism for their benefit, ultimately positioning it as a strategic factor for enhancing their competitiveness. As part of an ongoing research project, the study adopts the Delphi research methodology and presents the initial findings from the first round of questionnaires administered to a panel of 27 experts. The results demonstrate that industrial tourism can act as a catalyst for innovation within industrial companies, making a notable impact across various areas, including Operations, Marketing, and Human Resources. Moreover, the findings indicate that generating additional income, prioritizing environmental and social integrity, and preserving industrial heritage is closely associated with innovation through industrial tourism. The research underscores the pivotal role of the Financial, Operational, and Human Resources areas within industrial companies for the successful diversification into industrial tourism. However, the strategic alignment of the company's overall vision with industrial tourism is equally fundamental. Despite not being the primary focus of industrial companies, industrial tourism emerges as a potent source of innovation and competitiveness within these organizations. The results suggest that the Financial, Operational, and Human Resources areas of industrial companies are central to the success of diversification to Industrial Tourism. Still, it is fundamental that the company strategy is aligned with industrial Tourism. Although Industrial Tourism is not the focus of industrial companies, it can be a source of innovation and competitiveness within companies.
Corporate Experimentation: Antitode or Oxymoron?
Authors: D'Angelo Stefano , Ghezzi Antonio , Cavallo Angelo , Rangone Andrea , Annunziata Salvatore
Published: September 2023

Experimentation in entrepreneurship has become the basis for the most influential approaches, e.g., lean startup, to launch and develop new ventures. Recently, the ideas developed around experimentation, strongly rooted in the startup context, have begun to be adopted by incumbent organisations, with the promise that these experimentation approaches can benefit corporate entrepreneurship activities, i.e., entrepreneurship activities in the corporate context, despite the established and corporate bureaucratic processes and practices. While there is a growing and significant body of literature investigating experimentation in the startup context, there is no corresponding research exploring the peculiar implications of experimentation in corporate entrepreneurship. Furthermore, current indications for managers and practitioners on how to exploit the benefits of experimentation approaches in the corporate context appear unclear. This issue is more relevant today when companies have to face fast-changing customer needs and market trends, as well as the design of complex value propositions. Through an exploratory multiple case study - based on semi-structured interviews – involving three incumbent firms, this study explores how experimentation is conducted in incumbent organisations and used as a tool to support corporate entrepreneurship. This study provides detailed empirical evidence on how incumbents can adopt experimentation approaches in the corporate context, together with a set of specific managerial practices. Specifically, we document corporate experimentation challenges at three levels of analysis: (i) experimentation-level challenges; (ii) firm-level challenges, and (iii) network-level challenges. Based on the findings of this study, we contribute to research and practice on experimentation in corporate entrepreneurship.
A Cross-Culture Study of Entrepreneurial Intention: The Moderating Role of National Culture
Authors: Muazam ali  , Sarah Siti , Ali Murtaza , Binti Ahmad Idayuwati , Wendy Teoh Ming Yen
Published: September 2023

The effects of entrepreneurship are many and multifaceted; they include the creation of new employment possibilities, the effective and efficient use of national resources and a positive improvement in the general well-being of the country residence. Various studies conducted on the Entrepreneurial Intention (EI); however, student EI are very fascinating and still demanding. Moreover, entrepreneurial cross-culture studies provide broad understanding about the EI internationally. Hence, this study is conducted on the EI of the university students in Pakistan and Malaysia. Its major goal is to pinpoint the factors that influence the EI of the university students of the emerging and developing countries. A quantitative research method is used for the data analysis. The data were collected from the public sector universities of Pakistan and Malaysia. A total number of 328 questionnaires were used for the data analysis. The hypothesis testing and empirical analysis are performed by the Smart PLS-SEM version 4.0. The findings of the research reveal that TPB equally affected the EI of the university students of Pakistan and Malaysia with the exception of subjective norms variable, which had a negative effect on Malaysian students. Moreover, the culture variable did not moderate the relationship between TPB and EI of the Pakistani students, although it is partially moderate the relationship of TPB and EI of the Malaysian university students. As a result, the research findings are crucial for policymakers in emerging and developing countries to comprehend and promote entrepreneurship both locally and internationally.