This study investigates the implementation and impact of maker culture—viewed as a tool for developing green digital skills—in higher education institutions in Hong Kong. Maker culture, a collaborative educational approach, embraces stude...
This research aims to conceptualise the use of the digital twins (DT) tool in tourism to address smart tourist destinations’ future challenges to enhance tourists’ experiences and residents’ quality of life through better services d...
The hospitality business model has undergone profound changes influenced by successive waves of technological advances and platforms. This paper explores how different waves of technologies and platforms are shaping the evolution of the hospitality b...
The platform economy has emerged as a transformative force in various industries, reshaping consumer behavior and the way businesses operate in the digital age. Understanding the factors that influence the adoption of these platforms is essential for...
Advertising has been one of brands’ main allies in successfully promoting their products and services, creating trends and changing consumer mindsets, which allows them to increase sales and consequently achieve commercial success. The advertis...
Digital platforms are becoming more important in transforming the energy industry and altering the way we produce, distribute, and use energy. This paper explores the role of energy platforms in the transition towards renewable energy. We highlight,...
As innovative technologies spread, the role of means of interaction with customers in the digital environment is growing. Virtual reality technologies are becoming one of the most promising tools for significantly expanding customer interaction in th...
Platforms have the ability to create connected digital spaces where different actors co-exist and work together. The paper explores the power of platforms as enablers of a new channel of proximity, called digital proximity. It argues that platforms e...
The paper serves to discuss the evolution of platform business models in tourism, the dynamics of market concentration, and regulatory interventions. We present the historical timeline of digitalization in tourism distribution models, starting from t...
The study has as purpose to identify, analyze, and validate challenge constructs of Industry 4.0, which can affect the promotion of sustainability within the industry. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify challenges to the promoti...
This paper explores the transformative potential of digital platforms in fostering resilient and intelligent urban environments, a critical need considering rapid urbanization and climate change. Through a comparative analysis of various digital plat...
The mismatch between supply and demand and inefficient supply in China’s agricultural product market is quite severe, making agricultural supply-side structural reform an important topic and task for rural economic work in China. The successful...
A global trend regarding the “platformization” of the internet has been, for years, emerging roughly across all traditional industries. It is reflected in the proliferation of digital platforms (DPs) based on the creation of new activitie...
Efficiency and engagement are considered to be the most critical components of teaching and learning. Teachers have always strived to maximize student involvement and quality participation with the help of various teaching techniques and strategies....
The traditional concept of real estate, rooted in physical attributes—including land, buildings, and infrastructure—has undergone significant transformation in the digital age. This paper repositions real estate as a foundational platform...
Social media influencers (SMIs) have become pivotal stakeholders in digital marketing. This study examines how SMIs influence consumer decision-making and investigates the role of trust in this process. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior (TPB)...
As the global financial ecosystem undergoes a paradigm shift toward sustainability, platforms emerge as instrumental intermediaries, connecting diverse stakeholders, facilitating information flow, and catalyzing impactful investments. This paper anal...
Local government debt (LGD), an important financing tool for local governments to achieve high-quality development, especially through the expansion of urban investment bonds led by local investment and financing platforms, has a significant impact o...
Purpose: The alliance project “Physics for Food” aims to invent new physical technologies for sustainable agriculture and food production in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, an agrarian region in northern Germany. This article may serve as...
This paper presents an advanced framework for real-time monitoring and analysis of network traffic and endpoint security in large-scale enterprises by addressing the increasing complexity and frequency of cyber-attacks. Our Network Security Traffic A...
Efficient supply chain management (SCM) is essential for enterprises seeking to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks while ensuring product quality and customer satisfaction. Addressing quality concerns within the supply c...
Background/Objectives: Destination Development, Management, and Marketing Organizations (DDMMOs) have the power to influence perceptions and behaviors regarding both actual and virtual travel in the rapidly changing landscape of digital environments....
With the rapid expansion of online shopping, website design has become a critical factor influencing user experience and consumer satisfaction. This study examines the relationship between visual marketing elements embedded in e-commerce web page des...
The South African beauty and personal care industry has been significantly impacted by digital technologies, with social media influencers (SMIs) playing a pivotal role in shaping consumer behaviour. Despite the significant role of SMIs, there is a n...
Since the term “Industry 4.0” was coined in 2011, machine data retrieval, storage and processing has been one of the major drivers for process optimization and factory management. Data platforms have been introduced as a key resource to p...
This paper concentrates on the valuation of big data assets within the digital transformation of logistics enterprises. As data evolve into a core production factor in the logistics industry, their valuation is essential, not only for enterprises&rsq...
The rapid evolution of Industry 4.0 technologies has resulted in a scenario in which collaborative networks are essential to overcome the challenges related to their implementation. However, the frameworks to guide such collaborations remain underexp...
The increasing complexity of managing maintenance activities across geographically dispersed hospitality facilities necessitates advanced digital solutions capable of effectively balancing operational costs and service quality. This study addresses t...
This study offers a theoretical contribution exploring the interplay between platforms, proximity, and regional development and highlighting platforms’ crucial role in transforming routines and enhancing regional capabilities. It argues that ro...
Research purpose—Economy digital transformation has had a strong impact on several areas, such as employment, economic organization modus operandi, or the digital modernization of economic agents. Technological innovations, such as artificial i...
Despite remarkable quantitative growth in Application Programming Interface (API) call volume, Korea’s Open Banking Platform faces a critical qualitative imbalance. This paper investigates this hidden challenge, revealing a significant divergen...
Video-sharing platforms have significantly influenced social justice movements by creating unprecedented opportunities for mobilization and support. However, YouTube’s unique role and platform culture in facilitating social justice movements re...
The European automotive industry, particularly in Germany, faces a significant crisis, heavily impacting suppliers reliant on OEMs. To enhance resilience, participation in the platform economy has been proposed as a solution. This study employs a qua...
Nonpoint source pollutants primarily originate from agricultural areas, settlements, and contaminated lands. Soil erosion and deposition are the means of transportation of pollutants since soil particles not only absorb but also transport contaminant...
This paper provides a comparative review of digital and human (face-to-face) innovation platforms and their roles in promoting innovation and sustainability. These platforms are particularly significant in advancing sustainability objectives as outli...
Uganda’s aquaculture sub-sector is rapidly developing, contributing up to 22% of all fish produced in the country. However, the sub-sector still faces challenges related to limited access to extension services, production inputs, post-harvest handlin...
Green development serves as the foundation for high-quality development. As one of the most commonly used macroeconomic regulation policies, taxation is a crucial component of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacit...
This paper explores how digital crowdsourcing platforms communicate sustainability-oriented innovation and mobilise stakeholder engagement. Through a directed content analysis of three platforms (OpenIDEO, San Francisco, CA, USA; Enel Innovation Hub,...
Platform-enabled governance is reshaping destination management, yet subnational destinations still lack replicable dashboards that combine key performance indicators (KPIs) with efficiency analysis. This study examines whether a compact KPI stack co...
Public institutions are experiencing increased dynamism due to rapid technological development and digitalization, which are creating novel opportunities for innovation. This reality is particularly prevalent in high-accountability contexts, such as...
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) are often introduced as platforms expected to deliver strategic value through workforce analytics, decision support, and alignment with organizational goals. Yet evidence consistently shows that line managers...
In digital marketplaces, trust in e-commerce platforms has evolved from a protective heuristic into a powerful mechanism of behavioral conditioning. This review interrogates how trust cues such as star ratings, fulfillment badges, and platform reputa...
China’s urbanization has entered a stage of high-quality development, yet persistent urban expansion and the rapid rise of the digital platform economy have driven up energy consumption, making the decoupling of energy use from economic growth...
This article explores the implications of digital labor intermediation platforms in paid domestic work (PDW) in Chile, a sector historically marked by informality and vulnerability. Drawing on a qualitative study conducted with members of the Federat...
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