MUTUAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AS FACILITATORS AND/OR BARRIERS TOWARDS THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF NHIS IN GHANA

There are many constraints to implementing comprehensive health insurance in the context of Sub‐Saharan Africa. Mutual health organizations are under pressure to resolve the inadequacies, accordingly. The objective of this study is to explore the extent to which the mutual health organizations constitute facilitators and/or barriers to the successful implementation of the health insurance scheme nationwide. Data were gathered through interviews and review of literature. The findings of the empirical data were analyzed using theories of health seeking behaviour and reflexive communities. The findings of the paper suggest that the mutual health organizations are beneficial to their communities as they have broadened the understanding of the community members, regarding what the concept of health insurance was in Ghana, a country where it was a relatively new concept in public health financing and delivery. However, the paper also observes that the mutual health organizations are facing problems that are likely to affect sustainability overtime under a national health insurance scheme. Therefore, the need for continuous public education to sustain the enthusiasm among community members is recommended.     

社会化网络环境下关键用户识别与产品知识扩散研究

随着社会化商务时代的到来,越来越多的商家意识到消费者网络对产品扩散的重要性,消费者网络节点重要性评价成为营销领域研究的重要内容。传统社会网络节点评价方法考虑了网络的局部拓扑结构,忽略了节点间的相互影响,PageRank考虑了来自邻居的影响力但忽视了节点间本身的重要性。提出了将社会网络中心性与PageRank方法相结合的消费者网络节点价值评价指标构建方法,基于现实数据构建了消费者网络,通过相似性算法对评价算法进行了讨论,运用SIS模型研究了不同节点的产品知识扩散效果,发现网络节点重要性与产品知识扩散显著相关,WCR算法优于传统中心性指标。     

论虚拟财产权的债权特征——从“用户协议”视角分析

虚拟财产权与传统财产权既具有相通之处,亦存在根本差异,对其保护应突破既有的物权和债权“二元体系”,创设新型权利。“用户协议”是判断虚拟财产权性质和归属的依据。用户对虚拟财产享有的权利,最适宜解释为基于租赁合同而生的债权,包括占有、使用、收益的权利,这种物权化的债权适用“买卖不破租赁”等规则,更有利于平衡用户和运营商之间的权益。     

Exploring usage continuance of e-negotiation systems: expectation and disconfirmation approach

Online negotiation is becoming increasingly popular and important due to the rapid growth of global e-business, with the factors determining the continuance of e-negotiation systems (ENSs) usage––rather than the mere acceptance of their use––receiving more attention. This study used the expectation-disconfirmation theory to investigate the factors influencing the intention of ENS usage continuance. Using two Web-based ENSs, data were collected from 170 negotiators who participated in an e-negotiation experiment lasting 17 days. A structural-equation modeling technique was adopted to examine the research model and hypotheses. The obtained research results provide novel insights into ENS usage continuance for ENS researchers, developers, and managers. They indicate that positive disconfirmation (i.e., where the actual experience or perceived performance is better than the expectation) plays a crucial role in shaping the intentions of users to continue using an ENS. Therefore, researchers should consider postusage factors when attempting to elucidate the decision-making processes that underlie the continued use of an ENS. Similarly, the development of a successful ENS requires its developers to consider the expectations of users when designing the system specification. To ensure ENS usage continuance, IS managers should continuously monitor the users’ expectation-disconfirmation status to ensure their satisfaction with the ENS.     

Machine learning-based automation of accounting services: An exploratory case study

Machine Learning (ML) applied to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and chatbot interfaces can generate significant value for many business processes. However, these technologies generate the intended return only with a carefully planned deployment. Current literature only contains a small number of case studies about how the adoption of ML-based automation services impacts employees’ behavior. In particular, no case studies look into the automation of manual tasks related to accounting management. This article reports a study conducted to understand users’ perceptions of an ML-enabled service to automate repetitive management tasks. The service was developed in a partnership between Unisinos University and Dell Inc. The study was conducted with a group of ten highly skilled employees from Dell with expertise in accounting processes and with IT background that frequently would use the automation service. The group participated in a presentation about the service and its interface and voluntarily answered a Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaire to evaluate the usability and ease of use. Results show that 10 out of 10 users agree that the service was easy to use. Also, 8 of them agree that its output is useful to reduce the manual labor required for statutory reconciliation. Furthermore, employees with an accounting management background were given access to the service, and three voluntarily answered an open-ended survey. In summary, employees agree that an automation service can reduce the time required to conduct management tasks but questioned the long-term usefulness and the ability to incorporate the process’s particularities. These results provided insights leading to ten lessons related to user experience, training and awareness, and service development.     

持续创新企业的信用画像特征——基于关键词迭代法

持续创新是企业获取长期竞争优势的重要保证，信用是企业赖以生存和发展的重要基础。从信用角度深入探讨持续创新企业具有的特殊信用画像特征，采用关键词迭代法，利用CiteSpace分析持续创新和企业信用两类中文文献的关键词，发现企业合法性、践约度和企业信用文化3个维度对两类文献关键词具有交叉重迭性。为了验证上述假设，进一步细化3个维度的评价指标体系，并通过全面筛选2010—2019新三板和创业板企业数据，选择符合持续创新条件的189家企业共1890个面板数据，应用Bootstrap模型验证持续创新企业信用画像3个维度特征，取得创新性理论成果。结论进一步拓展了创新研究视角，丰富了信用理论体系，可为企业开展持续创新活动提供实践指导。     

Effect of personal branding stereotypes on user engagement on short-video platforms

The emergence of short-video platforms offers individuals an opportunity to build personal branding. This study selected two personal brandings on Bilibili.com, Li Ziqi and HuaNong Brothers, to explore the differences in the effect of personal branding stereotypes on user engagement on short-video platforms. We first identified the perception of users based on the Stereotype Content Model, then adopted regression models to construct the relationship between personal branding stereotypes and user engagement. The results show that perceived warmth exerts a more significant influence on user emotional engagement, while perceived competence impacts more on user cognitive and behavioral engagement. Moreover, we find the live comments’ sentiment moderates these effects. This research provided references for individuals and managers to benefit from personal brandings.     

数字化情境下用户参与产品创新组态效应研究——基于TOE框架的fsQCA分析

在颇具挑战性的数字化时代，用户成为企业获取持续创新优势的重要源泉，如何激发用户参与产品创新成为企业创新管理亟待解决的重要问题。基于TOE框架，采用fsQCA方法，分析数字技术应用、产品技术创新、组织职能协调、用户创新能力、同侪竞争效应和用户参与产品创新的组态效应及相互关系。通过对93家用户参与产品创新企业数据的分析，结果表明：存在市场驱动型、驱动市场型和数字驱动型3种高用户参与产品创新条件组态，具有多重并发性，遵循殊途同归原则；在企业开展用户参与产品创新过程中，用户创新能力、数字技术应用两个前因条件相对重要；高用户参与产品创新的条件组态与非高用户参与产品创新的条件组态存在因果非对称性。