Enhanced job satisfaction under tighter technological control: The paradoxical outcomes of digitalisation

Via a multiple case study of work in microfinance institutions in India, this paper reports on the experiences of field officers and branch managers following work digitalisation. It identifies and explains an intriguing post-digitalisation paradox of reported increased job satisfaction and tighter technological control diminishing branch managers' work-life balance. The paradox draws attention to the significance of context in workers' experiences of mobile digital technologies (MDTs) and contradicts previous studies on workers' positive experiences of adopting MDTs: the workers in this study did not experience greater autonomy or flexibility but reported enhanced employment security and status. The paper also adds to literature on employment relations following work digitalisation by revealing powerful enforcement of technological control, with ‘WhatsApp’ identified as a key managerial tool used for surveillance and discipline, and worker resistance at the margins.     

考虑通信质量的网络最小主控集生成算法

无人移动平台无线ad hoc网络在实际应用中经常会出现由于电磁环境、干扰等因素导致通信质量不稳定的情况，在上述条件下传统的基于节点覆盖度的最小主控集（MCS）生成算法难以获得具有较好稳定性、健壮性的最小主控集。为此，提出了一种考虑通信质量的网络最小主控集生成算法，将链路的通信质量纳入网络最小主控集构造的考虑因素，使网络拓扑与链路通信质量特性保持一致；并通过对候选节点集及拟覆盖节点集的压缩，有效控制了网络最小主控集的节点数目。仿真表明,对敏感于通信质量的应用,该算法较基于节点覆盖度算法能取得更好效果。     

中国山寨手机的演进及启示

在手机产业发展背景下,本文梳理了山寨手机的发展过程,分析了山寨的内涵,总结了山寨手机发展的动因,启发了一种后发企业追赶在位企业的发展方式。     

基于节点负载等级的自组网AOMDV路由协议改进方法

为了增强自组网AOMDV路由协议的负载均衡能力,根据队列缓存比将网络中节点分为2个等级Normal和Danger,针对不同等级进行不同的处理.对Danger级节点直接弃用,对Normal级节点通过阈值比较赋予相应的虚拟跳数,队列缓存比越高则相应的虚拟跳数越高.对RREP和Hello报文进行了拓展,均加入了节点队列缓存比...     

基于Node.js中间层Web开发的研究与实现——以微信图书借阅平台为例

针对Web研发领域一直面临前后端耦合问题,在充分分析传统的互联网前后端Web软件开发的基础上,提出了引入Node.js作为中间层来解除前、后端之间耦合关系的新解决方案。设计了新的架构模式指导Web软件开发,从而达到提高开发效率、提升代码灵活性、明确开发人员工作职责等目的。基于此研究,真实开发了一个基于微信的图书借阅平台,并以此作为可行性检验的依据,该图书借阅平台使用微信作为前端执行环境,提供图书借阅、图书归还、图书入库、图书浏览功能。系统采用B/S架构,Node.js中间层和后端程序在服务器中运行,用户关注微信公众号后,可以通过微信聊天窗口接收服务器端讯息,也可以通过公众号菜单导航到前端界面,完成图书借阅分享操作,交互方式高效简洁。     

基于遗传算法的移动机器人路径规划研究综述

近年来，随着人工智能技术的不断发展，对移动机器人产业的开发和研究受到越来越多的重视。其中，路径规划作为移动机器人设计的关键核心技术之一，更是学术界、产业界关注和研究的热点问题。遗传算法作为智能仿生学算法在移动机器人路径规划中得到了广泛的应用。归纳总结了传统遗传算法、改进遗传算法、混合遗传算法在移动机器人路径规划研究中的应用情况，为相关专业技术人员了解遗传算法在移动机器人路径规划研究中的发展历程及算法应用提供一定的参考。     

Augmented reality in marketing: Conceptualization and systematic review

This systematic review of the literature focuses on the use of AR and its impacts in the marketing area. It provides a multidisciplinary, up-to-date synthesis of the literature and an exhaustive classification of AR. Through the use of the SPAR-4-SLR protocol, 148 articles were selected for analysis. The study has three main objectives. First, it reports the key characteristics (distribution by year, publication outlets, etc.), theoretical models, and methodologies used in this research domain. Second, it suggests a classification of the types of AR according to their triggers and the object of the augmentation (self vs. external). Third, it proposes a framework that presents (1) the AR features and attributes and the AR use experience; (2) the cognitive, affective, and social mediators; and (3) the outcomes of these experiences. Key moderators (types of AR, types of products, individual characteristics, etc.) are also discussed. Using the TCCM framework (theories, context, characteristics, and methodologies), this study offers several future research avenues and highlights the importance of considering the effects of the different types of AR. Finally, it offers pointers for managers on how to develop efficient AR solutions and how these can be used to reduce a company's carbon footprint.     

China 5G: Opportunities and Challenges

China has become a forerunner in the global ICT ecosystem since a catching-up policy was adopted more than two decades ago. Breaking technology dependence has been a focal point over the course of the development. Before the Sino-US trade tensions began in 2018, Chinese telecom companies had been poised to take leadership in the emerging 5G industry. Now, both China and its Western counterpartsface opportunities and challenges. This special edition is aimed to encourage and integrate academic inquiries into related theoretical and policy issues.     

废弃手机回收物流网络规划——以上海市为例

分析了废弃手机回收的影响因素,发现回收物流网络规划是提高回收率的关键问题。对废弃手机回收物流网络特性进行分析,建立回收物流网络模型,提出求解方式。最后以上海市为例,使用该模型建立手机回收物流网络,并对回收率变动情况下模型的敏感度进行分析。     

Mobile social commerce content,consumer emotions and behaviour

Mobile social commerce (MSC) is exhibiting a growing interest from businesses and buyers due to the increasing number of mobile app users and combination of e-commerce and sharing features of MSC platforms. The limited existing research on MSC recommends that the impact of MSC platform features/content on consumer behaviour should be further explored, while the social commerce literature emphasizes the necessity to investigate impulse buying (IB) and social participation (SP). Thus, this study adopted the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) theory to investigate the impact of MSC content's usefulness, interactivity, entertainment and authenticity, built from the literature, on consumer emotions (arousal and pleasure), and their relationship with IB and SP. A sample of 345 Generation Y Chinese consumers was employed, while responses were collected through a survey, being used partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modelling to test our hypotheses. Significant relationships were established between the content characteristics and emotions, entertainment exhibiting the strongest impact on arousal, and authenticity on pleasure. Arousal had a significant impact on pleasure, and arousal and pleasure significantly affected IB and SP, with arousal displaying a stronger impact. This research expands the MSC theory through the grouping of content characteristics, documentation on the impact on consumer emotions, the relationship between arousal and pleasure, and the effect on both IB and SP, extending the SOR theory applicability. Practical recommendations for Generation Y MSC marketing are proposed. The model could be extended by introducing privacy concern, content personalization, perceived risk as independent factors, and trust and planned behaviour as explained variables.