George Kuk’s research while affiliated with Nottingham Trent University and other places

... The five articles included in this special issue are an invitation, from very different angles, to delve into experiences of contestation of social responsibility as they unfold in a variety of geographical settings (including Colombia, Chile, Kenya, Bangladesh, and Brazil as well as among different countries within the Global North). As this collection shows, such contestation may emerge on sites of multilayered marginalisation that are far away from the corporate headquarters: Indigenous communities (Maher and Lonconpán, 2024;Ramirez et al., 2024); on spaces straddling business and civil society, such as grassroots organisations (Kuk and Giamporcaro, 2024); and a factory owners' 'business association' (Fontana and Dawkins, 2024); as well as within the corporate world itself, among subsidiary employees at different levels of a multi-national enterprise (Gutierrez-Huerter O, 2024). ...

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Contesting social responsibilities of business: Centring context, experience, and relationality Nolywé Delannon Laura J Spence

... En Japón también encontramos la moneda social denominada "Fureai-Kippu", que opera como una moneda digital (Mora et al., 2021). En el continente africano, es necesario hacer referencia a la moneda comunitaria Sarafu que se basa en el uso de blockchain y el USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data), un protocolo que permite activar un servicio mediante el envío de un mensaje para realizar transacciones (Kuk et al., 2023). El "sistema Sarafu" englobaba inicialmente varias monedas comunitarias físicas locales, que comenzaron la transición a una interfaz móvil para teléfonos móviles en 2017 (Mattsson et al., 2022). ...

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Monedas sociales en la era digital: retos y oportunidades

... Some of which validate prior research, while others extend existing theoretical frameworks. Firstly, we introduce fresh perspectives into private-collective innovation on both individual and group levels (Kuk, 2023b). Prior conceptualisations of private-collective innovation assumed that individual private interests are assimilated within the collective outcome, with private benefits unique to each contributor (Von Hippel & Von Krogh, 2003). ...

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All of the same breed? A networking perspective of private-collective innovation

... Firstly, in a strictly private innovation model, incentives are designed in a way that private action remains independent of collective action by avoiding knowledge spillovers and free revealing through the use of intellectual property right protection Alexy et al., 2018). In contrast, the collective model hinges on virtuous incentive, driven by the production of public goods (Kuk, 2023a). These public goods possess the attributes of non-excludability and non-rivalry, thus eradicating the incentive for private action to produce them as a club good (Benkler, 2013;Walter et al., 2007). ...

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All of the same breed? A networking perspective of private-collective innovation

... The findings align with previous observations on the tensions between promising innovations and societal worries over emerging technologies (e.g. Kuk, Faik, & Janssen, 2023;Vrščaj, Nyholm, & Verbong, 2020). Eventually, our research not only confirms that people balance optimism and caution when deciding to adopt new technologies, but it also sheds light on the emotional factors that influence this decision-making process. ...

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Analysing the Public’s Beliefs, Emotions and Sentiments Towards Metaverse Workplace: A Big-data Qualitative Inquiry

... In Zambia, SMEs account for 88% of employment; in Ghana, they contribute 80% to employment creation; and in South Africa, they provide up to 60% employment. Additionally, these enterprises contribute to innovation efforts, which are essential for the economic and social transformations of their citizens who are often trapped in poverty (Kuk et al., 2022). However, their innovations are carried out using limited financial resource-bases (Simba et al., 2021). ...

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Exploiting a non-mainstream financial scheme to innovate: SMEs in the developing world

... Autonomy also mitigates the negative effects of technology use, such as work exhaustion, overload, and psychological strain, when workers experience freedom in work scheduling and have adequate access to resources (Karimikia et al., 2021;Kraan et al., 2014;Salanova et al., 2013). However, since organizations use digital technologies to monitor their workers, this is usually incompatible with workers having high expectations for autonomy (Curchod et al., 2021;Norlander et al., 2021). Digital workflows and smartphone apps result in workers' abilities to organize their engagement and perceive autonomy regarding work scheduling, for example. ...

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You make me feel… autonomous or controlled: a multi-method study on autonomy and control perception in platform organizations

... AI tools support managers and leaders to engage in data-driven decisionmaking. The use of big data allows managers to build a complete picture about a scenario, identify various alternatives and determine their short-and long-term impact on organisations [55]. AI enables predictive analysis, which enables decisionmakers to analyse historical data and reveal trends and patterns as well as to predict the future [56]. ...

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Changes Accompanied by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and How Organizations Respond to These Changes

... 2. Foundations of service innovation 2.1 The evolving concept of service innovation Spurred by accelerating technological advances and a perceived shift toward service economies, the study of service innovation has gained significant attention over the last three decades (Gustafsson et al., 2020;Moreira et al., 2020). Service innovation is now often seen as the main engine that fuels differentiation and growth (Carlborg et al., 2014;Witell et al., 2016;Helkkula et al., 2018). ...

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The nature and fundamental elements of digital service innovation

... Additionally, these enterprises contribute to innovation efforts, which are essential for the economic and social transformations of their citizens who are often trapped in poverty (Kuk et al., 2022). However, their innovations are carried out using limited financial resource-bases (Simba et al., 2021). For example, compared to their peers from advanced economies and other developing countries, SMEs in sub-Saharan African countries face more significant challenges in accessing the financial resources required for innovation activities . ...

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Exploiting a non-mainstream financial scheme to innovate: SMEs in the developing world