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The Role of Existing Immigrants in the Implementation of Industry 4.0 Requirements for Employees
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prof. dr. Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
There are basically three ways to increase the availability of Industry 4.0 skills: 1) Increase participation by parts of the labour force in Industry 4.0 that are not in it at present, 2) Increase the provision of training and education, 3) Through immigration, which could be indicated as the shortest way to gain missing employees. However, paying attention on new immigrants and neglecting existing ones, it could harm immigrants, employers and countries having big diasporas of migrants, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia and others. Therefore, the question arise, what is the role of existing migrants in the Implementation Industry 4.0 requirements for employees? The aim of this research is to identify the role of existing migrants in the implementation of Industry 4.0 requirements for employees, analysing different levels of immigrants and available means of support from different stakeholders. For further information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
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The effect of emotional intelligence on consumer materialism, subjective well-being and compulsive buying: the role of coping strategies
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doc. dr. Aušra Rūtelionė |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
The approximately 5% prevalence of CB across the world indicates that one in every twenty consumers is exposed to addictive buying behaviour (Maraz, Griffiths & Demetrovics, 2016). The topic of materialism has caused great interest among marketing and psychology researchers who have uncovered this phenomenon's links with various social and psychological maladies. The adverse effects of materialism on personal and collective well-being actualize the need to research the causes and consequences of this phenomenon. Recent works highlight that understanding of materialism can be enhanced by studies considering emotional intelligence. The relationship between materialism and subjective well-being has been extensively researched. The body of research on compulsive buying (the consequence of materialism) is also large. However, research that links emotional intelligence to materialism and compulsive buying is sparse though it is suggested that materialism research may benefit from these studies and literature review provides the theoretical basis to hypothesize these links. The planned research will yield insights into the phenomenon of materialism, attention being paid both to the under-researched antecedents, as well as to consequences of the materialism..... for more information please contact the supervisor.
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| The Internal Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation: An Industry 4.0 Perspective |
prof. dr. Eglė Staniškienė |
state-funded |
| The role of the digital multi-sided platforms in the competitiveness of the non-technological organizations |
prof. dr. Asta PUNDZIENĖ |
state-funded |
| The Facilitation of interactions between innovative firms and R&D insitutions within open innovation ecosystems : towards the transformation of Eastern European business towards industry 4.0 |
prof. dr. Monika PETRAITĖ |
state-funded |
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Modularity in service: concept, activities and methods of client integration
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prof. dr. Liudmila BAGDONIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Industry 4.0 uses digital technologies to react more quickly to market changes, offer more personalized products and increase operational efficiency. This paradigm shift in Industry 4.0 is based on the following principles: interoperability, decentralization, real-time analytics, virtualization, service ability and modularity and scalability. Two latter principles are closely related with dissertation topic. Service orientation means the ability to transfer the new value generated to the customer in the form of new services or improved services with the exploitation of new disruptive business models. Modularity and Scalability implies the flexibility and elasticity to adapt to the needs of industry and business at all times, with the ability to scale the technical capacity of the system in accordance with the technical requirements required by the evolution of business demand in each case. For further information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
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Sustainable Career in the Context of Future Creating Technologies
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prof. dr. Asta SAVANEVIČIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Relevance of the research. Industry 4.0, based on the rapid development of future creating technologies such as AR, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, etc., presupposes the challenge of 'the future of work' for both employers and employees striving for a sustainable career. Sustainable career is related to the inclusive approach, which assumes that all employees are equal and have valuable competencies or talents that can be productively applied to organizations. The term of sustainable career has recently been gaining popularity. However, the extent and nature of sustainable career is still under discussion. According to Newman (2011), sustainable career must include the opportunities for recovery from work, be flexible and adaptable from the perspective of the organization and the employees, and include opportunities for integration across life spheres and experiences that lead to wholeness, completeness and meaning. Valcour (2015) also mentions the need to recover from work and adds such features of sustainable career as continuous learning, security that comes from employability, and a harmonious fit with one’s skills, interests, and values. De Vos et al. (2018) describe sustainable career in terms of happiness (psychological dimension), health (physical dimension), and productivity (economical dimension). In the context of future created technologies, the discourse on sustainable careers takes on new insights, emphasizing the rapid change in the nature of work and the need to refine the characteristics of 'future work' and to identify the profile of 'future employeer' (competencies, interests, values).... for further information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
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Human resource management role in developing sustainable organization in the context of Industry 4.0
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doc. dr. Živilė STANKEVIČIŪTĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Increasing interest in business sustainability in modern society is related to the growing pressure faced by organizations from customers, communities, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to become more responsible and to be more actively involved in the solution of social and environmental concerns (Podgorodnichenko et al., 2019). According to Elkington (1998), sustainable business organization is based on three principles: environmental integrity, social equity and economic prosperity, referred to as the Triple Bottom Line. Hereby, financial aspect is insufficient when it comes to explaining the long-term success of organizations (Dyllick and Hockerts, 2002). Recently, the number of organizations committed to sustainability has been growing (Podgorodnichenko et al., 2019). However, on the road to sustainability organizations face with some challenges, namely how sustainability might be integrated into the strategic management processes of organizations (Chams and Garcia-Blandon, 2019). Particularly, this concern becomes more relevant tackling the context of Industry 4.0 when work design and employment are changing (Moniz and Krings, 2016; Schweer and Sahl, 2017; Dengler and Matthes, 2018). For detailed information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
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