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Are neighbors friends or foes? Assessing the agglomeration effect for Airbnb…
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementRecent research suggests that Airbnb listings are usually found in popular locations such as tourist attractions and points of interest. When more Airbnb listings are located in the same neighborhood, the competition will become more intense. Intense competition can be harmful to businesses, especially when they enter a price war. If that’s the case, why would Airbnb hosts choose to operate their short-term residential rental businesses in a neighborhood with already existing listings?
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Education predictions for the next year and beyond
Bambi Majumdar EducationThe beginning of every new year spawns a flurry of predictions. This year's predictions in education mark a definite shift in direction. According to experts, education will be moving away from one-size-fits-all assessments and memorizing facts to learning how to make a difference. In the next decade, solving complex problems will be most important for students. Forbes predicts that, instead of an obsession with testing and ranking, cohort education will involve place-based learning experiences. Experiential learning will slowly become the new normal.
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Screen time: How much is too much?
Brian Stack EducationAs our world becomes more and more digital, our classrooms continue to become transformed through technology. The curriculum binders in the back of the teacher's classroom have been replaced with a shared "drive." The whiteboard at the front of the room seldom has dry erase marking on it because students know their agenda, know that their notes will always live in the "cloud" and realize that the whiteboard is really a way for the teacher to project the Google Classroom on the wall. There is an app for everything — literally.
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The risks of ‘good enough’ in IT and communication infrastructure
Steve Braverman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSeamless IT and network connections are crucial for today's connected businesses. While strong IT and network connections can create great opportunities for a business, many companies settle for infrastructure that is just "good enough." "Good enough" IT and communication infrastructure may be less costly to a business initially; however, there are leading risks that come with operating with "good enough" infrastructure, including security risks, slow processing speed, and unforeseen costs down the line. Before setting up your own communications network, it is important to identify these risks and learn actionable ways to avoid using a less-than-optimal network.
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In a first, UK scientists estimate the economic impact of herbicidal resistance
Scott E. Rupp Food & BeverageScientists from the Zoological Society of London have recently done something significant, if not innovative. These researchers are part of an effort that, for the first time, has placed a number on the damage caused by herbicidal resistance of a major agricultural weed. An estimated 4 million tons of pesticide are applied to crops worldwide each year, the report noted. As of 2019, 253 known herbicide-resistant weeds exist, and estimates of the costs of resistance to agricultural xenobiotics are severely lacking.
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Surveys: Travel industry apps, sites lag behind speed of new possibilities
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAs the sophistication of technology available to us through our personal devices continues to develop and morph at lightning speed, it is not surprising that, according to recently released surveys by J.D. Power, many of the legacy travel apps we use are simply lagging behind their more agile, upstart counterparts. The 2019 J.D. Power U.S. Travel App Satisfaction Study and the 2019 U.S. Travel Website Satisfaction Study show that all travel industry websites — even those operated by digital natives — score substantially lower in customer satisfaction compared to high-scoring websites in other industries.
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When the healthcare C-suite embraces the digital age
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationIn the healthcare ecosystem, digital technologies have been gaining prevalence, market share, and clinical applicability for years. In the 21st century, the ubiquity of these innovative advancements is increasing. On the leadership front, many health systems have been lagging behind in terms of bringing the digital age into the C-suite, but that calculus now seems to be irrevocably changing.
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6 cybersecurity resolutions worth sticking to in 2020
Daniel Markuson Science & TechnologyEveryone is familiar with the desire to change for the better as the New Year comes. And although about 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by mid-February, some are worth keeping. In the digital age, those are the ones related to cybersecurity and online lives. We have no control over when the next company or even government institution is hacked. But even if we can't prevent all cyber threats, there are things we can do to make our digital life safer. Promise to stay safe during 2020 and make these resolutions that will stick.
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Do applicant tracking systems work?
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementApplicant tracking systems (ATS) automate the recruitment, interview, and hiring process. They provide a tremendous benefit to companies, but at what cost? Do they improve the process for job seekers or actually make it more cumbersome? And to what degree could an ATS hinder companies from finding the best applicants? Gene Mal, CTO at Static Jobs, has been on both sides of the table, and he’s not a fan of using an ATS. "Employers are starting to realize that applicant tracking systems don't work," he says.
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Diminishing bug populations may cause ecological ‘collapse’
Dave G. Houser Waste Management & EnvironmentalWe have a major bug problem — and ironically it is the bugs, not we humans, that are threatened. The first global scientific review of insect populations published last February in the U.K. reveals that insect population declines around the world threaten to cause a "catastrophic collapse of nature's ecosystems." A follow-up report last November in the journal Biological Conservation concluded, "Insects around the world are rapidly declining. Their absence would have devastating consequences for life on the planet."
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