Despite billions of dollars invested in e-government systems annually, the degree to which these systems deliver public value varies widely. It is posited that traditional means of evaluating these systems overlook important value measures needed to support effective use and ultimate success of e-government. This paper develops a conceptual framework grounded upon Service Dominant Logic to prov...

An historical generalization about forest cover change in which rapid deforestation gives way over time to forest restoration is called "the forest transition." Prior research on the forest transition leaves three important questions unanswered: (1) How does forest loss influence an individual landowner's incentives to reforest? (2) How does the forest recovery rate affect the likelihood of for...

Continuous optimization of value co-creation in networks of consumers and autonomous service enablers describes a major challenge to mediating platform operators. In analogy to systems theory, we propose to introduce customizable feedback loops from the service-enabling ecosystem to the service enablers via the platform operator. Relevant feedback information can be derived from analysis of net...

Continuous optimization of value co-creation in networks of consumers and autonomous service enablers describes a major challenge to mediating platform operators. In analogy to systems theory, we propose to introduce customizable feedback loops from the service-enabling ecosystem to the service enablers via the platform operator. Relevant feedback information can be derived from analysis of net...

A business ecosystem has evolved in the field of cloud computing whereby new types of market actors have emerged breaking up the traditional value chain of IT service provision. In order to create a profound understanding of this ecosystem, several scholars tried to capture it in a model. However, these models differ considerably from each other. The goal of this paper, therefore, is to develop...

While being studied by scientists for decades, the term ecosystem services was only recently introduced to the general public. This introduction intended broad-scale recognition of ecosystems and their value for human wellbeing. Both quantitative and qualitative research on ecosystem services became emerging topics in scientific research. Ecosystem service prediction models were developed varyi...

AIMS To assess the usefulness of non-invasive coronary flow reserve (CFR) to predict left ventricular adverse remodelling (LVR) after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS Sixty-five consecutive patients (mean age 58 +/- 13 years, 24 women) with a first anterior STEMI, underwent prospectively CFR in the distal part of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), using ...

Understanding the economic value of nature and the services it provides to humanity has become increasingly important for local, national and global policy and decision making. However, problems arise in that it is difficult to obtain meaningful values for goods and services that ecosystems provide which have no formal market, or are characteristically intangible. Additional problems occur when...