01822nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245005400055210005300109260004200162490000700204520123700211653002601448653002501474653002501499653002801524653002701552100001901579856003001598       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aWhat are the Challenges of Building a Smart City?0 aWhat are the Challenges of Building a Smart City  aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/20200 v103 aThe recent emergence of the concept of 'smart cities' presents challenges to city administrators for planning, managing, and governing modern cities in the digital age. Research on smart cities tends to focus on the attributes of cities at a more developed stage, instead this article departs from that trend by discussing an aspiring smart city in a small-island developing country. The purpose of the study is to examine the steps required for building a smart city against a background of the concept of smart cities, taken in the context of an empirical study of an aspiring small smart city. The main finding is that there is no single route to becoming a smart city, but rather there are critical steps that can be adopted as part of a building process for achieving that objective. This work adds value in presenting a way to synthesize the smart city concept with empirical work involving one small smart city's aspirations and achievements. The article fills a partial gap in the smart city literature and has implications for aspiring city administrators, smart city builders, persons concerned with the application of ICT to address city challenges, as well as for students of urban planning, development, and management.10abuilding smart cities10aICT and smart cities10aSmart cities concept10asmart city case studies10asmart city initiatives1 aAllahar, Haven  utimreview.ca/article/138801674nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245005700055210005500112260004200167300000900209490000600218520106800224653001501292653002601307653003201333653002201365653002401387100001901411856003801430       2019                        eng d  a1927-032100aA Management Innovation Approach to Project Planning0 aManagement Innovation Approach to Project Planning  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2019  a4-130 v93 aInnovation is viewed as indispensable to the economic and social development of countries, and the subject has been widely researched. The initial research focused on the development of new products and services by firms applying technological initiatives. The concept has expanded to cover many domains and features of innovation that led to innovation in non-technological areas, currently referred to as “management innovation”. Many tools were developed by management specialists and gurus such as strategic planning, vision and mission statements, benchmarking, customer-satisfaction measurement, and outsourcing to target performance improvements in firms. The output of this article is a project development planning model that integrates management innovation tools related to the field of project planning as a novel approach tested by a consulting firm over several applications. The article has implications for managers, consultants, and professionals involved in the design, planning, and implementation of a varied range of development projects.10ainnovation10amanagement innovation10amanagement innovation tools10ascenario planning10astrategic foresight1 aAllahar, Haven  uhttps://timreview.ca/article/124501840nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245006900055210006700124260004200191300001000233490000600243520113000249653003101379653003101410653003101441653002001472653001701492653003501509100001901544700001701563856003001580       2019                        eng d  a1927-032100aA University Business School as an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Hub0 aUniversity Business School as an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Hub  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2019  a15-250 v93 aThis article assesses the progress of a business school toward achieving the status of an entrepreneurial ecosystem hub with emphasis on the components related to entrepreneurial universities, entrepreneurship education, university business incubators, and university-enterprise-government-civil society collaboration. The objective of a business school serving as an entrepreneurial ecosystem hub, is to stimulate economic development, generate employment, and create innovative technology-based ventures or service businesses. These components are discussed from theoretical and practical viewpoints in order to provide greater understanding of the concepts. An insider action research assessment of the university-affiliated business school was conducted to gauge the progress made in building an embryonic entrepreneurial ecosystem centered upon a business school as a hub. Emphasis is placed on the need to develop strong collaboration among key stakeholders for achieving success in building an effective entrepreneurial ecosystem based on a quadruple helix system, consistent with the lead-in quotation to the article.10aentrepreneurial ecosystems10aentrepreneurial university10aentrepreneurship education10aquadruple helix10atriple helix10auniversity business incubation1 aAllahar, Haven1 aSookram, Ron  utimreview.ca/article/128001719nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245007200055210006900127260004200196300001000238490000600248520105700254653002401311653002601335653003901361653002301400653003401423100001901457856003701476       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aAcademic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation0 aAcademic Publishing Internet Technology and Disruptive Innovatio  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2017  a47-560 v73 aAfter 350 years of operation, the academic journal publishing industry is imbalanced and in flux as a result of the impacts of Internet technology, which has led, over the past 20 years, to the rise of open access publishing. The introduction of open access journals, in the opinion of many researchers, is considered to be a case of disruptive innovation that is revolutionizing the industry. This article analyzes the traditional journal publishing system, the recent open access models of journal publishing as an evolving phenomenon, the nature and extent of open access as a disruptive innovation, and the implications for key stakeholders. The major finding is that open access publishing has gained traction because technology has contributed to lower publication costs, easier access to research articles, and speedier publishing processes. However, the threat posed by open access has not significantly impacted traditional publishers because of strategies employed by the major publishers and slow adoption of open access by some researchers.10aacademic publishing10adisruptive innovation10ainternet technology and publishing10ajournal publishing10aopen access publishing models1 aAllahar, Haven  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1120