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SOCIAL TERM: Αλτρουισμός / Altruism

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 7

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): “What is altruism? Since the 1990s scholars have agreed to define altruism as acts that seek to increase another’s welfare. Those acts are performed voluntarily without external constraints or coercion, with the intention of helping someone else, and without expecting any rewards” (Passy 2013)

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Νίκος Σερντεδάκις

REFERENCE: Passy, Florence. 2013. «Altruism and social movements» In The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Edited by Snow, D., della Porta, D., Klandermans, B., and McAdam D. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell

DEFINITION (2): “Although scholars' definitions differ, most would agree that altruism (1) seeks to increase another's welfare, not one's own; (2) is voluntary; (3) is intentional, meant to help someone else; and (4) expects no external reward (definition adapted from Batson 1987, J. Piliavin and Charng 1990, and Bar-Tal 1985-1986)”. (Simmons 1991: 3).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Νίκος Σερντεδάκις

REFERENCE: Simmons, Roberta G. 1991. «Presidential address on altruism and sociology». The Sociological Quarterly 32: 1–22.

SOCIAL TERM: Μελέτη συστηματικής χαρτογράφησης / Systematic mapping study

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Methodological

DEFINITION (1): Systematic mapping study is a research method that provides a broad review of a research area in order to identify the quantity and kind of research and results that are available in this area. It also provides a structure of the kind of research reports that have been published, by categorizing them. The research questions are rather broad, as they aim to reveal identified research tendencies and with the mapping of their frequencies of publications through time (Kitchenham and Charters, 2007).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Kitchenham, B. and Charters, S. (2007). "Guidelines for Performing Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering", Technical report, EBSE Technical Report EBSE-2007-01.

DEFINITION (2): Systematic mapping study is a research method that aims to categorize and thematically analyze the bibliography on a certain topic. The five basic steps that are followed are: definition of the research questions, study research, study selection, extraction of keywords from abstracts, data extraction and mapping (Fauzi et al., 2010).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Fauzi, S.S.M., Bannerman, P.L. and Staples, M. (2010). Software configuration management in global software development: A systematic map, 17th Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC), IEEE, pp.404–413.

SOCIAL TERM: Συστηματική βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση / Systematic literature review

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Methodological

DEFINITION (1): Systematic literature review is the main method of synthesis of scientific studies on a particular topic or research question. It is a methodologically rigorous review of research results. Its aim is to gather existing evidence on a research question (Kitchenham et al., 2009).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Kitchenham, B., Brereton, O.P., Budgen, D., Turner, M., Bailey, J. and Linkman, S. (2009). Systematic literature review on software engineering- a systematic literature review. Information and software technology, 51, pp. 7-15.

DEFINITION (2): Systematic literature review is a review of a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and clear methods to trace, select and critically identify relevant research and to collect and analyze data from the studies included in the review (Mentzer and Kahn, 1995).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Mentzer, T.J. and Kahn, K.B. (1995). A framework of logistics research. Journal of business logistics, 16(1), pp. 231-250.

SOCIAL TERM: Ψηφιακός μετασχηματισμός / Digital transformation

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): Digital transformation describes a process that leads to the adaptation of digital technology and to the necessary organizational changes in order to improve the corporate performance. The four technologies linked to digitalization are: the analytical tools, the mobile tools, the platforms for digital capabilities and the social media (Wade, 2016).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Wade, M. (2016). Digital business transformation, the game changer.

DEFINITION (2): Digital transformation is an organizational change that aims to adapt and implement digital technologies. However, it is something more than the increased use of hardware and software or the replacement of traditional paper. It also concerns changes in the culture and operations of the organization, in order to improve its performance. Digitalization is change based on technology rather than on other factors of transformation, like political or economic factors (Hoberg et al., 2015).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Hoberg, P., Krcmar, H. and Welz, B. (2015). Skills for digital transformation. Research report.

SOCIAL TERM: Πρόθεση αγοράς / Purchase intention

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): Purchase intention is the willingness of a consumer to purchase a particular good or service. Purchase intention is a dependent variable, based on some external and internal factors. Also, purchase intention is a measure of consumers’ attitudes towards purchasing a product or utilizing a service (Bian and Forsythe, 2012).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Bian, Q. and Forsythe, S. (2012). Purchase intention for luxury brands: a cross cultural comparison. Journal of business research, 65, pp. 1443-1451.

DEFINITION (2): Purchase intention is defined as the willingness of the consumers to buy a certain product or service at a specific time and under specific circumstances. Purchase intentions are often measured by marketing managers, as a factor in decision making for new or existing products. Purchase intentions are correlated and predict future sales, but not in a perfect way (Hung et al., 2011).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Hung, Κ., Chen, Α.Η., Peng, Ν., Hackley, C., Tiwsakul, R.A. and Chou, C. (2011). Antecedents of luxury brand purchase intention. Journal of product & Brand management, 20(6), pp. 457-467.

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SOCIAL TERM: Αλτρουισμός / Altruism

REFERENCE: Passy, Florence. 2013. «Altruism and social movements» In The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Edited by Snow, D., della Porta, D., Klandermans, B., and McAdam D. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell

REFERENCE: Simmons, Roberta G. 1991. «Presidential address on altruism and sociology». The Sociological Quarterly 32: 1–22.

SOCIAL TERM: Μελέτη συστηματικής χαρτογράφησης / Systematic mapping study

REFERENCE: Kitchenham, B. and Charters, S. (2007). "Guidelines for Performing Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering", Technical report, EBSE Technical Report EBSE-2007-01.

REFERENCE: Fauzi, S.S.M., Bannerman, P.L. and Staples, M. (2010). Software configuration management in global software development: A systematic map, 17th Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC), IEEE, pp.404–413.

SOCIAL TERM: Συστηματική βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση / Systematic literature review

DEFINITION (1): Systematic literature review is the main method of synthesis of scientific studies on a particular topic or research question. It is a methodologically rigorous review of research results. Its aim is to gather existing evidence on a research question (Kitchenham et al., 2009).

REFERENCE: Kitchenham, B., Brereton, O.P., Budgen, D., Turner, M., Bailey, J. and Linkman, S. (2009). Systematic literature review on software engineering- a systematic literature review. Information and software technology, 51, pp. 7-15.

DEFINITION (2): Systematic literature review is a review of a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and clear methods to trace, select and critically identify relevant research and to collect and analyze data from the studies included in the review (Mentzer and Kahn, 1995).

REFERENCE: Mentzer, T.J. and Kahn, K.B. (1995). A framework of logistics research. Journal of business logistics, 16(1), pp. 231-250.

SOCIAL TERM: Ψηφιακός μετασχηματισμός / Digital transformation

REFERENCE: Wade, M. (2016). Digital business transformation, the game changer.

REFERENCE: Hoberg, P., Krcmar, H. and Welz, B. (2015). Skills for digital transformation. Research report.

SOCIAL TERM: Πρόθεση αγοράς / Purchase intention

REFERENCE: Bian, Q. and Forsythe, S. (2012). Purchase intention for luxury brands: a cross cultural comparison. Journal of business research, 65, pp. 1443-1451.

REFERENCE: Hung, Κ., Chen, Α.Η., Peng, Ν., Hackley, C., Tiwsakul, R.A. and Chou, C. (2011). Antecedents of luxury brand purchase intention. Journal of product & Brand management, 20(6), pp. 457-467.

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SOCIAL TERM: Αλτρουισμός / Altruism

REFERENCE: Passy, Florence. 2013. «Altruism and social movements» In The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Edited by Snow, D., della Porta, D., Klandermans, B., and McAdam D. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell

REFERENCE: Simmons, Roberta G. 1991. «Presidential address on altruism and sociology». The Sociological Quarterly 32: 1–22.

SOCIAL TERM: Μελέτη συστηματικής χαρτογράφησης / Systematic mapping study

REFERENCE: Kitchenham, B. and Charters, S. (2007). "Guidelines for Performing Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering", Technical report, EBSE Technical Report EBSE-2007-01.

REFERENCE: Fauzi, S.S.M., Bannerman, P.L. and Staples, M. (2010). Software configuration management in global software development: A systematic map, 17th Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC), IEEE, pp.404–413.

SOCIAL TERM: Συστηματική βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση / Systematic literature review

DEFINITION (1): Systematic literature review is the main method of synthesis of scientific studies on a particular topic or research question. It is a methodologically rigorous review of research results. Its aim is to gather existing evidence on a research question (Kitchenham et al., 2009).

REFERENCE: Kitchenham, B., Brereton, O.P., Budgen, D., Turner, M., Bailey, J. and Linkman, S. (2009). Systematic literature review on software engineering- a systematic literature review. Information and software technology, 51, pp. 7-15.

DEFINITION (2): Systematic literature review is a review of a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and clear methods to trace, select and critically identify relevant research and to collect and analyze data from the studies included in the review (Mentzer and Kahn, 1995).

REFERENCE: Mentzer, T.J. and Kahn, K.B. (1995). A framework of logistics research. Journal of business logistics, 16(1), pp. 231-250.

SOCIAL TERM: Ψηφιακός μετασχηματισμός / Digital transformation

REFERENCE: Wade, M. (2016). Digital business transformation, the game changer.

REFERENCE: Hoberg, P., Krcmar, H. and Welz, B. (2015). Skills for digital transformation. Research report.

SOCIAL TERM: Πρόθεση αγοράς / Purchase intention

REFERENCE: Bian, Q. and Forsythe, S. (2012). Purchase intention for luxury brands: a cross cultural comparison. Journal of business research, 65, pp. 1443-1451.

REFERENCE: Hung, Κ., Chen, Α.Η., Peng, Ν., Hackley, C., Tiwsakul, R.A. and Chou, C. (2011). Antecedents of luxury brand purchase intention. Journal of product & Brand management, 20(6), pp. 457-467.

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