Business Research Methodology Report: Smart Cities Literature Review

This report provides a comprehensive overview of business research methodologies applied to the context of smart cities. It analyzes several research papers, each focusing on different aspects of smart city development. The first summary discusses cybersecurity challenges and the importance of safety, security, and privacy in smart cities. The second summary examines the development of a marketplace for smart city foundational services, highlighting the role of technical standards and regulations. The third summary explores the impact of information communication technology (ICT) and sustainability in smart city management. The fourth summary presents a strategic view of smart city technology, particularly during economic recessions, while the fifth summary investigates how smart cities will change supply chain management. Each summary highlights the methodologies used, the key findings, and the relevance of the research to both academic and practitioner audiences. The report references multiple journals and studies, providing a multifaceted perspective on smart city research.

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Table of Contents
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Summary 2............................................................................................................................................4
Summary 3............................................................................................................................................5
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Summary 5............................................................................................................................................7
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Summary 1
Adel S. Elmaghraby, and Michael M. Losavio (2014) Cybersecurity challenges in Smart
Cities: Safety, security, and privacy, 5(4), pp. 491–497
This research paper discusses the cybersecurity challenges in smart cities. It also presents
many theories to discover safety, security, and privacy role in the smart cities. The main aim
of this report is to address the impact of safety, security and privacy, and cybersecurity in the
smart countries. This paper based on opinions of many authors to support the study, it
involves Elmaghraby and Losavio (2014). This study practiced several paradigms and
categorical structures as it could be imperative for examine advantages and cybersecurity. In
this, it considers three factors like intelligence level, instrumented, and Interconnected.
Moreover, the integrated structure will assist to the emergency responders, disaster recovery,
and public safety as it could be effective in managing the security. The findings also
demonstrate the significance of security and privacy. It supports to explore the findings of the
research study, author practiced a huge number of pictures and tables to represent the
collected data. From the findings, it is examined that the security demonstrates the evaluation
of data and influences causing physical disruptions in the availability of services. Moreover,
It is also analyzed that privacy-protecting structure supports to gather the information and
prompt responses at the time of technical changes and dealing with security challenges. In
this report, the author uses a model to represent the interaction between servers and
individuals. This article is published in the Journal of Advanced Research. This Journal is
supportive to explore the qualitative and quantitative data as it would be imperative for both
research scholar and reader.

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Summary 2
Money, W. H., & Cohen, S. (2015). Developing a marketplace for Smart Cities
Foundational Services with Policy and Trust, International Journal of Computer
Science: Theory and Application, 3(1), 1-12.
This report supports to provide the evidence of the previous research challenges, like Rose
(2013), who focuses on the programmes for the smart city technical regulations and guidance
to explore the significance of standards in the smart cities. In addition, it is also stated that the
main aim of this research report is to identify the role of the technical standards and guidance
in establishing the smart city. Cohen and Money (2017) completed their research on this
particular research matter. In this research study, the investigator uses the multiple large
software structures that consider many elements like environmental interactivity,
requirements of citizens, error handlings, safety instruction, and operational controlling
liability. Other elements are transparency, portfolio, credibility, availability, and hosting. The
data was collected through observation method. Moreover, the author has used many methods
to analysis the framework of smart cities like applied computing, Information systems,
Security and privacy, Software security engineering, and Human-centred computing. This
finding recommended that through data analysis method, the research scholar is able to
determine the significance of regulation in the smart cities. In this, it is also addressed that
there is a certain factor that could be imperative in making the smart city like techniques,
policies, companies, management system, people, governance, economy, communities,
natural atmosphere, and infrastructure. To support discovered findings, the investigator
exercised a huge number of tables, charts, and tables to increase the discussion. This journal
is published in the International World Wide Web Conference Committee. This journal
concentrates on the practical relevance and theoretical exploration as it could be beneficial
for the academic audience as well as the practitioner.

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Francesco Bifulco Marco Tregua Cristina Caterina Amitrano Anna D'Auria,
(2016),"ICT and sustainability in smart cities management", International Journal of
Public Sector Management, Vol. 29 Iss 2 pp. 132 - 147
This paper supports to demonstrate the last research, such as Berry (2008), who describes the
conceptualization of smart cities. Moreover, it is also examined that the primary aim of this
research report is to determine the information communication technology and sustainability
in the smart cities management. Bifulco, F., Tregua, M., Amitrano, C. T., and D'Auria, A
(2015), have completed their research on ICT and sustainability in the smart cities
management. For this research study, the author has used the survey through a questionnaire
to conduct their research as it could be effective to collect the reliable outcome. In this,
qualitative data analysis method is used by the research scholar through content analysis
method as it would be supportive to evaluate the collected data and get a reliable outcome.
Moreover, this finding suggested that through data analysis method, the investigator is
capable to identify the importance of information communication technology and
sustainability in the smart cities. In this, it is also stated that information communication
technology and sustainability like an “across-the-board elements” because they connect all
services to communities in the smart city. Consequently, it will be effective to make the smart
city planning. In addition, ICT and sustainability technique support to operate the process of
amortization. In this research report, the research scholar has practiced many tables and
charts to support the findings and increase the whole discussion of research. This journal is
published in the International Journal of Public Sector Management. This journal focuses on
the theoretical exploration and practical relevance, which will be imperative for enhancing
the understanding of practitioner and academic audience.

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Paroutis, S., Bennett, M., Heracleous, L. (2013), a strategic view on smart city technology:
The case of IBM Smarter Cities during a recession 89, pp. 262-272.
This research report discusses the previous research, such as Harrison and Donnelly, who
discusses the perspective on smart cities. Further, the main aim of this research is to identify a
strategic and technical situation of the smart city for effectively dealing in the recession
period. Paroutis, S., Bennett, M., Heracleous, L. (2013) completed their research study on this
particular topic. In this research study, researchers have used qualitative research design to
complete the specified aim and objectives. In this, it considers a certain method of
observation, interview and documentary method to collect the data in the context of research
issue. Besides this, the researcher has also practiced the case study approach to collect
reliable data regarding the research issue. For this research study, research scholars have
utilized qualitative and quantitative data analysis method to examine the collected data and
meet research aim and objectives systematically. In addition, it is also found that the data
analysis method will enable the researcher to determine the significance of strategic view on
smart city technology. In this, the author mainly considers three factors like technology view,
systems view, and strategic view. It is also stated that systematic view and technical view
support to develop the smart technology and structure in the city. As a result, the country
could be capable to improve their existing situation systematically. For supporting the finding
of the research, the researcher will practice many tables and charts as could also be effective
to deeply understand the research matter. This journal article is published in the technological
forecasting and social change. This article concentrates on both practical as well as
theoretical perspective as it could be imperative for increasing the subjective knowledge of
academic audience and practitioner.

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Elcio M. Tachizawa, María J. Alvarez-Gil, María J. Montes-Sancho, (2015) "How
“smart cities” will change supply chain management", Supply Chain Management: An
International Journal, Vol. 20 Issue: 3, pp.237-248.
In this report, researcher studied various literature regarding the smart cities. This research
paper also supports to previous research, such as Wright and Steventon (2006), who discusses
the smart cities. The main purpose of this research report is to evaluate the impact of smart
city initiatives and big data on SCM (supply chain management). More precisely, this
research also discovers the information about the connection between supply network
characteristics, smart cities, and big data. Elcio M. Tachizawa, María J. Alvarez-Gil and
María J. Montes-Sancho (2015), completed their research on how “smart cities” will change
supply chain management. It will be effective to improve the supply chain process and get a
higher return. In this research study, researchers have used an integrative framework to
collect specific data about the research issue. In this, the researcher has also used the
literature review and integrative framework to evaluate the collected data and meet the
research aim and objectives. Further, this finding recommended that the data analysis method
mandate the researcher to determine the impact of smart cities in the whole process of supply
chain management. For this research report, the investigator has used charts to support the
collected data and as it could be effective to understand the current research matter. This
Journal has published in the supply chain management: an international journal. This Journal
concentrates on both practical and theoretical concept as it could be effective for improving
current awareness about research subject.

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References
Adel S. Elmaghraby, and Michael M. Losavio (2014) Cybersecurity challenges in Smart
Cities: Safety, security, and privacy, 5(4), pp. 491–497
Elcio M. Tachizawa, María J. Alvarez-Gil, María J. Montes-Sancho, (2015) "How “smart
cities” will change supply chain management", Supply Chain Management: An International
Journal, Vol. 20 Issue: 3, pp.237-248.
Francesco Bifulco Marco Tregua Cristina Caterina Amitrano Anna D'Auria, (2016) "ICT and
sustainability in smart cities management", International Journal of Public Sector
Management, Vol. 29 Iss 2 pp. 132 - 147
Money, W. H., & Cohen, S. (2015) ‘Developing a marketplace for Smart Cities Foundational
Services with Policy and Trust’, International Journal of Computer Science: Theory and
Application, 3(1), 1-12.
Paroutis, S., Bennett, M., Heracleous, L. (2013) a strategic view on smart city technology:
The case of IBM Smarter Cities during a recession 89, pp. 262-272.