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Research on Human Resource Allocation in a Reptile Pet Intelligent Care Entrepreneurial Team

Author(s)

Kaiyue Hou1*, Kunqi Feng2

Affiliation(s)

Beijing City University, Beijing, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Pet consumption is going up in China. Niche pet segments are growing. Reptile pets need smart care. This is a new entrepreneurial direction. It has a lot of potential in the pet economy market. Micro-sized university student startup teams have problems. They don't have enough people. Their team setup does not fit their business model well. This paper looks at a student project. It is called "Turtle Guardian". It is a smart turtle rearing system. The system uses a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) idea. That idea is "preventive treatment of disease". It also uses IoT-based ecological filtration technology. We use a single-case study method. We look at human resource allocation in micro-sized student teams. These teams work in the reptile pet smart care niche. We find a new human resource allocation model. It has simple features. One feature is a minimalistic division of labor. Another feature is cross-disciplinary professional supplementation. Our results show this model works well. It reduces team operating costs. It improves private-domain commercial conversion efficiency. It also provides theoretical support. It gives practical references too. These help micro-sized university student entrepreneurial teams in niche pet sectors. They can optimize human resources. They can implement their business models better.

Keywords

Human Resource Allocation; Business Model; University Student Entrepreneurial Team; New Paradigm

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