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A Systematic Literature Review Looking at Digitizing Container Harbors
This article presents a systematic literature on the use of information technology within the field of maritime shipping. First, the review scope, the search terms, the data sources, the search process, the inclusion- and...
Issues in Updating an ERP System: A Case Study
Abstract: The Indianapolis International Airport has been using Oracle ERP for over 20 years. For a variety of reasons discussed in this case, the time has come to look for a replacement. This case...
An Integrative Model of Green Supply Chain Management: The Role of Interorganizational Information System
Abstract: Sustainable development has attracted interest from a broad range of academic disciplines as well as the practical world since Brundtland introduced the notion. Firms have started to rely on interorganizational information systems and strategic...
The Status of Business Intelligence in Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Norway
Abstract: Business intelligence has the potential to bring new opportunities to organizations. Dashboards, various reporting options, visualizations techniques, end-user self-service and data warehousing are entering society at an alarming rate. There is a push from...
A Big Data Perspective on the Relationship between Firearm Laws and Mass Shootings: Data Visualization Approach
Abstract: To examine the relationship between state-level firearm laws and number of mass shooting incidents, we took a data visualization approach. First, a dataset was compiled from multiple sources. Descriptive analysis was represented using a...
The Current Status of Business Intelligence: A Systematic Literature Review
Abstract: Business intelligence has gained much attention the last few years and corporations has invested a lot of money in its operation to better prepare for the future. Studies show improvements in organizations performance...
Causal Analysis of Tourism and Economic Growth in India and Sri Lanka
Abstract: The present study analyzes the existence and direction of causality between economic growth and tourism development. This study utilized two bivariate models- 1) Gross domestic product (at constant price) (GDPc,J and foreign tourist...
Reflections on Credit Market Incentives in a Small Open Economy with a Dominating Market Player- The Case of Norwegian Banking
Abstract: This paper reflects on the banking market in Norway, a small open economy with a market player that is “too big- and too public to fail” (TBTPF). Discussing competition, risk and regulation, this...
Gains From Energy Transition Gaps: Adaptive Moves to Winning Strategy
Abstract: Financial economics optimizes value by reducing deviations (or risks) from expected outcomes (or returns). It errs when managerial aversions or preferences, volatilities, and prior commitments are ignored. To profit from transitioning energy markets,...
Corporate Governance, Nawacita, and Financial Performance of Soes in Indonesia
Abstract: This study examines the effect of Corporate Governance (CG) assessment with CG index, Nawacita, and elements of CG index (Board of Commissioners, Audit Committee, Ownership, and Risk Management and Nomination & Remuneration Committee/RMNR...
Open Source Big Data Analytics Software for Business and Enterprise
Article: Stated simply, big data analytics is the process of analyzing enormously large volumes of transactional and other business data to discover hidden patterns, develop useful insights, and identify actionable pointers that help managements take...
Investments in Information and Communication Technology and Bank´s Performance: Panel Data Evidence From Nigeria
Abstract: The study examined the investments by Nigerian banks in ICT development and maintenance and their implications for corporate performance using panel data methodology that modelled for pooled, fixed, random, and redundant effects. It...
A Conceptual Framework of Empowering Knowledge-Workers to Enact Security Practices
Abstract: With the requirements of security laws and/or the increasingly revealed number of information security incidents, many organizations have developed and implemented security policy to comply with legal requirements and to promote security practices to...
Data Mining in Film Tourism
Abstract: The economic impact of film induced tourism is of great interest to governments,tourist authorities, local businesses as well as residents. Film tourismreveals a positive economic impact on a featured location. This studyinvestigates Walt Disney´s animated...
Market Volatility Determinants and Performance of Banks in Nigeria
Abstract: The peculiarity of business activities of the banking sector have made them highlyvulnerable to the risks associated with the recent economic distress in theNigerian financial market. This study was conducted to assess the...
How Social Capital, Supply Chain Integration, and Customer Loyalty Affect Performance
Abstract: This study identifies a commonvariable from supplier to consumer within the firms and supply chains of theNortheastern United States. Socialcapital appears to be significant from supply chain all the way to the consumer. Retail...
A Note on the Informal Business Sector in Nigeria
Abstract: The study sought to analyze Nigeria’s informal sector by assessing factors that drive and inhibit informality; the characteristics and contributions of the informal sector to the economy using survey data obtained from 2010 National...
Determinants of Investment Behaviour of Insurance Companies in Nigeria
Abstract: This study empirically investigated the determinants of investment behavior of insurance companies in Nigeria using the cointegration and Phillips-Hansen estimation procedure applied to annual time series Nigerian data from 1980 through 2013. The...
Wearable Technology in Education
Abstract: Despite the exceptional growth and potential of wearable technology, these devices and learning applications are still in their early stages. In an effort to support technology innovation many educational intuitions are incorporating wearable...
Strategic Entrepreneurship Curriculum in the U.S. and Europe: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract: The field of entrepreneurship education has grown in recent decades to a full-fledged discipline in its own right. Yet, the current approach to implementing entrepreneurship education varies drastically not only from one program...
The Fearful Three: Integrating Teamwork, Client-Project, and Study Abroad Into a Single Course
Abstract: Managers function within a cross-functional, multicultural setting that necessitates providing students with a learning environment comparable to real-life work projects. The present innovation-team- and client-based study abroad course-created a rich, complex, realistic, and...
Education as an Instrument of Public Policy: A Perspective on the Key to Economic Growth and Social Progress
Abstract: Despite the widely recognised excellence at the higher education level in the United States, education is not being used aggressively as an instrument of public policy to foster economic growth and social progress....
Foreign Ownership, International Market Orientation and Firm Performance
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine if foreign ownership and international market orientation are related to firm performance in Romania and in Central and Eastern Europe, based on survey data and...
Modeling Exchange Rate Volatility In Sub-Sahara African Economies: Empirical Evidence from South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana
Abstract: The study modeled the series of exchange rates returns in three African economies-South-Africa, Nigeria and Ghana- over the period Jan 2 2002 to June 25 2015. Specifically, the study considered seasonal breaks under...
A Long-Run Case Study of College Football Attendance
Abstract: Regular season game-day data for a single college football team over 33 years are used to estimate attendance and attendance as a percent of stadium capacity. Two estimation methods with stationary variables are...
Weak-Form Market Efficiency, Estimation Interval and the Nigerian Stock Exchange: Empirical Evidence
Abstract: Given the desirability of efficient capital markets in aiding optimal resource mobilization and allocation in the financial system, this paper is an attempt to investigate the efficiency level of the Nigerian Stock Exchange...
Unsecured Credit Cards in South Africa: An Ethical Perspective
Abstract: In recent years much attention has been given to the alarming increase in the household debt burden in South Africa. The two main remedial efforts, consumer education and prevention of reckless lending, have...
An Empirical Study of Japanese and South Korean Exchange Rates Using the Sticky-Price Monetary Theory
Abstract: Researchers have studied connections between exchange rates and macroeconomic variables for developed and emerging market economies. However, few address whether relationships differ by market classification. This study examines the impact that macroeconomic variables...
Environmental Auditing: A Panacea for Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria
Abstract: The recent spate of global warming and its insidious effect on the world´s climate makes the need for sustainability pronounced. Global warming generates unsustainable features like ozone depletion, toxic pollution, species extinction and...
The Effect of Virtual Cross-Cultural Experiences on Intercultural Competencies of Undergraduate Marketing Students
Abstract: Virtual Cross-Cultural Experiences (VCCE) are virtual meetings facilitated through web-enabled technologies such as WebEx, Skype, or WhatsApp that allow students in one country to hold virtual meetings with marketing students from a different...
Students´Perceptions of the ESP Course Taught in an Omani University: An Efficacious use of the Learning Management System as a Research Tool
Abstract: This paper assesses ESP students´perceptions of the course book and the course material involving the integration of the Learning Management System (LMS) at Sohar University in Oman. A survey research method was adopted in...
Educational Status of Dalit Girls in India: An Evaluative Study
Abstract: Education is at the core of all development efforts in advancing the economic and social well-being of the people. 1.4 billion People living in extreme poverty 1 billion (around 70 percent) live in rural...
Weak-Form Market Efficiency, Estimation Interval and the Nigerian Stock Exchange: Empirical Evidence
Abstract: Given the desirability of efficient capital markets in aiding optimal resource mobilization and allocation in the financial system, this paper is an attempt to investigate the efficiency level of the Nigerian Stock Exchange...
Framing Effect of Price Promotions on Consumer Choice: Evidence From Brazil
Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate whether consumers are responsive to price promotion framing effects, i.e., whether displaying a promotional discount as a percentage rather than an absolute monetary value would...
Entrepreneurial Success Factor Attributions: A Qualitative Investigation of Estonian, Guatemalan, and Romanian Cultures
Abstract: This paper reports the results of an initial exploratory investigation into culturally endorsed entrepreneurial prototypes. The study is part of the international research program “Entrepreneurship Work in Organizations Requiring Leadership Development” (E-WORLD). Focus...
Capital Mix Decisions and Firm Value: Empirical Evidence From Listed Nigerian Firms
Abstract: This study investigates the impact of equity and long-term debt financing on value of firms quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Static and dynamic modeling and estimations were done using causality, generalized method...
The Impact of ICT On The Efficiency of HRM in Cameroonian Enterprises: Case of the Mobile Telephone Industry
Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine the impact of Information and Communication Technology on the efficiency of Human Resource Management in the Cameroon mobile Telecommunication Sector. It specifically seeks to investigate...
Towards Agile System Analysis & Design: Improving Knowledge Transfer Across Domains Using Layered Framework
Abstract: An ongoing problem plaguing system developers is the inability to effectively transfer knowledge from domain experts to IT experts. This is due to many factors, such as not having a systematic and standardized...
Electronic Financial Networks With Socially Responsible Investing
Abstract: Advances in telecommunication networks, and, in particular, the Internet, have transformed the economic landscape for financial decision-making. Meanwhile the past and current financial crisis calls for social responsibility which is considered by many...
Electronic Ethical Leadership: A Preliminary Research Framework
Abstract: Business failures are often overshadowed by unethical communications in leadership. Hence ethical leadership, referring to appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships through communication, is an important research topic. Business communication increasingly...
Militarism, Civilianism, Inflation and Output Growth in Nigeria: An Econometric Study
Abstract: The study investigates the impact of military and democratic systems of government on the output growth and inflation conditions of the Nigerian economy. The study utilized relevant econometric modeling and estimation of hypothesized...
Insurance Investments, Intermediation Index, and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria
Abstract: The study investigates the short-run and long-run effects of the various aspects of insurance companies´investments on the insurance intermediation index and the GDP growth of the economy over time using cointegration procedure and classical...
Treasury Single Account: A Catalyst for Public Financial Management in Nigeria
Abstract: Many developing and low-income countries have fragmented government banking arrangements that hinder effective cash management and control over cash balances. It is common to find multiple bank accounts in commercial banks belonging to...
Higher Education: Contribution of Civilizations
Abstract: This paper is the result of an effort to validate US presidential candidate (2016 election cycle) Carly Fiorina´s strong assertions made during a speech she delivered on September 26, 2001, when she was...
Household Debt among Seniors in Canada The Role of Financial Knowledge
Abstract: This research attempts to explain the factors influencing the variation in debt levels among Canada’s senior population with a focus on the role of financial knowledge. This empirical research makes use of an ordered...
Analyzing Supply Chain Risks Through Multi-Tier Supplier Networks
Abstract: As firms establish their global supply chains, the risks increase dramatically due to increased complexity of the supply chains, which could result in lowering their market and financial performances. Natural disasters become major...
Lean Productivity Enhancements and Waste Elimination Through Emerging Technology
Abstract: Lean methods focus on productivity enhancement and the elimination of waste through numerous principles, practices, and tools. Current lean principles, practices, and tools comprise a body of knowledge dating back centuries or further....
Decision Support for the Entire Project Lifecycle
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide architecture for a project management tool that subsumes existing project management tools and provides for integrated project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure....
Human Capital-Economic Growth NEXUS in Africa: Heterogeneous Panel Causality Approach
Abstract: This paper examines the causal relationship between human capital and economic growth for a panel 29 African countries. In particular, the study applied theoretically consistent panel unit root procedures and panel cointegration tests that...
An Objective Evaluation of Innovative Education Strategies: Case Study of India
Abstract: Educational achievement is one of the pillars of comprehensive development that plays a significant role in balancing the socioeconomic fabric of a country. The development of over a billion citizens of India, its...
Factors That Influence the Education of District of Columbia Black Homeless Youth: Racial Inequality, Poverty and Consecutive Educational Reform
Abstract: Federal law defines homeless children and youth as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 1987). Youth and families with children are the fastest growing...
Trusting the Simplicity of the Ultimate Question: A Customer Satisfaction Approach to Student Evaluations of Teaching
Abstract: Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are important because they often serve as the primary basis for assessing faculty teaching, one of two key inputs into promotion and tenure and annual performance reviews. Our...
Output – Expenditure Relation: A Macroeconometric Evidence From Nigeria
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Sustaining Quality of Higher Education in Nigeria Through Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Abstract: This paper examines Quality Control and its sustenance in the Higher Education System in Nigeria, through the instrumentation of Accreditation and Quality Assurance framework and programs. It examines the evolution and growth of higher...
Pharmaceutical Care Coordination and Genomics in Emerging Markets: A Business Case for Ghana
Abstract: In Ghana, the health care framework is comprised of traditional and Western modalities; patients often commingle these approaches. Some variability in treatment response of asthma may be attributed to concomitant use of traditional and...
Self Development: An Imperative for Bridging the Critical Human Resource Gaps of the 21st Century University Administrator in Nigeria
Abstract: The very huge potentials of the 21st century has no doubt reflected on the way things are done in virtually every spare of human endeavour. This critical redefinition of the rules of engagement has...
Entrepreneurship Education and National Development: Evidence from Nigeria
Abstract: This study examined the extent to which entrepreneurship education has impacted the development of the Nigerian economy over a ten year period (2004 2013). This is at the instance of the intensity of the...
Conservative and Religiously Oriented Businessmen Associations in Turkey as Norm Diffuser Actors: The Case of Musiad
Abstract: The European integration is an on-going and dynamic process that affects the actor identities, preferences, and interests. In this sense, Turkey’s extended EU accession process has been one through which policy preferences have been redefined,...
Impact Assessment of Internal Audit on the Performance of Public Sector Management in Nigeria: A Study of Selected States in Nigeria
Abstract: The paper is an impact assessment of internal audit on the performance of public sector management in Nigeria. This research employed a survey research design. Questionnaires were distributed to selected respondents to gather information...
The Inflation – Expenditure Relation: Macrofinametric Evidence from Nigeria
Abstract: It is the objective of this study to investigate the relationships between the various aspects of government expenditure, namely capital and recurrent expenditure, and the macroeconomic variable – inflation based on the Nigerian...
The Price Impact Response of Institutional Trades: Bull and Bear Market Analysis
Abstract: Institutional traders face significant transaction costs when they have large orders to fill on behalf of their clients. A driving force behind the price impact of these orders is the available market liquidity...
Role of Fiscal Policy for Private Investment in Pakistan
Abstract: Fiscal policy has much controversial debate regarding its effectiveness on private investment. Taxation and government expenditure are two main instruments of fiscal policy. This paper is aimed to analyze the effect of fiscal...
A Study of Empirical Evidence of Effective Internal Audit in Corporate Governance in Pakistan
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the effectiveness of internal audit (IA) in corporate governance (CG) especially in banking sector of Pakistan. The current roles and responsibilities of internal...
The Influence of IT Environment on Hospital Employees´Acceptance of HIT
Abstract: The surge of health information technology (HIT) investment has helped hospitals evolve into an IT-intensive industry. Hospital nurses and physicians spend much time working with computer-based clinic application systems in their daily undertaking of...
College Student Perception of Electronic Textbooks
Abstract: Students have more distractions than ever before. Society is pushing towards digitisation and online access. Using mobile devices smartly but having the ability to concentrate when you need to can be a challenge. The old fashion...
Mobile Health Entrepreneurship: An Opportunity Exploitation Perspective
Abstract: Mobile health presents an entrepreneurial opportunity for healthcare providers, especially physicians who run their clinics individually or jointly. Based on entrepreneurship literature, this study examines the adoption of mobile health technologies in terms of...
Process and Practice: Improving Writing Ability, Confidence in Writing, and Awareness of Writing Skills´Importance
Abstract: This study examines the impact of a two-semester writing-focused program on freshman students’ perceived improvements in writing ability, confidence in writing, and recognition of the importance of writing skills for academic and career success....
Marketing High Performance Professional Skills: A Case Study of How An American University Teaches Employability Skills
Abstract: American companies have complained that students entering the workforce do not have the skills to meet the challenges of a high- performance workplace. To that end, marketing professionals and academics have sought to identify...
The Marketing Blog Competition: Integrating Educational Blogging and Analytics in the Classroom
Abstract: How should marketing educators teach today’s technologically savvy college students the latest knowledge as well as relevant soft and hard skills for employment in a world of Web 2.0? The changing environment requires the...
Levels of Flipping the Classroom: Study of African-American College Students
Abstract: This study is an analysis of mean exam scores of three groups of African-American Undergraduate business students to determine the effects of different levels of flipping the classroom. For the highest level of flipping,...
Designing a Social Media Platform in Support of Knowledge Sharing in Health Care Using Synchronous Video Communication
Abstract: Online social networks are evolving as platforms for health communication among the public, patients, and health professionals. Many existing health social network based portals do not provide synchronous-video-based communication features and are restricted...
Development of a Simulator for Complex Systems: A Students’ Learning Perspective
Abstract: The art and science of simulation is getting much attention since the 1990s. This attention has opened the doors for the educational institutions to teach simulations in different courses ranging from engineering to...
Chinese Perceptions of Information Quality On and Off the Internet: A View From the Second Decade of the Twenty-First Century
Abstract: The number of people using the Internet in China is large and continuing to grow. Cultural and social factors may affect the way in which the Internet is used in China. This study...
Task, Value, and Demand Alignment for Open Source Use in Organisations
Abstract: Irrespective of increased adoption, continued use of open source software (oss) in organizations remains a persistent challenge. Lack of alignment between the task, value of oss, and demands to meet task requirements often...
Measuring Teaching Effectiveness: A Comparative Evaluation
Abstract: Student evaluation of teaching (SET) is one of the several mechanisms used to assess student’s learning and instructor effectiveness in the classroom. Student evaluation of faculty teaching effectiveness has been used in most universities...
Strategic Use of Data for Student Enrolment Management: A Case Study
Abstract: Often performance and other organizational data in the form of reports, models and dashboards remain in the executive silo, however empowering all of the employees in an organization with some or all of this...
A Better Approach to College Teaching?
Abstract: Servant Leadership has become a popular tool for leaders in recent years though it has been dated back as far as 2000 years ago. Leaders employing Servant Leadership serve their followers/employees in an effort...
Faculty Perceptions About Distance Education to Teach Modern Languages
Abstract: This research study presents the results of a survey given to faculty in a Modern Languages Department to measure their perception of Distance Education (DE). The survey used was modified from the Community of...
The Case For A SMS Texting Integrated Classroom: Learning Preferences And Student Perceptions
Abstract: This paper synthesized two studies on whether or not student learning preferences and website usability influenced the use of a collaborative learning technology used to encourage student engagement. The collaborative learning technology was...
IT Induced Productivity Gains at National Levels: Characteristics of an Appropriate Theoretical Model
Abstract: Numerous studies in recent years have examined the productivity impact of information technology (IT). The IT impact has been studied both at the macro and micro level. This paper confines to the studies...
Adoption of Person Digital Assistants: An Empirical Study
Abstract: Despite downturn in economy, mobile commerce or M-commerce is well poised to take off in the US and worldwide. According to Ware (2011) of the Future of Work Institute, about 15 percent of...
Eliciting the User Requirements of Mobile Government Services in Malaysia Using Focus Group Method
Abstract: Mobile government implementation in Malaysia is still in its very early stages. In this regard, we need to investigate the potential needs of users of m-Government services. In addition, there is a need...
Multilayer Perception Artificial Neural Network and Radial Basis Networks as Tools to Predict Shelf Life of Cheese Tikka
Abstract: Soft cheese is well known acid coagulated dairy product. “Tikka” is a general South Asian term meaning marinated barbequed food. Cheese Tikka, which is a very popular vegetarian delightful, exotic dish, is traditionally...
Quality of Education and Human Capital in Economic Growth: An International Perspective
Abstract: The role of human capital on economic growth has long been articulated in the theoretical literature. However, some of the empirical studies on the impact of human capital on economic growth do not...
Micro & Macroeconomic Determinants of NAV of Islamic Equity Unit Trust Funds in Malaysia: Qualitative Approach
Abstract: This study aims to explore through a qualitative study the factors that influence the net asset value of Islamic equity unit trust funds in Malaysian unit trust industry. A phenomenology method through an...
Performance Appraisal System: Its Implication to Emplopyee Performance
Abstract: Performance appraisal is a vital tool to measure the frameworks set by any organization to its employees. It is utilized to track individual contribution and performance against organizational goals and to identify individual...
Innovative Approaches to A Multidisciplinary Program: Developing An Undergraduate Program in Health Information Management
Abstract: Using technology in health care is a key component to creating an improved, higher-quality health care system. However, there is a gap between the academic education of health care workers and the real...
Web 2.0 Social Networking Technologies & Student Engagement: An Evaluation of An In-Class Question-Answer SMS Text Messaging System
Abstract: This paper provides a synthesis of the current literature about using Web 2.0 technologies for social networking and how these tools combined with Short-Message- Service (SMS) texting can lead to increased participation from...
Student Motivation and Performance: Evidence Based On Introductory Economics Classes
Abstract: A number of studies in economics, education and psychology literature have examined the link between student motivation and educational performance. This paper extends this literature by examining if more motivated students take morning, as...
Mentorship: A Critical Innovative Strategy to Improve Teaching in a Changing Mentorship Didactic Environment
Abstract: To say that pre-service teacher training can never prepare teachers to teach for life is not an understatement. The contemporary education environment is characterized by new type of students, new political environment, different learning...
A Model To Improve Reading Proficiency Through Increased Involvement of African American Parents
Abstract: Limited reading proficiencyamong elementary childrenis prevalent across all racial groups. Lower performance in reading is generally more pronounced for African American children. Studies indicate that parents who assist in reading assignments have improved...
University Mentoring: Creating An Association to Develop Student Careers
Abstract: As universities find themselves in an ever-more dynamic and competitive economy, they face several challenges: graduating their students and finding opportunities for their graduates. There appears to be a near universal failure by universities...
Navigating The Sea of Change: Developing and Implementing an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Core Curriculum
Abstract: Business failures are often overshadowed by unethical communications in leadership. Hence ethical leadership, referring to appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships through communication, is an important research topic. Business communication increasingly...
