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12
Apr
2011

Competitive Potential of Micro-sized IT Outsourcing Vendors in a Small State of the European Union: A Case of Malta

Journal of Outsourcing and Organizational Information Management
Information Technology (IT) outsourcing becomes an increasingly popular phenomenon among business practitioners who seek services and/or products of third party suppliers to meet their in-house IT needs. It offers a business opportunity for IT outsourcing vendors, which, from a competitive potential perspective, may be challenging…
08
Apr
2011

Individual and Perceptual Characteristics Influences On E-Learning Outcomes

Communications of the IBIMA
This paper aims to study the influence of individual and perceptual characteristics on e-learning outcomes. A conceptual model, based on the social cognitive theory, technology acceptance theory and training evaluation model, is developed and tested on 410 trainees, in Tunisian context. Data analysis conducted by…
07
Apr
2011

Service Quality and Students’ Satisfaction at Higher Learning Institutions: The Competing Dimensions of Malaysian Universities’ Competitiveness

Journal of Southeast Asian Research
One of important determinants of national competitiveness is the quality of its higher education. This quality comes from the combination of excellent learning process and public satisfaction on the service delivered. Student satisfaction assessment is vital in determining service quality at higher learning institutions (HEIs).…
06
Apr
2011

E-generation, What’s New ?

Journal of Human Resources Management Research
This article discusses the "e-generation’s" characteristics and the management tools and methods capable of handling them. In particular, we take a look at how to get a better grip on this generation’s values when faced with the issues of being attractive, recruitment, and employee loyalty…
05
Apr
2011

Dynamic Pricing in Management Science

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
This paper presents a review of the literature on dynamic pricing models in management science. We discuss monopolistic and competitive situations, with an emphasis on applications in different contexts. We also describe the main development perspectives of this literature.
04
Apr
2011

An Investigation into the Use of ERP Systems in the Public Sector

Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
During recent years, public organizations have invested considerable resources in the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, even using solutions initially targeted for manufacturing companies. The interest generated by the ERP phenomenon in the public-sector still growing and the particularities of this sector make…
01
Apr
2011

The Applicability of the Constant Dividend Model for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange

Journal of Financial Studies and Research
The decision to pay out earnings or retain dividends has been a subject of debate for many scholars. This research paper tests the applicability of constant dividend model from companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange. Data was collected from annual reports and share price…
01
Apr
2011

The New Age Complimenting the Digital Age: Using Hypnosis, NLP and Time Line TherapyTM Techniques to Reduce Negative Emotions among People Involved with Information Technology

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management
Although the amount of interaction with computers is increasing in the current digital age, humans are still facing emotional problems at work. This research looks at the effectiveness of new age techniques such as Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time Line TherapyTM (TLT) in…
31
Mar
2011

Exploring Policy-Formulation for SMEs in Cloud Computing: The Case of Turkey

IBIMA Business Review
The promise of competitiveness that clouds offer to enterprises creates a substantial part of the cloud phenomenon. 2010 European Union report on cloud computing identifies the strong commercial nature of clouds and addresses new policies and actions for the competitiveness of European industry. Today, European…
28
Mar
2011

A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Human Resource Professionals in Pakistan and Malaysia

IBIMA Business Review
The aim of this empirical paper was to show the comparison between the effectiveness of Human Resource (HR) professionals and the organizational factors (namely, leadership, organizational support and reward system), based on a study on the HR professionals in two private universities — A university(AU)…