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Nov
2012

The Adoption of Web-Based Marketing in the Travel and Tourism Industry: An Empirical Investigation in Egypt

Journal of Innovation Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
This paper seeks to explain the determinants of the levels of web adoption for marketing purposes by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the travel and tourism industry. Web adoption is specifically defined as the ownership of a website to communicate and/or deliver travel…
20
Nov
2012

Obtaining Audit Evidence for Assessing Companies’ Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, Using Duration Models

Communications of the IBIMA
According to The International Standards on Auditing, the purpose of the auditor in an audit engagement is to express an independent, objective and a professional opinion regarding the accuracy of the financial statements of the companies audited. During his mission, the auditors must also assess…
20
Nov
2012

New Indicators for Knowledge Organizations

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management
Today’s knowledge organizations appear to be everywhere around us, but still there is no precise way to express whether an organization is knowledge-based or not or just how much is it knowledge- centered. Qualitative models are not enough anymore, so the purpose of this article…
16
Nov
2012

What Drive Consumers to Spread the Word in Social Media?

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
The on-line social networks or social media facilitated the interactions and the information sharing between the Internet users. The marketers aware of the importance of the word of mouth and recommendation, tried to use the social networks to contact consumers and encourage them to promote…
15
Nov
2012

Continuous Improvement Proposal Process and Operating Model

Journal of Organizational Management Studies
The objective of this study is to create a harmonised continuous improvement operating model. In this study, the theoretical framework for continuous improvement was established on the basis of topical research in the field. The empirical part of the study, based on the interviews, is…
15
Nov
2012

Responsible Business: The European Union is Driving Forward the European Strategies on Corporate Social Responsibility

Journal of EU Research in Business
Sustainable development is a great challenge for societies: in times facing a global recession, financial crisis, climate change, and energy crisis it is increasingly important to follow a long-term strategy for further development to reach sustainability. Corporate social responsibility is a concept whereby companies integrate…
14
Nov
2012

An Empirical Study on E-banking Acceptance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Journal of Electronic Banking Systems
While most banks in the UAE have adopted the Internet in providing various services, the understanding of the user acceptance of e-banking services remains limited. Prior studies on e-banking acceptance have been mainly conducted in the western countries. Given the different population and culture in…
14
Nov
2012

Building E-Government 2.0 – A Step Forward in Bringing Government Closer to Citizens

Journal of e-Government Studies and Best Practices
This paper tracks the development of e-government towards the e-government 2.0 concept under the influence of WWW innovations and provides insight in how strategic goals of e-government 2.0 can be achieved in the Web 2.0 era. Although Western countries progress rapidly in achieving more open,…
04
Nov
2012

Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Commercial Bank Risk Management Behavior In Relation To Efficiency

Journal of Financial Studies and Research
The researchers analyzed the risk management practices of banking institutions in Malaysia, to examine the impact of risk. The scope and sample of the study were nine commercial banks operating in Malaysia. The results were analyzed using Data Envelopment Analysis, a non-parametric approach, and later…
31
Oct
2012

SRI Value Network Analysis

Journal of Financial Studies and Research
Sustainable and responsible investments (SRI) are the type of investment which aims to achieve financial returns while performing in terms of extra-financial aspects, such as social, environmental, governance, and ethical objectives. This article is an attempt to deepen the analysis of the SRI value network;…