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14
Jun
2008

Mobile Phones: The Intersection of Technology, Policy and Social Issues

Communications of the IBIMA
In recent years, we have seen an explosion of mobile phone use, with an estimated 3.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide.  Among this number a significant portion of users are children.  This is a group that has embraced mobile phone technology more than any other.…
13
Jun
2008

Towards an Educational Model for the Knowledge Economy

Communications of the IBIMA
The rapid transformation of the modern economies reveals the significance of knowledge, innovation and technology for economic growth. In Europe, the Lisbon Strategy set the very ambitious goal to “become the more competitive knowledge economy in the world by 2010” Besides public policies, the development…
12
Jun
2008

A Traffic Advisory System for Islamabad

Communications of the IBIMA
Traffic congestion is an increasing problem in urban environments. As cities develop, more traffic is featuring on the roads.  However, adequate and timely measures are required in terms of infrastructure development to facilitate smooth flow of traffic.  In this research we have designed and implemented…
11
Jun
2008

The Psychological Impact of Advertising on the Customer Behavior

Communications of the IBIMA
Advertising plays a major role in modern life. It shapes the attitudes of the society and the individual and inevitably influences customer behaviour. The customer has to contend with a huge amount of information and be able to make a choice, draw conclusions and make…
10
Jun
2008

Multimedia Broadcasting System: An Implementation of GRUM With Recommended Technical Improvements for GRUM Communication Models

Communications of the IBIMA
Multimedia Broadcasting System (MBS) is a distributed media software system that provides reliable broadcasting services using GRUM over the Internet. The proposed Multimedia Broadcasting System ensures that all media files broadcasted by the sender will be received by the receivers through copper-based public switching network…
09
Jun
2008

Investigating the Optimal Number of Attributes to Manage Knowledge Performances

Communications of the IBIMA
Rules are the most important element in knowledge extraction. The performance or strength of rules will determine how good a model is.  Higher accuracy implies that a model is good and vise versa.    However, the strength of rules depends on the attributes.  The number of…
08
Jun
2008

As a Human Factor, the Attitude of Healthcare Practitioners is the Primary Step for the e-Health: First Outcome of an Ongoing Study in Morocco

Communications of the IBIMA
In the healthcare area, information and communication technologies (ICT) cannot improve performance of the involved stakeholders if they aren’t completely accepted and used. The resistance to end-user ICT by professionals in this area is a well-known matter. To help raise their acceptance in Morocco, we…
07
Jun
2008

Telecommunication Service Gap: Call Center Service Quality Perception and Satisfaction

Communications of the IBIMA
The call center industry is a relatively new in Bangladesh. Only telecommunications and very few organizations are now providing customer service and support via call centers. Call centers do not exist for the customer to physically interact with, apart from via the telephone. The nature…
06
Jun
2008

Identifying Factors Affecting Acceptance of E-procurement Systems: An Initial Qualitative Study at an Australian City Council

Communications of the IBIMA
Acceptance of e-procurement systems by employees working in the local government sector is important to ensure improved organisational effectiveness for city and rural councils alike. Although a rich body of literature exists regarding the organisational adoption decisions of e-procurement systems and their impact on organisational…
05
Jun
2008

Enhancing Knowledge Creation in Organizations

Communications of the IBIMA
The objectives of this study are to understand the importance of knowledge creation in organizations and to explore the ways to enhance knowledge creation in organizations. Knowledge creation is important in the sense that innovation is driven by the creation of knowledge and knowledge creation…