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MAESTRO is an Ambient Assisting Living (AAL) research and innovation project whose objective is to build a viable quality assurance service platform of the same name. This paper examines the process of building an effective and sustainable business model and business plan for MAESTRO to…

Continued growth and expansion of online banking services has further enhanced the importance of customer retention for banks. However, understanding of factors that impact the efficacy of switching barriers in the banking industry continues to be inadequate, particularly in the case of online banking. The…

The future prospects of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in Germany depend on creative employees as key actors. Nevertheless, several studies investigated inequalities especially discrimination in the labor market intensifying brain drain. Social discrimination has great impact on the capabilities of people, particularly in labour.…

Knowledge management (KM) is widely applied in devising the unknown from the known by building, compiling, organizing, transforming, transferring, pooling, applying, and safeguarding knowledge. In Malaysia, knowledge transfer and sharing processes are a concern of local policymakers as the country transforms into knowledge based economy.…

This study focuses on the antecedents of in-store and online purchasing behavior in Nigeria . Specifically the Lagos metropolis the study seeks to analyze the relationship between online customer experience and brand social applause; to determine the impact of perceived financial risk on shoppers attitude…

Developing international trade relations leads to the idea that an implementation of a unitary and uniform legislation according to the requirements and provisions of International Accounting Standards and European Directives is mandatory so defining accounting harmonization is very important. The assessment of the company’s implementation…

The presence of economies of scale allows industries and companies to have better profits. In the present study, the translog cost function of a manufacturing company in Mexico is estimated during the period January 2013 to September 2016 to know the type of returns to…

The aim of the study was to determine the state and trends of digital transformation in the Finnish manufacturing technology industry and its impact on a company’s competitive edge from the perspective of the Internet of Things. The research was conducted as a case study…

The social inclusion of young people has been a major issue in recent times. Employment is essential for social integration - with a quality job young people are stimulated to increase their economic potential, to develop their knowledge and skills, and to contribute to the…

Developing e-government projects requires leveraging and/or deploying various types of capabilities. The goal of this paper is to identify, define and categorize the capabilities needed for a successful e-government development. Based on St-Amant and Renard’s (2004) knowledge repository of e-administration and an in-depth case study…