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15
Sep
2017

A Framework for Usability of e-Government Services in Developing Countries

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
The use of Information Communication Technology in carrying out government activities has become a common phenomenon in the recent years. In the late 1990s, information technological developments in the field of public administration culminated into the concept of e-Government. Several benefits are presumed to be…
08
Sep
2017

The Effect of Multiple Choice Scoring Methods and Risk Taking Attitude toward Chemistry Learning Outcomes

Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of multiple choice scoring methods Number Right Elimination Testing (NRET) and Formula Scoring (FS) toward chemistry learning outcomes by considering students’ risk taking attitude. The study was conducted in SMAN 13 Kota Bekasi. Samples of…
07
Sep
2017

Demonstrating the Electronic Resources Information Retrieval: Analysis on the Most Preferable Method

Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education
This paper reports the study’s finding on the preferable method used by students while searching their electronic resources for assignment accomplishment. In accomplishing academic assignments, retrieving the right information from relevant and precise sources using the right methods is very critical. This is because there…
04
Sep
2017

Role of a Consultancy Partner in Microfinancing

Journal of South African Business Research
This research aims at identifying the approaches used by microfinance banks in managing credit risk. Furthermore, it aims at examining the applicability of introducing the element of consultancy (consultant) in the equation to reduce credit risk. Primary data were used, which were collected through structured…
01
Sep
2017

Opportunities and Obstacles for Information Technology Start-Ups in Europe: A Comparison between Germany and Latvia

Journal of EU Research in Business
Smartphones, e-mobility, Internet of Things (IoT) – our world is situated in the middle of digitalization, product life cycles are short and innovations are particularly welcome in the information technology (IT) industry, as they imply a great opportunity for lucrative businesses. In particular, innovative start-up…
28
Aug
2017

Perceptions of Occupational Stress Analysis in Mining

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
Today occupational stress is a global phenomenon that affects all types of employees, all kinds of jobs from all fields of activity and all countries. The primary concern is to investigate this phenomenon, to discover the causes and to prevent and remove to lessen the…
10
Aug
2017

Dynamic Panel Data Analysis of CO2 Emissions Driving Forces

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
Interaction between human beings and their natural environment has led to threats to ecosystems. To study this relationship, several sociological theories have been developed, among them treadmill of destruction, world system position, ecological modernization, human ecology, treadmill of production and metabolic rift theories. Research studies…
08
Aug
2017

Romanian Erasmus Students’ Flows-Gravity Model Approach

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The aim of this paper is to analyze the Erasmus students’ flows between Romania and the partner countries in the period between 2004 and 2012 using the gravity model.The analysis was made in EViews. For the determination of the coefficients, panel data were used, with…
13
Jul
2017

N-Pentane – Limonene Mixtures as Working Fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles

International Journal of Renewable Energy & Biofuels
Mixtures of the orange-peel diterpene limonene with the fossil hydrocarbons pentane or isopentane were studied as potential working fluids for organic Rankine cycles. Evaporation rates of the mixtures at 22 °C and 87 kPa vary linearly with mass fraction of the alkanes in the liquid…
11
Jul
2017

An Elite Sporting Organization’s Perceptions to the Uptake of Information Technology

IBIMA Business Review
In recent years, technology has enabled sporting organizations to become innovators in the global sports arena. Elite sporting teams and bodies are becoming increasingly dependent on technology for daily operations and subsequently these organizations are more and more reliant on technological developments in sport. Player…