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Reading has been essential for personal growth, whereby an information-equipped individual will greatly contribute to his nation’s well-being.  Realizing this fact, bibliotherapy and therapeutic landscapes elements have started being emphasized in public and school libraries, while rehabilitation centers work hand-in-hand with libraries and counselors to…

This paper presents a review of the main characteristics of cloud computing, where they are exposed, their main components and ways of use. In addition to the technological review that is done, is also carried out. To understand how cloud computing can lead to a…

Consumption behavior – not long ago a neglected and marginalized domain –has shifted its focus towards exploring questionable ethical behaviors. While in the past consumers were questioned especially with regard to their opinions as to business ethics, today they are questioned as to the ethics…

Ethics in marketing and advertising has always been a subject most talked about not just by researchers but also by people at large. It has been observed that in the last decade companies have increased their advertising investments to attract consumers but the question remains…

Nowadays there are some concepts that indicate a new revolution in information technology and systems. Internet of Things (IoT) is one of those which produce significant changes at information systems level. In this context, information systems developers are challenged with numerous practical and theoretical controversial…

This research study aims at learning which type of business models is applicable for online grocery shopping in Pakistan. Qualitative research methodology has been used for the purpose of this research. Through extensive literature review a conceptual framework has been devised.  It was found that…

This study explores the current state of cyber security behaviour among higher education students in Malaysia. The respondents’ cyber security behaviour was assessed in the following aspects: password usage, phishing, social engineering, online scam and malware.  A questionnaire comprised of the aforementioned five cyber security…

This research aims to investigate the influence of managing internal and external knowledge on the enhancement of the dynamic capabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, it examines the role of information technologies (IT) applications in moderating this influence. Based on…

This study investigates the impact of three leadership styles; the transactional leadership style, the transformational leadership style and laissez faire on presenteeism among the healthcare professionals in Pakistan. Using a structured close-ended questionnaire, data were obtained from 128 healthcare employees in Karachi. After encoding, the…

This paper proposes a telecenter ecosystem that could transform the current state of ICT adoption in rural areas into a situation where the community can reap the benefit of access to ICT. Although many initiatives have been implemented to bring access to ICT and the…