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Issues in Updating an ERP System: A Case Study

Issues in Updating an ERP System: A Case Study

Abstract: The Indianapolis International Airport has been using Oracle ERP for over 20 years. For a variety of reasons discussed in this case, the time has come to look for a replacement. This case...

Causal Analysis of Tourism and Economic Growth in India and Sri Lanka

Causal Analysis of Tourism and Economic Growth in India and Sri Lanka

Abstract: The present study analyzes the existence and direction of causality between economic growth and tourism development. This study utilized two bivariate models- 1) Gross domestic product (at constant price) (GDPc,J and foreign tourist...

Gains From Energy Transition Gaps: Adaptive Moves to Winning Strategy

Gains From Energy Transition Gaps: Adaptive Moves to Winning Strategy

Abstract: Financial economics optimizes value by reducing deviations (or risks) from expected outcomes (or returns). It errs when managerial aversions or preferences, volatilities, and prior commitments are ignored. To profit from transitioning energy markets,...

Open Source Big Data Analytics Software for Business and Enterprise

Open Source Big Data Analytics Software for Business and Enterprise

Article: Stated simply, big data analytics is the process of analyzing enormously large volumes of transactional and other business data to discover hidden patterns, develop useful insights, and identify actionable pointers that help managements take...

Data Mining in Film Tourism

Data Mining in Film Tourism

Abstract: The economic impact of film induced tourism is of great interest to governments,tourist authorities, local businesses as well as residents. Film tourismreveals a positive economic impact on a featured location. This studyinvestigates Walt Disney´s animated...

A Note on the Informal Business Sector in Nigeria

A Note on the Informal Business Sector in Nigeria

Abstract: The study sought to analyze Nigeria’s informal sector by assessing factors that drive and inhibit informality; the characteristics and contributions of the informal sector to the economy using survey data obtained from 2010 National...

Wearable Technology in Education

Wearable Technology in Education

Abstract: Despite the exceptional growth and potential of wearable technology, these devices and learning applications are still in their early stages. In an effort to support technology innovation many educational intuitions are incorporating wearable...

A Long-Run Case Study of College Football Attendance

A Long-Run Case Study of College Football Attendance

Abstract: Regular season game-day data for a single college football team over 33 years are used to estimate attendance  and attendance as a percent of stadium capacity. Two estimation methods with stationary variables are...

Unsecured Credit Cards in South Africa: An Ethical Perspective

Unsecured Credit Cards in South Africa: An Ethical Perspective

Abstract: In recent years much attention has been given to the alarming increase in the household debt burden in South Africa. The two main remedial efforts, consumer education and prevention of reckless lending, have...

Entrepreneurial Success Factor Attributions: A Qualitative Investigation of Estonian, Guatemalan, and Romanian Cultures

Entrepreneurial Success Factor Attributions: A Qualitative Investigation of Estonian, Guatemalan, and Romanian Cultures

Abstract: This paper reports the results of an initial exploratory investigation into culturally endorsed entrepreneurial prototypes. The study is part of the international research program “Entrepreneurship Work in Organizations Requiring Leadership Development” (E-WORLD). Focus...

Electronic Financial Networks With Socially Responsible Investing

Electronic Financial Networks With Socially Responsible Investing

Abstract: Advances in telecommunication networks, and, in particular, the Internet, have transformed the economic landscape for financial decision-making. Meanwhile the past and current financial crisis calls for social responsibility which is considered by many...

Electronic Ethical Leadership: A Preliminary Research Framework

Electronic Ethical Leadership: A Preliminary Research Framework

Abstract: Business failures are often overshadowed by unethical communications in leadership. Hence ethical leadership, referring to appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships through communication, is an important research topic. Business communication increasingly...

Higher Education: Contribution of Civilizations

Higher Education: Contribution of Civilizations

Abstract: This paper is the result of an effort to validate US presidential candidate (2016 election cycle) Carly Fiorina´s strong assertions made during a speech she delivered on September 26, 2001, when she was...

Analyzing Supply Chain Risks Through Multi-Tier Supplier Networks

Analyzing Supply Chain Risks Through Multi-Tier Supplier Networks

Abstract: As firms establish their global supply chains, the risks increase dramatically due to increased complexity of the supply chains, which could result in lowering their market and financial performances. Natural disasters become major...

Decision Support for the Entire Project Lifecycle

Decision Support for the Entire Project Lifecycle

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide architecture for a project management tool that subsumes existing project management tools and provides for integrated project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure....

Role of Fiscal Policy for Private Investment in Pakistan

Role of Fiscal Policy for Private Investment in Pakistan

Abstract: Fiscal policy has much controversial debate regarding its effectiveness on private investment. Taxation and government expenditure are two main instruments of fiscal policy. This paper is aimed to analyze the effect of fiscal...

The Influence of IT Environment on Hospital Employees´Acceptance of HIT

The Influence of IT Environment on Hospital Employees´Acceptance of HIT

Abstract: The surge of health information technology (HIT) investment has helped hospitals evolve into an IT-intensive industry. Hospital nurses and physicians spend much time working with computer-based clinic application systems in their daily undertaking of...

College Student Perception of Electronic Textbooks

College Student Perception of Electronic Textbooks

Abstract: Students have more distractions than ever before. Society is pushing towards digitisation and online access. Using mobile devices smartly but having the ability to concentrate when you need to can be a challenge. The old fashion...

Mobile Health Entrepreneurship: An Opportunity Exploitation Perspective

Mobile Health Entrepreneurship: An Opportunity Exploitation Perspective

Abstract: Mobile health presents an entrepreneurial opportunity for healthcare providers, especially physicians who run their clinics individually or jointly. Based on entrepreneurship literature, this study examines the adoption of mobile health technologies in terms of...

Measuring Teaching Effectiveness: A Comparative Evaluation

Measuring Teaching Effectiveness: A Comparative Evaluation

Abstract: Student evaluation of teaching (SET) is one of the several mechanisms used to assess student’s learning and instructor effectiveness in the classroom. Student evaluation of faculty teaching effectiveness has been used in most universities...

A Better Approach to College Teaching?

A Better Approach to College Teaching?

Abstract: Servant Leadership has become a popular tool for leaders in recent years though it has been dated back as far as 2000 years ago. Leaders employing Servant Leadership serve their followers/employees in an effort...

Adoption of Person Digital Assistants: An Empirical Study

Adoption of Person Digital Assistants: An Empirical Study

Abstract: Despite downturn in economy, mobile commerce or M-commerce is well poised to take off in the US and worldwide. According to Ware (2011) of the Future of Work Institute, about 15 percent of...

University Mentoring: Creating An Association to Develop Student Careers

University Mentoring: Creating An Association to Develop Student Careers

Abstract: As universities find themselves in an ever-more dynamic and competitive economy, they face several challenges: graduating their students and finding opportunities for their graduates. There appears to be a near universal failure by universities...

Navigating The Sea of Change: Developing and Implementing an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Core Curriculum

Navigating The Sea of Change: Developing and Implementing an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Core Curriculum

Abstract: Business failures are often overshadowed by unethical communications in leadership. Hence ethical leadership, referring to appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships through communication, is an important research topic. Business communication increasingly...