...Bypass Cures Type II Diabetes Stacey Davis RES/351 November 03, 2015 Evie Einstein Police Suicide and Gastric Bypass During the process of a university library search for articles to utilize during the stages of the research process paper, a couple of interesting articles surfaced. These article are completely unrelated and of varying tones and subject matters. The two research articles deal with police suicide rates and gastric bypass surgery curing type II diabetes. These articles go through examination to practice identifying the critical first stage of developing a research study. In the article about the police suicide rate, the purpose of the research examined the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of police suicide rates in comparison with municipal workers (Violanti, 1996). The research question in this article is whether police suicide is predictable. The hypotheses in this article are that police are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population and that police suicide rates are misreported frequently. The dependent variables measured in this article are suicide rates and death records and the independent variables are police officers and municipal workers (Violanti, 1996). In the article about gastric bypass surgery curing type II diabetes, the purpose of the research was to show the immediate results of the surgery in type II diabetics with a lower body mass index (BMI) (Kim, 2014). The research question in this article is whether gastric...
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...Pettitt, 2003). A distinction is frequently made between high and low involvement purchasing, implying that in practice the actual buying activity can be less or more consistent with this model, depending on the buyer’s perceived purchasing risks. High or low degree of involvement is also a question of buyer experience; products purchased for the first time, in general, require more involvement than frequently purchased products (Boyd et al., 2002). Next to identifying the steps of the buying process and the potential role of marketing in each stage, marketers are eager to comprehend how purchasing choices and decisions are made, how consumers are likely to react to innovation and how to predict the outcome of the customervendor interaction (Davis et al., 1989; Ajzen, 1991; Legris et...
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...Pettitt, 2003). A distinction is frequently made between high and low involvement purchasing, implying that in practice the actual buying activity can be less or more consistent with this model, depending on the buyer’s perceived purchasing risks. High or low degree of involvement is also a question of buyer experience; products purchased for the first time, in general, require more involvement than frequently purchased products (Boyd et al., 2002). Next to identifying the steps of the buying process and the potential role of marketing in each stage, marketers are eager to comprehend how purchasing choices and decisions are made, how consumers are likely to react to innovation and how to predict the outcome of the customervendor interaction (Davis et al., 1989; Ajzen, 1991; Legris et...
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...Pettitt, 2003). A distinction is frequently made between high and low involvement purchasing, implying that in practice the actual buying activity can be less or more consistent with this model, depending on the buyer’s perceived purchasing risks. High or low degree of involvement is also a question of buyer experience; products purchased for the first time, in general, require more involvement than frequently purchased products (Boyd et al., 2002). Next to identifying the steps of the buying process and the potential role of marketing in each stage, marketers are eager to comprehend how purchasing choices and decisions are made, how consumers are likely to react to innovation and how to predict the outcome of the customervendor interaction (Davis et al., 1989; Ajzen, 1991; Legris et...
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...Univ Access Inf Soc (2015) 14:81–95 DOI 10.1007/s10209-014-0348-1 LONG PAPER Technology acceptance model: a literature review from 1986 to 2013 ´ ´ Nikola Marangunic • Andrina Granic Published online: 16 February 2014 Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 Abstract With the ever-increasing development of technology and its integration into users’ private and professional life, a decision regarding its acceptance or rejection still remains an open question. A respectable amount of work dealing with the technology acceptance model (TAM), from its first appearance more than a quarter of a century ago, clearly indicates a popularity of the model in the field of technology acceptance. Originated in the psychological theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior, TAM has evolved to become a key model in understanding predictors of human behavior toward potential acceptance or rejection of the technology. The main aim of the paper is to provide an up-to-date, wellresearched resource of past and current references to TAMrelated literature and to identify possible directions for future TAM research. The paper presents a comprehensive concept-centric literature review of the TAM, from 1986 onwards. According to a designed methodology, 85 scientific publications have been selected and classified according to their aim and content into three categories such as (i) TAM literature reviews, (ii) development and extension of TAM, and (iii) modification...
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... Nelson Oly Ndubisi, (2011),"Analyzing key determinants of online repurchase intentions", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 23 Iss: 2 pp. 200 - 221 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13555851111120498 Downloaded on: 08-10-2012 References: This document contains references to 46 other documents Citations: This document has been cited by 1 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 3054 times since 2011. * Users who downloaded this Article also downloaded: * Yu-Hui Fang, Chao-Min Chiu, Eric T.G. Wang, "Understanding customers' satisfaction and repurchase intentions: An integration of IS success model, trust, and justice", Internet Research, Vol. 21 Iss: 4 pp. 479 - 503 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10662241111158335 Chao-Min Chiu, Chen-Chi Chang, Hsiang-Lan Cheng, Yu-Hui Fang, (2009),"Determinants of customer repurchase intention in online shopping", Online Information Review, Vol. 33 Iss: 4 pp. 761 - 784 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14684520910985710 Hong-Youl Ha, Swinder Janda, Siva K. Muthaly, (2010),"A new understanding of satisfaction model in e-re-purchase situation", European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 44 Iss: 7 pp. 997 - 1016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090561011047490 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HO CHI MINH For Authors: If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then...
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...Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0956-4233.htm IJSIM 15,1 What drives consumers to shop online? A literature review ˜ ´ Tonita Perea y Monsuwe, Benedict G.C. Dellaert and Ko de Ruyter Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Keywords Information media, Internet, Purchasing, Shopping Abstract While a large number of consumers in the US and Europe frequently shop on the Internet, research on what drives consumers to shop online has typically been fragmented. This paper therefore proposes a framework to increase researchers’ understanding of consumers’ attitudes toward online shopping and their intention to shop on the Internet. The framework uses the constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a basis, extended by exogenous factors and applies it to the online shopping context. The review shows that attitudes toward online shopping and intention to shop online are not only affected by ease of use, usefulness, and enjoyment, but also by exogenous factors like consumer traits, situational factors, product characteristics, previous online shopping experiences, and trust in online shopping. 102 Introduction Despite the slowing penetration of regular Internet users, the number of consumers using the Internet to shop for consumer goods and services is still growing (Forrester Research, December...
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...and examine the significance of a consumer acceptance and continuance model for online group buying through the integration of entertainment gratification and perceived risk with the Technology Acceptance Model. A quantitative study was conducted and data were obtained through a mall-intercept systematic sampling distribution of questionnaires. The results indicate that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and perceived risk all have a significant relationship with consumer attitudes, which subsequently has a significant effect on intention to use online group buying sites. While entertainment gratification was found to be insignificant, we reveal some possible reasons for this finding. The implications of the findings and future research directions are also discussed. Keywords: online group buying; consumer acceptance and continuance. INTRODUCTION The rapid growth of information technology (IT), the Internet, and the e-commerce boom have created significant opportunities that are characterized by a lack of spatial boundaries [43]. Dawson [9] suggests that three particular types of IT investment have led retailers to become more profitable: (1) knowledgebased investments provide more creative ways to run enterprises; (2) alliance-based investments between businesses work to generate new or reinforce existing competitive positions; and (3) productivity-based investments seek to achieve cost reductions or substitutions in particular business units or processes. To this end...
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...University of Technology, The Netherlands a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Purpose: Smartphones facilitate the potential adoption of new mobile applications. The purpose of this research is to study users and non-users of three selected mobile applications, and find out what really drives the intention to use these applications across users and non-users. Design/methodology/approach: The authors measured actual usage of mobile applications in a panel study of 579 Finnish smartphone users, using in-device measurements as an objective way to identify users and non-users. A web-based survey was used in collecting data to test an extended TAM model in explaining intention to use. Findings: Perceived technological barriers negatively affect behavioural control, reflecting people’s assessment of themselves being capable of using the services without trouble. Behavioural control is directly linked to perceived usefulness (except for games) and perceived enjoyment, as hypothesized. Perceived enjoyment and usefulness were generically found to explain intention to use applications for both users and for non-users. Research limitations/implications: With regards to the impact of social norms, the study finds that further research needs to be done in exploring its impact more thoroughly. The dataset of the research, consisting purely of male-dominated, young smartphone users, make the generalization of results difficult. Practical implications: There are differences...
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...appears to be a growing concern, especially in Asia, for what has been labeled “Internet addiction.” In particular, certain Asian countries report it as a serious public health issue. Liu Guiming, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Juvenile Delinquency Research, has been quoted as saying "the growing number of youth infatuated with unhealthy Web sites and campus violence has become an urgent social problem.” A leading Beijing judge, Shan Xiuyun, also declared that 90 per cent of juvenile crime in the city was Internet-related” (Sebag-Montefiore, 2005).As a result of these concerns, governments in South Korea, Japan and China have set up boot camps, which provide therapy to deal with Internet addiction (Ransom, 2007). China has also issued a ban on new Internet cafes to clamp down on Internet addiction (Watts, 2007). Yet, there are those who doubt whether this outcry is justified or even valid. An article in the American Psychological Association newsletter suggests that there is little empirical evidence to support the existence of Internet addiction and much of the research in this area utilizes self-selecting samples with no control groups (De Angelis, 2000). In light of this controversy, his paper seeks to examine Internet addiction in Asia. Specifically, it reviews the academic and empirical literature to address the following questions: * What empirical evidence is there in...
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...the purpose of this paper, I have focused on the gay and lesbian community and how they have been discriminated for decades. I will also take a look at some common stereotypes and myths that have impacted this group and what actions they, and others, have taken to deal with such discrimination. I believe it is important to note that a lot of this research was gathered quite some time ago, even though the articles were published within the last ten years. The research shows that although there is still a significant amount of...
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...wallet. Usage of credit cards, cash or checks had been reduced due to the advancement of technology and emergence of e-Wallet. E-Wallet is an easy-to-use, convenient electronic prototype which acts as a secure global payment system by using only a mobile smartphone. This study is directed towards developing a model to explain the consumer's’ intention to adopt e-Wallet in the social context. It adopts Consumer Need for Uniqueness Theory based on the concept of Counter-Conformity Motivation (CCM) also known as Need For Uniqueness. Many researchers had explored the relationship of consumer’s intention to adopt on the technological usage context. However, little research in social context had been carried out. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the factors affecting the consumer adoption intention in social context. This paper found that CCM, self-identity and word-of-mouth (WOM) are the salient determinants in this study of knowledge of consumer adoption intention in e-Wallet. Keywords: e-Wallet, intention to adopt, counter-conformity motivation, need for uniqueness 1.0 Introduction According to the historical evidence, the first use of money is assumed to have started around 600 BC in term of coins (Davies and Davies, 2002). However, the world is evolving, due to the rapid change in technology. Most of the consumers have changed their ways of making bill payment. E-Wallet is the latest trend and phenomenon as the outcome of technology advancement (Patel,V, 2016). Not only...
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...2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (2 ICBER 2011) PROCEEDING nd nd THE APPLICATION OF COST, DIFFERENTIATION AND HYBRID STRATEGY IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS: WILL HYBRID STRATEGY BECOME THE NEW COMPETITIVE STRATEGY? Mas Bambang Baroto, 2Muhammad Madi Bin Abdullah International Business School (IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia International Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail: 1mbbaroto@ic.utm.my (Corresponding Author), 2muhdmadi@ic.utm.my 1 ABSTRACT Both strategic management researchers and practitioners have realized the importance of the cost, differentiation and combination strategies for effective organizational performance and excellence. Recently, many large business companies in different part of the world have been applying both strategies (hybrid strategy) at the same time, rather than applying a single strategy at one period of time. The implementations of those three strategies are commonly used by the big giant companies where their business operations level is ranging from domestic, regional, international and global. Thus, the principal aim of this paper is to explore the application of these three strategies (cost strategy, differentiation strategy, and hybrid strategy) in various business companies. Keywords: Cost leadership strategy, differentiation strategy, single strategy, hybrid strategy INTRODUCTION In the competitive market, certain industries are having very heavy competitive rivalry among the company players. The...
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...Facebook as a learning tool. The proposed model is based on previous models of UTAUT. Constructs from previous models were used such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation and habit. Additionally, two new perspectives were added: perceived advantages and perceived relevance of Facebook as a social media platform. It provides some insights into students' behavioural intentions, and such an understanding can help faculty to examine their assumptions about the role of social media technologies in the teaching and learning process. The study participants were students enrolled in a Spanish public university. Data from 956 usable questionnaires were tested against the research model. Our results provide support to the model and reveal a good model fit. In light of these findings, implications for theory and practice are discussed. Introduction Social media technologies are progressively incorporated into the learning and teaching process (Jimoyiannis & Angelaina, 2012; Martin, Diaz, Sancristobal, Gil, Castro & Peire, 2011; Sadaf, Newby, & Ertmer , 2012; Veletsianos, 2012). These new technologies allow users to connect, communicate and interact with each other (Correa, Hinsley & Gil de Zúñiga, 2010), often by posting, sharing, or coproducing...
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...Factors Influencing the Usage of Mobile Banking – Incident from a Developing Country Author: Mohammad Rokibul Kabir * *Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, International Islamic University Chittagong. Cell:8801191555211 ;email: rakibais@yahoo.com Abstract The study has been conducted to investigate the factors that influence the users of banking services to use mobile banking in Bangladesh. A self-administrated questionnaire had been developed and distributed among the clients of two full fledged mobile banking service providers of Bangladesh called Brac Bank Limited and Dutch Bangla Bank Limited. Out of the 100 questionnaires, only 64 useable questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 64 percent. Results were subsequently analyzed by using multiple regressions. The influencing factors are analyzed under the four major factors Perceived Risk, Trust, Convenience, Relative Advantage under which several other factors have been explored. Factors such as performance risk, security/privacy risk, time risk, social risk and financial risk are found to be negatively related with the usages of Mobile Banking as perceived risk make the users confused about their security in using mobile banking while factors like ability, integrity, benevolence, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use relative cost and time advantages are positively related with the intention to use mobile banking services. However, social security is the only factor found...
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