5897/AJBM11.626 ISSN 1993-8233©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Mobile phone to youngsters: Necessity or addiction Ishfaq Ahmed1*, Tehmina Fiaz Qazi2 and Khadija Aijaz Perji2 2 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. Accepted 15 June, 2011 1 This study focuses on exploring the pattern of mobile phone usage among youngsters in Pakistan to delineate the extent of addictive behavior towards
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analysis of fundamental relationships affecting mobile advertising effectiveness Justin Beneke School of Management Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa E-mail: Justin.Beneke@uct.ac.za Abstract: This research aims to establish how attitudes towards mobile advertising ultimately influences purchase intention. A conceptual model was developed, linking the constructs attitudes, attention, involvement and purchase intention in the context of mobile advertising. The model was tested with a sample
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Paper The adoption of mobile phone: How has it changed us socially? Accepted 7 July , 2013 Augustine Addo Institute of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Department of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Kumasi polytechnic, P. O. Box 845, Kumasi, Ghana. Author Email: augustine_addo@yahoo.co.uk Tel: +233263928024 Mobile phone use has changed from a percieved item of luxury to an every day necessity for many people. This study therefore examined how the adoption of mobile phones has impacted in changing
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market we should be in the next five year. A Citigroup economist made a prediction that Nigeria’s economy will grow at an average rate of 6.9% until 2050. The need of mobile phones is explosive since there’s almost no land-line phone, not all the family has computers, laptops. Also, the Internet access is expensive, so mobile phone is one of the few options that Nigerians have to communicate with their friends and family. There are roughly four million Smartphone in Nigeria, but only 50% of them
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Student Engagement and Experience Journal Volume 1, Issue 1 ISSN (online) 2047-9476 DOI 10.7190/seej.v1i1.38 Case Study Considering the Smartphone Learner: an investigation into student interest in the use of personal technology to enhance their learning Ben Woodcock1, Andrew Middleton2 and Anne Nortcliffe1 1 Department of Engineering and Maths, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB 2 Quality Enhancement and Student Success, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard
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Rehman2, Ayse Kucuk Yilmaz3, Nadeem Safwan4 and Hasan Afzal5 1 Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore Pakistan. 2 IQRA University Islamabad, Pakistan. 3 Department of Aviation Management, School of Civil Aviation, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. 4 FUIEMS, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan. 5 Independent Researcher, Hong Kong. Accepted 9 June, 2010 Cellular industry of Pakistan has grown many folds in recent years. Many new entrants
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LECTURER/TUTOR: Ms. YEOH SOK FOON Entitled ASSIGNMENT TITLE : INTENTION TO USE MOBILE BANKING AMONG UCSI STUDENTS Submitted on DATE OF SUBMISSION : 21st July 2015 DUE DATE : 21st July 2015 Words count: 2618 Produced by STUDENT NAME & ID: Name | Student ID | Programme | Signature | Mohammad Syafiq Mohammad Suferi | 1001336037 | BA (Hons)
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Perceived Value in Mobile Banking Apps using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)” Date: 15th May’15 Introduction Mobile banking is a result of the development of mobile technology used in the commercial domain. Mobile banking combines information technology and business applications together. Thanks to the mobile banking, customers can use it to get banking services 24 hours a day without having to visit a bank branch for personal transactions. Suoranta, M. (2003) conclude that Mobile banking is a
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device often referred to as cellular phones of cell phones. Each and every technology has its own advantages and disadvantages for students and mobile phone is one of them. Buying a mobile phone for your kid is easy, but think twice before buy that for them. In this current world, mobile phones are really essential for everyone’s life. But, it doesn’t mean that you can’t live a life without mobile phone. When we talk about school students, having a mobile phone is 50-50 chances of advantage and disadvantage
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Social Science Journal 51 (2014) 57–69 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect The Social Science Journal journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/soscij Addiction to mobile text messaging applications is nothing to “lol” aboutଝ Abdullah J. Sultan ∗ Department of Management and Marketing, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5486, Safat 13055, Kuwait a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 3 December 2012 Received in revised form 5 September 2013 Accepted 5 September 2013
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