Innovation Dans La Livraison,
2012
SelectedWorks
Innovation Dans La Livraison, Jacob Johnsen
Jacob Johnsen, MSc
A summary of the status of postal volumes, the current decline in volumes and the compelling strategies to position posts for the future based on their delivering ability.
Cultural Implications Of "Excellent Employees": Comparing American And Korean Workers,
2012
Marshall University
Cultural Implications Of "Excellent Employees": Comparing American And Korean Workers, Chong W. Kim, Yung-Ho Cho, Andrew Sikula Sr.
Chong W. Kim
As noted in Kim & Sikula (2003, 2005), there are three types of people in the workplace: "Necessities", "Commoners," and "Parasites". A necessity (excellent employee) is irreplaceable and crucial to the functioning of an organization. A Commoner (average laborer) is a person of normal ability and talent who has no significant impact on organizational success. Lastly, Parasites (problem workers) are detrimental freeloaders who damage the functioning of an organization. In the 2005 paper, we analyzed the survey responses of 25 students in an MBA Organizational Behavior class and 13 working managers, all in the United States. In this paper, we …
On Business Services Representation – The 3 X 3 X 3 Approach,
2012
University of Wollongong
On Business Services Representation – The 3 X 3 X 3 Approach, Lam-Son Lê, Hoa Khanh Dam, Aditya Ghose
Dr Lam-Son Le
The increasing popularity and influence of service-oriented computing give rise to the need of representational and methodological supports for the development and management of business services. From an IT perspective, there is a proliferation of methods and languages for representing Web services. Unfortunately, there has not been much work in modeling high-level services from a business perspective. Modeling business services should arguably capture their inherent features, along with many other representational artifacts. We propose a novel approach for business services representation featuring a three-dimensional representational space of which dimensions stand for the service consumer, service provider and service context. We …
Services For Business Processes In Ea – Are They In Relation?,
2012
University of Wollongong
Services For Business Processes In Ea – Are They In Relation?, Lam-Son Lê
Dr Lam-Son Le
Business services arguably play a central role in service-based information systems as they would fill in the gap between the technicality of Service-Oriented Architecture and the business processes captured in Enterprise Architecture. Business services have distinctive features that are not typically observed in plain Web services. The representation of business services requires that we view human activity and human-mediated functionality through the lens of computing and systems engineering. We give insights into the modeling of business services and relationships between them. This work sheds light on the analysis, design and reusability of business-aware services that business owners, entrepreneurs and business …
Enterprise Soa Implementation Readiness: A Case Study In Malaysia,
2012
University of Wollongong
Enterprise Soa Implementation Readiness: A Case Study In Malaysia, Mahshitah Abdul Manan, Peter Hyland
Associate Professor Peter Hyland
Many vendors have acclaimed Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a better way to design and build enterprise-wide software. While these claims may be true in the private sector, there is scant evidence in the literature for the same success in the public sector. The adoption of SOA as the dominant development paradigm within an organisation often requires significant organisational changes, which are difficult to achieve in the public sector, with its strict hierarchies and departmental independence. Indeed, many government departments are not ready to adopt this new paradigm. However, the literature does not provide a suitable SOA readiness framework for …
Information Security Awareness In Saudi Arabia,
2012
University of Wollongong
Information Security Awareness In Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Alarifi, H. Tootell, Peter Hyland
Associate Professor Peter Hyland
While the Web, cell phone „apps‟ and cloud computing put a world of information at our fingertips, that information is under constant threat from cyber vandals and hackers. Although awareness of information threats is growing in the Western world, in places like Saudi Arabia, information security is very poor. Unlike Western pluralistic democracies, Saudi Arabia is a highly-censored country, with a patriarchical and tribal culture, which may influence its poor information security rating. This paper examines the level of information security awareness (ISA) among the general public in Saudi Arabia, using an anonymous online survey, based on instruments produced by …
A Knowledge-Based Risk Advisor Model For Chronic Complications Of Diabetes,
2012
University of Wollongong
A Knowledge-Based Risk Advisor Model For Chronic Complications Of Diabetes, Mohsen Sangi, Khin Than Win, John Fulcher
Professor John Fulcher
Diabetes as an unprecedented epidemic is spreading all around the world. While one in every seven healthcare dollars in USA is spent on diabetes, 60% of direct costs and almost 80-90% of indirect costs of that are related to diabetic complications. The ultimate aim of this study is to develop a rule-based model for advising the risk of chronic diabetic complications. An extensive literature review has been carried out to gather actual knowledge about diabetic complications and their related predisposing factors. NVivo8 is used to organize and categorize the acquired knowledge. A rule-based decision support model is constructed from the …
On Business Services Representation – The 3 X 3 X 3 Approach,
2012
University of Wollongong
On Business Services Representation – The 3 X 3 X 3 Approach, Lam-Son Lê, Hoa Khanh Dam, Aditya Ghose
Dr Hoa Dam
The increasing popularity and influence of service-oriented computing give rise to the need of representational and methodological supports for the development and management of business services. From an IT perspective, there is a proliferation of methods and languages for representing Web services. Unfortunately, there has not been much work in modeling high-level services from a business perspective. Modeling business services should arguably capture their inherent features, along with many other representational artifacts. We propose a novel approach for business services representation featuring a three-dimensional representational space of which dimensions stand for the service consumer, service provider and service context. We …
Cultural Implications Of "Excellent Employees": Comparing American And Korean Workers,
2012
Marshall University
Cultural Implications Of "Excellent Employees": Comparing American And Korean Workers, Chong W. Kim, Yung-Ho Cho, Andrew Sikula Sr.
Andrew Sikula, Sr.
As noted in Kim & Sikula (2003, 2005), there are three types of people in the workplace: "Necessities", "Commoners," and "Parasites". A necessity (excellent employee) is irreplaceable and crucial to the functioning of an organization. A Commoner (average laborer) is a person of normal ability and talent who has no significant impact on organizational success. Lastly, Parasites (problem workers) are detrimental freeloaders who damage the functioning of an organization. In the 2005 paper, we analyzed the survey responses of 25 students in an MBA Organizational Behavior class and 13 working managers, all in the United States. In this paper, we …
Management By Interruptions (Mbi): Mini Not Micro Management,
2012
Marshall University
Management By Interruptions (Mbi): Mini Not Micro Management, Andrew Sikula Sr., John Sikula
Andrew Sikula, Sr.
Do you want to affirmatively continue your and Tom Peters's Search for Excellence? Then practice MBI. A corollary to Ken Blanchard's idea of the One Minute Manager is the concept of Management by Interruptions (MBI). Although we do not want to overly manage the details of work, usually called micro management, we are often called upon as leaders and managers to supply frequent small segments of data and information. Mini management is good; micro management is not.
Perception Of African Youth On Personal Computer Utilization: The Case Of Ethiopia And Rwanda,
2012
Kennesaw State University
Perception Of African Youth On Personal Computer Utilization: The Case Of Ethiopia And Rwanda, S. Negash
Faculty and Research Publications
The tendency to pursue innovativeness and adopt new technologies has been found more likely with younger individuals and a strong relationship between attitude and personal computer (PC) utilization has been found. However, research in these areas is mainly focused on high-income countries. Do these findings hold for low-income countries? What are the perceptions of African youth on the factors that impact PC use? There is a dearth of micro-level studies that promote understanding about the behavior of individuals in low-income countries. This study looked at demographic data including age, gender, grade level, region, and prior experience among 228 youth from …
Equilibrium Financing In A Distribution Channel With Capital Constraint,
2012
Santa Clara University
Equilibrium Financing In A Distribution Channel With Capital Constraint, Bing Jing, Xiangfeng Chen, Gangshu (George) Cai
Information Systems and Analytics
There exist capital constraints in many distribution channels. We examine a channel consisting of one manufacturer and one retailer, where the retailer is capital constrained. The retailer may fund its business by borrowing credit either from a competitive bank market or from the manufacturer, provided the latter is willing to lend. When only one credit type (either bank or trade credit) is viable, we show that trade credit financing generally charges a higher wholesale price and thus becomes less attractive than bank credit financing for the retailer. When both bank and trade credits are viable, the unique equilibrium is trade …
Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study,
2012
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study, Yet-Mee Lim, Teck-Heang Lee, Boon-Liat Cheng
The South East Asian Journal of Management
Entrepreneurship has been the fundamental topics of discussion among the politicians, economists, and academics. Business creation is especially critical in developing countries to stimulate economic growth. The present study attempts to examine entrepreneurial inclination among students who are a potential source of entrepreneurs. The findings of the present research study indicate that majority of our business students are not entrepreneurial-inclined. They do not seem to possess strong entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial skills, and they are not keen in starting a new business. The roles of higher institutes of education and the government in promoting entrepreneurship are discussed.
Conflict Approaches Of Effective Project Manager In The Upstream Sector Of Indonesian Oil & Gas Industry,
2012
University of Indonesia
Conflict Approaches Of Effective Project Manager In The Upstream Sector Of Indonesian Oil & Gas Industry, Adhi Cahyono, Yanki Hartijasti
The South East Asian Journal of Management
Conflict can be functional or dysfunctional to the organization’s performance. This study focused on the relationship between conflict approaches implemented by the project manager based on project team member’s perception on the effectiveness of the project manager in managing project’s conflict. Questionnaires were modified from Barker et al. (1988) to measure conflict management approaches and outcomes of managing project conflict. Data were gathered from 57 respondents who worked in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors serving the upstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry in Indonesia. By using Pearson correlation, result of this study indicated that project managers …
Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions By Using Theory Of Planned Behavior: The Case In Indonesia,
2012
University of Indonesia
Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions By Using Theory Of Planned Behavior: The Case In Indonesia, Rifelly Dewi Astuti, Fanny Martdianty
The South East Asian Journal of Management
This research aims to study the intentions of students in entrepreneurship by using the theory of planned behavior of Fishbein and Ajzein. This study was conducted in six state universities in Indonesia, namely University A in Northern Sumatra, University B in Western Sumatra, University C in Jakarta, University D in Yogyakarta, University E in Eastern Java and University F in Southern Sulawesi with total sample of 600 final year students. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS 11.5 and structural equation models using LISREL software to test the models. The result shows that the theory of planned …
Risk Perception And Economic Value Of Disaster Mitigation Case Of Bantul Post Earthquake May 2006,
2012
Sebelas Maret University
Risk Perception And Economic Value Of Disaster Mitigation Case Of Bantul Post Earthquake May 2006, Suryanto Suryanto, Mudrajad Kuncoro
The South East Asian Journal of Management
This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of disaster mitigation in Bantul, Indonesia. The expected utility theory and impact of regional characteristics on individual perceptions was used to describe the disaster risk management process. The regional mapping based on hazard level was conducted by a Geographical Information System (GIS). Data used in this research were primary and secondary data. Primary data were obtained by distributing questionnaire to some respondents. Sample amounts used were 395 respondents. The research empirical contribution was to economic valuation method used towards safety and efforts to link regional characteristics, individual perception and also their willingness to …
Characterization Of Early And Late Adopters Of Atm Card In Indian Banking Industry,
2012
Guru Nanak National College, India
Characterization Of Early And Late Adopters Of Atm Card In Indian Banking Industry, Kamalpreet Kaur
The South East Asian Journal of Management
The present study deals with affect of adoption pattern of the ATMs by banks on its characteristics. With the exploration of various characteristics of the banks like Size, Profi tability, Efficiency, Cost of Operations, Asset quality and Credit risk, Financing Pattern, Diversifi cation and Age etc.; the study has tried to differentiate between the early and late adopter category of the banks regarding ATM cards. The banks have been categorized into early and late adopters on the basis of their adoption period. For this purpose, 50 scheduled commercial banks consisting of 27 Public Sector Banks and 23 Private Sector Banks …
Analysis - Toward A New American Military.,
2012
University of Texas at Dallas
Analysis - Toward A New American Military., Adam Lowther, Jan Kallberg
Jan Kallberg
In releasing the United States Department of Defense’s (DoD) Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense and Defense Budget Priorities and Choices in January 2012, President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta offered a rationale for the administration’s reductions in defense spending. By stating that the shift in strategic direction is an effort to “put our fiscal house in order” and a response to the 2011 Budget Control Act, which requires DoD to reduce spending by $487 billion between fiscal years 2012 and 2021, the United States’ NATO partners in Europe were given considerable reason for …
How Can Pacific Island Economies Benefits From The Advent Of Ict’S – Review Of Best Practices In Education,
2012
The University of the South Pacific
How Can Pacific Island Economies Benefits From The Advent Of Ict’S – Review Of Best Practices In Education, Deogratias Harorimana Sr
Dr Deogratias Harorimana
This paper explored implementation and use of information and communication technologies in Fiji, in order to gain insight into recent government initiatives to introduce computers and other ICTs for the community of Fiji. The focus of this paper in that it provided the framework for an in-depth exploration of e-learning centers around the country and the benefits from the advent of ICT’s in e-learning community centers in Fiji. Areas concentrated on are outcome of ICT’s in formal education to students and community as a whole in areas of agriculture, health, environment and infrastructure etc. The research sought understanding from the …
The Implementation Of G2b Inter-Organizational Information Systems: A Dialectical Design Perspective,
2012
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
The Implementation Of G2b Inter-Organizational Information Systems: A Dialectical Design Perspective, Gamel O. Wiredu
The African Journal of Information Systems
Although the interactions between information technology and the context of government-to-business relations challenge the implementation of information systems, the challenges are currently under-researched. Therefore, this paper analyzes the mutual shaping between technology integration and the context. Based on an empirical study of the deployment of electronic cash registers for value-added tax administration, the analysis explains how government-business dialectics inform the design of relations between institutional, technological and organizational factors. The explanations lead to the argument for a dialectical design perspective on implementation that facilitates a systematic comprehension of (1) the inducements of design; (2) the relationships between the factors as …
