We use Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to derive a unifying measure of comparison of scientists based on bibliometric measurements, by utilizing the h-index, some similar h-type indices as well as other common measures of scientific performance. We use a real data example from nine well-known Departments of Statistics (Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Duke, Harvard, Minnesota, Oxford, Sta...

By combining two independent research streams, we examine the strategic value and adoption of electronic commerce (e-commerce) as perceived by top managers in small and medium sized enterprises (SME). We propose a research model that posits three factors that have been found to be influential in previous research in the perception of strategic value of other information technologies. Inspired b...

This study explores the impacts of computer self-efficacy, computer use, and group orientation on college students’ attitudes towards and decisions to pursue information technology careers. Empirical studies have yet to address this specific topic. The study uses a survey method to gather information from a group of randomly selected undergraduate business college students. Confirmatory factor ...

Article history: Received 10 May 2015 Received in revised form 19 January 2016 Accepted 19 January 2016 Available online 3 February 2016 Hundreds of studies have shown that, in people, cognitive abilities overlap yielding anunderlying ‘g’ factor, which explainsmuch of the variance.We assessed individual differences in cognitive abilities in 68 border collies to determine the structure of intell...

Gender stereotypes of Russians toward the Internet were investigated, using multiple identification methodology. The questionnaire (45 items) catalogued various types of Internet-related behaviors. The following characters were evaluated: Typical Russian, Ideal Person, Internet User (all – female and male), and Myself. Respondents (N = 95, 47/48 males/females, mean age 22.9, s.d. 2.8) indicated...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the concept of knowledge management (KM) readiness using intention to be involved in the KM processes concept. These processes comprised of socialisation, externalisation, combination, and internalisation (SECI processes). The research also attempts to measure and validate the concept using data collected from the Sri Lankan telecommunication...

The purpose of present study was to develop an instrument to measure perceptions on good instruction for middle and high school students and to evaluate the scale’s construct and criterion-related validity. The participants were 998 8 and 11 graders. I performed exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis for construct validity and analyzed and structure equation modeling among perspectives on...

Article history: Received October 2, 2012 Received in Revised Format March 12, 2013 Accepted March 14, 2013 Available online March 15 2013 Leagile supply chain management has emerged as a proactive approach for improving business value of companies. The companies that face volatile and unpredictable market demand of their products must pioneer in leagile supply chain strategy for competition an...

The widespread diffusion of Facebook use has resulted in a host of psychological studies that measure online self-disclosure and other variables related to online behaviour, including the benefits and risks associated with Fb use and issues of trust and control over information. Recently, a study group headed by Krasnova proposed a comprehensive 54-item instrument to measure 10 different dimens...