Theory and observations about the positive influence of robust decision downloading among the employees within single companies can be related to the context of Collaborative Networks were a moderator makes decisions on behalf of the network. Especially, configuration decisions that generate a Virtual Enterprise arranged from the network members must be downloaded robustly within the network. O...

Every year, individuals and organizations end up adopting (licensing) many competing software products. Yet, over time, much of the adopted software remains underused because users forgo the use of one for another adopted alternative. Although much research in the IS field has examined first-time IS adoption, less is known about post-adoption behavior, especially why users continue to use one s...

Background / Context: Cluster randomized trials (CRTs), or studies in which intact groups of individuals are randomly assigned to a condition, are becoming more common in the evaluation of educational programs, policies, and practices. For example, a search on the website for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) suggests that the National Center for Educational Research (NCER) funded aroun...

With the social trend of e-commerce, as an important source of word-of-mouth, online opinion leader is become more and more popular in industry and academics. Its impact on consumer purchase intention is emphasized as well. Based on communication and persuasion theory, communicator character, information feature and individual perceived value are taken as three basic constructs for influence mo...

Background: Several landmine detection methods, based on nuclear techniques, have been suggested up to now. Neutron-induced gamma emission, neutron and gamma attenuation, and fast neutron backscattering are the nuclear methods used for landmine detection. In this paper an optimized (safe and effective) moderating structure using an 241Am-Be neutron source for detecting landmines has been invest...

Extant literature has suggested that entitlement stemming from masculine gender role socialization may moderate and/or mediate the relationship between gender role conflict and intrapersonal variables. This study tested this assertion with 236 college men, with body esteem serving as the intrapersonal variable. Results revealed that both conceptualizations of entitlement (i.e., self-assertive a...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations in multinational manufacturing companies have experienced various degrees of success. This article investigates factors influencing the success of ERP implementations in multinational manufacturing companies in the Malaysian Free Trade Zone. The results indicate that enterprisewide communication and a project management program are key factors ...

Researchers have been concerned with whether strong racial identification promotes or inhibits achievement motivation among African American youth, but current literatures have paid little attention to the role of youths’ contexts. In this study, we outline a racial identity – context congruence framework that predicts positive benefits of a strong, positive racial identity when the context is ...

The previous studies have shown inconsistent relationship between the valence (positive or negative) of online consumer reviews and consumer decision making. With accessibility/diagnosticity theory, this study attempts to explain this discrepancy through exploring consumer expertise as a moderator. Our results from a 2 * 2 experiment design indicate that the impact of online reviews valence is ...

This study aim at the influence of college students’ exercise and leisure motivations on the leisure benefits while using the leisure involvement as a moderator. Whereby, the research tools used in this study included the application of leisure motivation scale, leisure involvement scale and leisure benefits scale, and a hierarchical regression analysis was performed by using a questionnaire-ba...