OBJECTIVE Published data suggest that the quality of information on diseases accessible on the Internet using non-medical search engines is poor. Such data do not exist for illnesses requiring intensive care. This study investigated the accuracy of health information about head injury pertaining to intensive care on the Internet, and correlated website characteristics with the quality of their ...

The purpose of this paper is the empirically examination of the effect of the Institutional Quality Components (Voice and Accountability, political stability and Absence of Violence and Terrorism, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption) on the prediction of total stock price index. The study was carried out using data extracted from 53 countries from...

An electronic commerce marketing channel is fully mediated by information technology, creating information asymmetry (i.e., limited information). Such asymmetry may impede consumers’ ability to effectively assess certain types of products, thus creating challenges for online sellers. Signaling theory can aid in the understanding of how extrinsic cues—signals—can be used by sellers to convey pro...

The paper investigates the effect of users’ religious identity on their judgments of website quality. Websites related to Islamic and Christian identities were evaluated by Christian and Muslim respondents. Aesthetics, usability, service quality, pleasurable interaction, content, website identity and overall judgment were assessed, showing that respondents were more positive to the website whic...

tourism organizations have become one of the main users of the internet in recent years bysetting their own urban tourism websites. however, not all the websites are effective to promote their goals andobjectives. an effective evaluation of urban tourism websites can help organizations on how best to employ them.using the ictrt (information, communication, transaction, relationship and technica...

This empirical research paper investigates the role a website plays in combating asymmetries of information when consumers assess the quality of a service offering. Specifically, this paper reports on an empirical study that examines the effects of website quality signal as well as signal expectancy-disconfirmation on assessments of service quality. The signaling theory and expectancy-disconfir...

By providing the technological infrastructure, small and medium-sized companies are trying to use technology to provide customer satisfaction and gain profit more. In this context, this study examines the role of website quality among small and medium enterprises. In this study, a content analysis of over 35 international studies, 27 of the key variables were identified in five main categories....

online stores are dramatically increasing and becoming popular, in a way that enterprisers invest tremendous resource and effort to meet customer requirements. however, the failure rate resulting from improper operation has been increasing year by year. by investigating the main cause, the operators cannot grasp the online store websites’ industry type and attribute category. therefore, they fa...