Modernization and commercialization of the smallholder agricultural sector provides the stimulus and impetus to reducing food insecurity in developing countries. This study seeks to fill the gaps in the literature particularly by comprehensive conceptualization of the drivers of commercialization at a household level and across different socioeconomic and agro-ecological zonation in the wake of...

Does the type of knowledge, and levels of ability and experience needed, depend on rank in managerial accounting? Are the knowledge, ability, and experience needed for managerial accounting success, consistent with the Libby & Luft (L&L) model (1993) of the determinants of judgment performance in accounting? We explore these questions using structural equation models of the performance evaluati...

Understanding the nature of information quality in the context of consumer information search on a website is vital for Information Systems as well as for marketing managers who want to use their websites for strategic purposes. This study brings together the Information Systems (IS) Success Model and consumer information search literature to propose and test a comprehensive model investigating...

Self-service technologies (SSTs) enable individuals to be independent and act at their own pace in their own time in consuming services that would ordinarily require delivery through a human resource. One emerging trend in SSTs is the implementation of such technologies to support individual training and learning, thus adapting to individuals' needs and pace. We leverage the DeLone and McLean I...

This paper discusses a longitudinal study that explored the relationship between use of organizational memory and knowledge (OM/K) and knowledge worker productivity within the engineering group at a nuclear power plant. Three data points were taken over five years. An OM/K System (OM/KS) was identified that improved effectiveness/productivity of the organization. The basic components of the OM/...

In order to bring mobile TV applications to the market, service providers have to deal with a large set of external stakeholders, such as broadcasters, media houses and operators. Such external stakeholders should be involved early in the design cycle in order to get their commitment for commercialization. In this paper, we describe a case in which external stakeholders are involved half-way th...

Why would the country of Burkina Faso issue postage stamps featuring Elvis? In part, to make money, one example of what has been called the commercialization of state sovereignty. I could issue stamps, but no one would buy them. But many philatelists (stamp collectors) want countries’ stamps, especially those with popular themes like Elvis or Disney characters, in their collection. I examine th...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awadred financial assistance to four companies addressing research and development of enzyme systems to hydrolyze and saccharify pretreated lignocellulosic biomass, meeting the goal of producing ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass cost competitively by 2012. By 2007, a number of advances had been made ...

AIMS Regenerative medicine is an emerging field with the potential to provide widespread improvement in healthcare and patient wellbeing via the delivery of therapies that can restore, regenerate or repair damaged tissue. As an industry, it could significantly contribute to economic growth if products are successfully commercialized. However, to date, relatively few products have reached the ma...

Cancer nanotherapeutics are progressing at a steady rate; research and development in the field has experienced an exponential growth since early 2000's. The path to the commercialization of oncology drugs is long and carries significant risk; however, there is considerable excitement that nanoparticle technologies may contribute to the success of cancer drug development. The pace at which phar...