Business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces have significant potential impacts on the structure of channel relationships and IT management arrangements. IS theory traditionally investigated electronic marketplaces from a transaction cost theory point of view. We identify three major limitations of transaction cost theory as it applies to B2B electronic marketplaces. A number of other literatures wi...

The U.S. health care industry has been rattled since The Affordable Care Act (AFA), also known as Obamacare, was activated. The AFA created many political complications and conflict of interests between federal and states government and the two main political parties [1]. Meanwhile, there were ongoing discussions of possible mergers and acquisitions among the top five health care insurers1 in o...

The approach of governments to public information has changed from a rather traditional press release policy based on interpersonal exchanges between politicians and journalists to a professionalized and specialized process of strategic communication controlling the flow of news. In the light of this general development, news management is one practical solution for governments to strategically...

The purpose of this study is to present a practical model of strategic waste management using two SWOT models and hierarchical analysis. In this regard, using the strengths and weaknesses, the present situation and factors affecting the waste management in Tehran have been investigated. In this study, the importance of public participation in waste management using Delphi and FAHP methods was i...

The causes of seat change in midterm elections have been debated for decades. Some political scientists believe seat change is caused by heightened national conditions; others argue seat change is a result of conditions within districts. Political scientists agree however that candidate quality affects election outcomes. In general, the party that recruits the highest quality candidates and run...

Humans, unlike most other species, show intense interest in the activities of conspecifics, even when the activities in question pose no obvious fitness threat or opportunity. Here, we investigate one content domain in which people show substantial interest, the use of drugs for non-medical purposes. Drawing from two subject populations--one undergraduate and one Internet-based--we look at the ...