This paper proposes an action learning centered interpretation of technology adoption variables as they relate to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Action learning has a long history of successful leadership and executive development as part of a change management effort. Change in organizations today often involves technology innovation adoption. For the SME, technological change is uniquel...

In an extreme event or major disaster, very often there are both alternative actions that might be considered and far more requests for actions than can be executed immediately. The relative desirability of each option for action could be a collaborative expression of a significant number of emergency managers and experts trying to manage the most desirable alternatives at any given time, in re...

t: -The railway tourism has become a trend due to cultural heritage preservation. There have been voices calling for re-opening of the Old Mountain Line Railway. The service quality controlled by the management will have a great influence on tourists’ intention to use the railway again. Therefore, the service quality after the railway re-opening is the key issue to be considered when it comes t...

Which future research subjects shall be persued by the German speaking IS community (Wirtschaftsinformatik) in order to maintain competitive against other disciplines like business administration and computer science? This article summarizes the major results of a Delphi study which was conducted in 1999 in order to answer this question drawing on the expertise of leading academics and practiti...

This paper examines how supply chain conflicts across domestic and international jurisdictions arise and become resolved given that conventional conflict resolution tribunals cannot effectively settle fast enough to serve the needs of supply chain partners. Observations from the field should guide practitioners, and in combination with information technology, may lead to best practice rules in ...

Due to the funding scale and complexity of lubricant regenerative technology, the selection of recycling technology and policy for waste lubricant oil can be viewed as a multiple-attribute decision process that is normally made by a review committee with experts from academia, industry, and the government. This study aims to provide a systematic approach towards the technology selection, in whi...

Establishing criteria for knowledge management (KM) is important because criteria help to establish a basis for assessing the value and evaluating its results. Literature review has revealed that widely accepted criteria and performance measures have not been developed for KM. Delphi Technique and survey-based research, using a questionnaire targeting KM professionals as respondents, were aimed...

This article presents success factors for the delivery of Technology Mediated Learning Services (TMLS) in the field of software training. The latter are a significant component in regards of the introduction of software in companies. However, very little research exists that collects the factors of various dimensions of TMLS factors of influence from a service perspective, and assesses the effe...

The aim of this research is to design an appropriate conceptual evaluation framework with a draft instrument for validating the structure of the Taiwanese EHR systems evaluation framework. According to the knowledge of “Triangulation research method” and both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the modified Delphi method was applied to refine the proposed instrument into practicable for re...