Parent and child readiness to change have been identified as emerging areas informing pediatric obesity interventions. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of child and parent readiness to change in obese youth by examining how these constructs are related to demographic variables, as well as to psychosocial functioning, in a sample of obese youth presenting for weightmanagem...

The present study takes a rather innovative approach and investigates the organizational implications of the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in companies from people integration, process integration and information integration perspectives. In this manner we discover the ERPspecific sources of resistance that could affect negatively the deployment of the software in...

ICT Infrastructure is a key ingredient for efficient Information and Communication Technology. Information and Communication Technology plays an important role in rapid development and good governance. E-Government means the use of ICT tools and technology to provide e-services with the help of ICT infrastructure including hardware, software, network and communication channels. This study has b...

The pursuit of the “train as we fight, fight as we train” goal continues with the third Coalition Readiness Management System (CReaMS) training exercise conducted during the period 9 – 12 September, 2003. Known as Virtual Coalition Readiness (VCR), this exercise was based on a scenario of a coalition maritime battle group assisting a local ally to defend offshore island regions against an aggre...

This paper investigates the readiness of the Malawian government to engage in mobile government (mgovernment). The study’s importance derives from the potential of mobile technologies to leapfrog egovernment in some least-developed countries (LDCs) where e-government has not achieved the desired benefits due to the lack of fixed communications infrastructure and citizen access. First the paper ...

The article presents results of the empirical research revealing readiness of adults to participate in the lifelong learning process using e-learning, m-learning and t-learning technologies. The research has been carried out in the framework of the international project eBig3 aiming at development a new distance learning platform blending virtual learning environments, television and mobile tec...

There are several well-established surveys on e-government. These surveys employ different assessment models for e-readiness, digital divide and other relevant factors, leading to varying conclusions on the global state of e-government. This paper presents a comparative study of 11 international surveys on egovernment between 2001 and 2004. It identifies a common set of ‘core indicators’ for as...

Creating useful treatment plans can help improve services to consumers of mental health services. As more evidence-based practices are implemented, deciding what treatment, at what time, for whom becomes an important factor in facilitating positive outcomes. Readiness for trauma-focused treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such as Cognitive Processing Therapy or Prolonged Exposur...

OBJECTIVE Review measures of readiness to transition to adult-oriented care for youth with chronic physical health conditions. METHODS Identified measures via online searches and reference lists and reviewed methods of development, theoretical underpinnings, characteristics, and psychometrics. Measures were classified according to American Psychological Association Division 54 Evidence-Based ...