Journal of Academy of Business and Economics articles from March 2003

Journal of Academy of Business and Economics archives from March 2003

Introduction.(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... It is my great pleasure to present to you the new issue of the Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, Volume II, Number 1, 2003. In this issue of the journal (JABE), we have published 26 high quality research articles in CIS/MIS,...

User satisfaction in ERP system: some empirical evidence.(enterprise resource planning)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are defined as "configurable information systems packages that integrate information and information-based processes within and across functional areas in an organization". They promise...

Application of the Analytical Network Process (ANP) to select a channel type for e-convenient chain stores.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT For the convenient stores in Taiwan, three types of channels were used commonly [] including the real channel, the virtual channel, and the real-virtual channel The scope of this study is to analyze the suitable channel by...

A review of simulation studies on supply chain management.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT In a supply chain, a company links to its suppliers upstream and to its distributors downstream in order to serve its customers. Usually, materials flow forward while information and money flow backward in the chain. The goal of...

An investigation of post-merger supply chain performance.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between mergers and acquisitions and operational performance in the manufacturing and logistics environment (i.e., supply chain). The research compares how supply chain performance is impacted...

Corporate philanthrophy in the Indian context-critical factors.(non government organizations)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The study is an empirical investigation into Corporate Philanthropic (CP) behaviour in India. Collaborative relationships between the State, the business and the NGOs will be effective when behaviour and motivations of each...

Using multiple raters to assess the oral communication skills of senior-level marketing and management majors.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT My institution is in the process of developing an outcomes assessment plan in response to a recommendation from its accrediting agency, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The first step in the strategic plan...

Lighting a dark corner--disaster recovery for business continuity in higher education.(disaster recovery planning)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Information Technology (IT) challenges are intensifying. Among them, information system security, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP) have quickly become the top priorities of the IT industry. Compared with...

Mainland Chinese travelers' motivations and barriers of visiting Hong Kong.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This study identified potential mainland Chinese visitors' motivations and barriers of visiting Hong Kong. The push and pull motivation theory was used as the study foundation. Data were collected in China from 353 potential...

Predictors of academic performance and pro-social behavior of business administration students.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Using data from a private business school in Germany, I analyze the importance of educational qualification, social skills and maturity as predictors of academic performance and of pro-social behavior of business administration...

Impact of one piece flow on economic data quality and shop floor data collection.(total quality management)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This article focuses on the basics of one-piece flow production as a market-oriented just-in-time (JIT) production system that strives to fulfill the requirements of total quality management (TQM), reduce product changeover time,...

Developing competitive advantage through process/product innovation and experience curve.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The sophisticated consumers of today know what they want and they want # immediately [1]. They expect the best products on time because companies are providing them the best products on time. A company must be competitive in the...

Deployment of customer needs in the QFD using a modified Kano Model.(Quality Function Deployment)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The quality of a product or service is key for customer satisfaction. The level of satisfaction is ultimately dependent on the fulfillment of customer needs. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been an important tool in the...

Optimal film selection for multiplex theater.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The paper presents a film selection optimization model for a multiplex theater. In this model, the multiplex theater is treated as a single facility with multiple screens that can generate revenues though assignments of different...

Going toward a better production by CPFR.(Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This paper will show the CPFR (Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) concept and how it benefits companies in present day America. We will test the effectiveness of CPFR by performing analyses of several case...

Choosing a station loading rule in assembly line design.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Paced assembly lines remain the dominant means of efficiently mass producing products such as major appliances and automobiles. Innovations in operating assembly plants make it important to be able to quickly and efficiently...

B2B e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and Japan: a comparative study.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The globalization of business has become a reality, thanks in large part to the Internet. Several models of Internet-based electronic commerce have already become quite well established, while others continue to emerge and/or...

Pricing differences between dotcoms and multi-channel retailers in the online video market.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Focusing on a homogenous product (videotapes), we use a unique data set with a total of 4800 price observations to compare the pricing behavior between online branches of six traditional retailers and six online-only retailers. We...

Mapping the relationships among product complexity, information technology, and transaction governance structure.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Transaction governance structure (TGS) mediates exchanges of goods or services between businesses. In recent years, we have observed broad shifts of TGS such as a large-scale integration among banks, security firms, and insurance...

Efficient allocation of IT resources.(Information technology)
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Technology spending has risen sharply over the past 40 years, in 2001 spending approached $906 billion of which computer hardware expenditures amounted to about 20%. In the past, companies have replaced PCs every three years....

Reality of knowledge management success.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Knowledge management (KM) involves employees at all levels and qualitative as well as technical methods to improve an organization's sustainable competitiveness. Numerous studies have proposed critical success factors of KM....

The competitive benefits of IT investments: a two industry comparison.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Researchers have questioned for sometime the financial value that IT investment provides to firms. Primary difficulties have been in the statistical measurements deployed. This paper shows that these difficulties can be explained...

The effect of IT-based security on feedback mechanisms and trust building in online auction settings.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of IT-based security on the feedback mechanisms and trust building in the online auction settings. Evidence of price premiums and buyer confidence will be examined. This study...

The effects of the virtual community on changing worldwide global business and culture.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Because the Internet is the fastest growing new mode of technology since the industrial revolution, we all have an incredible opportunity to witness the massive change the metamorphosis is bringing to our culture on a worldwide...

The influence of patriotism on software product choice.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This paper examines the patriotism factor in consumer behavior toward software product choice. Unlike other industries such as automobiles, software industry never had to resort to patriotism in their marketing effort since there...

An integrated framework for developing e-business projects.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Modern research in the area of e-business development is based on analyzing and classifying value proposition, technology architecture, e-business applications, and others. However, these aspects of e-business development are...

Multicriteria support to sort information systems portfolio.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This article presents how to sort information system projects portfolios, based on a number of criteria used by companies according to the ELECTRE TRI method for multicriteria decision support. The projects portfolio is set up...