... of view of articles that contain covert advertisements; and to prepare a model (as a simplified presentation of reality) for future researchers. Tina Tomažic can be contacted at: tina.tomazic@uni-mb.si © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Content analysis Communication technologies...

... of technology. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Information technology Broadband networks Communication technologies Social dynamics Changing society High‐speed broadband Technology adoption Social impact International expenditure on high‐speed broadband (HSB) initiatives has...

...Carolina Luisa dos Santos Vieira; Antônio Sérgio Coelho; Monica Maria Mendes Luna Purpose Information and communication technology (ICT) plays a critical role in supporting logistics services outsourcing arrangements. Despite the literature highlighting the benefits of ICT usage by logistics...

...Alberto Bayo‐Moriones; Margarita Billón; Fernando Lera‐López Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether information and communication technologies (ICT) resources, including investment and use of specific types of ICT as well as innovative work practices, have a positive impact...

.... There is a direct and positive relationship between IT technical knowledge and quality performance improvement. H1c. There is a direct and positive relationship between IT managerial knowledge and quality performance improvement. Spain Information technology Competences Communication...

...Katarina Rojko; Dušan Lesjak; Vasja Vehovar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the recent (2008‐) economic crisis on information communication technology (ICT) spending. The empirical findings are discussed within a broader theoretical framework of technological trends...

.... Risto Silvola can be contacted at: risto.silvola@elisa.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Communication technologies Information systems Data handling The increasing amount of data is creating challenges to companies' data management practices, causing data quality problems...

... implementation is a company‐wide activity and actively often led by top‐level management. It is not just confined to the manufacturing floor employees. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Supply chain management Manufacturing resource planning Communication technologies Australia...

... management by increasing the theoretical and practical understanding of how IT resources affect organizational capabilities and firm performance. The findings provide valuable guidelines for future research on IT investment and firm performance. Resource management Communication technologies Business...

... Benitez‐Amado can be contacted at: joseba@ugr.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Communication technologies Innovation Business performance Entrepreneurialism Investment in innovation has become a strategic imperative for firms that wish to compete successfully...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Supply chain management Auctions Communication technologies Taiwan Generation and dissemination of information In negotiations and transactions between the members of supply chains, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers...

... Limited 2010 Procurement United Arab Emirates Communication technologies Supplier relations The growing emphasis on managing the supply chain has drawn managers' attention to the valued‐added potential of internet technology to achieve better information, improve bottom‐line costs...

... Communication technologies Investments Since OT was developed to deal with financial options, the options concept has been applied in many other fields, ranging from the development of natural resources, real estate, R&D, and pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, and government regulations...

... internet diffusion, especially in China, which is reaching a critical stage in this regard. Most of the recent information and communication technology (ICT) adoption studies are built upon the use of technology acceptance model (TAM) (Davis, 1989), or its extensions, such as TAM2 (Venkatesh and Davis...

.... Li‐An Ho can be contacted at: lianho@mail.tku.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Empowerment Employee attitudes Organizational change Communication technologies Taiwan The relevant hypotheses of the model and questionnaire design are presented below...

...‐service Communication technologies Customer satisfaction The spatial and temporal separation of electronic commerce (EC) between customers and electronic service (e‐service) providers as well as the unpredictability of the internet infrastructure cause an uncertainty around the adoption...

... Group Publishing Limited 2009 Business performance Communication technologies Cross‐cultural studies Thailand United States of America By definition, developed countries dominate the world economy. They hold recognized leadership positions over the developing and underdeveloped...

.... The paper is useful to any researchers or practitioners who are focused on technology adoption, in particular, RFID technology. Radiofrequencies Identification Communication technologies Innovation Supply chain management Brazil Over the last years radio frequency identification (RFID) has...

...Matti Mottonen; Janne Harkonen; Pekka Belt; Harri Haapasalo; Jouni Simila Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a tangible example of organisational solutions in effective design for manufacturing (DfM) in a large information and communications technology (ICT) company. Design...

... prototyping (RP) technologies in totality to achieve agility in manufacturing organisations. As this paper has overcome the absence of these kinds of researches, it is original and valuable. Computer aided design Computer aided manufacturing Agile production India Communication technologies 1...