scholarly journals EconBiz to go

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Pianos
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe author developed a specialized app to cater to the needs of researchers in business and economics. At the same time the number of library apps in general increased dramatically. This article intends to put the author's efforts in developing a specialized app into the context of the development of mobile apps for library users in general.Design/methodology/approachThis paper reviews a number of seminal papers on the development of library apps and sets the description of the development of the EconBiz app against the developments in general. Users' needs in relation to library apps seem mostly pretty basic, yet some of these needs are still hard to meet.Research limitations/implicationsThe use of mobile phones, the services available on mobile devices and the availability of library apps are changing rapidly, so some findings might be outdated by the time the respective papers were published.Originality/valueThis paper brings together the findings of a number of studies and surveys against the practical implications of developing an individual app.

scholarly journals Citation apps for mobile devices

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K. Van Ullen ◽  
Jane Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Operating Systems ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Print Books ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy and functionality of a selection of basic Android and iOS apps for mobile devices designed to generate bibliographic citations. Design/methodology/approach – A number of inexpensive or free apps were installed on several different tablets and phones. Book citations in MLA and APA format were generated and evaluated for accuracy. Findings – Results show that the majority of the apps tested produced unacceptably inaccurate citations, and many had limited functionality. The best of the apps tested was EasyBib. Research limitations/implications – There are infinite combinations of operating systems, apps, citation styles, material types and devices. Testing for this study was limited to uncomplicated apps likely to appeal to undergraduate students. It did not include more sophisticated apps for managing reference libraries. The study investigated how well several Android and iOS apps installed on mobile devices functioned to generate MLA and APA citations for print books. Practical/implications – As the role of mobile technology in education continues to grow, librarians need to remain aware of solutions that can help students manage their research. Librarians have an opportunity to provide feedback to developers by reviewing and rating apps. Originality/value – Undergraduate students face challenges in learning to appropriately acknowledge materials they have consulted in their research and writing. Librarians can play an important role in helping students select the most appropriate tools to make citing sources easier and more accurate.

Evaluating the effect of multi-touch behaviours on Android unlock patterns

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weizhi Meng
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
User Study ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
User Studies ◽  
Software Developers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Graphical Passwords ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the effect of multi-touch behaviours on creating Android unlock patterns (AUPs) by realising that users can perform more actions in touch-enabled mobile phones. Design/methodology/approach The author conducted two user studies with a total of 45 participates and performed two major experiments in the main user study. Findings The user study indicates that the multi-touch behaviours can have a positive impact on creating patterns; however, there are only nine touchable points for the original AUPs, which may reduce the usability when performing a multi-touch movement. Research limitations/implications An even larger user study could be conducted to further analyse the patterns generated by users, that is, to analyse the specific password space by integrating the behaviours of multi-touch and to involve more types of multi-touch behaviours in creating an AUP. Practical implications This work explores the effect of multi-touch movement on creating AUPs. The results should be of interest for software developers and security researchers for exploring the effect of multi-touch behaviours on the creation of graphical passwords on mobile phones. Originality/value The author conducts two user studies with a total of 45 participants to investigate the impact of multi-touch behaviours on creating AUPs. In addition, to address the issue of usability, the author proposes two ways: increasing the number of touchable points and improve the rules of pattern creation.

Where do ideas come from?

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Light Bulb ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Good Story ◽  
The World ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Where innovation starts from has given many authors the inspiration to write many books and articles attracting many readers. But how many of them really stick in the mind? It is always the exceptions that prove the rule that stick out, all the way from Archimedes in the bath through to Newton’s apple and on to mobile phones based on Star Trek communicators. But while these make for a good story, they represent but a tiny fraction of all ideas that buzz around businesses throughout the world at any given time. For those of us that don’t have a dramatic light bulb moment, where should we seek inspiration? Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals Dining alone: improving the experience of solo restaurant goers

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1347-1365
Author(s):  
Lorraine Brown ◽  
Dimitrios Buhalis ◽  
Sean Beer
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industry Engagement ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Negative Judgement

Purpose Solo travel for leisure and business is increasing. It is therefore timely to conduct research into the experiences of solo tourists. This paper aims to explore one aspect of the solo tourist experience that can be challenging, that of dining alone. This topic has received little attention in the tourism or hospitality literature. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted and narrative inquiry was selected as the optimum route to obtain detailed and rich accounts of the experiences of solo diners. In-depth interviews of 27 solo tourists were conducted with varying socio-demographic characteristics. Findings This study shows that though travelling alone is prized by participants, dining alone, especially in the evening, is often discomfiting. Discomfort is caused by the perceived negative judgement of others and is mitigated by the use of various props such as books and mobile phones. Research limitations/implications A research agenda is put forward on the aspects of the solo tourist/diner experience. Practical implications The paper concludes by asking what can be done to ameliorate the solo dining experience and provides some recommendations to hospitality operators to support this market and improve competitiveness and profitability. The paper shows that inclusive environments can attract multiple market segments and agile restaurants can develop both solo and plural dining experiences. Originality/value This paper addresses a topic that has received limited scholarly attention as well as industry engagement despite the growth in solo travel.

A blueprint for international marketing

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
International Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Look Back ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose of this paper Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings As we start a new decade in 2020, it is inevitable that we look back at the last decade and forward to the next ten years to try and gain some perspective. In terms of marketing, it is one of those areas where it is difficult to imagine a period of greater change in terms of how quickly things have developed. In 2010, social media was in its infancy – Twitter had 30 million active monthly users compared to over 300 million by the end of the decade, and Instagram only appeared for the first at the end of that year. For marketing, and certain international marketing, it is as if the whole world opened up through new channels, and perhaps more importantly, those channels were free to use an audience becoming quickly addicted to their mobile phones. For many firms, it must have felt like a tap was suddenly being turned on through which their messaging could come gushing out. Practical implications Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. What is original/value of paper? The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Enhancing innovation through supply chain management

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Fierce competition remains a major characteristic of today’s business environment. Securing and sustaining an edge over market rivals has arguably never been as tough. Many organizations can undoubtedly testify as much. The challenge is invariably even more intense within certain industries. Those associated with technology spring readily to mind here. New developments emerge with such frequency that there seems few periods when such sectors actually stand still. One of the more obvious categories that is subject to rapid change is mobile phones. Indeed, relentless innovation is par for the course within this sector. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals Learning through telepresence with iPads: placing schools in local/global communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bente Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Asynchronous Communication ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This study aims to present findings from an ongoing study in three rural schools in Denmark where videoconferences are used as part of the teaching at lower secondary level. The research focuses on how students learn from videoconferences that are both one-to-many and peer-to-peer. Videoconferencing, conceptualized by the schools in question as telepresence, is performed in a unique combination of desktop interaction through mobile devices (iPads) and studio-based large screen lectures and interaction. Design/methodology/approach – Data have been collected through multi-sited ethnography, which has contributed to mapping relationships between schools and studying their collaboration through telepresence. As collaboration between schools is built into the project, multi-sited ethnography has followed telepresence as a phenomenon that emerges within these collaborations, i.e. the idea is that looking at it from one locality is only seeing it partially. Findings – Preliminary results from the project suggest that schools need to work more on organizational frameworks for collaboration and that synchronous connections could be extended through asynchronous communication to support the potential of collaboration via telepresence with iPads. Research limitations/implications – The study has followed schools for two years in the initial development phase, but can be further qualified by following the next phase of the project, which will be initiated in the Autumn of 2015. Practical implications – The study has implications for the development of telepresence practices in which mobile devices are used in home classrooms and combined with stationary devices in auditoriums. In addition to this, the study provides examples of how schools can collaborate through telepresence activities in which both teacher-driven and student-driven activities are involved. Originality/value – The study fulfils a need for knowledge about ways in which telepresence and videoconferencing is used in elementary education and for different educational goals.

The vision thing

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-24 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Search Engine ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings For those of us born before 2000 without an iPhone permanently stuck in our hands, we have been rather slow on the take up of the importance of visual imagery on communication. And this is not just a lack of understanding of basic emoji or a belief that full sentences and correct grammar are necessary in all communication via mobile devices. It is more the realization of just how elemental the use of images is in every form of communication. For example, few realize that the second most popular search engine is probably YouTube; that almost certainly, YouTube is also the world’s most popular music listening service. While many older people crave text for the provision of information (preferably printed on paper), younger people need their information in a very non-textual way. Practical implications This paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Consumer value creation through WhatsApp use

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-471
Author(s):  
Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas ◽  
Jorge Guadalupe-Lanas ◽  
Ekaterina Zabelina ◽  
Andrés Palacio-Fierro ◽  
Margarita Velín-Fárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Value ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand in-depth how consumers create value in their lives using WhatsApp, the leading mobile instant messaging (MIM) application. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts the perspective of customer-dominant logic (CDL) and uses a qualitative multimethod design involving 3 focus groups and 25 subsequent in-depth interviews. The research setting was Ecuador, a Latin American country. Findings Analysis and interpretation of the participants’ stories made it possible to identify and understand the creation of four types of value: maintaining and strengthening relationships; improving role performance; emotional support; and entertainment and fun. In addition, the present study proposes a conceptual model of consumer value creation as it applies to MIM. Practical implications Understanding the way consumers create value in their lives using MIM is important not only for organizations that offer MIM applications, but also for those companies that develop other applications for mobile phones or for those who wish to use MIM as an electronic word-of-mouth vehicle. Originality/value The current study is one of the first to address the topic of consumer behavior in the use of technologies from the perspective of CDL; this perspective enables an integrated qualitative vision of value creation in which the consumer is the protagonist.

scholarly journals Advantages and potential challenges of data management in e-maintenance

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arian Razmi-Farooji ◽  
Hanna Kropsu-Vehkaperä ◽  
Janne Härkönen ◽  
Harri Haapasalo
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Maintenance Systems ◽  
Industry Leader ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to understand data management challenges in e-maintenance systems from a holistically viewpoint through summarizing the earlier scattered research in the field, and second, to present a conceptual approach for addressing these challenges in practice. Design/methodology/approach The study is realized as a combination of a literature review and by the means of analyzing the practices on an industry leader in manufacturing and maintenance services. Findings This research provides a general understanding over data management challenges in e-maintenance and summarizes their associated proposed solutions. In addition, this paper lists and exemplifies different types and sources of data which can be collected in e-maintenance, across different organizational levels. Analyzing the data management practices of an e-maintenance industry leader provides a conceptual approach to address identified challenges in practice. Research limitations/implications Since this paper is based on studying the practices of a single company, it might be limited to generalize the results. Future research topics can focus on each of mentioned data management challenges and also validate the applicability of presented model in other companies and industries. Practical implications Understanding the e-maintenance-related challenges helps maintenance managers and other involved stakeholders in e-maintenance systems to better solve the challenges. Originality/value The so-far literature on e-maintenance has been studied with narrow focus to data and data management in e-maintenance appears as one of the less studied topics in the literature. This research paper contributes to e-maintenance by highlighting the deficiencies of the discussion surrounding the perspectives of data management in e-maintenance by studying all common data management challenges and listing different types of data which need to be acquired in e-maintenance systems.

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