scholarly journals Different Roles of Telehealth and Telemedicine on Medical Tourism: An Empirical Study from Azerbaijan

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongxiao Gu ◽  
Gunay Humbatova ◽  
Yi Xie ◽  
Xuejie Yang ◽  
Oleg Zolotarev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Communication Quality ◽  
Medical Travel ◽  
The Impact

With the rapid progress in mobile healthcare and Internet medicine, the impact of telehealth and telemedicine on the satisfaction of patients and their willingness to travel has become a focus of the academic research community. This study analyses the differences between telehealth and telemedicine and their role in medical tourism. We examine how the information quality and communication quality of telehealth and telemedicine influence patient satisfaction, and their effects on patients’ willingness to undertake medical travel and on their medical travel behaviours. We conducted an empirical study on the use of telehealth and telemedicine and on medical travel behaviour in Azerbaijan using a survey for data collection. A total of 500 results were collected and analysed using SmartPLS 3.0. Results show that (1) the communication quality and information quality of telehealth and telemedicine and their effects on satisfaction have significantly positive influences on willingness to undertake medical travel; (2) the psychological expectations of value and cost (perceived value and perceived cost) have a positive influence on medical travel; and (3) willingness to participate in medical travel positively influences medical travel behaviour. Moreover, results of this study have implications for research on, and the practice of, using telehealth and telemedicine as they relate to medical tourism. This research may help improve knowledge about telehealth and telemedicine and understand the differences between them in detail. This empirical research model may also be useful for researchers from other countries who wish to measure medical travel behaviour.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance Role in Improving the Financial Information Quality within the Saudi Electricity Company: دور حوكمة الشركات في تحسين جودة المعلومات المحاسبة في الشركة السعودية للكهرباء

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arwa Hassan Baabbad
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Governance System ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Right ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed to find out the role of corporate governance in improving the quality of information in the Saudi Electricity Company. The researcher used the descriptive survey methodology. As to achieve the study objectives، the researcher utilized the questionnaire tool، in which the study sample (50) members of SEC distributed into employees، managers and decision makers. The study concluded to many results، among of which are: there is a statistically significant relationship between the availability of corporate governance system and performance improvement of the Saudi Electricity Company، there is a statistically significant relationship between corporate governance and appropriateness in improving the performance of the Saudi Electricity Company، it was also found that there is a statistically significant relationship between corporate governance and optimal disclosure in improving the performance of Saudi Electricity Company. The study also found that there is a statistically significant relationship between corporate governance and the right timing in improving the performance of the Saudi Electricity Company. The study suggested number of recommendations، among of which are: the importance of the shareholding companies to comply with the corporate governance regulations considering the interest of companies and their shareholders and all other parties benefiting from the financial statements، attempting to take advantage of the multiple benefits of corporate governance and expand its application in the various economic units in Saudi Arabia، conduct studies on companies that applies the requirement of the Corporate Governance Regulations، and the impact of the application of corporate governance on the shares of these units to find out the relationship between the quality of accounting information in light of the application of corporate governance and the stock market from another angle، imposing deterrent penalties concerning the Corporate Governance Regulations on companies that did not apply this regulation.

Customers' Perceptions of Green Banking

2019 ◽  
pp. 1071-1090
Author(s):  
Mehree Iqbal ◽  
Nabila Nisha ◽  
Syed Ali Raza
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Service Experiences ◽  
Positive Effect

Banks today promote eco-friendly financial services by widely adopting the concept of green banking. This is generally done to minimize the impact of environmental degradation in their business activities. Besides its usefulness for environment, green banking also acts as a competitive edge for banks by offering customers with new channels of financial services delivery. However, service experiences and quality of service delivery often defines customers' perceptions towards the adoption of such services. This paper aims to study service qualities and other underlying factors that influence customers' behavioral intentions towards using green banking in Bangladesh. Under PLS-SEM technique, factors like reliability, privacy, responsiveness, empathy and information quality has significant positive effect on performance expectancy; while, performance expectancy, effort expectancy and facilitating conditions significantly influence customers' behavioral intention. Implications of these findings can provide practical recommendations and directions for further work to banks in Bangladesh.

Influence of Information and Service Quality on Users' Continuous Use of Mobile Libraries in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Pinghao Ye ◽  
Liqiong Liu ◽  
Linxia Gao ◽  
Quanjun Mei
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Usability ◽  
Continuous Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Impacts

This research mainly aims to explore the factors that influence users' continuous use of mobile libraries. The findings of this study will provide empirical evidence to help improve the service and information quality of mobile libraries. Moreover, suggestions for optimization are provided with the objective of meeting user demands at its maximum. A theoretical model is constructed to reveal the impact of 11 influencing factors on users' continuous use of mobile libraries. Structural equation modeling is adopted to verify the theoretical model and research hypothesis based on the valid data obtained from a questionnaire survey. The study found that personalized services and information availability have positive impacts on the service quality of mobile libraries. Moreover, perceived mobility and information quality have positive impacts on the perceived usability of mobile libraries. Finally, perceived usability, service quality, and platform stability have significantly positive impacts on the willingness of users to continue usage of mobile libraries.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Reliability of Teleinformation Systems on the Quality of Transmitted Information

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Stawowy ◽  
Zbigniew Kasprzyk ◽  
Andrzej Szmigiel
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Mathematical Theory ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Serial Links ◽  
Modeling Uncertainty ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Theory Of Evidence ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The work describes the impact the reliability of the information quality IQ for information and communication systems. One of the components of IQ is the reliability properties such as relativity, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, consistency, adequacy, accessibility, credibility, congruence. Each of these components of IQ is independent and to properly estimate the value of IQ, use one of the methods of modeling uncertainty. In this article, we used a hybrid method that has been developed jointly by one of the authors. This method is based on the mathematical theory of evidence know as Dempstera-Shafera (DS) theory and serial links of dependent hybrid named IQ (hyb).

scholarly journals An empirical analysis of the relationship between the information quality of CSR reporting and reputation among publicly traded companies in Spain

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Pérez ◽  
Carlos Lopez-Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Spanish Stock Market

Purpose Supported by the principles of the legitimacy theory, the purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship that exists between the information quality of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting provided by the most liquid companies operating in the Spanish Stock Market and their corporate reputation. Design/methodology/approach Three regression models are tested with panel data collected for a sample of the 35 most liquid companies operating in the Spanish Stock Market between 2004 and 2014. Findings The findings show that two axes of information quality (i.e. content and management systems) should be necessarily controlled by companies in order to improve their corporate reputation through their CSR reporting. The content axis refers to the compliance of CSR reports with the provision of qualitative, quantitative, and evaluative information concerning the impacts of the CSR of the company on society and the environment. The management systems axis refers to the compliance of CSR reports with the disclosure of details about the policies, plans, and actions that companies implement to assure an effective management of CSR initiatives. Originality/value Previous literature exploring the relationship between corporate reporting and reputation has frequently focused on either the impact of the quantity of financial and CSR information reported by companies and the role of information quality, but only in reference to a number of specific themes (environment, customers) and not to the full range of information covered by CSR reports. The authors of this paper extend on previous academic literature by empirically evaluating the relationship between two dimensions of the information quality of CSR reporting (content and management systems) and the corporate reputation of companies operating in the Spanish Stock Market.

scholarly journals The empirical study: encouraging students’ interest in software development using test-driven development

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-274
Author(s):  
Aziz Nanthaamornphong ◽  
Stephane Bressan
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Software Developers ◽  
Test Driven Development ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Computer Science Courses ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
The Impact

The supply is not matching the demand on the market for software developers. While the enrolment in undergraduate computer science courses is increasing, few students are interested in and committed to becoming software developers. It could be that students are overwhelmed by the software development methodology that they are taught. We are consequently looking for a constructivist approach to software engineering able to effectively engage learners. We empirically evaluated whether test-driven development (TDD) is able to improve the quality of both learning and of software development in the classroom. Although numerous studies have outlined the benefits and effects of TDD in the classroom, none of those studies have focused on measuring students' interest in and attitudes toward using TDD in the classroom. We present a study evaluating the impact of TDD on the engagement and focus of learners of software development in the classroom. The results illustrate that the use of TDD in the classroom encourages learners to engage and focus.

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