HE EFFECTS OF E-COMMERCE APPLICATION ON TRAVEL AGENCIES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Employee Performance ◽

The Internet ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Business Environments ◽

Travel Agencies ◽

The Future ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Independent Travel ◽

E-commerce, which has been a very prominent issue with the help of current developments in information and communication technologies and worldwide prevalence of the internet, has been intensively used considering the benefits for both customers and businesses. Tourism businesses, which demand to be successful in such rapidly changing competitive business environments, attempt to develop e-commerce applications in order that they can compete with their competitors and make use of new opportunities. It is emphasized that despite the various benefits of e-commerce, it might also bring the end of some sectors, which have not developed essential arrangements and infrastructures for this virtual environment. It is estimated that the need for package tours, tour operators and travel agencies will decrease in the future depending on the growing interest in the independent travel, the number of searches that people make on the internet search engines and tendency to act in accordance with the travel programs. The primary aim of this study is to figure out how much travel agencies in EskiĢehir use the e-commerce, the positive and negative effects of e-commerce on travel agencies and how e-commerce is perceived by agency administrators and employees. Besides, this study aims at determining the relationship among the perceptions of these employees and their performance. Within the scope of this research, 61travel agencies operating in EskiĢehir were selected and a survey consisting of close-ended questions applied to these business administrators and employees. The results revealed that almost all travel businesses have a web site, and the most important reason why they use the internet is easy accessibility and getting new customers. Employees think that use of e-commerce will not have any negative effect on the future of their businesses. According to results of correlation analysis, there was significant relationship found between employees‘ perceptions about the effects of e-commerce use on businesses and their performance in which they are employed.

IDENTIFICATION DATA MANAGEMENT: LEGAL REGULATION AND CLASSIFICATION

Polonia University Scientific Journal ◽

10.23856/4325 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 43 (6) ◽

pp. 198-203

Author(s):

Oleksii Kostenko

Keyword(s):

Social Relations ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Personal Data ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

The Internet ◽

Personal Data Protection ◽

Protection Information ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

The scale, speed and multi-vector development of science and technology are extremely effective in influencing legal, economic, political, spiritual, professional and other social relations. The development of information and communication technologies, the use of the Internet, the creation, storage, transmission, processing and management of information became the driving forces of the new scientific and technological revolution. This facilitates the introduction of technologies for the transmission and use of information in digital form in almost all spheres of public life, namely text data, photo, audio, video images, which are transmitted in various ways via the Internet and other systems and means of communication. One of the key elements of data transmission technologies and systems is the availability of information by which it is possible to identify their subjects and objects by their inherent identification attributes. In Ukrainian legislation, in particular in the Law of Ukraine «On Personal Data Protection», information or a set of information about an individual who is or can be identified specifically is defined as personal data. However, despite its modernity, this law still contains a number of shortcomings and uncertainties, both in terminology and in the legal mechanisms for working with data by which a person can be identified, i.e. identification data.

The Web as a Learning Environment for Kids

Distance Learning Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-878289-80-3.ch013 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 166-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sherif Kamel

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Human Resources ◽

Learning Process ◽

World Wide ◽

The Internet ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Information And Communication

The Internet and the World Wide Web are demonstrating the growing influence of information and communication technologies in various aspects of the economy. Regardless of the barriers of time and distance, newly introduced information highways are linking the world countries together, their societies and cultures contributing effectively to globalization. One of the growing trends in societal development and growth is investment in people. Therefore, the learning process is a priority issue that information and communication technologies are serving trying to upgrade and leverage human resources to become more competitive as we approach the 21st century with all its challenges and opportunities. This chapter covers an initiative that was launched in Egypt in 1997 that targets the investment of Egypt’s young generation, the kids of the present and the leaders of the future. This initiative is part of a national plan that aims at leveraging the capacities of Egypt’s human resources. The focus of the chapter will be the learning process, the Internet and the presence of the first Egyptian Web site for children on the Internet “Little Horus.” With the introduction of the Internet since 1993 in Egypt, today there are around 250,000 Internet subscribers, among which are a growing community of schools, teachers and children. As the Internet grows in magnitude and capacity, perceived to reach over one million subscribers in the coming five years with an estimated 20 percent under the age of 16, the Internet and the World Wide Web could play an active role in the education process in Egypt. The chapter, therefore, will demonstrate the “Little Horus” initiative, the steps that were achieved so far, the plan for the future and the building blocks that represented the critical success factors for the realization of this initiative with relatively modest resources.

Quantum Cryptography for the Future Internet and the Security Analysis

Security and Communication Networks ◽

10.1155/2018/8214619 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Tianqi Zhou ◽

Jian Shen ◽

Xiong Li ◽

Chen Wang ◽

Jun Shen

Keyword(s):

Quantum Cryptography ◽

Information Exchange ◽

Quantum Computer ◽

Security Analysis ◽

Future Internet ◽

The Internet ◽

The Future ◽

Almost All ◽

Near Future ◽

Cyberspace Security

Cyberspace has become the most popular carrier of information exchange in every corner of our life, which is beneficial for our life in almost all aspects. With the continuous development of science and technology, especially the quantum computer, cyberspace security has become the most critical problem for the Internet in near future. In this paper, we focus on analyzing characteristics of the quantum cryptography and exploring of the advantages of it in the future Internet. It is worth noting that we analyze the quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol in the noise-free channel. Moreover, in order to simulate real situations in the future Internet, we also search the QKD protocol in the noisy channel. The results reflect the unconditional security of quantum cryptography theoretically, which is suitable for the Internet as ever-increasing challenges are inevitable in the future.

USOS Y ABUSOS DEL INTERNET EN LOS ALUMNOS UNIVERSITARIOS DE LA DIVISIÓN ACADÉMICA DE CIENCIAS ECONÓMICO ADMINISTRATIVAS

Hitos de Ciencias Económico Administrativas ◽

10.19136/hitos.a0n53.135 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (53) ◽

pp. 25-32

Author(s):

Gladys Hernández Romero

Keyword(s):

Internet Use ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

The Internet ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

Internet Abuse ◽

Set Up

RESUMEN Objetivo: Este trabajo analiza los usos y abusos del Internet en los jóvenes universitarios de la Licenciatura en Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, con sede en Villahermosa Tabasco, mostrando evidencias de la manera en que el uso de Internet ha influido en su desempeño académico; ya que el modelo global entre sus mecanismos más sugestivos trajo consigo las denominadas Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación, (TICs) las cuales tienen la particularidad de que una vez incorporadas a la vida cotidiana del sujeto resultan imprescindibles y en algunos casos crean dependencia entre sus usuarios. Material y método: El instrumento que se empleó fue entrevista no estructurada focalizada, con la particularidad de concentrarse en el tema Usos y Abusos del Internet en los alumnos de la División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, aplicado a una muestra de dieciocho alumnos que fungieron como informantes. Se empleó un enfoque cualitativo como método general de la investigación bajo el muestreo aleatorio simple que permite llevar a cabo el contraste o correlación de los planteamientos teóricos del problema. Resultados: Los resultados obtenidos dieron un panorama general del uso y abuso de Internet en los mencionados alumnos; quienes no reconocieron abusar del Internet en la redacción de sus trabajos de investigación. Conclusiones: Finalmente, se establecieron conclusiones y recomendaciones que pueden contribuir a minimizar los efectos negativos del uso de Internet y las aplicaciones que le dan a éste. ABSTRACT Objetive: This paper analyzes the internet use and abuse from young university Business Administration degree students of the Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, that is located in the city of Villahermosa in the state of Tabasco, showing evidence on the way how the internet use has influenced the academic performance of those students, because one of the most suggestive mechanisms that the global model brought, are the so-called Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) which have the particularity that once they are incorporated into the daily life of the individuals, they become essential, and in some cases, create dependency among their users. Material and method: The instrument used was a focused unstructured interview, with the particularity to focus on the topic of Internet Use and Abuse from students of the Academic Division of Economics and Administrative Sciences. This interview was applied to a sample of eighteen students who acted as informants. A qualitative approach was used as a general method of research under simple random sampling that allowed the researcher to carry out the contrast or correlation of the problem theoretical approaches. Results: The given results provided an overview of the use and abuse of the Internet in the above mentioned students, who did not recognize Internet abuse in the drafting of their research. Conclusions: Finally, conclusions and recommendations were set up so that they can help minimize the negative effects that the use and abuse of internet is given by the students.

Italian-German bilinguals: The effects of heritage language use on accent in early-acquired languages

International Journal of Bilingualism ◽

10.1177/1367006919826867 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 289-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Anika Lloyd-Smith ◽

Marieke Einfeldt ◽

Tanja Kupisch

Keyword(s):

Heritage Language ◽

Language Use ◽

Age Of Onset ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Control Groups ◽

Heritage Speakers ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Degree Of Certainty ◽

Research Questions ◽

Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions:This study investigates perceived accent in the two early-acquired languages of 21 adult-aged bilinguals with Italian as the heritage language (HL) and German as the majority language (ML). We test the relative ability of ‘age of onset (AoO) in German’ (range = 0–6 years) and ‘Italian use’ to predict perceived nativeness in Italian and German.Design/methodology/approach:Two accent rating experiments were carried out (one in each language) comparing the bilingual speech samples to those of monolingual and second language (L2) control groups. The samples were rated by German and Italian-speaking judges for foreign accent (‘yes’ or ‘no’) and for degree of certainty (‘certain, ‘semi-certain’, ‘uncertain’).Data and analysis:The effects of ‘AoO in German’ and ‘Italian Use’ (operationalized as an Italian Use Score) were analysed using correlational analyses and logistic regression.Findings/conclusions:Our results show that almost all bilinguals were indistinguishable from monolingual controls in German, and that their perceived accent in Italian lay somewhere between that of the monolingual and L2 controls. Based on regression analyses, we conclude that a later introduction of the ML has neither a negative effect on the ML itself, nor does it show up advantages in the HL. Instead, how native-like the heritage speakers (HSs) sound in the HL largely depends on HL use. No negative effects of HL use are found for German.Originality:We test a new population of Italian HSs in South Germany and compare these results to findings from other HS populations in Germany.Significance/implications:This study shows that, although it may be the case for child-aged bilinguals that introducing the ML earlier causes more phonological pressure on the HL, this effect seems to have disappeared by adulthood – at least with regards to perceived global accent. Also, accent in the HL depends on HL use across the lifespan.

eHealth Systems, Their Use and Visions for the Future

Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch019 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 346-353

Author(s):

Pirkko Nykänen

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Care Delivery ◽

The Internet ◽

Related Information ◽

The Future ◽

Health Related ◽

Physician Patient

eHealth refers to use of information and communication technologies to improve or enable health and healthcare. eHealth broadens the scope of health care delivery, citizens are in the center of services and services are offered by information systems often via the Internet. In this chapter eHealth systems are classified on the basis of their use and their functionality and the use is discussed from the viewpoints of citizens and health professionals. Citizens are increasingly using Internet and eHealth systems to search for medicine or health related information, and they become better informed and may take more responsibility of their own health. Health professionals are more reluctant to use the Internet and eHealth systems in physician-patient communication due to power and responsibility problems of decisions. In the future the socio-technical nature of eHealth should be considered and future systems developed for real use and user environment with user acceptable technology.

Present and Future Paradigms of Cyberculture in the 21st Century - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

Social Impacts of Cyber Culture and Predictions About the Future of Open and Distance Education

10.4018/978-1-5225-8024-9.ch008 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135-153

Author(s):

Buket Kip Kayabaş

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

The Internet ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Cyber Culture ◽

The Future ◽

Open And Distance Learning ◽

Over Time

Developments in information and communication technologies play a major role in shaping economic, political, and cultural fields. Together with its inherent features, the internet, in addition to offering opportunities such as a new cultural space, freedom, and reality, has led the change of learning habits, cultural forms, and identities. Open and distance learning starting from correspondence education to computer networks-based education is one of the most affected areas by internet technologies. Various applications have developed in the field of open and distance education over time with the reflections of cyber culture. The aim of this study is to define cyber culture with its components and examine which areas it affects in our daily lives then to investigate the future open and distance education applications shaped by cyber culture.

Change of psychophysiological indices in female students of creative occupations

Health, sport, rehabilitation ◽

10.34142/hsr.2021.07.04.08 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 98-110

Author(s):

L.G. Korobeinikova ◽

M.S.A. Djamil ◽

W. Cynarski ◽

V.M. Ulizko ◽

Y. Stavinskiy

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Dynamic Equilibrium ◽

Motor Preparation ◽

Female Students ◽

Health Indices ◽

The Future ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Fitness And Health ◽

Almost All ◽

Motion Amplitude

Purpose: studying the dynamics of psychophysiological indices of creative occupation female students. Маterial: the study involved 120 female students. Reactive qualities, level of static and dynamic equilibrium, orientational qualities, speed of operative thinking, volume of rote memorization, attention distribution, level of accuracy, attention speed and switching, accuracy of task performance were assessed. Results: a decrease in the indices of the accuracy of reproducing motion amplitude and a given value of effort, those of response to vertically falling object and those of static and dynamic equilibrium was revealed. An improvement in the dynamics of nervous processes and the ability to constructive praxis was noted. The decrease in the level of development of motor qualities, professional skills, physical fitness, and health is observed already in the 1st year of study. The authors believe that the pedagogical influences should be started from the 1st course and continued until the end of the study. In the process of physical education classes, the physical exercises aimed at improving the professionally significant psychophysiological properties of students should be used. It is they that restrain the negative effect of increasing the intensity of educational classes simultaneously contributing to an increase in the development level of almost all motor qualities and health. Conclusions: uneven decrease of most psychophysiological indices negatively affects both the level of female student motor preparation and professional abilities of the future designers. The findings give ground for the development of the methods for improving motor qualities and psychophysiological properties professionally significant for students-designers. Taking into account the future profession specifics and the health indices will allow more precise planning of the content of physical education classes.

SADAR FINANSIAL: PELATIHAN MENGGUNAKAN INFORMASI DIGITAL DALAM MENGGALI TUJUAN MENABUNG PADA ANAK

Jurnal Pengabdian dan Kewirausahaan ◽

10.30813/jpk.v2i1.1133 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Michael Christian

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Elementary School ◽

Age Groups ◽

The Internet ◽

Digital Information ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Future ◽

Ability Factor ◽

Almost all age groups have a difficult tendency in saving, especially in groups of children. Various ways that can be done in educating children in saving. Savings products for children from various Banks both public and private can be utilized in getting used to saving. Understanding the amount of savings that can be saved in a certain period of time should be known early on. It aims to prepare knowledge in children for discipline in saving and wise in the use of savings in the future. Through training in the form of the use of digital information in digging the goal of saving children is expected to be educated children about the discipline in saving, the amount of savings to be achieved and its use in realizing the wishes of children in the future. This research involves children from elementary school (SD) to high school (SMA) at the Orphanage. The results of this training explains that materials and implementations aimed at educating children in terms of savings that utilize digital information provide benefits and knowledge to participants. The ability factor of instructor/speaker is effective in giving the material to the participants. Device tools integrated with the Internet and the ability of participants to use digital information in terms of saving is still minimal and need to be familiarized.Keywords: Saving, Children, Digital Information, Training

Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation ◽

E-Government and Accountability in EU Local Governments

10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch010 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 186-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lourdes Torres ◽

Vicente Pina ◽

Basilio Acerete ◽

Sonia Royo

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Local Governments ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

The Internet ◽

Legal Requirements ◽

Almost All ◽

The Relationship

This work tries to assess to what extent e-government enables transparency, openness and, hence, accountability in public administrations. For this purpose, local European Union (EU) administrations are analysed, encompassing all the different types of public administration styles of Western countries. Although almost all governments have opened a Web site and reports from multilateral organizations highlight the benefits of e-government initiatives for transforming the relationship between administration and citizens; the results of our analyses show that these benefits are far from being achieved because the e-government projects are still in their early stages. Even though the capacity of the Internet for the dissemination of information improves accountability and makes benchmarking easier, our research results also show that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) do not promote financial accountability beyond legal requirements. In conclusion, ICTs have not had a dramatic impact on public accountability in practice, even in countries that are at the forefront of digital technologies.