scholarly journals Conceptualizing Competences in E-Services Adoption and Assimilation in SMEs

2010 ◽  
pp. 225-238
Author(s):  
Ada Scupola
Keyword(s):  
Medium Size ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
System A ◽  
Conceptual Skills ◽  
Reservation System ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control ◽  
Business To Business

This article investigates the competences deemed necessary both at top managerial and individual levels for the successful adoption and assimilation of business-to-business e-services in small and medium size enterprises. To this end, an in-depth case study of a business-to-business e-service system, a Web-based travel reservation system, was conducted. The results show that three main competences, namely vision, value and control, are important at top management level for the primary adoption of e-services. For secondary adoption and assimilation, three categories of competences were identified as being important either to have or to develop at the individual level, namely technical, interpersonal and conceptual skills.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing Competences in E-Services Adoption and Assimilation in SMEs

2009 ◽  
pp. 1089-1102
Author(s):  
Ada Scupola
Keyword(s):  
Medium Size ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
System A ◽  
Conceptual Skills ◽  
Reservation System ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control ◽  
Business To Business

This article investigates the competences deemed necessary both at top managerial and individual levels for the successful adoption and assimilation of business-to-business e-services in small and medium size enterprises. To this end, an in-depth case study of a business-to-business e-service system, a Web-based travel reservation system, was conducted. The results show that three main competences, namely vision, value and control, are important at top management level for the primary adoption of e-services. For secondary adoption and assimilation, three categories of competences were identified as being important either to have or to develop at the individual level, namely technical, interpersonal and conceptual skills.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing Competences in E-Services Adoption and Assimilation in SMES

2010 ◽  
pp. 1296-1309
Author(s):  
Ada Scupola
Keyword(s):  
Medium Size ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
System A ◽  
Conceptual Skills ◽  
Reservation System ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control ◽  
Business To Business

This article investigates the competences deemed necessary both at top managerial and individual levels for the successful adoption and assimilation of business-to-business e-services in small and medium size enterprises. To this end, an in-depth case study of a business-to-business e-service system, a Web-based travel reservation system, was conducted. The results show that three main competences, namely vision, value and control, are important at top management level for the primary adoption of e-services. For secondary adoption and assimilation, three categories of competences were identified as being important either to have or to develop at the individual level, namely technical, interpersonal and conceptual skills.

scholarly journals Interactive effects between travel behaviour and COVID-19: a questionnaire study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinbao Zhang ◽  
Jaeyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Passenger Volume ◽  
Spatial Autoregressive ◽  
Railway Passenger ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control

Abstract This study has two main objectives: (i) to analyse the effect of travel characteristics on the spreading of disease, and (ii) to determine the effect of COVID-19 on travel behaviour at the individual level. First, the study analyses the effect of passenger volume and the proportions of different modes of travel on the spread of COVID-19 in the early stage. The developed spatial autoregressive model shows that total passenger volume and proportions of air and railway passenger volumes are positively associated with the cumulative confirmed cases. Second, a questionnaire is analysed to determine changes in travel behaviour after COVID-19. The results indicate that the number of total trips considerably decreased. Public transport usage decreased by 20.5%, while private car usage increased by 6.4%. Then the factors affecting the changes in travel behaviour are analysed by logit models. The findings reveal significant factors, including gender, occupation and travel restriction. It is expected that the findings from this study would be helpful for management and control of traffic during a pandemic.

scholarly journals Regional Living Conditions and the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control of Hypertension at the Individual Level in Russia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Alekseevich Maksimov ◽  
Yulia A. Balanova ◽  
Svetlana A. Shalnova ◽  
Galina A. Muromtseva ◽  
Anna V. Kapustina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control ◽  
Regions Of Russia

Abstract Background. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the living characteristics of large regions on the possible presence, awareness, management and control of hypertension at the individual level in the Russian population.Methods. Regional characteristics were obtained from the official website of the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. Principal component analysis was used to reduce the dimensionality of data; it allowed defining 5 integral regional indices: Socio-Geographical, Demographic, Industrial, Mixed, Economic. Presence, awareness, management and control of hypertension were assessed according to the data of the cross-sectional stage of ESSE-RF study that was conducted in 2013-2014. The final sample included 19,791 patients from 12 regions of Russia. Generalized estimation equations were used to determine associations between regional indices and presence, awareness, management and control of hypertension at the individual level taking into consideration nested data structures (individuals in regions).Results. The Socio-Geographic Index demonstrated the positive impact on hypertension among male (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.05-1.32), undereducated individuals (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.02-1.27) and elderly people (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.02-1.32). Awareness of hypertension is positively associated with Demographic (OR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.02-1.25) and Industrial Indices (OR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.01-1.33). Worsening of social environment (Socio-Geographic Index) reduces adherence to management (OR = 0.76; 95% CI: 0.64-0.90) and control of hypertension (OR = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.69-0.90). Impact of regional living conditions on the prevalence of hypertension is not high, compared to the individual predictors, but for the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, this influence is important.Conclusions: The study performed allowed assessing the influence of living characteristics of the population in the large regions of Russia on the prevalence of hypertension and on the awareness, management and control of this disease. The data obtained provide new knowledge not only in terms of epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Russia but also in general, that is, in the context of studying the influence of living conditions on the health of population.

scholarly journals Research on Behavior Cause of Limited Space Accident Based on “2-4” Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 04010
Author(s):  
Fengjie Yu ◽  
Lijing Zhang ◽  
Gang Tao
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Behavioral Safety ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Limited Space ◽  
Habitual Behavior ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Safety Knowledge ◽  
And Control ◽  
Space Operation

In order to prevent accidental casualties in the course of limited space operation, the behavioral safety “2-4” model is used to study the behavioral causes of typical limited space operation accidents. First, the causes of one-time and habitual behavior are studied from the individual level, that is, unsafe action, physical state and safety knowledge, consciousness; then, the research of operational behavior and guiding behavior is studied from the organizational level. Finally, the prevention and control suggestions are put forward to reduce the occurrence of such accidents.

scholarly journals Is the German Academic Profession on Metrification Autopilot? A Study of 25 Years of Publication Outputs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Schneijderberg ◽  
Lars Müller ◽  
Nicolai Götze
Keyword(s):  
Academic Culture ◽  
Academic Profession ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Voluntary Commitment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control

Given their constitutionally guaranteed academic freedom, German academics are not forced by law to metrify their research outputs, but they do still practice metrification – one could say on autopilot. The metrification autopilot mode captures the voluntary commitment of a substantial part of the German academic profession to socio-calculative valuation, evaluation and valorization practices in the governance and control of higher education institutions (HEI), of disciplines and at the individual level. The effects of the metrification autopilot, in terms of auto-metrification in individual academics’ publication behavior, are studied empirically using three surveys (1992, 2007 and 2018). On the individual level, the metrification autopilot is observed as a trend among all full professors. Among non-full professors, the most metrified publication outputs are produced by academics who have been in their positions for more than 13 years. Accordingly, socialization into metrified status/reputation-seeking and status/reputation-keeping academic culture seems to take about 12 years. On the organizational level, we observe the metrification autopilot trend on the basis of the correlation between journal articles and HEIs’ policy of strong metrified performance recognition. On the discipline level, the metrification autopilot trend is observable in the way that humanities and social sciences scholars adapt to the peer-reviewed journal publication paradigm of the natural sciences, which is a key driver for transforming science and HEIs into a “socio-calculative environment” (Vormbusch 2012) of valuation, evaluation and valorization.

scholarly journals Stakeholder-engaged Research: Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Wanjau ◽  
Lucy Kivuti-Bitok ◽  
Leopold Aminde ◽  
Lennert Veerman
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
National Level ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Physical Activity Behavior ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: This study was done as part of a larger study that aims to identify the most impactful and cost-effective strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya. Our objective was to involve stakeholders in the identification of the strategies that would be included in our larger study. The results from the stakeholders engagement are analyzed and reported in this paper. Design: This was a qualitative study. A one day stakeholder workshop that followed a deliberative dialogue process was conducted.Participants: A sample of stakeholders who participate in the national level policymaking process for health in Kenya. Outcome Measure: Strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya. Results: Out of the twenty-three stakeholders who confirmed attendance, fifteen participants attended the one-day workshop. The stakeholders identified a total of 24 strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya. From the ranking process carried out the top six strategies identified were: a research-based strategy for the identification of the nutritional value of indigenous foods, implementation of health promotion strategies that focus on the creation of healthy environments, physical activity behavior such as gym attendance, jogging, walking, and running at the individual level, implementation of school curricula on nutrition and health promotion, integration of physical education into the new Competency-Based Education policy, and policies that increase use of public transport.Conclusion The stakeholders identified and ranked strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya. This informs future overweight and obesity prevention research and policy in Kenya and similar settings.

scholarly journals Next of kin participation in the care of older persons in nursing homes: A pre–post non-randomised educational evaluation, using within-group and individual person-level comparisons

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244600
Author(s):  
Albert Westergren ◽  
Gerd Ahlström ◽  
Magnus Persson ◽  
Lina Behm
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Individual Person ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Background Next of kin participation in care is a cornerstone of palliative care and is thus important in nursing homes, and outcomes following interventions need to be evaluated using robust methods. Objective To use within-group and within-individual analytical approaches to evaluate the participation of next of kin in care following an intervention and to compare the outcome between the intervention and control groups. Methods A pre–post intervention/control group study design was used. The educational intervention, directed towards staff members, focused on palliative care. The Next of Kin Participation in Care scale comprises the Communication and Trust subscale and the Collaboration in Care subscale, with nine items each. In total, 203 persons (intervention group: n = 95; control group: n = 108) were included. Three different analytical approaches were used: 1) traditional within-group comparison of raw ordinal scores and linearly transformed interval scores; 2) modern within-individual (person-level) interval score comparisons; 3) comparisons between the intervention group and control group based on individual person-level outcomes. Results Within-group comparisons of change revealed no change in any of the groups, whether based on raw or transformed scores. Despite this, significant improvements at the individual level were found in 32.9% of the intervention group and 11.6% of the control group for the total scale (p = 0.0024), in 25% of the intervention group and 10.5% of the control group for the Communication and Trust subscale (p = 0.0018), and in 31.2% of the intervention group and 10.5% of the control group for the Collaboration in Care subscale (p = 0.0016). However, a significant worsening at the individual level in Collaboration in Care was found in 35.1% of the intervention group but only among 8.4% of the control group (p < 0.0005). Conclusion The intervention seems to have a positive impact on next of kin participation in care in nursing homes, especially for communication and trust. However, some next of kin reported decreased participation in care after the intervention. Modern individual person-level approaches for the analysis of intervention outcomes revealed individual significant changes beyond traditional group-level comparisons that would otherwise be hidden. The findings are relevant for future outcome studies and may also necessitate a re-evaluation of previous studies that have not used individual person-level comparisons. Trial registration This study is part of the intervention project registered under Clinical Trials Registration NCT02708498.

scholarly journals Evaluation of home detection algorithms on mobile phone data using individual-level ground truth

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Pappalardo ◽  
Leo Ferres ◽  
Manuel Sacasa ◽  
Ciro Cattuto ◽  
Loreto Bravo
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Mobile Phone Data ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Detection Algorithms ◽  
Home Location ◽  
Residence Location ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control

AbstractInferring mobile phone users’ home location, i.e., assigning a location in space to a user based on data generated by the mobile phone network, is a central task in leveraging mobile phone data to study social and urban phenomena. Despite its widespread use, home detection relies on assumptions that are difficult to check without ground truth, i.e., where the individual who owns the device resides. In this paper, we present a dataset that comprises the mobile phone activity of sixty-five participants for whom the geographical coordinates of their residence location are known. The mobile phone activity refers to Call Detail Records (CDRs), eXtended Detail Records (XDRs), and Control Plane Records (CPRs), which vary in their temporal granularity and differ in the data generation mechanism. We provide an unprecedented evaluation of the accuracy of home detection algorithms and quantify the amount of data needed for each stream to carry out successful home detection for each stream. Our work is useful for researchers and practitioners to minimize data requests and maximize the accuracy of the home antenna location.

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