Using I-D maps to Represent the Adoption of Internet Applications by Local Cricket Clubs

2011 ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Bingley ◽  
Steven Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Decision Process ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Visual Aid ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
Online Statistics ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter describes the development of a visual aid to depict the manner in which Internet applications are being diffused through local sporting associations. Rogers’ (2003) Innovation-Decision process stages, specifically the knowledge, persuasion, adoption and confirmation stages, are used as the theoretical basis for the aid. The chapter discusses the Innovation-Decision process as an important component of Rogers’ (2003) Innovation Diffusion approach. It then outlines the particular problem at hand, determining how best to represent different sporting (cricket) associations and their adoption and use of Internet applications across the innovation-decision process stages. Different data visualisation approaches to representing the data (such as line graphs and bar charts) are discussed, with the introduction of an aid (labelled I-D maps) used to represent the adoption of different Internet applications by cricket associations in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. The Internet applications considered are email, club websites, association and/or third party websites and the use of the Internet to record online statistics. The use of I-D maps provides instant interpretation of the different levels of adoption of Internet applications by different cricket associations.

A Framework for the Adoption of the Internet in Local Sporting Bodies

2011 ◽  
pp. 212-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Bingley ◽  
Stephen Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Decision Process ◽  
Major Part ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Internet Application ◽  
Performance Statistics ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Player Performance ◽  
Online Statistics ◽  
Initial Knowledge

Sport plays a major part in the Australian psyche with millions of people participating every year. However organised sport at the local or social level in Australia relies on volunteers to support the needs of associations and their participating clubs. There is evidence that Internet applications are being adopted within associations and clubs for administration purposes (such as committee members using email to communicate with each other, or use of the Internet to record match results and calculate player performance statistics online). However, how are these being adopted, what are they being used for and what is the effect of the adoption on the associations and their volunteers? Using the Rogers’ (2005) innovation-decision process as a basis, this chapter describes the development of a framework that traces the adoption of an Internet application from initial knowledge of the application, through the decision to adopt and eventual confirmation of the usefulness of the application by continuance or discontinuance of its use. As local sporting clubs and associations are part of a larger group known as community based organisations and are predominantly run by volunteers, literature related to Internet application use by these groups is used to inform the framework. Lastly, an actual example of the adoption of an online statistics program in a local sporting association is mapped onto the framework, to show it may be applied in a practical situation.

Constructing the understanding of teenagers deviant use of cyberspace

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402097579
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar Sharma ◽  
Nitin Anand ◽  
Keshav Kumar ◽  
Rajkumar Lenin Singh ◽  
Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Face ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Online Disinhibition ◽  
Use Of Internet

Cyberspace provides a completely different platform for the expression of one’s needs in comparison to the face-to-face world. The use of cyberspace by teenagers is becoming a major concern due to the emergence of engagement in deviant use of internet applications inclusive of engagement in sexting; excessive and addictive use of the internet, consumption of pornography, and as well as phenomena of internet chat rooms. The online disinhibition, anonymity, personality factors, sensation-seeking behavior, impulsivity, deviant socialization processes, and absence of social systems to educate adolescents about gender sensitivity and sex appear to predispose teenagers for indulgence in deviant usage of cyberspace. There is an urgent need to understand the factors related to deviant use of cyberspace and for offering programs for parents and adolescents on gender sensitivity, sexuality, sex, consent in relationships, and deviant use of internet applications. Such initiatives will help to offer opportunities for a corrective experience through appropriate socialization experiences and enhance cyberliteracy among children and adolescents.

A Taxonomy of Internet Applications for Project Management Communication

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve D. Giffin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
Technological Characteristics ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Relationship

A taxonomy of Internet applications has been created to describe the use of the Internet for project management communication. It is based on the technological characteristics of Internet applications, the requirements of project management communication, and the organizational issues associated with using Internet applications. Its dimensions are the sender/receiver synchronization and the relationship between the number of senders and receivers. The taxonomy is populated with six Internet applications that are used commonly in project management communication. The taxonomy is presented as an aid to understanding the capabilities and limitations of Internet applications for different types of project management communication.

Digital practices across the UK population: The influence of socio-economic and techno-social variables in the use of the Internet

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312110467
Author(s):  
Daniel Calderón Gómez ◽  
Massimo Ragnedda ◽  
Maria Laura Ruiu
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Logit Analysis ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Uk

This article investigates the entanglement between socio-economic and technological factors in conditioning people's patterns of Internet use. We analysed the influence of sociodemographic and techno-social aspects in conditioning the distinctive digital practices developed by Internet users. By using a representative sample of UK users and different methods of analysis, such as factor analysis, K-means cluster analysis and logit analysis, this study shows how techno-social variables have a stronger effect than socio-economic variables in explaining the advanced use of the Internet.

Using the Internet to Attract and Evaluate Job Candidates

2012 ◽  
pp. 537-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Ross ◽  
Ross Slovensky
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
Social Networking Websites ◽  
Job Candidates ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Use Of Internet

The development of the Internet affords new opportunities for organizations as they add talent to their workforce. Employers are using third-party job placement websites (e.g., Monster.com), virtual job fairs, social networking websites, and even massively multiplayer online games such as Second Life to recruit job candidates. Organizations are also using their own websites to both attract and to evaluate new applicants. Accompanying these trends is the use of Internet-based testing for evaluating job candidates. Such testing varies based on whether it is proctored or unproctored and whether it incorporates dynamic computer adaptive testing. Finally, many firms are using individual candidate’s social networking websites (e.g., Facebook) as a background screening tool for evaluating job candidates. These trends are described and research questions identified.

Virtual Networking without a Backpack? Resource Consumption of Information Technologies

2005 ◽  
pp. 109-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justus von Geibler ◽  
Michael Kuhndt ◽  
Volker Turk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Research Organisations

This chapter concentrates on the environmental impacts of the increasing use of the Internet. It highlights that the Internet and Internet applications are far from being purely virtual, but are clearly linked to the use of natural resources. With the growth of the Internet’s infrastructure there is a seemingly inevitable increase in the resource consumption for the production of electronic equipment and its electricity consumption. A number of conclusions can be made regarding the minimisation of environmental risks and maximisation of ebusiness’ potential to dematerialise. The presented findings are mainly based on findings derived from research within the Digital Europe project, which was conducted as the first pan-European study of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of e-commerce and information communication technologies. Supported by the European Commission, the project has been led by the research organisations Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei in Italy, Forum for the Future in UK and the Wuppertal Institute in Germany.

Access and Use of the Internet among Libyan Primary School Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Azza A Abubaker ◽  
Joan Lu
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
School Students ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Text Reading ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Use Of Internet

This chapter aims to examine the use of the internet and eBook among students in public primary schools in Libya. The literature showed a lack of research that examines access to the Internet, students' awareness of eBook, and using the computer for learning at school. However, this type of research has been important in providing a better understanding of eBook usage and helping designers to create eBooks that meet user needs. Thus, the number of netizens determines the causes of use as a starting point for understanding and determining e- reading stages in order to investigate the factors that affect e- text reading among young people. This chapter presents the questionnaire data as analysed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software for analysis and focuses on collecting quantitative data that can help build a clear understanding of current user behaviour. At the end of this chapter, these two objectives should be met: examining the use of Internet among students aged 9 to 13, and defining the awareness and aim of using eBook among students.

Science Students' Use of the Internet for Learning in Higher Institutions in Osun State, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Oloyede Solomon Oyelekan ◽  
Gabriel Akinyemi Akinpelu ◽  
Florence Olutunu Daramola
Keyword(s):  
College Of Education ◽  
Study Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The University ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Use Of Internet

The Internet is one technology that has impacted tremendously on the sociological fabric of man. In the field of education, it serves as a library of knowledge from where virtually all information could be obtained. Knowledge of how well higher institution students use the Internet for learning may enable their lecturers take appropriate decisions on their instructional practices. In this study, data was obtained from four 435 purposively selected students in the Faculties of Science of six higher institutions in Osun State, Nigeria using a researcher-designed questionnaire. The results show that 63.8% of the students indicated they used the Internet for learning. It was found out that there was no significant difference between male and female students' use of the Internet for learning and there was no significant difference in the students' use of Internet for learning in the private and public higher institutions in the State. However, there was significant difference among the students in their use of the Internet for learning with the University students showing the highest degree of positive response of use followed by the students of the College of Education and then the students of the Polytechnics. It is recommended among others that stakeholders in higher education in Osun State should endeavour to provide modern ICT/Internet facilities in all the higher institutions in Osun State so as to enable students have unlimited Internet access.

scholarly journals THE USE OF THE INTERNET BY THE PATIENT AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY: CONTRIBUTIONS AND OBSTACLES FOR THE FOLLOW-UP OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY MONITORING

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Pereira MARTINS ◽  
Marcela ABREU-RODRIGUES ◽  
Juciléia Rezende SOUZA
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Multidisciplinary Care ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Private Care ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Evaluation And Monitoring ◽  
Use Of Internet

ABSTRACT Background : Bariatric surgery is presented as the last treatment option for obesity. It requires from all candidates a multidisciplinary evaluation and monitoring throughout treatment. The non-adherence to follow-up with health care teams is related to weight regain. It's possible that the use of internet influences the doctor-patient relationship and patients replace medical care or information provided by health professionals for information from the internet. Aim : Identify and analyze the pattern of internet use by patients after bariatric surgery and check the influence of such use in attending medical appointments with the multidisciplinary team. Method : Electronic questionnaire available on the Internet was used to verify patient´s patterns of Internet use and its influence on in attending multidisciplinary care after surgery. Results : Of the 103 participants, 95% were female, 64% married, 59% with children and 54% with higher education. The mean age was 35.69 years and the mean duration of performing surgery, 11.74 months. The surgical technique that prevailed was Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass (90.3%), the local monitoring concentrated in the private care (93.2%). In the preoperative, most participants consulted more than three times with the surgeon (n=81), nutritionists (n=70), psychologist (n=70). After the surgery, p most patients maintained monitoring with the surgeon and nutritionist. Concerning the internet use, 51.5% accessed the internet in search of information about health and bariatric surgery every day. Facebook and search tools were the most used sites. Conclusion - Data showed the influence of the information contained on the Internet and the adherence to multidisciplinary monitoring. This fact requires the team to consider the use of the Internet as a variable that may interfere and must be handled during follow-up. It is suggested that an active participation of professionals on their websites and social networks and the diversification of services and interventions to stimulate follow-up after surgery.

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