Materialism – A Conceptualization for Contemporary Research

Dialectical Materialism and Developments in Contemporary Science

User expertise in contemporary information systems: Conceptualization, measurement and application

The development of user expertise is a strategic imperative for organizations in hyper-competitive markets. This study conceptualizes, operationalises and validates user expertise in contemporary Information Systems (IS) as a formative, multidimensional index. The study commenced by introducing a framework that positioned its concepts against the wealth of studies in the discipline. It then int...

Superfund basic research program: a model for contemporary research programs.

Objective. To compare the postoperative complication rates after hysterectomy between HIV-infected patients and HIVuninfected patients. Study design. We conducted a retrospective study of 24 human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients who underwent hysterectomy between January 1, 2000 and April 2, 2003 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Postoperative complications rates among HIV-infected women wer...

Conceptualization of Marital Mental Health Literacy (MMHL) and exploring the components: A qualitative research

Introduction: Marriage and couple relationship are some of the most important transitions in human life. if the couple is provided with knowledge, attitude and skills of married life in the form of marital mental health literacy, their mental health is improved and the marital conflicts are reduced. The current research was conducted with the aim of conceptualizing marital mental health literac...

A Research Agenda Toward a Better Conceptualization of IT Use

IT use is a primary concept that should be clarified carefully since it is a major concept in several existing IS theoretical models such as the Technology Acceptance Model, Task-Technology Fit, and IS Success model. Unfortunately, most studies define this concept too simply. This can constrain our understandings of IT impacts. Therefore, it is necessary to conceptualize IT use and explore its ...