This study explores the motivational factors that influence information technology (IT) professionals’ pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). Based on self-determination theory (SDT), autonomous and controlled motivations were posited as determinants of PEBs. Besides, green human resource management (GHRM) literature was integrated to examine direct indirect effects GHRM practices. The hypothesize...

Existing research on Information Systems Development (ISD) contracts focuses on the stakeholder controlling the vendor on a single project. We extend this line of research and make three important contributions. First, we consider the fact that systems development organizations work on a portfolio of projects, and analyze how firms prioritize the effort expended on individual projects relative ...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with physical fitness and, to a lesser extent, physical activity. Lifestyle interventions directed at enhancing physical fitness in order to decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases should be extended. To enable the development of effective lifestyle interventions for people with cardiovascular risk factors, we investigated motivational,...

BACKGROUND Exergames (exercise-based videogames) for delivering strength and balance exercise for older people are growing in popularity with the emergence of new Kinect-based technologies; however, little is known about the factors affecting their uptake and usage by older people. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the factors that may influence the motivation of older people t...

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) declines as adolescents get older, and the motivational determinants of PA warrant further investigation. The purposes of this study were to investigate the amount of physical and sedentary activity that adolescents participated in across age, gender, and race, and to investigate adolescents' attraction to PA and their perceived barriers and benefits across age...

Strategic leadership has been proposed as critical to organizational effectiveness. As African economies transition from socialist to open market states, strategic leadership will be instrumental to the effectiveness of African organizations. Unfortunately, few studies of strategic leadership in African organizations exist. To fill this gap, a model of strategic leadership is proposed here. Str...

A comparative account for job satisfaction analysis was conducted between public and private school teachers (n=300) in Pakistan Administrative Kashmir. The study was primarily based on teachers’ perception to assess work environment conduciveness at schools and their consequent impacts. Nine key determinants were used in the survey as delineated by Lester, (1987) in Teacher’s Job Satisfaction ...

Although online learning environments are perceived to facilitate knowledge sharing among individuals, various empirical studies find that participants do not log on frequently or are reluctant to share ideas with others. It is thus crucial for educators to understand when and how online knowledge sharing occurs. Prior model framework has been adapted to explore the motivational factors that dr...

Complex information technology often remains under-utilized following implementation. As a result, potentially powerful tools may deliver only limited benefits. These limited benefits may not compensate for what is usually a costly and difficult implementation process. One way for organizations to move from superficial to more comprehensive usage is to get users to go beyond the basic capabilit...