This paper presents the initial outcomes of a key scoping study undertaken to explore the role of augmented reality and motion detecting technologies in the context of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for museums related environments. Initial prototypes are in the form of an interactive infrared camera based application for children to engage with an Aboriginal puppet. This scoping study is u...

The objective of this research is to assess the factors that will affect the economic status of the organizations as a result of using cloud computing systems. Among these factors, which will be examined in this study, the relative economic benefit expected through the application of cloud computing, which relies primarily on the degree of complexity or simplicity in the work, the compatibility...

Intellectual Capital is one of the key-success factors a multinational company has to care about in the new economy. And, although much has been said about how to value, measure and analyze intangible assets, not many authors have focused their efforts in determining how the strategic use of intellectual resources could leverage not only the firm productivity and owners’ reports, but also its p...

OBJECTIVES This study presents the information system for Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH), evaluates its performance qualitatively, and conducts economic analysis. METHODS Information system for PNUH was designed by component-based development and developed by internet technologies. Order Communication System, Electronic Medical Record, and Clinical Decision Support System were newl...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: R&D R&D investment Resource-based view Decision factors This study investigates the decision factors regarding R&D investment activities. The subjects in this empirical study are from the countries of Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, which are all similar in the level of regional economic development and technology manufacturing. The research samples consist of the fina...

We investigate how the adoption of IFRS 3, business combinations, affected reported goodwill and whether the change was relevant for stock market valuation of companies. We use data for all companies listed at the main Swedish stock exchanges. We find some evidence suggesting that aggregated goodwill impairment charges in 2005 are lower than aggregated goodwill amortizations in 2004. Hence, goo...

Financial advisers are often asked to value goodwill within a corporate transaction environment. These goodwill valuations may be performed in the due diligence phase of the corporate transaction for transaction pricing and structuring purposes. These goodwill valuations may be performed in the consummation phase of the corporate transaction—as part of the preparation of a transaction fairness ...