The cloud service market is highly competitive and IT providers face enormous challenges in developing a sustainable market position. Using a freemium model, many vendors focus on establishing a large customer base quickly. In the long run however, they often lack a strategy to generate revenue streams. Based on a sample of 196 actual users, our study examines how cloud services can become viab...

Methods The empirical material is provided by the Unit of Patient-Perceived Quality through a recently published telephone survey. The responses were clustered in categories through an exploratory factor analysis and assessed for construct validity (Cronbach’s alpha). The five hypotheses were analysed further by the use of a two-step structural equation modeling approach as prescribed by Anders...

This study investigated the utility of Internet Things in public sector and factors influencing satisfaction its users. The followed two directions, first managers’ perceptions their with using sensors for tracking vehicles. second direction drivers’ system used. Results collected from 20 interviews conducted managers revealed that cost reduction more control over behaviors are contributions ex...

Background. The concept of sport tourism has become very popular in recent years as a field of study and a tourism product and has attracted the attention of many researchers. Objectives. This study aimed at future scenario planning of the Mashhad metropolitan sports tourism industry. Methods. It was applied future analytical exploratory research. The information was collected through in-dept...

background: the physical and psychological health of bus drivers is a critical factor in public driving performance. any impairment can have dire consequences for passengers and the company. thus, research on the mental health status of public bus drivers is a critical issue in reducing road accidents, decreasing passengers’ injuries, and ensuring the safety of the operation. materials and meth...