The major objective of this paper is to examine the determinants of collaborative commerce (c-commerce) adoption with special emphasis on Electrical and Electronic organizations in Malaysia. Original research using a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 400 Malaysian organizations. Out of the 400 questionnaires posted, 109 usable questionnaires were returned, yielding a response r...

In this paper we applied our previously developed assessment framework to the data collected from an internet security readiness survey targeted at households. We used the assessment framework to compute an Internet Security Readiness index for each household, which was in turn derived from Internet Security Readiness capital, skill, and actual uptake/use of infrastructure indices. We then exam...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose how to minimize the risks of implementing business process reengineering (BPR) by measuring readiness. For this purpose, the paper proposes an assessment approach for readiness in BPR efforts based on the critical success and failure factors. Design/methodology/approach – A relevant literature review, which investigates success and failure indic...

this research through comparison study of application of ict on marketing of agricultural crops in khozestan province, evaluate the role of such factors. the study is of applied type and the method being used is descriptive- correlational. statistical population of this research is all agricultural experts of khuzestan province and using cochran’s formula , a sample size of 144 members was sele...

the current research aims to study the industrial and technological concerns within transfer process of high-tech regarding the technology readiness levels (trls). the importance of the subject is emphasized because different trls have special considerations and the risks of high-tech transfer can be reduced considering them. the main goal of this study is to identify and rank the industrial an...

Estimating individual readiness of military and civilian nursing personnel for deployment to austere environments challenges the best of us. Despite decades of conflicts, crises, and disasters around the world, measuring individual readiness for deployment remains elusive. However difficult, quantifying individual readiness is critical to provide commanders and leaders with information to drive...

The Consultation Readiness Scale is designed to facilitate mental health and other forms of human services consultation. The scale is based on the assumption that consultee-consultant relationships vary in their "readiness" for consultation. A basic task for consultants is to assess the current readiness level and help move the relationship to a higher level. The Consultation Readiness Scale fa...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been acknowledged to be an enabler of small businesses, including those in the informal sector. However, determining relationship between perception technology by service providers readiness use is critical. By adopting a survey research design, this study investigates how web portal (WTP) sector Cape Town metropolitan area South Africa affects...