Playing MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons, or Multi-User Dimensions), text-only online gaming environments, may initiate flow experience. Online survey research was administered within the population of Russian MUDs players, using the specially designed questionnaire with 3 blocks of questions: demography and experience in playing MUDs; flow experience; interactive patterns. Replies of respondents (N =...

Previous assumptions note that the most powerful experiences of engagement are shared with others. Therefore, in the framework of positive psychology, to expand the dynamic interactionism-related flow theory, we have attempted to conduct an exploratory study about flow to reveal the most common activities that can trigger this experience during solitary or social situations. The study involved ...

What constitutes a good life? Few questions are of more fundamental importance to a positive psychology. Flow research has yielded one answer, providing an understanding of experiences during which individuals are fully involved in the present moment. Viewed through the experiential lens of flow, a good life is one that is characterized by complete absorption in what one does. In this chapter, ...

While prior research has examined customer satisfaction in retailing and e-commerce settings, online trading services has received little research attention. To understand customer satisfaction better in this fast-growing service, we investigated the role of flow experience, a sensation that occurs with significant cognitive involvement in the online trading process. We focused on experience cl...

Process planning is a task comprising a broad range of activities to design and develop an appropriate manufacturing process for producing a part. Interpretation of the part design, selection of manufacturing processes, definition of operations, operation sequences, machining datums, geometrical dimensions and tolerances are some common activities associated with the task. Process planning is a...

Ensuring successful knowledge transfer when embarking on IS sourcing strategy change is critical to ensure service quality and continuity, and organizational IS capability development. Managing the process, however, is complex and challenging. It involves the sharing and learning of technical IS and business knowledge. It also involves knowledge flows across organizational/national boundaries w...