The orthodontic treatment is most favorable and effective during growth and hence the assessment of growth is significant in treatment planning for dental and maxillofacial malocclusion [1,2]. Several features such as body height, weight and sexual characteristics, dental and skeletal development are used to evaluate the pubertal growth. The stage of tooth maturation can determine the dental ma...

Studies on information technology outsourcing (ITO) have shown different results for the influence of prior interaction and contract type on the project performance of the ITO vendor. The ITO market maturity could provide an explanation for these differences. However, it is not clear how to separate the ITO market into different maturity phases to gain insight into any possible effect maturity ...

The quality of processes in Software Product Management (SPM) has a high impact on the success of a software product, as it improves product quality and prevents release delays. To improve the SPM practice, we propose the maturity matrix for SPM, a focus area oriented maturity model concentrating on the SPM functions Requirements Management, Product Roadmapping, Release Planning and Requirement...

AbstrAct Achieving IT-business alignment has been a long-standing, critical, information management issue. A theoretical framework of the maturity levels of management practices and strategic IT choices that facilitate alignment was empirically tested and validated. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) validated 6 factors and identified 22 indices to measure strategic alignment maturity. A mixed ...

This conceptual paper in sustainable business research introduces a business sustainability maturity model as an innovative solution to support companies move towards sustainable development. Such model offers the possibility for each firm to individually assess its position regarding five sustainability maturity levels and, as a consequence, build a tailored as well as a common strategy along ...

Digitalization has significant power to boost the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Most scholars approached phenomenon from different standpoints by examining effects information technology skills, digital systems capabilities, communication technologies (ICT) adoption, digitalization on firm performance. However, although terms are interrelated, impact maturity SMEs' b...

We present a framework of maturity indicators that can be used to assess the maturity of a company in terms of e-learning and to promote new approaches to corporate e-learning. This framework is the result of a study that included semi-structured interviews with prime companies of several sectors such as banking, insurance, retail, energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage,...

Career identity is one of the important topics to study psychological problems employees, especially after outbreak CoV-19. Being a populous country in world, China has large number employees from all walks life, and its research on career attracted more attention. Thus, this aims sort out history, characteristics, trends through literature review, which can help scholars pay attention China’s ...

the aim of the current study was examine the effectiveness of  cognitive behavioral therapy on affective maturity and happiness in psychology student of azad university of bojnoutd.40 person were selecting by employing simple random sampling . they completed effective maturity scale (ems) for assessment of effective maturity and oxford happiness questionnaire for the assessment of happiness. an...

The concept of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) describes the trend of employees using their private mobile devices to manage corporate data from anywhere at any time. BYOD can increase employees' productivity and be cost-cutting for organizations. To implement BYOD, organizations are dependent on employees’ acceptance of BYOD, because employees' participation usually is voluntary. As employees' ac...