This paper outlines the means and benefits of using critical thinking in the training of managerial skills, offering a model and suggestions for the rehashing of the present managerial training. Caproni and Arias (1997) outline the training of managerial skills to mean the development or enhancement of an individual’s management skills, which includes interpersonal communication as well as conf...

This study reported here examined how system design factors in the online environment influence the effectiveness of e-commerce application development. An alternative model for information requirement definition was proposed. A regression analysis was used to test the effect of this model on the success of e-commerce application development. Results show that reliability, efficiency and privac...

We propose an integrated supply chain management framework that allows us to explicitly consider the impact of product perishability on a broad scale that includes manufacturers, distribution centers, wholesalers, and demand markets. The framework proposed herein also makes it possible to consider the oligopolistic competition across wholesalers that drives price and demand fluctuations. Furthe...

Forecasting Support Systems (FSSs) are designed to facilitate the performance of the organization’s forecasters and planners. An FSS always includes a set of statistical methods but also can provide (a) support for management judgment and adjustments (b) procedures for storing, retrieving and presenting information and (c) an intuitive user interface. In this article, Fotios Petropoulos, Foresi...

While Traditional knowledge management emphasis is more on the technology and designing information systems, modern approaches focus more on human resources and their behaviors in knowledge sharing. So this research aims to investigate the influence of social capital on knowledge sharing between human resources of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) by focusing on human features of knowledge sharin...

Privacy policy statements and privacy-assurance cues are among the most important website features that online providers could use to alleviate web customers’ privacy concerns. This study examines the moderating role of privacy concern on how privacy assurance cues and argument quality contribute to increased trust, and the subsequent decision to disclose health information online. This study h...

Compensation of bank CEOs increases after mergers, suggesting that executives may engage in acquisitions to enjoy size-related personal benefits (Bliss and Rosen, 2001). Alternatively, bank mergers can be viewed as the efficient assignation of merged assets to the managerial team best suited to realize merger gains. Theories of executive compensation based on managerial productivity and optimal...

We discuss an initial research concept for the application of the task-technology fit model to measure the factors that influence the utilization of interactive simulation for executive and managerial training. Interactive simulation is widely used by the military for senior leadership and managerial tasks. Simulation is also used commercially for training similar skills. We propose measuring t...