Consumer adoption of smart phones is growing globally at an exponential rate presenting significant commercial opportunities for all organizations. The percentage of the population using mobile phones in Ireland is the largest in Europe, with market revenue of i2 billion in 2009, and 117.3 percent penetration. However, the commercial growth potential of smart phones is being hindered by an indu...

When students are dealing with online tutorial, there are challengers they must answer using any skill they have. The challenge and skill must be at the same ‘height’ in order for them to immerse with online tutorial activities. Several aspects will be considered as challenge and skill. One challenge under the scrutiny is the page length used to present course materials. The length of tutorial ...

This study aims to determine student satisfaction with online learning at UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta Indonesia. In this study, the researchers developed new variables related in learning, such as commitment, independence, parental support, main source of support for readiness, creative and innovative effectiveness behavioral intentions. The methodology used is a quantitative research method, ...

Random Forests were introduced by Breiman for feature (variable) selection and improved predictions for decision tree models. The resulting model is often superior to AdaBoost and bagging approaches. In this paper the random forests approach is extended for variable selection with other learning models, in this case Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Kernel Partial Least Squares (K-PLS) to estimat...

The utilisation of social media in the workplace has attracted much speculation in the business community in relation to its risks and benefits. However, intra-organisational dimensions affecting such ustilisation are yet to be holistically considered. Grounded in the scholarly literature, a survey questionnaire was operationalized and empirical data collected and analysed using PLS. The result...

The PLS B algorithm is used as a tool to investigate the relationships among several data sets. The ,rst step of this algorithm entails an iterative procedure the convergence of which is not proved. In this paper, an alternative procedure is discussed. It achieves the same purpose and its convergence is proven. c © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Computer task performance is an essential driver of end user productivity. Recent research indicates that computer self-efficacy (CSE) is an important determinant of computer task performance. Contrary to the significant interest in understanding the role of CSE in predicting computer task performance, little attention has been given to understanding the role of personal goal (PG), which can be...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect Customer Relationship Management on customer loyalty in Cold n’ Brew. population were customers Brew Surakarta. Using Purposive sampling, sample 1000 respondents. analysis is Partial Least Square (PLS) with Smart PLS 3.0. results showed that process variables, human resources, and data information technology had a positive consumer n 'Brew. ‘B...