BACKGROUND Research reporting results of clinical trials, psychosocial or technological interventions frequently omit critical details needed to inform implementation in practice. The aim of this article is to develop an Implementation Readiness (ImpRess) checklist, that includes criteria deemed useful in measuring readiness for implementation and apply it to trials of cognitive stimulation in ...

As the center of considerable media attention, case study articles, vendor research, and development efforts, electronic commerce technology is entering healthcare and having a profound effect. The simple truth, however, is that after the drama and excitement begins to wear off, completing a successful e-commerce implementation remains good old-fashioned hard, sometimes monotonous work. To be s...

While the focus of electronic commerce has often been on “dot coms” or pure Internet based companies, a major transformation is under way in many traditional “bricks-and-mortar” organizations. The latter are investing heavily in Internet based technologies and applications in order to attain new heights of efficiency, productivity and business value. While anecdotes in the business press sugges...

faculty members of the universities and higher education institutions are considered as the most influential social classes in the development of public culture. this important feature do achieves more importance in development of social competencies. one of the important social competencies in contemporary society is the use of electronic resources that are directly related to the level of pre...

Regulatory demands to implement electronic medical records in all health services, including primary care facilities, are mandatory. All facilities immediately prepared for these conditions. This article aims assess the readiness of implementing based on California Community Clinic EHR Assessment and Readiness (CCCEAR) instrument. type qualitative research is a case study approach. Data collect...

In this study, we developed a conceptual model for electronic business (e-business or EB) adoption incorporating six adoption facilitators and inhibitors, based on the technology-organization-environment framework. Survey data from 3,100 businesses and 7,500 consumers in eight European countries were used to test the model. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis to assess the reliability and...

The implementation of businesstobusiness electronic commerce (B2B e-commerce) is being categorized as a system with high degree of difficulty since it involves complexity of the multiple relationships and interactions between trading partners. Thus, for Small Medium Enterprise (SME) to partake in the B2B e-commerce activities, they need to have attained some reasonable level of e-readiness meas...

This paper reports on research set in the Tasmanian timber industry that aimed to increase the competitiveness of the industry by identifying options for the adoption of electronic commerce. As part of the investigation the information flows that took place within the industry were mapped. An interpretivist epistemology was used for the study, which adopted qualitative methods and a case study ...

The Internet has made a major impact on electronic commerce and market structures by facilitating information exchange between organizations. For researchers and business professionals, the economic and social ramifications of the Internet have generated much interest. Inspired by the many studies done on the information technology (IT) adoption, particularly Everett Roger’s research in diffusi...