Many firms believe that enterprise blogging forums can be used to help build the structured platform required for an environment that supports emergent innovation. While some employees tend to be 'consumers' of content created by others, some others contribute by acting as 'creators'. In this paper, we build and estimate a theory-based dynamic structural model towards understanding the mechanis...

In this study we analyze the changes that occur in the workplace following the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and explore how perceived individual performance is influenced by a number of perceived changes in work environments. We suggested a model we tested with a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach with PLS. This study shows that work overload, inf...

A popular objective criterion for partitioning a set of actors into core and periphery subsets is the maximization of the correlation between an ideal and observed structure associated with intra-core and intra-periphery ties. The resulting optimization problem has commonly been tackled using heuristic procedures such as relocation algorithms, genetic algorithms, and simulated annealing. In thi...

The commercial 3-D laser scanners provide high quality reconstructions of different surfaces. However if the reconstructed surfaces are made of diffusing materials and/or exhibit self occluding properties then errors are guaranteed in the output reconstruction. In this paper, we try to rectify this situation by fusing the 3-D reconstructions generated by a 3-D laser scanner and other 3-D recons...

Online reputation management (ORM) has been considered as a significant tool of internet marketing. The purpose of this paper is to construct a decision model for evaluating performances and improving professional services of marketing. To investigate the interrelationship and influential weights among criteria, this study uses a hybrid MCDM model including decision-making trial and evaluation ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to measure the level of quality of work life (QWL) among hospital employees in Iran. Additionally, it aimed to identify the factors that are critical to employees' QWL. It also aimed to test a theoretical model of the relationship between employees' QWL and their intention to leave the organization. METHODS A survey study was conducted based on a sampl...

Traditionally, Computer Colorant Formulation has been implemented using a theory of radiation transfer known as the Kubelka-Munk (K-M) theory. In recent studies, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) has been put forward for dealing with color formulation problems. This paper investigates the ability of Support Vector Machines (SVMs), a particular machine learning technique, to help color adjustmen...