at the threshold of new millennium, the period of application of traditional methods of management is terminating, and new horizon in the form of knowledge based organizations, and knowledge management (km) are coming to the world of organization and management.the first attempts regarding application of km, in most of the organizations are facing a fundamental challenge: despite of investing o...

Modern organizations use technology to expand across traditional business zones and boundaries to survive the global commercial village. While IT systems allow organizations to maintain a competitive edge, South African unskilled labour performing warehouse operations are frequently retrained to keep abreast with Information Technology. Organizations require training solutions less costly than ...

This paper seeks to contribute to the development of inter-organizational or business-tobusiness (B2B) e-commerce readiness model for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which focus specifically on the validation process of e-readiness assessment indicators. The model and tool developed in this research are multidimensional constructs composed of theoretical dimensions that capture key element...

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...

OBJECTIVE This research explored the assessment of self-directed learning readiness within the comprehensive evaluation of medical students' knowledge and skills and the extent to which several variables predicted participants' self-directed learning readiness prior to their graduation. METHODS Five metrics for evaluating medical students were considered in a multiple regression analysis. Fou...

Advancing times and rapidly developing technology put pressure responsibility on the management of organizations. Organizational ambidexterity is a concept for an organization that can balance profitability with innovation development. This study examined relationship between triple helix quality dimensions organizational mediated by readiness user satisfaction to give advantage in addressing t...

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...

BACKGROUND Service readiness of health facilities is an integral part of providing comprehensive quality healthcare to the community. Comprehensive assessment of general and service-specific (i.e. child immunization) readiness will help to identify the bottlenecks in healthcare service delivery and gaps in equitable service provision. Assessing healthcare facilities readiness also helps in opti...

BACKGROUND Successful endorsement of quality indicators hinges on the readiness and acceptability of care providers for those measures. This paper aims to assess the readiness of care providers in the primary health-care sector in Lebanon for the implementation of quality and patient safety indicators. METHODS A cross-sectional survey methodology was utilized to gather information from 943 cl...