This research project attempts to prove that there are community wireless networks in existence that are formed accidentally as a result of consumer macro-behavior. Specifically, certain combinations of brand and technology implementations can result in extensive and overlapping wireless networks that allow users to roam seamlessly in residential neighborhoods. We examined the distribution of w...

The sustenance of the Social Networking Site (SNS)-based brand communities relies on user retention and their active participation. Therefore, understanding the intrinsic aspects of user behavior in such communities is important for devising strategies to ensure user retention and active participation. Especially, information about the elements that induce flow experiencesdthe intrinsically enj...

the purpose of this study was to describe how companies in pharmaceutical and biological sectors can ensure their position in different markets by relying on sustainable, competitive advantages, resulting from the use of a well-defined marketing model with particular emphasis on brand improvement. as competition becomes more intense among companies and phenomena such as global marketing grow in...

Social media services, such as Twitter, enable commercial businesses to participate actively in online wordof-mouth communication. In this project, we examined the potential influences of business engagement in online wordof-mouth communication on the level of consumers’ engagement and investigated the trajectories of a business’ online word-of-mouth message diffusion in the Twitter community. ...

the effect of consumers' perception of the country originating a brand is powerful tool used to understand the customer needs, increase the satisfaction and ultimately the profitability of the organization. questionnaire methods designed to gather so many customers, managers and the experts in washing products provide appropriate results by refining and analyzing the data to make decision ...

Introduction. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are one of the most commonly prescribed medication classes with similar efficacy between brand name and generic PPI formulations. Aims. We determined demographic, clinical, and practice characteristics associated with brand name PPI prescriptions at ambulatory care visits in the United States. Methods. Observational cross sectional analysis using the N...