the focus of this paper is to investigate economic analysis of the relationship between marriage benefits to age at marriage and its duration. economic theory helps to understand that family formation has some benefits that emerge in various aspects. one of the benefits of marriage –such that is observed in literature of family– can be the increase of the income of couples after family formatio...

E-Business Information Systems (eBIS) are Information Systems (IS) that support organizations to realize their e-Business strategy resulting in various benefits. Therefore those systems strongly focus on fulfilment of the e-business requirements. In order to realise the expected benefits, organizations need to turn to their eBIS and measure the maturity of those systems. In doing so, they need ...

Ambulatory e-prescribing appears to be a straightforward automation effort that electronically connects a prescriber to an electronic network so an e-script can be sent to a pharmacy. A benefits dependency network (BDN) traces the path from an IS/IT enabler, an e-prescribing module, that enables a business change which results in a benefit. A BDN is particularly useful in e-prescribing which fu...

This paper uses longitudinal data from the Dutch OSA Labor Supply Panel (1980-2000) to examine the phenomenon of unemployment scarring in the Netherlands. The study extends current research by not only asking if earlier unemployment damages subsequent employment careers and wages but also explores variation by the level of unemployment insurance benefits and key individual characteristics such ...

This paper reports on preliminary findings from a wider and more in-depth study of six traditional organisations from different sectors that have successfully introduced e-commerce initiatives. The research adopted a case study approach, within which a questionnaire, identifying 16 generic benefits synthesised from the literature, was administered. The organisations were also asked to character...