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Description This paper presents an empirical investigation into the factors that shape the propensity to use the Internet for shopping and banking through application of bivariate probit regression techniques to data sourced from a survey of 259 respondents in Athens, Greece. 1 Internet...

Description Online shopping enables consumers to search for information and purchase products or services through direct interaction with online store. This study aims to examine the effect of Internet marketing environment, product characteristics, familiarity and confidence, and promotional...

Description The purpose of this paper is to review and study the factors affecting the consumer's attitudes directly for online shopping in Saudi Arabia. The survey was conducted and 210 questionnaires collected from students and staff of different universities and general public in Saud Arabia...

Description Nowadays, the electronic technology is playing a major role for the world of business especially in banking activities. Electronic banking (e-banking) is the newest delivery channel for banking services. The definition of e-banking varies amongst researches partially because...

Description Online banking, an Internet based service enabling people to do financial transactions, has been an obstacle for the development of e-commerce in China. This paper investigates the online banking acceptance in China. We conducted an experiment to investigate how users' perception...

Description Logistics accounts for 45-55% share of the value chain of a drug. Tied in with associated complexities around sourcing and manufacturing, supply chain management (effective or otherwise) clearly has a strong bearing on the total cost of a drug. Players in the pharmaceutical space...

Description Supply chain optimisation is now a major research theme in process operations and management. A great deal of research has been undertaken on facility location and design, inventory and distribution planning, capacity and production planning and detailed scheduling. Only a small...

Description These trends are having the greatest impact on sales and marketing, channel management, and new product development and rollout. Ultimately, we believe these trends and implications are converging to create an environment in which price pressures are becoming so intense that a...

Description This paper focuses on the new trends to optimize costs in healthcare supply chain operations that include virtual centralization of supply chains, supply utilization management practices, use of RFID technologies, use of analytics, streamlining workflow etc. New Trends in Healthcare...

Description Logistics Perspective Study on Managing Health Care Supply Chain : A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities involve the transformation of...

Description Study on Identification of Employee Performance Appraisal Methods in Agricultural Organizations A formal employee performance appraisal is regarded as one of the tools of human resources performance management. People, their knowledge and skills are currently considered to be the...

Description Performance appraisal system is used in the organizations to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of their employees. Performance Appraisal system is needed because every employee has a different attitude to handle the work. Performance Appraisal tends to improve the work...

Description The principal procedures used were surveys of local fire departments and a survey of employees within The South Trail Fire Department. The local survey was given to twelve similarly sized paid fire departments in Lee County, Florida. A second survey was conducted at the South Trail...

Description Cumming (1972) writes that the overall objective of performance appraisal is to improve the efficiency of an enterprise by attempting to mobilize the best possible efforts from individuals employed in it. Such appraisals achieve four objectives including salary reviews, development...

Description According to Ubaka 1978:166 said that THE CONCEPT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL in every work setting, performance need to be evaluated, as all efforts are supposed to be geared towards achieving organizational objectives. Mayfield (1960:26) seen performance appraisal as an attempt to...

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Description The purpose of this paper is to investigate the opportunities and risks of operating a high class hotel at the designated location. In order to determine whether a feasible operation of such an establishment is possible, the various key factors of competitive business in this...

Description Waste prevention is a reduction in the amount and/or toxicity of materials entering the waste stream prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. It is a strategy which calls for consumers to think first before buying any material or service, evaluating practices and products not only...

Description Real estate fundamentals continue to improve, and debt and equity capital are abundant, providing a solid foundation for an uptick in transaction volume and overall competition. Global hotel investment continues to steadily increase, with 2014's totals expected to exceed US$54.5...

Description The vast majority of research articles and essays in this book deal with one or more aspects of what has been called the art and science of modern hotel management. It should be noted that the word modern can be loaded with the potential of much misunderstanding. H O T E L MA N A G...