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Purpose of the study: Computers have become inevitable for small businesses, as well as in the home front, irrespective of their size, shape, model- variants and their cost. Pandemic also has mandated people to purchase one gadget or the other to meet the challenges of work-from home / online education. The researchers aimed to study the Customer demographic profile & purchase behaviour of buying laptops among the IT, manufacturing industry and educational sector (students) laptop users. The study also aims to determine the competitive intensity and attractiveness of this sector. Methodology: To study the Customer demographic profile & purchase behavior of buying laptops among the IT, manufacturing industry and educational sector (students), the researchers have undertaken a quantitative research study using probability sampling method. The data is collected from a sample of 400 students and working professionals in Tamil Nadu, India, using simple random sampling technique. Structured questionnaire has been used for collecting primary data. Main Findings: This research seeks to develop a better understanding of the customer demographic profile & purchase behaviour of buying laptops among the IT, Manufacturing industry and student users. The study also indicates the factors influencing consumers’ laptop purchases. All working professionals and students have the similar preferences in Brands of laptop and the size of the monitor, whereas purchase behaviour of customers differ, when it comes to price, speed, storage, graphic card, operating system and processor. Application of the study: Although the survey in this paper is illustrated in respect to the perspective of working professionals and student laptop users, it can be interesting to replicate the study on student laptop-users of different cities and countries and compare the obtained results in a future work. Similar studies on other techno-gadgets such as tablets or smart phones can be carried out to understand the market trends and changing customers’ needs and wants and evaluate their demographic profile & purchase behaviour. Novelty / Originality of the study: The study on the customer demographic profile & purchase behaviour of buying laptops among the IT, manufacturing industry and educational sector (students) laptop users is an original piece of work by the researchers. However, the topic may be common and a number of studies in this area have been conducted earlier too. The study would help to understand the market trends and changing customers’ needs and wants and evaluate their demographic profile & purchase behaviour of laptops considering factors such as brands, price, speed, storage, graphic card, operating system and processor. Such studies provide valuable base data for the laptop manufacturers and marketers to re-design their product and services, according to needs and wants of their customers.
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Purpose>This study explores the drivers behind sports technology use and identifies the need for a new conceptualization of sports technology adoption. To address this issue, the authors create a new construct, “context-awareness,” with four dimensions: tracking, coaching, sharing and gamification.Design/methodology/approach>The paper uses a mixed-method approach, including in-depth interviews and partial least squares structural equation modeling. The proposed model combines technology acceptance frameworks with the Sports Motivation Scale and a novel context-awareness scale. It is empirically tested with a diverse sample of 600 respondents to identify use-intention differences according to sports motivation and sport types.Findings>The paper reveals group differences in sports type (dynamic vs nondynamic) and sports motivation (intrinsic vs extrinsic) regarding sports technology use. It also suggests that perceived technology characteristics mediate the relationship between context-aware features and intention to use.Originality/value>This research introduces a new construct of “context-awareness” into the literature on new technology acceptance. The proposed model combines insights from information systems, sports science, sports marketing and sports medicine to explain the adoption of complex technology.
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Purpose>In light of the recent dynamics, this paper aims to explore the last mile (LM) of e-commerce retailers. Two research questions are developed (1) What firm characteristics are critical in LM practices? and (2) How do LM practices differ based on the identified critical firm characteristics?Design/methodology/approach>Data were collected via 10 interviews with e-commerce executives, as well as a survey on 200 e-commerce firms in different retail sectors in Sweden.Findings>“Firm Size” and “Sales Channel-Mix” appear to be the top critical firm characteristics in LM practices. While last mile delivery (LMDe) was found to vary more based on sales channel mix than firm size, the opposite occurs for last mile back-end fulfilment (LMBF). Moreover, last mile consumer steering (LMCS) was found to vary only with sales channel-mix. Unexpectedly, primarily store-based retailers capitalize on their stores while offering competitive remote services;they hence compete indirectly with their existing store network.Originality/value>While most prior work has focused on LMBF and LMDe for strategizing, the consumer-steering aspect seems to have been a missing link. This study develops an integrated framework for LM strategy planning, incorporating LMCS, LMBF and LMDe. New aspects such as the environment, specialization and inventory management are included. The findings provide insights for executives when strategizing, undertaking competition analysis and positioning the firm.
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Research Question: Is there a gap in research preferences on disruptive technologies between academia and practitioners? Motivation: Disruptive technologies in accounting represent a new evolutionary phase of accounting impacted by emerging technologies that are part of industrial revolution 4.0. The relevance of emerging technologies, their potential, and the opportunities they offer for the accounting profession attract both academia and professionals with accelerated research efforts. Academia and scientific researchers must research and provide an appropriate theoretical basis to help practitioners better adapt and increase their awareness and trust in technology. Idea: This paper provides early quantitative research data on publication trends related to most disruptive technologies in accounting such as big data, data analytics, cloud, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. Data: The data were collected through detailed analysis and research of websites and publishing platforms on Big Four accounting firms, professional accounting associations, and institutes, and selected high-ranking journals for the period from 2016 to 2020. Tools: The research was conducted using bibliometric analysis to identify how many articles were published by individual parties. Findings: The results highlight that there are no significant discrepancies or different views of academia and practitioners. It is a positive result indicating that academia and scientific researchers exploit in the same direction as practitioners, thus providing support for adaptation and alignment to technology trends. Contribution: The significance of the results of such research is important for obtaining directions in which the academy should research in the future but also for the regulators as well.
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Basic cyber defence has become a mandatory requirement nowadays, for almost everyone. Gone are the days when only computer science nerds and IT specialists where required to know and take care of the security aspects of electronic devices. Especially after the savage war unleashed by the Russian aggressors onto Ukraine, the whole world realized how important is the safety of our online environment. Only after both the Kremlin led aggressors and the civilized world attacked and counter-attacked within the online battlefield, especially and mostly based on different DDoS attack flavors, most people understood how important cyber defence is today. In an era where virtually everything is run/managed/supervised or at least aided by computers linked to the mother-network, the Internet, we rely on the technology being present, available, and working in all aspects of our lives.
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This study aims to determine whether financial ability, promotion, benefit and security are the effects of using OVO digital wallets in the Pesanggrahan area, South Jakarta, Indonesia. The sample in this study amounted to 105 users of Ovo electronic money in the Pesanggrahan area of South Jakarta, Indonesia. Sample selection was done by the random sampling method. The data used in this study is primary data, namely questionnaires distributed to respondents. This analysis method uses descriptive statistical tests, data quality tests, classical assumption tests, data analysis tests, and model suitability tests using the SPSS program. The results of this study indicate that Financial Ability does not have a positive and significant effect, Promotion has a positive and significant effect, Usefulness has a positive and significant effect and Transaction Security has a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of using OVO digital wallets in the Pesanggrahan area, South Jakarta, Indonesia.
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The study aims to examine the effect of computer and internet self-efficacy on the job satisfaction of employees. To support and establish the theories of the study, literature was reviewed. The study used descriptive assessment and correlational research design and questionnaires were used to gather the data. The population of the study was all employees composed of teaching and non-teaching personnel. The study found that the computer and internet self-efficacy of employees was high and their job satisfaction. Based on Mult r regression analysis, it was found that taken together, computer and internet self-efficacy affects the job satisfaction of employees. Taken singly, it was the only computer that predicted the job satisfaction of employees. ¡n other words, knowing both computers and the internet at the same time can affect employees ' capability to perform their work and job satisfaction.
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Purpose>This study aims to investigate the ways mobile hybrid team members make sense of their teamwork.Design/methodology/approach>Using surveys, this study examined 579 US-based mobile hybrid team members as they discussed their professional team activities. Leximancer software determined, through frequency and co-occurrence analysis of survey-resulting unstructured data sets, the themes mobile hybrid team members use to make sense of their teamwork.Findings>Participants included the concepts Team, Technology, Communication, Context and Time relative to 25 specific content themes within their talk about teamwork. While thematic clusters such as Team and Communication were densely packed, Technology and Time co-occurred more widely in support of other content themes within the mobile hybrid team member data set. This suggests mobile technologies pervade mobile hybrid team members’ sensemaking about their work.Originality/value>A first of its kind inquiry into how mobile hybrid team members make sense of work and performance within their teams, this study highlights the need to explore further how mobile hybrid team members frame and enact technological processes as integral to their organizational work and team outcomes.
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Purpose>In the food delivery industry, mobile applications have become an important platform for providing services and interacting with customers. Thus, this study aims to examine whether customers’ perceived innovation changes their patronizing behavior intention toward the brand’s application.Design/methodology/approach>Using data from food delivery customers in the USA, this study identifies the relative impact of multidimensional innovation (i.e. service concept innovation, service process innovation and customer experience innovation) on customers’ behavior. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling is used to test the hypotheses.Findings>Results show that customers’ perceived service process and experience innovation increase commitment, which turns into reuse intention of the delivery application. Commitment also increases the impact of customers’ perceived innovation on loyalty. However, in this study, service concept innovation is insufficient to solely create positive behavioral intention.Practical implications>Findings suggest that a food delivery application that continues to innovate to improve the service process and experience can be an effective marketing tool because they increase bonding with customers. This study recommends that food delivery companies manage their relationship with customers to achieve sustainable growth.Originality/value>Despite the growing attention in the mobile service industry, limited studies have examined the effects of innovations of food delivery application on customers’ behavior. Thus, this study provides useful guidelines that advance mobile commerce research, especially in the food delivery industry.
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Purpose: The study tries to find pattern in the bilateral trade and impact of macro happenings like GFC, Chinese meltdown, Galwan conflict, COVID-19 on it over the period of 1995 to 2020. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study has two dimensions. The first one analyses the monthly export and import figures between India and China product wise (based on HS Code at two-digit level) from Jan2016 to Jan 2021 whereas second one focus on annual data of Indo-China Export and Import along with their annual GDP for 26 years starting from 19941995 to 2019-2020. Bilateral trades are analysed by using four tools namelyBilateral Trade Dependence Index (BTDI);Trade Intensity Index (TIT);Herfindahl Hirschmann Market Concentration Index (HHI);and Index of Export market penetration (IEMP). The study has also used Time series analysis to find the relationship between total bilateral trade and GDP of respective countries using Johansen Cointegration Test, Granger Causality Test, and VAR model. Findings: The annual growth rate of import and export for India with China suggest the short-term impact of macro happenings. Research Limitations: The study has several limitations with respect to availability of very recent data, availability of cost components of trade items in respective countries etc. Managerial Implications: Policy makers for India are suggested to work towards import substitution via various programs like Make-in-India with priority of domestic productions of HS Code 85, 84, 29 which are increasing the trade deficit continuously. Originality/Value: This study is an original effort to highlight the dynamic bilateral trade relationships between India and China in last twenty-five years.
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Mobile emergency warning apps are essential for effective emergency communication – of course, provided the population intends to use them. Drawing on protection motivation theory, the study validated a psychometric model to explain what motivates individuals to install a warning app for the first time and to keep using it over time. Multi-group covariance-based structural equation modeling was used to model the answers to a survey that measured the drivers of intention to begin using or intention to continue using a warning app. The model shows that, for both non-users and users, trust, social influence, and response efficacy positively and maladaptive rewards negatively affect intention to use and intention to continue use warning apps. However, perceived vulnerability influences only intention to use, whereas response cost and self-efficacy affect continued use intention. Hence, this study enhances the theoretical understanding of technology-enabled protection behaviors and provides practitioners with a list of factors to consider for pushing the adoption and continued use of emergency warning applications.
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The paper stresses the permanent relation between the evolution of innovation and technology and education pointing out to the increasing need for a substantial / fundamental change in education that has been manifested before the Covid-19 crisis. Against this background, the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences (such as social distancing, lock downs, limitations or banning of international travel) have raised serious challenges to the education process at all levels but also to other related processes such as lifelong learning, up-skilling, and re-skilling. The pandemic also exacerbated the inequality issues, the digital divide, and the lack of proper skills for delivering large scale online course from the part of professors themselves. The paper explores several ways in which innovation and technology may help in overcoming these challenges and draws some lessons from the 2020 experience.
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All field staff had laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots as well as mobile monitors, scanners, laser printers, USB hubs, docking stations, and wireless keyboards and mice. The Comptroller's Office had also implemented a virtual private network (VPN) to ensure privacy and anonymity while working over public Internet connections. Jim Arnette, CGFM, CISA, an AGA Past National President and current chair of AGA's Governance Committee, is Director of the Division of Local Government Audit in the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.
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Rotary kiln is a large-scale instrument for industrial firing of cement. Due to its thermal insulation characteristics, this article studies the application of rotary kiln in supply chain logistics transportation. The main research focus of this paper is the thermal simulation model of rotary kiln and intelligent supply chain logistics transportation monitoring management. This paper analyzes the rotary kiln and its parameters and then designs a thermal simulation model of the rotary kiln. Then this article also combines the relationship between logistics and supply chain, studies the characteristics of supply chain, summarizes and designs a new type of smart supply chain logistics transportation method, and then applies the rotary kiln thermal simulation model to this new type of transportation method. In order to optimize its transportation efficiency and thermal insulation degree, this paper designs the supply chain optimization experiment and the rotary kiln simulation thermal numerical optimization experiment. This article also carries out the overall efficiency analysis of logistics based on DEA and analyzes the results of the experiment and applies it to the intelligent supply chain logistics transportation method of the thermal simulation model of the rotary kiln and compares this new type of transportation method with the traditional transportation method. The experimental results show that the intelligent supply chain transportation method based on the thermal simulation model of the rotary kiln improves the insulation effect by 5%–9% compared with the traditional transportation method. Compared with the traditional transportation method, the transportation efficiency of the smart supply chain transportation method based on the thermal simulation model of the rotary kiln has increased by 4%–8%.
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ACM has named a 14-person team from Chinese institutions as recipients of the 2021 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for their project, Closing the "Quantum Supremacy" Gap: Achieving Real-Time Simulation of a Random Quantum Circuit Using a New Sunway Supercomputer. The ACM Gordon Bell Prize tracks the progress of parallel computing and rewards innovation in applying high-performance computing to challenges in science, engineering, and large-scale data analytics. In addition, ACM awarded the 2021 ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research to a six-member team from Japan for their project Digital transformation of droplet/ aerosol infection risk assessment realized on "Fugaku" for the fight against COVID-19.
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Wearable technology have emerged in the early 2000. Different devices embedded with sensors and analytical algorithms have been innovated, designed and delivered to consumers as unique value preposition to the niche market segment. But the adoption rate has been sluggish in the initial few years of the launch. In the prevailing turbulence of Covid environment worldwide, consumer attitude towards health and physical activities has undergone a lot of change. Moreover, pollution as a common hazard against health, has made people more concerned with the lifestyle, dietary-concern and physical activities. In addition to these concerns, the wide spread use of Information Communication and Technology, number of new digital products have been introduced in the market world wide. Marketers have explored new avenues to create value in the market of wearables, matching with the requirements of health conscious digizen/ netizen segment. Further, through repositioning the current market offerings, marketers can capture and increase the market share. In wearable segment smart watches, initially, launched by Apple as a lifestyle accessory can be made integral part of a healthy lifestyle. This research is aimed to classify product category falling under wearable and quantify market size and the growth trends. Thus, this paper is an attempt to explore the trend and present a complete landscape of these new digital wearable devices. Further, the deterrent to the future potential of these wearables devices deserve attention of the marketers. This paper is an attempt to explore insight about the adoption rate and related marketer activities.