[AISWorld] CFP & TOC: International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA)-Vol. 3(4)
Ada Scupola
ada at ruc.dk
Mon Nov 14 04:37:45 EST 2011
The contents of the latest issue of:
*International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA)*
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 3, Issue 4, October-December 2011
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1941-627X EISSN: 1941-6288
Published by IGIPublishing, Hershey-New York, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijesma <http://www.igi-global.com/ijesma>
Editor-in-Chief: Ada Scupola, Roskilde University, Denmark
*PAPER ONE*
Personality Traits and Consumer Behavior in the Mobile Context: A
Critical Review and Research Agenda
Kaan Varnali, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Research focusing on consumer behavior in the mobile context is rapidly
accumulating. However, the role of personality traits in explaining and
predicting users' perceptions regarding mobile services and behavior
within the mobile context is conspicuously under-researched. If
consumers are considered as dispositional entities, this lack of
researcher interest on the role of personality traits on the value
creation processes of mobile consumers should be scrutinized. Striving
to provide guidance as to why and how to incorporate personality-based
variables within prospective research models attempting to explain and
predict consumer behavior in the mobile context, this research
critically assesses the-state-of-the-art and presents a conceptual
discussion regarding related future research avenues.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/article/personality-traits-consumer-behavior-mobile/59964
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=59964
*PAPER TWO*
Information Technology and Supply Chain Management Coordination: The
Role of Third Party Logistics Providers
Pier Paolo Carrus, University of Cagliari, Italy
Roberta Pinna, University of Cagliari, Italy
Logistics Service Providers (3PL) have become important players in
supply chain management. In a highly competitive context characterized
by "time compression", a successful strategy depends increasingly on the
performance of Logistics Service Providers as they play a key
integrative role linking different supply chain elements more
effectively. However, the role of the information technology capability
of these 3PL has not drawn much attention. The research question is: can
IT be viewed as a fundamental supply chain management coordination
mechanism? If so, does IT capability of third party logistics providers
to improve performance in the supply chain and become a bigger factor in
a strategic buyer-3PL relationship? By drawing on earlier research on
the supply chain management coordination mechanism, the IT capability of
third party logistics providers, a case study is conducted.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/article/information-technology-supply-chain-management/59965
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=59965
*PAPER THREE*
Behavioral Intention Towards Mobile Banking in India: The Case of State
Bank of India (SBI)
N.Thamarai Selvan, National Institute of Technology, India
B.Senthil Arasu, National Institute of Technology, India
M. Sivagnanasundaram, Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management
Studies, India
The rapid growth of mobile technologies and devices makes it possible
for the customers of banking services to conduct banking at any place
and at any time. Today, most of the banks in the world provide mobile
access to its customers for banking as mobile banking systems improve
their efficiency and reduce transaction costs. Banks invested heavily in
the mobile banking system hoping that its customers would embrace it
with open arms. Contrary to the expectation, the lukewarm patronage to
mobile banking makes it crucial to understand the factors that
contribute to users' intention to use mobile banking. This study extends
the applicability of technology acceptance model (TAM) to the mobile
banking context. Based on the review of literature, few additional
constructs were added to the TAM. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was
used to test the casual relationships proposed. Findings of the study
support the proposed model's ability of explaining the users' intention
to adopt mobile banking.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/article/behavioral-intention-towards-mobile-banking/59966
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=59966
*PAPER FOUR*
Applications of Intelligent Agents in Hospital Search and Appointment System
Tyrone Edwards, University of Technology, Jamaica
Suresh Sankaranarayanan, University of West Indies, Jamaica
Access to the correct healthcare facility is a major concern for most
people, many of whom gather information about the existing hospitals and
healthcare facilities in their locality. After gathering such
information, people must do a comparison of the information, make a
selection, and then make an appointment with the concerned doctor. The
time spent for this purpose would be a major constraint for many
individuals. Research is currently underway in this area on
incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve
the services available in the health industry. This paper proposes an
agent based approach to replicate the same search operations as the
individual would otherwise do, by employing an intelligent agent. The
proposed agent based system has been simulated and also validated
through implementation on an individual's smart phone or a PDA using
JADE-LEAP agent development kit.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/article/applications-intelligent-agents-hospital-search/59967
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=59967
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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the
*International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA)*in
your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI
Global aggregated "*InfoSci-Journals*" database:
http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx.
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*CALL FOR PAPERS*
Mission of IJESMA:
The *International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications
(IJESMA)* promotes and publishes state-of-the art research regarding
different issues in the production management, delivery and consumption
of e-services, self services, and mobile communication including
business-to-business, business-to-consumer, government-to-business,
government-to-consumer, and consumer-to-consumer e-services relevant to
the interest of professionals, academic educators, researchers, and
industry consultants in the field.
Coverage of IJESMA:
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to)
the following:
·Adoption and diffusion of e-services
·Business models for mobile services
·Conceptual foundations and theoretical frameworks of e-services
·Differences between services and e-services
·E-banking
·E-government
·E-health
·E-learning
·E-libraries
·E-retailing
·E-services and business models
·E-services and competences
·E-services and entrepreneurship
·E-services and human resource management
·E-services and innovation
·E-services and knowledge management
·E-services and SMEs
·E-services and strategies
·E-services in the building industry
·E-services in the financial industry
·E-services in virtual worlds
·Internet-based companies providing e-services
·Issues related to e-services, self service, and mobile applications
·IT enabled self-services
·Mobile applications
·Mobile services
·Service science
·Telemedicine
·Transition from industrial to service and e-service economy
·Web-based portals offering different kind of services
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission
guidelines www.igi-global.com/ijesma <http://www.igi-global.com/ijesma>.
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief: Ada Scupola at ada at ruc.dk <mailto:%20ada at ruc.dk>
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Ada Scupola
Associate Professor, MBA, Msc., Ph.D
Department of Communication, Business and Information Technologies
Hus 44.3
Roskilde University
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Tel: + 45 46 74 25 98
Fax: + 45 46 74 30 81
e-mail: ada at ruc.dk
Web site: http://www.ruc.dk/vs/personale/ada/
Editor-In-Chief, International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications
(http://www.igi-pub.com/journals/details.asp?id=7830)
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