Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss new approaches for managing personal knowledge in the Web 2.0 era. questions whether technologies (social software) are a real panacea challenges associated with management knowledge. Can reconcile conflicting interests organisational objectives? Does enable more effective way sharing and at level? Design/methodology/approach Theoretically deductive illustrative examples. Findings plays multifaceted role communicating, collaborating, enables...

Monitoring and managing customers' satisfaction are key features to benefit from today's competitive environment. In higher education context, only a few studies available on loyalty of the main customers who students, which signifies need investigate field more thoroughly. The aim this research is measure strength determinants students' importance antecedents in Denmark. Our model modification European Performance Satisfaction Index (EPSI), takes university's image direct effects...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to further build up the knowledge about reasons for small and mid‐sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Design/methodology/approach presents analyses findings in articles proprietary ERPs ERPs. In addition, a limited investigation distribution channel SourceForge made. Findings cost perspective seems receive high attention regarding adoption This can be questioned main conclusion that costs seem have...

Purpose: Personality traits represent an important driver of creativity. Several studies linked individual personality and creativity, yet in most cases, the literature provides contradictory insights. In this study, we quasi-replicate prior using a new sample to assess reliability previous research. Furthermore, explore topic greater detail, as also study relationship creativity with facets, more fine-grained alternative.Methodology/Approach: The uses survey-based students from Denmark. To...

The past decade has shown mammalian genomes to be pervasively transcribed and identified thousands of noncoding (nc) transcripts. It is currently unclear what extent these transcripts are functional importance, as experimental evidence exists for only a small fraction. Here, we characterize the expression evolutionary conservation properties 12,115 known novel nc transcripts, including structural RNAs, long RNAs (lncRNAs), antisense EvoFold predictions, ultraconserved elements, expressed...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the anatomy firms which adopt comprehensive performance measurement (PM) systems in order gain an understanding how internal (organisational capabilities) and external (perceived environmental uncertainties) factors shape practices. Design/methodology/approach This hypothesises that dominated by organic capabilities operating unpredictable markets are more likely PM systems. statistical test these hypotheses based on a 2008 survey 299 Danish...

This article investigates Enterprise Resource Planning absorption in transition and developed economies Central Eastern Europe. Using absorptive capacity theory data envelopment analysis, we view organizational transformation as an economic production process. Despite converging saturation levels, the identifies gaps levels performance. Organizations face greater challenges, engage more phased absorptions, expect higher of external support.

Countries trying to attract foreign direct investment often use various tools influence the investor’s allocation decision including public subsidies in form of incentives. However, effects associated with providing these incentives are questioned, especially light need achieve at least a minimum level attractiveness business environment. The primary aim present study was examine on inflows (direct effect) and selected macroeconomic variables (indirect effects) under conditions Slovakia....

Different approaches on implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERPs) systems exist. In this article, we investigate relationship between factors influencing selection approach and companies’ ability to stay within budget when implementing ERPs. The question is: do factors, which influence the in an ERP project, cause also increase project cost a European context? Our survey was conducted Denmark, Slovakia Slovenia focused issue. main findings are that: 1 number implemented modules...

Alignment between business strategy and information has been focused on for several years with research suggesting different explanations to how this alignment influences a firm's performance. This article presents results from an investigation of firms in Slovenia about people perceived their be aligned. Respondents’ statements the questionnaire survey were checked against firms’ revenue growth. The analysis strategy, growth shows that there is significant relationship Slovenia, link...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to understand how healthcare practitioners experience organisational boundaries and silos in day-to-day operations. Based on a multi-dimensional scale boundaries, the examines demarcation lines enable constrain daily work tasks sector.Research design: based quantitative qualitative analysis survey responses from 895 Denmark.Results: results indicate that tendencies toward relate systems hierarchies (management-staff) rather than professions departments....

The Grit Scale measures perseverance of effort and consistency interest. objective this study is to validate the Czech adaptation Short using a sample N = 302 university students. analysis item characteristics factor structure revealed good results. To investigate convergent discriminant validity, learning approaches Big Five personality traits were used. Latent correlations with facets conscientiousness expected relationships for grit facet in particular. All all, results indicate validity...

Purpose This paper aims to discuss a new tool for requirements gathering in the Web 2.0 era. It seeks investigate features that this kind of should have order be as widely applicable and useful possible. Further, it explore extent which business enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can collected discussed collaboratively worldwide community process experts. Design/methodology/approach The is combination empirical research, hermeneutics design research. Findings proposed Living...

Numerous studies recently have explored how personality traits, risk attitudes and gender interact, with ambiguous results for different environmental cultural contexts. To contribute to the existing literature, this study tests relationship of individual other variables, in Czech Republic using validated version Big Five Inventory instrument. The an ordinal logistic regression show that aversion relates positively neuroticism negatively extraversion openness experience. Furthermore,...

Digitalna transformacija - od povezovanja stvari do transformacije naših življenj: (konferenčni zbornik) / 30. blejska e-konferenca, (18.-21. junij 2017, Bled, Slovenija). Bled eConference, ki jo organizira Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede, že leta 1988 oblikuje elektronske interakcije in letu 2017 praznuje obletnico. eConference je najstarejša, najbolj tradicionalna priznana konferenca na tem področju. Privablja predavatelje predstavnike podjetij, vlad, ponudnikov...

Internet security and privacy is a trending issue. Different tools are being employed by different users to stay anonymous safe. The research focused on impact of Big Five Inventory personality traits use VPN proxy servers. was conducted in the Czech Republic. respondents were 478 university students. Gender, age, type student's job used as control variables. With regards results, conscientiousness, openness experience, gender, influence preference. It less conscientious, more open male,...

The rapid global diffusion of smartphones has not been uniform. This study uses Triandis' theory interpersonal behaviour to investigate what drives smartphone use in early adopter (USA) versus late majority (Slovakia) countries. By surveying both current and potential owners, we also revisit Karahanna et al.'s question: Do adopters users IT hold the same behavioural normative beliefs? Partial least squares analysis finds that habit, affect, perceived social norms explain 65% intention buy a...