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In The Shadow Of The Carceral State: The Evolution Of Feminist And Institutional Activism Against Sexual Violence, Bethany Munyeen Gen Jan 2021

In The Shadow Of The Carceral State: The Evolution Of Feminist And Institutional Activism Against Sexual Violence, Bethany Munyeen Gen

Honors Papers

This paper aims to trace the development of carceral feminist politics within United States institutions and feminist movements. I first define and describe Modern Carceral Feminism. I then argue that the development of Modern Carceral Feminism hinged on two different political moments: the development of a homogenous understanding of women’s oppression in the second wave feminist movement, and the rising political salience of racialized crime leading to punitive policies nationwide in the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. As a result, carceral feminist logics became pervasive within institutional and feminist activism against sexual violence. By the 1980s, reactionary feminist anti-violence movements, like …


Folie À Deux In The 21st Century: Qanon And The American Dream Delusion, Gordon A. Crews, Christina S. Bentch, Garrison A. Crews Jan 2021

Folie À Deux In The 21st Century: Qanon And The American Dream Delusion, Gordon A. Crews, Christina S. Bentch, Garrison A. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this chapter is to use the concept of folie à deux (or shared delusion disorder) to examine the phenomena of “Q” and the “QAnon” movement in the 21st century. The insurrection which occurred on January 6, 2021 during the attack on the United States’ capitol, drew the authors’ attention to try to understand the reason for this mass violence and to determine what individuals, motivations, and beliefs brought this violence to life. The allegory of Plato’s Cave is used by the authors to offer the reader a context to place the current increasingly bizarre claims and conspiracies …


Improving Psychological Pre-Surgical Evaluations For Chronic Back Pain By Linking Data Of Pre-Surgicalmmpi-2-Rf And Post Surgical Pain Interference On Emotional And Physical Functioning, Ethan Hayes Jan 2021

Improving Psychological Pre-Surgical Evaluations For Chronic Back Pain By Linking Data Of Pre-Surgicalmmpi-2-Rf And Post Surgical Pain Interference On Emotional And Physical Functioning, Ethan Hayes

Honors Theses

Chronic pain is running rampant, and its treatment options can sometimes be more dangerous than the pain itself. With such a widespread prevalence – and chronic in the name - numerous individuals are left to deal with daily anguish that fails to abate. This Honors Thesis examines a sample of patients presenting with chronic pain and attempts to validate previous research investigating what factors determine candidacy for a possible treatment, dorsal column spinal stimulator surgery. Research supports that this treatment may have beneficial effects, but patients are sometimes unable to gain respite, despite having a stimulator implanted into their lower …


Relationship Between Narcissism, The Economy, And The Pandemic, Ruby A. Staten Jan 2021

Relationship Between Narcissism, The Economy, And The Pandemic, Ruby A. Staten

Honors Theses

Narcissists are more likely to be found in individualistic cultures. The study focuses on the economic decline associated from the pandemic and the reduced narcissism levels in the population. Narcissism levels from the University of South Alabama undergraduate students would be lower in Fall 2020 compared to Fall 2019. This was assessed using students enrolled in introductory psychology courses during either Fall 2019 or Fall 2020 semesters who completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory during a subject pool registration process. Predictions were made that the NPI scores would be lower for the Fall 2020 sample compared to the Fall 2019 sample.


Comparison Of Resilience, Empathy, Anxiety, And Depression Levels In College Aged Individuals Who Have A Sibling With A Developmental Disorder And Those Who Have A Typically Developing Sibling, Cecelia Prentiss Jan 2021

Comparison Of Resilience, Empathy, Anxiety, And Depression Levels In College Aged Individuals Who Have A Sibling With A Developmental Disorder And Those Who Have A Typically Developing Sibling, Cecelia Prentiss

Honors Theses

Observing and analyzing the relationships between siblings can bring insight to what kinds of behaviors they will be inclined to have, as well has how prominent those behaviors will be. Specifically, it is important to analyze and compare levels of resilience, empathy, anxiety, and depression in individuals who have a sibling with a developmental disorder (DD) and those who have a typically developing (TD) sibling. This research looks to find out more information on college-aged individuals who have a sibling with a developmental disorder. There have been many studies that have conducted research to show how children and older adults …


Decision On Later Life Migration Of Myanmar Migrant Workers In Ranong Province, Thailand, Pyone Thidar Aung Jan 2021

Decision On Later Life Migration Of Myanmar Migrant Workers In Ranong Province, Thailand, Pyone Thidar Aung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Over the past five decades, international migration has grown worldwide (IOM, 2022). At the same time, global human life expectancy has been increasing on average because of better health care and improved medical care. Becoming older while being a migrant creates more challenges and vulnerabilities in everyday life. This study examines factors impacting their later life migration or settlement through Myanmar migrant workers in Ranong Province, Thailand. The empirical evidence is gathered from the survey using structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The result of the binary logistic regression study indicated that living conditions, receiving working skills in Thailand, political and …


ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นกับอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน (อปพร.) กับการปฎิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน (อปพร.) : กรณีศึกษา อปพร. เทศบาลตำบลน้ำคำ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ และอปพร. เทศบาลตำบลเมืองขุขันธ์ อำเภอขุขันธ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ, ศิรินภา เสริมศรี Jan 2021

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นกับอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน (อปพร.) กับการปฎิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน (อปพร.) : กรณีศึกษา อปพร. เทศบาลตำบลน้ำคำ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ และอปพร. เทศบาลตำบลเมืองขุขันธ์ อำเภอขุขันธ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ, ศิรินภา เสริมศรี

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาเรื่องความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นกับอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัย ฝ่ายพลเรือนกับการปฎิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน กรณีศึกษา อปพร. เทศบาลตำบลน้ำคำ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ และอปพร. เทศบาลตำบลเมืองขุขันธ์ อำเภอขุขันธ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อเปรียบเทียบความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นกับอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือนกับการปฎิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือนและเพื่อเสนอแนะแนวทางในการแก้ไขปัญหาและอุปสรรคในการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน โดยการศึกษาครั้งนี้เป็นการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ และรวบรวมข้อมูลจากการสัมภาษณ์รายบุคคล คือ นายกเทศมนตรีตำบล หัวหน้าฝ่ายป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย นักวิเคราะห์นโยบายและแผนชำนาญการ สมาชิก อปพร. ดีเด่น และประชาชนที่รับบริการ ผลการศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นกับอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือนกับการปฎิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน กรณีศึกษา อปพร. เทศบาลตำบลน้ำคำ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ และอปพร. เทศบาลตำบลเมืองขุขันธ์ อำเภอขุขันธ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ พบว่า มี 3 ประเด็นหลัก คือ 1. ด้านการจัดการงานอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือน 2. ด้านการบริหารจัดการองค์กรของท้องถิ่น 3. ด้านการบริการประชาชน จากผลการศึกษาในครั้งนี้ หน่วยงานสามารถนำผลการศึกษามาเป็นแนวทางข้อเสนอแนะในการแก้ไขปัญหาและอุปสรรคในการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ของอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือนทั้งในปัจจุบันและอนาคต พร้อมทั้งแนวทางปฏิบัติที่ดีต่อการพัฒนาอาสาสมัครป้องกันภัยฝ่ายพลเรือนที่มีความจำเป็นต่อไป


Diagnosis Disclosure: The Impact Of Gender And Stigma, Sarah E. Gerrish Jan 2021

Diagnosis Disclosure: The Impact Of Gender And Stigma, Sarah E. Gerrish

Modern Psychological Studies

Existing literature has indicated that there may be a relationship between diagnosis disclosure and gender as it has been asserted that men and women perceive the diagnosis of a mental health disorder differently. Specifically, men report higher levels of perceived stigma when considering a mental health diagnosis and women report a higher likelihood of disclosing a mental health diagnosis to others. The purpose of this current study was to investigate how individuals perceive an illness diagnosis disclosure via an online survey as it was hypothesized that men would be less likely than women to disclose any illness and that all …


Emotion In Motion: Investigating The Relationship Between Interpersonal Motor Coordination And Emotional States, Margaret D. Hall, Veronica Romero Jan 2021

Emotion In Motion: Investigating The Relationship Between Interpersonal Motor Coordination And Emotional States, Margaret D. Hall, Veronica Romero

Modern Psychological Studies

The present study investigated the relationship between a person’s emotional state and interpersonal coordination. Researchers primed fifty-one participants to either be angry or happy through a writing prompt. Participants did an arm curl activity while watching a video-taped confederate doing arm curls at a set pace with a congruent or incongruent emotion. The participants were told that this video was a projected live stream. Finally, participants completed measures of post-activity emotions and rapport with and likeability toward the confederate. Our experimental design included an independent samples t-tests to examine the effect of congruency on interpersonal coordination, post-activities, and rapport with …


การเปิดรับข่าวสาร และรูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิตของผู้บริโภคกลุ่ม "ยังก์โอลด์" (Young Old), วรารัตน์ วัฒนเลิศพงศ์ Jan 2021

การเปิดรับข่าวสาร และรูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิตของผู้บริโภคกลุ่ม "ยังก์โอลด์" (Young Old), วรารัตน์ วัฒนเลิศพงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อสำรวจการเปิดรับข่าวสาร และเพื่ออธิบายรูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิตของผู้บริโภคกลุ่ม “ยังก์โอลด์” (Young Old) ซึ่งเป็นผู้ที่มีสัญชาติไทย เกิดในช่วงปี พ.ศ. 2496 - 2505 ยังใช้ชีวิตด้วยความคล่องแคล่ว กระฉับกระเฉง เข้าร่วมกิจกรรมทางสังคม รู้สึกว่าตนเองไม่แก่ อยากเรียนรู้สิ่งใหม่ ๆ เพื่อพัฒนาตนเองอยู่เสมอ ใช้รูปแบบการวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ เก็บข้อมูลด้วยแบบสอบถามออนไลน์จากกลุ่มตัวอย่างอายุ 60 - 69 ปี จำนวน 450 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลทางสถิติด้วยวิธีการวิเคราะห์สถิติเชิงพรรณนา (Descriptive analysis) และการวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบ (Factor analysis) ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ผู้บริโภคกลุ่ม “ยังก์โอลด์” (Young Old) มีการเปิดรับข่าวสารผ่านสื่อบุคคลอยู่ในระดับมาก ได้แก่ ลูกหลาน ญาติ และเพื่อน ขณะที่มีการเปิดรับข่าวสารผ่านสื่อใหม่ในระดับปานกลาง โดย 3 อันดับแรก ได้แก่ ไลน์ เฟซบุ๊ก และยูทูบ และมีการเปิดรับข่าวสารผ่านสื่อดั้งเดิมในระดับปานกลาง โดย 3 อันดับแรก ได้แก่ โทรทัศน์ วิทยุ และหนังสือพิมพ์ รูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิตของผู้บริโภคกลุ่ม “ยังก์โอลด์” (Young Old) สามารถแบ่งได้เป็น 5 กลุ่ม ดังนี้ 1. กลุ่มหัวสมัยใหม่ ใส่ใจคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดี 2. กลุ่มไม่สนใจใคร ใส่ใจเพียงตนเอง 3. กลุ่มตามกระแสและแคร์ภาพลักษณ์ 4. กลุ่มใช้ชีวิตให้สุด ไม่หยุดอยู่ที่บ้าน 5. กลุ่มสังคมมิตรภาพและธรรมชาติกลมเกลียว


Analyzing The Use Of A Montessori-Based Activity & Its Effect On Engagement & Affect In Persons With Dementia: A Replication Study, Emilee J. Andersen Jan 2021

Analyzing The Use Of A Montessori-Based Activity & Its Effect On Engagement & Affect In Persons With Dementia: A Replication Study, Emilee J. Andersen

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Activities are an essential element in institutionalized settings for persons with dementia. Challenges are faced, however, when developing and implementing stimulating and meaningful activities for this population. Over the past two decades, Montessori-based activities (MBAs) have been investigated as a means for meeting the needs of persons with dementia residing in long-term care facilities. MBAs were developed to enhance the quality of life for individuals experiencing dementia through maximization of engaging and meaningful activities. The purpose of the current study was to expand on the empirical literature related to the use of MBAs for persons with dementia by replication of …


Socioeconomic And Other Dynamics In The Geographical Distribution Of Success In The English F.A. Cup, Edward Genereux Jan 2021

Socioeconomic And Other Dynamics In The Geographical Distribution Of Success In The English F.A. Cup, Edward Genereux

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The F.A. Cup, which is England’s primary football (soccer) knockout competition, is the world’s oldest competition in the sport, but no comprehensive study into factors that correlate with success has been undertaken. The purpose of the present thesis is to fill this void by assessing the strength of the nine regions of England, as well as the collective strength of non-English clubs in the competition. The coefficent formula used by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for ranking member associations is utilized in a form adapted for the generally single-legged nature of the F.A. Cup. The figures ascertained are …


The Impact Of Professional Perspectives On Team Participation And Satisfaction On Intent To Implement Interventions Determined By Multidisciplinary Teams, Julieanna Bowen Jan 2021

The Impact Of Professional Perspectives On Team Participation And Satisfaction On Intent To Implement Interventions Determined By Multidisciplinary Teams, Julieanna Bowen

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Multidisciplinary teams have become a consistent part of school culture and the decision-making process (Buck et al., 2003), however limited and inconsistent research (Huebner & Gould, 1991) is available regarding the effectiveness of multidisciplinary teams within the school environment. Current literature provides common themes regarding typical team membership, team procedures and processes, professional roles, and team goals. However, it often fails to provide insight concerning the aspects of the multidiscipline team process and how each professional contributes to team outcomes. As demonstrated within social psychology and industrial psychology literature, understanding team participation and member satisfaction can assist in the prediction …


Predicting Mental Health Counseling Professionals’ Willingness To Discuss Sexuality Issues With Clients, Becca L. Thompson Jan 2021

Predicting Mental Health Counseling Professionals’ Willingness To Discuss Sexuality Issues With Clients, Becca L. Thompson

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Sexuality is fundamental to the human experience and sexuality issues will affect every individual across the lifespan. Mental health counseling professionals (MHCPs) will likely encounter a client in their practice that presents with some facet of sexuality concern. MHCPs may be challenged by these disclosures or neglect to inquire about these needs due to underlying factors that contribute to decreased willingness to discuss sexuality with clients. This study explored the relationships of some of these factors, including sexual intervention self-efficacy, state anxiety, and trait anxiety, and further examined the extent to which these factors predict willingness to discuss sexuality with …


Assessment Of Perceived Levels Of Stress And Coping Mechanism Use Among Elementary School Teachers, Lauren Larson Jan 2021

Assessment Of Perceived Levels Of Stress And Coping Mechanism Use Among Elementary School Teachers, Lauren Larson

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The teaching profession is known to be highly stressful. Teacher stress is a real concern as there is a well-established link between job stress, burnout, and teacher attrition. Teacher attrition rates are currently at concerning levels in the United States and around the world. A cross-sectional, correlational study design was used to assess the relationship between perceived levels of stress and coping mechanism use among elementary school teachers. Participants consisted of a convenience sample of 420 public elementary school teachers in Minnesota. A 48-item survey which included the Perceived Stress Scale and Brief COPE was used to measure perceived levels …


Therapist Multicultural Orientation: Client Perceptions Of Cultural Humility, Sexual Identity, And The Working Alliance, Todd L. Jennings Jan 2021

Therapist Multicultural Orientation: Client Perceptions Of Cultural Humility, Sexual Identity, And The Working Alliance, Todd L. Jennings

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Research examining the benefits of cultural humility for diverse clients has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. However, little empirical research has applied therapist cultural humility to lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. In a sample of 333 LGB persons, the current study examined whether therapist cultural humility predicted a stronger client-therapist working alliance. LGB identity centrality (IC) and identity affirmation (IA) were considered as possible moderators of this relationship. Therapist cultural humility predicted stronger working alliances in the present sample; however, this association was not moderated by IC or IA. These results suggest that therapist cultural humility is …


Too Illegit To Quit: The Impact Of Illegitiate Tasks On Turnover Intentions And Well-Being, Jacob Wessels Jan 2021

Too Illegit To Quit: The Impact Of Illegitiate Tasks On Turnover Intentions And Well-Being, Jacob Wessels

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Illegitimate tasks are a contemporary workplace stressor characterized by perceived violations of norms about what can reasonably be expected to do in the workplace. Based on the “Stress-as-Offense-to-Self” (SOS) theory, the assignment of illegitimate tasks lead to feelings of disrespect and threatening to one’s professional identity, which is inherently stressful. The stressor has been linked to numerous strain outcomes, but the underlying mechanisms explaining how or why these relationships occur has seldomly been addressed in the literature. The present study examined whether illegitimate tasks were positively related to intentions to quit via organizational identity, negatively related to work engagement via …


The Relationship Between Organizations' Response To Customer Complaints, Customer Trust, And Loyalty, Abimbola Ajibola Jan 2021

The Relationship Between Organizations' Response To Customer Complaints, Customer Trust, And Loyalty, Abimbola Ajibola

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between organizations’ responses to customer complaints and their effects on customer loyalty and trust. Four hypotheses were established for this study to help us gain a greater understanding of the dynamics of the responses to customer complaints and their relationship with trust and loyalty. Five independent variables (apology, timeliness, explanation, compensation, and dialogue/active listening) and two dependent variables (trust and brand loyalty) were used to test the hypotheses. An online survey was conducted through Qualtrics and data were collected from participants who were students at a Midwestern University. Facebook …


Spatial Patterns Of Crime In District 05, Quito-Ecuador, 2016-2020, Pablo Esteban Ochoa Veloz Jan 2021

Spatial Patterns Of Crime In District 05, Quito-Ecuador, 2016-2020, Pablo Esteban Ochoa Veloz

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The geography of crime in Ecuador has not been geographically studied. In Quito, few criminal studies have been developed from a geographic approach. This research focuses on studying trends and patterns of crime in Quito`s District 05 by employing spatial analytical tools using GIS (Geographic Information System), statistics and cartographic techniques. This study aims to contribute to the literacy in crime-related topic in the country. Quito´s District 05 houses a representative percentage of the city´s financial services, retail activities, and other tertiary services. This district is among the most important economic business district in the city which attract many people …


Cross-Cultural Validation Of A Revised Environmental Identity Scale, Susan Clayton, Sandor Czellar, Sonya Nartova-Bochaver, Jeffrey C. Skibins, Gabby Salazar, Yu-Chi Tseng, Boris Irkhin, Fredy Monge-Rodriguez Jan 2021

Cross-Cultural Validation Of A Revised Environmental Identity Scale, Susan Clayton, Sandor Czellar, Sonya Nartova-Bochaver, Jeffrey C. Skibins, Gabby Salazar, Yu-Chi Tseng, Boris Irkhin, Fredy Monge-Rodriguez

All Faculty Articles

The environmental identity (EID) scale, first published in 2003, was developed to measure individual differences in a stable sense of interdependence and connectedness with nature. Since then, it has been reliably correlated with measures of environmental behavior and concern. However, the original scale was developed based on U.S. college students, raising questions about its validity for other types of populations. This study revised the EID scale and tested it in five countries (four continents) with a total sample size of 1717 participants. Results support strong internal consistency across all locations. Importantly, EID was significantly correlated with behavior and with environmental …


Murders In The German Sex Trade: 1920 To 2017, Manuela Schon, Anna Hoheide Jan 2021

Murders In The German Sex Trade: 1920 To 2017, Manuela Schon, Anna Hoheide

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

This research report is the result of collecting and evaluating data on cases of homicides and attempted homicides in the German sex trade from 1920-2017. The findings show violence against prostituted women and the attitudes of the sex buyers who commit most of the violent acts against the women. The report discusses the media coverage of murder cases, complication of cases, and a critique of methods of criminal evaluation by the police. From 1920 to 2017, 272 victims of murder and attempted murder were identified. Liberalization of prostitution occurred in 2002. From then until 2017, there is a decrease in …


A Variation Of The Delone And Mclean Model For Collaborative Commerce Services: A Structural Equation Model, C. Christopher Lee, Pankaj Nagpal, Hyoun Sook Lim, Laura Dutil, Rebecca Lee, Youngseon Kim Jan 2021

A Variation Of The Delone And Mclean Model For Collaborative Commerce Services: A Structural Equation Model, C. Christopher Lee, Pankaj Nagpal, Hyoun Sook Lim, Laura Dutil, Rebecca Lee, Youngseon Kim

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This study intends to provide theory-driven empirical findings of the factors affecting users’ loyalty to a collaborative commerce platform provider and further suggests that the platform loyalty lead to future extended use of collaborative commerce services. DeLone and McLean model serves as a basic framework for this study. Our variation of the model tested the impact of perceived value, relationship quality, and service quality on platform loyalty, which would influence future extended use of collaboration commerce services. Our results confirm that perceived value and platform quality were the best predictors for platform loyalty, which in turn, had a positive influence …


Wireless Mobile Phone Technology, Deregulation Policy, Competition And Economic Welfare In Nigeria’S Telecom Industry: An Analytic Model, Onochie J. Dieli Phd Jan 2021

Wireless Mobile Phone Technology, Deregulation Policy, Competition And Economic Welfare In Nigeria’S Telecom Industry: An Analytic Model, Onochie J. Dieli Phd

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This analytic model is about the Nigerian telecom industry’s structural change caused by the arrival of a new wireless mobile phone technology. Nigeria’s telecom industry transformed from natural monopoly to competitive market as a result of deregulation that occurred in 1999. Under the price regulation using underground or above the ground cable telephone lines, it could run only with the help of government subsidies. This study argues that the arrival of a new telecomm technology was the key to success of Nigeria’s deregulation of its telecom industry. An analysis of a simple microeconomic model shows that with the new wireless …


Determining Critical Success Factors For Realizing Innovative It Solutions In Higher Education, Anton Meijer Jan 2021

Determining Critical Success Factors For Realizing Innovative It Solutions In Higher Education, Anton Meijer

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

There is much research on Critical Success Factors when implementing novel IT solutions in different industries and contexts. However, for the domain of higher education the amount of studies is limited. This is partially due to the fact that what is considered higher education is different across countries. Universities, Universities of Applied Science, Vocational Universities, Polytechnics and related (research) institutes both have similarities and differences. However, one commonality is that institutions in higher education are not sufficiently capable of supporting the development(s) and requirements of educational processes with adequate (innovative) IT. Therefore the purpose of this study is to determine …


Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 29 Issue 4 Jan 2021

Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 29 Issue 4

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Exploring Factors Influencing Adoption Of Blockchain In Accounting Applications Using Technology–Organization–Environment Framework, Sujata Seshadrinathan, Shalini Chandra Jan 2021

Exploring Factors Influencing Adoption Of Blockchain In Accounting Applications Using Technology–Organization–Environment Framework, Sujata Seshadrinathan, Shalini Chandra

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Blockchain is one of the most promising technological innovations of recent times, with the potential to change the very way information systems are used by the accounting function. It is however expected to be disruptive and yet to see high adoption rates. Identification of factors influencing the adoption is required to empower the accounting fraternity to harness the full potential of blockchains. This study is one of the first to inductively explore and develop an adoption model for blockchains as well as for accounting applications with theoretical groundings in the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, which has been extended with a variable …


Trust And Closeness: A Mixed Method For Understanding The Relationship Of Social Network Users, Lei Yang, Xue Wang, Margaret Meiling Meiling Luo Jan 2021

Trust And Closeness: A Mixed Method For Understanding The Relationship Of Social Network Users, Lei Yang, Xue Wang, Margaret Meiling Meiling Luo

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Mutual trust among social networks users encourages positive communications, so it is critical to study trust in the context of online social networks. In this study, we built a model to calculate trust of social media users. Data was collected from Qzone (Tencent Technology Co., Ltd.), a SN service (also known as QQ) in China. We identified 150 QQ users and 3 friends from each of the users; data of these users were collected by Python program. The relationship between trust and closeness was constructed using an ordinary least squares regression model, and the factors that influence trust between social …


Conflict Resolution In A Multi-Level It-Enabled Outsourcing Network: A Structured Solution Approach, Shreekant Vijaykar, Mahesh Gupta Prof., Pradip Kumar Bhaumik Dr. Jan 2021

Conflict Resolution In A Multi-Level It-Enabled Outsourcing Network: A Structured Solution Approach, Shreekant Vijaykar, Mahesh Gupta Prof., Pradip Kumar Bhaumik Dr.

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Using the case study of an Indian Technology and Outsourcing Service Provider, SmartKey (real but renamed company), a technology vendor to a global healthcare provider, this paper analyses offshore outsourcing issues using IT-enabled services to gain deeper insights needed to understand the core conflict and propose a well-reasoned solution approach. Reasoning, the conscious thought process leading to a well-justified decision, is an important managerial skill required for making dynamic decisions, resolving conflicts, and thereby developing human resources. This paper explores Goldratt’s Evaporating Clouds (ECs) as a systematic approach to reasoning in particular, and as a system for developing human resource …


Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 30 Issue 1, 2021 Jan 2021

Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 30 Issue 1, 2021

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Effects Of Clickbait Headlines On User Responses: An Empirical Investigation, Supavich Fone Pengnate, Jeffrey Chen, Alex Young Jan 2021

Effects Of Clickbait Headlines On User Responses: An Empirical Investigation, Supavich Fone Pengnate, Jeffrey Chen, Alex Young

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This study investigates the influence of a conventional method of delivering news headlines, clickbait, on online users’ perceptions and responses. An experiment was conducted on two groups of news headlines—traditional news and clickbait—to provide empirical evidence of the effects of clickbait on online users. The findings suggest that clickbait headlines can evoke users’ arousal and curiosity. In addition, the results from structural equation modeling fill the gap in the literature by providing evidence of the factors influencing users’ intention to read and share online news. The results reveal that while the major determinant of users’ intention to read news stories …