Individual Readiness for Change in the Context of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Implementation

The present study takes a bottom-up approach and investigates the organizational implications of ERP systems implementation in organizations. We adopt a likely point of view of employees and study the ERP integration process along 3 dimensions: people, processes, and information. In this manner we discover the ERP-specific sources of resistance that could affect negatively the deployment of the software. Then, we argue that a general set of beliefs shapes employees readiness to change to ERP use and provides the foundation for resistance or for adoptive behavior. We define the concept of readiness for change in the context of ERP and introduce a readiness for change assessment approach. Then, we test empirically the study hypotheses upon which the research model was build. The results obtained offer insights into factors that can improve the effectiveness of ERP implementation strategies and underline the importance of change management for the success of such projects

A Model for Interprofessional Health Disparities Education: Student-Led Curriculum on Chronic Hepatitis B Infection

Although health disparities are commonly addressed in preclinical didactic curricula, direct patient care activities with affected communities are more limited. To address this problem, health professional students designed a preclinical service-learning curriculum on hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection, a major health disparity affecting the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) population, integrating lectures, skills training, and direct patient care at student-run clinics. An urban health professions campus. Medical and other health professional students at University of California, San Francisco, organized a preclinical didactic and experiential elective, and established two monthly clinics offering HBV screening, vaccination, and education to the community. Between 2004 and 2009, 477 students enrolled in the student-led HBV curriculum. Since the clinics’ inception in 2007, 804 patients have been screened for chronic HBV; 87% were API immigrants, 63% had limited English proficiency, and 46% were uninsured. Serologically, 10% were found to be chronic HBV carriers, 44% were susceptible to HBV, and 46% were immune. Our student-led didactic and experiential elective can serve as an interprofessional curricular model for learning about specific health disparities while providing important services to the local community

Comparing the usage behavior and the continuance intention of mobile internet services

10.1109/WCMEB.2007.988th World Congress on the Management of e-Business, WCMeB 2007 - Conference Proceeding

Managing readiness in enterprise systems-driven organizational change

10.1080/01449290701398475Behaviour and Information Technology27179-87BEIT

A knowledge integration approach for organizational decision support

Journal of Database Management18241-6

Design guidelines for character rejection and substitution for off-line document processing systems

Most optical character recognition systems are not error-free. Thus, some characters are rejected or substituted when an off-line document is processed. Alternatives of a rejected character can be provided to help a human user to select the correct one while proofreading the processed document. This study investigated several ways of presenting alternatives for rejected characters and the user strategy of proofreading documents with rejected and substituted characters. Design factors examined included rejection and substitution rates, number of alternatives, and the availability of the original document for proofreading. Proofreading speed and accuracy were measured. The results were analyzed statistically and analytically to come up with human factors design guidelines. Detailed design strategies and recommendations were suggested based upon the results.X11sciescopu

Knowledge based decision making on higher level strategic concerns: System dynamics approach

10.1016/j.eswa.2003.12.019Expert Systems with Applications271143-158ESAP

Acceptance and Use of Mobile Devices and Apps by Elderly People

International audienceCurrently, there is an increase in the number of older generation groups. These demographic changes obviously cause serious social and economic problems. Therefore, there is a need to prolong an active life of elderly people, who want to lead active, fulfilling and quality life in a sense of their inclusion, socialization and independence. This can be achieved not only by continuous support from their family members, but current trends show an important role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in this process. The purpose of this study is to explore the acceptance and use of mobile technology, specifically mobile devices and applications by elderly people, both from the technical and sociological point of view. The methods used in this study include a method of literature review of available sources, a method of comparison and evaluation of the findings from the selected studies on this topic. The findings show that although there is a number of mobile apps for the elderly on the market, they do not usually meet specific needs of these people such as their physical and cognitive impairments or relevant technical specifications of mobile device designed for this group of people. In addition, since the use of mobile technologies by elderly people is quite a new field of research, there are almost no research studies which would prove acceptance of these mobile apps. Therefore, there is a need of vast and detailed research in this area and also find a solution to this complex technological and sociological issue