The Impact of Personality Traits Towards the Intention to Adopt Mobile Learning

Mobile devices have become increasingly more common in the digitally connected world. Mobile learning as a model of e-learning refers to the acquisition of knowledge & skills utilizing mobile technologies. The aim of this study is to identify the extrinsic influential factors for the adoption of mobile learning. This study proposes the use of an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) theory that includes variables of personality traits such as perceived enjoyment and computer self-efficiency. The participants of this study were 351 students at University Technology Malaysia who had experiences in e-learning. The study found that perceived usefulness as an extrinsic factor has the highest influence on students’ intention to adopt mobile learning through an investigation of technology acceptance toward mobile learning. Personality traits such as perceived enjoyment and self-efficacy have impact on behavior intention to adopt mobile learning

The Role of Virtual Integration, Commitment, and Knowledge-Sharing in Improving International Supplier Responsiveness

Globalization has triggered significant structural strategy shifts of multinational enterprises (MNEs). With increasing global competition, MNEs have disintegrated their value-adding activities with their suppliers or subcontractors around the world (Buckley and Ghauri, 2004; Sturgeon, 2002). As a function of this mega-trend, the issue of how MNEs can effectively coordinate and control their global supply chain relationships with local suppliers becomes a critical task for MNE efficiency and competiveness

Zonación sismotectónica del NO de la Península Ibérica

The northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula shows a permanent seismicity of low to moderate magnitude within the seismotectonic context of the Euro-Mediterranean region. However, a significant increase of seismic activity has taken place since 1995. Several crises have occurred in Lugo province, with a main earthquake of magnitude 5.3 in 1997. A detailed study of the local seismicity was undertaken between 1999 and 2002, based on the deployment of a temporary network. More than 500 local earthquakes were recorded, with epicentres scattered irregularly over the NW Iberian Peninsula, including the continental platform. The highest concentration of events is located onshore the Atlantic margin, in the southern and eastern part of Galicia, decreasing progressively eastwards. The characterization of this recent activity in relation with the different identified tectonic provinces has allowed to establish a new seismotectonic zonation of the northwestern region. Our results allow to differentiate five main seismotectonic domains with similar structural characteristics and a homogenous seismic behavior. This zonation supposes an advance in the regional seismotectonic knowledge and constitutes the basic document for future seismic hazard estimation in this area.Este trabajo ha sido financiado por los proyectos AMB98-1012-C02-02, REN2001-1734-CO3-02/MAR y CSD2006-0041 'Topo-Iberia’ (CONSOLIDER-2010).Peer Reviewe

Effect of information management capability on organizational performance

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