1,171 research outputs found
Exploring the commercial value of social networks: enhancing consumers’ brand experience through Facebook pages
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors which impact upon the consumers’
willingness to utilise company Facebook pages and e-word-of mouth by proposing and testing
a conceptual framework which is inspired by theories in marketing and information systems fields.
The authors believe that only by applying both theories will provide a more complete understanding
of the relationship between brand experience and Facebook. The research model attempts to illustrate
the factors according to customers’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and their impact on brand
experience, brand Facebook page loyalty and e-word-of-mouth (E-WOM).
Design/methodology/approach – The authors adopted an online survey method for data collection.
The subjects the authors used were Facebook users. The data were collected in Taiwan over spring 2011.
The authors then used the structural equation model to analyse the data collected.
Findings – The findings suggest that users are influenced by the technical characterises of a brand
Facebook page, such as ease of use and usefulness, which might be combated by attempting to reduce
customer effort when accessing Facebook pages. The authors conclude that customer effort influenced
brand experience and consequently loyalty to brand Facebook pages and E-WOM.
Research limitations/implications – The limitations of this study relate to the investigation of
consumer perspectives in a specific geographical context and time frame.
Originality/value – The study’s contributions are both theoretical and practical, as it offers new
insights into brand experience attitudes in an online environment and useful insights to companies
willing to market themselves on Facebook.
Keywords Marketing, Facebook, Virtual community, Extrinsic motivations, Intrinsic motivations
Paper type Research pape
First Experimental Demonstration of Gate-all-around III-V MOSFET by Top-down Approach
The first inversion-mode gate-all-around (GAA) III-V MOSFETs are
experimentally demonstrated with a high mobility In0.53Ga0.47As channel and
atomic-layer-deposited (ALD) Al2O3/WN gate stacks by a top-down approach. A
well-controlled InGaAs nanowire release process and a novel ALD high-k/metal
gate process has been developed to enable the fabrication of III-V GAA MOSFETs.
Well-behaved on-state and off-state performance has been achieved with channel
length (Lch) down to 50nm. A detailed scaling metrics study (S.S., DIBL, VT)
with Lch of 50nm - 110nm and fin width (WFin) of 30nm - 50nm are carried out,
showing the immunity to short channel effects with the advanced 3D structure.
The GAA structure has provided a viable path towards ultimate scaling of III-V
MOSFETs.Comment: IEEE IEDM 2011 pp. 769-772; Structures are valuable for
low-dimensional physics stud
Uniqueness of iterative positive solutions for the singular infinite-point p-Laplacian fractional differential system via sequential technique
By sequential techniques and mixed monotone operator, the uniqueness of positive solution for singular p-Laplacian fractional differential system with infinite-point boundary conditions is obtained. Green's function is derived, and some useful properties of Green' function are obtained. Based on these new properties, the existence of unique positive solutions is established, moreover, an iterative sequence and a convergence rate are given, which are important for practical application, and an example is given to demonstrate the validity of our main results
Examining Applicability of Uncanny Valley Hypothesis: A Large-Scale Study
Despite a growing interest in applying the uncanny valley hypothesis (UVH) in IS studies, there is a paucity of knowledge on the applicability of UVH and its strength. By summarizing a set of attitudinal variables popularized in the extant IS literature on AI robots, this study examined the strength and applicability of UVH on a large, objectively chosen sample of 80 real-world robots face against these variables. We demonstrate that while robot anthropomorphism does affect users’ attitudes toward the robot, its effects do not necessarily follow a UV pattern, and it has a very limited explanatory power toward users’ attitudinal responses. In addition, robot anthropomorphism has a much stronger linear-like association with a perceived social presence than with the commonly used response variable of perceived likability. Our results offer insights into understanding the applicability and strength of the uncanny valley effect and the impacts of robot anthropomorphism on users’ perceptions
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