Advances in electronic banking technology have created novel ways of handling daily banking affairs, especially via the online banking channel. The acceptance of online banking services has been rapid in many parts of the world, and in the leading e‐banking countries the number of e‐banking contracts has exceeded 50 percent. Investigates online banking acceptance in the light of the traditional technology acceptance model (TAM), which is leveraged into the online environment. On the basis of a focus group interview with banking professionals, TAM literature and e‐banking studies, we develop a model indicating online‐banking acceptance among private banking customers in Finland. The model was tested with a survey sample (n=268). The findings of the study indicate that perceived usefulness and information on online banking on the Web site were the main factors influencing online‐banking acceptance.

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Consumer acceptance of online banking: an extension of the technology acceptance model

In the preceding article (Tellis, 1997), the goals and objectives were presented and explained in detail. In this article, the methodology to accomplish those goals and objectives will be examined. The reader will become familiar with the specific techniques that are used in the current study, and supported by the literature that was reviewed in the previous article. That methodology will follow the recommendation of Yin (1994) and has four stages: Design the case study, Conduct the case study, Analyze the case study evidence, and Develop the conclusions, recommendations and implications. The article begins with an introduction, that includes some of the background information that is intended to inform the reader. Following that section, each step of the methodology will be explored in detail. Finally a summary will connect all the information in a concise manner. This article is available in The Qualitative Report: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol3/iss3/1 Application of a Case Study Methodology

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This article reports results from an organizational evaluation examining gender and racial/ethnic differences in the diversity perceptions of 2,686 employees of an electronics company located in a ...

Organizational and Personal Dimensions in Diversity Climate: Ethnic and Gender Differences in Employee Perceptions

Elementary statistics : a step by step approach, is accompanied by a student solutions manual featuring solutions to odd-numbered exercises in the textbook. A student study guide is available and features understanding questions as well as chapter practice test.

Elementary Statistics A Step by Step Approach

With globalization and the growth in emerging economies, multinational enterprises (MNEs) now frequently confront challenges associated with corrupt governments. Already, a growing body of research has demonstrated that corruption significantly reduces a countrys aggregate inflows of foreign direct investment through its effects on firm performance. We move the analysis of corruption from aggregate financial flows toward managerial theory and practice by examining how firms adjust their strategy for entering foreign markets in corrupt environments and how different types of corruption affect firms choices. Building on institutional theory, we predict that MNEs will respond to pervasive and arbitrary corruption in a host country by selecting particular types of equity and nonequity modes of entry. Using data on 220 telecommunications development projects in 64 emerging economies, we find that firms adapt to the pressures of corruption via short-term contracting and entry into joint ventures. We also find that the arbitrariness surrounding corrupt transactions has a significant impact on firms decisions, in addition to the overall level of corruption. In contrast to extant research, we show that MNEs use nonequity-entry modes or partnering as an adaptive strategy to participate in markets despite the presence of corruption.

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The Impact of Corruption on Entry Strategy: Evidence from Telecommunication Projects in Emerging Economies

Amir Aczel and Jayavel Sounderpandian, Complete Business Statistics 6/e Table of Contents0 Working with Templates1 Introduction and Descriptive Statistics2 Probability3 Random Variables4 The Normal Distribution5 Sampling and Sampling Distributions6 Confidence Intervals7 Hypothesis Testing8 The Comparison of Two Populations9 Analysis of Variance10 Simple Linear Regression and Correlation11 Multiple Regression and Correlation12 Time Series, Forecasting, and Index Numbers13 Quality Control and Improvement14 Nonparametric Methods and Chi-Square Test15 Bayesian Statistics and Decision AnalysisAppendicesA: ReferencesB: Answers to Most Odd-Numbered ProblemsC: Statistical TablesOn the CD16 Sampling Methods17 Multivariate Analysis

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