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About: Barclaycard is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Credit card & ATM card. The organization has 7 authors who have published 7 publications receiving 202 citations. The organization is also known as: Barclay Card.

An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Individual and Work Characteristics on Telecommuting Success

Abstract: Individual and work characteristics are used in telecommuting plans; however, their impact on telecommuting success is not well known. We studied how employee tenure, work experience, communication skills, task interdependence, work output measurability, and task variety impact telecommuter productivity, performance, and satisfaction after taking into account the impact of communication technologies. Data collected from 89 North American telecommuters suggest that in addition to the richness of the media, work experience, communication skills, and task interdependence impact telecommuting success. These characteristics are practically identifiable and measurable; therefore, we expect our findings to help managers convert increasing telecommuting adoption rates to well-defined and measurable gains.

Automatic Text Analysis of Values in the Enron Email Dataset: Clustering a Social Network Using the Value Patterns of Actors

Abstract: Widely discussed in the mass media, Web 2.0, or social software, has also drawn the attention of researchers, developing into a whole new research area. With Web 2.0's further development, corporations aim to adopt its technologies and transfer its benefits, such as enhanced collaboration and knowledge sharing, to their organizations. Whether any of these benefits also apply in an organizational context and whether there are further, still uncovered, benefits remains unclear. Furthermore, research in this area is still in its early stages, thus hampering progress towards qualitative and quantitative models that could provide answers. In order to encourage further progress in this area, we reviewed the existing research on corporate blogging and identified 24 articles that investigate the topic. Using the framework by Ives et al. [18], we categorized the articles for further analysis. By means of process theory, we build a conceptual model and identify the antecedents and consequences of internal corporate weblog usage. Our findings suggest that usage is driven by organizational culture, as well as by attitudes towards blogging. In addition, the benefits of weblog usage are centered on community benefits.

Political marketing in untraditional campaigns: the case of David Cameron's Conservative Party leadership victory

Abstract: This study investigates the concept of political market orientation (PMO) in an untraditional setting, namely the 2005 contest for the leadership of the British Conservative Party Based on a collective case-study method, a content analysis of candidates' speeches and manifestos is provided We operationalize four attitudinal constructs of a conceptual PMO model and adapt them to suit the novel campaign context Our findings show further evidence for the existance of a ‘gravitational centre’ effect hypothesized in earlier studies Furthermore, we qualify the concept of PMO through a long-term focus and a context-specific evaluation of the merits of alternative PMO profiles Thus, the generic conceptual model of political market orientatation, which previously has only been used in the content of parties contesting a general election campaign, can be adapted to alternative campaign situations without a reduction in its explanatory power Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd