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The emergence and the rapid adoption of social media in recent years have led to the political, economic and social changes. The recent political upheavals in several countries from the Middle East, Eastern Europe to Southeast Asia have sparked an interest for the participants to use...
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This study explores the concept of death with an ethnographic study of a worldwide Buddhist organization. Buddhism deals with the elementary questions of life and death in a manner that can alleviate the fear of death and the resultant anxiety; it illuminates the eternity of life. The ebb and...
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The concept of trust is one of the important signs of living together and a reflection of one’s feelings about social … increase in the attention paid to the concept after Putnam’s inclusion of trust as one of the component of social capital. The … concept of trust is defined very differently in different social science disciplines and therefore there is no consensus on a …
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trust. The results show that initial trust is a crucial factor influencing firms’ ability to take advantage of uncertainty … remaining ordinary analyzed firms. The results contribute to the understanding of approaches to uncertainty and types of trust …
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other models, namely, web trust and perceived risk. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by the selected sample …, and trust in electronic channels. The findings have also revealed that the modified research model can explain 58.1 per … importance of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust and perceived risk in influencing the intention of citizens to …
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and trust. However, this impact is at the highest level when the extension is within the same sector with the parent brand … become suspicious about the parent brand. Thus, quality and trust are pivotal factors influencing consumers’ positive …
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More than 628.8 million people aged 18-34 years have a Facebook account. After more than a decade of functioning of the social networking site, its further development is dependent, inter alia, of user loyalty and willingness to continue actively use this tool of communication. Popularity portal...
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trust and integrity. Hence, as mediating variable, customers' confidence in the way Islamic banking is conducted is …The main purpose of this study is to identify factors influencing customers' decision to select with confidence Islamic … meet their customers' needs and expectations. Gaining customers' confidence is important as banking business is based on …
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There are a few key studies around the social impact of information technologies and Internet access within Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan, with a high level of political participation and an avant-garde position regarding internet access in Central Asia, broadband and social media penetration in the...
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The developments in the field of internet and computers have paved the way for the formation of social media and a new media was born. Also, these developments created new platforms for communication. Rapid changes have occurred especially in the last decade. These changes have led social media...
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