In this paper, there is a review of e-learning and its elements according to the international standards. The connection of learners, educational material and open source learning plat-forms is investigated. Trivial educational activities that can be implemented in a LMS are also presented. A...

Drawing on the innovation diffusion theory and data from 236 Chinese small and medium-sized logistics service providers (SMLSPs), this study developed and tested a conceptual model for empirically examining the green and cost benefits of integration between cloud service providers and SMLSPs in...

Drawing on the innovation diffusion theory and data from 236 Chinese small and medium-sized logistics service providers (SMLSPs), this study developed and tested a conceptual model for empirically examining the green and cost benefits of integration between cloud service providers and SMLSPs in...

Education for sustainability (EfS) poses new challenges to higher education as it necessitates various shifts: from teacher- to learner-centered pedagogies, from input- to output-orientation and from a focus on content to problem-solving and process orientation. E-learning, which follows the...

Purpose – Start-up companies in particular can benefit from cloud computing services, since frequently they do not operate an internal IT infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to present a total cost of ownership (TCO) approach for cloud computing services. Design/methodology/approach...

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidelines for the implication of unethical IT behaviour on businesses and methods to prevent or to manage the possibilities of such conduct. As most businesses are moving towards the 'Cloud', this issue becomes of utmost sensitivity to most businesses and...

Cloud computing is becoming the new IT paradigm. After 50 years of development, the original idea of McCarthy to deliver information technology and applications as a public service comes to life. The secret sauce of this new development is a combination of commodity components (standardized and...

Purpose: This paper aims to present the conception of cloud computing, its definitions, main service and implementation models. The authors objective is to compare the traditional way of managing and implementing IS/IT in enterprises with the idea of cloud computing. Intent of this work is to...

Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: human resources for health, supply chain management, health care financing, governance and service...