We introduce a nonparametric smoothing procedure for nonparametric factor analaysis of multivariate time series. The asymptotic properties of the proposed procedures are derived. We present an application based on the residuals from the Fair macromodel.

In general, the sawmill industry perceives softwood lumber to be a commodity product and its individual actors’ traditional focus is on cost reduction. However, instead of focusing on cost reduction, focus ought to be drawn towards sawmills’ total offers in which service is particularly...

Prior product knowledge has been defined either in terms of what people perceive they know about a product or in terms of what knowledge the individual has stored in memory. Product knowledge is intricately linked to involvement. A consumer’s level of involvement and knowledge clearly...

Internet banking plays an important strategic role in the marketing of industrial banking. A previous study on a developing country (Mexico) was used as a model to show the similarities and differences with online banking in a developed country (France).This study, as in the Mexican example,...

Heywood cases, or negative variance estimates, are a common occurrence in factor analysis and latent variable structural equation models. Though they have several potential causes, structural misspecification is among the most important. This article explains how structural misspecification can...

La finalidad del presente trabajo ha sido verificar empíricamente la influencia de aspectos relacionados con el ámbito interno (propiedad y tamaño de la empresa) y externo (sector de actividad) de la empresa en su cultura estratégica. Los resultados del análisis factorial revelaron el...

Este trabajo explora el papel desempeñado por las listas de distribución en proyectos de software de código abierto como herramienta para compartir conocimiento y resolver problemas. Uno de los principales beneficios que las empresas pueden obtener del uso de software de código abierto es la...

El Outsourcing de Sistemas de Información ha crecido de forma espectacular en los últimos años. Como resultado, los responsables de Sistemas de Información han sufrido una serie de cambios en sus puestos de trabajo. Sin embargo no existen muchos estudios que traten la influencia del...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to further explore the co-citation and bibliographic-coupling relationship among the core authors in the field of Chinese information science (IS), to expose research activity and author impact, and to make induction analyses about Chinese IS research...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine museum visitors’ experience. The objective of the research is to explore preferences, behaviour, overall. This study experience and the determinants on repeated visits to two heritage sites. In particular, a more comprehensive regression...