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MacDonald, Amy Joy – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite advances in smartphone technologies and development of myriad apps that can support self-management efforts for chronic disease like diabetes, initial acceptance of such apps by actual users was characterized by low consistent use by these users. Few studies conducted by researchers on acceptance and use outcomes of mobile apps focused on…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Diabetes, Case Studies
Antony, Laljith – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Failing to prevent leaks of confidential and proprietary information to unauthorized users from software applications is a major challenge that companies face. Access control policies defined in software applications with access control mechanisms are unable to prevent information leaks from software applications to unauthorized users. Role-based…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Information Security
Ford, Caroline Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this research is to explore the business strategies of a firm seeking to develop and profitably market a mobile smartphone application to understand how small, digital entrepreneurships may build sustainable business models given substantial market barriers. Through a detailed examination of one firm's process to try to…
Descriptors: Business, Models, Case Studies, Telecommunications
Ngeru, James – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the past few decades, adoption of Enterprise Integration (EI) through initiatives such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has consistently dominated most of organizations' top strategic priorities. Additionally, the field of EI has generated a vast amount…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Selection, Delphi Technique, Case Studies
Moraes Varjao, Jaqueline Urania – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Education released a list of Teacher Shortage Area (TSA) nationwide. In most states the need for certified teachers fall in four main areas: English as a Second Language (ESOL), Mathematics and Science (6-12), and Foreign Language. The current study explored the ways in which career changers enrolled in online…
Descriptors: Career Change, Alternative Teacher Certification, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks