Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and opt... more Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and optimum decision making. This leads companies to focus on profit maximization often ignoring other important aspects. As a result we have witnessed incidents such as the recent global recession. In this article we review the mainstream economic theories as they are applied in the business environment, focusing particularly
Adolescence is an important phase in one’s life since it shapes up one’s future in terms of acade... more Adolescence is an important phase in one’s life since it shapes up one’s future in terms of academic, economic, behavioral, and health related outcomes, among others. The transition period between childhood and adulthood has been believed to involve major physical, social, and psychological changes which can affect future outcomes of an individual. Parental decisions are indeed important for subsequent behavior of adolescents which may also persist over time. Apart from parents, social network groups also play an important role in an adolescent’s life. Social groups may include friends, schools, neighborhoods, cultural groups, etc. and there is evidence of significant effects of social network groups on adolescent outcomes. For my dissertation, I have analyzed adolescent behavior and outcomes to be influenced by parents, peers, schools, and neighborhoods, and their persistence over time. I use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), one of the la...
International journal of business and social research, 2013
We use data from Add Health to estimate models of peer effects and effects of social environment ... more We use data from Add Health to estimate models of peer effects and effects of social environment on adolescent psychological well-being. Past literature has focused mostly on the role of peers on adolescents, notably on schooling (GPA, high school graduation, etc.) and risk behavioral (smoking, drinking, drug use, etc.) outcomes. Our study’s core innovation lies in the conceptual testing of the hypothesis that an enlarged adolescent social environment encompasses support from peers, school, parents, and the neighborhood. In this paper, we isolate the effects of each of these groups on adolescent psychological well-being and find significant effects of support from schools and parents. However, peer effects are insignificant except for the baseline Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model. Separate models for males and females and different age groups are also estimated and similar results are found, although the effects are greatest during late adolescence. Given the likely endogeneity ...
International journal of business and social research, 2014
E-Government streamlining has been a challenge since its inception in the domain of e-business. B... more E-Government streamlining has been a challenge since its inception in the domain of e-business. Business organizations face challenges while trying to collaborate with partners through the use of information technology in order to ensure efficient delivery of services. One of the major reasons for these inefficient services has been political bureaucracies among government organizations. To meet this challenge, a transparent and networked environment is required where government organizations can effectively partner with other relevant organizations. Using a case study analysis, we intend to identify the challenges in government organizations while providing services which require collaborative effort, and the obstacles in adopting new technology for collaboration. We believe that the outcome of our research could provide a generalized guideline for government agencies where there is need for digital collaboration. Our findings will thus help government organizations to address the ...
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 2018
PurposeThis study aims to identify the challenges in current government organizations while provi... more PurposeThis study aims to identify the challenges in current government organizations while providing services that require a collaborative effort. It also identifies the ways through which government organizations can address the collaboration challenges in ways such as those adopted by leading information technology organizations. Finally, this research also aims to identify the obstacles in government organizations, which could prevent them from successfully adopting new technologies.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted in three phases. In the first phase, a case study was conducted on a government organization identifying the challenges in delivering services that require collaboration among different stake holders. In the second phase, multiple case studies were performed on three leading organizations who have successfully implemented the Web 2.0 technologies to address collaboration challenges while providing efficient service deliveries. In the third phase o...
This paper uses data from Add Health to estimate models of social network effects for adolescent ... more This paper uses data from Add Health to estimate models of social network effects for adolescent mental health at two different time periods. Social networks consist of peer groups, school support, parental support, and neighborhood support. Past literature has focused mostly on the role of ‘peers’ on adolescents, notably on schooling (GPA, high school graduation, etc) and risk behavioral (smoking, drinking, drug use, etc.) outcomes. This study’s core innovation lies in the conceptual testing of the hypothesis that an enlarged adolescent social network encompasses peers, school, parents, and the neighborhood. Drawing from response surface modeling framework, we isolate the effects of each of these groups on adolescent mental health. We find significant effects of lack of support from school and parents, namely, a positive and significant effect of lack of support from schools and parents on adolescents’ ill mental health. Separate models for different age groups are also estimated a...
Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and opt... more Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and optimum decision making. This leads companies to focus on profit maximization often ignoring other important aspects. As a result we have witnessed incidents such as the recent global recession. In this article we review the mainstream economic theories as they are applied in the business environment, focusing particularly
Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and opt... more Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and optimum decision making. This leads companies to focus on profit maximization often ignoring other important aspects. As a result we have witnessed incidents such as the recent global recession. In this article we review the mainstream economic theories as they are applied in the business environment, focusing particularly
Adolescence is an important phase in one’s life since it shapes up one’s future in terms of acade... more Adolescence is an important phase in one’s life since it shapes up one’s future in terms of academic, economic, behavioral, and health related outcomes, among others. The transition period between childhood and adulthood has been believed to involve major physical, social, and psychological changes which can affect future outcomes of an individual. Parental decisions are indeed important for subsequent behavior of adolescents which may also persist over time. Apart from parents, social network groups also play an important role in an adolescent’s life. Social groups may include friends, schools, neighborhoods, cultural groups, etc. and there is evidence of significant effects of social network groups on adolescent outcomes. For my dissertation, I have analyzed adolescent behavior and outcomes to be influenced by parents, peers, schools, and neighborhoods, and their persistence over time. I use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), one of the la...
International journal of business and social research, 2013
We use data from Add Health to estimate models of peer effects and effects of social environment ... more We use data from Add Health to estimate models of peer effects and effects of social environment on adolescent psychological well-being. Past literature has focused mostly on the role of peers on adolescents, notably on schooling (GPA, high school graduation, etc.) and risk behavioral (smoking, drinking, drug use, etc.) outcomes. Our study’s core innovation lies in the conceptual testing of the hypothesis that an enlarged adolescent social environment encompasses support from peers, school, parents, and the neighborhood. In this paper, we isolate the effects of each of these groups on adolescent psychological well-being and find significant effects of support from schools and parents. However, peer effects are insignificant except for the baseline Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model. Separate models for males and females and different age groups are also estimated and similar results are found, although the effects are greatest during late adolescence. Given the likely endogeneity ...
International journal of business and social research, 2014
E-Government streamlining has been a challenge since its inception in the domain of e-business. B... more E-Government streamlining has been a challenge since its inception in the domain of e-business. Business organizations face challenges while trying to collaborate with partners through the use of information technology in order to ensure efficient delivery of services. One of the major reasons for these inefficient services has been political bureaucracies among government organizations. To meet this challenge, a transparent and networked environment is required where government organizations can effectively partner with other relevant organizations. Using a case study analysis, we intend to identify the challenges in government organizations while providing services which require collaborative effort, and the obstacles in adopting new technology for collaboration. We believe that the outcome of our research could provide a generalized guideline for government agencies where there is need for digital collaboration. Our findings will thus help government organizations to address the ...
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 2018
PurposeThis study aims to identify the challenges in current government organizations while provi... more PurposeThis study aims to identify the challenges in current government organizations while providing services that require a collaborative effort. It also identifies the ways through which government organizations can address the collaboration challenges in ways such as those adopted by leading information technology organizations. Finally, this research also aims to identify the obstacles in government organizations, which could prevent them from successfully adopting new technologies.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted in three phases. In the first phase, a case study was conducted on a government organization identifying the challenges in delivering services that require collaboration among different stake holders. In the second phase, multiple case studies were performed on three leading organizations who have successfully implemented the Web 2.0 technologies to address collaboration challenges while providing efficient service deliveries. In the third phase o...
This paper uses data from Add Health to estimate models of social network effects for adolescent ... more This paper uses data from Add Health to estimate models of social network effects for adolescent mental health at two different time periods. Social networks consist of peer groups, school support, parental support, and neighborhood support. Past literature has focused mostly on the role of ‘peers’ on adolescents, notably on schooling (GPA, high school graduation, etc) and risk behavioral (smoking, drinking, drug use, etc.) outcomes. This study’s core innovation lies in the conceptual testing of the hypothesis that an enlarged adolescent social network encompasses peers, school, parents, and the neighborhood. Drawing from response surface modeling framework, we isolate the effects of each of these groups on adolescent mental health. We find significant effects of lack of support from school and parents, namely, a positive and significant effect of lack of support from schools and parents on adolescents’ ill mental health. Separate models for different age groups are also estimated a...
Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and opt... more Most business philosophies are based on economic theories, particularly rational behavior and optimum decision making. This leads companies to focus on profit maximization often ignoring other important aspects. As a result we have witnessed incidents such as the recent global recession. In this article we review the mainstream economic theories as they are applied in the business environment, focusing particularly
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