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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Perceived fit"”.
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User evaluations of IT in healthcare : a case study of perceived fit of a health management information system
Mobile systems are increasingly growing in developing countries and have been a key interest for organisations looking to make scalable solutions for the developing world-context. For the HIV/AIDS healthcare sector, this interest has seen great investment in healthcare systems augmented by mobile …
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The Effects of Visual and Written Fit Information on Plus-size Women's Perceived Fit Risk, Purchase Intention, and Loyalty intentions in Internet Apparel Shopping
… the field lacks research that focuses on garment fit for the plus-size market. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of product presentation factors, visual fit information (size of model photographed) and written fit information (fit related product description), on plus-size …
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A Comparison of Perceived Fit Issues of Apparel as it Relates to Body Image and Body Satisfaction Among High School Athletes and Non-Athletes Using 3-D Body Scan Technology
… that they have problems finding clothing that fits their bodies, as well as the second objective which was to determine if the problem is common among both athletes and non-athletes or if one group finds fit of apparel more problematic. The third objective was to determine if body image and …
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The relationship between servant leadership and employee engagement: The mediating roles of trust and fit
… via the mediating factors of trust and fit within a Fortune 500 organization. Servant leader factors such as altruistic calling, emotional healing, wisdom, persuasive mapping, and organizational stewardship were hypothesized to have a positive impact on employee engagement as a state of …
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IT IS A SMALL WORLD AND IT IS ONLY GETTING SMALLER: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR THE INFLUENCE OF MEDIATORS AND MODERATORS
… Then, I explore the role that perceptions of fit (i.e., person-group fit, person-organization) may play in mediating the relationship between social network characteristics and (a) employee performance and (b) job satisfaction. Moreover, I investigate boundary conditions of the aforementioned …
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Personality and academic performance outcomes: the mediating role of engagement
The student, Jenna Yates, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2017-04-10 at 11:31.
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The predictive power of values for organizational outcomes
… theory (Schwartz, 1992) and person-environment fit theory (e.g., Kristof, 1996), value fit indices, which quantify the degree of match between an individual’s and an organization’s values, should be more strongly related to organizational outcomes than are value scores alone. Three previous …
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Patient’s Utilization of Health Information Technologies for Disease Self-Management
… may impact</p> <p>HITs utilization, such as the perceived Task-Technology Fit (TTF). A very limited</p> <p>number of studies have examined the relationship between HITs utilization and the</p> <p>perceived fit between task and technology in the context of TTF theory.</p> <p>Aims/ Purpose: The …
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Performance Augmentation: Immersive Technology for Workplace Training
… indices and all common absolute and relative fit indices. In the technology acceptance studies, closer interoperability was consistently found to predict a reduction in the expected effort required to use the system. The attitudinal constructs of individual- and activity-technology fit, …
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Spirituality at work: The development of a theoretical model
… years, and a stream of research notes its benefits beyond a trend. Despite the topic’s growing recognition, the research community raised the need for the integration of spirituality at work with traditional areas of investigation (Giacalone & Jurkiewicz, 2003). A potentially fruitful first …
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An Analysis of Perceptions of Online Instruction by Department Chairs in the Field of Higher Educational Administration in the United States
… integrity, and quality. For others, the "fit" of online education with existing departmental and institutional mission statements, cultures, budgets, reward systems, policies and procedures, is unclear or uncertain. In an age where "technology has expanded our ability to create, transfer, …
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The applicability of implementing Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) with young children with developmental disabilities who reside in the Western Cape and speak Afrikaans or IsiXhosa at home: parent and professional perspectives
… if any adaptations are needed to maximize the fit of the intervention to the novel context. Tension exists between the need for implementation fidelity and the flexibility or fit of an intervention into novel settings, populations and contexts. A single proof of concept study exists which …