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16
Jul
2012

Robust Image Watermarking Using Genetic Programming

Journal of Software and Systems Development
The utilization, sharing and distribution of digital data have been increasing with the wide adoption of internet. This resulted difficulty in protection of copyright and ownership of digital data. Digital watermarking has been proposed as a solution for digital data authentication and copyright protection. We…
13
Jul
2012

The Determinants of the Profitability of the Tunisian Deposit Banks

IBIMA Business Review
Thanks to the study of twelve Tunisian deposit banks, the researchers were able to identify the influence of these determinants on the bank profitability, using a technique of panel data over the period of 1995-2005. The empirical results suggest that the bank capitalization, as well…
13
Jul
2012

Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Trade Capability in the European Food Market

Journal of EU Research in Business
Climate change and global food security issues will continue to be at the center of policy debates as long global warming prolongs due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Since agriculture is very vulnerable to climate change, various climate change scenarios are projected for the impact…
13
Jul
2012

Management Accounting Change: ABC Adoption and Implementation

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
The current research tries to contribute to the successful design and implementation of ABC in the context of Jordanian Manufacturing Companies. In order to satisfy the research objectives, both quantitative and qualitative data are gathered. For the quantitative data, a questionnaire survey was developed for the…
12
Jul
2012

Does Environmental Performance Really Matter? A Lesson from the Debate of Environmental Disclosure and Firm Performance

Journal of Organizational Management Studies
Prior empirical studies revealed that firms with high environmental performance tend to be profitable, but questions persist about the nature to the relationship. Those questions are referred to: “Does stronger environmental performance really lead to better financial performance?” Alternatively, “Is the observed relationship the outcome…
11
Jul
2012

Technical Factors for Implementing SOA-Based Business Intelligence Architecture: An Exploratory Study

Communications of the IBIMA
Business intelligence (BI) architecture based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) concept enables enterprises to deploy agile and reliable BI applications. However, the key factors for implementing a SOA-based BI architecture from technical perspectives have not yet been systematically investigated. Most of the prior studies focus on…
11
Jul
2012

The Option for the Universe of Consumption and the “Efficient Consumer Response” Philosophy

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The paper presents new methods of distributing non-food products that undeniably better meet customers’ rationale of purchase than traditional distribution areas. Consequently, the universe of consumption is analysed, a concept that continues to be a vital issue both in the United States and Europe.The analysis…
09
Jul
2012

Lean Integration Using Open Source Based Infrastructure and an Integration Competency Center Approach

Communications of the IBIMA
In this paper a set of successful Enterprise Application Integration projects are analyzed and common characteristics are identified. These characteristics are then distilled into a set of key success factors. The empirical foundation for this study is the active participation in a number of successful…
09
Jul
2012

Priority of Key Success Factors (KSFS) on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Implementation Life Cycle

Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
This study presents the priority of key success factors (KSFs) on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation life cycle. There are twenty KSFs considered in this study. They were chosen from literature review. The KSFs are classified into five stages of ERP implementation life cycle;…
06
Jul
2012

Improvement of Optimization Agreements in Business Processes Involving Web Services

Communications of the IBIMA
In order to be more competitive, companies often have to work together to offer users a more compact and unique product. This implies that companies must reach an agreement in terms of the necessity of each user. The majority of companies currently present their functionality…