The International Technology Management Review

Volume 5, Issue 4, November 2015
Research Article

1. Exploring college students’ usage experiences, perceptions and acceptance of mobile English learning in Taiwan

Kate Tzu-Ching Chen
Pages: 162 - 171
The increasing demand for mobile learning is visibly driving educators to rethink their pedagogical theory in today’s Internet-enhanced society. This research reported and analyzed the survey results of 450 college students in Taiwan who used mobile English learning (MEL) with regards to usage frequency,...
Research Article

2. Do You Imitate Immediately? The Location Choices for Foreign Direct Investment

Hsien-Jui Chung, Wei-Wan Liao, Chad Lin
Pages: 172 - 181
This study applies recency effect on interfirm imitation behavior to investigate whether recent location choices of peer firms regarding foreign direct investment (FDI) exert imitation pressure on another firm’s FDI location choices. This study examines the FDI data of listed companies in Taiwan. The...
Review Article

3. Measures of Complementarity and Compatibility in Strategic Alliances for Innovation: A Review of Literature

Ram Kumar Dhurkari, M.K. Nandakumar
Pages: 182 - 201
By focusing on resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capability view (DCV), a target firm can be assessed for its complementarity and compatibility by the alliance-initiating firm to form a strategic technology alliance. This is because complementarity and compatibility among the partner firms affect...
Review Article

4. Emerging Trends in Technologies for Big Data

Nitin Singh
Pages: 202 - 210
There is a need for more understanding of the technology in Big Data and researching key challenges from the information technology perspective. In this paper, we study the current status, challenges/issues and emerging trends in Big Data. We present key findings and unfolding landscape of technology....