To address the massive spike in uncertainties triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there is an ever-increasing number of national governments that are rolling out contact-tracing Apps to aid the containment of the virus. The first hugely contentious issue facing the Apps is the...

The most commonly cited issues with mobile apps are low user engagement and retention levels. In this paper, we explore the efficacy of crowdsourcing features on enhancing user engagement and retention in the context of mobile gaming apps. To do so, we examine two specific crowdsourcing...

Purpose: This article intends to present and discuss two promising business models for deploying international patient summary standards in mobile health (mHealth) apps, enhancing the value brought by standards, in particular by HL7 (Health Level Seven International) FHIR (Fast Healthcare...

The sensor nodes in wireless sensor network are deployed to function in faraway locations. On the basis of network setup WSN can be: Flat, Hierarchical or cluster based network. The diverse benefits of cluster based networks are efficient utilization of energy, improved data communication,...

As a result of digital technology revolution and massive growth of smart phone usage, over 66% of world’s population (4.92 billion) is using mobile phones and over half of them are using social media. Mobile social networking (MSN) becomes one of the key communication tool, new trend,...

This paper studies the impact of platform-owner entry threat on complementors in platform-based markets. We examine how app developers on the Android mobile platform adjust innovation efforts (rate and direction) and value-capture strategies in response to the threat of Google's entry into their...

In this paper we empirically assess the impact of the deployment of Uber on the incidence of drunk-driving fatal traffic accidents and fatalities in Chile. Based on observational data about accidents and the fact that Uber entered first the Metropolitan Region (Santiago), we are able to exploit...

The development of various technologies affects the functioning of both individuals and organizations. Mobile technology plays an important role in the modern society. Mobile devices, as ones of the most important elements of this technology, are becoming increasingly ubiquitous and provide...

Objective - In modern society, technology has become an important part of our daily lives and the growth of the technology sector has grown exponentially. This rapid growth has seen the expansion of several industries, in particular, the mobile app industry. This study explores customer...

Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are of particular interest for telecommunication companies that can significantly affect the interaction of economic agents. As a result of the growth in the number of connected devices, the introduction of cloud services and business applications it became...