Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the organizational factors and human motivations affecting information systems and information technology (IS/IT) usage and user's satisfaction in an Arabic country. Design/methodology/approach -The study develops a research model that links three organizational factors (top management support -TMS, availability of training, and user's involvement) to IS/IT usage and end-user's satisfaction via the mediation of TAM beliefs (usefulness and ease-of-use) by 382 IS users. The model was examined through the LISREL. Findings -The results indicate that IS/IT usage and user satisfaction is largely influenced by perceived usefulness. Among the organizational factors, TMS was found to have the strongest effect on IS/IT usage and user's satisfaction, followed by availability of training and user involvement. Research limitations/implications -This study focuses on perceptions of respondents from public organizations who have had high experience with IS/IT. These perceptions are based on a one-time survey. For better validity, a longitudinal study with additional variables is needed. Practical implications -This study is useful for practitioners who want to increase and boost system usage and user's atisfaction in the Arab region. Originality/value -This paper highlights the motives of IS/IT usage and user's satisfaction in the Arab world and to educate researchers about how IS/IT is perceived by end-users in Kuwait.

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This study examines the relationships among those who have experienced burnout, supervisory support and work outcomes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intension to leave) within the framework of the Arabic culture. Supervisory support is proposed to moderate the relationships between experienced burnout and work outcomes. Data from 308 Arab employees from 7 Kuwait business organizations indicate that: (1) experienced burnout is negatively related to job satisfaction, and organizational commitment, (2) experienced burnout is positively related to intention to leave and, (3) supervisory support moderate the relationships between experienced burnout and work outcomes.

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SEQUENTIAL AND TWO-STAGE POINT ESTIMATION FOR THE MNGE T N A POWER FAMILY DISTRIBUTION N i t i s Mukhopadhyay Oklahoma S t a t e ~n i v e r s . ' ; t y Malay Ghosh U n i v e r s i t y o f F l o r i d a Hosny I . Hamdy Kuwait U n i v e r s i t y Dennis D. Wackerly U n i v e r s i t v of F l o r i d a Key Words a n d P h r a s e s : unknown r a n g e ; g e n e r a l l o s s f u n c t i o n ; r i s k e f f i c i e n c y and r e g r e t ; a s y m p t o t i c d i s t r i b u t i o n o f s a m p l e s i z e ; n u m e r i c a l r e s u l t s ; s e q u e n t i a l a n d t w o -s t a g e p r o c e d u r e s . ABSTRACT S e q u e n t i a l and t w o -s t a g e p o i n t e s t i m a t i o n p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e r a n g e of a power f a m i l y d i s t r i b u t i o n a r e d i s c u s s e d u s i n g a l o s s f u n c t i o n from a f a i r l y g e n e r a l c l a s s . Some a s y m p t o t i c c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h e s e q u e n t i a l p r o c e d u r e a r e p r e s e n t e d , i n c l u d i n g a p p r o x i m a t e e x p r e s s i o n s f o r t h e d i s t r i b ut i o n o f t h e sample s i z e . F o r t h e two-stage p r o c e d u r e , we p r e s e n t a s y m p t o t i c p r o p e r t i e s a n d e x a c t e x p r e s s i o n s f o r t h e r i s k of t h e p r o c e d u r e , and d i s t r i b u t i o n and mean o f t h e s t o p p i n g r u l e . The r e s u l t s of n u m e r i c a l s i m u l a t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t e d t o d e m o n s t r a t e some p r a c t i c a l m e r i t s of o u r p r o c e d u r e s f o r m o d e r a t e sample s i z e s .