A new Web assessment index: Spanish universities analysis

Mateos, María Buenadicha; Mera, Antonio Chamorro; Miranda, Francisco Javier; González-López, Óscar R.

doi:10.1108/10662240110396469

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“…In addition, there is scarce literature in which the data have been obtained through the Internet; in this line, Buenadicha et al (2001) and Olsina et al (1999) have analysed issues of accessibility, speed and navigability, without considering financial aspects.…”

Section: Financial Information In Universities: Use Of the Internetmentioning

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“…Students will choose their degrees and universities based on the knowledge they have about them; hence, the disclosure of information through the Internet can be the most effective medium for people from different countries to have access to all the information provided by universities so they can choose where to study. As several studies have evidenced for universities from different countries (Buenadicha et al, 2001;Nelson et al, 1997;Angluin and Scapens, 2000), revelation of information on universities' websites worldwide is scarce, sometimes with a descriptive nature, and with difficulties involved in locating some of it (such as financial information). Therefore, any kind of disclosure of information can help to alleviate this situation and can be considered as a role model by the remaining universities worldwide.…”

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“…However, hardly any previous research has been carried out based on data disclosed on the Internet, which is a potential disclosure mechanism that has many advantages (for instance, the public can access the information fast and easily). In this sense, Buenadicha et al (2001) have analysed issues of accessibility, speed and navigability in Spanish universities from a descriptive perspective, although they do not consider financial issues. This shortage of information also occurs in other countries.…”

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Universities’ Websites: Disclosure Practices and the Revelation of Financial Information

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2009

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Despite the social importance of universities and their significance as receivers of public funds, hardly any research exists about their disclosure of financial information. The scarce research that has been done has focused on countries such as the United States, New Zealand, Austria, the United Kingdom and Norway. In addition, the Internet is used widely on behalf of public bodies as a way to improve their relations with citizens, through greater disclosure of information and the possibility of doing administrative business and paperwork online. Considering both topics, this work has a twofold objective: (1) to analyse the disclosure of information revealed online by Spanish universities, focusing on several issues, such as financial information, corporate governance, social responsibility and strategy, teaching and research activities, etc.; and (2) to observe the factors that explain the disclosure of financial information through Spanish universities' websites, focusing mainly on size, leverage, university profitability, governance, type of university, research orientation, age of the university and its internationality etc. This study takes into account the whole population of Spanish universities (70 universities: 48 public and 22 private). The findings obtained emphasize that university websites mainly disclose information on teaching and research activities and on governing bodies; to a lesser extent, they reveal information on their social responsibility and strategic aspects; and finally, the volume of financial information disclosed remains quite small, mainly including their budgets. Furthermore, the universities with lower levels of leverage disclose more information online, whereas those with higher volumes of debt are more reluctant to reveal their internal situation on the Internet.

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Section: Financial Information In Universities: Use Of the Internetmentioning

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“…Buenadicha et al (2001) sugieren que un sitio debe tener contenidos que satisfagan las necesidades de los usuarios y debe actualizarse al menos cada mes.…”

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Valoración de la calidad de sitios web turísticos: Estudio empírico basado en IEW

Ríos-Martín

Palos-Sánchez

Cáceres-Genao

2017

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RESUMEN -El presente análisis se ha centrado en la valoración de la calidad web de los hoteles de 5 estrellas de Madrid; todo ello utilizando como herramienta principal y única al índice de calidad web (IEW), mediante el cual se pudo conocer la idoneidad y la calidad de cada una de las webs analizadas. Siendo las características a las que refiere este análisis: la accesibilidad, la velocidad, la navegabilidad y usabilidad, y la calidad del contenido de las webs. Todas estas categorías, con sus referentes ítems, y en el caso del contenido, con sus respectivos ítems y sub-categorías: contenido informativo, transaccional y contractual. Se han obtenido en el análisis tras aplicar dicho índice, resultados bastantes favorables para cada una de las webs analizadas, siendo más o menos favorables según la web y sus características individuales.Palabras clave: Turismo; Calidad web; Web sites; Interfaz web; Web 2.0.ABSTRACT -The present analysis has focused on the assessment of the web quality of 5 star hotels in Madrid; Using as a main and unique tool the web quality index (IEW), through which it was possible to know the suitability and quality of each of the analyzed webs. Being the characteristics to which this analysis refers: the accessibility, the speed, the navigability and usability, and the quality of the content of the webs. All these categories, with their referring items, and in the case of the content, with their respective items and sub-categories: information content, transactional and contractual. We obtained in the analysis after applying this index, quite favorable results for each of the analyzed webs, being more or less favorable according to the web and its individual characteristics. INTRODUCCIÓNCon el nacimiento del Internet y posteriormente, de la World Wide Web, la forma en la que las personas interactúan, se relacionan y evolucionan ha cambiado radicalmente. No se puede decir que Internet posea una larga historia comparada con otros fenómenos, sin embargo, a pesar de su corta existencia ha tenido un desarrollo rápido y cuidadoso. Hoy en día se ha convertido en parte fundamental de cada organización y de la sociedad en general, ya que ha pasado a considerarse una herramienta que permite y facilita la comunicación, pero que también abre las puertas hacia un sin número de actividades.De cara al sector del turismo, Rastrollo y Alarcón (1999), afirman que la aparición de Internet ha tenido gran influencia en todas las etapas del proceso de decisión de compra del consumidor. Además, consideran que se ven afectadas todas las etapas de dicho proceso, desde la consideración del deseo de viajar, a la post-compra del viaje, pasando por la búsqueda de información y evaluación de posibles alternativas, es decir, decisión de compra, acto de compra y finalmente post-compra.En el campo del Marketing (KOTLER, 1998), se considera que Internet ha introducido cambios en las denominadas "4 p": Product, Price, Place, Promotion, ya que afecta, a la promoción y a la distribución; afirmando que "Internet se ha convertid...

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“…However, there is no single evaluation approach which would determine a set of evaluation criteria which would be objectively regarded as the best and most suitable indicators from the point of view of individual clients [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [14]. On the basis of the literature review one may conclude that ebanking websites/services may be analysed from the point of view of: their usefulness/usability (e.g.…”

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Analysis of the Use of Electronic Banking and e-Payments from the Point of View of a Client

Chmielarz

Zborowski

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems

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Abstract-The main aim of this article is to analyse the collected opinions on the use of electronic banking tools by individual clients in Poland, at the end of 2016. The research has been carried out using a CAWI method. The survey questionnaire, which was verified by finance experts, was made available to respondents on the servers of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw. The following article structure has been adopted: after a brief introduction, the authors presented the assumptions of the conducted research and the research method, and subsequently the authors have carried out an analysis and discussion of the obtained findings and conclusions, which may be seen as supplementary in relation to previous studies conducted in the summer of 2016.

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A new Web assessment index: Spanish universities analysis

Cited by 73 publications

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Universities’ Websites: Disclosure Practices and the Revelation of Financial Information

Universities’ Websites: Disclosure Practices and the Revelation of Financial Information

Valoración de la calidad de sitios web turísticos: Estudio empírico basado en IEW

Analysis of the Use of Electronic Banking and e-Payments from the Point of View of a Client

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