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PurposeSwitching to public cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems not only provides financial and functional benefits to organizations, but also results in sunk costs of incumbent systems and uncertainty costs of cloud systems. The purpose of this study is to investigate the enablers and inhibitors concerning switching to cloud ERP systems at the organizational level.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 212 top managers and owners of the enterprises in Taiwan, and 10 hypotheses were examined using structural equation modeling.FindingsTechnological (system quality), organizational (financial advantage), and environmental contexts (industry pressure) are found to be the antecedents of switching benefits. Perceived risk of cloud ERP systems and satisfaction with and breadth of use of incumbent ERP systems are found to be the predictors of switching costs. Switching benefits positively affect switching intention, but switching costs negatively affect switching intention.Research limitations/implicationsThis study develops a theoretical model grounded in a set of theoretical foundations, including two-factor theory, technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, information systems (IS) success model, and expectation confirmation theory (ECT). Two-factor theory is used to characterize switching benefits and costs that affect switching intention. Technological factors come from IS success model, and the factors affecting benefits are organized based on TOE framework. Sunk costs of incumbent ERP systems are developed based on ECT.Originality/valueDifferent from previous studies on cloud computing adoption, this study provides insights into switching intention to cloud computing. The study also proposes an integrated model grounded in multiple perspectives to explain organizations' decisions to switch to cloud ERP systems. These findings help cloud service providers better understand how to promote cloud ERP adoption from technical, organizational, and environmental perspectives.

This study examined three audience attributes in the agenda-setting process: individuals' perceived credibility of the news media, their reliance on the news media for information, and their exposure to media messages. A model of agenda-setting is proposed based on the assumptions that if individuals perceive the media to be highly credible, they will rely on the media for information, will increase their exposure to media messages, and in turn will become more susceptible to agenda-setting effects. A path analysis supports the model. All path coefficients in the final model are statistically significant. Effects coefficients suggest that only exposure plays a major role in determining the intensity of agenda-setting effects. A secondary analysis discovered that a credibility index - dealing with community affiliation - also had a direct effect on media agenda-setting.

Telephone survey data collected in 1990 from 341 residents of Jackson County, IL, are used to determine the optimal time-lag for agenda-setting effects to occur for each of 5 media -- national TV news, local TV news, a regional metropolitan newspaper, a local daily newspaper, & a national news magazine. Responses to the question "What is the number one problem facing our country today?" were compared to media coverage from 1-26 weeks earlier. Results show that TV coverage had a shorter optimal time-lag than newspapers. The more immediate effect of TV news, however, quickly deteriorated, & newspapers had a stronger long-term agenda-setting effect. National & regional media also had a more immediate impact than local media. 4 Tables, 26 References. Adapted from the source document.

Compares changes in public perception about the reading problem facing the country with media coverage for 26 weeks; US. Includes effects of television and newspaper coverage, and national, regional, and local media.

Compares coverage of international news by four US news organizations with the level of public concern with international problems, as recorded by Gallup polls, 1975-90.

The agenda-setting impact of international news is examined by comparing coverage of 15 categories of international news in 4 media (the New York Times, & the 3 leading TV networks) with the level of public concern with international problems, measured using data from 41 Gallup polls conducted 1975-1990. Findings indicate that the way in which international news is framed in news reports determines the magnitude of salience cues. Coverage of international conflicts or terrorism involving the US, crime & drugs, & military issues demonstrated the strongest agenda-setting influence, while coverage of international trade & politics not involving the US correlated negatively with public concern for 2 of the media. This last finding suggests that press coverage can decrease as well as increase public concern. 2 Tables, 52 References. Adapted from the source document.

A community always expects conformity from its members. Any individual who challenges community norms will be coerced to conform via segregation or rumor. This paper compares community characteristics, community conflicts and effects of segregation and rumors of the protagonists Sula in Toni Morison's Sula to Emily in William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily. Although the protagonists Sula and Emily act differently, they both suffer from community segregation and gossip. The tragedies of the two heroines illustrate the discipline and punishment a community inflicts upon its nonconforming members.

The article provides analysis the works of Hung Liu, one of the most prominent representatives of Chinese painting. Based on the analysis of her works, the article discusses specifics of the female images created by the artist and her creative methods. The study also is aimed at establishing the character of evolution of female imagery presented in her works.