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Our study objective is to examine the determinants that influence the adoption of human resource (HR) analytics, along with the influence of the external variable called Innovation Performance. The research model was developed by adapting the theoretical model of the unified theory of the acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) by adding the external variable, Innovation Performance. The data was collected using a survey at Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) in the USA. Initially, a total of 602 responses were obtained. Finally, a total of 554 questionnaires were obtained after using information quality filters for debugging. This study reveals that the main influence on the adoption of HR analytics is exerted by performance expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, and innovation performance on behavioral intention. Likewise, facilitating conditions, innovative performance, and behavior intention are the major influences for Use Behavior. This was found from an empirical analysis using the generalized structured component analysis (GSCA) software package that shows, with tabled data, the major relationships of the research model. This research into the use of HR Analytics investigated the standard determinants of UTAUT and the Innovation Performance external variable, that influence the adoption of HR analytics in business organization.

Abstract Background The excessive use of information technologies (IT) and online digital devices are causing symptoms of burnout, anxiety, stress and dependency that affect the physical and mental health of our society, extending to leisure time and work relationships. Digital free tourism (DFT) is a phenomenon that emerges as a solution to technostress and pathologies derived from digital hyperconnection. The objective of this research is to advance the knowledge of new structures of motivational factors that can understand the decision of a tourist to make a DFT trip. To this end, it is investigated whether family and social engagement and health and relaxation have a positive impact on the behavioral intention of the potential tourist and whether this influences sustainability due to the importance of DFT in the new economic framework. Methods With a quantitative approach, the methodology used consisted of an online questionnaire among potential travelers. IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 statistical software was used to evaluate the data obtained and confirm the relationships of the model and the research hypotheses. Results The results of the questionnaire assessed the contribution of each construct to the tourist’s behavioral intention and the tourist’s decision to make the decision to undertake a DFT experience. Conclusions DFT can be a driver of economic sustainability and health therapy in tourism in the digital age. This study aims to expand the lines of research on DFT and determine the complex factors that can lead a tourist to participate in the DFT experience. The results obtained can help managers of companies in the sector to offer more efficient and sustainable services that contribute to the health and wellbeing of tourists as a differentiating factor.

This paper analyzes how Digital Transformation (DT) processes have influenced the Attitude of local governments (LGs) toward the COVID-19 pandemic and their effect on achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The data were collected from LGs in Spain ( n = 124) through a questionnaire in which the IT skills of their workers, the DT processes, budgets, degree of regulatory compliance, and implementation of trust seals were measured, together with the IT security measures adopted. The contrast between the proposed model and the results showed that the direct influence of IT security influences the government’s attitude toward COVID-19 and DT implementing actions to achieve SDGs. The findings of this work are of great value both for the actors involved in the design and implementation of public policies and for those responsible for local governance in their objective to improve citizens’ experience of the services provided and in exceptional situations such as the one experienced as a result, of-COVID-19.

Introducción/objetivo: La industria del sector turístico está diseñando productos y servicios para aquellos usuarios que, conscientemente, deseen reducir o renunciar a la tecnología durante sus viajes y puedan convertirlo en realidad. Esto ha provocado la aparición de una nueva tendencia denominada Digital Free Tourism (DFT) o turismo de desconexión digital, concebido como una mejora de las propias relaciones, la vida social y el bienestar del turista. El principal objetivo de esta investigación es dar a conocer una vía investigadora para el mundo académico y proporcionar un análisis centrado en la oferta DFT en el mercado español por ser uno de los países con más turistas internacionales a nivel mundial. Metodología: Se emplea una metodología de búsquedas de contenidos en bases de datos bibliográficas. Resultados: Los resultados y hallazgos encontrados son limitados y apenas existen conexiones en destinos que reúnen elementos DFT, lo que puede suponer un nicho de mercado emergente y la oportunidad económica de generar una red de servicios turísticos DFT. Conclusiones: Las implicaciones de este trabajo pueden resultar útiles para los gestores y administradores del sector turístico para la generación de sinergias y alianzas estratégicas y ser un prólogo para nuevos estudios y líneas de investigación. Abstract Introduction/Objective: The tourism industry is designing products and services for those users who consciously wish to reduce or renounce technology during their trips and can make it a reality. This has led to the emergence of a new trend called Digital Free Tourism (DFT) or digital disconnection tourism, conceived as an improvement of the tourist’s own relationships, social life and wellbeing. The main objective of this research is to present a research path for the academic world and to provide an analysis focused on the DFT offer in the Spanish market, as it is one of the countries with most international tourists worldwide. Methodology: To this end, a methodology of content searches in bibliographic databases is used. Results: The results and findings are limited and there are no connections in destinations that bring together DFT elements, which may represent an emerging market niche and the economic opportunity to generate a network of DFT tourism services. Conclusions: The implications of this work can be useful for managers and administrators in the tourism sector for the generation of synergies and strategic alliances and be a prologue for new studies and lines of research.

The objective of this study is to identify and analyze the most relevant scientific work being undertaken in HR analytics. Additionally, it is to understand the evolution of the conceptual, intellectual, and social structure of this topic in a way that allows the expansion of empirical and conceptual knowledge. Bibliometric analysis was performed using Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny software packages on academic articles indexed on the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases. Search criteria were applied, initially resulting in a total of 331 articles in the period 2008–2022. Finally, after applying exclusion criteria, a total of 218 articles of interest were obtained. The results of this research present the relevant notable topics in HR analytics, providing a quantitative analysis that gives an overview of HR analytics featuring tables, graphs, and maps, as well as identifying the main performance indicators for the production of articles and their citations. The scientific literature on HR analytics is a novel, adaptive area that provides the option to transform traditional HR practices. Through the use of technology, HR analytics can improve HR strategies and organisational performance, as well as people’s experiences.

Suddenly, adjusting to a new way of learning is a major challenge for university students. The objective of this article was to study university student determinants of the well-being in the context of the sudden transition towards e-learning imposed by the COVID-19 lockdown. Based on the antecedents linked to the structure of e-learning and its influence on self-management and ease of use, as well as using the mediating role of user intention, perceived enjoyment, and habits, a model was tested to find well-being trajectories. Using a sample of 543 students from originally Spanish face-to-face universities and through a PLS-SEM methodology, this research obtained relevant results in two main directions. First, research found that the self-management and ease of use of e-learning systems constitute direct antecedents of student well-being. Furthermore, the research results confirmed two reinforcement itineraries of well-being. The intention built an itinerary to reinforce ease of use, and perceived enjoyment added explanatory power to self-management. However, the research also found a second explanatory and negative itinerary of sudden e-learning student well-being. This path of darkness is related to the adverse mediating effect exerted by the habit, understood from the perspective of technological dependence, when it interacts with perceived enjoyment. The article discusses their implications for educational strategy and policy, especially indicated for those e-learning practices solely based on the enjoyment and immersion experience of their students.

The aim of this study is to carry out a bibliometric review of the existing research on digital disconnection and Digital Free Tourism (DFT) to discover the extent to which this new trend affects technology users and the tourism market. To do this, a systematic literature review and a bibliometric analysis of the research on digital disconnection contained in the Scopus and Web of Science databases were used. This research includes publications from 2012 to December 2021, which included a total of 37 publications about digital disconnection and digital free tourism in scientific journals indexed in the main scientific databases. The analysis concludes that DFT is a growing economic trend in research and that the phenomenon of digital disconnection is beginning to be a peremptory need for more and more users. This work is original and interesting for researchers specialising in technology addictions, as well as academics and professionals in the tourism sector, because the extensive use of smart devices is becoming a type of addiction in many areas and can be a new opportunity for the tourism market. The DFT phenomenon can improve the response to these types of addictions and be a temporary escape and alternative to technological devices. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2022-06-05-013 Full Text: PDF

This paper will present the research results for the analysis of the presence and evolution of the term Business Process Management (BPM) in the period 2000–2020 using a literature review with bibliometric analysis. This research sought to evaluate the quantity and quality of empirical support for the use of this tool in organizations. This allowed the researchers to acknowledge and confirm this discipline as an important investigation domain with great potential for helping companies achieve strategic alignment between business and information and communication technologies in the future. The Science Mapping Workflow methodology was used with database and search criteria applied to a total of 1,706 articles related to the subject, which resulted in a total of 624 articles selected for further research. This study identifies the journals that have the most publications about BPM. It concludes that the most promising perspectives are the ones related to Management, Framework and Performance. Even though, from a conceptual viewpoint, performance is the most valued perspective. Lastly, this research is of great interest for academics and professionals who hope to strengthen their knowledge about the BPM concept and find the historical path and the main authors and issues that contribute to knowledge in this scientific field.

Modern developments in technology have changed the way we socialize, communicate and work. Globalization, Information and Communication Technologies, digital culture and the increase in the amount of technology available for online communication mean that more organizations are implementing virtual teams. The growth in the use of virtual teams in organizations has incited researchers to investigate the different aspects, factors and challenges of these teams. This article uses a systematic literature review and a bibliometric analysis of virtual teams to identify the most relevant articles on the subject. These articles are then thoroughly reviewed and finally, a summary is made of all the research published over a five-year period. The systematic review of literature proposed by Ramey and Rao [1] and enhanced by Pulsiri and Thesenvitz [2] was used to examine the Scopus and Web of Science databases to identify the theories, research problems, research methodologies and results of 2354 studies on virtual teams published between 2015 and 2019. The main topics of the existing research in the field are reviewed, and the main limitations, problems and existing gaps in research are presented.

The evolution of digital advertising, which is aimed at a mass audience, to programmatic advertising, which is aimed at individual users depending on their profile, has raised concerns about the use of personal data and invasion of user privacy on the Internet. Concerned users install ad-blockers that prevent users from seeing ads and this has resulted in many companies using anti-ad-blockers. This study investigates the sociological variables that make users feel that advertising is annoying and then decide to use ad-blockers to avoid it. Our results provide useful information for companies to appropriately segment user profiles. To do this, data collected from Internet users (n = 19,973) about what makes online advertising annoying and why they decide to use ad-blockers are analyzed. First, the existing literature on the subject was reviewed and then the relevant sociological variables that influence users’ feelings about online advertising and the use of ad-blockers were investigated. This work contributes new information to the discussion about user privacy on the Internet. Some of the key findings suggest that Internet advertising can be very intrusive for many users and that all the variables investigated, except marital status and education, influence the users’ opinions. It was also found that all the variables in this study are important when a user decides to use an ad-blocker. A clear and inverse correlation between age and opinion about advertising as annoying could be seen, along with a clear difference of opinion due to gender. The results suggest that users without children use ad-blockers the least, while retirees and housewives use them the most.

Objetivo. Este artículo tiene como principal objetivo, analizar la situación actual y las previsiones futuras que puede tener la falta de privacidad en la nube o cloud computing. El borrado de los datos personales que indexa el buscador Google, retirar una foto de Facebook, eliminar un link de una noticia desafortunada o borrar el pasado puede ser una tarea que se nos antoje imposible. Aquellas personas afectadas por situaciones así, reclaman la aplicación del “derecho al olvido” basado en motivaciones plausibles. Método. Este estudio ha contrastado las opiniones de afectados, abogados y expertos en reputación online y comunicación de marca personal. Resultados. Los resultados demuestran la desproteción legal y la responsabilidad de los buscadores en la vulneración ética y, en algunos casos, legal de estos derechos. Conclusiones. La privacidad va camino de convertirse en el principal quebradero de cabeza para los buscadores. Esta conclusión, no sólo proviene de las polémicas suscitadas, sino por las numerosas denuncias que señalan ahora a la herramienta y no sólo al origen de la información. Normalmente, la herramienta es el buscador, que pone al alcance general datos que los interesados preferirían suprimir o que permanezcan en el olvido.

This paper aims to investigate the factors which promote the adoption of cloud-based technology. It strives for a better understanding of the impact of corporate governance on the adoption of this technology. This study concentrated on executives in companies where the use of cloud computing may give a competitive advantage. The main contribution of this work is to propose a model for the influence of corporate governance and other factors that determine the adoption of this technology. A questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration the reviewed literature. The sample consisted of 164 technology companies from Southern Spain that already use the new economic models for digital solutions. The methodology used to analyze the structural model was the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results of the survey showed the influence of Corporate Governance and the procedures and practices of the organization on the adoption of cloud computing and the associated business model. This study aims to point out the importance of corporate support and Knowledge Management for the correct and successful adoption of this technology and to show the effects on the new business model of billing for the use of available resources.

An increase in users’ online searches, the social concern for an efficient management of resources such as water, and the appearance of more and more digital platforms for sustainable purposes to conduct online searches lead us to reflect more on the users’ behavioral intention with respect to search engines that support sustainable projects like water management projects. Another issue to consider is the factors that determine the adoption of such search engines. In the present study, we aim to identify the factors that determine the intention to adopt a search engine, such as Lilo, that favors sustainable water management. To this end, a model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is proposed. The methodology used is the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis with the Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS). The results demonstrate that individuals who intend to use a search engine are influenced by hedonic motivations, which drive their feeling of contentment with the search. Similarly, the success of search engines is found to be closely related to the ability a search engine grants to its users to generate a social or environmental impact, rather than users’ trust in what they do or in their results. However, according to our results, habit is also an important factor that has both a direct and an indirect impact on users’ behavioral intention to adopt different search engines.

Desde los años ochenta se ha profundizado en el estudio del comportamiento del consumidor ante fenómenos etnocentristas, mismo que pueden influenciar las decisiones de compra de los individuos, al elegirse un producto según la afinidad que se tenga con el origen de la marca. En la actualidad, donde se vive un salto digital que ha potenciado el comercio electrónico, se hace relevante conocer si este fenómeno sigue siendo una barrera para las compañías que desean ingresar a mercados extranjeros. Por medio de un modelo de investigación cuantitativo experimental, se explora el patrón neuroconductual de consumo aplicando tecnologías biométricas por medio de la medición de la reacción atencional y emocional, la asociación de atributos y el valor asociado a la marca que tiene el consumidor al tomar una decisión de compra. 146 sujetos de 4 nacionalidades: nicaragüenses, estadounidenses, mexicanos y costarricenses, son expuestos a diversas pruebas de consumo para la categoría de cerveza. Las reacciones del consumidor son analizadas con software de análisis de procesamiento biométrico. Los resultados muestran bajos niveles etnocentristas en las pruebas neuroconductuales para los costarricenses y estadounidenses, y altos niveles en los mexicanos y nicaragüenses. La investigación brinda lineamientos muy claros a las marcas que buscan internacionalizarse acerca de la importancia de buscar asociaciones claras y valor percibido en la escala del consumidor.