The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent of adaptation of information technology in the process of knowledge conversion at the King Abdullah University Hospital. The study develops a model that explores the information technology (IT) adaption with knowledge con-version process (SECI). A questionnaire-based survey is designed to test the aforementioned model based on dataset of 265 doctors at King Abdullah University Hospital. The model and posited hypotheses are tested using SPSS. The results indicate that information technology influences significantly on all knowledge conversion processes. Managements of different organizations are recommended to start planning for the career of their companies by considering successful employees’ plans that enhances performance. Organizations managements and researchers in the Arab region and the world are recommended to increase research in career path planning. The use of information technology in health institutions, has great importance for the assessment of the information, because of the sensitivity of work in these institutions, which also reflected positively in increasing the knowledge in these institutions to enhance thinking and innovation skills. The results of the current study might help the hospital identify the technologies that aid doctors in the processes of knowledge conversion.

The aim of this study was to study the relationship between knowledge management in its operations; including knowledge generation, knowledge sharing, knowledge usage and business intelligence; including OLAP, data mining on the performance of organizations in the branches of the Housing Bank in Irbid, Jordan. A total of 126 questionnaires were distributed to the sample of the study. A multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses of the study. The study concludes that there was a positive relationship between the knowledge management processes and the performance of organizations. Moreover, the components of business intelligence had positive impacts on the performance of organizations. The results have some enormous implications for the banking sector of Jordan.

Time management is very important for human being and organizations and it is a precious asset for achieving desire performance and accomplish duties. Fresh water is also another important valuable resource on the earth. Water provides many benefits for organizations, nature, human and plays an important role for development of economies. The aim of this study is to identify the effects of time management strategies on employee performance in Yarmouk Water Company in Jordan. In this study, time management strategies consists of five factors; namely fulfillment obligations strategy, time organizing strategy, utilization of resources, time planning strategy and priorities status strate-gy. The study population consists of 66 directors and heads of departments working for Yarmouk Water Company in Jordan. The study sends a designed questionnaire in Likert scale to all the popu-lation, manages to receive 62 and by excluding incomplete questionnaires 57 questionnaires are ana-lyzed representing approximately 86% of the survey. Using some statistical tests, the study indicates that all five factors; namely fulfillment obligations strategy, time planning strategy, utilization of the resources, time organizing strategy and priorities status strategy of resources positively influence on employee performance. There is also a positive altitude from study sample towards time management strategies. As recommendation, the employees must distinguish between important and unimportant tasks, the employees should determine the goals before starting the work, the managers must delegate some tasks to subordinates, and the employees pay attention to complete their work on time, The researcher recommends conducting further studies about the impact of time management strategy on employees’ performance efficiency from the view of customers perspective.

The study aimed at determining the extent to which Jordanian medical devices adopted the supply chain practices and to investigate the impact of those practices on organizational performance of the Jordanian medical devices’ firms. A cross-sectional approach was used to meet the purpose. A robust questionnaire was designed and used to collect primary data from the study sample. 200 questionnaires were completed and returned by the participants. SPSS version 21 and SEM were employed, with the use of (AMOS:21) to analyze and explain the collected data and to validate the research framework. The results demonstrated that medical devices firms in Jordan have adopted the supply chain practices and revealed a significant impact of those practices on the performance of the medical devices in Jordanian context.

Nowadays, smartphones are the leading dominant mobile communication devices, attributed to their multifunctional facilities and the mounting benefits provided by online platforms. From a business perspective, smartphones can be a practical substitute for conducting many business transactions online. Companies have transferred their traditional business models to e-business models employing new technologies. This paper aims to examine the entrepreneurs’ intentions to use smartphone applications in conducting business transactions as well as explore entrepreneurial opportunities in the Jordanian market. The study will use the quantitative method to examine the factors affecting Jordanian entrepreneurs’ intention to use Smartphone applications. A questionnaire was used to collect the required data from the study population. The respondents were selected using a random sampling method to obtain the needed data from entrepreneurs in Amman, Jordan. A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed, and 440 valid questionnaires were returned and included in the analysis. The revealed results show that ease of use, perceived security, and trust significantly influence entrepreneurs’ intentions to use Smartphone applications, while responsiveness shows no significant influence. The current study provides valuable information on the factors that nurture entrepreneurs' intentions to adopt smartphone applications in Jordan. Finally, the smartphone possesses high potential support for entrepreneurs in the business world. Entrepreneurs are advised to integrate smartphones more into business transactions to increase work efficiency benchmarks and boost their businesses.

The goal of the study was to determine the influence of green supply chain management strategies on performance in Jordanian industrial enterprises using just in time. All of Jordan's manufacturing enterprises were included in the analysis. A total of 218 companies were selected from the manufacturing industry. The study hypotheses were tested using Path Analysis. The results showed that green supply chain practices had a significant indirect effect on performance through JIT. Based on the study findings, the researchers recommend individuals and decision-makers to improve the expected results of green supply chain practices in the performance of economic and social business through just in time production and increasing the interest in logistics services as one of managing green supply chains practices in these companies.

Green management is fundamentally referred to the environmental practices and the implementation of the appropriate eco-friendly activities, which improve the level of people’s awareness about the environmental protection. Such green management practices have been investigated namely, redesigning of operation and production processes, innovation and R&D functions, use of technology to save energy and reduce waste, environmental awareness of stakeholders through seminars and training, investment in equipment and technology, and improvement in products or services towards improving firm efficiency in Oil and Gas industry in Jordan. The design of this study has a quantitative approach. Three hypotheses have been developed through literature review and tested using descriptive statistical analysis performed by SPSS. The number of population was 250 employees from different departments that include HR, environment, operation, maintenance, and marketing, a total of 208 completed questionnaires were analyzed as a final sample. The results show a moderate implementation of Green management practices, redesigning of operation and production processes indicated the strongest influence, while innovation and R&D functions indicated the weakest influence. Statistical positive association also was indicated between green management practices and firm efficiency. This study contributes to support the literature of Green management and environment protection that is little in developing countries like Jordan. And it urges firm management to develop effective green innovation culture to improve the implementation level of Green management which may in turn create a high level of environmental efficiency outcome in the medium and long run. Also, it’s very significant for firm management to invest more money in green innovation and R&D functions in order to improve the level of efficiency/ performance.

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between green human resource management (HRM) practices, including Green recruitment and selection, Green training and development, and Green rewards, and environmental performance in Jordanian health service organization. The research hypotheses are tested by means of a questionnaire survey carried out among health service organizations in Jordan between April and May 2018. Our design choice to focus on a single sector was because of our intention to diminish the confounding effects of non- controllable factors in our research study, such as legislative, culture, and economical contexts. The results show a moderate implementation of Green HRM in Jordanian hospitals, the strongest correlation was with recruitment and selection while the weakest correlation was with training and development. Statistical positive association also was indicated between the three HRM practices and environmental performance.

This article examines the nexus between Big data governance, dynamic capability and decision-making. Survey data was garnered from firms in Jordan and fuzzy sets (fsQCA) approach was applied. Fuzzy set configural modeling revealed two causal models for high decision-making effectiveness conditions. First, Big data governance, number of employees and firm age are necessary for higher levels of effective decision-making. Second, dynamic capability, number of employees and firm age are necessary for higher levels of effective decision-making. Insights for practitioners in an emerging economy and possible areas of future research are highlighted.

The purpose of this study is to explore how various online marketing tools, including Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and SEO, affect customers' decisions to purchase Internet services. The study utilized a survey distributed through simple random sampling, with 410 questionnaires given to Zain Telecom customers in Zarqa city. After excluding incomplete questionnaires, 385 were analyzed using multiple regressions, descriptive analysis, and reliability tests. Results showed that all independent variables had a significant impact on customers' purchasing decisions of Internet services, with Email Marketing having the strongest relationship. The study recommends further investment in Email Marketing strategies to improve customer retention and acquisition.