Vassilios Aggelidis

ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟ ΚΑΒΑΛΑΣ · Administration - Economics - ΙΤ

Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a systematic literature review in the research area of engagement focusing on employee and work engagement. In this respect, this study aims to focus on the definitions between employee and work engagement and their differences, as well as to identify the antecedents of the relevant body of knowledge...

This study examines talent retention in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector by focusing on the relationships between human resource management (HRM), knowledge management (KM), change management (CM) and employee engagement. In this respect, a conceptual framework is proposed to understand the relationships between these const...

This paper presents the results concerning the evaluation of the processes of an Emergency Department (ED). Based on the analysis of both processes and data flow, a simulation model of patient throughput in the ED has been developed. Simulation results, obtained using the JaamSim software, pointed out the strengths and weaknesses of the departments...

This study examines talent retention in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector by focusing on the relationships between human resource management (HRM), knowledge management (KM), change management (CM) and employee engagement. In this respect, a conceptual framework is proposed to understand the relationships between these const...

Nowadays, all organisations are operating in a highly competitive environment that requires change in order to successfully adapt to new market conditions. In this environment, it is of vital importance to examine the role of various human factors in the successful management and implementation of change initiatives. After all, effective leadership...

Purpose: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept with increasing importance for global and local organisations. Despite its importance, there is still lack in the understanding of its complete role, within and outside organisational boundaries. The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a conceptual framework (research...

Background: The integration of heterogeneous electronic health records systems by building an interoperable nationwide electronic health record system provides undisputable benefits in health care, like superior health information quality, medical errors prevention and cost saving. Objective: This paper proposes a semi-distributed system archite...

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of information on doctors' attitudes and perceptions toward generics. A cross-sectional survey based on a specially designed 21-item questionnaire was conducted. The survey involved doctors of different specialties working in a public hospital in Greece. The analysis includes descriptive and infer...

Nowadays, as e-learning is increasingly used in education, it is useful to know what are the critical factors for its successful implementation in higher education institutes. This research has two main objectives. The initial objective is to clarify and categorize the Critical Success Factors (CSF) of education with the use of a Learning Managemen...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept with increasing importance for both global and local organisations. Despite its importance, there is still a lack in the understanding of its role by individuals within and outside organizational boundaries. The present study proposes a conceptual framework for examining the intention of management...

The effect of nine factors on internet banking acceptance is empirically tested, using structural equation modelling. The technology acceptance model was used as the theoretical framework on which a hypothesis was constructed for the association among the model's variables. The results indicate that the quality of internet connection is a strong in...

This research examines the factors affecting Greek hospital employees’ intention to use Electronic Health Records (EHR). The findings indicate that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness are very significant drivers in the adoption of the EHR. Moreover, the intention to use EHR by employees is also affected by management support and subject...

Information technology has rapidly penetrated into the healthcare sector and it has been proved that it can lead to better decision support, organi-zational support and even influence the quality of the services offered to pa-tients. The evaluation of any HIS is, therefore, a very critical issue. After an extended and systematic review of the exist...

Management accounting systems, top management team’s risk characteristics and their effect on strategic change Nikolaos Theriou and Vassilis Aggelidis Kavala Institute of Technology Department of Business Administration Agios Loukas, 65404 Kavala, Greece. Abstract Globalization intensifies world competition which leads to continuous market and indu...

Over the past decade, hospitals in Greece have made significant investments in adopting and implementing new hospital information systems (HISs). Whether these investments will prove beneficial for these organizations depends on the support that will be provided to ensure the effective use of the information systems implemented and also on the sati...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between beta and returns in the Athens stock exchange (ASE), taking into account the difference between positive and negative market excess returns' yields. Design/methodology/approach The data were taken from DataStream database and the sample period consists of 12 years divided int...

Η αυξανόμενη χρήση του διαδικτύου ως μέσου πραγματοποίησης ηλεκτρονικών συναλλαγών έχει αυξήσει το ενδιαφέρον για την κατανόηση των βασικών παραγόντων που επηρεάζουν τον όγκο των αγορών που πραγματοποιούνται από τους χρήστες του. Παρόλα αυτά, οι περισσότερες μελέτες που διερευνούν τη χρήση του διαδικτύου για ηλεκτρονικές αγορές επικεντρώνονται σε ο...

The present paper attempts an approach on the immigration phenomenon in Greece and examines the size of the demand for health services by foreign citizens in the General Hospital of Kavala (G.H.K.), at the period from 2002 to 2006. On this context, an attempt to estimate the medical costs of the health services offered to foreign citizens is being...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the two most important perspectives of the firm, the RBV and the KBV, by examining the relative impact of firm-specific assets and knowledge capabilities on the firm's competitive advantage. A composite model is proposed which elaborates upon both perspectives causal logic with respec...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the two most important perspectives of the firm, the RBV and the KBV, by examining the relative impact of firm-specific assets and knowledge capabilities on the firm’s competitive advantage. A composite model is proposed which elaborates upon both perspectives causal logic with respec...

The use of information technology in the health care sector and especially in hospitals offers great potential for improving the quality of services provided and the efficiency and effectiveness of the personnel, but also for reducing the organizational expenses. However, the main question that arises according to the literature is whether hospital...

Purpose It is widely accepted that the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the healthcare sector offers great potential for improving the quality of services provided, the efficiency and effectiveness of personnel, and also reducing organizational expenses. This paper seeks to examine various hospital information system (HIS) e...

This study examines the relationship between beta and returns in the Athens Stock Exchange, taking into account the difference between positive and negative market excess returns' yields. We investigate the period between 1991 and 2002 focusing on the risk-return trade-off by examining separately the up-market and down-market months. Our evidence s...

Some of the most important factors that affect the competitiveness of the companies within the IT/IS sector are the use of modern management techniques and state-of-the-art production tools. This research attempts to examine the production process adopted and the management practices used by Greek IT/IS sector. A structured questionnaire was addres...

This article investigates the determinants of stock returns in Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) using both frameworks the classical CAPM and the statistical APT model. The analysis is conducted with monthly data from the Greek stock market. Empirical tests in this study suggest that the relationship between and return in the ASE, over the period January...

This paper explores the ability of the capital asset pricing model, as well as the firm specific factors, to explain the cross-sectional relationship between average stock returns and risk in Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). The objective of this study is to investigate the cross-section of stock returns in the Greek stock market for the period from Ju...