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Measuring and understanding academics' attitudes towards adapting the use of tablets into teaching seem necessary because there is a need for control of attitudes before making decisions on tablet use in teaching. The purpose of this study was to develop a standard attitude scale towards tablet use in teaching. Research Methods: Five judges contributed in developing items for tablet use in higher education after a review of the related literature. 152 volunteer faculty members of higher education around the world participated in the study.

It is reported in the literature that there are widespread adoption and use of Mobile Instant Messaging (M.I.M.) among businesses. However, there is a lack of academic publication in this area that demonstrates by means of a case study that the M.I.M. implementation for S.M.E.'s can improve operational processes. In this case study, the company recently moved much of its Product Ordering (P.O.) processes to a freely accessible M.I.M. app. The paper uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis to evaluate the impact of the change. Quantitative and qualitative analysis confirms that the introduction has enhanced the P.O. process. The analysis shows that the timeline for the full P.O. process is significantly shortened. The speed of communication allowed faster processing, approval and delivery. The paper presents the first case study that looks at how M.I.M. processes can enhance an S.M.E.'s operations.

SMEs face a variety of challenges in their attempts to keep up with the cyber revolution, even though SMEs are a major part of the world economy. In a previous publication, the authors established that 'B2C' model does not accurately represent or support SMEs in M-Commerce. Instead, the authors reviewed SMEs and SME supporting apps from mobile app marketplaces and suggested a model called 'B2i2C'. In this model, the 'i', in the form of intermediary business entity are playing a vital role in SMEs breakthrough into M-commerce. Following on, this paper reviews business processes to generate a generic model adaptable to a variety of SME related products and services. This paper presents the case study of Talabat, one of the most successful GCC e-business models that supports SMEs to have come out from Kuwait. The information collected from online resources, student placements and feedback from operation managers attempt to emulate the business process model for a variety of 'B2i2C' business models. The generic model is then tested against three different scenarios to identify the level of similarity. The results demonstrate a high degree of adaptability of the model and a major opportunity to explore in the area of SME supporting app in M-Commerce.

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