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An Investigation Of The Determinants Of User Acceptance Of Information Technology In A West African Nation: The Case Of Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikart
An Investigation Of The Determinants Of User Acceptance Of Information Technology In A West African Nation: The Case Of Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikart
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
In today’s hypercompetitive business environments hardly anyone questions the important role that information technology plays. The conventional wisdom is that IT is necessary for business survival and that careful deployment and management of IT resources and capabilities leads to enhance value for the business (Ying and Ram, 2004). Despite this recognition of information technology as a key enabler of organisational strategy (Preston and Karahanna, 2004), and despite recent investment in IT in Nigerian economy (Ajayi, 2003) an increasing number of organisations in this economy have found themselves unable to apply IT effectively (Modum, 1983). For corporate IT to be meaningful …
Enhancing User Acceptance Of Mandated Technology Implementation In A Mobile Healthcare Setting: A Case Study, Carole Alcock, Lois Burgess, Joan Cooper, Damien Ryan, Jason P. Sargent
Enhancing User Acceptance Of Mandated Technology Implementation In A Mobile Healthcare Setting: A Case Study, Carole Alcock, Lois Burgess, Joan Cooper, Damien Ryan, Jason P. Sargent
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
A paradigm shift is underway towards the acceptance and utility of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) systems within mobile-based healthcare environments. This paper contends that intervening to address user concerns as they arise throughout the system development lifecycle will lead to greater levels of user acceptance, while ultimately enhancing the deliverability of a system that provides a ‘best fit’ with end user needs. It is envisaged this research will lead to the development of a framework based on an agile approach to user acceptance measurement. The results of an ongoing study of user perceptions towards a proposed mandated electronic point-of-care (ePOC) …
A Test Of The Transformational Leadership Model: The Case Of Iran, Raed Awamleh, Sohrab Khalili
A Test Of The Transformational Leadership Model: The Case Of Iran, Raed Awamleh, Sohrab Khalili
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This study tested the transformational leadership theory among managers at functional levels in Iranian oil companies. It examined the effects of transformational and transactional leadership styles satisfaction and self-perceived performance of followers. Self-esteem and leadership disposition (Romance of Leadership) of employees were hypothesized to act as moderators. Data was collected from employees working in the oil industry in Iran. A multiple regression analysis indicated that transformational leadership style and self-esteem were related to job satisfaction and performance. In contrast, transactional leadership and romance of leadership did not show any impact on dependent variables. Proposed moderating variables were also insignificant. Results …
Cointegration And Structural Change In The Exports-Gdp Nexus: The Case Of Iran, Mosayeb Pahlavani
Cointegration And Structural Change In The Exports-Gdp Nexus: The Case Of Iran, Mosayeb Pahlavani
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper examines the major sources of economic growth in Iran using annual time series data (1960 to 2003). The time series properties of the data are analysed by Perrons innovational outlier and additive outlier models.
Is A Reduction In Government Expenditure A Good Strategy To Reduce Budget Deficits?: A Case Study From The Middle East, Ali Salman Saleh, Charles Harvie
Is A Reduction In Government Expenditure A Good Strategy To Reduce Budget Deficits?: A Case Study From The Middle East, Ali Salman Saleh, Charles Harvie
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper explores the macroeconomic implications arising from the Lebanese governments approach to dealing with its budget deficit, which has become one of the highest amongst in the Middle East.
An Activity Theory Analysis Of A Case Of It-Driven Organisational Change, Wannapa Suratmethakul, Helen Hasan
An Activity Theory Analysis Of A Case Of It-Driven Organisational Change, Wannapa Suratmethakul, Helen Hasan
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The paper describes unexpected problems encountered in the automation of a scheduling process using an IT application already in use in other similar organisations. A grounded theory approach was used to collect and categorise data on the case. Activity Theory was then used to analyse the attempt by management to implement organisational change through the introduction of the system. The findings suggest that it is inadvisable to impose organisational change through the introduction of a complex IT system, particularly when this disrupts entrenched decision-making processes of the organisation.
A Framework For Case-Based Reasoning Integration On Knowledge Management Systems, Seung Hwan Kang, Sim K. Lau
A Framework For Case-Based Reasoning Integration On Knowledge Management Systems, Seung Hwan Kang, Sim K. Lau
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
To support the sharing and reusing of well-defined knowledge among knowledge management systems, it is useful to use standardised formalisation. It is also common effort to difficulty of knowledge acquisition known as knowledge acquisition bottleneck. In this paper investigates the feasibility of using techniques in case-based reasoning of artificial intelligence for the knowledge acquisition phase in knowledge management systems. The need of an ontological approach of the semantic web for well-defined set of domain knowledge is proposed in order to avoid knowledge acquisition bottleneck. Our viewpoint of this approach is that the ontology-driven mechanism allows us to provide standardised structured …