Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Communication (1)
- Communication Technology and New Media (1)
- Computer Sciences (1)
- Curriculum and Instruction (1)
- Databases and Information Systems (1)
-
- Education (1)
- Educational Technology (1)
- Information Literacy (1)
- Instructional Media Design (1)
- Library and Information Science (1)
- Online and Distance Education (1)
- Operations and Supply Chain Management (1)
- Organizational Behavior and Theory (1)
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (1)
- Science and Technology Studies (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development (1)
- Technology and Innovation (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Business
Digital Equity: Difficulties Of Implementing The 1:1 Computing Initiative In Low-Income Areas, Demetric D. Williams
Digital Equity: Difficulties Of Implementing The 1:1 Computing Initiative In Low-Income Areas, Demetric D. Williams
Dissertations
Successful One-to-One Computing Initiative implementation requires educators to communicate and collaborate effectively with everyone in the learning community. However, other factors such as teacher’s professional development, student’s perception, and parent’s perception often affect the implementation of the One-to-One Computing Initiative. School districts, which serve low-income areas in Mississippi, have difficulties ensuring students and communities have access to the information technology they need to participate outside the school setting. The concept is often called digital equity. However, when officials do not address the capacity, there is a vital threat to the participants’ civic, cultural, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential …
The Influence Of Organizational And Information Systems Factors On The Effectiveness Of Post-Merger Technology Integration, Gianilda A. Morsell
The Influence Of Organizational And Information Systems Factors On The Effectiveness Of Post-Merger Technology Integration, Gianilda A. Morsell
Dissertations
This dissertation explores how ten specific organizational and information systems factors influence post-merger IS integration success, and the role that degree of IS integration plays in moderating the influence these factors may have on IS integration success. Data were gathered, using a self-administered survey instrument, from senior IS executives at firms that experienced a U.S. public merger greater than $25 million between 2004 and 2007. Support is found for the study's Conceptual Model, indicating that all ten factors in unison influence post-merger IS integration success. The data support the hypotheses that quality of merger planning, quality of communication of merger …