Showing papers in "International Journal of Information Management in 2008"

TL;DR: The structural contingency theory is used to identify a set of dimensions of organizational structure and ERP system characteristics that can be used to gauge the degree of fit, thus providing some insights into successful ERP implementations.

TL;DR: The paper aims to develop and propose a taxonomy of new learning and network collaboration paradigms according to certain variables related to communication, social interaction, information, intellectual property, knowledge access and values.

TL;DR: This study shows that the customers' perceived risk associated with different CKM tools plays an important role in explaining certain customer online behaviour.

TL;DR: The paper introduces methods for identification of the assets, the threats, the vulnerabilities of the ICT systems and proposes a procedure that enables selection of the optimal investment of the necessary security technology based on the quantification of the values of the protected systems.

TL;DR: A conceptual model, grounded in the resource-based theory, for assessing e-business value creation is developed, which shows that Internet resources per se are not positively associated with e- Business value, and confirms that e- business capabilities are key drivers of e-Business value.

TL;DR: This study examines how young consumers perceive Internet banking in relation to other six banking channels and shows that Internet banking is considered to be efficient for ease of use and access and that the users of Internet banking lack confidence in the security of the web sites of Internet Banking.

TL;DR: The paper argues the approach is constructive in understanding and overcoming difficulties in achieving and sustaining alignment and dynamic capabilities, which are critical for the creation and strength of IT resources, positively influence the alignment process and its future implementation success.

TL;DR: The aim of this article is to focus on communities of practice as a concept in the world of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and how that concept translates to value for SMEs.

TL;DR: A theoretical framework and empirical formulation for describing and analyzing the information systems (IS) implementation process, referred to as process recursive interactive systems model (PRISM), demonstrates antecedent conditions, critical events and outcomes over the course of an IS implementation project lifecycle.

TL;DR: This study explores the relationship between employees' knowledge acquisition sources and the patterns of knowledge-sharing behaviors and uses structural equation modeling to test a sample of R&D professionals from high-tech companies in Taiwan.

TL;DR: The main thesis in the article is that a company's capabilities are primarily developed on the basis of social norms and values already existing in the social relations of the company, thus influencing innovation strategies.

TL;DR: The study concludes that many ICT initiatives in India lack a comprehensive plan in addressing the target population, struggle to sustain due to insufficient infrastructure and are too ambitious as they are not equipped with appropriate technologies in serving the rural communities.

TL;DR: The findings may assist in the initial stage of effective IM and KM strategy by organizations, and in the development of curriculum for the IM program and the related management fields.

TL;DR: To help quantitatively measure the level of cybersecurity for a computer-based information system, two indices are presented, the threat-impact index and the cyber-vulnerability index, based on vulnerability trees.

TL;DR: The study concluded that corporate strategy tools, such as stakeholder mapping, portfolio analysis and customisation models, could strengthen IL strategies and could test the use of such analytical techniques to advance IL strategies in higher education and other sectors.

TL;DR: Using the four theoretical viewpoints of sociotechnology, knowledge management, organisational communication theory, and Computer Supported Collaborative Work, practical insights are developed into the organisational complexity of computer-supported and virtual teamwork.

TL;DR: The study suggests the ERP technology provided an infrastructure from which the panoptic gaze could be deployed, but was not deployed in this instance however, as the finance division's culture did not emphasise workforce surveillance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the contribution of communal structures such as Communities of Practice (CoPs) on intraorganizational knowledge management and explore the role that information systems can play.

TL;DR: This article seeks to understand what barriers have already been identified in knowledge management implementations in organisations globally today and the context of these barriers in order to understand the bigger picture within which they take place.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that perceived usefulness and ease of use about technology are influenced by team- member exchange, leader-member exchange, and organizational support, while affective commitment toward the organization shows a positive influence only on perceived usefulness.

TL;DR: To achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 8 by 2015, developed nations must assist poor countries to develop their human capital, funds and work with the local community to design and implement system friendly with their environment to transform and improve care delivery development.

TL;DR: The study strongly implies that firms in Dubai should use e- government as an information source to enhance their market intelligence and build revenues, and IT suppliers should emphasize e-government services that link firms to customers and collaborators, and facilitate access to key information resources.

TL;DR: A ''characteristic'' based framework of information evaluation is introduced using the key characteristics identified from related work as an example and a Bayesian Network diagram method is introduced to the framework to build the linkage between the characteristics and information value in order to quantify the quality and value of information.

TL;DR: The effectiveness of a multi-methodology designed to facilitate the creation of a knowledge exchange business network in the field of consulting companies that provide an ideal practice field for the verification and testing of the results of the study are demonstrated.

TL;DR: A framework to help evaluate different IT projects through a mix of suitable methods is presented and it is suggested that higher standards of project acceptance be used for riskier projects that are not deemed mandatory in the earlier analysis.

TL;DR: This paper seeks to provide a set of heuristic principles affecting e-government overall architecture with respect to Iranian government-to-government (G2G) context requirements, which might be applicable for other developing countries with some customization.

TL;DR: The results showed that Intermediate users and Verbalizers have not only more positive perception, but they also complete the tasks in effective ways.

TL;DR: The major implication of this study is that innovative differentiation strategies together with technological resources strongly affect firm performance in the e-business context, a context where there is considerable turbulence in technological development.

TL;DR: This paper considers the comprehensiveness, applicability, and usability of four commonly cited information audit methodologies to establish a methodological baseline and provides a reusable framework to guide future methodology selection.

TL;DR: The study revealed that regardless of users' Information Technology (IT) backgrounds, their functionality expectations of OPACs are the same as users are expecting OPAC's to facilitate easier ways to achieve their tasks, however, based on users' previous experiences with OPacs, their requirements may change.