Managing Information Resources and Technology: Emerging Applications and Theories

Managing Information Resources and Technology: Emerging Applications and Theories

Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A.

Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 371

ISBN13: 9781466636163|ISBN10: 1466636165|EISBN13: 9781466636170

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3616-3

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With a constant stream of developments in the IT research field, it seems only practical that there be methods and systems in place to consistently oversee this growing area.

Managing Information Resources and Technology: Emerging Applications and Theories highlights the rising trends and studies in the information technology field. Each chapter offers interesting perspectives on common problems as well as suggestions for future improvement. Professionals, researchers, scholars, and students will gain deeper insight into this area of study with this comprehensive collection.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Chapter 1

Application of an Extended TAM Model for Online Banking Adoption: A Study at a Gulf-Region University (pages 1-13)

R. P. Sundarraj, Nick Manochehri

The understanding of factors leading to the acceptance or rejection of information systems (IS) is important and relevant. Although there have been studies examining the adoption of Internet Banking (IB), research on this topic in...

Chapter 2

Visible IT in Credit Unions: Strategic Advantage and Disadvantage in Two Web Eras (pages 14-28)

H. James Nelson

Research indicates that rapidly evolving technology and markets do not provide a first mover strategic advantage but favor the second mover. This paper introduces a third variable: hype. In a time of rapid technology and market...

Chapter 3

Governing Information Security: Governance Domains and Decision Rights Allocation Patterns (pages 29-45)

Yu “Andy” Wu, Carol Stoak Saunders

Governance of the information security function is critical to effective security. In this paper, the authors present a conceptual model for security governance from the perspective of decision rights allocation. Based on Da Veiga...

Chapter 4

Antecedents to Job Success in Business Process Management: A Comparison of Two Models (pages 46-66)

Richard J. Goeke, Yvonne L. Antonucci

Business Process Management (BPM) maximizes firm performance by transforming isolated functional activities into streamlined, cross-functional processes. Being a relatively new discipline, disagreement exists regarding the position...

Chapter 5

An Integrated Strategic Framework for E-Government Initiatives (pages 67-79)

Fatemeh Saghafi, Behrouz Zarei, Akbar Kary Dolat Abadi, Kolsoom Abbasi Shahkooh

The widespread applications of information and communication technologies have attracted many countries to e-government. Nonetheless, setting appropriate goals for e-government initiatives is an important factor for the success of...

Chapter 6

What Drives Malaysian E-Government Adoption?: An Empirical Analysis (pages 80-90)

Alain Yee-Loong Chong

In this paper, the author investigates the factors that affect the adoption of e-government in Malaysia. Variables like perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, compatibility, trust and demographic profiles of users are included...

Chapter 7

Bundling Processes Between Private and Public Organizations: A Qualitative Study (pages 91-108)

Armin Sharafi, Marlen Jurisch, Christian Ikas, Petra Wolf, Helmut Krcmar

Businesses are aching under the burdens entailed by public reporting duties while public administrations are faced with rising cost pressures. Fostered by the diffusion and maturation of information technology, businesses put forth...

Chapter 8

Impact of e-CRM on Website Loyalty of a Public Organization’s Customers (pages 109-123)

Wen-Jang Jih

Web-enabled customer relationship management, or e-CRM, is able to simultaneously achieve the conflicting goals of strategic flexibility and operational efficiency in developing and executing innovative e-commerce marketing...

Chapter 9

Success of Public Knowledge Management in the Light of the Rossian Ethics (pages 124-137)

Mehdi Shami Zanjani, Hossein Dabbagh, Roshanak Rouzbehani

Researchers have attempted to integrate the fields of management and ethics for the past 50 years. Although the moral aspects of knowledge management have been studied, its philosophical attitude has been overshadowed. This work...

Chapter 10

Challenges Faced by Megacities in the Future (pages 138-150)

Ali Assadian, Mostafa Nejati

The advancement of science, industry, and digital technologies has shaped the lives of many people and has encouraged more people to live in cities. Since 2007, the urban population has exceeded the rural, and this amount is...

Chapter 11

Social Engineering: The Neglected Human Factor for Information Security Management (pages 151-158)

Xin (Robert) Luo, Richard Brody, Alessandro Seazzu, Stephen Burd

Effective information systems security management combines technological measures and managerial efforts. Although various technical means have been employed to cope with security threats, human factors have been comparatively...

Chapter 12

A Decision Table for the Cloud Computing Decision in Small Business (pages 159-176)

Sathiadev Mahesh, Brett J. L. Landry, T. Sridhar, Kenneth R. Walsh

An issue facing the manager of a small business is the use of cloud computing to meet the information technology (IT) needs of the firm. These businesses typically have limited in-house IT capabilities and often outsource much of...

Chapter 13

Information Technology and Supply Chain Collaboration: Examining the Contingent Role of Environmental Uncertainty (pages 177-195)

Karthik N. S. Iyer

The utilization of advanced information technologies (IT) in interfirm collaboration has been thematic in current literature. Although conventional wisdom perceives that IT systems facilitate supply chain collaboration, this research...

Chapter 14

Integrating OLAP/SOLAP in E-Business Domains: An Empirical Study (pages 196-211)

Oualid (Walid) Ben Ali, Samar Mouakket

E-business domains have been considered killer domains for different data analysis techniques. Most researchers have examined data mining (DM) techniques to analyze the databases behind E-business websites. DM has shown interesting...

Chapter 15

The Evolution of the Massively Parallel Processing Database in Support of Visual Analytics (pages 212-237)

Ian A. Willson

This article explores the evolution of the Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) database, focusing on trends of particular relevance to analytics. The dramatic shift of database vendors and leading companies to utilize MPP databases...

Chapter 16

3D Object Modeling Using Sketches (pages 238-256)

Sofia Kyratzi, Nickolas S. Sapidis

In this paper, the authors present a new algorithm for constructing a solid model when the given input is only one partial-view sketch (“natural sketch”). This algorithm is a two-step process, where first a complete (wireframe)...

Chapter 17

On Volume Based 3D Display Techniques (pages 257-267)

Barry G. Blundell

In the case of certain applications in which a need exists to visualize and interact with voluminous data sets and complex 3-D geometrical models, the conventional computer interface inhibits key human-computer interaction processes....

Chapter 18

Understanding Critical Distance Learning Issues: Toward a Comprehensive Model Predicting Student Satisfaction (pages 268-283)

Stephen K. Callaway, Saad M. Alflayyeh

Distance education has been the topic of a substantial amount of research. However, prior studies have shown mixed results when trying to determine if a difference exists in student satisfaction between students in distance courses...

Chapter 19

Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Information System Personnel: The Influence of Leader-Member Exchange (pages 284-299)

Tzy-Yuan Chou, James J. Jiang, Gary Klein, Seng-Cho T. Chou

Leader-member exchange (LMX) represents the quality of interaction between leaders and members of a work unit, such as the information system function within an organization. LMX is expected to improve organizational citizenship...

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