ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World

ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World

Salam Abdallah, Fayez Ahmad Albadri

Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 278

ISBN13: 9781609600488|ISBN10: 1609600487|EISBN13: 9781609600501

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-048-8

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Abdallah, Salam, and Fayez Ahmad Albadri, editors. ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World. IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-048-8

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Abdallah, S. & Albadri, F. A. (Eds.). (2011). ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-048-8

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Abdallah, Salam, and Fayez Ahmad Albadri, eds. ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-048-8

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The Arab world exhibits its own values and beliefs and poses specific challenges that are reflected on its practices of systems development, implementation and management. ICT is at the forefront of those challenges.

ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World is a unique source of information outlining the importance of Information Communication Technology (ICT) adoption and diffusion. This book covers the Arab world’s strong need for access to information systems, while still paying close attention to their culture and localization of practices. These values and beliefs are not only linked to factors such as language, governance and religion, but also influenced by cultural, political and legal issues. These are important factors that could have a far-reaching impact on their overall success or failure.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Editorial Advisory Board

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgment

Chapters

Chapter 1

A Perspective on ICT Diffusion in the Arab Region (pages 1-15)

Salam Abdallah, Fayez Albadri

Interest in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Arab world has started to take different strides for many reasons. This growing endorsement of ICT is primarily attributed to economic and social development...

Chapter 2

Deciding to Use ICT in the Arab Culture: The Influence of Obedience to Authority and Collectivism (pages 16-33)

Sonda Fakhfakh

Compared to the Western world, the Arab world endures a lack of ICT use and a scarcity in software production and services. One of the explanations that were advanced in order to determine the reasons of these deficiencies is the...

Chapter 3

Embracing ICT by the Jordanian Education System (pages 34-51)

Atef Abuhmaid

This chapter discusses the experience of adopting information and communication technologies (ICT) by the Jordanian education system. The discussion tackles the Jordanian Ministry of Education’s endeavour to update the education...

Chapter 4

Integrating ICT in Education: Impact on Teachers‘ Beliefs and Practices (pages 52-66)

Bassam Hammo, Basem Saraireh

In this chapter, we present the findings of a study carried out at the University of Jordan to evaluate ICTE, an accredited, one-year high diploma training program in ICT Education. The ICTE program aims at preparing Jordanian...

Chapter 5

ICT in Education: Culture, Practice and Involvement (pages 67-77)

Sonia Kawas

This chapter is based on work carried out as part of the scope of the ICT in Education project jointly sponsored by Jordan’s Ministry of Education and the British Council, with the participation of four other Middle Eastern countries...

Chapter 6

Strategic Information Systems Planning in United Arab Emirates Organizations (pages 78-87)

Fayez Albadri, Salam Abdallah

This exploratory research focuses on SISP approaches in UAE organizations and their potential impacts on IS&T investment. The study uses a survey and simple model to characterize, classify and examine SISP approaches in 17 UAE...

Chapter 7

ERP Post-implementation Adoption Success Dynamics: A Cultural Perspective (pages 88-113)

M. Akabawi

The purpose of this research is to explore the barriers of adoption and adaptation of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems at the post implementation phase within Developing Countries (DCs) business culture. Human...

Chapter 8

Preparing People to Manage, Support and Use Enterprise Systems in an Arabian Gulf Context (pages 114-129)

Hamed Al-Hinai, Helen M. Edwards

Preparing organizations and assessing their readiness to implement enterprise systems is a growing agenda in information systems research. This chapter examines the challenges that face the preparation of organizations‘ stakeholders...

Chapter 9

Key Determinants of Successful Implementation of IT in International Commercial Bank (pages 130-154)

Tarek Hatem, Elham Metwally

This research reports the results of a single case study that covers a successful project of IT implementation in International Commercial Bank (ICB) from the Egyptian banking industry. The case highlights leadership actions, as well...

Chapter 10

Integrating Information Technology into the Corporate Culture and Processes (pages 155-167)

Norita Ahmad, Alanoud Alhaj

Most of the Information Systems (IS) literature discusses the importance of managerial problems in the field such as how to evaluate Information Technology (IT) needed for effective intra-organizational communication and how to...

Chapter 11

Factors of Culture Affecting ICT Adoption in an Arab Society (pages 168-175)

Ali Al-Kinani

The world is witnessing vast and rapid developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which can affect all aspects of our daily lives. This chapter aims to investigate cultural factors that influence the Saudis...

Chapter 12

Electronic Readiness of Saudi Health Organizations (pages 176-183)

Ali Al-Kinani

In this chapter, the author uses a questionnaire as an instrument s to evaluate the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Saudi health organizations. Information and Communication Technology has become an...

Chapter 13

E-Learning Acceptance and Challenges in the Arab Region (pages 184-200)

Nasim Matar, Ziad Hunaiti, Shahid Halling, Šadi Matar

This chapter discusses the status and quality of e-learning in Arab Universities located in the Middle East. The first objective of the study was to provide an analytical overview of the use of e-learning and its quality in these...

Chapter 14

The Adoption of the Internet to Support Arab Academics (pages 201-214)

Abdelnasser Abdelaal

This chapter addresses the adoption of Internet applications by an Arab Student Association in North America (ASANA)1. ASANA uses the Internet to integrate its members, promote the Arabic culture, bridge with the American society and...

Chapter 15

Social Software and E-Governments in the Arab World (pages 215-225)

Salam Abdallah, Ashraf Khalil

The emergence of Web 2.0 social software is changing the social life of people and beginning to infiltrate and impact governments in the Western World. There, the emergence of a new government paradigm is challenging the traditional...

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