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29
Dec
2010

Measurements of Key Success Factors on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation

IBIMA Business Review
Competitive Advantage is important thing that have to be considered when implement the ERP system. Most of the organization only gain operational benefit rather than create the competitive advantage. A lot of factors that influenced the success of ERP implementation in order to gain  competitive…
21
Dec
2010

Analyzing the Usage of IT in SMEs

Communications of the IBIMA
Nowadays, rapid changes in information technology (IT) force enterprises to adapt new developments. IT is critical to the success of most businesses especially small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). In recent years, the information technologies are started to be used frequently by SMEs in Turkey…
21
Dec
2010

Innovation and Performance: an Empirical Study of Tunisian Service Firms

Journal of Innovation and Business Best Practice
It has long been recognized that innovation plays a crucial role to support the economic performance of manufacturing firms. By contrast, the innovation in service is considered to be a less-studied topic and the empirical frameworks in this context are rather rare. As a way…
06
Dec
2010

National models of public (e)-procurement in Europe

Journal of e-Government Studies and Best Practices
Public Procurement of goods and services is a strategic activity for Governments for at least three reasons: a) it has a relevant economic impact b) it is relevant for Governments’ public services and c) it affects both Nations’ competitiveness and citizens’ welfare. Moreover, observing the…
01
Dec
2010

Creating Sustainable and Competitive Employees through the Design of Innovative Higher Education Curriculum

Communications of the IBIMA
The employability of graduates is dependent on their possession of relevant attributes needed in their respective industries. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the gap between the important elements of Higher Education Institutions’ graduates’ attributes and their actual performance when employed by industry. The dimensions…
30
Nov
2010

Could Legitimacy through Corporate Social Responsibility be an Antecedent for Export Performance Enhancement: an Exploratory Study

Communications of the IBIMA
The search for better legitimacy in an institutional context within social responsible decisions is the main focus of the present work paper. This strategic tradeoff could stimulate stakeholders’ initiatives for ultimate cooperation with companies. The latter could leverage up resources managed by public institutions in…
30
Nov
2010

The Impact of Individual Factors on Knowledge Sharing Quality

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management
Individual factors have been known of their significant impact on knowledge sharing behaviour in organisation.  It is the aim of this paper to investigate the relationship between individual factors such as awareness, trust and personality and the quality of knowledge sharing in Malaysian public agencies.…
25
Nov
2010

A Model for Characterizing the Salient Directions of Evolution in the Engineering of Web Applications

Communications of the IBIMA
The development and sustenance of Web Applications is viewed from an engineering perspective. The evolution of the developmental environment of Web Applications has been multi-directional. This paper provides a conceptual characterization of these directions, relationships between these directions, and their implications towards academia and industry.…
24
Nov
2010

Supporting e-Government Progress in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of e-Government Studies and Best Practices
This article provides an overview of current international e-Government practices and the role of the national identity management infrastructure program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in supporting e-Government development. It describes the benefits of e-Government that various governments worldwide have identified, sheds light on…
23
Nov
2010

Managing Wireless Networks in the Healthcare Sector: Emerging Experiences of Cultural Impacts

Journal of e-health Management
The existing body of knowledge has generally supported that organizational culture plays a significant role in shaping group identity, work pattern, communication schemes, and interpersonal relations; all of these cultural elements are important organizational factors that shape workplaces and operational routines. In the context of…