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23
Feb
2011

Applying the Triangulation Approach in IT — Business Strategic Alignment and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

IBIMA Business Review
While researchers have encouraged more research on the causal chains between information technology investments and Business performance, the results of empirical studies have been inconclusive. This is partly due to the exclusion of IT-business strategic alignment. This study has examined the impact of IT-business strategic…
19
Feb
2011

Contingency Factors and Accounting Information System Design in Jordanian Companies

IBIMA Business Review
This paper examines the relationship between three contingency factors and the sophistication of AIS design. Questionnaires were distributed to 220 companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange, Jordan. The results reveal significant and positive relationships between four dimensions of IT sophistication and AIS design, and between…
17
Feb
2011

Innovative Teaching Experiences: Globalization via Collaboration

Journal of Administrative Sciences and Technology
It has become increasingly more important with the rapid progress of internationalization to have a broad view based on the awareness that we live in an international society that requires us to achieve mutual understanding beyond our own borders. We are enmeshed in a global…
16
Feb
2011

Efficacy of Fuzzy Representation of Knowledge for Integrated Management of Networked Systems

Communications of the IBIMA
For most modern networked systems, the traditional element-based management views are replaced by integrated management structures that take the nature of the enterprises and the services they provide into account. These complex systems need capabilities to accommodate for diverse areas, ranging from administration of elements…
11
Feb
2011

Financial Security and Business Ethics: The Fundamentals of a Deterministic Model for Tracking Financial Fraud

Journal of Financial Studies and Research
The financial crises that have shaken global economy have largely been the result of a discretionary influence abuse of managers and administrators, as well as a consequence of the lack of independence of the auditors, to the detriment of other subjects. This paper aims at…
10
Feb
2011

Towards Better Understanding of Two Economic Models: A Grid Perspective

Communications of the IBIMA
Economic models play a significant role in performance of grid implementation. In this paper, we studied Double auction and Contract-Net-Protocol, which are two of the widely used economic models in grid computing. Economic models facilitate harnessing grid resources across distributed ownerships. However, dynamic nature of…
10
Feb
2011

The Adoption of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices in Commercial Banks: The Process and Challenges in Kenya

Journal of Human Resources Management Research
Developing an effective human resource system that is compatible with organizational strategy is critical for the functioning and success of an organization in the competitive business arena. The main objectives of the study were to establish the extent of adoption of strategic human resource management…
09
Feb
2011

SMEs E-business Behaviour: A Demographics and Strategic Analysis

Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
The aim of this research was to understand the strategic uses of e-business systems and technologies by classifying companies and particularly small and medium businesses according to demographics as well as e-business behavior variables. The study was based on data from a large quantitative survey of…
08
Feb
2011

Marketing Opportunities with Social Networks

Journal of Internet Social Networking and Virtual Communities
Social networks are websites which allow users to communicate, share knowledge about similar interests, discuss favorite topics, review and rate products/services, etc. Even though social network marketing is still in its infancy, it holds a potential success for businesses if it is carefully integrated in…
07
Feb
2011

A Survey of Communication Content in Software Requirements Elicitation involving Customer and Developer

Journal of Software and Systems Development
At the heart of software requirements elicitation lies the communication between customer and developer. There are several valuable components of communication such as medium, sender, receiver, and messages, which relates to the input and output from both parties. Most of these messages are delivered through…