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12
Oct
2011

An Evaluation on Software Redocumentation Approaches and Tools in Software Maintenance

Communications of the IBIMA
06
Oct
2011

The Impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Implementation on Organization: Case Study ERP Implementation in Indonesia

IBIMA Business Review
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most popular software technologies for supporting operational organization. It emphasizes business transformation which will lead to process change in its effort to maximize the company’s benefit. However, implementation of ERP system does not always give a strategic…
05
Oct
2011

Using Cloud Computing in Higher Education: A Strategy to Improve Agility in the Current Financial Crisis

Communications of the IBIMA
In the current financial crisis and being challenged by growing needs, universities are facing problems in providing necessary information technology (IT) support for educational, research and development activities. The objective of this paper is to find alternatives to the use of IT, while leading universities…
02
Oct
2011

Inhibitors and Enablers of Mobile Data Services Use in South Africa

Communications of the IBIMA
The uptake of advanced mobile data services in South Africa has been slow, even though it is currently the largest cellular market and has one of the most advanced mobile telecommunication industries in Africa. This apparent contradiction forms the subject of this article. It presents…
30
Sep
2011

The Effect of ERP System Implementation on Business Performance: An Exploratory Case-Study

Communications of the IBIMA
There is currently plenty of research concerning the effect of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems on business performance. Previous research has shown a mixed relationship between ERP and business performance where some suggested that ERP improves performance and others found that it does not. Previous research…
28
Sep
2011

F2C — An Innovative Approach to Use Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) for the Valuation of High-Technology Ventures

Communications of the IBIMA
We propose a novel method - F2C - that can process the only information available in the early stages of a young high-technology venture: linguistic expert knowledge. This knowledge is the basis for the determination of an appropriate discount rate for the valuation of high-technology…
20
Sep
2011

The Criteria for Measuring Knowledge Management Initiatives: A Rare Glimpse into Malaysian Organizations

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management
Many challenges are facing measuring KM initiatives and one of the key challenges is to provide a comprehensive set of criteria to measure success of KM programs. The aim of this research is to address the problem of identifying the criteria for measuring KM outcomes…
20
Sep
2011

Electronic Participation in Malaysia

Journal of e-Government Studies and Best Practices
This article seeks to highlight the prevalent role of electronic participation (e-participation) in the implementation of e-government (EG) and possible approaches in enhancing the application of e-government through the insertion of e-participation module. Previous case studies on e-participation cover definitions and technique of e-participation, applicable…
16
Sep
2011

Dimensions of Customer-Based Brand Equity: A Study on Malaysian Brands

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
Although Malaysian market is deluged with value-for-money Malaysian brands since decades ago, not all the Malaysian brand achieved national recognition. The objective of this research is to develop a valid and reliable model of Malaysian brand equity by assessing the dimensions of the brand equity…
15
Sep
2011

Factors influencing IT-Business Strategic Alignment and Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Communications of the IBIMA
Preceding research attributed the lack of direct causal impact of Information Technology (IT) on firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. Numerous missing links include antecedents of the IT-business strategic alignment (also known as strategic alignment) and the sustainable competitive advantage. Furthermore, reviewers of recent literature have called…