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23
Sep
2009

The Moderating Effect of Switching Costs on the Customer Satisfaction-retention Link: Retail Internet Banking Service in Hong Kong

IBIMA Business Review
The objective of this research was to develop a model that examines the direct effects of customer satisfaction and switching costs on customer retention as well as the moderating effect of switching costs on the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer retention in the segments…
22
Sep
2009

The Significance of Customer Value within the Project Portfolio Management

Communications of the IBIMA
In most companies project work becomes more and more important. In order to optimize the alignment of projects with company strategy, adequate management of the project portfolio is required. In addition to the growing importance of projects and project portfolio management, a paradigm shift within…
21
Sep
2009

The Development of myGeo-RS: a Knowledge Management System of Geodiversity Data for Tourism Industries

Communications of the IBIMA
The development of MyGeo-RS, a geodiversity information and repository system is a valuable solution that can assure the management and preservation of geological datasets more interesting, accessible and shared to the public at large. This research is embarked based on the realization that with the…
20
Sep
2009

Transforming Organisational Culture through the Impact of Information Integration

Communications of the IBIMA
Over the last 2-3 decades, investments in the new information technology (NIT) have left a deep impression on the life of organisations, that goes beyond ample differences in each organisation’s degree of automatisation. Furthermore, although the generalisation of NIT investment has not produced, on short…
19
Sep
2009

Organizational Readiness and its Contributing Factors to Adopt KM Processes: A Conceptual Model

Communications of the IBIMA
The main purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual model that can be used to assess the organizational readiness and its contributing factors for KM process adoption. The authors propose that the organizational readiness should be assessed considering both organizational and individual factors.…
18
Sep
2009

Information Technologies in the Calm Technologies Era

Communications of the IBIMA
Information and communication technologies met a culminant evolution even since they appeared, with major achievements that became established in various fields of activity. Currently, one can notice an increased tendency to upgrade from classic computers to other types of equipment, much smaller in size, able…
15
Sep
2009

Knowledge Management: Implications on Business Education

Communications of the IBIMA
Every organization or individual has been traditionally managing the knowledge unconsciously. Now, the time has changed, as a result, a need is felt to manage knowledge consciously. Over the past one decade there has been an increasing recognition to knowledge management. More conscious and active…
14
Sep
2009

HiKMas: Cultural Behavioural and ontology based approach towards a Holistic Knowledge Management System Design

Communications of the IBIMA
This paper discusses the Holistic Knowledge Management System design which is based on culture, behavioural and ontology approach that addresses the need to support a better management of the tacit and explicit knowledge, learning processes, knowledge creation, sharing and transfer; and continuous learning. The Cultural…
13
Sep
2009

Assessing Electronic Government Readiness of Public Organizations

Communications of the IBIMA
Electronic Government (eGovernment) has rapidly become a political imperative at local, national and international level. Based on the perceived success realized by the private sector through information and communication technology (ICT) introduction, diffusion and adoption, governments around the world are becoming more and more interested…
12
Sep
2009

IntelligentCart: Architecture of an Innovative System for the Acquisition of Products in Grocery Stores

Communications of the IBIMA
Large grocery stores are nowadays used by millions of people for the acquisition of an enlarging number of products. Product acquisition represents a complex process that comprises time spent in corridors, product location and checkout queues. On the other hand, it is becoming increasingly difficult…