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27
Jul
2008

Value-Program Analysis: Capturing the Pluralistic Nature of IT Enabled Organizational Action

Communications of the IBIMA
This paper introduces a framework for analyzing technology-based organizational action. It presents the concept of 'value programs', to represent the complex, pluralistic nature of organizational action around the application of IT systems. The nature of IT based organizational functioning and change is distinguished in terms…
26
Jul
2008

The Relationship between Knowledge Management and Trust: Malaysian Perspective

Communications of the IBIMA
Delivering professional service to its clients, knowledge is auditing firm’s core capital. In conducting its practices and businesses, auditing firms not only capture knowledge within its organization, among its own people but also capturing and protecting the information of their clients. The nature of auditing…
25
Jul
2008

Managing the Cost of Information Technology Resources in Accounting Education

Communications of the IBIMA
Manufacturing systems are often costly to develop, operate, and maintain. Their flawless functioning is a major premise of market success in today’s global market. In this article we describe a complex supply management and repair flow control system, developed in order to enhance the competitive…
24
Jul
2008

Corporate Logistics Improvement through Automated Processes: A Romanian Case Study for a Repair Flow Control and Supply Management System

Communications of the IBIMA
Manufacturing systems are often costly to develop, operate, and maintain. Their flawless functioning is a major premise of market success in today’s global market. In this article we describe a complex supply management and repair flow control system, developed in order to enhance the competitive…
23
Jul
2008

The Three-Quarter Moon:A New Model for E-Commerce Adoption

Communications of the IBIMA
One of economic development main drivers is technology. Technology adoption usually results in rapid economic growth, and rapid economic growth is usually accompanied by rapid structural change. It is now widely accepted by policy makers, enterprises and society at large that information and communications technologies…
22
Jul
2008

Designing Online Stores for a Trust-Building Interaction

Communications of the IBIMA
Building customer trust remains one of the main challenges facing electronic commerce today, largely because previous research efforts have not explained trust formation as a process which can be influenced through a number of discrete interaction stages with the vendor. In this paper, we present…
21
Jul
2008

Marketing Practices in the Management of Romanian Organizations

Communications of the IBIMA
The concept of organizational culture has been accepted by the Romanian companies in recent years. A cultural profile was obtained from a study performed in 2004-2006. Three trends have been pointed out: Exaggerated Competitiveness, Conventionalism, and Self-Development. Romanian entrepreneurs are permanently looking for a personal…
20
Jul
2008

The Romanian Entrepreneurial Profile from the Perspective of Cultural Dimensions: A Case Study for Prahova County — Romania

Communications of the IBIMA
This paper presents a pilot research developed in order to establish a profile for the Romanian entrepreneur. In order to realise the entrepreneurial profile, a set of variables which characterize a classic entrepreneurial profile were analyzed in correlation to five characteristic features of the firm…
19
Jul
2008

Corporate Advertising Web Sites as Integrated Relationship Marketing Media

Communications of the IBIMA
Over the last decade corporate advertising web sites have evolved from simple advertising content carriers to advanced interactive multimedia applications that incorporate multiple promotional, advertising and communication strategies. This study focuses on their role as integrated relationship marketing mediums. Specifically, communication, feedback and customer service…
18
Jul
2008

Challenges to Describe QoS Requirements for Web Services Quality Prediction to Support Web Services Interoperability in Electronic Commerce

Communications of the IBIMA
Quality of service (QoS) is significant and necessary for web service applications quality assurance. Furthermore, web services quality has contributed to the successful implementation of Electronic Commerce (EC) applications. However, QoS is still the big issue for web services research and remains one of the…