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Jun
2008

Assessing the Application of the Knowledge Management Success Paradigm in South Africa

Communications of the IBIMA
This paper reports on the application of knowledge Management (KM)in the context of South Africa. The study focused on six success areas that affect successful KM initiatives: culture, learning, support, business strategy, top management support, and technology as enabler. The research was conducted over a…
20
Jun
2008

3G Services Adoption among University Students: Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Communications of the IBIMA
3G services represents an evolution in telecommunication industry. However, 3G services has not received great adoption rate as expected despite of various benefits provided by this service. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the intention to adopt 3G services among the university students…
19
Jun
2008

The Relative Importance of Trust and Usable Website Design in Building E-Loyalty Intention on Internet Banking

Communications of the IBIMA
The high cost of attracting new customers on the Internet and the relative difficulty in retaining them make customers’ loyalty an essential asset for many banks. Since online transactions involve many uncertainties for the customer and most of the Internet banking offers the same product…
18
Jun
2008

NihonGo: A Computer-Aided Learning Package of Japanese Language for Beginner Level

Communications of the IBIMA
This paper describes the development of a computer-aided learning package, NihonGo that teaches Japanese Language in an easy way. It comprises eight main modules — Lessons, Exercises, Quizzes, Writing, Games, Dictionary, Karaoke and Maintenance. It is a bilingual system that allows the users a choice…
17
Jun
2008

Attitudes toward ICT of Law Enforcement Officers: A Case of the Royal Malaysia Police

Communications of the IBIMA
One of the primary characteristics of policing of the next century will be the proliferation of technology as an important component of law enforcement. The successful law enforcer or policeman of the future will be marked by an ability to incorporate and directly apply a…
16
Jun
2008

COPnets: Cooperative Internet Security Systems

Communications of the IBIMA
In this paper we introduce the concept of COPnets. A COPnet refers to a network of security systems (agents) that cooperate to form a collaborative defence system. COPnets give answer to the growing complexity and sophistication of attacks, like DDOS and other botnets. In a…
15
Jun
2008

Nigeria’s Economic Growth: Emphasizing the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Transfer of Technology

Communications of the IBIMA
The growth and development of Africa and indeed Nigeria’s economy depends largely on foreign direct investment (FDI), which has been described as the major carrier for transfer of new scientific knowledge and related technological innovations. The need to step up Nigeria’s industrialization process and growth,…
14
Jun
2008

Mobile Phones: The Intersection of Technology, Policy and Social Issues

Communications of the IBIMA
In recent years, we have seen an explosion of mobile phone use, with an estimated 3.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide.  Among this number a significant portion of users are children.  This is a group that has embraced mobile phone technology more than any other.…
13
Jun
2008

Towards an Educational Model for the Knowledge Economy

Communications of the IBIMA
The rapid transformation of the modern economies reveals the significance of knowledge, innovation and technology for economic growth. In Europe, the Lisbon Strategy set the very ambitious goal to “become the more competitive knowledge economy in the world by 2010” Besides public policies, the development…
12
Jun
2008

A Traffic Advisory System for Islamabad

Communications of the IBIMA
Traffic congestion is an increasing problem in urban environments. As cities develop, more traffic is featuring on the roads.  However, adequate and timely measures are required in terms of infrastructure development to facilitate smooth flow of traffic.  In this research we have designed and implemented…