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Open source projects have enabled many business establishments to take advantage of robust software at low cost. This is because open source software is one whose license allows for free modification of source code for ease of reusability. This paper discusses the values of Open…

Nowadays, since many companies decide to implement and publish their core business and outsource other application services over Internet, the number of Web services has dramatically increased. Thus, Web service based dynamic E-Business, as the next evolutionary step of E-Business, becomes an important task in…

Social lending is community-based lending. The “family and friends” loans community has been extended and formalized to create a marketplace of borrowers and lenders. In Internetbased Social Lending (IBSL), the company runs a website that connects potential lenders with potential borrowers. By removing the overheads…

This paper examines the decision to backsource IT functions. Even though outsourcing is a popular means of meeting internal IT needs, press reports suggest that backsourcing is becoming increasingly common. When organizations implement a backsourcing strategy, they incur high rebuilding fees and expensive contract termination…

The capacity to correctly assess the existence of interaction is a high-value modeling capability among researchers of information systems (IS), especially those focusing on behavioural paradigm studies. Interaction is a notable aspect for the major theoretical frameworks of the IS field, particularly the adoption theories.…

This paper examines the motivational factors that could possibly lead women to become entrepreneurs. A comparison of these motivational factors is done between women entrepreneurs and women non-entrepreneurs. The study is based on 225 women entrepreneurs, engaging in the manufacturing, trading and services sectors in…

The objective of this study is to empirically examine the antecedents and dimensions of trust in inter-firm collaborative relationships. A conceptual model is introduced and tested on survey data. The resulting model is mainly supported, although some findings were unexpected.

The next generation Internet is expected to be a complete visual, audio experience, and possibly haptic experience. It will emulate real life experiences as virtual worlds filled with virtual objects simulating real world interact with users naturally. Users are also expected to be represented in…

The paper proposes an approach to transform an information based portal into a knowledge-based hub. The study is made on the Agribazaar, which is an information-based portal provided by the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-based Industry, Malaysia. Basically, the portal has been…

In Malaysia, SMEs operate in almost every major industry from manufacturing to manufacturing-related services to agriculture and the services sectors. This study examines the gap between the importance perception and implementation of Web Presence as a critical success factor among small and medium enterprises (SMEs)…