..., this study did not find enough evidence that competitive pressure was a significant determinant of cloud computing adoption. Research limitations/implications These findings have important implications and great value to the research community, managers and information and communication technologies (ICT...

... Communication tools Communication technologies Sweden Finland Organizations Organizational structures Electronic communication (e‐communication) plays a fundamental role in any organizational activity. Today this includes a multitude of communication tools, ranging from simple forms such as e‐mails...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Government Worldwide web Communication technologies Developing countries Qatar With the emergence of the concept of e‐government, public services around the world have realised the importance of making their services more efficient...

... billion and rising (National Audit Office, 2008). Communication technologies Databases National Health Service United Kingdom © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Wendy L. Currie can be contacted at: wendy.currie@wbs.ac.uk Formal structures that are altered or created...

... show the desire of both the private and public sectors to boost performance levels and keep up with the pace of advances in the business environment. Public policy Work flow Government Communication technologies Worldwide web Public sector organisations have been facing numerous issues...

... questions that trigger future empirical research on poor teleworkers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Teleworking Africa Communication technologies Poverty Economic growth Quality of life King et al. (2007) highlight the importance of paying attention to post‐basic...

...Bartholomew Aleke; Udechukwu Ojiako; David W. Wainwright Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine how social augmented parameters impact on the effective adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) by small‐scale agribusinesses operating in Southeast Nigeria...

... be provided by well designed and completed research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Communication technologies Government Project management Public sector organizations Information technology (IT) [1] is clearly utilized and valued by public sector organizations, as indicated...

... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Internet Procurement Communication technologies Information systems Benefits This paper presents and categorises electronic procurement benefits identified in four case companies from the information technology (IT)/hi‐tech and electronic components...

... (that is, iterative for many activities) and contains three stages (Willcocks and Cullen, 2005): Communication technologies Outsourcing Project management Finance companies 1. preparation; 2. execution; and 3. evaluation. The preparation stage is similar to the architect stage...

... and academics. Elayne Coakes can be contacted at: coakese@westminster.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Knowledge management Strategic management Communication technologies Surveys In practice, the knowledge management function has been revamped by the proliferation...

...” or “Information technologies” or “Information system” or “Information systems” or “ICT” or “Information and communication technology” or “Information and communication technologies” or “Information & communication technology” or “Information & communication technologies”. The search was restricted...

... are late adopters of emerging technologies. The author wishes to assert that the views expressed in this article are solely those of the author. Amir M. Sharif can be contacted at: Amir.Sharif@Brunel.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Communication technologies Internet...

...Khong Sin Tan; Siong Choy Chong; Binshan Lin; Uchenna Cyril Eze Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the demographic characteristics of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with regards to their patterns of internet‐based information and communications technology (ICT) adoption...

... of TAM in the IS field and the creation of “a dominant but stifling paradigm” (Straub and Burton‐Jones, 2007). Information systems Communication technologies User interfaces User studies Organisations continue to invest in new technologies but one of the main initial milestones towards...

... Group Publishing Limited 2009 Financial markets Communication technologies Stock markets Stock prices Financial markets are not only important for securing funding resources, but they also serve as an important proxy for firm performance. Essentially, rising stock prices indicate...

... of the data in our research will be gathered at the individual level. This “mixed‐level” strategy enables us to move across levels of analysis to capture rich information on the phenomena taking place in a complex organisational setting. Communication technologies Governance Case studies Belgium...

... Communication technologies Knowledge transfer Delphi method Arabian Peninsula Information technology (IT) transfer has become increasingly important, since the successful execution of an IT transfer project can provide benefits for all nations, especially developing countries. Developing countries...

... for firms by their information and communication technologies (ICT) investment. Design/methodology/approach Using data collected through a survey of 271 Greek firms, moderated regression models founded on the Cobb‐Douglas production function are estimated, which have as the dependent variable the firm...

...Elizabeth Daniel; Devendra Kodwani; Sanjukta Datta Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of announcements regarding information and communication technologies (ICTs)‐enabled offshoring on the share prices of public companies. Design/methodology/approach The study...