Recently added articles from The Journal of Computer Information Systems:
Zbigniew Pastuszak: 2008 Computer Educator of the Year
Oct 01, 2008; ... Zbigniew Pastuszak has served as Lecturer and Trainer, Center of industrial Managers Education; Lecturer, School of Enterprise and Administration; and Assistant Professor and Manager of the MIS Lab, Maria Sklodowska-Curie University, Lublin, Poland. Dr. Pastuszak has been serving in various ...
2008 Ben Bauman Award for Excellence to Gary DeLorenzo
Oct 01, 2008; ... Gary DeLorenzo, Assistant professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, California University of Pennsylvania, Eberly College of Science and Technology. Prior to joining academia, Dr. DeLorenzo spent more than thirty years in manufacturing and banking, serving as manager, senior systems ...
SOCIAL NETWORKING IN BALTIMORE: CONNECTION VERSUS COLLECTION
Oct 01, 2008; ... ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors gratefully appreciate the support from Dr. Ellen Hoadley and colleagues at the Lattanze Center at Loyola College in Baltimore. ABSTRACT Social networking is a powerful way to increase collaboration, communication, and innovation. A useful ...
STATUS OF BUSINESS PROCESS COURSES IN AACSB-ACCREDITED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS OF BUSINESS
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT A large number of corporations are improving business processes applying enablers such as information systems and workflows. This trend causes a strong demand for college graduates prepared with the knowledge on business processes. This article reviews the course titles and ...
CORRECTION
Oct 01, 2008; ... Please note correction on page 1, Volume XLVIII, Number 4, Summer 2008 issue of JCIS. The correct title is "A Comprehensive Two-Level Framework for ...
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTINUANCE: A THEORETIC EXTENSION AND EMPIRICAL TEST
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper proposes a theoretical extension of the information technology (IT) continuance model by linking continuance intention to behavior and elaborating the contingent factors that shape IT continuance intention and behavior. Drawing on recent findings in the cognitive ...
INNOVATE WITH COMPLEX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES: A THEORETICAL MODEL AND EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Complex information technologies (CITs), such as ERP packages, have become the core component of modern organizations. Corporate investments in CITs have soared to a record high. Firms need to creatively apply the technologies in order to adapt to the ever-changing environments ...
A STUDY OF INTRANET USAGE AND RESISTANCE IN MALAYSIA'S PORT INDUSTRY
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of user resistance on Intranet usage and its influence on the performance of port middle managers in an organizational context. Based on the literature review, a comprehensive research framework was developed on the relationship between perceived ...
A STRUCTURAL MODEL OF DATA WAREHOUSING SUCCESS
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Data warehousing is an important area of practice and research, yet few studies have assessed its practices in general and critical success factors in particular. Although plenty of guidelines for implementation exist, few have been subjected to empirical testing. Furthermore, ...
COLLOCATION AND COLLATION OF BUSINESS LOGIC FOR WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Few people would disagree that the Web has become a major platform for complex and demanding enterprise applications in many domains, but many would agree that a vast majority of these applications have been being developed off the top of a developer's head in an ad-hoc fashion, ...
MEASURES OF UNCERTAINTY IN RULE-BASED SYSTEMS: ONE IS NOT ENOUGH
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The solution of most commercial rule-based expert systems consists of two components - the conclusion reached and its calculated measure of belief, expressed as a single number. In non-deterministic domains, this number is often the most critical factor in analyzing the ...
ANALYZING FACTORS OF DEFECT CORRECTION EFFORT IN A MULTI-VENDOR INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper describes an empirical study to reveal factors influencing defect correction effort in software development. In the study we collected various attributes (metrics) of defects found in a typical medium-scale, multi-vendor information system development project in Japan ...
THE ROLE OF BUSINESS RENOVATION AND INFORMATION IN E-GOVERNMENT
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Transition to e-government is not a simple introduction of information technology. It requires a radical change of the ways and mechanisms of operating the administration, which means a major business process change. Therefore, business renovation is a prerequisite for ...
THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY CONCERNS ON BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study incorporates the Big Five personality traits into a theoretical model that explains and predicts individuals concerns for information privacy, computer anxiety, and individual behavioral intentions. Data was gathered via a survey, which was completed by 230 ...
ERP ALIGNMENT FOR POSITIVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM KOREA'S ERP MARKET
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper aims to examine conditions under which investment in enterprise resource planning (ERP) has a positive influence on business performance. Our empirical analysis on Korean firms that invested in ERP systems reveals how organizational integration modes need to be ...
A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE COURSE AND PROJECT FOR CIS MAJORS
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Accreditation and curriculum development are critical tasks at every university. This paper describes a comprehensive two-level framework for information systems curriculum design, assessment and improvement. The two-level framework utilizes both a macro- and a micro-level ...
AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENT USING PEDAGOGICAL AGENTS
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper describes the architecture of an Interactive Learning Environment (ILE) on the Internet using companions, including a human one geographically distant from the learning site. The achieved system relies on 3-tiers Client/Server architecture (Client, Web Server, Data ...
USE OF COGNITIVE MAPPING TECHNIQUES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Jul 01, 2008; ... 1. INTRODUCTION In today's information and technology-driven world, information systems (IS) have become a vital component of successful businesses and organizations (King, 2006; Langdon, 2006). Most organizations are relying on information systems in day-to-day operations, management ...
THE IMPACTS OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS ON IS EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The use of temporary employees in the information systems field continues at a high rate. In order to maintain a quality work environment, an organization must effectively manage both the temporary and permanent work force. A model of satisfaction is constructed based on ...
RECONCEPTUALIZING ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND ITS EFFECT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE: EVIDENCE FROM THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study examines the role of organizational support in motivating organizational members' usage of information technology (IT). We postulate two organizational support factors, namely infrastructure support and technical support, theoretically link them to IT usage ...