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A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations

Kelly, Stephen J; Harrison, Jennifer L - 2009

This study examines the market entry practices of Australian and Pakistani Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms and the proposition that Local Software Economy (LSE) maturity affects the selection of market entry practices. The question is significant as it is focused on an...

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Growth and productivity in Australia

Agbenyegah, Benjamin K.; Bloch, Harry - 2008

capital and ICT are important drivers of output growth in Australia, so their omission from standard productivity measures …This paper empirically investigates and identifies the main contributing factors to output and productivity growth in … Australia for the period 1950-2005. Cointegration and a vector error-correction model are used along with Granger causality …

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Dr. Peter F. Drucker on business & management, tape 2

Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand) - 1994

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Hiding in plain sight: Anonymity and privacy preserving mechanisms for data collection and collaboration

Kumar, Rajeev - 2009

This dissertation contributes to the society by providing mechanisms that can potentially increase the availability of valuable personal level information without sacrificing the privacy of citizens. We consider two settings by which personal level data can be made available to its users such as...

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Software innovations: The influence of quality, diversity and structure of network ties

Singh, Harpeet - 2010

There is high uncertainty associated with the outcomes of Information Technology (IT) investments and innovations. In such environments, IT actors (firm and individuals) are also unsure about their actions and preferences. The social relationships of these actors create substantial value for...

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Essays on Innovation: Identifying and Selecting New Technologies and Enhancements in Existing Products

Chen, Li - 2010

In a global economy with intense competition, companies face tremendous pressure to become more innovation-driven. With the development of information technologies, many companies are seeking to incorporate novel IT-based approaches in their business practices, such as evaluating emerging...

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Objectives and Outcomes in Risk Management Education

Koutha, Padmavathi - 2010

Since the advent of the Personal Computer in the 1980’s, the Information Technology (IT) industry has ballooned into one of the largest employers of people across the world. However, IT projects have constantly been plagued with low success rates. Analysis of these project failures has...

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Essays on information risk management in electronic markets

Kwon, Juhee - 2010

Within the modern, hyper-connected business landscape with the pervasive and extensive usage of IT, effective and efficient information risk management is imperative for firms to support inside IT governance as well as the outside communities or markets that they service. Therefore, this...

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Essays on information security from an economic perspective

Wang, Ta-Wei - 2009

Information security risks are becoming a critical issue to organizations given the significant impact of security related incidents. In this dissertation, we seek to further our understanding of how information security incidents and security practices affect information security risks. The...

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Resistance to IT Change in the AEC Industry: An Individual Assessment Tool

Davis, Kirsten; Songer, Anthony D. - 2008

Numerous IT adoption studies within the AEC industry identify issues with individuals resisting IT changes. Current change models often only look at organizations and tasks and frequently neglect the individuals involved. The limitations in existing change models and the criticality of people...

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