This dissertation examines how investments in information technology (IT) influence the value that firms derive from merging or collaborating with other firms. The dissertation is organized as follows. The first chapter, entitled Towards a Theoretical Framework of Information Technology in...

This article presents preliminary results of research into the relationship between IS/ITinvestment and organisational performance in the Financial Services Sector (FSS). Thisresults presented in this paper are from the first case in a series of six separate cases withinthe Australian FSS. Case...

Developing Information Systems (IS) skills for a company's workforce has always been challenging, but global sourcing growth has caused the determination of needed IS skills to be more complex. The increased use of outsourcing to an IS service provider and from high-wage regions to low-wage...

To become competitive in harsh global markets SMEs need to eTransform. This process, eTransformation, requires SMEs to change along a number of dimensions. First SMEs require changes in organisational Strategy: company environment, their goals and objectives as well as their products, services...

Computer mediated interaction offers a rich application area for exploring communication between communities and service delivery provider. This paper outlines the conceptual framework, methodology and initial interpretations of a pilot study undertaken by a governmental human service network,...

There is a definite focus in Information Systems (IS) research that is based around the identification of variables that measure the factors that influence IS success in small business. Identification of measures is of importance to the individuals running those businesses as well as researchers...

Data quality is critical to adequately perform management accounting (MA) tasks, and information systems (IS) provide the data for the MA domain. However, IS can vary vastly across firms, which may influence the basis for rational decision making (i.e., data quality). This study therefore aims...