ICT Adoption Cordons in SMEs for Competitive Advantage

2020 ◽  
pp. 345-360
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Business Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Ict Adoption

Every SME needs to use ICT artifacts to cope with business development. The adoption and use of ICT involve different actors who make sense of ICT in relation to their work environment. This chapter focuses on the cordons or barriers in ICT adoption that deter them from having a competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the interactions between different actors in the SME network and analyze how they influence the SME ICT adoption process. The study contributes to the body of knowledge through a new construct that enriches the conceptual framework with the findings of the research.

Heritagisation of pop culture by museums and an analysis of visitor feedback

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Waller ◽  
Helen J. Waller
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Visitor Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Online Comments ◽  
Victoria And Albert Museum

PurposeIn recent years, there has been a “heritagisation” of pop culture, including music, whereby cultural institutions, such as galleries and museums in primarily Western countries, have run exhibitions based on pop culture to successfully market to a new audience of visitors. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the issue of the “heritagisation” of pop culture by museums and observe visitor response to a specific music-related exhibition, linking intangible and tangible elements of the exhibition to provide a framework to understand the visitor experience.Design/methodology/approachThe purpose will be achieved by observing the “heritagisation” of pop culture in the literature and past exhibitions, proposing how cultural institutions have linked the intangible and tangible elements of music in pop culture for an exhibition and observe visitors' feedback from online comments posted on Tripadvisor undertaken during the original “David Bowie is” exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London.FindingsFrom the Leximancer analysis, a new conceptual framework for visitor experience at an exhibition was developed, which contains three visitor-related categories: pre-exhibition, exhibition space and exhibition experience, with five themes (tickets, exhibition, displayed objects, David Bowie and visitors) and 41 text concepts.Practical implicationsFor cultural institutions the implications are that there can be opportunities to curate exhibitions on pop culture or music-related themes, which can include intangible and tangible elements, such as songs, videos, tickets, costumes, musical instruments and posters. These exhibitions can also explore the changing socio/political/historical/cultural background that contextualises pop cultural history.Originality/valueThis theory-building study advances the body of knowledge as it links music in pop culture and cultural institutions, specifically in this case a highly successful music-related exhibition at a museum, and provides a theoretical model based on tangibility elements. Further, it analyses museum visitor comments by using the qualitative software program, Leximancer, to develop a new conceptual framework for visitor experience.

scholarly journals Mobile Government Adoption Model Based on Combining GAM and UTAUT to Explain Factors According to Adoption of Mobile Government Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Amin Almaiah ◽  
Ahmad Al-Khasawneh ◽  
Ahmad Althunibat ◽  
Saleh Khawatreh
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Model ◽  
The Body ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Adoption Model

<p class="Default">This research examines the mobile-government services adoption, by combining both UTAUT and GAM models with adding new constructs for explaining the key factors that affect on adoption of mobile-government services. As a result, the study identified the critical factors that influence users’ to adopt the system, and developed an integrated model as a powerful tool that assists in the adoption process of mobile-government applications. The novelty of this research will be an added value to the body of knowledge and its implications will be vital for researchers and decision/policy makers who are willing to make a change.</p>

Towards a Conceptual Framework for Investigating Information Systems Success

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-53
Author(s):  
Safaa Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Systems Success ◽  
Clear View ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Studies

Information Systems are widely used in the banking sector, as banks are information intensive. The investment in ISs by banking organizations will continue to increase for two reasons; everyone is using some kind of information systems in their day-to-day activities. Banking organizations cannot afford to be left behind technologically, since many customers are using these systems to manage their money, accounts and savings information. As the field of IS grows, the BIS literature did not mature to meet the needs of practice. One particular area that is in need for further exploration is the evaluation of IS currently in the banking sector. This paper develops a conceptual framework to examine the success of IS in the Egyptian BI. This adds value to the body of knowledge by investigating Information Systems Success. Depending on this investigation, researchers and scholars in the field of Information Systems can have a clear view to set their attitudes towards suitable future research studies which in turn contributes to the related accumulated knowledge in the field.

BIM-enabled construction innovation through collaboration: a mixed-methods systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Liu ◽  
Miroslaw J. Skibniewski ◽  
Qianqian Ju ◽  
Junjie Li ◽  
Hongbing Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
The Body ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Innovative Capabilities

PurposeThis study aims to explore the innovative capabilities of building information modeling (BIM) in construction projects. The objectives are to construct an inclusive conceptual framework of BIM-enabled construction innovation, identify the status and trends of innovation-related research in BIM publications, synthesize research pertaining to BIM-enabled construction innovation and discover core research requirements in the related body of knowledge.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes a comprehensive theoretical framework, named innovation pyramid, comprising context, actor, artifact, process, structure and innovative task for exploring and analyzing the innovative capability of BIM in construction projects. Accordingly, mixed methods were used to perform a systematic review of research on the topic of BIM-enabled construction innovation.FindingsThe findings reveal that BIM innovation-related articles have predominantly considered BIM as an innovation from a technological standpoint, while the innovative capabilities of BIM have remained under-researched with a fragmented research focus. Fertile grounds for research have emerged and call for research pertaining to entities of “structure” and “innovative task” as well as interaction, interrelations and mutually adjusting effect among the entities.Practical implicationsThe framework proposed may be useful for subsequent research design and for assisting project management practitioners in the use of BIM to achieve innovation more efficiently.Originality/valueThis research provides an insight into the innovative capabilities of BIM based on the BIM–collaboration–construction innovation logic chain. It contributes to the body of knowledge by devising an inclusive conceptual framework of BIM-enabled construction innovation, synthesizing the state of the art and exposing the research needs in this area.

scholarly journals ICT-ENABLED APPLICATIONS FOR DECISION-MAKING BY THE COURTS: EXPERIENCES FROM MALAYSIA AND NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
Ani Munirah Mohamad ◽  
Ibrahim Sule
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
The Body ◽  
Computer Hardware ◽  
Adoption Studies ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Mobile Phone Applications

In this era of internet-of-things whereby the ICT, internet, and other associated gadgets and technologies are tremendously affecting our lives, there is no gainsaying that these ‘disruptive’ technologies have contributed greatly to improve the pace of justice delivery all over the world. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19 all over the world, technological adoption has enhanced further. Within the context of the courts, many countries have embraced the use of ICT and the internet in their justice delivery system consequent upon which thousands of mobile phone applications and computer hardware and software are being developed. Court Rules were amended to provide for these changes and further institutionalise these changes. This conceptual paper provides insights and experiences on how ICT-enabled applications impact the decision-making processes by the courts in Malaysia and Nigeria. Hopefully, the paper would contribute to the body of knowledge on ICT adoption studies in general, and e-courts and e-justice systems in particular.

scholarly journals The new face of alternative assessment in accounting sciences - technology as an anthropomorphic stakeholder

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Swart ◽  
C. C. Shuttleworth
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Identity Verification ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Increasing Demand

Worldwide, more and more higher education institutions are making use of online or distance education, due to the increasing demand for tertiary education. In this article, the problem addressed relates to the importance of technology as a stakeholder in alternative assessments for undergraduate accounting sciences modules in an online, non-venue-based, technology-enhanced environment. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how technology, due to its importance and impact, acts similarly as a human stakeholder and should be treated as an anthropomorphic stakeholder in an online technology-enhanced environment, considering its powerful role. A qualitative approach was followed, and action research was used to develop a conceptual framework. This conceptual framework demonstrates how stakeholder theory could ensure the legitimacy of qualifications through identity verification of students in an online environment through improved performance and innovation potential. These findings contribute to the body of knowledge and due to its importance, technology could be considered as an anthropomorphic stakeholder in the creation, improvement, or restructuring of assessments at online educational institutions.

scholarly journals Nexus between Product Innovation and Enterprise Survival: Impact of Competitive Intensity and Competitive Advantage

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Lu Zhou ◽  
James Onuche Ayegba ◽  
Peace Maina James ◽  
Emmanuel Onu Ayegba ◽  
Xin jie Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Competitive Intensity ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Face

Product innovation is a crucial factor in enterprise survival. Even though there are sources from strategic theory that guides the clear comprehension towards appreciating the nexus between these two variables (product innovation and enterprise survival), there are still many lacunas that should be addressed and filled. Consequently, the need for additional empirical corroboration or support is pertinent. This study aimed at verifying the nexus between product innovation and enterprise survival, and how they are affected by the existence of antecedent variables such as competitive intensity and competitive advantage. In the methodology, this study adopts the conduct of explanatory and cross-sectional investigations through the use of structural equation modelling (SEM) to a sample of selected food and beverages enterprises in Lagos, Nigeria. Regarding the food and beverage enterprises in Lagos, Nigeria, this study discovered that competitive intensity has huge positive implication on product innovation at (0.39; t = 5.69, p &lt; 0.05). This gives numerical evidence that, in the face of more market competition, enterprises will be pressured to adopt the model of costs reduction on products which will enhance the reduction of product prices, and will have significant impact on profit. However, the findings reveal that there is no significance between competitive advantage and product innovation at (0.002; t = 0.203, p &gt; 0.05), and there is no significance between product innovation and enterprise survival at (-0.035; t = -1.583, p &gt; .05). As a result, the food and beverage enterprises should concentrate more on product innovation so that they will be able to stand the intensity of competition. The results emanated from the study is germane as it make significant contribution to literature and the body of knowledge and on strategic management by enlightening that competitive intensity is a necessary inducement for product innovation.

Examining the Dimensionality of Organizational Performance in Sri Lankan Hotel Industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Geethani Kumarihami Bulankulama
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
The Body ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Body Of Knowledge

Achieving a competitive advantage threatening manages is the creation and maintenance of organizational characteristics that reward and encourage collective efforts. Despite the importance of attaining organizational performance for competitive advantage in Sri Lankan hotel industry, there has been limited study on examine the dimensionality of organizational performance in Sri Lankan hotel industry.  The organizational performance stands out as one of the components that are important to competitive advantage, and a good reason for becoming a great company. This has created a gap in the body of knowledge and examine the dimensionality of organizational performance the theoretical and practical aspect of managing hotels. The reason for ethical failure in most of the hotels is the fact that while manages concede of culture as a powerful tool that can create competitive advantage, only few manages give it the attention it deserves. This paper will discuss the dimensions of organizational performance as a model for Sri Lankan hotel industry in creating competitive advantage that supports moral and ethical behavior. Examine the implications of this model in gaining competitive advantage, and will further critique the implications of hotel industry in terms of maintaining or expanding its dimensions.

scholarly journals Research on the Competitive Advantage of the Firm

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Bartosz Deszczyński
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Theory Of The Firm ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fundamental Issue ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis chapter introduces the notion of competitive advantage in multiple research perspectives of the dominant strategic management schools, and references the academic discourse on the fundamental issue of the locus of competitive advantage. Its first section briefly presents exemplary attempts to organize the body of knowledge on the theory of the firm, including strategic management as an associated theory, and argues why the notion of competitive advantage lies at the heart of this book’s research agenda. In the second section, the dispute between the proponents of Industrial Organization Economics and the Resource-Based View is recounted. Following this, the relationship approach is introduced as a concept that facilitates market coordination based on cooperation.

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