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Conference Programme
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The conference has now closed. The final
programme is given below.
You can download pictures of the presenting authors here
and a copy of the abstract booklet here..
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Thursday 11 September 2008
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9:00
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Registration and coffee
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10:00
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Welcome from the conference Co-Chairs: David Barnes, Hari Harindranath and Romano Dyerson, Royal Holloway, University
of London
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10:15
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Keynote address: ICTs and
Global Working in a Non-Flat World
Geoff Walsham, Judge Business School, University
of Cambridge, UK
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11:10
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Conference splits into streams
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Room:
Main auditorium
Stream A – Frameworks
Chair - Juha Kontio
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Room:
MB03
Stream B - Health Information Systems
Chair – Inga Hunter
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Room: Executive
Seminar Room (MX01)
Stream C – Project Management
Chair - Frank Bannister
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Room:
MX034
Stream D - Evaluation Issues
Chair – Sunil Choenni
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11:15
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A
Framework for Enterprise Resource Planning System Selection by Small and Medium
Enterprises
Ganapathy Neetu, SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore and
Javali Raju, Kuvempu University Post Graduate Center, Davangere, India
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Evaluating
the Problem Solving, Preserving and Causing Effects of a Healthcare Information
System in a Hospital Clinic
Broberg Hanna, University of
Calmar, Sweden
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A Case
Study of SME Web Application Development via Agile Methods
Clutterbuck Peter, Terrence Rowlands and Owen Seamons,
University of Queensland, Australia
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Information
Overload in Industrial Enterprises - Results of an Empirical Investigation
Öhgren Annika and Kurt Sandkuhl, Jönköping University, Sweden
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11:45
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The
Application of the Zachman Framework in Architecting a Collaborative Digital
Library
Abrizah Abdullah and A.N. Zainab, University of
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A
Quality-Based Real-Time Information Management System within a Medical
Environment: The Case of Falls Assessment
O'Donoghue John, John Herbert, David Sammon,
University College Cork, and Kieran O'Connor, Mercy University
Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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Windows
to the Real World – A Comparison of IS Project Management Student
Learning
Scott Eljse, Kusheek Sewchurran, University of Cape Town and van
der Merwe Nata, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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Information
Evaluation: Empirical Investigations in Engineering Organisations
Zhao Yuyang, M J Darlington, S J Culley, University of Bath,
L C M Tang and S A Austin,
Loughborough University, UK
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12:15
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Creating
the Theory for a Conceptual Framework: Benchmarking ICT Supported Training
Using the Online Course Design Maturity Model
Mkhize Peter, UNISA, Pretoria,
South Africa
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Can ICT
Enhance Value-Driven Health Care?
D'Cruz Martin, Indiana
University, IN, USA and Turku School of
Economics, Finland
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Project
Management Practice for Rural ICT Project Sustainability in Developing
Countries
Pade Caroline, Brenda Mallinson, and Dave Sewry, Rhodes
University, South Africa
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Evaluation
of use of Online Resources in an Islamic University Education
Abu Bakar Ahmad Bakeri, International Islamic University and Mohammad
Khaled Isa Al-Shboul, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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12:45
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Room:
Main Auditorium
Stream A - Research methods and literature review
Chair – Elisabeth Frisk
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Room:
MB03
Stream B - Data Management and
Decision Making
Chair - Martin
D'Cruz
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Room:
Executive Seminar Room (MX01)
Mini Track – ICTs in SMEs
Chairs - David Barnes, Hari Harindranath and Romano Dyerson
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Room:
MX034
Stream D - Mobile Computing
Chair – Terry Rowlands
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14:00
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Research
Methods for IT/IS Systems’ Evaluation, A Critical Appraisal
Brender Jytte, Aalborg
University, Denmark
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Data and
Information Quality in Geriatric Medicine: The Patient Data Analysis Information
System
Sammon David, University College Cork, Kieren O'Connor, Mercy
University Hospital & South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and
John Leo, University College Cork, Ireland
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Acquiring
Information Systems Through Organisational Learning
Rantapuska Torsti, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Outi Ihanainen,
Odeco Ltd., Helsinki, Finland
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Mobile
Messaging has Significant Impact on Primary Health Care Professionals
Hunter Inga and Richard Whiddett, Massey University, New
Zealand
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14:30
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Towards
an Agile IT Organisation: A Review of Prior Literature
Tapanainen Tommi, Mikko Hallanoro, Johannes Päivärinta
and Hannu Salmela, Turku School of Economics, Finland
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A Drug
Crime Data Mart to Support Publication on Demand
Meijer Ronald, Jan van Dijk, Erik Leertouwer and Sunil Choenni,
Ministry of Justice, Den Haag,The Netherlands
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National
Survey of SMEs' use of IT in Core Sectors
Dyerson Romano, G. Harindranath and David Barnes, Royal
Holloway University of London, UK
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Adoption
and Evaluation of Mobile Commerce in Chile
Kini Ranjan, Indiana
University Northwest, Gary,
IN, USA
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15:00
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Analyzing
the Topics Discussed in CEO Blogs: A Content Analysis Approach
Esteves Jose and Victor Bohorquez, Instituto Empressa Business Schools, Spain
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Improving
Decision Making and Management with an Enterprise
Resource Planning System: A Case Study
Kontio Juha and Elina Kontio, Turku
University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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ICT
Adoption by ICT SMEs in the UK West Midlands – The Forgotten ICT Adopters
Costello Pat, Andy Sloane and Caroline Chibelushi,
University of Wolverhampton, UK
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Cross-cultural
consumer perspectives in 3G Mobile Services Adoption
Tang Lei, ESC Rennes School of Business, France
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15:30
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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16:00
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Knowledge Café- What are the important lessons in
information management that have been learnt in the last few years and
what implications do they have?
Facilitated
by Dan Remenyi, Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland
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18:00
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Close of the Conference day
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18:30
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Coaches leave from the University to
the Conference dinner venue
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19:00
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Conference
dinner cruising along the River Thames
Coaches return to the University at
approximately 2200
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Friday 12 September 2008
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9:30
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Keynote address: The Changing
Role and Significance of Innovation
Sir George Cox, author
of the Cox Review
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10:30
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Refreshments
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Room:
Main Auditorium
Stream A - Evaluation
in the Public Sector
Chair - Heikki
Sastamoinen
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Room:
MB03
Stream B - Success Factors
Chair - Paola
Dameri
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Room:
Executive Seminar Room (MX01)
Stream C - Evaluation Issues
Chair - Ahmed
Bakeri
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Room:
MX034
Mini Track – Assessment of IT based reward systems
Chair - Birger Rapp
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11:00
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Interpretive
IT Evaluation in the Public Sector: Two Steps Forward and One Back
Frisk Elisabeth, Gothenburg
University, Sweden
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Critical
Success Factors for Effective IT Leadership
von Urff Kaufeld Natja, Vimbayi Chari and David Freeme, Rhodes
University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Contextual
Factors Influencing Strategic Information Systems Planning in a Network:
Evaluation of Two Inter-Municipality Projects in Finland
van den Broek Tijs, Ton Spil, Michel Ehrenhard,
University of Twente The Netherlands, Timo Kestilä and Hannu Salmela,
Turku School of Economics, Finland
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Reward
Systems in the Post Digitization Era: Possible Benefits and Risks
Fryk Pontus, Uppsala University Sweden IME-016
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11:30
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Evaluation
of e-Government Implementation from a Social Perspective
Grundén Kerstin, West
University, Sweden
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The
Impact of PMBoK® Tools, Techniques and Complementary Factors on IS
Project Success
Mpazanje Flora, Irwin Brown and Kosheek Sewchurran, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Evaluate
IT Where Effects Occur and get Directives for Managerial Action
Fagerström Kareld Birgitta, Växjö University, Sweden
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Bronze,
Silver and Gold: Effective Membership Design in Customer Rewards Programs
Hederstierna Anders and Henrik Sällberg, Blekinge
Institute of Technology, Ronneby, Sweden
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12:00
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Evaluating
Electronic Financial Records Management in the Implementation of e-Government
in Malaysia
Hussin Nurussobah, Wan Satirah and Mohd Nazir Ahmad,
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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Implicit Personal
Contracts and Actor-Group Consensus in CRM Implementations – Evidence
for their Role in Influencing Success
Corner Ian, Barston Consultancy Ltd, Appleby Magna and Matt Hinton,
Open University
Business School,
Milton Keynes, UK
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Modeling
the Return of Information System Investments
Numminen Emil, School of Management at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ronnerby, Sweden
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12:30
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Room:
Main Auditorium
Stream A - Useability
and Adoption
Chair - Pat
Costello
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Room:
MB03
Stream B - Communication and
Knowledge Workers Issues
Chair - Kerstin
Grunden
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Room:
Executive Seminar Room (MX01)
Stream B - Compliance and Value Issues
Chair – Eljse Scott
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Room:
MX034
Mini Track – ICT, e-business and international business
Chair - Ricardo Spinelli
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13:30
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A User
Perspective on Usability of Information Systems
Metsälä Minna-Maarit,
National Board of Taxes, Helsinki, Heidi Mikkola and Heikki Saastamoinen,
Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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Investigation of the Effective Management of Communication for Successful
Distributed Software Development Team
Finn Stephanie and Rob Benyon, Rhodes University, South
Africa
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A
Framework for Evaluating Compliance of the Public Service Development
Programmes with Government Enterprise Architecture
Liimatainen Katja, Jukka Heikkilä and Ville Seppänen,
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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The
Evaluation of the Impact of Internet-Based Technologies on International
Service Delivery
Benevolo Clara and Riccardo Spinelli, Università degli
Studi di Genova, Italy
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14:00
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Organisation,
Personality and the Adoption of ICT: e-Commerce in the UK Construction Industry
Sloane Andy and Martin Jackson University of Wolverhampton UK
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Comprehensive
Challenges to the Contemporary Knowledge Worker
De Beer Carel, University of
Pretoria, South Africa
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Using a
Knowledge Management System to Assess IT Compliance and Enhance Information
Value
Dameri Renata Paola, University
of Genoa, Italy
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Networks,
Technologies and Globalisation Processes in SMEs: The Italian Case
Bettiol Marco, University of Padova, Maria Chiarvesio,
University of Udine, and Eleonora
Di Maria, University of Padova, Italy
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14:30
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Where is
Information Ethics in Iranian Library and Information Science Publications
and Services?
Kokabi Mortaza, Shaheed Chamran University,
Ahwaz, Iran
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Multitasking:
The Uncertain Impact of Technology on Knowledge Workers and Managers
Bannister Frank and Dan Remenyi,
Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland
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Guideline for Virtual Team Managers: The key to Effective Social Interaction
and Communication
Schlenkrich Lara and Christopher Upfold, Rhodes
University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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15:00
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Closing session
Summary of issues raised during the conference
Led by David Barnes, Hari Harindranath and Romano Dyerson
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15:30
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Close of conference
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Last updated 12 September 2008

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