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Conference Programme

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..


 

Wednesday 10 September 2008

18:30-19:30

Pre-conference reception and registration in the Medicine Bar on campus

 

Thursday 11 September 2008

9:00

Registration and coffee

10:00

Welcome from the conference Co-Chairs: David Barnes, Hari Harindranath and Romano Dyerson, Royal Holloway, University of London

10:15

Keynote address: ICTs and Global Working in a Non-Flat World
Geoff Walsham, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

11:10

Conference splits into streams

 

Room: Main auditorium
Stream A –
Frameworks
Chair -
Juha Kontio

Room: MB03
Stream B -
Health Information Systems
Chair –
Inga Hunter

Room: Executive Seminar Room (MX01)
Stream C –
Project Management
Chair -
Frank Bannister

Room: MX034
Stream D -
Evaluation Issues
Chair –
Sunil Choenni

11:15

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

Evaluating the Problem Solving, Preserving and Causing Effects of a Healthcare Information System in a Hospital Clinic
Broberg Hanna, University of Calmar, Sweden

A Case Study of SME Web Application Development via Agile Methods
Clutterbuck Peter, Terrence Rowlands and Owen Seamons, University of Queensland, Australia

Information Overload in Industrial Enterprises - Results of an Empirical Investigation
Öhgren Annika and Kurt Sandkuhl, Jönköping University, Sweden

11:45

The Application of the Zachman Framework in Architecting a Collaborative Digital Library
Abrizah Abdullah  and  A.N. Zainab, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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

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

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

12:15

Creating the Theory for a Conceptual Framework: Benchmarking ICT Supported Training Using the Online Course Design Maturity Model
Mkhize Peter, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa

Can ICT Enhance Value-Driven Health Care?
D'Cruz Martin, Indiana University, IN, USA and Turku School of Economics, Finland

Project Management Practice for Rural ICT Project Sustainability in Developing Countries
Pade Caroline, Brenda Mallinson, and Dave Sewry, Rhodes University, South Africa

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

12:45

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

 

Room: Main Auditorium

Stream A -
Research methods and literature review

Chair –
Elisabeth Frisk

Room: MB03

Stream B -
Data Management and Decision Making

Chair - Martin D'Cruz

Room: Executive Seminar Room (MX01)

Mini Track –
ICTs in SMEs

Chairs -
David Barnes, Hari Harindranath and Romano Dyerson

Room: MX034

Stream D -
Mobile Computing

Chair –
Terry Rowlands

14:00

Research Methods for IT/IS Systems’ Evaluation, A Critical Appraisal
Brender Jytte, Aalborg University, Denmark

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

Acquiring Information Systems Through Organisational Learning
Rantapuska Torsti, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Outi Ihanainen, Odeco Ltd., Helsinki, Finland

Mobile Messaging has Significant Impact on Primary Health Care Professionals
Hunter Inga and Richard Whiddett, Massey University, New Zealand

14:30

Towards an Agile IT Organisation: A Review of Prior Literature
Tapanainen Tommi, Mikko Hallanoro, Johannes Päivärinta and Hannu Salmela, Turku School of Economics, Finland

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

National Survey of SMEs' use of IT in Core Sectors
Dyerson Romano, G. Harindranath and David Barnes, Royal Holloway University of London, UK

Adoption and Evaluation of Mobile Commerce in Chile
Kini Ranjan, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN, USA

15:00

Analyzing the Topics Discussed in CEO Blogs: A Content Analysis Approach
Esteves Jose and Victor Bohorquez, Instituto Empressa Business Schools, Spain

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

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

Cross-cultural consumer perspectives in 3G Mobile Services Adoption
Tang Lei, ESC Rennes School of Business, France

15:30

Refreshments

Refreshments

Refreshments

Refreshments

16:00

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

18:00

Close of the Conference day

18:30

Coaches leave from the University to the Conference dinner venue

19:00

Conference dinner cruising along the River Thames
Coaches return to the University at approximately 2200

 

Friday 12 September 2008

9:30

Keynote address: The Changing Role and Significance of Innovation
Sir George Cox, author of the Cox Review

10:30

Refreshments

Refreshments

Refreshments

Refreshments

 

Room: Main Auditorium
Stream A - Evaluation in the Public Sector
Chair - Heikki Sastamoinen

Room: MB03
Stream B -
Success Factors
Chair - Paola Dameri

Room: Executive Seminar Room (MX01)
Stream C -
Evaluation Issues
Chair - Ahmed Bakeri

Room: MX034
Mini Track –
Assessment of IT based reward systems
Chair -
Birger Rapp

11:00

Interpretive IT Evaluation in the Public Sector: Two Steps Forward and One Back
Frisk Elisabeth, Gothenburg University, Sweden

Critical Success Factors for Effective IT Leadership
von Urff Kaufeld Natja, Vimbayi Chari and David Freeme,  Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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

Reward Systems in the Post Digitization Era: Possible Benefits and Risks
Fryk Pontus, Uppsala University Sweden IME-016

11:30

Evaluation of e-Government Implementation from a Social Perspective
Grundén Kerstin, West University, Sweden

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

Evaluate IT Where Effects Occur and get Directives for Managerial Action
Fagerström Kareld Birgitta, Växjö University, Sweden

Bronze, Silver and Gold: Effective Membership Design in Customer Rewards Programs
Hederstierna Anders and Henrik Sällberg, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ronneby, Sweden

12:00

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

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

Modeling the Return of Information System Investments
Numminen Emil, School of Management at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ronnerby, Sweden

 

12:30

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

 

Room: Main Auditorium
Stream A - Useability and Adoption
Chair - Pat Costello

Room: MB03
Stream B -
Communication and Knowledge Workers Issues
Chair - Kerstin Grunden

Room: Executive Seminar Room (MX01)
Stream B -
Compliance and Value Issues
Chair –
Eljse Scott

Room: MX034

Mini Track –
ICT, e-business and international business

Chair -
Ricardo Spinelli

13:30

A User Perspective on Usability of Information Systems
Mets
älä Minna-Maarit, National Board of Taxes, Helsinki, Heidi Mikkola and Heikki Saastamoinen, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland

A Investigation of the Effective Management of Communication for Successful Distributed Software Development Team
Finn Stephanie and Rob Benyon, Rhodes University, South Africa

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

The Evaluation of the Impact of Internet-Based Technologies on International Service Delivery
Benevolo Clara and Riccardo Spinelli, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy

14:00

Organisation, Personality and the Adoption of ICT: e-Commerce in the UK Construction Industry
Sloane Andy and Martin Jackson University of Wolverhampton UK

Comprehensive Challenges to the Contemporary Knowledge Worker
De Beer Carel, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Using a Knowledge Management System to Assess IT Compliance and Enhance Information Value
Dameri Renata Paola, University of Genoa, Italy

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

14:30

Where is Information Ethics in Iranian Library and Information Science Publications and Services?
Kokabi Mortaza, Shaheed Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran

Multitasking: The Uncertain Impact of Technology on Knowledge Workers and Managers
Bannister Frank and Dan Remenyi, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

 

A Guideline for Virtual Team Managers: The key to Effective Social Interaction and Communication
Schlenkrich Lara and Christopher Upfold, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

15:00

Closing session

Summary of issues raised during the conference
Led by David Barnes, Hari Harindranath and Romano Dyerson

15:30

Close of conference

 

  Last updated 12 September 2008

 

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