Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 105 Issue 9

A comparison of leadership roles in internal IT projects versus outsourcing projects

Petter Gottschalk, Jan Terje Karlsen

This study investigates the emphasis placed on different managerial roles by IT project managers. Six managerial roles were applied in this research: personnel leader, resource…

Attitude toward ethical behavior in computer use: a shifting model

Lori N.K. Leonard, Timothy Paul Cronan

In this study the researchers attempt to identify factors that could influence an individual's attitude toward ethical behavior in the information systems (IS) environment and…

Adoption of web site and e‐commerce technology among Malaysian public companies

Khairul Akmaliah Adham, Maisarah Ahmad

This study examines the adoption rates of web site and e‐commerce technology by all 562 Malaysian public listed companies, as of March 2004, testing the proposition that the…

Distractions and motor vehicle accidents: Data mining application on fatality analysis reporting system (FARS) data files

Wen‐Shuan Tseng, Hang Nguyen, Jay Liebowitz, William Agresti

This research applies data mining techniques to discover the relationship between driver inattention and motor vehicle accidents.

Enhancing ERP system's functionality with discrete event simulation

Young B. Moon, Dinar Phatak

To develop a methodology to augment enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with the discrete event simulation's inherent ability to handle the uncertainties.

Factors affecting intentions to purchase via the internet

W.C. May So, T.N. Danny Wong, Domenic Sculli

To investigate web‐shopping behaviour in Hong Kong: identification of the general attitude towards web‐shopping; relationships between past web‐shopping experience, attitude…

Key enablers for the effective implementation of QFD: a critical analysis

Majed Al‐Mashari, Mohamed Zairi, David Ginn

This paper presents the concepts and principles of quality function deployment (QFD) as they have been implemented by Ford company. The paper illustrates the essential linkages…

Development of a web‐based mobile airline ticketing model with usability features

June Wei, Ant Ozok

Development of mobile commerce (m‐commerce) environments that have user‐friendly features is important to accelerate the adoption of m‐commerce. The current research studies…