Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 111 Issue 9

Unpaced production lines with three simultaneous imbalance sources

Tom McNamara, Sabry Shaaban, Sarah Hudson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of unpaced reliable production lines that are unbalanced in terms of their mean operation times, coefficients of…

IPTV as a services distribution channel: The importance of interactivity and personalization in the purchasing of news‐on‐demand packages

Lorena Blasco‐Arcas, José‐Ignacio Aznar‐Baranda, Blanca Hernández‐Ortega, José Ruiz‐Mas

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the adoption of IP Television (IPTV) as a distribution channel. The authors test the effects of its features, such as personalization and…

Does stakeholder engagement promote sustainable innovation orientation?

Silvia Ayuso, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Roberto García‐Castro, Miguel Ángel Ariño

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the contribution of stakeholder engagement to firms' innovation orientation within the context of sustainable development. It investigates…

The effect of critical success factors on IT governance performance

Edephonce N. Nfuka, Lazar Rusu

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of critical success factors (CSFs) on information technology (IT) governance performance in public sector organizations in a…

Construction contract administration in Malaysia using DFD: a conceptual model

Heap Yih Chong, Balakrishnan Balamuralithara, Siong Choy Chong

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual model which is aimed at assisting end‐users, i.e. construction practitioners who are without a proper legal background for…

A Bayesian multivariate probit analysis of Korean firms' information system adoption

Jae Young Choi, Yeonbae Kim, Yungman Jun, Yunhee Kim

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the core determinants and adoption patterns of the major enterprise information systems.

Understanding industrial safety signs: implications for occupational safety management

K.L. Chan, Alan H.S. Chan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the understanding of industrial safety signs and messages by registered and non‐registered safety officers in Hong Kong with ten…

The influence of external factors on routine ERP usage

Simona Sternad, Miro Gradisar, Samo Bobek

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been implemented in most organizations for a few years. ERP solutions go through three phases of lifecycle: selection…