The International Technology Management Review
109 articles
Research Article
Agile Project Management for IT Projects in SMEs: A Framework and Success Factors
Daniel O’Sheedy, Shankar Sankaran
Pages: 187 - 195
Project management methods have been developed from industry practices and international standards to ensure a higher rate of success for information technology projects. These have been widely used in large organisations effectively. However, when projects are implemented in a small or medium-sized...
Research Article
A Research Model of Consumers’ Adoption and Continued Use of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) System
Jun Xu, Xiangzhu Gao, Golam Sorwar
Pages: 187 - 200
Built on Xu and Quaddus’s39 model of adoption and continued use of knowledge management systems, this paper develops a model of Australian consumers’ adoption and use of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system. Factors and variables of the developed model are discussed in detail,...
Research Article
Applications of Educational Serious Games for Information Technology Related Subjects in Higher Education
Afrooz Purarjomaldlangrudi, Amir Hossein Ghapanchi
Pages: 196 - 207
Serious games which are designed for purposes rather than pure entertainment have become one of the popular topics these days as they have the potential to be effective and efficient teaching tools which are interactive, attractive and immersive. This study conducts a systematic literature review on...
Review Article
Effects of Web based cancer support resources use on cancer affected people: A systematic literature review
Seyedezahra Shadi Erfani, Babak Abedin
Pages: 201 - 211
To lay the groundwork for understanding the impact of web based support resources use on cancer affected people and devising plans for taking advantage of rapid development of internet technology for health purposes we conducted a systematic literature review. Studies published between 1993 and 2014...
Review Article
Emerging Trends in Technologies for Big Data
Nitin Singh
Pages: 202 - 210
There is a need for more understanding of the technology in Big Data and researching key challenges from the information technology perspective. In this paper, we study the current status, challenges/issues and emerging trends in Big Data. We present key findings and unfolding landscape of technology....
Review Article
A Review of Critical Factors for Communicating With Customers on Social Networking Sites
Babak Abedin, Behnam Abedin, Tala Talaei Khoei, Ahmad Reza Ghapanchi
Pages: 208 - 218
This paper undertakes a systematic review to gain insight into existing studies on the application of Social Network Sites (SNS). Our systematic review of studies from 1995 to 2012 examines the background and trend of research in the area and provides critical factors that organizations should consider...
Research Article
Converged Delivery and Beyond....
William Smart, George Coles
Pages: 219 - 229
This paper focuses on the use of technology, assessment strategy, rubrics and a proactive approach to enhance student engagement. This strategy, encourages students to join in discussions with their peers (regardless of locations), in an attempt to break the sense of “isolation” suffered by distance...
Research Article
An Examination of The Carsales.com.au's Business Model and Its Sustainability
John B. Hammond
Pages: 230 - 236
Business models have changed with the advent of the Internet and this has become more evident in retail business. Traditional way of sales have made way for new innovative business models involving online retail marketplace which has been coined e-marketspaces. Carsales.com.au had seen an opportunity...
Research Article
Enhancing Participation in Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records
George Coles, William Smart, Bruce Armstrong
Pages: 237 - 250
The introduction of a Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system is central to Australia's key e-Health initiatives. This comes at a time when recent research efforts world-wide, report consumer concern about the security and privacy of information accessible via the Internet. Research...