Pub Date : 2006-09-18DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010916
M. Shelley, Lisa E. Thrane, Stuart W. Shulman
In our analysis of e-political participation among a 2003-random sample survey of 478 respondents drawn from Iowa, Pennsylvania and Colorado, six blocks of variables were entered: (1) socio-demographic (2) place effects, (3) voting, (4) technology use (VCR, cell phone, etc.) and computer apathy, (5) attitudes toward technology and (6) specific uses of the internet. In the final block, younger and White respondents are more apt to be e-citizens. Computer training apathy decreases, and IT advantages increase, support for e-citizenry. Seeking medical e-information and making e-purchases increases engagement in e-politics. No main effects of place are found. For Colorado and Iowa residents, less-engaged voters reported less online political engagement, while those who are more likely to vote are also more likely to be advocates of e-politics. The final model explains 56% of the variation in e-government participation.
{"title":"Lost in cyberspace: barriers to bridging the digital divide in e-politics","authors":"M. Shelley, Lisa E. Thrane, Stuart W. Shulman","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010916","url":null,"abstract":"In our analysis of e-political participation among a 2003-random sample survey of 478 respondents drawn from Iowa, Pennsylvania and Colorado, six blocks of variables were entered: (1) socio-demographic (2) place effects, (3) voting, (4) technology use (VCR, cell phone, etc.) and computer apathy, (5) attitudes toward technology and (6) specific uses of the internet. In the final block, younger and White respondents are more apt to be e-citizens. Computer training apathy decreases, and IT advantages increase, support for e-citizenry. Seeking medical e-information and making e-purchases increases engagement in e-politics. No main effects of place are found. For Colorado and Iowa residents, less-engaged voters reported less online political engagement, while those who are more likely to vote are also more likely to be advocates of e-politics. The final model explains 56% of the variation in e-government participation.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124709363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-18DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010914
R. Rasiah
This paper examines statistically three hypotheses related to the link between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, viz., firstly, GDP growth precedes growth in ICT; secondly, the relationship between GDP per capita and ICT will be positive and strong; and finally, ICT's economic impact on GDP per capita will rise over time. The statistical results using the ICT proxies of main telephone lines per thousand people (163 observations) and ICT expenditure per capita (49 observations), and data for the years 1995 and 2000, support all three hypotheses. Support for the third hypothesis calls for governments to invest more to raise the synergistic effects of ICT on GDP.
{"title":"Information and communication technology and GDP per capita","authors":"R. Rasiah","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010914","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines statistically three hypotheses related to the link between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, viz., firstly, GDP growth precedes growth in ICT; secondly, the relationship between GDP per capita and ICT will be positive and strong; and finally, ICT's economic impact on GDP per capita will rise over time. The statistical results using the ICT proxies of main telephone lines per thousand people (163 observations) and ICT expenditure per capita (49 observations), and data for the years 1995 and 2000, support all three hypotheses. Support for the third hypothesis calls for governments to invest more to raise the synergistic effects of ICT on GDP.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117229462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-18DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010917
Chi-Kuang Chen, S. Tseng, Hsin-I Huang
This paper presents a comprehensive study of the digital divide phenomenon in Taiwanese government agencies. Based on a review of past literature in digital divide, we found most studies merely focused on the household&47;individual. Little attention was given to government agencies. To fulfill the research goal, this study employed the major elements, IT infrastructure, IT literacy, and IT application, to investigate the digital divide in Taiwanese government agencies. A national web-based e-survey was conducted. The effects of agency attributes and technological development on both internal interactivity and external online client services were examined. The sample consisted of responses from 1,769 agencies, representing 43.57% of total Taiwanese government agencies contacted. The results showed that there are significant disparities in internal interactivity and external online client services between different agency levels. The implications of these findings are discussed in the paper.
{"title":"A comprehensive study of the digital divide phenomenon in Taiwanese government agencies","authors":"Chi-Kuang Chen, S. Tseng, Hsin-I Huang","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010917","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a comprehensive study of the digital divide phenomenon in Taiwanese government agencies. Based on a review of past literature in digital divide, we found most studies merely focused on the household&47;individual. Little attention was given to government agencies. To fulfill the research goal, this study employed the major elements, IT infrastructure, IT literacy, and IT application, to investigate the digital divide in Taiwanese government agencies. A national web-based e-survey was conducted. The effects of agency attributes and technological development on both internal interactivity and external online client services were examined. The sample consisted of responses from 1,769 agencies, representing 43.57% of total Taiwanese government agencies contacted. The results showed that there are significant disparities in internal interactivity and external online client services between different agency levels. The implications of these findings are discussed in the paper.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121207754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-18DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010918
José Luis Gómez Barroso, C. Feijóo
The notion of the digital divide encompasses many different dimensions. As a matter of fact, more than digital divide, we should talk about digital divides. Access to ICTs and usage are the two variables that determine the width of the divide. The adequate consideration of these two factors is, thus, necessary in any public programme focusing on fighting against the digital divide. The purpose of this article is to move forward in the understanding of what the digital divide implies according to the level of development of the different countries and, from that point, to analyse the challenges they must face and the different paths they can take to go beyond them.
{"title":"Public policies against the digital divide: a necessary adaptation to different degrees of development","authors":"José Luis Gómez Barroso, C. Feijóo","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010918","url":null,"abstract":"The notion of the digital divide encompasses many different dimensions. As a matter of fact, more than digital divide, we should talk about digital divides. Access to ICTs and usage are the two variables that determine the width of the divide. The adequate consideration of these two factors is, thus, necessary in any public programme focusing on fighting against the digital divide. The purpose of this article is to move forward in the understanding of what the digital divide implies according to the level of development of the different countries and, from that point, to analyse the challenges they must face and the different paths they can take to go beyond them.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122183694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-18DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010915
Chin-Chang Ho, S. Tseng
This paper aims at comparing patterns of digital divide on the global scale. The question of whether the global trend of digital divide has widened or narrowed is discussed in this study. Moreover, this paper examines effects of geographical region, developmental level, social inequality, and global linkage of economy on the penetration of Internet usage. Data is collected and compared from sources of the World Bank and ITU. The results suggest the global digital divide has persisted. A dual development has been found in an overtime comparison. Developed and rapidly developing regions have shown a narrowing gap of Internet penetration toward the Northern European region in the past few years. The other developing and the least developed regions, in contrast, have verified the stratified model and revealed persisting divides over time compared to the developed regions. An overall high digital Gini coefficient worldwide indicates global inequality of Internet penetration is phenomenal.
{"title":"From digital divide to digital inequality: the global perspective","authors":"Chin-Chang Ho, S. Tseng","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010915","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims at comparing patterns of digital divide on the global scale. The question of whether the global trend of digital divide has widened or narrowed is discussed in this study. Moreover, this paper examines effects of geographical region, developmental level, social inequality, and global linkage of economy on the penetration of Internet usage. Data is collected and compared from sources of the World Bank and ITU. The results suggest the global digital divide has persisted. A dual development has been found in an overtime comparison. Developed and rapidly developing regions have shown a narrowing gap of Internet penetration toward the Northern European region in the past few years. The other developing and the least developed regions, in contrast, have verified the stratified model and revealed persisting divides over time compared to the developed regions. An overall high digital Gini coefficient worldwide indicates global inequality of Internet penetration is phenomenal.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132786103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-07-12DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010241
Sungmin Ryu, Jang-Hui Han, Jonathan Frank
The existence of a high degree of inter-organisational Long-Term Orientation (LTO) is an important factor for developing a successful relationship among the supply chain members. Within a supply chain, a LTO fosters a better understanding by each exchange party, which in turn leads to a more cooperative relationship. This study introduces one aspect of culture: collectivism, and proposes that a collectivist culture can facilitate the development of a LTO among the members of a supply chain. Collectivism contributes directly by nurturing LTO. It also contributes indirectly by moderating the influence of inter-organisational conflict on LTO.
{"title":"Does Culture Matter? Collectivism, Long-Term Orientation, and Supply Chain Management in Korea","authors":"Sungmin Ryu, Jang-Hui Han, Jonathan Frank","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010241","url":null,"abstract":"The existence of a high degree of inter-organisational Long-Term Orientation (LTO) is an important factor for developing a successful relationship among the supply chain members. Within a supply chain, a LTO fosters a better understanding by each exchange party, which in turn leads to a more cooperative relationship. This study introduces one aspect of culture: collectivism, and proposes that a collectivist culture can facilitate the development of a LTO among the members of a supply chain. Collectivism contributes directly by nurturing LTO. It also contributes indirectly by moderating the influence of inter-organisational conflict on LTO.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128776627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-07-12DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010238
L. Li
The study considers how collaborative activities and joint decision making impact information technology implementation and the firm's market performance in the supply chain. We have provided three major findings upon analysis of data from 133 companies: (1) identified the importance of leveraging information technology implementation through staff training; (2) recognised the effect of collaboration in the supply chain and (3) illustrated the association of collaborative activities, decision making and production improvement with the supply chain market performance. The result of the study indicates that assisted with advanced information technology, successful collaboration among supply chain echelons does positively affect a firm's market performance if effective communication in the process of decision making is fostered.
{"title":"The effects of information technology implementation on supply chain collaboration","authors":"L. Li","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010238","url":null,"abstract":"The study considers how collaborative activities and joint decision making impact information technology implementation and the firm's market performance in the supply chain. We have provided three major findings upon analysis of data from 133 companies: (1) identified the importance of leveraging information technology implementation through staff training; (2) recognised the effect of collaboration in the supply chain and (3) illustrated the association of collaborative activities, decision making and production improvement with the supply chain market performance. The result of the study indicates that assisted with advanced information technology, successful collaboration among supply chain echelons does positively affect a firm's market performance if effective communication in the process of decision making is fostered.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116018995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-07-12DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010237
Honggeng Zhou, R. D. Reid, W. C. Benton
The importance of product return has risen in the last two decades as firms face an increased pricing pressure and more stringent environmental regulations. Anecdotal evidence and a few scholarly studies document the importance of product return, but as yet no scale to measure the use of product return practices has emerged. This study using the data from 125 North American manufacturing companies develops a scale for product return practices and tests the influences of several factors on the product return practices. These factors include information quality, manufacturing technology, Just-In-Time (JIT) production, delivery process, cost leadership strategy and supply chain dynamism. The statistical analysis shows that these factors have a significant positive influence on the use of product return practices. Discussion of our findings and future research opportunities are also addressed.
{"title":"The drivers of product return in the information age","authors":"Honggeng Zhou, R. D. Reid, W. C. Benton","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010237","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of product return has risen in the last two decades as firms face an increased pricing pressure and more stringent environmental regulations. Anecdotal evidence and a few scholarly studies document the importance of product return, but as yet no scale to measure the use of product return practices has emerged. This study using the data from 125 North American manufacturing companies develops a scale for product return practices and tests the influences of several factors on the product return practices. These factors include information quality, manufacturing technology, Just-In-Time (JIT) production, delivery process, cost leadership strategy and supply chain dynamism. The statistical analysis shows that these factors have a significant positive influence on the use of product return practices. Discussion of our findings and future research opportunities are also addressed.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"139 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115174991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-07-12DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010239
L. Houghton, D. Kerr
This paper investigates the creation of feral systems as a response to an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems implementation of Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) in the supply chain of a large Government-Owned Corporation (GOC). Using a case study approach and extensive interviews, the researchers found that a SAP system was rigid, highly structured and ignored by some elements of the social system. Moreover, it focused on technical prowess of the SAP solution at the apparent expense of supporting real-world activity. Such a focus allowed the spontaneous creation of 'feral systems' that involved ad hoc processes used to get around the SAP solution, to complete important work. This paper begins with an analysis of the feral systems concept and then examines the case study of feral systems in the organisation in question. This paper concludes with a call for future research into feral systems and their effectiveness on ERP systems to support real-world activity.
{"title":"A study into the creation of feral information systems as a response to an ERP implementation within the supply chain of a large government-owned corporation","authors":"L. Houghton, D. Kerr","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010239","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the creation of feral systems as a response to an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems implementation of Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) in the supply chain of a large Government-Owned Corporation (GOC). Using a case study approach and extensive interviews, the researchers found that a SAP system was rigid, highly structured and ignored by some elements of the social system. Moreover, it focused on technical prowess of the SAP solution at the apparent expense of supporting real-world activity. Such a focus allowed the spontaneous creation of 'feral systems' that involved ad hoc processes used to get around the SAP solution, to complete important work. This paper begins with an analysis of the feral systems concept and then examines the case study of feral systems in the organisation in question. This paper concludes with a call for future research into feral systems and their effectiveness on ERP systems to support real-world activity.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116243957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-07-12DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2006.010240
Elizabeth A. Williamson, Michael Jordan, D. Harrison
Advanced Inter-Organisational Information Systems (IOSs) are used to improve the effectiveness of the supply chain and compete in today's dynamic global market. However, this linkage increases the significance of organisational factors, which makes an impact on the business–partner relationships. The aim of this research, therefore, is to evaluate the impact of organisational factors at different levels of IOS development on partnership integration within the Supply Chain Management (SCM). An innovative model will show the critical organisational factors at three stages of IOS development. To understand the implementation and use of the IOS within the SCM and business relationships, earlier studies by researchers such as Clemons and Row and Hahn, Kim and Kim have focused on a particular type of IOS, and its impact on the organisation. Other studies, such as those by Boddy, Macbeth and Wagner, evaluated the organisational variables and their impact on the IOS implementation. This theoretical paper is unique in that it evaluates the impact of the organisational variables for different levels of the IOS development. It analyses three case studies of the companies at various stages of IOS development. As IOS development and partnership integration are becoming more critical components in the supply chains, managers must be quite aware of these factors in effectively managing the operations.
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