Partly Cloudy, Scattered Clients: Cloud Implementation in the Federal Government

Since the issuance of a federal mandate in 2010 requiring federal government agencies in the United States of America to immediately shift to a “Cloud First” policy, agencies have struggled to adopt cloud computing. Previous research has examined hindrances to cloud computing adoption across industries in the private sector (Raza et al., 2015, Park and Ryoo, 2012, and Bhattacherjee and Park, 2012). While this research provides important insights on cloud computing adoption in the private sector, it devotes scant attention to challenges of cloud computing adoption in the federal government. This study seeks to fill this gap by examining the roles of Top Management Support and Information Security Awareness on cloud computing implementation success in the federal government. Institutional theory serves as the theoretical framework for this study

Factors Influencing the Successful Utilization of Groupware

In today’s highly dynamic and competitive business environment, groupware technology can be one of the best solutions for today’s organizations. The key feature of groupware is to help various business processes operate more efficiently with fewer resources. The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of the important factors influencing the successful utilization of groupware. To achieve this objective, a model is developed to test the relationships between a variety of variables and groupware usage. By employing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study proposes that four variables are antecedents of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, and have indirect effects on groupware usage through perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Survey research methodology is employed. The research hypotheses will be tested using LISREL. The research is ongoing and this paper presents the conceptual framework of the research, the theoretical foundation, and the research hypotheses

Pengaruh Partisipasi Manajer Terhadap Efektivitas Sistem Informasi Akuntansi

The development of the business environment in globalization era has been triggered an increasingly tight business competition. Every companies who have an established its own strategies to manage a variety of information, human resources, allocation of funds and others. Accounting information system is a great resources that very valuable to an organization for the smoothness management of the company's financial and decision making wheter it is to long term and short term, however there are several aspect that can be a factors the effectiveness of the accounting information system, that is manager's participation. The research is aimed to proves that manager's participation and manager's involvement had a positive influence on the effectiveness of accounting information system (AIS) at manufacturing company, especially in the industrial zone Batamindo Mukakuning Batam City. The research method is using regression analysis to proves are the manager's participation (independent variable) and manager's involvement (independent variable) gives effect to the effectiveness of information system (dependent variable) or not. The result of this research is shows that variable of manager's participation and manager's involvement has a significant influence to the effectiveness of information system. The method is using purposive sampling is done by taking a sampling of the population according to certain criteria

Partly Cloudy, Scattered Clients: Cloud Implementation in the Federal Government

Since the issuance of a federal mandate in 2010 requiring federal government agencies in the United States of America to immediately shift to a “Cloud First” policy, agencies have struggled to adopt cloud computing. Previous research has examined hindrances to cloud computing adoption across industries in the private sector (Raza et al., 2015, Park and Ryoo, 2012, and Bhattacherjee and Park, 2012). While this research provides important insights on cloud computing adoption in the private sector, it devotes scant attention to challenges of cloud computing adoption in the federal government. This study seeks to fill this gap by examining the roles of Top Management Support and Information Security Awareness on cloud computing implementation success in the federal government. Institutional theory serves as the theoretical framework for this study

Goals/questions/metrics method and SAP implementation projects

During the last years some researchers have studied the critical success factors (CSFs) in ERP implementations. However, until now, no one has studied how these CSFs should be put in practice to help organizations achieve success in ERP implementations. This technical research report attempts to define the usage of Goals/Questions/Metrics (GQM) approach in the definition of a measurement system for ERP implementation projects. GQM approach is a mechanism for defining and interpreting operational, measurable goals. Lately, because of its intuitive nature the approach has gained widespread appeal. We present a metrics overview and a description of GQM approach. Then we provide an example of GQM application for monitoring sustained management support in ERP implementations. Sustained management support is the most cited critical success factor in ERP implementation projects.Postprint (published version

Managerial Control Over IT Projects: Control, Forms, Commitment, and Dominant Coalitions

This research in progress addresses how managers engage in controlling IT projects, which can be seen as an instance of a classical problem in organizational control: managing sensibly in situations where subordinates have superior task knowledge. Theories used in the study include control theory, theories on commitment and escalation, and theories on IS implementation. An in-depth, retrospective, interpretive case study forms the empirical basis of the study. Preliminary results include the importance of input control as a control form and the role of a dominant coalition of controllers. The functioning of the dominant coalition, as it evolves, is closely associated with the organizational commitment to an IT project. Findings on the influence of the project leader (controllee) over managers (controllers) indicate limitations of management control

Factors Influencing MIS Design in Small and Medium Sized Organization: Jordanian Perspective

With the advent of the technological revolution, economic globalization and the fundamental change of the social production method, human capital and social capital have become the key factors for business organization to achieve competitive advantage(Li and Hu, 2007). Management information system (MIS) is a system that provides the necessary information to manage an organization effectively. MIS and the information it generates are generally considered essential components of prudent and reasonable business decisions (Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of US National Banks, 1995). The study conducted on SME’s in Jordan to identify the factors that affect the adoption of MIS among these organizations. The results of the survey provide perspectives that have primarily not been explored in Jordanian organization.In assessing factors influencing MIS design for small and medium sized organizations(Cornbach Alpha=0.893) developed by Campion (1988) we adopted them in the pilottest and used in the research. In describing factors influencing MIS design for small and medium sized organizations in Jordan were taken for this purpose of this study.Statistical analysis used were frequency counts, percentages, means, ANOVA, Person’s,Multiple Regression Analysis and Liner correlation. Analysis was set at 0.05 level of significant using SPSS (Version 12.0) computer software.Overall, the respondents “agreed” on the factors influencing MIS design for small and medium sized organization

Top Management Support of SISP: Creating Competitive Advantage with Information Technology

Top management’s support for the IS function impacts the success of SISP and is especially vital to information intensive firms. Use of information technology in the electric utility industry is noteworthy because of the transitioning of the electric utility industry into a deregulated, more competitive environment. A strong relationship is hypothesized between top management support for SISP and the strategic use of IS. The relationship is expected to be stronger among electrics. A survey of CIOs and other members of top management from 161 companies, including 21 responses from electric utilities, reveals that top management’s support of SISP does influence the use of IS for competitive advantage and supports study hypotheses