Perceptions of information systems structures\u27 impact on MIS success and effectiveness

This article provides results from a study on the perceptions of information systems structures\u27 impact on implementation of MIS success and effectiveness via organizational context variables. The focus is on the use of MIS effectiveness and success variables that are utilized in MIS research. Several hypotheses were tested to discern impact of information systems structures on MIS effectiveness and success. The results show that several of these organizational context variables are associated to various degrees, depending on the MIS structure, with MIS success and effectiveness

Managing the motivation of information technology staff for higher organizational productivity and employee job satisfaction

Motivating Information Technoloty (IT) employees has become more and more difficult because of the rapid technological changes and global competitiveness in the marketplace. IT managers can use a plethora of techniques to improve staff productivity and quality of output through better employee motivation techniques. This paper discusses some of those methods that can improve productivity as well as staff satisfaction with their work

An empirical evidence of determinant attributes on expert systems success

Expert Systems, in the last decade, have become the target of tremendous positive interest as well as consternation by the information systems professionals and end-users. This study surveyed twenty organizations to examine empirically the level of expert systems user satisfaction and success of these systems as perceived by the respondents of the survey

Enterprise resource planning: Solutions and practices

Enterprise-wide integration or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERF) is becoming the mantra of firms and organizations that need to integrate their business processes within the firm and in some instances with other firms such as suppliers when supply chain management is a strategic objective. Without Information Technology (IT) much needed integration of different functional areas would be very difficult, if not impossible, to mesh these seemingly disparate functional areas and processes into a tightly stitched web-like structure that shares business processes information. Integration is creating a leaner, flatter, and meaner company that is more responsive to its environment (Hammer, 1990). This new process of integration is believed to be more effective, less costly, and provides strategic competitive advantage over other competitors. Integration involves the business process structure with the use of critical mass technology for integration of iiardware, software, communication, and security characteristics to bring together projects and tasks that require shared information. Each infrastructure element is integrated within a finn, its functional areas, subsidiaries, suppliers, and customers. The purpose of this paper is to ponder on the disparate issues emerging in the solutions and practices of enterprise- wide integration or resource planning

Quality function deployment in management information systems

This paper utilizes QFD concepts as a structured approach in integrating the customer\u27s voice in the development of software and hardware products. QFD\u27s emphasis is a team approach to problem solving by various functional areas of a company to develop information technology tools by improving communication, product development, and measurements of end products

Causal Relationship of Logistics Performance Gross Domestic Product and Governance

This study investigates the short-run and long-run relationship between a country’s logistic performance, GDP, and governance. Although several studies have explored the relationship between governance indicators and economic growth, up to now, no attempt has been made to quantify the relationship and direction of causality between logistic performance, GDP, and governance for African countries. Using data from forty-seven African countries for the period 2007-2018, we conduct our empirical analyses using the panel error correction model. The contribution of this study is by using a panel-data approach to a variety of factors, it attempted to explain the variance in the LPI for the selected countries

Perceptions of organizational characteristics and organizational effectiveness.

This study was concerned with the identification of the concept of effectiveness in formal organizations and developing a better understanding of the conceptual and empirical domain of the organizational effectiveness construct. An effectiveness model was utilized in which organizational effectiveness was the dependent variable and various organizational characteristics were the independent variables. Data were obtained from three types of organizations. Regression as well as correlation analyses were performed across the organizations and two types of employees (supervisory and non-supervisory) for each of the organizations.The results of this research can be summarized as follows: (1) selected organizational characteristics such as productivity, adaptability, and flexibility are closely related to organizational effectiveness, and (2) there were no significant differences in the emphases placed on the importance of the perceived selected organizational characteristics between the two types of employees or among the three organizations.Implications of this study indicate that the organizational effectiveness construct is difficult to measure and compare it across organizations, because different organizations have different goals, needs, environment and other specific characteristics that are relevant to each organization

Relationships of Selected Key Logistics Factors and Logistics Performance Index of Sub-Saharan African Countries

Logistics and supply chain bottlenecks are magnified with inefficient business processes and can result in increases of trade costs. Logistics Performance Index is a measure of how well different countries perform in their logistics activities to increase trade efficiencies. This study tries to explore the relationship of critical logistics factors with logistics performance index (LPI) developed by the World Bank. By taking Rwanda as a case study, the paper also explores the performance differences in logistics between landlocked and coastal countries, among countries within the same region, and income group. It shades light how a landlocked and low-income country was able in a decade to improve its logistics performance. The findings of two-stage least square provides a single estimated logistics index. It can explain the multiple logistic indicators which can be used to improve the ability to compete and improve logistics performance. Moreover, countries in the study, as well as other countries can utilize this estimated index to target policy actions to improve logistics operations

Information Technology Training For Under-Represented Minority Teachers And Students

This paper will present an attempt for addressing the high rate of under-representation of minority students and teachers in Information Technology (IT) in low income localities. It appears that these communities have been left behind during the economic boom of the dot.com experienced by the rest of the western world and the nation. The paper will discuss on strategies to alleviate the disparity between the ‘haves’ and ‘have not’ in information technology training, skills, and economic opportunity that can be availed through use of e-commerce and, generally, seeking information through the Internet. Our proposal is to train teachers and students in such communities to make difference in their lives and by mentoring the teachers and hopefully the knowledge passed to the teachers will reach their students in junior and high schools

Factors Affecting Students’ Satisfaction with Synchronous Online Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A large number of institutions of higher learning at all levels transitioned hurriedly to remote and online learning in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, recent studies have concluded that university-level students prefer learning in face-to-face settings. This study seeks to understand the factors that are driving students’ rejection of remote and online learning options and to provide insight into future efforts to implement strategies and tools to mitigate these adverse factors. The results show factors that contribute the most to students’ perceived satisfaction in the remote instructional setting are less interaction during live lectures, more distractions, less engagement in virtual classrooms, less effectiveness in understanding lectures, delayed responses and inability to get immediate assistance. A theoretical framework was developed to classify the contributing factors into three desirable learning related dimensions. Understanding the factors that students believe are hindrances to achieving desired learning outcomes should serve as a useful input to efforts aimed at improving learning outcomes in remote and online setting