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Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview (2009)
Book Chapter
Williams, T. M. (2009). Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview. In T. M. Williams, K. Samset, & K. Sunnevåg (Eds.), Making Essential Choices with Scant Information: Front-End Decision Making in Major Projects (3-17). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230236837_1

This chapter brings an overview to an edited book that looks at how decisions can be made at the front-end of major projects, in circumstances where information is usually scant. The book examines how projects can be successfully aligned with the des... Read More about Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview.

The importance of understanding different management paradigms in today's global economy (2008)
Journal Article
Naguib, R., Bali, R., Wickramasinghe, N., & Dwivedi, A. (2008). The importance of understanding different management paradigms in today's global economy. International journal of innovation and learning, 5(3), 317-337. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIL.2008.017365

Merely recognising the existence of international management philosophies (e.g. Indian, Chinese, and Japanese) does not guarantee success in the workplace, conversely ignoring them may cause managerial problems which in turn is likely to significantl... Read More about The importance of understanding different management paradigms in today's global economy.

Whistleblowing as planned behavior - a survey of South Korean police officers (2008)
Journal Article
Park, H., & Blenkinsopp, J. (2009). Whistleblowing as planned behavior - a survey of South Korean police officers. Journal of Business Ethics, 85(4), 545-556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9788-y

This article explores the relevance of the Theory of Planned Behavior to whistleblowing research, and considers whether its widely tested validity as a model of the link between attitudes, intention, and behavior might make it an appropriate candidat... Read More about Whistleblowing as planned behavior - a survey of South Korean police officers.

How do organizations learn lessons from projects—And do they? (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, T. (2008). How do organizations learn lessons from projects—And do they?. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 55(2), 248-266. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2007.912920

The need to learn from one project to the next is clearly of vital importance, but is often neglected. Furthermore, there are fundamental issues within projects that inhibit such learning, such as the temporary nature of project organizations and the... Read More about How do organizations learn lessons from projects—And do they?.

Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: the modelling cascade (2008)
Journal Article
Howick, S., Eden, C., Ackermann, F., & Williams, T. (2008). Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: the modelling cascade. European journal of operational research, 186(3), 1068-1083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.02.027

This paper reports on a model building process developed to enable multiple audiences, particularly non-experts, to appreciate the validity of the models being built and their outcomes. The process is a four stage reversible cascade. This cascade pro... Read More about Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: the modelling cascade.

Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning (2008)
Journal Article
Córdoba, J. R., & Midgley, G. (2008). Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning. European Journal of Information Systems, 17(2), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2008.4

As the development of the information society takes place worldwide, individuals, groups and organisations face the challenge of taking advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs). 'Digital divides' are emerging: some sections of s... Read More about Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning.

Designing intelligent healthcare organisations with KM and ICT (2008)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A., Wickramasinghe, N., Bali, R. K., & Naguib, R. N. (2008). Designing intelligent healthcare organisations with KM and ICT. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 2(2), 198-213. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKMS.2008.018321

One of the fundamental challenges faced by the 21st Century clinical practitioner is to acquire proficiency in understanding and interpreting clinical information so as to attain knowledge and wisdom and then apply this through making prudent treatme... Read More about Designing intelligent healthcare organisations with KM and ICT.

Supply chain management implementation in Austria (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kotzab, H., Grant, D. B., & Teller, C. Supply chain management implementation in Austria. Presented at Logistics Research Network 2007 Conference, Hull, UK

Supply chain management (SCM) enables the internal and external integration of business processes with customers and suppliers in order to add customer value. There is a burgeoning need to implement SCM in organizations stemming from increased compet... Read More about Supply chain management implementation in Austria.

Cultural orientation and attitudes toward different forms of whistleblowing: a comparison of South Korea, Turkey, and the U.K. (2007)
Journal Article
Park, H., Blenkinsopp, J., Oktem, M. K., & Omurgonulsen, U. (2008). Cultural orientation and attitudes toward different forms of whistleblowing: a comparison of South Korea, Turkey, and the U.K. Journal of Business Ethics, 82(4), 929-939. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-007-9603-1

This article reports the findings of a cross-cultural study that explored the relationship between nationality, cultural orientation, and attitudes toward different ways in which an employee might blow the whistle. The study investigated two question... Read More about Cultural orientation and attitudes toward different forms of whistleblowing: a comparison of South Korea, Turkey, and the U.K..

The risk-based approach to AML : representation, paradox, and the 3rd directive (2007)
Journal Article
Demetis, D. S., & Angell, I. O. (2007). The risk-based approach to AML : representation, paradox, and the 3rd directive. Journal of Money Laundering Control, 10(4), 412-428. https://doi.org/10.1108/13685200710830907

© 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Purpose. This paper seeks to deconstruct the proposed risk‐based approach to anti‐money laundering (AML) and to relate it to the text of the European Union's 3rd Directive. The paper also aims to discuss a... Read More about The risk-based approach to AML : representation, paradox, and the 3rd directive.

Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Midgley, G., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Foote, J., Hepi, M., Taimona, H., Rogers-Koroheke, M., Baker, V., Gregor, J., Gregory, W., Lange, M., Veth, J., Winstanley, A., & Wood, D. Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development

In systemic intervention, boundary critique is important. This means explicitly exploring the inclusion, exclusion and marginalization of both people and issues. Most of the practitioner's attention in boundary critique is usually focused on relation... Read More about Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development.

Down with strategy: In defense of short-term thinking (2007)
Journal Article
Ezer, J., & Demetis, D. S. (2007). Down with strategy: In defense of short-term thinking. Journal of Business Strategy, 28(1), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/02756660710723224

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to argue that the need for strategy is overstated and that organizations should celebrate short-term thinking. Design/methodology/approach - The paper presents a case study of a medium-sized software company in Cana... Read More about Down with strategy: In defense of short-term thinking.

Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future? (2007)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A. N., Bali, R. K., & Naguib, R. N. (2007). Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future?. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 8(3-4), 226-249. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2007.013162

During the past two decades, advances in Information Technology (IT) particularly in database technologies, internet technologies and telecommunications have brought about a revolution in healthcare. These IT advances have enabled medical personnel t... Read More about Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future?.

How workflow management systems enable the achievement of value driven healthcare delivery (2007)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A., Bali, R. K., Wickramasinghe, N., & Naguib, R. N. (2007). How workflow management systems enable the achievement of value driven healthcare delivery. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 3(3), 382-393. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEH.2007.014555

Healthcare institutions globally are currently having major problems accessing and maintaining the large amounts of data that are continuously being generated. Examination of the clinical procedures relating to patient management reveals that many of... Read More about How workflow management systems enable the achievement of value driven healthcare delivery.

Critical success factors for achieving superior m-health success (2007)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A., Wickramasinghe, N., Bali, R. K., Naguib, R. N., & Goldberg, S. (2007). Critical success factors for achieving superior m-health success. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 3(2), 261-278. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEH.2007.013104

Recent healthcare trends clearly show significant investment by healthcare institutions into various types of wired and wireless technologies to facilitate and support superior healthcare delivery. This trend has been spurred by the shift in the conc... Read More about Critical success factors for achieving superior m-health success.

A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease (2007)
Journal Article
Bali, R. K., Wickramasinghe, N., Nugent, C. D., Donnelly, M., Dwivedi, A. N., Naguib, R. N., & Black, N. D. (2007). A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease. International journal of biomedical engineering and technology, 1(2), 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBET.2007.015854

The objective of this paper is to examine the efficacy of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for a web-based Patient Administration System (PAS) for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) management. The role of contemporary Information and Communication T... Read More about A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease.

Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain (2006)
Journal Article
Merali, Y. (2006). Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain. Journal of Information Technology, 21(4), 216-228. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000081

This paper is concerned with the emergence of the information systems (IS) domain as a central feature of the management research landscape in the networked world. It shows that emergence of the network economy and network society necessitates a para... Read More about Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain.

Providing secure mAccess to medical information (2006)
Journal Article
Belsis, M. A., Dwivedi, A. N., Gritzalis, S., Bali, R. K., & Naguib, R. N. (2007). Providing secure mAccess to medical information. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 3(1), 51-71. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEH.2007.011480

This paper provides the description of a pilot system, HERMES, which allows secure mobile access in geographically distributed medical databases. The HERMES system builds an environment where mobile medical personnel perform secure registration and a... Read More about Providing secure mAccess to medical information.