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A study of first click behaviour and user interaction on the Google SERP
(2010)Firms use Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to drive users to their Website. Some are prepared to pay for placement; others use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) hoping their result percolates up the organic SERP. Despite ... -
Control in E-Government Projects - An Exploratory Study
(2010)This study highlights a distinct lack of research on control in e-Government projects and provides a framework using control theory to address this. The paper draws on four exploratory case studies, highlighting a number ... -
Using Agile Practices to Build Trust in an Agile Team: A Case Study.
(2010)Trust is an important aspect of any software development team, but particularly with self-managing teams as team members are very dependent on one another. Agile teams are considered to be self-managing and they employ ... -
Reconciling Usability and Security: Interaction Design Guidance and Practices for On-Line User Authentication.
(2010)Usability and security are often portrayed as though they are competing priorities in information systems development. Given that both are essential to the design of an effective system, it is important that ... -
Having a Customer Focus in Agile Software Development
(2010)This research looks at the customer focus of agile software development teams. The study is part of a larger study examining how the twelve principles of Beyond Budgeting are operationalised in the context of an agile ... -
Having a Customer Focus in Agile Software Development
(2010)This research looks at the customer focus of agile software development teams. The study is part of a larger study examining how the twelve principles of Beyond Budgeting are operationalised in the context of an agile ... -
Being Agile When It Really Matters: How ICT can Facilitate Rapid Response to Cardiac Emergencies
(2010)Sudden cardiac death is a serious public health issue in Ireland, especially within rural communities that cannot be quickly reached by emergency ambulance services. When a person suffers a cardiac ... -
A study of opacity in web design practices.
(Irish Academy of Management, 2010-09-01)That IS and IT practitioners should use best practice in information systems development is pretty much universally taken for granted. We expect systems to be developed that enhance the user experience and allow them to ... -
Perceptions of low cost carriers compliance with EU legislation on optional extras
(2011)Low-cost carriers (LCCs) market their flights as low cost and, so, aim to garner as much additional revenue as possible from ancillary services such as baggage and priority boarding. The airlines therefore encourage purchase ... -
Using Agile Practices to Influence Motivation within IT Project Teams
(2011)This exploratory study of IT project teams in Sweden and Ireland investigates how three agile practices, namely daily stand-ups, iteration planning and iteration retrospectives, contribute to motivation or de-motivation ... -
Cost Estimation in Agile Software Development Projects
(2011)Numerous studies over the years have shown that information systems development (ISD) projects often run over budget or fail entirely. Such failures are not restricted to certain industry sectors or project types; rather ... -
Examining Customer Focus in Agile Systems Development Teams - Findings from Irish and Norwegian Case Studies
(2011)While an acute, continuous focus on customer needs is often cited as a key benefit of agile approaches, very little research has examined the customer focus construct in an agile project environment, or looked at the ... -
Incorporating Ethics and Social Responsibility in IS Education
(2011)This paper discusses the importance of ethics and social responsibility in information systems (IS) education. The many public scandals of corporate misconduct have increased the need for more emphasis to be placed on ... -
The Impact of Agile Practices on Trust in Software Project Teams
(IEEE, 2012)Agile software development involves self-managing teams that are empowered and responsible for meeting project goals in whatever way they deem suitable. Managers must place more trust in such teams than they do in teams ... -
Data Protection and Employee Behaviour: The Role of Information Systems Security Culture
(2012)The proliferation of information in modern society, as enabled by technologies such as portable personal devices, social media, and 'cloud'-based services, presents a potentially serious threat to individual privacy and ... -
An Analysis of Model-Driven Web Engineering Methodologies
(2012)In the late 1990's there was substantial activity within the 'Web engineering' research community and a multitude of new Web approaches were proposed. However, numerous studies have revealed major gaps in these approaches, ... -
What Determines E-Loyalty? An Analysis of Factors Affecting On-Line Customer Retention
(2012)The objective of this research was to identify, assess and rank the determinants of e-Loyalty for the benefit of online stores so that they may have a better understanding as to what factors customers consider most important ... -
Identifying and categorizing decision constructs used in business-to-consumer commercial transactions - an exploratory study
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Identifying essential and optional decision constructs in on-line transactional processes
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Innovating in the Cloud
(Center for Innovations in Business & Management Practice, 2013)This paper describes salient issues in cloud computing capable of facilitating innovation in organisations. The holy grail of the attainment of sustained competitive advantage has long featured in business strategy and has ...