Analyzing conflict and its management within ICT4D partnerships: an institutional logics perspective

Understanding ICT in ICT4D: An Affordance Perspective

Understanding the role of ICT for development is at the core of ICT4D research. However, prevailing research in this field most often focuses on access or readiness of a technology, or on the outcomes of the technology use. Less attention has been paid to understand the mechanism of the technology use that leads to the outcomes. The question of why ICT in a development context sometimes work an...

Globalization and Cultural Conflict : An Institutional Approach

Institutional Repositories: Review and Knowledge Management Perspective

This paper provides a review on current literatures on the concept Institutional Repository (IR) and to propose the use of KM theory to provide understanding on the implementation of IR. We will discuss the issues relevant to IR from the KM view by providing examples which indicated that research can be build on the knowledge gained by KM researchers to augment the understanding of IR. This pap...

On sedimentation in management fashion: an institutional perspective

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how management practitioners make sense of management fashions as sedimented elements within organizations. Design/methodology/approach – To further understanding about sedimentation in management fashion, an institutional perspective was used. Findings – This analysis reveals that sedimented fashions within organizations are framed as comprising different f...

Comparing Paradigms for AIED in ICT4D: Classroom, Institutional, and Informal

The landscape of technology in the developing world is changing significantly, primarily due to the rapid expansion of mobile computing devices. These changes make it important to re-evaluate practices for internet and communications technology for development (ICT4D). This paper examines three alternative paradigms for educational technology in the developing world: traditional classroom syste...