The strategic role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is growing in various companies. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) adopt ICT solutions to support their processes and to improve their products and services. Because of SMEs’ scarce resources and inadequate ICT competencies, they need support from ICT suppliers in the ICT adoption process. Little att...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) form an integral part of every economy as they are the leading providers of revenue and employment. However, as the global economy becomes more reliant on Information Communication and Technology (ICT), some SMEs are yet to reap the benefits that ICT has to offer. The low rate of adoption and innovative use of ICT amongst SMEs has become significant research ...

Given the growing prominence of innovation in service sciences and international competitiveness, the context of innovation has emerged in adoption research. This study explores emerging trends of ICT adoption in an innovation context. More specifically, given the increased importance of interorganizational networks in fostering innovation, the study uncovers drivers of adoption of interorganiz...

This descriptive single case study examines the process and implications of the self-determined adoption of an internet-based meeting system in a global company. Self-determination theory and structuration theory are used as theoretical lenses to understand the adoption and use of an ICT system. The data were collected using qualitative semi-structured interviews with eleven system users and an...

With advances in information and communication technologies (ICT), changes have been produced in physiotherapy provision. However, low adoption of the new technologies calls attention for better theoretical model and methods for ICT design, which may fulfil the needs of health professionals and their patients. In this work we discuss the framework for designing ICT for physiotherapy context bas...

Framework This is an account of the development of ICT-services (Information and Communication Technologies) at an institution of higher learning. The term " service " will be understood in three different meanings as: 1) facility supplying some public demand, This case discusses the development and management of ICT-services at a Danish university. A special characteristic of the case is that ...

Framework This is an account of the development of ICT-services (Information and Communication Technologies) at an institution of higher learning. The term " service " will be understood in three different meanings as: 1) facility supplying some public demand, This case discusses the development and management of ICT-services at a Danish university. A special characteristic of the case is that ...

A number of studies have compared general medical practices in rural locations with those in urban locations. Some of these studies have concentrated on the reasons why a GP might choose to work in a rural or urban setting. Others have examined the type of work required to be undertaken by medical professionals. Increasing use of information and communications technology (ICT) in medical practi...