Leather industry is a traditional industry. Kolhapuri is a traditional chappal manufactured through a manual process. This is a case study of the manner in which the design process, manufacturing process and marketing was reengineered using ICT interventions. Use of ICT helped this industry to reposition itself. The main reason for the early adoption and rapid diffusion of the new technology ha...

Since market and environmental conditions are becoming increasingly turbulent, ICT sourcing alternatives (such as colocation) have gained considerable attention in the industry since they allow firms to become more agile and responsive to environmental changes and increasing competition. However, little research has been conducted to analyze how different factors affect ICT sourcing decisions i...

To better understand the development of e-commerce across countries we utilize competing theories to examine information and communication technology (ICT) adoption, a critical foundation of global e-commerce. On the one hand, economic institutional theory predicts that strong national institutions will engender trust and thus foster arms length business transactions in a society, such as those...

The development of information and communication technology (ICT), very rapidly. Various application systems created to support and simplify business processes. Many companies provide a lot of fund to invest and adopt ICT. This study aims to investigate the impact of the adoption of ICTs on the customization capabilities and performance of the business, which includes the marketing performance ...

This paper investigates the effect of subsidies on the adoption of information and communication technology in Italy. We argue that the important geographical differences between North and South Italy are something that public policy should be concerned of. A matching estimator is used to explore the effects of financial assistance, by comparing the granted with non-granted firms. Our results s...

Many higher education institutions in sub-Saharan Africa have been blending traditional face-to-face delivery with various Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to meet the strong demand for higher education as well as to improve the quality of traditional campus programs. Despite the increased adoption of various forms of blended learning in the region, the cost of acquiring and man...

SMEs are widely recognized as an important driving force of economic growth, yet, their uptake of ICT is still very low. To support SMEs ICT adoption and to foster regional development, in 2000, the Lisbon Strategy on the Information Society and Knowledge-based economy created a vision for 2010 towards the creation of the European Digital Business Ecosystems (DBE). This paper is positioned with...

Secondary school principals, primary school headmasters and teachers are some of the stakeholders who are responsible for translating the government’s aspirations for ICT-driven engaged learning into viable classroom practices. Principals and headmasters have a significant influence on teachers’ use of ICT in teaching in schools. Principals and headmasters bear responsibility in developing appr...