The use of Electronic Commerce (EC) technologies enables Small-to-Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to improve their efficiency and competitive position. However, there is a lack of a comprehensive framework that gives a multi-faceted account for the phenomenon of EC technologies adoption by SMEs. This paper therefore develops a theoretical framework of EC technologies adoption which is composed ...

Although the potential of IT to bring about radical organisational change has been much heralded, many such re-engineering efforts are overtly or covertly resisted and result in failure. Here we adopt Lewin’s well-known change framework supplemented by concepts from Actor Network Theory in order to explore the dynamics of resistance to change. The implementation of “electronic government” in a ...

This paper aimed to establish the role of e-readiness in implementing e-commerce organisations developing countries using Tanzania as an example. Using Molla and Licker’s (2005a) model, study evaluated organisational implement e-commerce. Data collected via email came from 165 purposively selected managers Dar es Salaam. The resultant data were subjected confirmatory factor analysis reduce numb...

background: concept of e-readiness is used in many areas such as e-business, e-commerce, e-government, and e-banking. in terms of healthcare, e-readiness is a rather new concept, and is propounded under the title of e-healthcare. e-health readiness refers to the readiness of communities and healthcare institutions for the expected changes brought by programs related to information and communica...

In their valuable discussion of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations, Mannion and Davies highlight the importance of organisational culture in influencing whether people raise concerns, and whether these concerns are listened to and acted upon. The role of leadership in shaping organisational culture is well-established1 and in this commentary, we will examine the influence of leaders in ...

The aim of this study is to identify the readiness factors Lean Six Sigma (LSS) for food manufacturing industry. A multi-method qualitative approach was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve quality practitioners and three case companies explore LSS in Twenty-eight identified classified into six (RF) industry context, namely, management support leadership, organisational c...