ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World

ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World

Salam Abdallah, Fayez Ahmad Albadri
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: October, 2010|Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 278
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-048-8
ISBN13: 9781609600488|ISBN10: 1609600487|EISBN13: 9781609600501
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Description:

The Arab world exhibits its own values and beliefs and poses specific challenges that are reflected on its practices of systems development, implementation and management. ICT is at the forefront of those challenges.

ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World is a unique source of information outlining the importance of Information Communication Technology (ICT) adoption and diffusion. This book covers the Arab world’s strong need for access to information systems, while still paying close attention to their culture and localization of practices. These values and beliefs are not only linked to factors such as language, governance and religion, but also influenced by cultural, political and legal issues. These are important factors that could have a far-reaching impact on their overall success or failure.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Decision Support Systems and Artificial Intelligence.
  • E-Business and Internet Computing.
  • Enterprise Architecture.
  • Enterprise Information Applications.
  • Global Perspectives
  • ICT Adoption
  • Information Security and Ethics.
  • IS Strategy and Organizational Transformation.
  • M-Commerce Applications.
  • System Analysis and Design.
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This is a most welcome volume, providing a significant contribution to required knowledge infrastructure imperative to the enablement of ICT for a thriving Arab region.

– Dr. Mohamed Baka, Waterloo University, Canada
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Salam Abdallah is an IS&T academic and practitioner. Dr. Abdallah has a PhD in Information Systems from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. He has worked for several years with UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) overseeing ICT facilities and curriculum development at schools and vocational training centers in UNRWA’s entire field of operations. He is an active participant on the Global Text Project, and a founder member of Special Interest Group of the Association of Information Systems: ICT and Global Development. Dr. Abdallah is also an active researcher in the field of Information Systems and has published articles in local and international conferences and journals. Currently he is the Coordinator for the College of Business and Administration at Abu Dhabi University, Al Ain, UAE.
Fayez Albadri is a well established consultant, manager and educator for over two decades. He holds a Doctorate in Management from MGSM Macquarie University in Sydney Australia, Masters in Intelligent Information Processing Systems from University of Western Australia in Perth, Graduate Certificate in Computer Instructional Design from Edith Cowan University in Perth, and Bachelor degree in Engineering from University of Westminster in London, UK. He is recognized as IS&T Specialist and Management Expert for his record in managing IT projects, implementing ERP systems and e-business solutions. Dr. Albadri is a pioneer researcher and academic with important contributions in the areas of entrepreneurship, e-business, IT strategic planning, IT project management and risk management. He is renowned for his development of (IPRM) the Integrated Project-Risk Model and the introduction of (IELCM) the Integrated ERP Life-Cycle Management approach. He has also delivered numerous seminars and training workshops to hundreds of academics and professionals in Australia and the Middle East.
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Editorial Advisory Board
  • Edward A. Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
  • Khalid Soliman, Hofstra University, USA
  • Ernest Jordan, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Gerald Grant, Carleton University, Canada
  • Mohamed Baka, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, UAE
  • Nabeel Al-Qirim, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
  • Rami Gharaibeh, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
  • Sami Akabawy, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
  • John Venable, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
  • Ezendu Ariwa, London Metropolitan University, UK