Dr. Amoroso is the Lowder-Weil Endowed Chair and Professor of Innovation and Strategy at Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama, Founder and CEO of Axcell LLC Consulting Group. Dr. Amoroso received his MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1984 and 1986, respectively. Dr. Amoroso has authored 46 refereed journal articles, 12 refereed book chapters and 88 conference proceedings, and 5 books. He was inducted into the Who's Who Worldwide in 1995 for contributions to international organizations changing the distribution of technology information within the Pacific Rim.
The need to develop a strategy for e-business applications is an important facet of doing busines... more The need to develop a strategy for e-business applications is an important facet of doing business, especially where organizations can provide value-added services to the customer base. In this chapter, we identify key value-added e-business applications and focus on success factors that clearly support small enterprise goals. Performance factors are presented that show the impact of e-business applications on the organization’s bottom line. The case study in this chapter uses a methodology of direct observation, unstructured interviews and document review to gather data for identifying issues in starting a small business using the Internet. The case organization provides services around office and business support, energy consulting, and Web development. The formation of International Business Solutions has been difficult due to the banking system, work culture, and infrastructure of Ukraine. IT issues investigated include telecommunications, energy, hardware, software, and the availability of technical skill sets. E-business issues that were found to be important in this study include: (1) difficulty of the user interface, (2) a lack of a planning process for e-business applications, (3) development and testing concerns, (4) finding the Web site and a lack of branding, and (5) the lack of evidence to support a formal budgeting process.
ABSTRACT Social issues in organizations represents one of the most often discussed underpinnings ... more ABSTRACT Social issues in organizations represents one of the most often discussed underpinnings in information systems research throughout the tenure of the IS field. Social issues are those research topics most aligned with the human factor in terms of information systems planning, development and utilization. This minitrack was designed to include all aspects of social issues that are impacted by information technology affecting organizations and inter-organizational structures. This includes the conceptualization of specific social issues and their associated constructs, proposed designs and infrastructures, empirical validation of social models, and case studies illustrating socialization success and failures. Key topics for this minitrack cover areas as diverse as ethics, culture, relationships, human interaction, security, and design. This year, 14 papers were submitted resulting in 6 papers accepted and grouped into two theme areas: (1) trust and relationships and (2) technology acceptance model research.
This minitrack is organized into four sessions. All of the sessions deal with the measurement of ... more This minitrack is organized into four sessions. All of the sessions deal with the measurement of effectiveness of emerging technologies. In the six years of this minitrack, 165 papers have been submitted indicating a strong interest in research in advancing new measures. The purpose of this minitrack is to generate a stream of research oriented toward the study of measuring effectiveness and impacts of information technology in areas where theoretical models may need to be borrowed from referent disciplines, precise variable definitions may not exist, or where models and associated operationalizations have been proposed but not yet tested.
The need to develop a strategy for e-business applications is an important facet of doing busines... more The need to develop a strategy for e-business applications is an important facet of doing business, especially where organizations can provide value-added services to the customer base. In this chapter, we identify key value-added e-business applications and focus on success factors that clearly support small enterprise goals. Performance factors are presented that show the impact of e-business applications on the organization’s bottom line. The case study in this chapter uses a methodology of direct observation, unstructured interviews and document review to gather data for identifying issues in starting a small business using the Internet. The case organization provides services around office and business support, energy consulting, and Web development. The formation of International Business Solutions has been difficult due to the banking system, work culture, and infrastructure of Ukraine. IT issues investigated include telecommunications, energy, hardware, software, and the availability of technical skill sets. E-business issues that were found to be important in this study include: (1) difficulty of the user interface, (2) a lack of a planning process for e-business applications, (3) development and testing concerns, (4) finding the Web site and a lack of branding, and (5) the lack of evidence to support a formal budgeting process.
ABSTRACT Social issues in organizations represents one of the most often discussed underpinnings ... more ABSTRACT Social issues in organizations represents one of the most often discussed underpinnings in information systems research throughout the tenure of the IS field. Social issues are those research topics most aligned with the human factor in terms of information systems planning, development and utilization. This minitrack was designed to include all aspects of social issues that are impacted by information technology affecting organizations and inter-organizational structures. This includes the conceptualization of specific social issues and their associated constructs, proposed designs and infrastructures, empirical validation of social models, and case studies illustrating socialization success and failures. Key topics for this minitrack cover areas as diverse as ethics, culture, relationships, human interaction, security, and design. This year, 14 papers were submitted resulting in 6 papers accepted and grouped into two theme areas: (1) trust and relationships and (2) technology acceptance model research.
This minitrack is organized into four sessions. All of the sessions deal with the measurement of ... more This minitrack is organized into four sessions. All of the sessions deal with the measurement of effectiveness of emerging technologies. In the six years of this minitrack, 165 papers have been submitted indicating a strong interest in research in advancing new measures. The purpose of this minitrack is to generate a stream of research oriented toward the study of measuring effectiveness and impacts of information technology in areas where theoretical models may need to be borrowed from referent disciplines, precise variable definitions may not exist, or where models and associated operationalizations have been proposed but not yet tested.
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