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1. Improving IT Integration for Higher Education Institutional Performance : Towards a Contextualised IT-Institutional Alignment Model
Abstract : The integration of information technology (IT) into service delivery is currently seen as an innovative strategy to support the modernising of universities worldwide. However, in some institutions in developing countries, including Rwanda, IT has failed to add the intended value to university services, despite huge associated investments in IT. READ MORE
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2. Making sense of the IT artefact : a socio-pragmatic inquiry into IS use qualities
Abstract : Information Technology (IT) plays an increasingly important role, both for individuals, business, and society as a whole. IT systems are artefacts (human made). They are designed for various purposes; for instance to support workflow, to compute, to communicate, to deliver services, to facilitate learning, or simply to entertain. READ MORE
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3. IT in Healthcare - Artefacts, Infrastructures and Medical Practices
Abstract : Globally, health care is making huge investments in information technology. Several studies illustrate that IT implementations have been fraught with problems. Everywhere, the problems appear to be similar, irrespective of the national health care system. The full potential of these technologies is not achieved, and their use is thus limited. READ MORE
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4. The Significance of Things : Affective User-Artefact Relations
Abstract : Products help people act, but also thrill, excite, and elicit fear, joy and anger. Artefacts are a natural part of people’s everyday lives, sometimes associated with values, dreams and aspirations. While traditional user-centred approaches have focused on efficiency and effectiveness of use, injury prevention etc. READ MORE
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5. Leading IT-Enabled Change Inside Ericsson : A Transformation Into a Global Network of Shared Service Centres
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore—from a managerial perspective—how IT-enabled change is designed, led, and sustained from-within an organisation. This is an issue of central concern because there is a considerable lack of research that directly incorporates IT in management and organisational change studies. READ MORE