Research
Publications: 2000 and before
The following are some of
the publications published in 2000 and before.
Books
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Erlank S. "Teach yourself dBase III Plus".
Published
in-house 1992
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Erlank S & Du Plessis R"Programming in dBASE".
Published in-house 1990.
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Erlank S & Du Plessis R"Learning to Program in Clipper".
Published in-house 1993.
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Erlank S & Levin C "PowerBuilder Fundamentals".
Thompson International, Amsterdam, 1996
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McLeod G, Smith DC. "Managing I.T. Projects", Boyd &
Fraser (USA), 1995
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Smith DC. "An Introduction to Business Data Communications",
5th edition, 1994.
Chapters in textbooks
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Hoffman, A.R.- In Ford,
J.C.(Ed.). The use of micros as part of
the corporate strategy in a specific industry. The Impact
of Information Technology on Management Through the 80's, Cape
Town: Juta, 1987
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Hoffman, A.R. - In Pirow, P.C., Duffy, N.M. & Ford, J.C. (Eds.)
Corporate
Informations Systems Strategy Information Systems in
Theory and Practice, Amsterdam: North Holland, 1988
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Hoffman, A.R. - In Ford, J.C.(Ed.) .
Managing IS in South Africa.
- Management of Information in the 90's, Cape Town: Juta,
1988.
Journal articles
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Barr, G.D.I., Money, A.H., Affleck-Graves, J.F. & Hart,
M.L. "Lp-Norm
estimation of the location parameter of a symmetric distribution" South
African Statistical Journal, Vol.15, pp.85-96, 1981.
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Bergman A, Pillemer L & Erlank S. "A Framework for Understanding
of Computer Literacy": African Computer Journal, vol 1, no 1,
Aug 1992.
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Erlank S, Pelteret D & Meskin M. "The Usage of Software
Development Methods in South Africa." : SA Computer Journal, no
4, 1991.
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Hart ML & Money AH. "Exact Powers for the linear case of
Wilks' likelihood ratio criterion" . South African Statistical
Journal, Vol. 9, pp.11-26, 1975.
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Hart, M.L. & Money, A.H. "On
Wilks' multivariate
generalisation of the correlation ratio" Biometrika, Vol.
63, pp.59-67, 1976.
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Hart, M.L., Locke, N.R. & van den Berg,
J.A. "Computer
downsizing in South African organisations" Under revision with de
Ratione.
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Hart, M.L. & Salasa, A.N. "Information systems contractors: Do
they have a future?" Under review with South African Computer
Journal
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Hoffman T. "Strategic Planning for Information Technology in South
Africa" : South African Journal of Business Management, Vol21,
No. 1, 1990.
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Jay KE, Smith DC. "A Generic Change Model for the Effective
Implementation of Information Systems", South African Journal of
Business Management, accepted for publication, 1995.
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Lowen B, Erlank S & Lay P. "Computer-based Message System Flows
in Large Organisations.": De Ratione,vol 5, no 1, Winter 1991.
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Meredith G, Smith DC & Igbaria M . "Predictors of Intentions of
IS Professionals to Stay with the Organisation in South Africa", Information
& Management, 26, May 1994, pp 245-256
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Meredith G, Smith DC & Igbaria M . "Career Orientations of
Information Systems Employees in South Africa", Journal of Strategic
Information Systems, in print, 1995.
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Money, A.H., Affleck-Graves, J.F., Hart, M.L. & Barr, G.D.I.. "The
linear regression model: Lp norm estimation and the choice of p" Communications
in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, Vol.11(1), pp.89-109, 1982.
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Pike N, Hofer A & Erlank S. "The effect of gender and
occupational aspirations on attitudes towards computers" : SA
Journal of Education, vol 13, no 1: Feb 1993.
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Smith DC, Couger D. "Evaluating the Motivating Environment in South
Africa compared to the United States - Part 1" : South African
Computer Journal, Vol 6, March 1992
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Smith DC, Couger D. "Evaluating the Motivating Environment in South
Africa compared to the United States - Part 2" : South African
Computer Journal, Vol 8, Nov 1992
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Smith DC. "An Evaluation of the Skill Requirements of entry-level
Graduates in the Information Systems Industry" : South African
Computer Journal, Vol 8, Nov 1992.
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Stander, A. Wireless
Communication for Scientific Data Access in African Countries (On invitation
for the first issue of the CODATA
Journal of the International Council for Science)
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Van Belle, Jean-Paul.
An Evaluation of Teaching Strategies for an Information
Systems Foundations Course. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, Vol 4 No 1 (2000).
- Van Belle, J.P.
A
Proposed Framework for Evaluating Generic Enterprise Models.
South African Computer Journal, 2000.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Expert Decision Support Systems for Functional Area Management: A South
African Overview. Management Dynamics: Contemporary
Research, 1995
Conference Papers
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Cloete, E. Peer reviewed: A New Class of Non-linear 2D Smoothers for Digital
Image Processing. PRASA2000,Johannesburg. 2000.
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Cloete, E. Peer reviewed: The Practical Application of a New Class of
Two-dimensional Non-linear Smoothers for Digital Image Processing. ICAI99,
Durban. September, 1999.
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Erlank S. Perceptions of key technologies in the financial sector
in the 1990's CISNA-92 conference, April 1992, Windhoek.
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Erlank S. A multi-disciplinary framework for Computer
Literacy 1st symposium on Information Systems in Education,
Science and Management. November 1991. University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo
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Erlank S, Du Plessis R.
Implications for the teaching of
technology in developing countries. 4th Information Systems
Conference, CISNA-93, June 1993, Gaberones, Botswana.
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Erlank S. Surfing the Internet: Implications for Educators and
Researchers in Southern Africa 5th International CISNA conference,
Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town. July 1994.
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Erlank S. Introducing GUI Client-server technology into the IS
Curriculum. IAIM Conference Proceedings, Las Vegas, Dec 1994
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Lubbe S & Hart ML. The Impact of Information Technology on
the Financial Performance of Organisations in a Developing Country
In Conference Proceedings of the Second European Conference on IT Investment
Evaluation, Henley-on-Thames, England, 11-12 July 1995.
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Hart, ML, Gillham, C.F. &
McGlynn, S.J.
Use of Information
Technology in South African Retailing In Conference Proceedings of
Sixth Conference of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists,
September 1994
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Hart, M.L. & Smith, D.C.
Are Information Systems Graduates
Taught What Industry Needs?- Presented at Southern Africa Computer
Lecturers Association Conference, Rustenburg, Transvaal, 1-2 July 1993.
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Hart, M.L., Gillham, C.F. &
McGlynn, S.J
Use of Information
Technology in South African Retailing Presented at Sixth
Conference of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists, 5-6
September 1994.
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Hart, M.L Computer Downsizing Revisited
Cognos User
Group, Cape Town, 22 November 1994.
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Hart, M.L. Making Intelligent Use of the Information in your
Billing Systems Billing Systems Conference, Johannesburg, 19-20
April 1995.
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Lubbe, S. & Hart,
M.L. The Impact of Information Technology on
the Financial Performance of Organisations in a Developing Country
The Second European Conference on IT Investment Evaluation,
Henley-on-Thames, England, 11-12 July 1995.
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Hoffman, AR The Business/IT Strategy Link: Is Real Implementation
Possible? Conference of the Computer Society of South Africa,
1991.
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Hoffman, AR CASE in the Age of the Smart Machine -
International CASE Conference, 1991.
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Hoffman, AR Impact of the Quality Improvement Process on IS
Management. Conference of the Computer Services Association, 1990.
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Hoffman, AR Computer Power to Credit Managers.
Conference of the United Institute of Credit Managers, 1990.
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Hoffman, AR Coming to Terms with the New Technology: People,
Problems, Tools. Millenium User Group Conference, 1989.
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Hoffman, AR Managing IS in South Africa: Facts and Figures.
Conference of the National Action Committee on Computers in Auditing, 1988.
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Hoffman, AR Corporate Information Systems Strategy. IFIP
TC8 International Symposium on Information Systems, 1987.
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Hoffman, AR Proliferation and Control of Microcomputers.
Conference of the National Action Committee on Computers in Auditing, 1986.
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Smith DC. Staff Motivation - The Real Key to High Performance.
National Computer Society Conference, 1991, Sandton Johannesburg.
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Smith DC & Couger D.
Improving IS Productivity through
Motivation and Productivity - Joint workshop, 1991, Jhb and Cape
Town.
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Smith DC. Managing IS Personnel. Execinform seminar, May
1992, Cape Town.
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Smith DC. Motivating Information Systems Staff - The Key to High
Performance. Economics, Business Economics and Manpower Research
Conference, 30 November 1992, Vista University, Port Elizabeth
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Smith DC& . Are Information System Graduates taught what
Industry Needs?. 23rd SACLA Conference, July 93, Rustenburg .
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Smith DC. Information Systems Curricula in South Africa.
IAIM Conference, Las Vegas, December 1994.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Teaching an
Information Systems Foundation Course: What Works and What Doesn't.
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Academy of Information and
Management Sciences, Maui, Oct 2000.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Evaluation of Selected IS Course Delivery Options on Student Performance.
30th Conference of the SA Computing Lecturers Association, Strand: 29-30 June
2000.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Moving
towards Generic Enterprise Models: from Pacioli to Cyc.
Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Conference on Information Systems,
Wellington: 1-3 Nov 1999.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Semantic Standardisation of High-level Enterprise Modelling. Arguments for an
Ontological Approach. Proceedings of the 28th
Conference of the SA Computing Lecturers Association, Stellenbosch: 28-30
June 1998.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Expert Decision Support Systems in Functional Business Management: A SA Status
Report. The 6th SA Institute for Management
Scientists Conference, 5-6 September 1994, Bellville.
- Van Belle, J.P.
Practical Applications of Expert System Technology in South Africa: A Survey.
CISNA-93, 2-4 June 1993, Gaborone (Botswana).
- Van Belle, J.P.
A survey of the current status of expert systems in South
Africa. Technical Report, B.Com (Hons), University
of Cape Town, May 1992.
Empirical Research Reports (2000) in PDF format
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