Research

Publications: 2005

The following are the research outputs of the Information Systems Department in 2005.  

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

• Brown, I.T.J. and Buys, M. 2005. Customer satisfaction with Internet banking web sites: An empirical test and validation of a measuring instrument. South African Computer Journal, 35: 29-37.
• Brown, I.T.J. and Molla, A. 2005. Determinants of Internet and cell phone banking adoption in South Africa. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 10(1): http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/jibc/articles.htm.
• Brown, I.T.J. and Motjolopane, I.M.M. 2005. Strategic business IT alignment and factors of influence: A case study in a public tertiary education institution. South African Computer Journal, 35: 20-28.
• Brown, I.T.J., Knol, B. and Vincent, S. 2005. Using Cluster Analysis to investigate the role of culture in the adoption of Web-based learning tools. Alternation, 12(1a): 515-542.
• Hart, M.L. and Webber, R.C. 2005. The shareholder-wealth effects of information technology infrastructure investments in South Africa. Investment Analysts, 62: 43-53.
• Seymour, L., Brown, I.T.J., Morley, L., Khatree, F. and Beck, E.J. 2005. Factors affecting usage of Web-based learning tools. Alternation, 12(1a): 467-486.
• Seymour, L., Hart, M.L., Haralambous, P., Weng, C.-W.A. and Natha, T. 2005. Inclination of scholars to major in information systems or computer science. South African Computer Journal, 35: 97-106.
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Trusler, J. 2005. An interpretivist case study of a South African rural multi-purpose community centre. Journal of Community Informatics, 1(2): 140-157.
• Van der Merwe, N., Scott, E.C. and Smith, D. 2005. Peer assessment: A complementary instrument to recognise individual contributions in IS student group projects. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation, 8(2): 61-70.

Chapters in Books

• Brown, I.T.J., Stander, A., Newman, P., Mugera, P.K.L. and Hoppe, R.S. 2005. National environment and Internet Banking adoption: Comparing Singapore and South Africa. In G. Hunter and F.B. Tan (Eds), Advanced topics in global information management, Vol. 4: 244-270. Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Publishing.
• Brown, I.T.J. 2005. Testing and extending theory in strategic information systems planning through literature analysis. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Advanced topics in information resources management, Vol. 5: 282 - 318. Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Publishing.
• Johnston, K. 2005. Harmonizing IT and business strategies. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of information science and technology (5 Volumes): 1317-1321. Hershley, USA: Idea Group Reference.
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Trusler, J. 2004. An interpretivist case study of a rural multi-purpose community centre in the Dwars River Valley, South Africa. In M. Gurstein and S. Stafeev (Eds), Community informatics and community networking textbook. Prospects. Approaches. Instruments. Part 2: Community Informatics: 10 Years of development worldwide. Projects, Programs and Case Studies: 189-211. Moscow: URSS (Institute for Systems Analysis, Russian Acad.).

Peer Reviewed Published Conference Proceedings

• Brown, I.T.J. and Buys, M. 2005. A cross-cultural investigation into customer satisfaction with Internet banking security. In J. Bishop and D. Kourie (Eds), Proceedings of the SAICSIT 2005 Annual Research Conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, White River, South Africa. ISBN 1-59593-258-5, 200-207.
• Brown, I.T.J., Gordon, C., Meyer, M. and Janik, N. 2005. Investigating adoption/non-adoption of cell phones for financial transactions in South Africa. In B. Campbell, J. Underwood and D. Bunker (Eds), Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2005. Socialising IT: Thinking about the People, Manly, Sydney, Australia. ISBN 0-9758417-0-X [CD-ROM].
• Brown, I.T.J., Hassim, A., Lee, T.-C. and Wang, Y.C. 2005. Whither t-Commerce? Exploring awareness and potential adoption in South Africa. In I.T.J. Brown (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference on WWW Applications 2005, 29 - 31 Aug, Cape Town, South Africa, 1-15. ISBN 0-620-35079-2 [ONLINE] http://www.uj.ac.za/www2005/documents/Bro.
• Chigona, W.M.G., Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Kaspar, E., Heslop, R. and Arellano, N. 2005. Public-funded communcal computing among the urban poor: An evaluation of the success factors. In P. Palvia and P. Pinjani (Eds), Proceedings of the 6th Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM) World Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 1-9. ISSN 1557-6574.
• Chigona, W.M.G., Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Kaspar, E., Heslop, R. and Arellano, N. 2005. An evaluation of key determining factors for implementing a successful communal computing initiative in a disadvantaged community in South Africa. In G. Erwin, W. Taylor, A. Bytheway and C. Strumpfer (Eds), Proceedings of 2nd Annual Conference of the Community Informatics Research Network, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0-620-34769-4, 231-237.
• Chigona, W.M.G., Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Paddock, S., Pitout, C. and Moore, J. 2005. Usability factors affecting the adoption of ICT-assisted Basic Adult Education. In J. Wesson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 4th Conference Southern African Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, MIdrand - South Africa. 1-59593-152-X, 1-4. [CD-ROM].
• Chigona, W.M.G., Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Pitout, C., Paddock, S. and Moore, J. 2005. An investigation on the use and adoptability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for improving adult functional literacy in South Africa. Proceedings of the 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education, Stellenbosch, South Africa. ISBN 1-920-01711-9, 1-8. [CD-ROM].
• Chigona, W.M.G., Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Spath, M., Derakhshani, and Bheekun, 2005. Perceptions on SPAM in a South African context. In S.K. Soliman (Ed.), Proceedings of the 5th International Business Information Management Conference, Cairo, Egypt. ISBN 0-9753393-4-6, 283-291.
• Cloete, E. 2005. The current state of B2B e-marketplace adoption in South African agriculture. www2005, Cape Town 2005
• Hart, M.L. and Moses, A. 2005. Issues affecting knowledge sharing in South African financial services organizations. In D. Borenstein and D.J. Power (Eds), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of the Decision Support Systems Special Interest Group of the Association of Information Systems (AIS), Porto Alegre, Brazil, 12-15 July 2005. ISBN 85-89422-02-X, 1-10. [CD-ROM].
• Johnston, K. and Milligan, R. 2005. Online credit card confidence in South Africa. In K.S. Soliman (Ed.), Proceedings of IBIMA, 2005 International Conference on Information Management in Modern Enterprise, Lisbon, Portugal. ISBN 0-9753393-3-8, 406-412. [CD-ROM].
• Johnston, K. and Seymour, L. 2005. Why South Africans dont FLOSS? In K.S. Soliman (Ed.), Proceedings of IBIMA, 2005 International Conference on Information Management in Modern Enterprise, Lisbon, Portugal. ISBN 0-9753393-3-8, 438-446. [CD-ROM].
• Johnston, K. and Venkatesan, V. 2005. Adoption of IT & E-Commerce tools in the business sector in South Africa and Australia: A comparison. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2005 Information Resources Management Association International Conference IRMA, 2005, San Diego California, USA. ISBN 1591408229, 480-483.
• Kirkham, K. 2005. The value of teaching using a live ERP system with resource constraints. In B. Samways, R.M. Bottino, A. Knierzinger, R. Morel, E. Stacey, P. Waker and J. Wibe (Eds), Proceedings of the 8th IFIP World Conference on Computing in Education (WCCE), Stellenbosch. ISBN 1-920-01711-9, 1-9. [CD-ROM].
• Nash, J.M., Speight, H.L., Van Heerden, M. and Mullins, C. 2005. To cross the digital divide, first leap the language barrier. In B. Samways, R.M. Bottino, A. Knierzinger, R. Morel, E. Stacey, P. Waker and J. Wibe (Eds), Proceedings of WCCE, 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education, July 2005 Conference, Stellenbosch. ISBN 1-920-01711-9, 1-8. [CD-ROM].
• Seymour, L. and Kirkham, K. 2005. The value of teaching using a live ERP system with resource constraints. In B. Samways, R.M. Bottino, A. Knierzinger, R. Morel, E. Stacey, P. Waker and J. Wibe (Eds), Proceedings of WCCE, 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education, Stellenbosch. ISBN 1-920-01711-9, 1-9. [CD-ROM].
• Seymour, L. and Nadasen, 2005. Factors contributing to the advantages and disadvantages of web access at work: Perceptions of IT Staff in the Western Cape. Proceedings of 7th Annual Conference on WWW Applications, 29-31 Aug 2005, Cape Town. ISBN 0-620-35079-2, 1-16. [CD-ROM].
• Seymour, L., Brown, I.T.J., Khatree, F., Morley, L. and Beck, E.J. 2005. Exploring the influence of demographics on web based learning tool perceptions and adoption intent. In B. Samways, R.M. Bottino, A. Knierzinger, R. Morel, E. Stacey, P. Waker and J. Wibe (Eds), Proceedings of WCCE, 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education, 2005 Conference, Stellenbosch. ISBN 1-920-01711-9, 1-8. [CD-ROM].
• Seymour, L., Scott, E.C., Morar, A., Meyerowitz, J. and Malamoglou, S. 2005. An investigation into the workplace application of skills learnt during a systems development course. In D. Colton and T. Janicki (Eds), Proceedings of ISECON 2005, Columbus, Ohio. ISSN ISSN: 1542-7382. 1-11. [CD-ROM].
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. 2005. A simple metric to measure semantic overlap between models: Application and visualization. Proceedings of 5th International Business Information Management Conference (IBIMA), Cairo (Egypt), pp1043-1050.
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Gilham, C. 2005. Factors Affecting the Adoption of Mobile Content Services amongst Youth in the Western Cape, South Africa. Proceedings of 2005 International Business Information Management Conference (IBIMA) , Lisbon (Portugal), 2.
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Smith, D. 2006. A community outreach programme for Information Systems students at the University of Cape Town. Proceedings of SACLA 2005 Conference, Kasane, Bostwana, 133-137.
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Van wyk, S. 2005. Adoption Factors for Mobile Gaming in South Africa. In K.S. Soliman (Ed.), Proceedings of 5th International Business Information Management Conference (IBIMA), Cairo, Egypt. ISBN 0-9753393-3-8,13-21. [CD-ROM].
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Vosloo, S. 2005. E-Government and the E-readiness of non-profit organisations in the Western Cape, South Africa. In W. Taylor, G. Erwin, A. Bytheway and C. Strumpfer (Eds), Proceedings of 2nd Annual Conference of the Community Informatics Research Network, Cape Town. ISBN 0-620-34769-4, 398-407.
• Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Wagner, L. 2005. Web mining for strategic intelligence in South Africa. In O.F. Ayadi (Ed.), Proceedings of 6th Annual International Conference of the International Academy of African Business and Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. ISBN 0-9765288-0-0, 372-381.

Theses and Dissertations Passed for Higher Degrees

• Brown, I.T.J. 2005. Espoused Theory versus Theory in Use: The case of strategic information systems planning: 1-360. Ph.D., University of Cape Town.
• Hendricks, D. 2005. An investigation into the consensus surrounding information systems project success: 1-88. M.Com. (Business Science), University of Cape Town.
• Ng Cheong Tin, M.M. 2005. ERP Projects: An examination of the factors influencing additional uplanned efforts in the project life cycle: 1-143. M.Com., University of Cape Town.

Other

• 2005 Empirical Research Project Titles [Currently not available]
• 2005 Technical Report Titles  [Currently not available]
• 2005 PHD and Masters Thesis Titles [Currently not available]