Kevin Johnston :: Research and Publications

Introduction

My research interests have been oriented towards ICT strategy and alignment; use of ICT in business, ICT management issues, and OSS.

Journal Papers

Educational theme

• Eccles E, Pym J, Johnston K (2008), Initiating a New Information Systems Course: a Case Study in Educational Innovation, The African Journal of Information Systems, Vol 1, No 1(2008).http://journals.sfu.ca/ajis/index.php/ajisonline/issue/view/5
• Stander A, Johnston KA (2007), The Need for and Contents of a Course in Forensic Information Systems & Computer Science at the University of Cape Town, Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology (IISIT), Vol 4, http://iisit.org/IssuesVol4v2.htm
• Ngambi D, Johnston K (2006), An ICT-mediated Constructivist Approach for increasing academic support and teaching critical thinking skills, Educational Technology & Society http://www.ifets.info/issues.php?id=32; Vol 9, Iss 3, pp 244-253, ISSN 1436-4522

Strategic theme

• Johnston KA, Muganda N, Theys K (2007), Key Issues for CIOs in South Africa, The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, EJISDC (2007) 30,3, ISSN: 1681-4835 www.ejisdc.org

Conference papers

Educational theme

• Johnston KA, Benvenuti S, (2008), News you can use, InSite 2008 Conference, Varna, Bulgaria
• Johnston KA, Andersen B, Davidge-Pitts J, Ostensen-Saunders M (2007), Using Personality Tests to Identify Potential ICT Entrepreneurs. InSite 2007 Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Stander A, Johnston KA (2007), The Need for and Contents of a Course in Forensic Information Systems & Computer Science at the University of Cape Town, InSite 2007 Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Johnston KA, Turner N, Salie R & Goosen M (2006), An investigation into what IS Students want from lectures? Conference on Information Technology in Tertiary Education (CITTE), Pretoria, ISBN 0-620-36564-1, http://citte2006.cut.ac.za
• Johnston KA & Ng’ambi D (2004). Every question deserves an answer. ICCE2004 – International Conference on Computers in Education, Melbourne Australia, 30 November – 3 December 2004.
• Johnston KA, (2003) "The answer is the question" Proceedings Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Pori, Finland.
• Johnston KA, (2002). "What did you learn in school today?" Proceedings SACLA 2002 Conference, Port Alfred, June.
• Johnston KA, Fenn J, Kretschmer L, and Lennox G, (2002). "A proposed study into why IS graduates struggle to find jobs even though there is a staff shortage in South Africa” Proceedings SACLA 2002 Conference, Port Alfred, June.

Strategic theme

• Johnston KA, Adams A, Davids E, Kabanda S, (2008), How SMEs in Western Cape of South Africa use ICT, Picmet 08 Conference, Cape Town
• Johnston KA, Muganda N, Theys K (2006), Key Issues for Chief Information Officers in South Africa, 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), http://aisel.aisnet.org/
• Johnston KA (2005), Developing an ICT Strategic Plan for an African Utility Corporation, International Business Information Management Conference (5th IBIMA) on December 13, 14, and 16, 2005 Cairo, Egypt
• Johnston KA, (2002). "Lessons from Geese - Harmonizing IT and Business," Proceedings IRMA 2002 Conference, Seattle, May
• Johnston KA, (1996). “National IT Policies, lessons for Africa,” Informatica Symposium, Maputo
• Johnston KA (1995). “IT Policies and the Southern African experience,” Kenyas 1st International IT Conference, Nairobi
• Johnston KA & Miller J (1994). “Should African Governments play a role in Computerisation?” CISNA 6th Conference, Cape Town
• Johnston KA (1994), "Is IT spending worth it in Africa?", IFIP World Congress, Hamburg
• Johnston KA (1993), "Are IS Departments dying?", CISNA 5th Conference, Gaborone
• Johnston KA (1993), "Are IS Departments dying or just disappearing?", 1st European IS Conference, Henly-on-Thames
• Johnston KA (1992), "Is IT spending worth it in Africa?", CISNA 4th Conference, Windhoek
• Johnston KA (1989), "Strategic Planning to optimise IT Resources", SA HP User Group, Vereeniging

Management theme

• Hooper ACS, Johnston KA (2008), Establishing Business integrity through website statements – an exploration of South African banking websites, www za 2008 conference, Cape Town, September
• Coetzee A, Johnston K, Van Belle JP (2007), People Management Skills of IS Managers. International Business Information Management Conference (8th IBIMA), Dublin, Ireland.
• Scott E; Johnston KA (2006), Estimating effort required to deliver Object-Oriented software development PROJECTS: A USE-Case point’s account, 2006 PMSA International Conference, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. ISBN 1-920-01708-9
• Venkatesan VS (University of Western Australia) & Johnston KA (2005) Adoption of IT & E-Commerce Tools in the Business Sector in South Africa and Australia – A Comparison. IRMA San Diego, USA.
• Johnston KA & Milligan R (2005). Online Credit Card Confidence in South Africa. International Business Information Management Conference (IBIMA 2005), Lisbon, Portugal
• Johnston KA, Jugdav R (2004). An Impression of How the intranet Empowers Knowledge Workers. Joint International Conference on Informatics and Research on Women in ICT (RWICT) 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28-30 July 2004.
• Johnston KA & Seymour L, (2003). Barriers to conducting financial transactions on the Internet, Proceedings of the Conference on Information Science and Technology Management (CISTM), Cape Town, October 28-29.
• Johnston KA, (2002). "Understanding the South African online consumer", Proceedings IRMA 2002 Conference, Seattle, May
• Johnston KA (2000). “Ecommerce the great sucking sound”. SA Institute of Engineers Conference, Stellenbosch
• Johnston KA (2000). “Baby you can light my fire”. IGNITE Forum, Sun City
• Johnston KA (1998). “Y2K The Financial Sector”. IMT Conference, Simonstown

Open Source theme

• Mosoval F, Gardiner JJ, Healey P, Prestedge A, Johnston KA (2006), The State of Open Source Software (OSS) In South Africa, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (10th), AIS (Association for Information Systems) at http://www.pacis-net.org/, ISBN 981-05-5964-X
• Mosoval F, Gough L, Hart B, Kadungure T, & Johnston KA (2006), Open Source Software Use in South African Organisations: An Empirical Research Report, 7th International Business Information Management Association Conference ( IBIMA), ISBN: 0-9753393-6-2
• Johnston KA & Seymour L (2005). Why South Africans don’t FLOSS? International Business Information Management Conference (IBIMA 2005), Lisbon, Portugal
• Johnston KA, (2003). "An Evaluation of the factors that impact Open Source Software uptake in South African Organisations”, Proceedings Building the Information Commonwealth: Information Technologies and Building Prospects for Development of a Civil Society Institutions in the CIS Countries, St. Petersburg, Russia, July

Chapters in Books

• Miscione, G,; Gordon, D. and Johnston, K., 2008, Free and Open Source Software in Low-Income Countries: Emergent Properties? In IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 282; Social Dimensions of Information and Communication Technology Policy; Chrisanthi Avgerou, Matthew L. Smith, Peter van den Besselaar; (Boston: Springer), pp. 351-355
• Duncan K and Krueger K (Eds), (1994), Linkage and Developing Countries Information Processing '94", North-Holland, Amsterdam, ISBN 0 444 81988 6, "Is IT spending worth it in Africa?", pp46-52
• Kamel S (Ed), (2003), Managing Globally with Information Technology, IRM Press, Hershey, USA. Contributed chapter 11, Harmonizing IT and Business Strategies. pp140-148. ISBN 1-931777-42-X
• Kangas K (Ed), (2003), Business Strategies for Information Technology Management, IRM Press, Hershey, USA. Contributed chapter15, The South African online consumer. pp 216-225. ISBN 1-931777-45-4
• Khosrow-Pour M (Editor) (2008), “Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology” Idea-Group Publishing, Hershey USA. Contributed one chapter “One Organization, One Strategy”.
• Khosrow-Pour M (Editor) (2005), “Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology” Idea-Group Publishing, Hershey USA. Contributed one chapter “Harmonizing IT and Business Strategies”. . ISBN 1-59140-553-X
• Ojo SO, Parsons DJ and Ige JA (Eds), 1993, "Information Technology Utilisation in Developing Countries", Cisna, Gaborone ISBN 99912-2-051-8, "Are Information Systems Departments Dying or just Disappearing?", pp180-186. ISBN 99912-2-051-8