• A Research Review on Building Information Modeling in Construction―An Area Ripe for IS Research 

      Merschbrock, Christoph; Munkvold, Bjørn E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      This article presents a review of the research on Building Information Modeling (BIM) in construction, with the aim of identifying areas in this domain where IS research can contribute. The concept of BIM comprises an ...
    • Assessing effects of eGovernment initiatives based on a public value framework 

      Hellang, Øyvind; Flak, Leif Skiftenes (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;7443, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Assessing effects of eGovernment initiatives is considered an important but challenging endeavor. Assessments are, among other things, important to justify e-government investments. They are challenging because they are ...
    • Back-propagation artificial neural network for ERP adoption cost estimation 

      Kotb, Mohamed T.; Haddara, Moutaz; Kotb, Yehia T. (Communications in Computer and Information Science;220, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) are greatly affected by cost escalations and overruns Reliable cost factors estimation and management is a key for the success of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems adoptions ...
    • Challenges in information systems procurement in the Norwegian public sector 

      Moe, Carl Erik; Païvärinta, Tero (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;6846, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Public procurement of information systems (IS) and IS services provides several challenges to the stakeholders involved in the procurement processes. This paper reports initial results from a Delphi study, which involved ...
    • Choosing the right medium for municipal eParticipation based on stakeholder expectations 

      Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Flak, Leif Skiftenes; Sæbø, Øystein (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;7444, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      This paper examines the expectations and communication needs of relevant stakeholder groups for municipal eParticipation in a small Norwegian municipality. We identified relevant stakeholder groups with the municipality, ...
    • Defining the IT artefact in social media for eparticipation : An ensemble view 

      Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Munkvold, Bjørn E. (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Social media has become a popular outlet for various eParticipation activities, such as online campaigning by political parties. Much research on this topic is currently being undertaken, and so far research has shown that ...
    • Democracy Squared: Designing On-Line Political Communities to Accommodate Conflicting Interests 

      Rose, Jeremy; Sæbø, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)
      On-line political communities, such as the Norwegian site Demokratitorget (Democracy Square), are often designed according to a set of un-reflected assumptions about the political interests of their potential members. In ...
    • Demystifying the possibilities of ICT4D in the mountain regions of Nepal 

      Thapa, Devinder; Sæbø, Øystein (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences;44, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Despite the substantial investments in ICT4D projects in developing countries, the benefits are yet to be realised by the majority of remote communities. Inaccessibility to ICT has widened educational, healthcare, information, ...
    • E-government in marketing a country: A strategy for reducing transaction cost of doing business in Tanzania 

      Kachwamba, Muhajir; Sæbø, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      There are limited studies examining the role of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA’s) and their respective marketing techniques used in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Using an exploratory case study approach, ...
    • Elaborating the WARE method for eParticipation requirements 

      Sæbø, Øystein; Päivärinta, Tero; Austbø, Jan Helge; Scheie, Svein Sundfør (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      eParticipation systems are often directly targeted at citizens. However, as a group of potential users, citizens form a heterogeneous and unpredictable group, which makes requirements elicitation a challenging issue. Based ...
    • eParticipation: Designing and Managing Political Discussion Forums 

      Sæbø, Øystein; Rose, Jeremy; Molka-Danielsen, Judith (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      eParticipation is the extension and transformation of participation in political deliberation and decision-making processes through information and communication technologies (ICTs). The most commonly found examples of ...
    • ERP lifecycle: When to retire your ERP system? 

      Haddara, Moutaz; Elragal, Ahmed (Communications in Computer and Information Science;219, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      A lot of research has been undertaken focusing on ERP systems lifecycles, but very little paid attention to retirement. ERP retirement means the replacement of an ERP with another. The aim of this research paper is to ...
    • ERP systems in SMEs: A literature review 

      Haddara, Moutaz; Zach, Ondrej (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences;44, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      This review summarizes research on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Due to the close-to-saturation of ERP adoptions in large enterprises (LEs), ERP vendors now focus ...
    • An Exploratory Approach for Benefits Management in e-Government : Insights from 48 Norwegian Government Funded Projects 

      Flak, Leif Skiftenes; Eikebrokk, Tom Roar; Dertz, Willy (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; no. 41, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Efforts to improve governance and government functions through the use of information technology continue to draw considerable parts of the budgets of government agencies. To meet public and political demands for increased ...
    • The Genre System Lens on E-Democracy 

      Päivärinta, Tero; Sæbø, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      E-Democracy aims at enhancing citizen involvement in societal communication and decision making. However, the very ideals of democracy vary while reports of e-democracy in use have often left them undiscussed. Moreover, ...
    • Genres of participation in social networking systems: A study of the 2009 Norwegian parliamentary election 

      Johannessen, Marius Rohde (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;6229, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      In the Norwegian context, eParticipation in the form of online campaigning has been on the agenda since 2001. After Obama’s successful presidential campaign in 2008, expectations about the use of SNS in the Norwegian ...
    • Identifying reasons for ERP system customization in SMEs: a multiple case study 

      Zach, Ondrej; Munkvold, Bjørn E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate possible reasons for enterprise resource planning (ERP) system customization in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a particular focus on distinguishing ...
    • Impact of e-government on transaction cost and FDI inflows: A proposed conceptual framework 

      Kachwamba, Muhajir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Although vast normative e-government literature supports the assertion that implementation of e-government reduces transaction cost and promotes Foreign Direct Investment; empirical evidence to support this thesis ...
    • Implementing IT Service Management: A systematic literature review 

      Iden, Jon; Eikebrokk, Tom Roar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      This article provides a systematic review of existing research related to the implementation of IT Service Management (ITSM) and the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). The review's main goals are to ...
    • Influences of culture, geography and infrastructure on website localization decisions 

      Shneor, Rotem (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Purpose – the paper examines the role played by culture, geography and infrastructure on European airline’s decision to launch market-specific websites. Design/ methodology/ approach – Logistic regression analysis based ...