No man is an island: Social and human capital in IT capacity building in the Maldives

Adam, Mariyam S.; Urquhart, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.infoandorg.2007.11.002

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“…These results are matching with Cabrita and Bontis (2008) study results which indicated that the three constructs that make up intellectual capital really affect one another, and either directly or indirectly influences business performance, and Adam, and Urquhart (2009) stated that the cognitive capital is the most important for the tourism sector of the Maldives, and may play a vital role in accumulating structural and relational capital, together with appropriate government policies. While Sundac and Krmpotic (2009) said that: The synergy of human, structural and consumer capital can result in strong intellectual capital that becomes the source of competitive advantage and value added.…”

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“…Moreover, human capital also influences business performance indirectly. Adam, and Urquhart (2009) concluded that the role of cognitive capital is the most important for the tourism sector of the Maldives, and may play a vital role in accumulating structural and relational capital, together with appropriate government policies. Sundac and Krmpotic (2009) Sharabati et al (2010) found that there was a positive significant effect of IC on Jordanian manufacturing pharmaceutical organizations' BP, they also found that RC and HC affect BP, while SC did not.…”

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The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Jordanian Tourism Sector's Business Performance

Sharabati

Radi

Nour

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This study aims at investigating the influence of Intellectual Capital (IC) on Jordanian Tourism (JT) organizations' Business Performance (BP). To approach the aim of the study, practical data were used in the empirical analysis collected from 205 managers (organizations) out of 490 managers (organizations), by means of a questionnaire. Statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA test, correlation, multiple regressions and stepwise regression were employed. To confirm the suitability of data collection instrument, a Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Cronbach's Alpha and Factor Analysis were used. The results of the study indicated a positive significant relationship between IC and JT organizations' BP. However, the RC indicators were the most important indicators to distinguish the organizations from one another, followed by HC, while still they have a lot of work to improve SC. The empirical analysis showed that only RC and HC affect JT organizations' BP, while SC did not show any significant effect on JT organizations' BP. Furthermore, empirical results indicated that there are strong inter-relationships and interactions among the three components of IC with each others. The use of a single industry study design limits its generalisability to other industries. The data is also limited to Jordanian organizations; therefore, generalizing results of a Jordanian setting to other countries may be questionable. Extending the analysis to other settings represent future research opportunities. The data suggest that a similar set of IC indicators could be developed for other organizations and industries whether government, public or private, profitable or non-profitable organizations.

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The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Jordanian Tourism Sector's Business Performance

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Radi

Nour

et al. 2013

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“…According to [1], human capital is defined as "the collective knowledge, skills, abilities and characteristics of an organization's employees and managers that create a capacity (potential that can be realized) for competitive advantage." Whereas human capital resides in individuals, social capital resides in relationships.…”

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“…ICT capacity building is usually defined in terms of people, institutions, and practices that help a nation achieve her development goals [18]. Reference [1] states there are three conditions necessary for effective capacity building: 1) An enabling environment with appropriate methods, tools, policy and legal framework; 2) An institutional development that supports community participative development efforts; and, 3) Human resources development through training and education.…”

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Leveraging technology transfer, information communication technology and capacity building for sustainable development

Mulamula

Amadi-Echendu

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (I

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Digital technologies have brought about tremendous changes which have impacted human lives. Information and communications technologies are widely acknowledged as important resources for job creation, firms' growth, economic growth, socio political and sustainable development. In this regard, policies regarding transfer, assimilation, and absorption need to cushion the perilous phases of technology adaptation to local conditions. Least developed countries need to surmount capacity challenges in order to deploy and utilize information and communications technologies for development and growth of small and medium enterprises. This paper examines how policy implementations may be leveraged to accentuate the development of small and medium enterprises in smaller developing economies.

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“…The human IT capital in LDEs is critical and may well represent its most important asset. This asset will not only enable organizational change, but also act as the mechanism through which to achieve greater organizational effectiveness (Roepke et al, 2000, Singh et al, 2007, Wignaraja, 2008, Adam and Urquhart, 2009). The changes in IT in LDEs will inevitably have wide-ranging implications for the required skills, behavior, and orientations of IT staff.…”

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Understanding IT Business Value Creation and Evaluation in Least Developed Economies

Prasad

2011

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Information Technology (IT) is an important resource that can facilitate growth and development in both the developed and developing economies. The forces of globalisation increase the digital divide between the developed and developing economies is increasing. The least developed economies (LDEs) are the most vulnerable within this environment. Intense competition for IT resources means that LDEs need a deeper understanding of how to source and evaluate their IT‐related efforts. This effort puts LDEs in a better position to source funding from various stakeholders and promote localized investment in IT. This study presents a complementary approach to securing better IT‐related business value in organizations in the LDEs. It further evaluates how IT and the complementaries need to managed within the LDEs. Analysis of data collected from five LDEs show that organizations that invest in IT and related complementaries are able to better their business processes. The data also suggest that improved business processes lead to overall business processes improvements. The above is only possible if organizations adopt IT and make related changes in the complementary resources within the established culture and localizing the required changes.

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No man is an island: Social and human capital in IT capacity building in the Maldives

Cited by 35 publications

References 29 publications

The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Jordanian Tourism Sector's Business Performance

The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Jordanian Tourism Sector's Business Performance

Leveraging technology transfer, information communication technology and capacity building for sustainable development

Understanding IT Business Value Creation and Evaluation in Least Developed Economies

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