Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Systems and Technology) by Title
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Alleviating higher education challenges through strategic integration of technology: a case of selected universities in Africa.
(2018)The higher education sector in Africa is evolving and information technology continues to play a key role in driving these changes. Information and communications technologies are improving the creation and transmission ... -
An analysis of the role of competitive intelligence (knowledge management and business intelligence) in globalisation of Saudi Arabia ICT firms.
(2019)This study explored the role of technological, organisational, environmental and attitudinal factors in facilitating the globalisation of Saudi Arabian ICT companies. In particular, the study focused on identifying the ... -
Application of knowledge management approaches and information and communication technologies to manage indigenous knowledge in the agricultural sector in selected districts of Tanzania.
(2009)This study investigated the extent to which knowledge management (KM) approaches and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to manage agricultural indigenous knowledge (IK), and introduce relevant ... -
Assessing the cyber-security status of the metropolitan municipalities in South Africa.
(2018)The intention of this enquiry was to assess the status of cyber-security in the metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. The focus on this level of local government was driven by the fact that metropolitan municipalities ... -
Bridging the training needs of cybersecurity professionals in Mauritius through the use of smart learning environments.
(2020)Teaching and Learning confined to within the four walls of a classroom or even online Learning through Massive Online Courses (MOOCs) and other Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) are no longer seen as the optimal ... -
Business intelligence information systems success : a South African study.
(2016)Business Intelligence (BI) systems hold promise for improving organisational decision making in South Africa. Additionally, BI systems have become increasingly important over the past few decades and are one of the top ... -
Computer-based productivity estimation of academic staff using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy topsis method.
(2014)Universities generally use a human-intensive approach such as peer evaluations, expert judgments, group interviews or a weighting system to estimate academic productivity. This study ... -
Digital skills preparedness of higher education students for the “Real Estate, Finance and Business” sector in South Africa.
(2020)The 21st century is experiencing rapid technological advancements. Industry need to keep abreast of these advancements, in order to remain competitive. These rapid technological advancements create added pressure for higher ... -
Do Web 2.0 social media impact transnational social advocacy? : a study of South African civil society and Greenpeace.
(2012)This study focuses on how civil society organisations deploy Web 2.0 technologies for transnational social advocacy, the context of this technology use, and the effect of this adoption in achieving organisational goals. ... -
Enhancing access to socioeconomic development information using mobile phone applications in rural Zimbabwe: the case of Matabeleland South Province.
(2018)Mobile phone access has grown exponentially, transforming access to information and communication in Africa. Mobile phone penetration has increased dramatically across the urban-rural, rich-poor and literate-illiterate ... -
Information and communication technology as a tool for craft market traders in promoting community tourism.
(2017)This is an interdisciplinary study, taking information and communication technology (ICT) as a point of departure, incorporating tourism, art and craft, e-business and community development as the field of knowledge. The ... -
Information and communications technology (ICT) integration in teaching and learning : a critical analysis.
(2006)Technology availability is quite often mistaken for technology adoption and use. In the White Paper on E-Education, launched by the South African National Department of Education, the government has indicated its intention ... -
The interpretation and application of triangulation in information systems research.
(2020)Scholars argue that a single research method is inadequate to investigate a complex phenomenon. As a result, there is growing interest in academic communities in the practicability of mixing research techniques in a process ... -
Maximising return on investment in IT training : a South African perspective.
(2012)This thesis explores the impact of teacher student cultural congruence, specifically in respect of race, home language and gender, on cognitive learning in the information systems and technology discipline. The study is ... -
Potential adoption of mobile health technologies for public healthcare in Burundi.
(2016)Mobile health (or mHealth) describes the utilisation of wireless mobile communications devices in public and private healthcare. These include, but are not limited to, mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, and ... -
The role of ICT in enhancing transparency in public funds management in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(2021)ICT includes any communication device namely radio, television, cell phones, computer, and satellite systems that retrieve, store, manipulate, receive, or transmit information electronically in digital form. Transparency ... -
The role of information and communications technology in improving food security in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)This thesis explored the role of Information and Communications Technology in improving food security. The study was conducted in the South African context and is based on KwaZulu-Natal Province. It investigated the ... -
The suitability of wireless technologies for implementing an ebusiness infrastructure in Kenyan Micro and Small Enterprises.
(2010)This thesis interrogates the suitability of wireless technologies to implement an eBusiness infrastructure in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries, particularly in Kenya. A research model was developed ... -
A systems thinking approach to the planning of rural telecommunications infrastructure.
(2001)The research reported in this thesis is concerned with the provision of telecommunications infrastructure to rural areas in developing countries. The primary focus is to improve the current practice in the planning of such ...