ICT for a Better Life and a Better World: The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Organizations and Society

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 The Power of Web 2.0 Storytelling to Overcome Knowledge Sharing Barriers  (Chiara Meret, Michela Iannotta, Mauro Gatti)....Pages 3-17
 A Pervasive IoT Scheme to Vehicle Overspeed Detection and Reporting Using MQTT Protocol  (Elie Nasr, Elie Kfoury, David Khoury)....Pages 19-34
 Building Inclusive Digital Societies Through the Use of Open Source Technologies  (Petra Turkama)....Pages 35-50
 ICT in a Collaborative Network to Improve Quality of Life: A Case of Fruit and Vegetables Re-use  (Sabrina Bonomi, Francesca Ricciardi, Cecilia Rossignoli)....Pages 51-67
 Identifying Disguised Objectives of IT Deployment Through Action Research  (Peter Bou Saba, Mario Saba, Antoine Harfouche)....Pages 69-82
 Using QFD Method for Assessing Higher Education Programs: An Examination of Key Stakeholders’ Visions  (Nizar Raissi)....Pages 83-98
 The Effect of ICT Usage on Employees’ Satisfaction: A Job Characteristics Perspective  (Teresina Torre, Daria Sarti)....Pages 99-113
 Artificial Intelligence a Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education Accreditation Programs: Expert Systems and AACSB  (Charbel Chedrawi, Pierrette Howayeck)....Pages 115-129
 Interactive Scheduling Decision Support System a Case Study for Fertilizer Production on Supply Chain  (Ahlam Azzamouri, Imane Essaadi, Selwa Elfirdoussi, Vincent Giard)....Pages 131-146
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 The E-Banking and the Adoption of Innovations from the Perspective of the Transactions Cost Theory: Case of the Largest Commercial Banks in Lebanon  (Charbel Chedrawi, Bissane Harb, Mariam Saleh)....Pages 149-164
 Economic Effect by Open Data in Local Government of Japan  (Tetsuo Noda, Akio Yoshida, Masami Honda)....Pages 165-173
 Innovation, New Public Management and Digital Era Government, Towards a Better Public Sector Performance Through ICT: The Case of the Lebanese Ministry of Environment  (Nada Mallah Boustani, Charbel Chedrawi)....Pages 175-189
 Choosing Valuation Models in the UAE  (Khaled Aljifri, Hafiz Imtiaz Ahmad)....Pages 191-203
 Empowering Farmers in India Through E-Government Services  (J. Nair, B. N. Balaji Singh)....Pages 205-219
 E-Society Realities in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire  (Z. R. Ahouman, Z. Rongting)....Pages 221-246
 Disclosure and Communication of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Morocco: The Case of a Bank  (Wadi Tahri, Abdelbari El Khamlichi)....Pages 247-261
 Does Persuasive E-commerce Website Influence Users’ Acceptance and Online Buying Behaviour? The Findings of the Largest E-commerce Website in Malaysia  (N. A. Abdul Hamid, C. H. Cheun, N. H. Abdullah, M. F. Ahmad, Y. Ngadiman)....Pages 263-279
 Exploring Factors Affecting the Adoption of HRIS in SMEs in a Developing Country: Evidence from Cameroon  (A. Noutsa Fobang, S. Fosso Wamba, J. R. Kala Kamdjoug)....Pages 281-295
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 Big Data at the Service of Universities: Towards a Change in the Organizational Structure and the Decision-Making Processes  (Dina Sidani, May Sayegh)....Pages 299-312
 Online Consumer Reviews in the Hotel Sector: Why and How to Answer?  (T. Pekarskaia Dauxert)....Pages 313-322
 Evaluating the Performance of IT Governance in Service-Oriented Enterprises  (Morteza Alaeddini, Seyed Alireza Hashemi)....Pages 323-333
 New Market Creation for Technological Breakthroughs: Commercial Drones and the Disruption of the Emergency Market  (Federico Carli, Maria Elena Manzotti, Hugo Savoini)....Pages 335-345
 Enterprise Architecture: A Pillar in an Integrated Framework to Measure the Internal Control Effectiveness in the Oil & Gas Sector  (Mohamed Akoum, Véronique Blum)....Pages 347-363
 Ontology for Enterprise Interactions: Extended and Virtual Enterprises  (F. Al Hadidi, Y. Baghdadi)....Pages 365-379
 Technological Innovation: The Pathway to Entrepreneurs’ Economic Advancement  (Wesley Palmer)....Pages 381-393
 How Communities Affect the Technology Acceptance Model in the Retail Sector  (Daniele Pederzoli)....Pages 395-408