Approaching information system evaluation methodology and techniques: a comprehensive review

Ababneh, Hayel; Shrafat, Fayiz; Zeglat, Dia

doi:10.1504/ijbis.2017.080943

“…The review is expected to contribute to the academic discourse by addressing the gap in comprehensive literature that synthesizes the diverse methodologies and techniques employed in the evaluation of information systems within HRM (Ababneh et al, 2017). By examining the plethora of research on investment justification and benefits management models, this paper aims to provide a structured narrative that can guide future research and practice in the field (Cui, Dhombres and Charlet, 2022).…”

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A Review of the Impact of Digital Transformation on Hr Practices and Strategies in the Nigerian Renewable Energy Sector

Olakunle James,

Ann Udeh,

Daraojimba

et al. 2023

j.trd.wrld.econ

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This review synthesizes the burgeoning intersection of digital transformation and human resource management (HRM) within Nigeria’s renewable energy sector. The research aims to elucidate how digital technologies are reshaping HR practices and strategies, and to what extent these changes are influencing the sector’s growth and sustainability. Employing a systematic literature review methodology, the study aggregates findings from peer-reviewed journals, industry reports, and case studies pertinent to the Nigerian context. The review reveals a significant shift towards automation and data-driven decision-making in HR functions, including recruitment, training, performance management, and employee engagement. It also highlights a growing emphasis on strategic HRM to foster a workforce agile enough to adapt to digital innovations. Key findings suggest that while digital transformation presents opportunities for efficiency gains and competitive advantage, it also poses challenges related to workforce digital literacy and the alignment of HR strategies with technological advancements. The implications of this study are twofold: it offers a roadmap for HR practitioners in the renewable energy sector to navigate the digital landscape effectively, and it provides policymakers with insights into the necessary frameworks to support the sector’s digital transition. The review concludes with recommendations for future research, particularly the need for empirical studies to validate the identified trends and strategies in the Nigerian renewable energy context.

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“…The review is expected to contribute to the academic discourse by addressing the gap in comprehensive literature that synthesizes the diverse methodologies and techniques employed in the evaluation of information systems within HRM (Ababneh et al, 2017). By examining the plethora of research on investment justification and benefits management models, this paper aims to provide a structured narrative that can guide future research and practice in the field (Cui, Dhombres and Charlet, 2022).…”

Section: The Objectives and Expected Contributions Of The Comprehensi...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Impact of Digital Transformation on Hr Practices and Strategies in the Nigerian Renewable Energy Sector

Olakunle James,

Ann Udeh,

Daraojimba

et al. 2023

j.trd.wrld.econ

0

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This review synthesizes the burgeoning intersection of digital transformation and human resource management (HRM) within Nigeria’s renewable energy sector. The research aims to elucidate how digital technologies are reshaping HR practices and strategies, and to what extent these changes are influencing the sector’s growth and sustainability. Employing a systematic literature review methodology, the study aggregates findings from peer-reviewed journals, industry reports, and case studies pertinent to the Nigerian context. The review reveals a significant shift towards automation and data-driven decision-making in HR functions, including recruitment, training, performance management, and employee engagement. It also highlights a growing emphasis on strategic HRM to foster a workforce agile enough to adapt to digital innovations. Key findings suggest that while digital transformation presents opportunities for efficiency gains and competitive advantage, it also poses challenges related to workforce digital literacy and the alignment of HR strategies with technological advancements. The implications of this study are twofold: it offers a roadmap for HR practitioners in the renewable energy sector to navigate the digital landscape effectively, and it provides policymakers with insights into the necessary frameworks to support the sector’s digital transition. The review concludes with recommendations for future research, particularly the need for empirical studies to validate the identified trends and strategies in the Nigerian renewable energy context.

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“…The authors have studied various research papers to understand the management effectiveness of cyber security performance. Most of the research are around Return on investment (Kanungo et al ., 2011; Ababneh et al ., 2017), key performance indicators (KPI) (Igor Bernik Kaja Prislan, 2016). Zaini et al (2018) in their study believe that information security is vital in protecting information resources and should be used as strategic resources for competitive advantages as part of organizational objectives.…”

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Application of grounded theory in construction of factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness of cyber security and developing impact models

Dube

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,

Mohanty²

2022

OCJ

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PurposeAs evident from the literature review, the research on cyber security performance is centered on security metrics, maturity models, etc. Essentially, all these are helpful for evaluating the efficiency of cyber security organization but what matters is how the factors of internal efficiency affect the business performance, i.e. the external effectiveness. The purpose of this research paper is to derive the factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness of cyber security and develop impact model to identify the most and least preferred parameters of internal efficiency with respect to all the parameters of external effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThere are two objectives for this research: Deriving the factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness of cyber security; Developing a model to identify the impact of internal efficiency factors on the external effectiveness of cyber security since there is not much evidence of research in defining the factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness of cyber security, the authors have chosen grounded theory methodology (GTM) to derive the parameters. In this study emic approach of GTM is followed and an algorithm is developed for administering the grounded theory research process. For the second research objective survey methodology and rank order was used to formulate the impact model. Two different samples and questionnaires were designed for each of the objectives.FindingsFor the objective 1, 11 factors of efficiency and 10 factors of effectiveness were derived. These are used as independent and dependent variable respectively in the later part of the research for the second objective. For the objective 2 the impact models among independent and dependent variables were formulated to find out the following. Most and least preferred parameters lead to internal efficiency of cyber security organization to identify the most and least preferred parameters of internal efficiency with respect to all the parameters external effectiveness.Research limitations/implicationsThe factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness constructed by using grounded theory cannot remain constant in the long run, because of dynamism of the domain itself. Over and above this, there are inherent limitations of the tools like grounded theory, used in the research. Few important limitations of GTM are as below in grounded theory, it is comparatively difficult to maintain and demonstrate the rigors of research discipline. The sheer volume of data makes the analysis and interpretation complex, and lengthy time consuming. The researchers’ presence during data gathering, which is often unavoidable and desirable too in qualitative research, may affect the subjects’ responses. The subjectivity of the data leads to difficulties in establishing reliability and validity of approaches and information. It is difficult to detect or to prevent researcher-induced bias.Practical implicationsThe internal efficiency and external effectiveness factors of cyber security can be further correlated by the future researchers to understand the correlations among all the factors and predict cyber security performance. The grounded theory algorithm developed by us can be further used for qualitative research for deriving theory through abstractions in the areas where there is no sufficient availability of data. Practitioners of cyber security can use this research to focus on relevant areas depending on their respective business objective/requirements. The models developed by us can be used by the future researchers to for various sectoral validations and correlations.Social implicationsThough the financial costs of a cyber-attack are steep, the social impact of cyber security failures is less readily apparent but can cause lasting damage to customers, employees and the company. Therefore, it is always important to be mindful of how the impact of cyber security affects society as well as the bottom line when they are calculating the potential impact of a breach. Underestimating either impact can destroy a brand. The factor of internal efficiency and external effectiveness derived by us will help stakeholder in focusing on relevant area depending on their business. The impact model developed in this research is very useful for focusing a particular business requirement and accordingly tune the efficiency factor.Originality/valueDuring literature study the authors did not find any evidence of application of grounded theory approach in cyber security research. While the authors were exploring research literature to find out some insight into the factor of internal efficiency and external effectiveness of cyber security, the authors did not find concrete and objective research on this. This motivated us to use grounded theory to derive these factors. This, in the authors’ opinion is one of the pioneering and unique contribution to the research as to the authors’ knowledge no researchers have ever tried to use this methodology for the stated purpose and cyber security domain in general. In this process the authors have also developed an algorithm for administering GTM. Further developing impact models using factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness has lots of managerial and practical implication.

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Approaching information system evaluation methodology and techniques: a comprehensive review

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A Review of the Impact of Digital Transformation on Hr Practices and Strategies in the Nigerian Renewable Energy Sector

A Review of the Impact of Digital Transformation on Hr Practices and Strategies in the Nigerian Renewable Energy Sector

A Review of the Impact of Digital Transformation on Hr Practices and Strategies in the Nigerian Renewable Energy Sector

Application of grounded theory in construction of factors of internal efficiency and external effectiveness of cyber security and developing impact models

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