Abstract Problem Statement: The implementation and use of Information Communication
Technologies (ICTs) has been ascribed as a transformative drive across the world …

Personalized medicine aims to tailor the treatment to the specific characteristics of the
individual patient. In the process, physicians engage with multiple sources of data and …

Despite the proliferation of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Information Systems
Development (ISD), the rate of ISD project failure continues to remain exorbitantly high. In …

Distributed ISD projects are often typified by deep-seated differences between team
members from diverse organizational and professional backgrounds. Consequently …

Abstract Information Systems Development (ISD) practice is an inherently challenging
undertaking, as exemplified by the high rate of ISD project failures. The scale of the …

The effectiveness of distributed ISD teams is often inhibited by tensions between contextual
(macro) and localised (micro) factors. In light of these challenges, literature suggests that …

Experience is increasingly recognised as a core element of healthcare quality both by
members of the academic and practitioner community [1-3]. This trend can also be seen in …

In recent years, we have witnessed an increasing trend towards the conduct of Information
Systems Development (ISD) projects in distributed environments, whereby ISD team …

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Title Exploring the factors which affect cohesion and conflict in distributed information systems
development project teams Auth Page 1 Title Exploring the factors which affect cohesion and …