All Outputs (5)

The Role of IT Competences in Gaining Value from E-Business: an SME Case Study (2012)
Journal Article
Ashurst, C., Cragg, P., & Herring, P. (2012). The Role of IT Competences in Gaining Value from E-Business: an SME Case Study. International Small Business Journal, 30(6), 640-658. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610375703

Many SMEs have been slow to exploit the potential of e-business. However, it can be difficult for any firm to gain value from e-business, and particularly so for SMEs that may lack important information technology (IT) competences. The study focused... Read More about The Role of IT Competences in Gaining Value from E-Business: an SME Case Study.

Exploring Business Transformation: The Challenges of Developing a Benefits Realization Capability (2010)
Journal Article
Ashurst, C., & Hodges, J. (2010). Exploring Business Transformation: The Challenges of Developing a Benefits Realization Capability. Journal of Change Management, 10(2), 217-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697011003795685

The successful management of change continues to be a major issue for organizations. This article draws on rich qualitative data to provide evidence of issues faced by organizations as they try to realize benefits from investments in IT-enabled chang... Read More about Exploring Business Transformation: The Challenges of Developing a Benefits Realization Capability.

Building project management communities: exploring the contribution of patterns supported by web 2.0 technologies (2009)
Journal Article
Burd, E., Hatch, A., Ashurst, C., & Jessop, A. (2009). Building project management communities: exploring the contribution of patterns supported by web 2.0 technologies. Computer Science Education, 19(4), 257-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993400903384901

This article describes an approach whereby patterns are used to describe management issues and solutions to be used during the project management of team-based software development. The work describes how web 2.0 technologies have been employed to su... Read More about Building project management communities: exploring the contribution of patterns supported by web 2.0 technologies.

Location, location, location: Does place of work really matter? (2009)
Journal Article
Redman, T., Snape, E., & Ashurst, C. (2009). Location, location, location: Does place of work really matter?. British Journal of Management, 20(S1), 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00640.x

This paper examines the work attitudes of home- and office-based workers. A review of the existing literature finds both pessimistic and optimistic accounts of the impact of homeworking on employee attitudes and behaviours. Drawing on a survey of 749... Read More about Location, location, location: Does place of work really matter?.

Improving the impact of IT development projects: the benefits realization capability model (2008)
Journal Article
Ashurst, C., Doherty, N., & Peppard, J. (2008). Improving the impact of IT development projects: the benefits realization capability model. European Journal of Information Systems, 17(4), 352-370. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2008.33

The return that organizations derive from investments in information systems and technology continues to disappoint. While there are many theoretical prescriptions as to how the planned benefits from an information technology (IT) project might best... Read More about Improving the impact of IT development projects: the benefits realization capability model.