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Digital Business

The Digital Business research group in the School of Business Information Technology concentrates on understanding and evaluating Internet-enabled businesses and services, and related competencies and connections. The results of our applied research with business and government organisations aim to gain a better understanding of emergent issues with pervasive and ubiquitous computing, business transformation, innovation, knowledge creation, dissemination and utilisation. Our research focuses on:

• Business to business – e-procurement, e-markets and e-supply chains;
• Business to consumer – business, technology and consumer issues;
• Business to employee – internal management of organisations and e-services to employees;
• E-Government – transformation, evaluation and uptake;
• E-Business; and
• E-Services.

Current Research Projects

Our current projects are in the areas we have expertise and/or sponsorship. These include:

• Competition and Collaboration in the Market for Digital Publishing (funded by the Australian Research Council)
• Use of E-Government Services by the Urban Community (funded by the Global Cities Institute)
• Evaluating the Impact of Information and Communications Technology on the Livelihood of Rural Communities (funded by Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation)
• Impact of E-Administration on Rural Citizens and Governments in France and Australia (funded by French Embassy in Australia and Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia)
• E-business assimilation and its effects on the growth and export performance of Australian horticulture firms (funded by RMIT Emerging Researcher Grant)

Academic staff

• Professor Brian Corbitt, Professor Ross Smith, Professor Mohini Singh, Associate Professor Hepu Deng, Dr Alemayehu Molla, Dr Konrad Peszynski, Dr Pradip Sarkar, Dr Vanessa Cooper, Dr Elspeth McKay, Mr Ian Searle, Professor Bill Martin

Research students

• Ahmad Abareshi, Carlton John, K D Dushantha Nimal Dissanayake, Feeba Babu Mootheril, Xuemei (Susanne) Tian, Joshua Rowe, Mikyung Kim

Events

Fourth International Conference on E-Government, October 23 and 24, 2008
http://www.academic-conferences.org/iceg/iceg2008/iceg08-home.htm

Books

1. Corbitt, B.J. and Al-Qirim, N. (2004) (Eds) e-Business, eGovernment and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges, Idea Publications, USA, UK.
2. Corbitt, B.J., Lawrence, E, Tidwell, A, Fisher, J and Lawrence, J (2003) Internet Commerce: Digital Models for Business, Brisbane: John Wiley. Chinese Edition
3. Lawrence, E, Corbitt, B.J., Newton, S, Lawrence, J and Thanasankit, T. (2003) Internet Commerce: Digital Models for Business, Brisbane: John Wiley. 3nd Edition
4. Lawrence E., Corbitt , B, Parker, C and Braithwaite, R. (2002) Technologies of Electronic Commerce, John Wiley and Sons: Sydney
5. Corbitt, B.J., Lawrence, E, Tidwell, A, Fisher, J and Lawrence, J (2000) Internet Commerce: Digital Models for Business, Brisbane: John Wiley. 2nd Edition
6. Corbitt, B.J., Lawrence, E, Tidwell, A, Fisher, J and Lawrence, J (1998) Internet Commerce: Digital Models for Business, Brisbane: John Wiley. This text was awarded the Australian Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing (Technology Showcase).
7. Singh, M. and Waddell, D., 2004 (Eds), E-Business: Innovation and Change Management, Idea Publications, USA, UK..ISBN 1-59140-213-12.
8. Singh, M. and Teo, T., 2001 (Eds) E-Commerce Diffusion: Strategies and Challenges, Heidelberg Press, Melbourne, Australia ISBN 0-9579737-0-5.

Sponsors (Research collaboration and partnership)

As a sponsor of Digital Business research you will drive research, and derive first hand knowledge of the impact of the Internet and related technologies on organisations, interactions between suppliers, partners and customers, and new developments in the field of digital business.

You can:
Fund research projects and take delivery of outcomes;
Collaborate on an ARC Linkage Grant application; or
Allow research students to undertake projects in your organisation.

Contact:
Professor Mohini Singh

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Systems, Models, and Strategies

The focus of this research cluster is on the development of approaches, models, and algorithms and their use with the help of information and communication technologies (ICT) for addressing real world business problems. Several perspectives in this research domain are actively being pursued at the School, including:

Decision analysis and modelling

Suggested Research Topics

• Development of models, approaches, algorithms, and systems for providing decision support in organizations

Academic staff

• Professor Brian Corbitt, Associate Professor Hepu Deng, Dr France Cheong, Dr Hossein Zadeh, Dr Zijad Pita, Mr Ian Storey, Mr Christopher Cheong, Dr Konrad Peszynski

Current Research projects

• ARC Funded Project: Competition and Collaboration in the Market for Digital Publishing

Health informatics and risk evaluation

Suggested Research Topics

• The effective and efficient use of ICT in health and the pursuit of the development of methods, strategies, and models for identifying, controlling and minimizing the risks in the health sector with the application of ICT.

Academic staff

• Professor Brian Corbitt, Dr France Cheong, Mr Christopher Cheong, Dr Say Yeh Teoh, Dr Konrad Peszynski

Research projects

Financial Modelling

Suggested Research Topics

• Financial modelling in business that leads to the development of financial models for business risk analysis and the development of strategies and policies for effective financial management in relation to the use of ICT in organizations.

Academic staff

• Professor Brian Corbitt, Associate Professor Hepu Deng, Dr France Cheong, Mr Christopher Cheong

Research projects

• Structured approaches to ICT risk management in Thailand

Research Students

• Brian Hanish, Guofan Lu, Ian Searle, Joerg Paschke, John Lenarcic, Kevin Leung, Leon Teo, Po-Chien (Jeffery) Chang, Smithtana Chaijenkij, Sophie Huang, Lionel Mcintyre, Markus Belkin, Marlina Mohamad, Siridech (Tang) Kumsuprom, Wibowo Santoso

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Information and Knowledge Management

The management of information and knowledge is the biggest challenge facing organizations today. This team is researching information and knowledge management in relation to organizational change. The focus is on the philosophy of information, in its broadest sense, that prevails in government. This research will explore the implications associated with organising and retrieving information in current and emergent forms, particularly that in multimedia format, and in new modes of access such as mobile technology. The likely tension between those whose brief is information control (for instance a Chief Information Office) and those whose brief is creation of media (for instance the creators of cultural networks) is a specific topic of interest.

Knowledge Management

Suggested Research Topics

• Managing organization knowledge
• Knowledge sharing
• Organizational learning
• Research capacity and knowledge-production
• Role of ICT in knowledge management

Academic staff

• Professor Bill Martin, Associate Professor Hepu Deng, Dr Peter Macauley, Dr Konrad Peszynski, Dr Vanessa Cooper, Dr Say Yeh Teoh

Research Projects

• Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Use of Online Resource Discovery Metadata for e-Government

Information management and Librarian Studies

Suggested Research Topics

• Access to information
• Information retrieval
• Dissemination of information from an information management perspective.

Academic staff

• Dr Bonna Jones, Dr Peter Macauley, Dr Susie Prestney, Penny Braybrook, Paul Mercieca, Bernadette Welch

Research Projects

• Research capacity-building: the development of Australian PhD programs in national and emerging global contexts
• Australian doctoral graduates’ publication, professional and community outcomes
• Working students: reconceptualising the doctoral experience

Research Students

• Afsaneh Hazeri Baghdadabad, Forough Fardipour, Frank Paul Morton, Lisa Enright, Mark Davis, Maryam Sarrafzadeh, Mikyung Kim, Nurdiana Azizan, Paul Mercieca, Song Xiong, Xuemei (Susanne) Tian, Maryam Sarrafzadeh

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Computers in Education

Business Ecologies in Education

Areas of Research

• Human-computer interaction, Web-mediated courseware design, Interface usability - Dr Elspeth McKay, Glenys Grob
• Framework for experiential teaching spaces, Industry aligned systems for incremental change - Dr Joan Richardson, Kathy Henschke
• Cognitive science, Linguistics - John Lenarcic
• Technology adoption, Systems analysis and design - Dr Martin Dick
• Usability practitioner expertise, Application development, Reflective blogs - Vince Bruno, John Lenarcic
• Communities of practice, Industry-university partnerships, Experiential learning - Dr Elspeth McKay, Dr Konrad Peszynski, Kathy Henschke
• Globalisation, Business Systems Management - Paul Cerotti

Academic staff

• Dr Elspeth McKay, Glenys Grob, Dr Joan Richardson, John Lenarcic, Kathy Henschke, Dr Konrad Peszynski, Linda Wilkins, Dr Martin Dick, Paul Cerotti, Vince Bruno

Projects

• Telematics Course Development Fund 2002/3. Dr Elspeth McKay Designed and developed a pilot information skills assessment system for the Mental Health Services for Kids & Youth (MH Sky), Automated Educational / Academic Skills Evaluation. This system enhanced opportunities for young people returning to study or vocational training; with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), RMIT Training, RMIT VET/TAFE, and the Dept. of Education & Training.

Research students

• Arthur Adamopoulos, Chris Law, Fran Adamopoulos, Myly Nguyen, Naruemon Choochinprakarn, Siew Mee Barton, Vince Bruno, Bhavani Sridharan