Mahdi Joneidi Jafari; Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard; Mohammad Reza Taghva
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In today's business, projects are considered as an important part of business operations. Thus, the success of projects has a direct impact on the success of the firm. Researchers and practitioners have been attempting to improve project performance by suggesting and implementing several project ...
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In today's business, projects are considered as an important part of business operations. Thus, the success of projects has a direct impact on the success of the firm. Researchers and practitioners have been attempting to improve project performance by suggesting and implementing several project management methods and methodologies. The present research is written to answer the question of how to improve Project performance through the consideration of information technology governance and project governance. The research was conducted using a descriptive-survey research method with a sample of 183 employees of Mellat Bank, using a questionnaire, and using structural equation modeling method, using Smart PLS and SPSS software for analyzing data. The research results indicate that both information technology governance and project governance have a positive impact on project performance. These findings provide evidence for project management professionals that information technology governance and project governance are part of an operational strategy to facilitate project success. This research also highlights the importance of strategic alignment between governance and project governance in enhancing project performance.
Soheila Jafarnezhad; Mohammad Reza Taghva
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Competitive business environment and high dependency to the services has caused organizations to be evaluated based on the level of their ability in providing continuous services. Information Technology (IT) service continuity management discusses the capabilities of the organization to maintain an acceptable ...
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Competitive business environment and high dependency to the services has caused organizations to be evaluated based on the level of their ability in providing continuous services. Information Technology (IT) service continuity management discusses the capabilities of the organization to maintain an acceptable and predetermined level of IT services to support business requirements in the event of an incident. Information security management, while minimizing disruptions to business and IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), is an appropriate structure for organizations that deliver IT services to their customers with the aim of supporting business processes. The aim of this study is to identify factors affecting the continuity of IT services. After a thorough literature review, a questionnaire was prepared using a five-point Likert scale and handed to 8 experts. The questionnaire was verified by experts in the field and then was sent to 60 IT experts of the organizations and companies. After analyzing the results, the identified factors were confirmed and the main research hypothesis - the impact of the implementation of the ITIL and the information security management system on the continuity of the IT services- was confirmed.
Mohammad Reza Taghva; Masoud .Zohrabi; Zohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh
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Sustainable development is one of the important aspects of any society's progress to maintain resources for future generations, to continue to develop and to benefit from clean land, and to use sustainable development with the environment. Green Information Technology (GIT) is a way to achieve ...
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Sustainable development is one of the important aspects of any society's progress to maintain resources for future generations, to continue to develop and to benefit from clean land, and to use sustainable development with the environment. Green Information Technology (GIT) is a way to achieve these goals, which, in addition to providing sustainable development, assures the organization in organizational sustainability that it means sustaining the success and satisfaction of the stakeholders and adapting its behavior to the environment. This research seeks to design a model for the development of organizational sustainability through GIT. This study is an applied research from the objective point of view and a descriptive research based on the research method which is a mixed type. First, using the literature review and qualitative analysis, the indicators and components of GIT and organizational sustainability were extracted. Then, using 32 experts’ points of view, the indicators were evaluated through three stages of Delphi method. Sampling method at this stage was snowball. To implement the quantitative method, an online questionnaire was designed and forwarded to the statistical population including experts, senior managers of IT, and experts in the field of IT in the country. A total of 198 valid questionnaires were received and analyzed using structural equation modeling and partial least squares method. The results indicate that GIT with dimensions (green preparedness, ICT as enabler (low carbon), green actions and activities, GIT cycle management, organization of green data centers, green information monitoring) can be used for sustainability of organizations.
Abolfazl Tajzadeh-Namin; Aidin Tajzadeh-Namin; Pantea Salehi Sadaghiani; Mohammad Reza Taghva
Volume 1, Issue 3 , June 2014, , Pages 139-164
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Tourism is an information intensive industry. In the current article the effectsand transformations that the information and communication technologies arecreated in the tourism network in the cases such as the omission of the intermediariesand providing information, creating the relation among players ...
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Tourism is an information intensive industry. In the current article the effectsand transformations that the information and communication technologies arecreated in the tourism network in the cases such as the omission of the intermediariesand providing information, creating the relation among players inthe value chains of tourism industry (ie. Travel and hospitality) and particularlyconsumers, providing the travel packages in a flexible and customized manner,is referred. For further manifestation of the article topic, a survey study isdone, based on a structured questionnaire, from a sample of 100 foreign (international)tourists who are visiting the national museum of Tehran, regardingto their internet usage in the area of tourism.The research findings show thatforeign tourists use the internet in different ways. However, respecting totheir age and needs, their usage is different. But in the cases such as organizingthe holiday, factors influencing destination choice, accessing the internetfrom home, ways to make a booking, using internet for different purposesduring holiday, sharing the holiday experiences with others, the most importantusage of internet in the tourism industry and tourism providers, the wayof booking from tourism organization, types of tourism organization usinginternet and the functions of tourists mostly using internet, the results give abetter understanding of their behavior
Mohammad Reza Taghva; Ebrahim Rajabpour; Sara Babaahmadi
Volume 1, Issue 3 , June 2014, , Pages 165-188
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Web-based e-learning is not restricted by time or place and can provideteachers with a learning environment that is flexible and convenient, enablingthem to efficiently learn, quickly develop their professional expertise,and advance professionally. This study aims has been evaluate the acceptanceof using ...
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Web-based e-learning is not restricted by time or place and can provideteachers with a learning environment that is flexible and convenient, enablingthem to efficiently learn, quickly develop their professional expertise,and advance professionally. This study aims has been evaluate the acceptanceof using web-based e-learning systems for in-service education of employeesin Jihad agriculture of Bushehr. In order to, We distributed questionnairesto 190 employees in Jihad agriculture of Bushehr. This study usedthe Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as our theoretical foundation andemployed the Structure Equation Model (SEM) to examine factors that influencedintentions to use in-service training conducted through web-basede-learning. The results showed that Internet self-efficacy were significantlypositively associated with behavioral intentions regarding the use of webbasede-learning for in-service training through the factors of perceived usefulnessand perceived ease of use. The factor of motivation to use had asignificantly negative effect on behavioral intentions through the factor ofperceived ease of use. Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use werethe primary reasons for the acceptance of web-based e-learning systems forin-service training
