Ragu Nathan

• University of Malaya

Fabrication of steel joints using fusion welding technique will result in defects like hot cracking, and heavy residual stresses along with coarse microstructural features in the weldments. To overcome these problems, friction stir welding (FSW) technique was employed to fabricate steel joints. Tungsten based alloy tool is used in this investigatio...

Exploring the factors that may lead to the inability of professionals to adapt or cope with emerging IS in a healthy manner.

The research reported in this paper studies the phenomenon of technostress, that is, stress experienced by end users of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and examines its influence on their Job satisfaction, commitment to the organization, and intention to stay. Drawing from the Transaction-Based Model of stress and prior research...

Emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) make it possible for many business end-users to get connected anytime, anywhere. While the pervasive new ICTs have the potential to offer significant end-user performance gains, they also bring some negative side effects such as technostress: a cognitive reaction that an individual experien...

Based on empirical survey data, this paper uses concepts from sociotechnical theory and role theory to explore the effects of stress created by information and computer technology (ICT)-that is, "technostress"-on role stress and on individual productivity. We first explain different ways in which ICTs can create stress in users and identify factors...

Organizations continue to work on defining and developing better strategic Internet systems. The use of the Internet should not, however, adversely affect their existing business processes but rather incorporate and support them. Therefore, developing a strategic Internet system should support their strategic profile while providing high performanc...

Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance since competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. This research conceptualizes and develops five dimensions of SCM practice (strategic supplier partnership, customer re...

It is widely argued that competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance. This research conceptualizes, develops, and validates six dimensions of SCM practices (strategic s...

Organizations continue to struggle with identifying the appropriate drivers for Internet success. They must realize that investment alone will not lead to successful deployment of the Internet, but a strategic approach based on business principles is a sounder alternative. Organizations are also unclear on the appropriate way of measuring the tangi...

As uncertainty in markets and technology intensifies, more companies are adopting modular product and process architectures to cope with increasing demands for individually customized products. Modularity-based manufacturing is the application of unit standardization or substitution principles to create modular components and processes that can be...

Information systems (IS) have become a vital component of an organization's competitive practices. Organizations have tried to differentiate themselves based on their use and adaptation of new information technology. Top management support (TMS) is a significant factor in influencing the effectiveness of the IS function in an organization. The lite...

A strategy to exploit information technology (IT) to gain a competitive advantage can be determined based on different types of organizations. This paper validates the methodology to develop organizational strategic profiles based on the Miles and Snow typology and determines distinct differences based on IT characteristics.

The strategic use of information systems (IS) has become a vital aspect of business strategy. Companies have tried to differentiate themselves based on their use and adaptation of new technology. To accomplish this, top management support has become an integral part of the IS function. The literature has conceptually supported this notion, but empi...

This paper first develops six dimensions (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, information sharing, information quality, lean system, and postponement) that capture the content of Supply Chain Management (SCM) practices. Based on the 196 responses collected from managers, t-tests and ANOVA are used to verify whether SCM practices...

The information systems (IS) literature has consistently emphasized the need for a proper alignment of IS goals and strategies with organizational goals and strategies. A number of theoretical frameworks have been proposed to develop the linkages between IS and organizational strategies. However, while there has been much theorizing in the area, va...

Many researchers consider information technology (IT) a great enabler for the practices of supply chain management (SCM). Meanwhile, the practices of SCM depend on good partner relationship, which is built on trust, commitment and shared vision between supply chain partners. This research develops and validates a set of measurements of IT enablers...