Research Title: E-Banking Diffusion in the Jordanian Banking Services Sector: An Empirical Analysis of Key Factors

Author: Ali Ahmad Alawneh, Published Year: 2009

", International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation, 1(2)

Faculty: Business

Abstract: Grounded in the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, we have developed an extended model to examine factors, particularly technological, organizational and environmental factors, which influence e-banking adoption in Jordanian banks. This article added some constructs to (TOE) framework, other factors were excluded. The independent variables are the (technology readiness or competence, bank size, financial resources commitment, IT/Business strategy alignment, adequacy of IT professionals, availability of online revenues, competition intensity or pressure, and regulatory support environment) while e-banking usage constitutes the dependent variable. Our empirical analysis demonstrates several key findings related to the technological, organizational, and environmental aspects of the banks. This article can help further understanding of their role in the adoption of e-banking and examines the impacts of e-banking usage on banks’ performance in terms of sales-services-marketing, internal operations and coordination & communication. This could enable greater e-banking usage that could improve the overall economy

Keywords: technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, adoption of e-banking, technology readiness or competence, bank size, financial resources commitment, IT/Business strategy alignment, adequacy of IT professionals, availability of online revenues, competition intensity or pressure, and regulatory support environment)

Research Title: The Role of Knowledge Management in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Author: Ali Ahmad Alawneh, Published Year: 2009

Communications of IBIMA Journal, 10(13)

Faculty: Business

Abstract: Knowledge is one of the enterprise’s most important assets that influence its competitiveness. One way to capture an enterprise’s knowledge and make it available to all its members is through the use of knowledge management practices. This paper discusses the importance of knowledge management (KM) in Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and presents a framework to deal with knowledge management in order to enhance their competitiveness. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are known for too much implicit knowledge, limited resources, insufficiently shared between managers and other employees. So, in the context of SMEs, KM can be used to capture knowledge and experience generated during their operations, activities, and processes. This research paper addresses a new way of thinking about the role of KM in SMEs through developing a framework that combines five phases of the KM lifecycle (capture, creation, codification, communication, and capitalization). This framework is called “A Five C’s Knowledge Management Framework”. The application of this framework will improve the success rate and competitiveness of SMEs.

Keywords: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), knowledge (K), knowledge management (KM), organizational memory (OM).

Research Title: E-Business Value Creation in Jordanian Banking Services Industry: An Empirical Analysis of Key Factors

Author: Ali Ahmad Alawneh, Published Year: 2008

International Arab Conference on e-Technology (IACeT'2008)., Jordan

Faculty: Business

Abstract: Grounded in the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, we have developed an extended conceptual research model for assessing the value of e-business at the bank level. For the purposes of our research some constructs were added to (TOE) framework such as IT/Business strategy alignment, adequacy of IT professionals, and availability of online revenues. Other factors were excluded such as the global scope since our research is at the national level in Jordanian banking sector. Based on our enhanced framework, we have formulated eight hypotheses and identify eight factors (technology readiness or competence, bank size, financial resources commitment, IT/Business strategy alignment, adequacy of IT professionals, availability of online revenues, competition intensity or pressure, and regulatory support environment) that may affect value creation of carrying out e-business in Jordanian banking sector. Survey data from 140 employees in seven pioneered banks in the Jordanian banking services industry were collected and used to test the theoretical model. Based on simple and multiple linear regressions, our empirical analysis demonstrates several key findings: (1) technology readiness is found to have the strongest significant influence on the e-business value in banks. (2) Bank size, IT/Business strategy alignment, and availability of online revenues are found to have significant influence on the e-business value in banks, while financial resources commitment and adequacy of IT professionals do not contribute significantly to e-business value. (3) Both the competition intensity and regulatory support environment contribute significantly to value creation of e-business in banks. These findings indicate the usefulness of the proposed research model for studying e-business value in banks. They also provide insights for both business managers and policy-makers.

Keywords: e-business, e-business value, sources of value creation, technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, bank performance, e-banking, Jordanian banking industry.

Research Title: A Framework for E-Business Value Creation: Towards Enhancing the Firms Performance

Author: Ali Ahmad Alawneh, Published Year: 2008

International Business Information Management Conference (9th IBIMA), Morocco

Faculty: Business

Abstract: Value creation is one of the most important issues in formulating e-business strategies. Value is a construct that is hard to define and even harder to model and understand. This paper provides a conceptual framework for e-business value creation (named e-TOEECLN) that helps broaden the understanding of e-business value and its role in enhancing the firms performance. The researchers are emphasizing on the need for a solid theoretical framework to examining the factors that shape ebusiness value. They identify three key components are: sources of e-business value creation, drivers of e-business value creation, and Internet capabilities. They developed a new conceptual framework based on these components and explore the role and function of each element in the framework. It is expected that (e-TOEECLN) model will provide a deeper insight toward creating the value in ebusiness strategies and implementations.

Keywords: e-business, value creation, sources of e-business value creation, drivers of e-business value creation, and Internet capabilities

Research Title: e-Business Value Creation: An Exploratory Study

Author: Ali Ahmad Alawneh, Published Year: 2007

The Seventh International Conference on Electronic Business, Taipei

Faculty: Business

Abstract: Value creation is one of the most important issues in formulating e-business strategies. Value is a construct that is hard to define and even harder to model and understand. This paper provides a framework of theoretical analysis that helps the scholars to think about the concept of value creation in the new digital economy. Researchers and practitioners are struggling to identify factors that contribute in creating e-business value. This paper also evaluates these factors with a focus on value creation from adopting e-business in the firms. The presented evaluation is mined from the literatures and from our own experience in e-business strategies. The paper provides a theoretical survey for exploring the common ground between factors that create such a value. The introduced survey covers perspectives, definition, sources and drivers of e-business value creation.

Keywords: e-business, e-business value, value creation, value sources/drivers, e-business model, value appropriation, value chain.

Research Title: An Extended Knowledge Management Framework During Software Development Life Cycle

Author: Ali Ahmad Alawneh, Published Year: 2008

The International Technology Management Review, 1(2)

Faculty: Business

Abstract: Knowledge is one of the organization’s most important values that influencing its competitiveness. One way to capture organization’s knowledge and make it available to all their members is through the use of knowledge management systems. In this paper I discussed the importance of knowledge management in software development and I presented an infrastructure to deal with knowledge management in software engineering environments (SEEs). Knowledge is one of the organization’s most valuable assets. In the context of software development, knowledge management can be used to capture knowledge and experience generated during the software process. This Research paper addresses a new way of thinking about the role of knowledge management in software engineering environments through developing a new extended hybrid framework that combines a five types of knowledge( user requirements knowledge, functional domain knowledge, technical knowledge, project status knowledge, and project experience knowledge) with five phases of software development ( planning, analysis, design, implementation , and maintenance & support) with five phases of knowledge management life cycle( capture, creation , codification, communication, and capitalization). This new framework I called “An Extended Knowledge Management Framework during Software Development Life Cycle". This paper highlights on knowledge management in software environments, its challenges, opportunities, implementation, and its success factors.

Keywords: software development (SD), knowledge (K), knowledge management (KM), organizational memory (OM), requirements knowledge, domain knowledge, technical knowledge.

Research Title: Maximum Power Point Neuro-Fuzzy Tracker for Photovoltaic Arrays

Author: Kasim Mousa Al-Aubidy, Published Year: 0

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: Photovoltaic systems can meet virtually any electric power need and are used for several applications including satellites, telecommunications, homes, factories and businesses. Advancements in efficiency and cost reduction have made photovoltaic systems economically competitive with traditional power sources. This paper presents an intelligent method of maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic systems. The tracking algorithm is based on tracking the maximum power point by measuring the voltage and current of the solar array and computing the required duty cycle of the PWM signal to control a switch of a buck-boost DC to DC converter. Both conventional fuzzy logic controller and neuro-fuzzy controller are implemented to evaluate PV system performance. Obtained results show that the neuro-fuzzy controller can deal with different load and weather conditions and deliver more power from the photovoltaic systems.

Keywords: Photovoltaic System, Solar cells, Fuzzy logic, Neuro-fuzzy, Maximum power point tracking.

Research Title: TOWARDS SELF-CONFIGURABLE OVERLAY NETWORKS

Author: Kasim Mousa Al-Aubidy, Published Year: 0

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: The rapid growth of networks and services has introduces new complex environments. To cope with this complexity, IBM proposed autonomic computing. It allows systems to mange themselves instead of relying on IT professionals. On the other hand, overlay networks are getting a great attention due to the reliable and effective services that they provide. With the increased number of mobile users and services, overlay networks management is becoming more complex. Self-configuration has been used to solve overlay networks management complexity through creating a self-configured environment that can respond automatically and transparently to changing conditions. In this paper we provide a thorough survey of self-configuration systems and present their basic concepts, architectures, and challenges in addition to presenting a proposed self-configuration architecture for multimedia delivery services.

Keywords: self-configuration, autonomic computing, overlay networks, management complexity

Research Title: AUTONOMIC MULTIMEDIA DELIVERY SERVICES SELF-CONFIGURATION

Author: Kasim Mousa Al-Aubidy, Published Year: 0

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: The rapid growth of networks and services has introduces new complex environments. To cope with this complexity, IBM proposed autonomic computing. It allows systems to mange themselves instead of relying on IT professionals. On the other hand, overlay networks are getting a great attention due to the reliable and effective services that they provide. With the increased number of mobile users and services, overlay networks management is becoming more complex. Selfconfiguration can be used to solve overlay networks management complexity through creating a self-configured environment that can respond automatically and transparently to changing conditions. In this paper we provide a thorough survey of self-configuration systems and present their basic concepts, architectures, and challenges in addition to presenting a proposed self-configuration architecture for multimedia delivery services.

Keywords: self-configuration, autonomic computing, overlay networks, management complexity.

Research Title: Design and Evaluation of a Fuzzy-Based CPU Scheduling Algorithm

Author: Kasim Mousa Al-Aubidy, Published Year: 0

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Abstract: Scheduling in computer science means determining which tasks run when there are multiple runnable tasks. Several CPU scheduling algorithms have different features, and no single one is ideal absolutely for every application. This paper presents an attempt to apply fuzzy logic in the design and implementation of a rule-based scheduling algorithm to solve the shortcoming of well-known scheduling algorithms. Results given in this paper demonstrate that the average waiting time and the average turnaround time in the proposed algorithm are better than that obtained using priority scheduling, and closed to that obtained from shortest-job-first (SJF) scheduling. The new proposed algorithm is a dynamic scheduling algorithm which deals with both task priority and its execution time, while the SJF algorithm doesn’t.

Keywords: Task Scheduling; Fuzzy Decision Making; Operating Systems; Real- Time Systems.