George Ditsa

George Ditsa is a lecturer in information systems in the School of Economics and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong, Australia. Mr. Ditsa holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Computer Science from the University Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and an M.B.A. (IS) degree from the University of Wollongong. Mr. Ditsa worked for many years in the IS area as a programmer/analyst and project team leader in various organizations before taking up the lectureship position. His current research interests include strategic IS management, project management, user satisfaction of IS, cultural issues in IS management and, knowledge management and knowledge management systems. Mr. Ditsa has published numerous articles in conference proceedings and academic journals and he is about to complete his Ph.D. on the topic, “Executive Information Systems Use in Organisational Contexts: An Explanatory User Behaviour Testing.”

Publications

International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA)
International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA)
Bryan Christiansen, Ewa Lechman. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA) publishes original, cutting-edge research articles on the use of information communication...
Conceptual Confusions in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems: Clarifications for Better KMS Development
Conceptual Confusions in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems: Clarifications for Better KMS Development
Michael Boahene, George Ditsa. © 2008. 11 pages.
Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems are slowly but surely capturing the attention of many organisations in a quest for competitive advantage. Like many other...
Information Management: Support Systems & Multimedia Technology
Information Management: Support Systems & Multimedia Technology
George Ditsa. © 2003. 336 pages.
There is a growing interest in developing intelligent systems that would enable users to accomplish complex tasks in a web-centric environment with relative ease utilizing such...
Executive Information Systems Use in Organisational Contexts: An Explanatory User Behaviour Testing
Executive Information Systems Use in Organisational Contexts: An Explanatory User Behaviour Testing
George Ditsa. © 2003. 47 pages.
Executive Information Systems (EIS) are designed to enhance the managerial roles of executives, including other senior managers, in organizations. Despite reported growth in the...
Activity Theory as a Theoretical Foundation for Information Systems Research
Activity Theory as a Theoretical Foundation for Information Systems Research
George Ditsa. © 2003. 40 pages.
Theoretical models from social psychology have been widely used by information systems (IS) researchers as theoretical foundations to explain and predict information systems use....
Conceptual Confusions in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems: Clarifications for Better KMS Development
Conceptual Confusions in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems: Clarifications for Better KMS Development
Michael Boahene, George Ditsa. © 2003. 13 pages.
Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems are slowly but surely capturing the attention of many organisations in a quest for competitive advantage. Like many other...
Our Mousetrap's Fine: So Why Aren't People Beating a Path to Our Door?
Our Mousetrap's Fine: So Why Aren't People Beating a Path to Our Door?
George E.M. Ditsa, R. C. MacGregor. © 2001. 17 pages.
Over the last decade, researchers of user satisfaction have continued to examine the elusive failure of information systems (IS) amidst advances in computer technology. This...
The Impact of Culture on the Adoption of IT: An Interpretive Study
The Impact of Culture on the Adoption of IT: An Interpretive Study
Helen Hasan, George Ditsa. © 1999. 11 pages.
Of all the factors that must be considered in the adoption of information technology, culture is probably the most difficult to isolate, define and measure. Consequently, the...
Our Mousetrap’s Fine: So Why Aren’t People Beating A Path To Our Door?
Our Mousetrap’s Fine: So Why Aren’t People Beating A Path To Our Door?
George Ditsa, R.C. MacGregor. © 1997. 12 pages.
Over the last decade, researchers of user satisfaction have continued to examine the elusive failure of information systems (IS) amidst advances in computer technology. This...