Kishor Vaidya

Kishor Vaidya is Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland, and Honorary Professional Associate at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering of the University of Canberra. Dr Vaidya has a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Central Queensland University and a PhD from the University of New England. He is the author of the book Electronic Procurement: Impact on Procurement Performance. He has published over 30 peer reviewed articles in various journals, book chapters, and international conference proceedings. His current research interests include adoption and assimilation of inter-organisational information systems, organizational theories, and theory-based evaluation of e-Business/e-Government initiatives. More recently, he has developed his research interests in issues relating to ICT for developing countries, including using ICT to combat corruption in public procurement.

Publications

Application of E-Government Principles in Anti-Corruption Framework
Application of E-Government Principles in Anti-Corruption Framework
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya, Sunil Aryal. © 2017. 19 pages.
The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) plays a significant role in the economic, technological and social progression of a country. Corruption in government...
The Potential for ICT Tools to Promote Public Participation in Fighting Corruption
The Potential for ICT Tools to Promote Public Participation in Fighting Corruption
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya, Sunil Aryal. © 2015. 17 pages.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been seen as pioneering tools for the promotion of the better delivery of government programmes and services, enabling the...
Anti-Corruption Capabilities of Public E-Procurement Technologies: Principal-Agent Theory
Anti-Corruption Capabilities of Public E-Procurement Technologies: Principal-Agent Theory
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya. © 2015. 19 pages.
Public procurement is an important area warranting further attention in government reform, as electronic systems for procurement have enormous potential to help reduce...
Anti-Corruption Capabilities of Public E-Procurement Technologies: Principal-Agent Theory
Anti-Corruption Capabilities of Public E-Procurement Technologies: Principal-Agent Theory
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya. © 2015. 19 pages.
Public procurement is an important area warranting further attention in government reform, as electronic systems for procurement have enormous potential to help reduce...
The Potential for ICT Tools to Promote Public Participation in Fighting Corruption
The Potential for ICT Tools to Promote Public Participation in Fighting Corruption
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya, Sunil Aryal. © 2015. 17 pages.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been seen as pioneering tools for the promotion of the better delivery of government programmes and services, enabling the...
Anti-Corruption Capabilities of Public E-Procurement Technologies: Principal-Agent Theory
Anti-Corruption Capabilities of Public E-Procurement Technologies: Principal-Agent Theory
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya. © 2014. 19 pages.
Public procurement is an important area warranting further attention in government reform, as electronic systems for procurement have enormous potential to help reduce...
The Potential for ICT Tools to Promote Public Participation in Fighting Corruption
The Potential for ICT Tools to Promote Public Participation in Fighting Corruption
Arjun Neupane, Jeffrey Soar, Kishor Vaidya, Sunil Aryal. © 2014. 17 pages.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been seen as pioneering tools for the promotion of the better delivery of government programmes and services, enabling the...
Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: Theories for Researchers
Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: Theories for Researchers
Kishor Vaidya. © 2012. 380 pages.
Various organizational theories have been developed to explain behaviors and activities within organizations when adopting or using information systems. Inter-Organizational...
Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: A Research Framework and an Overview of Key Theories
Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: A Research Framework and an Overview of Key Theories
Kishor Vaidya. © 2012. 37 pages.
While some organizations have benefited significantly by effectively using inter-organizational information systems (IOIS), other organizations with IOIS deployment have...
Assimilation of Inter-Organizational Information Systems: Insight from Change Resistance Theory in Public Electronic Procurement
Assimilation of Inter-Organizational Information Systems: Insight from Change Resistance Theory in Public Electronic Procurement
Kishor Vaidya, John Campbell, Jeffrey Soar, Scott Gardner. © 2012. 15 pages.
Public electronic procurement is an Internet-based inter-organizational information system (IOIS) that is intended to facilitate government-to-business (G2B) or...
Organizational Assimilation of E-Procurement: An Institutional Perspective and the Research Model
Organizational Assimilation of E-Procurement: An Institutional Perspective and the Research Model
Kishor Vaidya. © 2007. 20 pages.
The focus of the majority of research on e-procurement has been on the possible impact of e-procurement adoption on the buyer’s interaction with the suppliers, whereas very...