Recent PhD Graduate
Francisco Chia Cua CPA ACA
Title of Research: “Appraising the Deployment of New Financial Management Information Systems Using the Diffusion Paradigm”.
Degrees: BSC (FEU), MSBA (FEU), MEntr (Otago), DipIS&T (TOPNZ)
Email: franciscua@gmail.com
Area of PhD Research: Argumentation, business case, expected & perceived attributes of the innovation, diffusion, innovation, innovation process, interaction, unexpected consequences, value creation
PhD completed: 2009
Supervisors: Dr Tony Garrett and Dr Rob Hamlin
Short description of research:
My current research concerns the replacement of financial management information systems by a large public sector organisation. Its research problem theory is the Diffusion of Innovations of Rogers M Everett. I have examined all relevant archival documents, conducted in-depth interviews and interacted with the financial analyst, executive sponsor, third-party change agent, project team members, and the incumbent and prospective vendors who participated in the Request for Information (RFI) or short-listed to Request for Proposal (RFP). I have been allowed to examine the RFI document, responses to the RFI, the RFP document, and the responses to the RFP. Likewise, I had the opportunity to observe the interactions between the consultants representing the chosen vendor of the new enterprise systems and the opinion leaders. This research is my PhD thesis. Also, it will be the basis of a book I will be writing for practitioners like me. The working title of the book is: A Business Case of Replacing Enterprise Systems . I am looking forward to complete my PhD thesis soon.
Publications
Refereed chapters in encyclopaedia, handbooks, and edited books
Cua, F. C. & Garrett, T. C. (2008). The role of business case development in the diffusion of innovations theory for enterprise information systems. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (2nd ed.). New York: IGI Publishing.
Cua, F. C. & Garrett, T. C. (2008). A structured approach to developing a business case for new enterprise information systems. In M Khosrow-Pour (Ed), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (2nd ed.). New York: IGI Publishing.
Cua, F. C. & Garrett, T. C. (2008). Understanding ontology and epistemology in information systems research. In A Cater-Steel & L Hakim (Eds.), Information Systems Research Methods, Epistemology and Applications. New York: IGI Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-60566-040-0
Cua, F. C. & Garrett, T. C. (Forthcoming). Analysing diffusion and value creation dimensions of a business case of enterprise systems. In T. T. Kidd (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Technology Project Management, Planning and Operations. New York: IGI Publishing.
Cua, F. C. & Garrett, T C. (Forthcoming). Diffusion of innovation theory: Inconsistency between theory and practice. In Y. K. Dwivedi (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems. New York: IGI Publishing.
Refereed conference papers
Cua, F. C. (6-7 Jul 2006). Application of technology in a developing country: A case study. Paper presented at the European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) 2006, Costa Blanca, Alicante, Spain. ISBN: 1-902316-46-0
Cua, F. C. & Theivananthampillai, P. (6-7 July 2006). Mapping processes toward strategic leverage. Paper presented at the European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) 2006, Costa Blanca, Alicante, Spain. ISBN: 1-902316-46-0
Cua, F. C. & Theivananthampillai, P. (10-11 April 2006). Understanding quality in qualitative research in information systems: A practitioners road map. Paper presented at the UK Academy of Information Systems (UKAIS) 2006, The Park, University of Gloucestershire, England. ISBN: 1-86174-176-6
Cua, F. C. & Theivananthampillai, P. (10-11 April 2006). Diffusion of innovations in deployment of information technology. Paper presented at the UK Academy of Information Systems (UKAIS) 2006, The Park, University of Gloucestershire, England. ISBN: 1-86174-176-6
Other conference papers
Cua, F. C., Garrett, T. C. & Hamlin, R. P. (5-7 December 2008). Selling enterprise systems globally: The paradox of the chicken and the egg. Paper presented at the Eleventh McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference 2008: New Frontiers in International Entrepreneurship, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Cua, F. C. & Garrett, T. C. (2007, 2-4 June, 2007). The decision-points of initiation-decision process of enterprise information systems innovation: An exploratory study of a large public sector Asia-Pacific organisation. Paper presented at the Pan-Pacific Conference XXIV: Digital Convergence and e-Globalization, Dunedin-Queenstown, New Zealand.
Morrison, P. & Cua, F. C. (2007, 2-4 June, 2007). Facilitating creative enquiry in educational practice. Paper presented at the Pan-Pacific Conference XXIV: Digital Convergence and e-Globalization, Dunedin-Queenstown, New Zealand.
Cua, F. C. & Theivananthampillai, P. (29 Jun - 2 Jul 2006). Value management of sourcing decisions: The cost of ownership in performance management systems. Paper presented at the Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education & Research (PACIBER) 2006, Cebu, Philippines.