As the competition for computer programming positions increases, the development of skills leading to increased job performance becomes more important for IT employees. This research identified a combined skill set of technical, business, and soft skills needed by computer programmers. Two hundred twenty-seven IT professionals evaluated the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by computer programmers via a web-based survey. Findings indicated that although an eclectic mix of skills is needed for computer programmers, technical and soft skills are viewed as more critical than specific business skills by IT professionals who have programming experience. In addition, the more broad-based skills, which cut across languages, platforms, and tools, are viewed as most important. The identified skill set can be used as the foundation for designing information systems curricula.

성장 잠재력에도 불구하고 많은 B2B 시장은 참여업체 수의 부족으로 운영의 어려움을 겪고 있다. 따라서 어떠한 방법을 통해 충분한 숫자의 기업들을 시장에 참여하도록 유도할 것인가가 B2B 시장의 성공을 위한 주요 요인 중의 하나로 인식되고 있다. 본 논문은 MRO 시장을 대상으로 공급업체들을 구매자 중심의 전용시장(Private Exchanges)에 참여하게 만드는 요인들이 어떤 것인지를 규명해 보는 것을 주요 목적으로 하고 있다. 이를 위해 EDI 채택에 관한 선행연구와 실무자들과의 면접에 기초하여 실험대상 요인들을 추출하였다. 불완전한 계약 이론(Incomplete contract theory)에 기초하여 가설의 설정과 검증을 하였으며, 분석 결과 시장에 참여할 것으로 기대되는 공급업자들의 수와 시장 참여의 대가로 주어질 보상의 유무가 B2B시장의 참여에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 요인으로 나타났다. 한편 구매업자에 대한 신뢰는 유의한 요인으로 드러나지 않아 공급업자들은 기존의 구매업자와의 신뢰관계가 B2B 시장에서는 중요하지 않는 것으로 조사되었다.

The purpose of this study is to investigate factors which can lead small buyers to participate in a Reverse Aggregation Electronic Market (RAEM). Five factors including search, selection, price, delivery, and Internet literacy were selected as possible factors which are expected to influence small buyers' participation in a RAEM. This paper focused on a RAEM of the Korean automotive industry in which the third party aggregator formed a group of small automobile repair shops (ARS) and amassed buying power for them by building a buyer' oriented electronic market (EM). Survey data were collected from small ARS in South Korea. The results of the empirical analysis indicated that fast delivery and support for Internet illiteracy are potential incentives that could influence buyers' decisions to join a RAEM.

To protect themselves from legal liability resulting from employee misuse of computer-based resources, small businesses need well-defined policies and practices assuring acceptable use of the organization's computer network and related resources. This study analyzed the risks and legal implications that parallel employee use of computing technologies, such as e-mail and Internet, and the rights of employers to monitor employee use of computer-based resources. A survey of small businesses in Arkansas indicated that a significant number of employees within the organizations have access to computer-based resources. Sixty-eight percent of the organizations use at least one technique of monitoring employee use of these resources, yet fewer than half store and formally review employee computer files and e-mails or review Internet activity. Only 38% of the small businesses have formal policies regulating use of computer-based resources. Although the majority of all respondents are aware of their right to monitor use of computer-based resources, many are less aware of potential organizational legal risks that could be faced as a result of system misuse.