Dr Robyn Lawson

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Publications
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Biography

Robyn Lawson is an Adjunct Research Fellow with the School of Computing and Mathematics at the University of Western Sydney. She is also a member of the Advanced Enterprise Information Management Systems (AeIMS) Research Group, which focuses on research into eTransformation and eCollaboration solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Robyn has published papers in the areas of eTransformation and eCollaboration, and is also on the Review Board for the Journal of Information Systems and Small Business.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

eTransformation
eCollaboration

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Grants / Current Projects

eTransformation Project (2007) $12,500 Moving Business Online Project funded by Penrith Valley Economic Development Corporation

eCollaboration Project (2006) Collaboration Strategies and Framework, Western Sydney IT Cluster, Parramatta Department of State and Regional Development and participating SMEs in IT Industry.

eTransformation Project (2004) $19.200 Innovation Access Program-Industry funded by Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

eCollaboration Project (2004) $15,000 eCollaboration Models for SMEs, funded by Austool Limited and participating SMEs in Toolmaking Industry.

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Publications

Refereed Journal Articles
Lawson, R, Alcock, C, Cooper, J and L Burgess (2003) Factors affecting adoption of electronic commerce technologies by SMEs: an Australian study, Journal of Small Business and Economic Development, 10(3), 265-276.

Lawson, R, Alcock, C and J Cooper (2002) Diffusion of electronic commerce in small and medium enterprises, Australian Journal of Information Systems, 9(2), 123-134.

Lawson, R, Alcock, C, Cooper, J and L Burgess (2002) Key determinants in the diffusion of EC technologies in small and medium enterprises: an Australian study, The E-Business Review, Vol II, Texas, US : International Academy of E-Business, 139-142.

Lawson, R and de Matos, C (2000) Information Technology skills in the workplace: implications for bachelor of arts degrees, Australia Journal of Educational Technology 16(2), 87-103.

Book Chapters
Huq, G, Lawson, R (2008) Multi-agent systems: a framework for coordination and cooperation of the supply chain, in Li, E.Y, Yuan, S.T (ed) Advances in Electronic Business, Vol. 3, Agent Systems in Electronic Business, Hershey, PA : Idea Group Inc.

Kapurubandara, M, Lawson, R (2009) E-commerce adoption models and framework for SMEs in Developing Countries, Emerging Markets and E-Commerce in Developing Economies.PA : Idea Group Inc.

Refereed Conference Papers from 2005
Huq, G., Lawson, R (2008) Application of fuzzy logic in strategic negotiation mechanism in supply chain management design, 9th Conference of the International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA) Marrakech, Morocco 4-6 January 2008.

De Silva, B, Ginige, A and R Lawson (2008) Supporting end-user development through matching end-user mental model to development tools and environments, Conference on Human-Computer Interaction , Florence, Italy, 5-10 April 2008.

Lawson, R, Hol, A and T. Hall (2007) Challenges of eCollaboration among SMEs, Proceedings 20th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference, held in Bled, Slovenia, 3-6 June, 1-12.

Kapurubandara, M, Lawson, R (2007) SMEs in Developing Countries Need Support to Address the Challenges of Adopting e-commerce Technologies, Proceedings 18th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference, held in Bled, Slovenia, 3-6 June, 1-15.

Hol, A, Ginige, A and R Lawson (2007) System level analysis of how businesses adjust to changing environment in the digital eco system, Proceedings of 2007 Inaugural IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, Cairns, 21-23rd February.

Kapurubandara, M, Lawson, R (2007) SMEs in developing countries face challenges in adopting e-commerce technologies, Proceedings of 2007 Inaugural IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, Cairns, 21-23rd February.

Huq, G, Lawson, R. (2006) Flexible negotiation process: a framework in e-supply chain design. Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA) Brescia, Italy, 14th-16th December, 176-182.

Huq, G. Lawson, R. (2006) Multi-agent systems: a framework for coordination and cooperation of suppy chain design. Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA), Brescia, Italy, 14th-16th December, 368-377.

Huq, G, Lawson, R (2006) Feasible negotiation strategy: analysis from a simulation. Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA), 2006. Brescia, Italy. on 14th-16th December, 599-608.

Huq, G, Lawson, R. (2006) Negotiation protocol: analysis based on Trading Agent Competition Supply Chain Management (TAC/SCM) Proceedings of the Conference of CollECTeR 2006, Adelaide, 9th December, 1-10.

Kapurubandara, M, Lawson R (2006) Barriers to adopting ICT and e-commerce with SMEs in developing countries: an exploratory study in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Conference of CollECTeR, Adelaide, 9th December, 1-13.

Hol, A, Ginige, A and R Lawson (2006) Evolution of E-Business Adoption in the Western Sydney Region, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Management and Business, Sydney, Australia, 13-16th February, 378-387.

Lawson, R, Arunatileka, S, Ginige, A and A.Hol (2005) SMEs gaining competitive advantage through eCollaboration, Proceedings of 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2005, Sydney, 30 November –2 December, 1-10.

Wietrzyk, V, Lawson, R, Wietrzyk, I and B. Grosky (2005) Architecting e-business infrastructure, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications, Honolulu, USA, 15-17 August, 47-52.

Lawson, R, Arunatileka, S, Ginige, A and A.Hol (2005) A Pilot Project on eCollaboration in the Australian Toolmaking Industry, Conference Proceedings 18th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference, held in Bled, Slovenia, 6-8 June, 1-13.

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