School of Computing


SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Journal publications

Howard, G.R. (2024)
Key elements for managing autonomous organizational systems
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS)
(865)
pp 299-311
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9043-6_25

George, M.B.; Howard, G.R. (2023)
A digital transformation (DT) model for intelligent organizational systems: Key constructs for successful DT
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS)
(608)
pp 13-25
View/download link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-9225-4_2

Howard, G.R. (2022)
A holistic and universal approach for managing technology and organizational change
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS)
(560)
pp 689–707
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18458-1_47

Dlamini, R.N.; Howard, G.R. (2022)
Teacher training management guidelines for improving Green IT teaching intention and behavior
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS)
(561)
pp 742–751
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18344-7_53

Mashau, N.L. ; KROEZJH; Howard, G.R. (2022)
Key Factors for Assessing Small and Rural Municipalities’ Readiness for Smart City Implementation
Smart Cities
(5) 4
pp 1742-1751
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities5040087

Nyembe B.Z.M.; Howard, G.R. (2021)
WhatsApp, an educational computer system?
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
(12814)
pp 135-148
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83164-6_11

Mashau, N.L.; KROEZJH; Howard, G.R. (2021)
An integrated conceptual framework to assess small and rural municipalities’ readiness for smart city implementation: A systematic literature review.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(13117)
pp 262-273
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91540-7_28

B.Z.M. Nyembe; Howard, G.R. (2020)
Development of a Quantitative Instrument to Measure Mobile Collaborative Learning (MCL) Using WhatsApp: The Conceptual Steps
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
(12066)
pp 507-519
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44999-5_42

Abiatal, L.K.S.; Howard, G.R. (2020)
Constructivism-led assistive technology: An experiment at a Namibian special primary school
South African Journal of Childhood Education
(10) 1
pp a794
View/download link: https://doi.org/ 10.4102/sajce.v10i1.794

J. George; Howard, G.R. (2020)
A Chief Information Officer (CIO) framework for managing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): An exploratory research synthesis
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP)
(402)
pp 673-682
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_45

Howard, G.R. (2020)
A change and constancy management approach for managing the unintended negative consequences of organizational and IT change
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP)
(402)
pp 683-697
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_46

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe,S. ; Huisman, M. ; Klopper, R. (2018)
Green IS Management Framework Corroboration and Verification: Explicating the Enabling Capabilities of Green IS
Alternation: Management, Informatics, and Governance
(25) 1
pp 187–213
View/download link: http://alternation.ukzn.ac.za/pages/volume-25-2018/alternation-251.aspx

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe, S; Klopper, R (2011)
The Impact of Information Quality on Information Research
Alternation Special Edition
(4)
pp 288-305
View/download link: ISSN: ISSN: ISSN:1023-1757

Conference proceedings

Nyembe, B.Z.M.; Howard, G.R. (2019)
The utilities of prominent learning theories for mobile collaborative learning (MCL) with reference to WhatsApp and m-learning
The 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD)
Drakensberg Sun Resort, Winterton, KZN, South Africa
IEEE
pp 227-232

Howard, G.R. (2019)
Ontological Solution for IT-Organisational Change Problems: A Change and Constancy Management Approach
15th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance (ECMLG)
Porto, Portugal
Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited (ACPI)
pp 169-176
View/download link: DOI: 10.34190/MLG.19.027

Abiatal, L.K.S.; Howard, G.R. (2019)
Constructivist Assistive Technology in a Mathematics Classroom for the Deaf: Going Digital at a Rural Namibian Primary School
The 2019 Annual Research Conference of the South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT)
Skukuza, South Africa
978-1-4503-7265-7
pp 27:1--27:9
View/download link: Doi: 10.1145/3351108.3351136

Howard, G.R. (2018)
A Change and Constancy Research and Management Framework for IT-related Organisational Change
4th African Conference on Information Systems & Technology (ACIST 2018)
Cape Town, South Africa
University of Cape Town (UCT)
pp 24-33

R.N. Dlamini; Howard, G.R. (2018)
Investigating the Antecedents to Teaching Green Information Technology (Green IT): A Survey of Student Teachers in Swaziland
The South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT 2018)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
ACM
pp 108-117
View/download link: https://doi.org/10.1145/3278681.3278695

Howard, G.R. (2017)
IT-Related Organisational Change: An IS Theory of Reciprocal Change
5th International Conference on Management Leadership and Governance (ICMLG)
Johannesburg, South Africa: Wits Business School, University of Witwatersrand
978-1-911218-28-9 / Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited (ACPI)
pp 183-190
View/download link: http://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/icmlg/

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe, S. ; Klopper, R. (2015)
Green IS: Enabling, Transforming, Both, or Neither?
Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2015
Tampa, Florida, USA
ISSN: 1535-0703 ISBN: 978-1 -932886-97-9
pp 231 -245
View/download link: http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2015/InSITE15p231-245Howard1521.pdf

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe, S. ; Huisman, M. ; Klopper, R. (2014)
Green IS Management Framework Verification: Explicating the Enabling Capabilities of Green IS
28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection (EnviroInfo 2014-ICT for Energy Efficiency)
Oldenburg, Germany
978-3-8142-2317-9
pp 389- 396

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe, S (2013)
The Development of an Introductory Theoretical Green IS Framework for Strong Environmental Sustainability in Organisations
7th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ECIME)
Gdańsk, Poland: Faculty of Management University of Gdańsk, Poland
ISBN:ISBN:978‐1‐909507‐55‐5
pp 75-83

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe, S (2012)
Synthesis of Green IS Frameworks for Achieving Strong Environmental Sustainability in Organisations
The 2012 Annual Research Conference of the South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT)
Irene Country Lodge, Centurion, South Africa
978-1-4503-1308-7
pp 306-315

Howard, G.R.; Lubbe, S (2011)
Theoretical Discussion: Green IT and its Development in South Africa
5th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ECIME)
Como, Italy: Dipartimento di Informatica e Comunicazione, Università dell'Insubria
978-1-908272-13-3
pp 196-204

Lubbe, S. ; Howard, G.R. (2010)
A Theoretical Discussion about the Impact of Information Quality on Research
12th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications (ZAWWW2010)
Durban, South Africa: Graduate School of Business (UKZN)
978-0-620-48797-9
pp 4-16

Lubbe, S. ; Howard, G.R. (2010)
A Theoretical Discussion of Information Technology for Management
4th Internasional Business Conference
Victoria Falls, Zambia
978-0-620-47495-5
pp 150-165


Book/chapters

Howard, G.R.; Johnston, A.; Horn, J. Breakthrough: Corporate South Africa in a Green Economy
2014
Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA)
Pretoria, South Africa
pp 249-264
ISBN: 978-0-7983-0456-6