This paper presents the mediating effect of information technology (IT) on the relationship between contextual factors and performance of small construction companies. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed to Malaysian construction firms (G3, G4, and G5). The target respondents were general managers, senior managers, and project managers of construction firms and those who have considerable knowledge of IT implementation in their firms. Sixty-eight completed questionnaires were collected, which indicates a 34% response rate. The three determinants used are the firm contextual factors, IT effectiveness (independent variable), and overall firm performance (dependent variable). The relationship between contextual factors and firm performance was evaluated according to two hypotheses. The first hypothesis suggested a positive relationship between contextual factors and overall firm performance, whereas the second hypothesis suggested a positive relationship between contextual factors and IT effectiveness. IT resource strategy was identified as the most important factor in firm performance. The results indicate a weak positive relationship between contextual factors and overall firm performance. The mediating effects of IT effectiveness on contextual factors and overall firm performance were insignificant.

Il est intéressant de chercher qu’elle est l’ampleur occupée par les Mille et une nuits dans l’œuvre d’Aragon, le Fou d’Elsa, et de savoir ce que le poète français a pris de ce livre arabe afin de créer son long poème le Fou d’Elsa. Car nous pensons que ce n’est pas par un pur hasard que nous trouvons dans ces deux livres, des noms, des symboles, des éléments semblables, malgré la différence de langue, puisque l’un de ces ouvrages a été rédigé en arabe, l’autre en français.

          Ce chef d’œuvre arabe, les Mille et une nuits, est une flamme qui a illuminé les chemins littéraires de générations d’écrivains, d’artistes occidentaux. Ce livre magique des arabes joue et jouera encore un rôle très important non seulement dans la littérature arabe et occidentale mais aussi internationale. Car il est l’un des rares livres qui fait rêver les lecteurs de toutes les nations dans un monde idéal loin de la banalité, de la réalité quotidienne.

Due to the increased rate of failure of wind generators, condition-monitoring system plays a significant role in overcoming failures resulting from the harsh operation conditions. The mathematical, thermal, and electrical analyses may be utilized to detect the faults of wind generators by monitoring the changes in their characteristics under different operation conditions. The behavior of the rotating permanent magnet of the generator can indicate the wind generator’s condition. For instance, the torque of the permanent magnet of the generator is affected by the oscillation of the magnet temperature. Therefore, monitoring the torque of the permanent magnet with respect to the rate of change in the permanent magnet temperature defines the generator health. Furthermore, the rate of change in the generator temperature is considered an additional indicator to define the health of the wind generators with respect to the induced electrical torque. That is because of the negative effect of the elevated generator temperature on the induced electrical torque. In this study, a different methodology has been adopted to implement a proper condition monitoring system on the wind generators by evaluating the rate of change in the generator temperature and permanent magnet temperature with respect to the induced electrical torque and the

.driving torque of the rotating permanent magnet under different operation conditions.

A case study, which is based upon collected data from actual measurements, is presented in this work in order to demonstrate the adequacy of the proposed model.