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The 1980s and 1990s saw a growing interest in research and practice in information systems design and development from a human-centred perspective. This is an interest that is accelerated by the increase in organizations in which the human resource provides the means to key competitive advantage. This work is a compilation of contributed chapters by researchers and practitioners addressing the relationships between human activity, organization...

Managing information technology (IT) on a global scale presents a number of opportunities and challenges. IT can drive the change in global business strategies and improve international co-ordination. At the same time, IT can be an impediment to achieving globalization. IT as an enabler of and inhibitor to globalization raises interesting questions.

Forecasting is one of the most important activities that form the basis for strategic, tactical, and operational decisions in all business organizations. Recently, neural networks have emerged as an important tool for business forecasting. There are considerable interests and applications in forecasting using neural networks. This provides for researchers and practitioners some recent advances in applying neural networks to business forecastin...

This volume provides a comprehensive review and in-depth understanding of ERP/SAP and addresses some of the issues relating to the successful implementation of ERP/SAP systems.

Provides lessons learned from examples of knowledge management applications in a variety of organizational and global settings. Many KM issues are explored, including issues associated with building a KMS, organizational culture and its effect on knowledge capture, sharing, re-use, strategy, and implementation of KM initiatives and a KMS.

Introduces the reader to the world of spatial databases, and related subtopics. The broad range of topics includes spatial data modeling, indexing of spatial and spatiotemporal objects, data mining and knowledge discovery in spatial and spatiotemporal management issues and query processing for moving objects.

Addresses the concerns of existing companies who wish to succeed in the new multi-channel environment as it develops and becomes commonplace. The book offers insight into studies on multi-channel e-business in consumers, markets and strategy of e-business and the impending future of the multi-channel environment.

This book introduces object-oriented development techniques, including modeling languages, programming languages, reusable patterns and software development processes. It discusses the ongoing trends of object-oriented development, including emerging e-business development frameworks, executable UML and requirements engineering.

We are living in interesting times characterized by increasing digitalization of business enterprises in a global interconnected knowledge economy. With waning euphoria about the first wave of digital e-business enterprises and a sobering dot-com stock market, business model innovation is being recognized as the key enabler that can unleash value creation for new digital enterprises. Knowledge Management for Business Model Innovation is antici...

Enterprise Networking: Multilayer Switching and Applications offers up to date information relevant for the design of modem corporate networks and for the evaluation of new networking equipment. The book describes the architectures, standards high-availability and network policies that are requirements of modern switched networks.

This book is written around two theses: that business process improvement can itself be improved by using IT, and that process improvement affects organizational knowledge sharing in a non-linear way. The use of e-collaboration technologies can boost this influence by increasing the breadth and speed of knowledge dissemination in organizations.

A range of threats in the areas of safety and security, from natural disasters to terrorism to conventional warfare, involve complex interactions that are beyond the scope and capabilities of traditional problem solving techniques.

Provides a comprehensive view of service-oriented software engineering (SOSE) through a number of perspectives. This book provides readers with an in-depth knowledge of the main challenges and practices in SOSE, addressing both technical and organizational aspects.

Readers shall get an understanding of what comprises supply chain systems, why they should be integrated and how the resultant global organization will be able to compete and grow in this communication age. They will find reasons for the need to integrate supply chain systems in global enterprises and, collaborating clusters of organizations.

Addresses the importance of information technology management and issues in operating information systems in the global dynamic business environment. This book embraces discussions of the global information technology theory, frameworks and IT architecture, discovery of global knowledge management, and more.

An insight into the effective use of database technology through models, case studies and reports. An emphasis is placed on organizational and management issues detailing lessons learned and best practices.

This volume offers an understanding of distance learning and the technologies available for it. It traces the development of distance learning from its history to suggestions of a solid strategic implementation plan to ensure its successful and effective deployment.

Using numerous real-world examples and anecdotes, this work investigates myriad issues regarding the application of business strategy and IT strategy. It offers managers and students an understanding of the development of business and IT strategies to yield competitive advantage.

A study of the elements that could impact a user's perception of business-to-business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce. It examines key components and concepts of e-commerce, evaluating the success factors, the economics, and the practical issues involved with global e-commerce.

An addition to the "Cases on Information Technology Series", a series which provides a collection of case studies focusing on IT implementation in organizations. This volume is useful to IT managers and researchers, as it describes various scenarios of IT implementation and also unfortunate downfalls.