ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
It has been almost three decades since Nolan proposed his stages hypothesis. Since then several studies on the stages of growth theory appeared in the academic literature. Despite...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
Giddens' structuration theory is increasingly used in studies assessing IT-based organizational change. However, few studies, if any, have focused on how to empirically apply...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
Software Process Improvement (SPI) is a recognised systematic approach for improving the capability of software organisations. Such initiatives have met with a number of difficult...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
This paper presents a new curriculum for the Internet and e-business that has been developed at University of Redlands in Southern California with first offering in 2000. The pape...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
Decision making, whether by an individual or a group, can be substantially enhanced by a "systems thinking" approach. Because groups are often challenged to justify thei...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
A case is described of a firm, which decided to develop a new IT system using a mixture of contract or outsourced workers and company employees. The company employees were placed ...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
Internet-mediated virtual teamworking is increasingly becoming an integral part of the work life for many people in information societies. This paper reports an investigation on t...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
A currency exchange system is introduced for a multi-currency electronic money trial, in which smartcardbased electronic moneys (two currencies) are circulated over the Internet. ...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
Following its 1996 liquidity crisis, Ducati, an Italian manufacturer of high-performance motorcycles, took several initiatives aiming at strengthening the company brand, enhancing...
ECIS
2001
13 years 5 months ago
2001
Interpretivist research in progress in a market research company is reported. Market research is information and knowledge intensive. The problem addressed concerns sharing inform...