Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-06-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31315.7
J. Sipior, Burke T. Ward
{"title":"Preparing for Euro Business Transactions","authors":"J. Sipior, Burke T. Ward","doi":"10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31315.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31315.7","url":null,"abstract":"On January 1, 1999, the European Monetary Union (EMU) introduced the euro, a single currency for participating member states. Obviously, the transition to the euro will immediately affect information systems in EMU member countries. What is not so obvious to many companies in the United States is that they too must immediately prepare their information systems for the move to the euro if they plan to conduct business in Europe.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130261889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-06-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31314.6
Russell L. Purvis, Gordon E. McCray
{"title":"Integrating Core it Processes: A Case Study","authors":"Russell L. Purvis, Gordon E. McCray","doi":"10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31314.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31314.6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Because of their growing importance, IT organizations are reexamining how they manage their core processes. Most often, these processes are disconnected, isolated, and barely controlled. the IT organization studied in this article used a holistic approach to evaluate, design, and implement a framework that integrates core IT processes. This integration helped the IT department to gain control of its key activities.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133974736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-06-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31313.5
Conghua Li
{"title":"Erp Packages: What's Next?","authors":"Conghua Li","doi":"10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31313.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43197.16.3.19990601/31313.5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The traditional focus of IT operations no longer meets the challenges of tomorrow's fast-changing business environment. in the new millennium, CIOs will be required to shift their focus from internal information processing to external information processing. By taking on the role of “corporate antenna” and generating the business intelligence that matters, IT will, for the first time in history, start to exercise its true strategic role on corporate operations.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122909105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31176.8
Sakthi Mahenthiran, M. D'Itri, Randolph E. Donn
{"title":"The Role of Organizational Reality in Implementing Technology: Field Study","authors":"Sakthi Mahenthiran, M. D'Itri, Randolph E. Donn","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31176.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31176.8","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract As this field study indicates, the social structures of an organization can influence how well those in the organization take to new technology. This was apparently the case at a boiler manufacturer that implemented an automated system for recording hours spent on labor. the structurational theory of technology is used to explain why the manufacturer was successful in its implementation of the new system.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"71 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125972280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31173.5
C. Downing, Andrew S. Clark
{"title":"Groupware in Practice: Expected and Realized Benefits","authors":"C. Downing, Andrew S. Clark","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31173.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31173.5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article examines the usage of groupware at 22 consulting firms and attempts to answer the questions: “What groupware functions are used by consultancies?” “What benefits were expected and to what degree were these benefits realized?” and “What factors accounted for any realization gaps?”","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116534951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31183.15
Ralph L. Kliem
{"title":"A Tool for Managing Year 2000 Projects","authors":"Ralph L. Kliem","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31183.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31183.15","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To manage the Y2K problem rationally with a limited amount of time and resources, it is necessary to assess the risks and their corresponding magnitude and then respond accordingly. Risk management is the tool for doing that.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116281903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31180.12
P. Gray
{"title":"Bundles from Britain","authors":"P. Gray","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31180.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31180.12","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Ciborra, Claudio U., ed., Groupware and Teamwork: Invisible Aid or Technical Hindrance? (Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons, 1996), 240 pp. Galliers, Robert D. and Walter J. Bates, eds., Information Technology and Organizational Transformation: Innovation for the 21st Century (Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons, 1996), 240 pp. Klepper, Robert and Wendell O. Jones, Outsourcing Information Technology, Systems, and Services (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall PTR, 1998), 392 pp. Remenyi, Dan, Michael Sherwood-Smith, with Terry White, Achieving Maximum Value from Information Systems: A Process Approach (Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons, 1997). 262 pp. Wigand, Rolf, Arnold Picot, and Ralf Reichwald, Information, Organization, and Management: Expanding Markets and Corporate Boundaries (Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons, 1997), 458 pp. Willcocks, Leslie P. and Mary C. Lacity, eds., Strategic Sourcing of Information Systems: Perspectives and Practices (Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons, 1997)...","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127133875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31178.10
Young-chae Yoon
{"title":"Discovering Knowledge in Corporate Databases","authors":"Young-chae Yoon","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31178.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31178.10","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines the steps that make up the knowledge discovery process as well as the algorithms that are commonly used in data mining. By better understanding the components of KDD, IS managers can apply these processes more effectively for meeting overall corporate strategies.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130766939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31174.6
Robert E. Typanski
{"title":"Creating an Effective Information Environment: Management Perspectives and Personnel","authors":"Robert E. Typanski","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31174.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31174.6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract For an information environment to be truly effective, its resources must be managed so that they are in synch with the overall organizational goals and strategies. the first part in a two-part series, this article lays the foundation for effective resource management as well as the management of the most important IT resource, its personnel.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125559735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31179.11
J. Ayers
{"title":"Supply Chain Strategies","authors":"J. Ayers","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31179.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31179.11","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract By thinking in terms of supply chains instead of individual operations or departments, CIOs can improve their competitive strategies. These strategies, in turn, change organizational operations, roles, and information systems. This article shows how such “supply chain thinking” works.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126488094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}