The impact of partnership attributes on EDI implementation success
The growing interest in the use of electronic data interchange (EDI) to revolutionize the way in which business conducts trading activities leads to research questions concerning the characteristics of electronic partnerships that promote implementation ...
Using a fuzzy multi-criteria decision making approach to evaluate alternative licensing mechanisms
Selecting a licensing policy for third-generation (3G) mobile communications services in Taiwan will have a profound impact on the government's fiscal income, the advancement of domestic telecommunications technologies and services, and the potential ...
An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus quasi-outsourcing in France and Germany
An increasingly large number of firms outsource their information technology (IT). Firms that contemplate such outsourcing have two alternatives: (1) a contract with a vendor (i.e., outsourcing) or (2) setting up their own IT subsidiary (i.e., quasi-...
Literature derived reference models for the adoption of online shopping
The aim of the authors of this paper was to identify areas that would aid in developing a better understanding of the dynamics of a customer's decision to shop online. To accomplish this, a review of the empirical studies on the antecedents of online ...
The language of quarterly reports as an indicator of change in the company's financial status
This paper adopts a multi-methodological approach to information systems research in order to produce new information through data mining. This approach is particularly suitable for mining material that consists of both qualitative and quantitative ...
Development and validation of an instrument to measure user perceived service quality of information presenting web portals
Increasing numbers of organizations have set up material on their Web portals as a way of providing users with information about their products or services. This study developed and validated an instrument to measure user perceived service quality of ...
Implementation of a group decision support system utilizing collective memory
Collective memory has been characterized as a socially articulated and maintained reality of the past--one form being organizational memory. The collective memory concept can also be specialized to a group level and used to support work groups engaged ...
A transactional-cycle approach to evidence management for dispute resolution
Dispute resolution, a necessary function in electronic commerce, must rely on evidence that includes mechanisms to ensure non-repudiation of actions by the participants. In open systems comprising computer networks, this "non-repudiation service" is one ...
Information technology alignment planning: a case study
This paper describes the Information Technology Alignment Planning Process--a strategic IT planning process created to complement the corporate planning model used by a major Utility company in the Midwest. Corporate planning activities produced the ...