Survey data for 7,000 firms in 28 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are used to examine the correlates of technology adoption proxied by ISO certification and web use. Complementary inputs such as skilled labor, managerial capacity, research and development, finance, and good...

Many contemporary publications on network traffic gravitate to ideas of self-similarity and long-range dependence. The corresponding elegant and parsimonious mathematical techniques proved to be efficient for the description of a wide class of aggregated processes. Sharing the enthusiasm about...

One way to bring concepts to life in an introductory data networks course is for students to physically build a network that addresses a real business problem. However it can be challenging to find a suitable business problem, particularly if the network can exist only during the class period....

This work analyses the evolution of the Local Area Network industry in terms of the interaction of technological and economic dimensions over time. It focuses in particular on two suppliers of LAN systems: the access technology industry and the internetworking industry. Two elements driving the...

Purpose – This study seeks to provide an examination of a health policy network operating in a single, small community along the US‐Mexican border. The purpose of the paper is to discuss why and how this network evolved, and then to present findings on how the network was structured....

The banking and thrift industries are experiencing a technological metamorphosis. New technologies such as advanced computer operating systems, wide and local area networks (WAN, LAN), and the Internet, are becoming significant strategic areas for financial institutions. The impact, composition,...

The development of undergraduate key skills programmes has been a major concern for some years now, recently given added impetus by the Dearing report. This paper discusses the development, implementation and evaluation of web based key skills materials at the University of North London. Take up...

The paper, while having a cursory examination of ethnic minority business development in Newcastle‐u‐Tyne, examines issues that businesses further south have long since experienced and overcome as a result of a heavy concentration of support networks and institutions (Srinivasan, 1992). The...

The successful development of information systems for flexible manufacturing systems depends on several factors. Many studies have been investigating these factors during the development of information systems for various applications. Examines findings from the MIS literature and derives some...

Security of data and information has always been a concern for business organizations. With recent trends towards down-sizing and the implementation of Local Area Networks, the necessity for the development of carefully formulated policies and procedures for data security has taken on a new...

Security of data and information has always been a concern for business organizations. With recent trends towards down‐sizing and the implementation of Local Area Networks, the necessity for the development of carefully formulated policies and procedures for data security has taken on a new...

Computer crime and the abuse of computer and telecommunications systems have become a serious threat to the integrity of information systems. The Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development has addressed this problem as has Interpol. National governments such as Canada have enacted...

Information systems auditors continue to encounter a proliferation of technologies demanding their attention and expanding the scope of their audit activities. The auditor faces the problem of management expecting adequate audit coverage even though it is impossible to be an expert in all...

Suggests that, though local area networking is one of the fastest growing segments in the computer industry, the selection of appropriate features for inclusion in local area networks (LANs) can be confusing for both vendors and end‐users. Describes a system that measures the degree to which...