This research is focused on developing an understanding of how individuals identify with their assigned roles and responsibility structures within an organization. Additionally it is concerned with how individuals approach their responsibility and accountability for protecting information assets...

Strategic information systems may offer a variety of services for an organization, but all bolster the organization’s capabilities in some way. These systems are not self-serving, but are intended to serve the objectives of the organization which employs them. The level of complexity to which...

In today’s business environment, organisations have recognised the importance of information. Consequently the use of IT is regarded as a primary means of enhancing business improvement. This has resulted in a number organisations focusing on different means of structuring, and process...

The main objective of the current paper is to distinguish the most relevant aspects which can or should be observed in maritime clusters and are most likely to contribute to their inherent idiosyncratic nature. Based on a literature survey and on a benchmarking presentation of four successful...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategies utilized in the Portuguese manufacturing environ-ment, and to compare the results with those of a similar study conducted in 1993. Self-administered surveys were employed and a total sample of 229 firms were used for the analysis. The...

Increases in life expectancy have been noticeable in recent decades and this is one of the key issues to the annuities industry and to the public pensions system. To address the problem of hedging the longevity risk, several instruments have been discussed within the financial markets in order...

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationships among emotional intelligence, deviant work-place behavior, and job performance. Emotional intelligence and deviant workplace behavior was measured by the Emotional Quotient Index and Multidimensional Scale respectively while job...

A survey integrating different theoretical views of value creation was developed, then sent to Portuguese e-Commerce firms to assess the underlying dimensions and the most important characteristics of their e-Commerce strategies. The survey was sent to 188 firms in 2007 and repeated in 2010 to...

In this study we highlight the importance of liquidity risk, especially in periods of market stress, and advocate in favour of an explicit consideration of a liquidity premium when using mark-to-model methodologies to value financial assets. For European corporate bonds, we show that the...

The performance of an FMS with respect to AGV utilization is assessed using a simulation model. AGV fleets of different sizes are evaluated. Under OOM, an assignment rule designed to decrease time in system by minimizing part movements among machine tools, AGV utilization is lower than under...