Activities performed in organizations are coordinated via communication between the people involved. The sentences used to communicate are naturally structured by subject, verb, and object. The subject describes the actor, the verb the action and the object what is affected by the action....

This open access book covers the use of data science, including advanced machine learning, big data analytics, Semantic Web technologies, natural language processing, social media analysis, time series analysis, among others, for applications in economics and finance. In addition, it shows some...

This study explores the characteristics that influence the success factors of accounting firms in the introduction of a RPA system. The RPA system success factors used in this paper are based on the measurements of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Information System Success Model...

Technology development has grown rapidly in the last decades and gained importance for accounting and auditing through its identified potentials. Particularly the automation of judgment systems and systems that require human intervention, are deemed to be more relevant to confront a...

The Treasury Reference Model (TRM) gives guidelines for the design of automated treasury systems for government aiming at a) authorities within government and their advisors who are engaged in planning and implementing such systems; and b) software designers and suppliers from the private sector...

Die Arbeit wurde von der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Freiburg mit dem Friedrich August von Hayek-Preis 1996 ausgezeichnet. Das Informations- und Kommunikationszeitalter löst neue Risiken für die Datensicherheit von Kommunikationsverbindungen und damit...

This open access book presents the foundations of the Big Data research and innovation ecosystem and the associated enablers that facilitate delivering value from data for business and society. It provides insights into the key elements for research and innovation, technical architectures,...