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An overview of the role of information technology in strategic management: Part 2

Galbreath, Jeremy - 2006

Strategic management of the firm includes the strategic management of information technology in the context of business relationships. Firms do not exist in isolation. Multiple constituents make up a relationship network that constitutes the vital resources needed to fulfil the mission of a...

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Which Organisational Model Meets Best Practice Criterion for Critical Infrastructure Providers: An Examination of The Australian Perspective Based on Case Studies

Woodward, Andrew; Valli, Craig - 2010

While it is recognised that there must be segregation between corporate and process control networks in order to achieve a higher level of security, there is evidence that this is not occurring. Computer and network vulnerability assessments were carried out on three Australian critical...

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Fueling innovation through information technology in SMEs

Dibrell, Clay; Davis, Peter S.; Craig, Justin B. - 2008

This paper describes a study that investigates the mediating effects of information technology (IT) on the relationships among product and process innovations and firm performance (measured in multiple profitability and growth rate metrics). Using structural equation modeling on a sample of 397...

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Value creation in a virtual world

Hales, Kieth R - 2006

? This thesis offers an answer to that question.This thesis uses rational arguments drawn from a wide variety of research … environment. Alternately, Information Systems research, which is rich in information technology, struggles to accommodate the …

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Examining Strategic Information Technology in Relationship to the Need for Technology Modernization

Brown, Jill A - 2009

are facing continually changes in technology. This research was designed to investigate IT organizations’ use of strategic … research was to determine if the IT strategic plans are aligned with the overall organization’s strategic plan.This research … followed by a phone call for all non-responding organizations.The findings that resulted from this research showed that there …

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The effects of a human resources information technology intervention on background check processing in a financial institution: A process level analysis.

Mallari, Alexander David - 2008

The human resources department of a financial institution implemented a multi-component intervention to replace a paper-based hiring system. Organization-wide impacts included changes in the background check operations. To support changes, training was conducted and procedure manuals...

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A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations

Kelly, Stephen J; Harrison, Jennifer L - 2009

research. The findings provide support for the proposition, indicating that Australian and Pakistani firms, representative of …

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Reply to Discussion of Information Technology-Related Activities of Internal Auditors

Hermanson, Dana R.; Hill, Mary C.; Ivancevich, Daniel M. - 2000

suggestions for future research. He suggests several other organizational characteristics that might affect the evaluation of IT …

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Objectives and Outcomes in Risk Management Education

Koutha, Padmavathi - 2010

Since the advent of the Personal Computer in the 1980’s, the Information Technology (IT) industry has ballooned into one of the largest employers of people across the world. However, IT projects have constantly been plagued with low success rates. Analysis of these project failures has...

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15.568B Management Information Systems: Generating Business Value from Information Technology, Spring 2003

Weill, Peter - 2003

Concepts, frameworks, tools, techniques, and processes that assist management in its interaction with and direction of computer-based information systems today. Discusses the impact of the Internet, changes in the IT industry, and changes in other industries as a result of IT. Also notes the...

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