Den unbestrittenen Vorteilen, die die Informationstechnik (IT) heute den Unternehmen ermöglicht, steht das Unbehagen gegenüber, das durch die Kosten für eine zeitgemäße Ausstattung mit IT verursacht wird. Deshalb versuchen gegenwärtig viele Untenehmen, die traditionelle "DV-Abteilung" in...

Durch Informationen aus dem Internet werden wie aus allen anderen Medien auch Einflüsse einzelner Personen, gesellschaftlicher Gruppen oder politischer Systeme auf die psychische Gesundheit als auch auf das Sozialverhalten von Individuen oder Personengruppen übermittelt. Die spezifischen und...

Literature suggesting that IS projects generally fail abound. The question posed in this research is Why is the use of Information Systems Methodologies so prevalent in organisations? Two cycles of action research are performed to explore this topic in multiple implementations of a...

Data warehousing is a new and emerging field. Projects tend to be complex and time consuming. Because of this complexity, teams tend to commit to more than they can deliver. This causes delayed delivery. Applying Agile development styles to data warehousing is one of the alternative...

The concept of business continuity management has gained wide acceptance in recent years. Recent natural disasters such as the 2004 tsunami and terrorist activities such as the 911 World Trade Centre bombing, has emphasised the importance of business continuity management. Many of these events...

The research focused on dissatisfaction with explanations of Information Technology (IT) value. ITs business potential and the high levels of IT investment have put IT under the management spotlight. Management typically asks: What is the contribution of our IT investments to improving our...

With the current drive of both academia and practice to ensure that there is an appropriate degree of collaboration to ensure mutual benefit, any study undertaken that has the application of theory as one of its objectives, should therefore be able to make a contribution to both areas. From a...

This paper advances a detailed exploration of the complex relationships among terms, concepts, and synonymy in the UMLS Metathesaurus,and proposes the study and understanding of the Metathesaurus from a model-theoretic perspective.Initial sections provide the background and motivation for such...

Planning is the process of identifying the present situation, setting goals and define ways to achieve the objectives. Planning is the primary function of business management because of time preparing space for all other aspects of management, is considered a link between past and present [2]....