The software development process has been curtailed by the lack of a methodology that can captureand maintain the softer, humanist characteristics of organizational systems into the software product.This is attributed to the absence of a software model that can capture and maintain...

Managing work-life balance (WLB) has become an issue for both employees and HR departments since WLB tensions may reduce performance, overall job satisfaction and finally, increase the fluctuation rate. Having a balance between job and non-work is a particular challenge for international...

This paper is a discussion on the practical issues faced by Information Systems (IS) professionals when they employ Grounded Theory Method (GTM) in Information Systems research. Various strands of GTM are in use, all of which are derivatives of the grand GTM proposed by Barney G. Glaser and...

A rise in the number of high-profile cases of management failure and leadershipmisconduct increased the awareness of one of the core challenges of management,namely to lead responsibly and with integrity. The environment which senior managerscreate and within which middle managers need to...

Der Erforschung von Vergütungssystemen für Führungskräfte und gehobene Fachkräfte in Forprofit-Unternehmen wird in der Personalmanagementforschung hohe Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet. Hingegen wurde diese Thematik bislang für Nonprofit- Organisationen (NPO) kaum untersucht. In diesem Beitrag wird...

Der Erforschung von Vergütungssystemen für Führungskräfte und gehobene Fachkräfte in Forprofit-Unternehmen wird in der Personalmanagementforschung hohe Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet. Hingegen wurde diese Thematik bislang für Nonprofit- Organisationen (NPO) kaum untersucht. In diesem Beitrag wird...

The creation of knowledge-based firms is of central importance due to its great impact in economic development. This article explores the case of E1, an academic spin-off operating in eco-tourism in the Algarve, Portugal. The theoretical framework of the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is used as a...

This paper deals with the concept of compromise in organization studies. The concept of compromise is often mobilized in discourses. Nevertheless, it seems difficult to comprehend this concept, while it can help us to enhance our understanding about organization structuring. The aim is to...

This paper deals with the concept of compromise in organization studies. The concept of compromise is often mobilized in discourses. Nevertheless, it seems difficult to comprehend this concept, while it can help us to enhance our understanding about organization structuring. The aim is to...

Nowadays, it is widely recognized that an ICT tool cannot be built without knowing who will use it and what they will do with. In this perspective, Human-Computer Interaction community (Carroll, 1990; Jarke, Tung Bui and Carroll, 1998; Young and Barnard, 1987; Young and al., 1989) developed a scenario-based...