Strategic information systems have emerged as one of the most effective applications of information technology in support of the strategic management of organizations. Cases on Strategic Information Systems presents a wide range of the most current issues, challenges, problems, opportunities,...

This book supplements course instruction and student research with quality articles focused on key issues concerning information technology in support of the strategic management of organizations. Containing over 30 chapters from authors across the globe, these selected readings in areas such as...

1. Concepts and history of strategy in organizations -- 2. Developing strategies for competitive advantage -- 3. An overview Of value chains, supply chains and strategic alliances issues -- 4. Aligning strategy with organizational structures and project deployment -- 5. Alignment of...

"This book is a definitive focus on analytical strategic decision-making, presenting sophisticated tools and methodologies developed by researchers and vendors to improve decision making for business strategy"--Provided by publisher.

Enterprise systems outsourcing "behind the curtain": a case study showing how rational and institutional explanations coexist and complement each other / Per Svejvig, Jan Pries-Heje -- The influence of organisational size, internal IT capabilities, and competitive and vendor pressures on ERP...

Adaptive and evolutionary information systems enable both developers and users to change systems functionality. Such systems are required because of the changing nature of users' requirements. This is a critical area of research and practice for businesses that have to ensure that their...

"The authors address Agile/Virtual Enterprises as a new organizational paradigm, highly dynamic reconfigurable agile networks of independent enterprises sharing all resources, including knowledge, market, customers, etc., and using specific organizational architectures that introduce the...

"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of issues related to agent design, implementation, integration, deployment, evaluation, and business value; it presents research results and application of agents and other intelligent information technologies in various domains. It offers intelligent...

"This book presents the recent advances in multi-mobile agent systems, the product development process, fuzzy logic systems, neural networks and ambient intelligent environments among many other innovations in this exciting field"--Provided by publisher.

Semantic interoperability provides the means to automatically process and integrate large amounts of information without human intervention. Cases on Semantic Interoperability for Information Systems Integration: Practices and Applications provides an in-depth analysis of issues involved with...