Hypermedia design is usually ad hoc. Whereas the original RelationshipManagement Methodology (RMM) provides a structured approach to design andimplementation of hypermedia applications, it has limitations that constrain theusability of the kinds of applications it can construct. This paper...

Information Technology is changing the nature of organizations and the way all ofus work. IT design variables make it possible to create new organization structures andnew modes of operation. The second order impact of these new types of organizationsand working arrangements is on physical...

This paper specifies a generalizable model of exchange processes and developsa process-stakeholder analysis framework to evaluate alternative marketdesigns. This framework is applied to analyze a number of informationtechnology initiatives in the Dutch flower markets. The Dutch flowerauctions...

While many managers face the challenge of lower profits in increasingly competitive and commoditized industries, a few firms break out as market value leaders generating superior growthand shareholder returns. How do these firms break out of the commoditization trap? In this paper we propose...

The introduction of computerized post-coordination has solvedmany of the problems of pre-coordinated subject access. However, the adoptionof computerized post-coordination results in the loss of some pre-coordinationbenefits. Specifically, the effect of hiding terms within the context of others...

The Internet and similar networks provide new infrastructures for communications andcommerce. These open networks interconnect computers across many differentorganizations with dramatically lower communications and distributed applicationsdevelopment costs. This motivates businesses to transfer...

Advances in information technologies enable firms to expand electroniccommerce - the exchange of valuable information, goods and services acrosselectronic media. This paper looks at how businesses are adopting and usingtechnologies like the Internet and World Wide Web for electronic commerce.I...