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Information systems investment within high‐growth medium‐sized enterprises

Tonge, Richard; Larsen, Povl; Roberts, Martyn - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 7, pp. 489-497

IS spending by high‐growth medium‐sized enterprises is at a significantly lower level than that for other companies. However, there was no set pattern or correlation that identified relatively high IS investment with high growth or vice versa. The future forecast for IS investment favours a...

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Managing managers: an early twentieth century service industry information system

Mutch, Alistair - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 3, pp. 288-296

This article examines the construction and operation of a service industry information system in the early years of the twentieth century. It sets the operations of the Birmingham, UK, company of Mitchells & Butlers in the context of the brewing industry and the operation of public houses. The...

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The evolution of information systems: their impact on organizations and structures

Mukherji, Ananda - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 5, pp. 497-507

Information systems and organization structures have been highly interconnected with each other. Over the years, information systems architectures as well as organization structures have evolved from centralized to more decentralized forms. This research looks at the evolution of both...

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Organizational mechanisms for successful IS/IT strategic planning in the digital era

Lee, Gwo‐Guang; Bai, Rong‐Ji - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 1, pp. 32-42

As e‐business strategies have received growing attention from entrepreneurs, executives, investors and industry, information systems (IS)/information technology (IT) strategic planning has progressively come to be considered a critical method for developing a successful e‐strategy. However,...

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Impact of organizational learning and knowledge management factors on e‐business adoption

Lin, Hsiu‐Fen; Lee, Gwo‐Guang - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 2, pp. 171-188

Purpose – To examine the impact of organizational learning factors (training available, technical expertise, and … model. Findings – The analytical results showed that organizational learning factors and knowledge management processes are … on the level of e‐business adoption of the organizational learning and knowledge management factors investigated in this …

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Applying a fuzzy‐morphological approach to complexity within management decision making

Sharif, Amir M.; Irani, Zahir - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 7, pp. 930-961

Purpose – Noting the scarcity of complexity techniques applied to modelling social systems, this paper attempts to formulate a conceptual model of decision‐making behaviour within the information systems evaluation (ISE) task, against the backdrop of complexity theory....

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Strategy dynamics in the logistics industry: a transactional center perspective

Fulconis, François; Saglietto, Laurence; Paché, Gilles - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 1, pp. 104-117

Purpose – The paper aims to put forward a transactional center approach to the four‐party logistics (4PL) development. For about ten years, the European logistics industry has indeed been undergoing massive changes by which dematerialized logistics service providers, also called 4PL, have...

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The role of human resource management in information systems development

Maguire, Stuart; Redman, Tom - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 2, pp. 252-264

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the inherent weaknesses in the approaches that most organizations use to develop and implement information systems. It examines the role of human resource management practices in information system development. Design/methodology/approach –...

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KMS adoption: the effects of information quality

Kuo, Ren‐Zong; Lee, Gwo‐Guang - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 10, pp. 1633-1651

Purpose – By expanding the technology acceptance model, this paper aims to provide a research model for examining the impact of information quality and task technology fit on the adoption of KMS. Design/methodology/approach – To test the proposed research model, data are collected through a...

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The myths of empowerment through information communication technologies

McLean, Rachel; Oliver, Paul G.; Wainwright, David W. - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 9, pp. 1365-1377

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the digital culture on the music industries through an analysis of official and unofficial web sites, media reports and discussions with musicians. Design/methodology/approach – A critical social theory approach is adopted to...

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