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Three essays on the economics of information technology innovation

Qu, Zhe - 2008

There are three essays on the economics of information technology innovation in my dissertation:1. Procurement … procurement strategies. The second essay investigates information technology hardware innovation. I examine R and D offshoring of … software innovation. I investigate open source software and its impact on the design of proprietary software in terms of number …

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The development and implementation status of RFID in China

Scavarda, A; O'Neill, P; Scavarda, L; Wang, X - 2009

Although the development of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been amazing, it is still in its infancy worldwide. RFID still has to overcome several obstacles such as privacy and security, cost and standardisation. The industry in China offers a great arena for research in this field, as...

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Financial impacts of changing technology on business case study : Hyflo Southern Africa (PTY) LTD

De Wet, Pierre - 2005

The era known as the Industrial Revolution was a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation, the social structure and economic policies. The large number of unskilled people provided cheap labour and was used as easy replaceable...

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Investigating the need for costing and estimating in information technology academic programs at technikons

Khan, Gilllan - 2005

This study was initiated to determine whether cost estimation is a necessary skill for an Information Technology (IT) consultant. The historic poor record in the software industry for delivering software projects within budget has highlighted a need for IT students to receive adequate...

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E-business and transportation: quantifying impacts: overall system & railway industry levels

Ferreira, L. - 2003

E-business is defined here as encompassing both e-commerce and the application of information technology to link internal and external business operations - Business to Business (B2B). The findings reported here are the results of a recent Australia-wide study undertaken for a Federal Government...

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Business driven information technology : answers to 100 critical questions for every manager

David R. Laube (contributor); Raymond F. Zammuto (contributor) - 2003

Information technology is a critical element of virtually every business. But effectively aligning and using it to achieve business objectives is very difficult. That is because success requires so many elements to be done properly. Over 60 business leaders and university faculty members have...

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Controlling information technology costs and reporting ROI in large organizations

Jones, Darrell - 0000

Controlling the cost of information technology (IT) and reporting return on investment in such technologies in large organizations has long been problematic because IT is a significant cost center that in most companies does not contribute directly to the generation of revenue. At the same time,...

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Assessing the maturity of information architectures for complex dynamic enterprise systems

Mykityshyn, Mark - 2007

This dissertation investigates the dynamics that underlie enterprise performance and takes a significant step toward showing how it might be predicted. In a novel approach, a comprehensive Enterprise System Architecture (ESA) is developed that introduces separate layers for strategic and...

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Strategic Dependence on the IT Resource and Outsourcing: A Test of the Strategic Control Model

Straub, Detmar; Weill, Peter; Schwaig, Kathy Stewart - 2008

Using resource dependency theory (RDT), this research analyzes how organizations control their information technology resources to improve organizational performance. According to RDT, organizations must manage their dependency on external organizations and limit external dependencies when...

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Investigating the Relationship between IT and Organizations: A Research Trilogy

Raymond, Benoit - 2010

The overall objective of this dissertation is to contribute to knowledge and theory about the influence of information technology (IT) on organizations and their members. This dissertation is composed of three related studies, each examining different aspects of the relationship between IT and...

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