type="main" <title type="main">Summary</title> <p>This article examines an important class of information system that serves as the foundation for corporate energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting: energy and carbon management systems (ECMS). Investors, regulators, customers, and employees increasingly demand that...</p>

Prior work on information technology (IT) adoption and economic impacts typically employs an instrumental logic in which firms lead with innovation when they possess characteristics that make it economically beneficial to do so and lag when they do not. However, firms may deviate from this...

Numerous normative models have been developed to determine optimal inventory levels, and several articles and case studies have been written about the concerted efforts and practices adopted by manufacturing firms in the United States to reduce inventories. But little is known about whether...

The current highly fragmented multitude of information systems supporting tourism greatly increases the tourist's search costs, and while touring there is almost no information systems support. A more cohesive and integrated approach should enhance the tourist's experience in the three phases of...

The online betting exchange Betfair.com has not only revolutionized sports and racing wagering, it has won export and innovation awards and had its founder listed as one of the world's major innovators in Time magazine. It has also however attracted the attention of sports bodies, major...

AIS went through and will continue to undergo evolution and revolution as it grows. This article analyzes the current state of AIS and concludes it is in or approaching a crisis of priorities. Planning is the recommended path for solving this crisis. Four planning methods are proposed:...