In the Industry 4.0 era, emerging technologies such as big data analytics and blockchain can improve supply chain operations by updating information to reduce demand uncertainty and improving data quality. We conduct a theoretical exploration of the values provided by such technologies in the...

We use an economic model to study the optimal management of know-how, defined here as employee-generated information about the performance of specific methods or solutions to problems that may or will recur in the future. We derive three main results. First, information about successes is...

A common belief among academicians and practitioners is that a company’s strategy should be aligned with its customers' value drivers to deliver superior financial performance. Yet, extant literature lacks 1) an objective measure of strategy-customer alignment, 2) empirical research linking...

IT-Compliance bezeichnet einen Zustand, in dem alle die IT des Unternehmens betreffenden und verbindlich vorgegebenen bzw. als verbindlich akzeptierten Vorgaben nachweislich eingehalten werden. Sofern die Vorgaben aus Gesetzen stammen, bedeutet dies, dass sich Unternehmen an geltendes Recht zu...

Das Konzept des persönlichen Informationsmanagements (PIM) wird in diesem Arbeitspapier als notwendige Ergänzung strategischer und operativer Ansätze des Informationsmanagements entfaltet. Der Bezeichnung entsprechend wird eine personelle Sichtweise eingenommen, die den...

The increased importance of national and IT security for the United States, specifically after the events of September 11, 2001, resulted in the Federal Information of Security Management Act (FISMA, Public Law 107347, Title III) being passed by the Congress in 2002. FISMA requires agency's CIO...

More than 70% of global e-mail traffic consists of unsolicited and commercial direct marketing, also known as spam. Dealing with spam incurs high costs for organizations, prompting efforts to try to reduce spam-related costs by installing spam filters. Using modern econometric methods to reduce...

Cloud computing adoption by organizations has been minor despite the initial optimism. The primary concerns obstructing adoption of cloud-based services are security, loss of control, and inadequate legislative. In a cloud-based model, information technology services are distributed and accessed...

Big Data has become increasingly important to multiple facets of the accounting profession, but accountants have little understanding of the steps necessary to convert Big Data into useful information. This limited understanding creates a gap between what accountants can do and what accountants...

Warnings to the broad population in an emergency situation, irrespective of location and condition, is a public policy responsibility. Public wireless networks offer now the opportunity to deliver emergency warnings in this way with explanations, because in many countries the mobile penetration...