Part 1. Emerging Information Systems Research -- Chapter 1. Emerging Management Information Systems -- Chapter 2. Emerging Information Systems Applications -- Chapter 3. Advances in Big Data and Applications -- Chapter 4. Advances in Industry 4.0 and Smart City -- Chapter 5. Blockchain and...

E-business based e-lance networks can impact the coordination and completion of work within organizations and improve efficiencies in global supply chains. This may be particularly true for organizations mitigating sudden demand spikes, or lacking internal expertise and bandwidth. However,...

Although IPv6 has been the next generation Internet protocol for nearly 15 years, new evidences indicate that transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 is about to become a more pressing issue. This paper attempts to quantify if and how such a transition may unfold. The focus is on ``connectivity...

Building e-health systems requires a good understanding of the range and characteristics of many relevant standards. These standards play an important role in the promotion of coordination amongst the key players in the technical and administrative areas of the e-health arena. Many entities...

The value of information technology investments is becoming a topical issue for corporate governance under the recent regulations enacted in the US (Sarbanes Oxley Act, US Congress, 2002). Increasingly, it is becoming clear that the absence of a definitive approach to evaluating IT investments...

During the past decade, there has been an increasing tendency to draw attention to the particular challenges posed by complex projects. At the same time, complexity in and of projects has emerged as a theme for discussion and debate in response to growing concern about the dominance of various...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Knowledge is increasingly being recognised as the key element to an organisation’s sustainabilityand competitiveness. Knowledge assets refer to organisational resources made of or incorporatingknowledge. These assets ultimately create the ability for an organisation to carry...