The paper uses a sociological concept to study the uses of strategic information systems/information technology planning (SISP) beyond its espoused goals. The concept is termed unanticipated or unintended consequences of social action (Merton 1963; Giddens 1984), and it has a long intellectual...

This paper sets out to locate Mauritian SMEs in the present context of global competition and more particularly to identify the extent to which they have adopted ICTs as a tool to meet the challenges which they now face. The essence of the argument that comes to the fore is that despite having...

This article analyzes the evolution of Cagliari’s local ICT system. Established at the end of the 1990s, the local system benefitted from three factors: highly skilled researchers; industrial application of research results; and a local firm eager to achieve first mover advantage. Recently,...

The digitalization of financial services opened a window for new players in the financial industry. These start-ups take on tasks and functions previously reserved for banks, such as lending, payments, or investment. In this article, we trace the transformation of the industry after...

While firms have obtained outside financing from large numbers of investors on financial markets for centuries, online crowdfunding platforms have only emerged as a major source of funding for start-ups and new projects for a decade. The information available to backers on crowdfunding platforms...

During the past decade the federal governments of emerging market ‘BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nations have determined that the shortest path to an industrialized and innovative economy is via the institutional conversion of privately conceived, developed and...

The term “New Age Ecosystem” is coined here to deal with issues relating to the themes of Digital India, Clean India, Green India, Skill India, Smart India, Start-up India i.e. Ease of Doing Business – along with a theme of Make in India. In the history of global economic growth and...

'Do Patents Facilitate Financing in the Software Industry?' by Ronald J. Mann contributes empirical evidence to our understanding of how software startups use patents. However, a close examination of the actual empirical findings in this paper points to rather different conclusions than those...

This case documents the evolution of Infosys Technologies from its humble beginnings in 1981 to its position in 2004 as one of the most admired companies in India with revenues exceeding US$ 1 billion, profits of US$ 270 million (CAGR in revenues and profits of approximately 60% over the past 10...

Arithmetically each level of human generation contributes to 6.72 generations of Computer upgrading. But, this effect could pay back to the human society only by tuning the corporate infrastructure to utilise these computer innovations optimally. The future computer electronics works towards...