Purpose – This paper seeks to create the context within which research into how higher education institutions (HEIs) might engage with the goal of sustainable development. In particular, the paper outlines the context in which papers in a special section on this topic might be understood as...

Internet and the related information and communications technologies (the ICTs) are profoundly shaping economic transactions of all kinds. They are also expected to open up entrepreneurial opportunities and reduce the competitive advantage of large firms, thus making room for small and young...

This study uses a unique survey data from 398 Finnish manufacturing firms to explore how the order of magnitude of mobility and connectivity of a firms ICT stock in conjunction with various organizational innovation and HRM practices affect the firms performance. The data suggest that mobile...

Thanks to the advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), virtual teams have become a reality in an increasing number of companies. Despite the advantages they provide, these teams trigger some concerns about the lack and even the absence of face-to-face communication and...

Following the example of Anglo-Saxon companies, French companies are increasingly establishing codes of conduct specific to the use of information technologies and systems. A review of literature reveals that goals of such codes are multiple: improving efficiency of uses, IS security awareness,...

Literature review on collaborative tools based on ICT.

Recent scholarship on work suggests that information and communication technology (ICT) use may be significantly altering job conditions in ways that are indicative of work intensification, which, in turn, contributes to employee strain and distress. This article uses structural equation...

Although the East Asian economies have been developing in the 21th century, innovation is indispensable for their further economic development. In order to achieve successful innovation, firms have to elevate their capability including technology, human resources, business organization, ICT use...

Hospitals are making big investments in various types of ICT, so it is important to investigate their effects on innovation and performance. In this paper is presented an empirical study in this direction, based on data for 743 hospitals from 18 European countries, which were collected in the...