The application of disruptive technologies to business processes has given rise to new business models. Three of the disruptive technologies discussed here are software, the Internet, and Web 2.0. Businesses that implement these technologies are able to automate value chain activities,...

This paper is a case study concerning the use of the Internet by Irish folk punk band Mr. Irish Bastard. The main aim of this work is to explore this phenomenon and to show what goals and by what means the band which is the subject of this case study wants to achieve. Research shows that the...

This position paper presents an outline for a research programme for the lectorate in Differentiated Human Resource Management (DHRM) of the Centre of Applied Research (CAREM), part of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. It addresses the theme of ‘learning and...

This paper explores how a practice-based perspective, as developed in Knowledge Management in recent times, might contribute to a more holistic understanding of the concept of active citizenship. Traditionally, views of active citizenship are steeped in Enlightenment ideas and values – that...

The purpose of the paper is to review some previous researches on the efficiency measurement of public (primary) education sector as well as some conceptual and methodological issues of nonparametric approach. Most importantly, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique is presented and then...

This paper deals with the human knowledge and its role (importance) in today's society, which is known as an information or a knowledge society because of its link with ICT. The interpretation is based on the knowledge of the information science, the system science, and current approaches in the...

European Commission in its Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan stress importance of entrepreneurship for economic growth, job creation and achieving objectives of EU2020 strategy. Many indicators show that level of entrepreneurial activity in European Union especially among youth is much lower...

In this paper we present the case of Slovenian public limited companies based on the discounted free cash flows to equity and comparing it with market value of equity capital of companies before and during the financial-economic crisis. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the equity value of...

Purpose: This paper aims to present the conception of cloud computing, its definitions, main service and implementation models. The authors objective is to compare the traditional way of managing and implementing IS/IT in enterprises with the idea of cloud computing. Intent of this work is to...

Knowledge discovery or data mining from massive data is a hot issue in business and academia in recent years. Real-world data are usually of mixed-type, consisting of categorical and numeric attributes. Mining knowledge from massive, mixed data is challenge. To explore unknown data, visualized...