Grounded theory has emerged as a promising research approach for generating theory in emerging and relevant domains of IS research. In this paper we advance the use of grounded theory in one important and under-researched IS domain, business process management, which is characterized by an...

Individuals, organizations, and governments are increasingly becoming aware of the necessity of sustainability in living, organizing, performing, and managing work. In this context, “green IS” has become an established colloquial term, acknowledging that information technology, corporate...

This panel discusses the impact of Green IT on information systems and how information systems can meet environmental challenges and ensure sustainability. We wish to highlight the role of green business processes, and specifically the contributions that the management of these processes can...

Sustainable practices are more than ever on the radar screen of organizations, triggered by a growing demand of the wider population towards approaches and practices that can be considered "green" or "sustainable". Our specific intent with this call for action is to immerse deeper into the role...

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss von Kreativität auf Geschäftsprozesse und deren Management. Dazu wurden drei Fallstudien mit Unternehmen aus der Film- und Visual-Effects-Produktion durchgeführt und anhand einer adaptierten Version der Grounded-Theory-Methode ausgewertet. Die...

Reference models are a widely accepted means to facilitate reusable information system and organizational design. At present, besides domain knowledge, the configuration of reference models requires a thorough understanding of both the reference model and the language it is captured in. This...

Die am Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Informationsmanagement der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster entwickelte Software H2 ist ein Meta-Modellierungswerkzeug, mit dem sich hierarchisch strukturierte Modellierungssprachen definieren und diesen Sprachdefinitionen...