Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how information technology (IT) can help explain performance by the purchasing function. In addition to analyzing the direct effect and mediating role of purchasing practices in the relationship between IT and purchasing performance, as has been considered...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse how well enterprise systems capture the business network in which an industrial company is involved. Enterprise systems have been presented as a “dream come true” with a seamless integration of business data through a common database and software...

Purpose The study addresses a gap in research concerning the specific purpose of information technology (IT) in business relationships and how it impacts business development and relationship performance. To fill this gap, the purpose of this study is to investigate the prospective effects of IT...

Speculates on whether companies are obtaining value for money from technology, as IT spending consumers a considerable portion of both the balance sheet and the annual operating budget. Shows how to figure out whether a company is getting its money’s worth out of its investment in technology,...

Reckons the success of technology initiatives depends on whether the person responsible for implementation has the required incentives, authority and credibility required in the organization. Uses figures to aid in explanation of dimensions in IT investments, responsibility and budget...

This article takes issue with Nick Carr’s thesis, developed in his book and in articles for Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Business Strategy , that IT has become a commodity. The thesis, write the authors, draws upon a straw man argument based on analogy and gross simplification of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide business executives with a practical and systematic way of preparing for board member questions on the shareholder value of proposed strategic initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – The authors observe that previous work has shown how...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to demonstrate how organizations related to public security and safety can more effectively partner with private sector companies under the rubric of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Design/methodology/approach – An analysis of actual cases of collaboration...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the vulnerabilities of the cloud platform affecting businesses trading on the internet. It aims to examine the appropriateness of the cloud computing, its benefits to the industry and helps to identify security concerns for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of manager responsiveness and social presence in the decision to engage in fraudulent expense reporting. While research has focussed on the direct effect of information technology (IT) on user behaviors, there is a lack of research...