Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management

Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management
Author: Wim Van Grembergen
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781878289902

The evaluation of IT and its business value are the subject of many academic and business discussions. Investments in IT are growing extensively, and business managers worry about the fact that the benefits might not be as high as expected. This phenomenon is often called the IT investment paradox or the IT Black Hole: large sums are invested in IT that seem to be swallowed by a large black hole without rendering many returns. How to measure the benefits of IT is the concern of this book titled Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management. The different IT evaluation approaches and methods are discussed and illustrated with cases: traditional financial evaluations such as the return on investment, information economics and the recently introduced IT Balanced Scorecard. The latter approach is proposed as an ideal mechanism to support the IT/business alignment process and its related IT governance process. Among some of the topics included in this book are: software measurement; ERP project evaluation; strategic electronic commerce evaluation.

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering
Author: M. Tamer Özsu
Publisher: I E E E
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780769513935

This two-volume set contains papers from the main program and the workshops of a December 2001 conference presenting research results in the design, development, and management of Web-based information systems and Web data management. E-commerce, mediation and ontology, multimedia, XML query languages, Web information retrieval and classification, multimedia, Web search, XML data and database structures, Web mining, Web community discovery, and XML publishing and transformation are some areas examined in the main program. Workshop topics include architectures, semantics issues, mobile applications, and data analysis in Web geographical information systems, plus Web semantics, networks, and research from Japanese universities. This work lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

Responsible Management of Information Systems

Responsible Management of Information Systems
Author: Bernd Stahl
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1591401739

"This book discusses how information systems can be used and managed in a responsible manner according to a theory that emphasizes the central characteristics of responsibility which is then applied to normative problems in information systems. It is shown that with the use of this theory the central moral and legal problems of information systems such as privacy or intellectual property can be successfully addressed"--Provided by publisher.

Handbook of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic Markets

Handbook of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic Markets
Author: Angel J. Salazar
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981270762X

The rapid growth in the adoption and diffusion of information technologies has important implications for practitioners, academics and policy-makers. The widespread use of information technologies is challenging traditional business models and reshaping socio-economic paradigms, as well as promoting new social relations, jobs and working structures. By synthesizing prior research and providing a strong foundation for future research, the aim of this book is to contribute to our practical and conceptual understanding of the technological, behavioral, organizational, social and economic issues and their inter-relationship in organizations and electronic markets. The book covers five broad aspects: technological innovations and trends; organizational change and knowledge management; strategic transformation; and social and economic transformation. Contributions include works by scholars from recognized international communities of academics, practitioners and policy-makers.

Internet Management Issues: A Global Perspective

Internet Management Issues: A Global Perspective
Author: Haynes, John D.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2001-07-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1591400155

It is tempting to think that, in the year 2001, our technology is very sophisticated and accordingly, it is very tempting to believe that present-day computer technology is "very advanced" (begging the question of to what?). The fact is that we have only just begun to develop computer technology, and the recent implementation of the Internet brings us to a special threshold in that development. Development stages require very careful and thoughtful management. What we do now in this present development stage will be profoundly important for future generations. The management of the foundation for the 'evolution' of computer technology is a very special case because it will also become intimately connected with the management of mankind itself, not only in groups or collectively but also, eventually, as a species.

Proceedings of the 1999 ACM SIGCPR Conference

Proceedings of the 1999 ACM SIGCPR Conference
Author: Association for Computing Machinery. Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781581130638