A Maturity Model for B2B Integration (BIMM)

Electronic data exchange along the supply chain has been discussed in the information systems (IS) academic literature for many years and remains a practical problem for enterprises worldwide. In this paper we present a Maturity Model for B2B Integration (BIMM). The model is a result of a longitudinal research project on B2B integration. The BIMM was developed to assess the capability level for electronic document exchange of players in a supply chain and addresses current limitations of existing maturity models. The BIMM was developed a-priori from an extensive literature review and an explorative study of 112 company cases. In the next stage of the research the model will be validated using real-world data from leading B2B integration providers

Analytischer Vergleich der Praxistauglichkeit von Reifegradmodellen der zwischenbetrieblichen Integration

Reifegradmodelle gewinnen in der Disziplin der Wirtschaftsinformatik immer mehr Bedeutung. Der gegenwärtige Diskurs betrachtet hauptsächlich die wissenschaftlichen Methoden zur Modellentwicklung (rigor), und weniger den Beitrag eines Reifegradmodells zur realweltlichen Problemlösung (relevance). Dies zeigt sich z.B. in Form zahlreicher Reifegradmodelle zur zwischenbetrieblichen Integration, die aufgrund ihres hohen Komplexitätsgrades eine Herausforderung an Modellentwickler stellen und von Praktikern kaum nutzbar sind. Dabei gibt es bereits ein Reifegradmodell, das den Spagat zwischen wissenschaftlichem Anspruch und praktischem Nutzen geschafft hat: das Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, diejenigen Faktoren zu identifizieren, die zur Diffusion des CMMs in Wissenschaft und Praxis beigetragen haben, und zu prüfen, inwieweit Reifegradmodelle der zwischenbetrieblichen Integration diese Faktoren beinhalten. Mittels einer strukturierten Inhaltsanalyse von 13 CMM-bezogenen Artikeln wurde ein Analyseschema entwickelt, mit dem 24 Reifegradmodelle der zwischenbetrieblichen Integration untersucht wurden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen: Kaum ein Reifegradmodell verfügt über die notwendigen Eigenschaften, um den Erfolg des CMM zu wiederholen

Is Your Organization Ready to Share? A Framework of Beneficial Conditions for Data Sharing

In a constantly evolving digital sphere, surmounting organizational boundaries and sharing data offers the opportunity to realize a multitude of mutual benefits, such as advanced analytics and innovative services. Organizations aspire to share data. However, they struggle to identify and establish beneficial conditions for data sharing, and research still offers little support to exploit the potential of data sharing. We apply an exploratory research approach to develop a framework of beneficial conditions for data sharing. By combining ten expert interviews and a systematic literature review, we aggregate 23 characteristics that constitute beneficial conditions into eight categories and apply and validate the framework in a real-world case. Thus, we contribute to research by providing a fundamental understanding of beneficial conditions for data sharing and a compact target picture. Additionally, we enable practitioners to systematically assess an organization’s current condition to set the course toward exploiting the full potential of data sharing

The First 25 Years of the Bled eConference: Themes and Impacts

The Bled eConference is the longest-running themed conference associated with the Information Systems discipline. The focus throughout its first quarter-century has been the application of electronic tools, migrating progressively from Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) via Inter-Organisational Systems (IOS) and eCommerce to encompass all aspects of the use of networking facilities in industry and government, and more recently by individuals, groups and society as a whole. This paper reports on an examination of the conference titles and of the titles and abstracts of the 773 refereed papers published in the Proceedings since 1995. This identified a long and strong focus on categories of electronic business and corporate perspectives, which has broadened in recent years to encompass the democratic, the social and the personal. The conference\u27s extend well beyond the papers and their thousands of citations and tens of thousands of downloads. Other impacts have included innovative forms of support for the development of large numbers of graduate students, and the many international research collaborations that have been conceived and developed in a beautiful lake-side setting in Slovenia