INTEGRATING EDI INTO THE ORGANIZATION\u27S SYSTEMS: A MODEL OF THE STAGES OF iNTEGRATION

The growing importance of Electronic Data Interchange for the rapid transmission of intra- and interorganizational communications is becoming widely recognized. EDI itself is little more than a faster mail service: it is the opportunity to integrate EDI with internal application systems and organizational functions which separates it from other forms of electronic telecommunications - and makes EDI a truly strategic application, offering comparative advantage at the organizational national and international levels. This paper discusses the results of a series of case studies of Australian organizations involved with EDI, undertaken to determine whether integration with internal application systems can be defined as a series of comparatively standard and recurring stages. The results of the analysis indicate that while such integration does, indeed, occur in a relatively standard manner for a large class of EDI-using organizations, there are also three other classes of organization for each of which a different model is appropriate. Although these additional classes are small in terms of the number of organizations of which they are composed, they are significant in terms of their importance and influence on industry in general and on EDI penetration in particular

Choosing to adjust : UK and Swedish expatriates in Sweden and the UK

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Stress, social support and psychological well-being in British chartered accountants

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Internet economics and policy: An Australian perspective

Publicly available information indicates that the demand and supply of Internet and Internet-related services are continuing to expand at a rapid pace. Since 1997 the number of Internet service providers (facilities-based and resellers) has increased by nearly 40 per cent; the number of points-of-presence per Internet service provider has increased by five times; the number of hosts connected to the Internet has more than quadrupled; and Internet traffic has increased from six to 10 times. The emergence of electronic commerce (e-commerce), driven by this rapid adoption of Internet services and continual technological innovation, is likely to have profound economic and social impacts on Australian society. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the impact of the Internet and e-commerce, ranging from the changes in the market structure of the telecommunications industry, its role in changing the organisation of traditional markets, the emergence of new markets, and the structural shifts to employment, productivity and trade. The paper also analyses contemporary Australian regulatory responses. IIe-commerce; internet economics

Determinants of Satisfaction of Electronic Commerce Implementation: Some Evidence from the Small and Medium Sized Enteprizes

This study surveys the perceptions and experiences of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the implementation of Internet-based Electronic Commerce (EC). This paper proposes a framework of EC implementation success for SMEs. Results of preliminary interviews of small businesses in Australia and Singapore show that respondents’ perceptions of Internet-based EC are pre-dominantly positive. However, a further analysis was carried out regressing overall satisfaction on the 19 influencing factors of EC. It was found that 5 factors – observability, communication channel, customer pressure, supplier pressure, and perceived governmental support make a significant contribution to the adoption of Internet-based EC in Australia; and only 3 factors – firm size, perceived readiness, observability in Singapore

Association for Information SystemsAmericas Conference on Information SystemsEDI Risks, Security and Control: An Australian Survey

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the inter-change of business documents between organisations in a structured, machine-retrievable data format, allowing data to be transferred, without re-keying, from an application in one location to an application in another location (Hansen and Hill, 1989). Security and controls are important in EDI because its widespread use as a business tool has not only changed the way business is conducted, but also introduced potential new risks which need to be addressed. In particular, cross-vulnerabilities which exist between inter-dependent trading partners in an EDI network put companies at risk due to the domino effect of one partner\u27s errors or security failures compromising the integrity of other partners\u27 systems (Marcella and Chan, 1993; Chan et al, 1991; ICAEW, 1992). Furthermore, the automation with which transactions are processed at high volume and speed has led to reduced opportunities to spot problems using human intuition (ICAEW, 1992). To explore organisational attitudes towards EDI risks and the importance of control issues, research was conducted on EDI-using organisations in Australia using a survey and case study approach. The primary aim of the survey is to obtain organisational perceptions on EDI risks, the importance of EDI controls, and the risks and controls considered important in EDI. The case study gives an in-depth perspective on the strategic and management issues considered by a major EDI-using organisation to achieve a successful EDI implementatio

Personnel management in East Germany

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Key Issues in Information Systems Management: A Serbiaas Perspective (Delphi study)

Delphi study used by many authors to compile a list of key issues related to information systems (IS) management in the world, i.e. to classify them and display their meaning. A key focus in this paper was put on trial IS managers in all areas, with emphasis on identifying and explaining regional similarities and differences. The results presented and compared with those obtained in similar studies in the U.S. and other European and non-European countries. Our research evidence points to profound differences in IS management between Serbia, the U.S. and other countries. The aim of this study was to identify key issues in organizations for management information systems over the next 3 to 5 years