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The propagation of technology management taxonomies for evaluating investments in information systems
To provide managers with a critical insight into the management of new technology, this paper uses a case study research strategy to examine the technology management experiences of a leading UK manufacturing organization during its adoption of a vendor-supplied Manufacturing Resource Planning information system.<br /
Profiling a decade of information systems frontiersâ research
This article analyses the first ten years of research published in the Information Systems Frontiers (ISF) from 1999 to 2008. The analysis of the published material includes examining variables such as most productive authors, citation analysis, universities associated with the most publications, geographic diversity, authorsâ backgrounds and research methods. The keyword analysis suggests that ISF research has evolved from establishing concepts and domain of information systems (IS), technology and management to contemporary issues such as outsourcing, web services and security. The analysis presented in this paper has identified intellectually significant studies that have contributed to the development and accumulation of intellectual wealth of ISF. The analysis has also identified authors published in other journals whose work largely shaped and guided the researchers published in ISF. This research has implications for researchers, journal editors, and research institutions
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Outsourcing information systems: Drawing lessons from a banking case study
Financial and costs benefits are often put forward as the reasons why organisations decide to outsource.
Emerging patterns and trends indicate that todayâs outsourcing decisions are often motivated by factors
other than cost. Thus, the decision-making process is more complex than it may at first appear. This paper
presents findings from a case study from an organisation in the UK banking sector that was motivated to
outsource aspects of its information technology/information system (IT/IS). The underlying motives and
decision-making process that influenced the bank outsource its IT/IS are presented and discussed. Findings
from the case study suggest political perspectives, as well as human and organisational issues influenced
the bankâs strategic decision-making to outsource certain aspects of its business. An examination of the
case study findings suggests that cost alone is not always responsible for decisions to outsource, as it was
found the bankâs outsourcing decision was driven by a series of complex, interrelated motives in a bid to
reduce the risks and uncertainties of managing its own technology. Considering the complex nature of the
outsourcing process a frame of reference that can be used to assist managers with their decision to outsource
IT/IS is propagated. The case study is used to present an organisationâs experiences as to how and why it
decided to outsource its IS and thus offers a learning opportunity for other organisations facing similar
difficulties. In addition, the case study findings highlight the need to focus greater attention on discriminating
between the short and long-term consequences of IT/IS decision-makin
Initiating and Sustaining Female Networks in Computer Science and IT
Over the last decade, several networks and communities for women in IT have been initiated. It has been known that specific needs for support exist where members of a minority have difficulties in finding like-minded people in their everyday environment. This paper investigates different forms of female networks in Computer Science and IT. In particular, it analyses forms of network initiation, which often involve face-to-face meetings at regular events like conferences or, increasingly, at summer universities for female students. We conducted three studies to identify the attendees' expectations and needs for support using questionnaires, interviews, and a wiki analysis. This paper aims at identifying effective strategies for initiating female networks
Software Defined Networks based Smart Grid Communication: A Comprehensive Survey
The current power grid is no longer a feasible solution due to
ever-increasing user demand of electricity, old infrastructure, and reliability
issues and thus require transformation to a better grid a.k.a., smart grid
(SG). The key features that distinguish SG from the conventional electrical
power grid are its capability to perform two-way communication, demand side
management, and real time pricing. Despite all these advantages that SG will
bring, there are certain issues which are specific to SG communication system.
For instance, network management of current SG systems is complex, time
consuming, and done manually. Moreover, SG communication (SGC) system is built
on different vendor specific devices and protocols. Therefore, the current SG
systems are not protocol independent, thus leading to interoperability issue.
Software defined network (SDN) has been proposed to monitor and manage the
communication networks globally. This article serves as a comprehensive survey
on SDN-based SGC. In this article, we first discuss taxonomy of advantages of
SDNbased SGC.We then discuss SDN-based SGC architectures, along with case
studies. Our article provides an in-depth discussion on routing schemes for
SDN-based SGC. We also provide detailed survey of security and privacy schemes
applied to SDN-based SGC. We furthermore present challenges, open issues, and
future research directions related to SDN-based SGC.Comment: Accepte
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