The politics of new technologies in local government.

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Administrative and Legal Principles of the Digitization of Public Relations

The current state of legal regulation of digitalization of public relations in Ukraine, as well as the place and specific features of administrative and legal norms, have been studied. The author has provided own definitions of the terms of “digitalization” and “administrative and legal provision” (in relation to the institution of public relations, which is studied). The author has determined the characteristic features of the practical implementation of digitalization of public relations and the application of measures of administrative and legal regulation in regard to them. Several research methods have been used while the time of writing the article. In particular, the comparative and legal method along with the method of legal analysis have been used while studying legislative norms concerning the legal regulation of digitalization of public relations. The formal and logical method has been used to differentiate the criteria of digitalization of public relations. According to the results of the research, the author has provided suggestions to improve some legal procedures for the introduction and implementation of digitalization in Ukraine. The author has offered amendments and alterations to the profile legislation in order to increase the efficiency of functioning of the national system of digitalization, to improve the system of motivational and incentive methods of work of the subjects of its functioning

Exploring information systems development in English local government : a morphogenetic approach

This thesis examines the complex relationships between agency (Le. populations, organised groups,individual actors and collectivities), structure (Le. systems, institutions, roles, positions), and culture(ideas, theories, beliefs and values) in the specific context of cycles of information systems (IS)development and organisational change in English local government. Data for this analysis is drawn from a 15 month longitudinal case study of an English local authority. The morphogenetic approach - anon conflationary approach to the analysis of the agency/structure dynamic devised by Margaret Archer (1988, 1995, 1998b, 1998c, 2002) - was adopted for the research in order to avoid treating either agents or structures as largely epiphenomenal to each other.A detailed analysis of the IS environment of the case study organisation is presented. It shows how.cycles of IS development and organisational change in general were conditioned and/or shaped and transformed and/or reproduced over time by the agency/structure dynamic. The case study material also represents an example of an 'analytical history of emergence' that Archer (1995:294) proposes should result from the use of the morphogenetic approach.Detailed evidence of the causal processes, mechanisms, powers and tendencies that may operate in any IS/organisational development context is also analysed and this then forms the basis for a range of 'tendential predictions' to be made concerning the outcomes. Another outcome (of particular significance since Archer's approach to empirical research remains limited) is a valuable assessment of the utility of the morphogenetic approach when applied to the type of largely micro level case study research reported here. This assessment confirms Archer's claims for the approach's value as an instrument for the production of non conflationary practical social theory, but, in addition, a range of issues are identified which demonstrate that, 'without modification, the complexity and resulting resource intensity of the approach may well work against its more widespread adoption for this kind of social science research

Environmental Sustainability 2.0: Empirical Analysis of Environmental Erp Implementation

We examined the implementation of a new and rapidly emerging class of enterprise software system for managing environmental resources such as energy and carbon emissions. Analysis of the implementation of an environmental enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at a leading global software and technology services company, SunGard Data Systems Inc., yielded three primary findings. First, we found that adoption of environmental ERP supported implementation of the corporate environmental sustainability strategy, and at the same time, may transform that very strategy. Second, we uncovered unique data sharing hurdles originating in the upstream energy information value chain. Finally, we identified the role of private equity as one important stakeholder that influences environmental ERP adoption. Overall, our analysis revealed that well-established IS phenomena have unique underlying mechanisms in the environmental sustainability context, inform understanding of cause and effect, and may ultimately enhance managerial practice and inform theoretical understanding.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/91283/1/1175_Melville.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/91283/4/1175_Melville.pd

Business-IT alignment from operational level: empirical evidence from the Bank of Qingdao, China

Business-IT Alignment (BITA) has long been a significant topic for scholars as well as enterprise managers especially in the Internet era. Although numerous studies have identified the factors influencing the aligning process and relationships between them and organization successes from strategic perspective, few consider the impact of these elements on employees’s performances from an operational level. To fill this gap, this thesis first discusses the state-of-art and the challenges of BITA in China’s city commercial banks (CCBs) and further develops a theoretical framework to empirically evaluate the BITA in China banking industry. Finally, some recommendations for improving the level of BITA in China’s CCBs are provided. Taking the Bank of Qingdao (BQD) as a sample, this thesis empirically examines BITA maturity model with the results that five factors including communication, IT competency/value measurement, IT governance, partnership, and IT skills are positively related to the BITA while IT scope and architecture are not significant. In addition, the moderating effect of service quality between BITA and employee’s working performance is also supported by the survey. This study also develops a new theoretical model namely, business-IT punctuated equilibrium alignment model (BIPEAM), based on life cycle theory and punctuated equilibrium theory to describe the alternately leading roles between business and IT strategies. This model may contribute towards the better understanding of the mechanism of business-IT strategic alignment process from a longitudinal perspective within an enterprise.O alinhamento entre o negócio e as Tecnologias de Informação (TI) ou alinhamento business-IT (BITA) tem sido desde há muito um tópico significativo para académicos bem como para gestores de empresas, especialmente na era da Internet. Embora numerosas investigações tenham identificado os fatores que influenciam o processo de alinhamento e as relações entre eles e os sucessos da organização do ponto de vista estratégico, poucas consideram o impacto destes elementos no desempenho dos empregados a partir de um nível operacional. Para preencher esta lacuna, esta tese começa por discutir o estado da arte e os desafios do BITA nos bancos comerciais das cidades da China (CCBs) e desenvolve um quadro teórico para avaliar empiricamente o BITA na indústria bancária Chinesa. Por último, são fornecidas algumas recomendações para melhorar o nível de BITA nos CCBs da China. Tomando o Banco de Qingdao (BQD) como amostra, esta tese examina empiricamente o modelo de maturidade do BITA com os resultados de que cinco fatores, incluindo comunicação, competência/avaliação de TI, governação de TI, parceria, e competências de TI estão positivamente relacionados com o BITA enquanto que o âmbito e a arquitetura de TI não são significativos. Além disso, o efeito moderador da qualidade do serviço entre a BITA e o desempenho de trabalho do empregado é também apoiado pelo inquérito realizado. Este estudo também desenvolve um novo modelo teórico, nomeadamente o modelo de alinhamento de equilíbrio pontuado de business-IT (BIPEAM) baseado na teoria do ciclo de vida e na teoria do equilíbrio pontuado para descrever os papéis alternadamente de liderança entre as estratégias empresariais e de TI. Este modelo pode contribuir para uma melhor compreensão do mecanismo do processo de alinhamento estratégico entre empresas e as TI, a partir de uma perspetiva longitudinal dentro de uma empresa

Decisions about entry modes for telecom companies into digital music business: An empirical case study

The digital music market offers an opportunity for telecom companies to furnish value-added services. However, little effort has been made to study empirically how to make a decision about entry modes for telecom companies into digital music business. This study therefore investigates various strategies that telecom companies may implement to enter the digital music industry. The results of a series of expert surveys reveal that the preference ranking of entry modes is acquisition, joint venture, and contractual agreement, respectively. Moreover, the leading key factors in selecting entry modes are complementary capabilities, hostility of environment, relational risk between firms as partners, commitment of resources, and availability of expertise. Furthermore, an importance-performance analysis was conducted to understand the different aspects that are of different performances and importance in each entry mode. The implications of the findings are also discussed. --Telecom companies,Digital music business,Entry modes,Value added

Korea and the global software industry

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China's IT Leadership

With the rapid expansion of China's information and communications technology (ICT) sector, there has emerged a strategic group of IT leaders. These IT leaders are characterized by their "amphibiousness". On the one hand, they have become bridges that introduce Western concepts of competition and decentralization to China. On the other, they do not want to challenge the state because they feel comfortable with their personal ties to promote their business interests. They belong to the "non-critical realm" of social elites and have not coalesced into a coherent and organized social force. Even though they may not represent an independently innovative force that would push for political change in China, they have become catalysts and have created part of the necessary conditions for political changes, for example enhancing institutional performance of the state and creating a forum for public debate and political participation of the grassroots. Therefore, they have a subtle political impact on state responsiveness and civic participation. By carefully contrasting the autonomous, parasitic, symbiotic, negotiating, and amphibious actor models, this study of IT leadership in China emphasizes the creative aspect of politics--their visions, craftsmanship, and courage for ICT diffusion in China. In contrast with the top-down or bottom-up paths of Communist transitions in East Central Europe, the Chinese path seems to be grounded in the middle. The conclusion of this dissertation is that in a time of uncertainty, a strategic group of IT leaders starts to inspire and lead this nation in new directions like a spark when China is in desperate need of a systematic and convincing rationale and vision for its progress in an era of great transformation

Адміністративно-правові засади діджиталізації суспільних відносин

Administrative and Legal Principles of the Digitization of Public Relations / Olena Salmanova, Evgen Popovich, Anatoliy Nikitin, Irina Tesliuk // Amazonia Investiga. – 2020. – Vol. 9, No 25. – P. 418-422.Розглянуто сучасний стан правового регулювання діджиталізації суспільних відносин в Україні, а також місце та особливості у ньому адміністративно-правових норм. Надано авторське визначення понять «діджиталізація» та «адміністративно-правове забезпечення» (по відношенню до інституту суспільних відносин, що розглядається). Визначено характерні особливості практичної реалізації діджиталізації (оцифрування) суспільних відносин та застосування заходів адміністративно-правового регулювання по відношенню до них.The current state of legal regulation of digitalization of public relations in Ukraine, as well as the place and specific features of administrative and legal norms, have been studied. The author has provided own definitions of the terms of “digitalization” and “administrative and legal provision” (in relation to the institution of public relations, which is studied). The author has determined the characteristic features of the practical implementationof digitalization of public relations and the application of measures of administrative and legal regulation in regard to them.Several research methods have been used while the time of writing the article. In particular, the comparative and legal method along with the method of legal analysis have been used while studying legislative norms concerning the legal regulation of digitalizationof public relations. The formal and logical method has been used to differentiate the criteria of digitalization of public relations.According to the results of the research, the author has provided suggestions to improve some legal procedures for the introduction and implementation of digitalization in Ukraine. The author has offered amendments and alterations to the profile legislation in order to increase the efficiency of functioning of the national system of digitalization, to improve the system of motivational and incentive methods of work of the subjects of its functioning.Рассмотрено современное состояние правового регулирования диджитализации общественных отношений в Украине, а также место и особенности административно-правовых норм. Дано авторское определение понятий «диджитализация» и «административно-правовое обеспечение» (по отношению к рассматриваемому институту общественных отношений). Определены характерные особенности практической реализации диджитализации (оцифровки) общественных отношений и применения мер административно-правового регулирования по отношению к ним

CPC Futures

Distributed by NUS Press for the East Asian Institute. What will the upcoming 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) bring, and what will the next decade of CPC rule look like? Who will rule China and what future do they envision for the Party and China? In this volume, the East Asian Institute in Singapore brings together an exceptional team of world-leading China experts from Asia, the United States, Europe and Australia to set out the future implications of trends in CPC politics and governance in CPC General Party Secretary Xi Jinping’s “New Era.” The essays collected in this volume bring together cutting-edge research and insights into China’s economy, society, politics, military and international relations targeted at a professional audience in government, business, the media, NGOs and universities. The book is distributed Open Access under a Creative Commons license, and sold in print editions in Asia