The Impact of Information Technologies on the Organization and Functioning of the Company

The companies became more complex in terms of corporate structure and geographical area because of the globalization process and they are facing a higher and higher data volume, with a higher and higher competition level, especially during crisis moments, which makes the use of the information technologies (IT) a competitive advantage. The objective of this research was to prove the impact of the IT on the company. To this extent, we conducted an empirical research. We launched five hypotheses and in the end we proved that there is a dependency relationship between the size of a company and its degree of use of the IT, between the decision of use of the IT within a company and the organization and the functioning of the company, between the existence of the Internet in a company and its use for various purposes.information technologies, company, empirical research, impact

Enterpise resource planning deplozment guide

The deployment of an Enterprise Resource Planning system (briefly ERP) is a global project, of strategic importance for the companies. It is equally a project for the reorganization of the business processes. A guide for the deployment involves all that is necessary for the counseling for the start up of an ERP system: conceptual matters, basic rules, managers' expectations, success factors, associated risks and good practices.enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), ERP deployment, success factors, basic rules, ERP deployment associated risks, best practices

Pattern formation by kicked solitons in the two-dimensionnal Ginzburg-Landau medium with a transverse grating

We consider the kick-induced mobility of two-dimensional (2D) fundamental dissipative solitons in models of lasing media based on the 2D complex Ginzburg-Landau (CGL) equation including a spatially periodic potential (transverse grating). The depinning threshold is identified by means of systematic simulations, and described by means of an analytical approximation, depending on the orientation of the kick. Various pattern-formation scenarios are found above the threshold. Most typically, the soliton, hopping between potential cells, leaves arrayed patterns of different sizes in its wake. In the laser cavity, this effect may be used as a mechanism for selective pattern formation controlled by the tilt of the seed beam. Freely moving solitons feature two distinct values of the established velocity. Elastic and inelastic collisions between free solitons and pinned arrayed patterns are studied too.Comment: 15 pages, 20 figures (with 41 sub-figures

Building patterns by traveling vortices and dipoles in periodic dissipative media

We analyze pattern-formation scenarios in the two-dimensional (2D) complex Ginzburg-Landau (CGL) equation with the cubic-quintic (CQ) nonlinearity and a cellular potential. The equation models laser cavities with built-in gratings, which are used to stabilize 2D patterns. The pattern-building process is initiated by kicking a localized compound mode, in the form of a dipole, quadrupole, or vortex which is composed of four local peaks. The hopping motion of the kicked mode through the cellular structure leads to the generation of various extended patterns pinned by the structure. In the ring-shaped system, the persisting freely moving dipole hits the stationary pattern from the opposite side, giving rise to several dynamical regimes, with the pinned multi-soliton chain playing the role of the Newton's cradle (NC)

An Investigation Regarding the Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility Information for Listed Companies from Romania

The purpose of this research was to establish the degree of transparency concerning the communication of the information regarding the corporate social responsibility by the Romanian companies listed. The study used as a sample the listed companies in the first part of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Considering the fact that in Romania there is no mandatory reporting of such information, we examined the extent to which public companies in Romania have, voluntarily, on their sites, such disclosures. As a research framework we used the model proposed by Dahlsrud (2008). According to this model, CSR-type information can be classified into five dimensions: the environmental dimension, social dimension, economic dimension, the „stakeholders” dimension and voluntary dimension. After conducting site investigation we made a classification of their degree of transparency (dependent variable). For this variable we tested the association with the type of ownership and activity (independent variables).Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR dimensions, transparency of CSR, analyses of Romanian companies sites concerning CSR

Electronic commerce and the organizational impact

E-commerce quickly becomes an instrument of strategic importance for companies. Choosing e-commerce supposes developing and deploying intercompanies architectures supported by the use of information technologies and communications (IT&C) and especially by the Internet technology in commercial transactions and also in evaluating the changes made within the company. Changes’` management is a condition for the success or failure of the e-commerce. Research in organizational changes brought by the e-commerce concern many themes, as: organizational impact using IT&C within companies (Venkatraman, 1991; Gilbert, 2001; Reix, 2002), numerical company: challenges and consequences for the new informational systems (Isaac, 2000), e-commerce and organizational changes (Mennis, 2003), understanding business models and strategies (Afuah 2003), strategic alignement and business performance (Bergeron & al. 2002). Our paper presents a general analysis framework of the impact for the e-commerce supported by the analysis of IT&C impact within companies. It could stimulate interesting ideas concerning the e-commerce impact and elaborating e-commerce model coherent with the specific of the companiesE-Commerce; Informational technologies and communications (IT&C); E-business

L’IMPLANTATION DE L’ERP : FACTEURS CLES DU SUCCES ET IMPACTE SUR LA PERFORMANCE

The implantation of an ERP (abbreviation for "Enterprise Resource Planning") system is an enterprise project that implies the remodeling of the information system, mostly the rethinking of management procedures within the organization. The expansion and the complexity of these projects demand a theoretical framework and « optimal practices » in order to model and to evaluate the key factors of implementation success and to analyze its impact on the organization’s performance. The research problem of our communication can be divided into three research questions: • What conceptual framework for ERP implantation? • What are the key factors of success in ERP implantation? • What is the relationship between ERP implantation and enterprise performance?Enterprise Resource Planning, organizational change, integration, Key factors of success, organization performance.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. A CASE STUDY ON THE INTEGRATED REPORTS OF AN IT COMPANY

Our analysis relies on the 2011 integrated report published by SAP, a European IT company included in the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) Pilot Programme Business Network. The research methodology used is the analysis of the content as we search for a number of selected characteristics in the report and also for a set of key performance indicators (KPI). We use as references the guide provided by DVFA (Society of Investment Professionals in Germany) and EFFAS (European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies) – EFFAS (2010) for the software industry. The aim of our study is to analyse the way in which an IT company applies the guidelines recognised by the European Commission to identify and communicate the material nonfinancial information, in order to assess the organization’s abilities to create value on a short, medium and long term