Background. When asked about employees' political behavior in the workplace, they often see it as signs of good behavior and see it as an ugly act that achieves personal goals at the expense of others, and May be harmful to the goals of the organization or individuals. Objectives. This study aimed to test a model of factors affecting political behavior in the sports industry. In the study, oth...

Inter-organizational systems operate in an area where there are many interested parties. If the views of these interested parties are not explored and taken into consideration before and during the development of an inter-organizational system, it is likely that the implementation of this system will be disappointing. This paper describes one approach to exploring these views through the use of...

The effective smoothening factor in different forms of collaboration has proven to be getting trustworthy partner organizations. Nowadays, trust among the 21st century organizations should be analyzed and assessed with a look from a different angle than how it has been conceptualized and addressed for such organizations in the past. In the past as it has been commonly practiced, the concept of ...

The Software product line engineering is an inter-disciplinary concept. It spans the dimensions of business, architecture, process, and the organization. Similarly, Educational System engineering is also an inter-disciplinary concept, which spans the dimensions of academic, infrastructure, facilities, administration etc. Some of the potential requirements and benefits of this engineering approa...

The view of evaluating Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) process and effectiveness has matured. The inter-organizational view or network view however is understudied. The introduction of information strategy in networks seems to be more reactive than proactive; many organizations continue to use SISP as a way to support their internal decision-making process without actually co-oper...

Open access is sometimes seen as promoting rail competition effectively when infrastructure geography and market demand restricts routings — e.g. in Europe. European railways are passenger-oriented, highly scheduled, poorly standardized, and lines serve specialized functions. Conversely, American railroads are freight-oriented, flexible, and highly standardized. Consequently, optimal forms of o...

Complementary investment in information technology (IT) and organizational work practices enable a firm to respond strategically to competitive challenges. Specific combinations of these investments, as called for in organizational programs, are implemented in a coordinated manner to bring about a change more consistent with the external environment, resulting in improved firm performance. Whil...

This thesis examines the role of Environmental Information Management Systems in corporate culture change. Current trends in environmental management which seek to move beyond compliance towards sustainability must be based on new corporate norms. This thesis examines the role of information technology in the creation and operation of these norms and discusses its implications for private and p...