The appraisal portion of the strategic plan has long been a problem. How do you reward the achievement and performance of individuals as they operate the organization's strategic plan? How do you use the performance appraisal area to motivate the management team to achieve the objective in the strategic plan? How do you provide incentive for your people to stay with your organization? How do yo...

Strategic urban and territorial planning typically suggests general lines, directions and strategic objectives for spatial, social and economical development of a city or a region with 15–20 years horizon. It also proposes an interrelated set of actions and projects which need to be undertaken and implemented in order to reach these strategic objectives. However, it is frequently unclear how an...

In general, corporations in high-tech industries pursue Corporate Venture Capital investments for financial and strategic objectives. In particular, a large number of corporations have invested in e-business ventures in order to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship within the firm’s network. The achievement of strategic objectives is often comparatively difficult to measure and may take seve...

This study extends Weill's (Do computers payow ? A study of information technology investments and manufacturing performance. Washington, DC: International Center for Information Technologies, Information Systems Research, 3(4), 307}333) work by categorizing IT investment into four types of management objectives: transactional, strategic, informational and threshold. The relationships between t...

Traditional strategic planning in managing American businesses recently has been called into question by a number of authors [1 ]. Strategic planning worked well through the 1940s, 1 950s, and 1 960s, but since the mid-i 970s corporations relying heavily on strategic planning often have fallen short of their goals and lagged behind competitors that emphasize strategic planning less [1 ]. Strate...

Today our Nation's security, economic progress, and modern lifestyle all rely upon maintaining a trustworthy digital infrastructure that is resilient and responsive to threats. Critical life-sustaining infrastructures—such as the ones that deliver electricity and water, control air traffic, and support our financial system—all depend on networked information systems making up the Nation's cyber...

In the early 21st century, foreign policy of United States (US) towards Iraq was intensifi ed and certain American national interests strategic goals were pursued in this area. The article analyses three groups objectives: political, economic geostrategic (military), which, with varying levels intensity, US government during that period. At same time, author focuses not only on declared but als...

Successful companies use business processes for the transfer of long-term strategies in operational workflows. The modeling approach presented in this chapter shows how strategic objectives of a company can be combined with the S-BPM modeling notation. The new modeling approach is used in two case studies. First, redesign rules for the strategic optimization of workflow models are demonstrated ...