Information technologies, in general, and information systems, in particular, are fast becoming the prime enablers of success and survival in business organisations. These technologies, on one hand, enrich economic, social, and cultural environment of organisations, and on the other hand enhance their competitiveness. For asset managing engineering enterprise, information systems not only help ...

A number of financial market analysts have argued that the aging of the “Baby Boom” cohort contributed to the rise U.S. asset values during the 1990s, and that asset prices will decline when this group reaches retirement age and begins to draw down its wealth. Similar arguments can be raised for other nations that face analogous demographic transitions over the next half century. This paper exp...

Abstract Recent catastrophic events in Southeast Asia have emphasized that roofs made of wood/steel frames and lightweight metal roofing sheets are the most vulnerable component building envelope when subjected to typhoon-induced wind uplift. This also applies aging cultural heritage (CH) assets, which deserve special consideration because their intangible value for local communities, essential...

This theoretical paper examines the transaction cost framework as described by its main proponent in the context of the popular recorded music industry. We take the two firm typologies within the industry, major and independent, and discuss whether TCE variables can identify suitable governance structures for managing the transactions between them. We argue that asset idiosyncrasies such as cul...