This paper studies the statistical errors for the fingerprint-based RADAR neighbor matching localization with the linearly calibrated reference points (RPs) in logarithmic received signal strength (RSS) varying Wi-Fi environment. To the best of our knowledge, little comprehensive analysis work has appeared on the error performance of neighbor matching localization with respect to the deployment...

A framework is developed for viewing the centralization issues of organizations to consider to what degree a virtual organization may help a firm obtain competitive advantage. Utilizing the concepts of flexibility and synergy, the framework can serve as a guide for practitioners to help determine what degree of synergy and flexibility a given organizational form would bring and what its suggest...

In order to adequately support the execution of business processes in an increasingly turbulent world with shorter cycle times, workflow management systems must provide higher support for flexibility. This paper discusses flexibility requirements which arise from changes in the environment and in the organizational structure, alterations of workflow types, and exceptional situations in specific...

Within this study a qualitative approach was chosen to find out whether German SMEs deal with flexibility requirements rather strategically or intuitively. Results show that many SMEs do not show strategic approaches. Possible reasons are seen in lacking organizational resources as well as the limited training of the CEOs. A toolbox has been developed to offer applicable information about flexi...

Recent research in distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) has shown that different organizational forms to which agents may organize themselves have beneficial and varying effects on the performance of multiagent systems (MAS) regarding scalability, agent drop-out safety and flexibility. This talk presents a concept to enlarge a spectrum of five organizational forms that has been specified w...

A field study of 109 information systems (IS) managers explores the relationship among organizational characteristics, job satisfaction, and work stress. The results indicate that work overload is the major source of perceived IS work stress, followed by role conflict, job-induced anxiety, and then role ambiguity. Four organizational contextual factors--IS climate, clarity and sharing of organi...

The concept of organizational capability has been developed basically in the field of strategic management. Organizational capabilities are identified as one major source for the generation and development of sustainable competitive advantage). Recently the issue of changeability and flexibility of organizational capabilities is coming to the fore. Referring to the observation that markets and ...

A field study of 109 information systems (IS) managers explores the relationship among organizational characteristics, job satisfaction, and work stress. The results indicate that work overload is the major source of perceived IS work stress, followed by role conflict, job-induced anxiety, and then role ambiguity. Four organizational contextual factors--IS climate, clarity and sharing of organi...

Due to the cross-boundary characteristicof inter-organizational information systems (IOS), its usage is affected by inter-organizational relationships (IORs), which plays an even more important role in China.This paper develops a conceptual model of the influence of IORs on IOS usage and supply chain performance. Based on organizational learning theory, the paper dividespatterns of IOS usage in...