Variability in generational behavior of cache blocks is a key challenge for cache management policies that aim to identify dead blocks as early and as accurately as possible to maximize cache efficiency. Existing management policies are limited by the metrics they use to identify dead blocks, leading to low coverage and/or low accuracy in the face of variability. In response, we introduce a new...

Distance learning is more and more interesting to everyone. Learning Management Systems are capable to be the source of data for business intelligence software. Business Intelligence software integrated with Learning Management System can help to analyze the way student uses distance learning, what are the effects and how to improve its quality. This paper describes the design of Business Intel...

Article history: Received 17 November 2010 Received in revised form 3 August 2011 Accepted 6 August 2011 Available online 6 September 2011 Little research has examined how international firms' operations strategies affect dynamic capability creation or how cultural distance affects operations management. This study addresses these gaps by bridging the work on dynamic capabilities, two operation...

This paper presents two distance courses aimed at promoting interdisciplinarity. The first one was an internet-based distance undergraduate course in software engineering and management of software development projects for students of management and economy. The goal of the course was to bridge the gap between disciplines of economy (management) and software engineering, transfer knowledge and ...

Prior research on the management of IT offshore outsourcing projects has focused on crosscultural issues or on project and relationship management issues. However, there is still a lack of understanding concerning effective management practices that help to overcome the challenges of client-vendor cultural distance in IT offshoring relationships. Therefore, the goal of this research is to incre...

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of national cultural differences on physicians’ perceptions of knowledge management systems acceptance. Data is collected from 106 physicians in the United States and 255 physicians in Taiwan who agreed to participate in the investigation, and a t-test is used to compare the path coefficients for each moderator. Cultural differences were found ...

Identifying the factors that encourage faculty to start using technology in their teaching is a constant challenge facing university administrators. The challenge applies both to the use of technology in general and course management systems in particular. Administrators need to identify the factors that cause or contribute to faculty course management system (CMS) use so that they can better s...

The Internet has led to the widespread trade of digital information products. These products exhibit unusual properties such as high fixed costs and near-zero marginal costs. They need to be developed on compressed time frames by spatially and temporally distributed teams, have short lifecycles, and high perishability. This paper addresses the challenges that Ž . information product development...