C onservationists must make hard choices about where to invest limited resources for the protection of biological diversity. Numerous prioritization schemes have identified places where biodiversity is especially rich or risks are especially urgent (1). Application of return on investment (ROI) thinking promises to make conservation investments much more efficient by explicitly incorporating ec...

A nalyzing more than 9,400 investment transactions performed by 32 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), from 23 countries, and targeted towards 77 countries, between 2010 and 2013, this study highlights some of the most important visible patterns and nuances in SWF investments. First, lion’s share of SWF investments are cross-border transactions that originated from and targeted towards hi...

The most influential approach of corporate governance, the view of shareholders’ supremacy does not take into consideration that the key task of modern corporations is to generate and transfer firm-specific knowledge. It proposes that, in order to overcome the widespread corporate scandals, the interests of top management and directors should be increasingly aligned to shareholder’ interests by...

Building on the complexities of practical measurement of knowledge management (KM) in companies, we describe a practical approach to evaluating knowledge flows and managing knowledge more effectively. A panEuropean survey revealed what people believe about truth, knowledge and the optimum approach to KM from their perspective. Practical results highlight the differences in KM requirements in ep...

Nowadays the investments made by organizations to get better business performances are crucial and difficult to obtain. So, it ́s more and more important that the business-cases underline not only the shortterm objectives, but also the long-term benefits that promotes a sustainable future for organizations and investors. The main objective of our research is to study how investments on IS/IT inf...

Many of Africa’s poor live in low-rainfall areas where relatively large investments may be needed to increase agricultural productivity. This paper uses the results from an assessment of expected returns to research on soil fertility management at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute to explore the extent to which such investments can be justified on efficiency and equity grounds. While re...

Today business environment is highly dependent on complex technologies, and information is considered an important asset. Organizations are therefore required to protect their information infrastructure and follow an inclusive risk management approach. One way to achieve this is by aligning the information security investment decisions with respect to organizational strategy. A large number of ...

A business case document is an important project management decision-making tool for planning and evaluating potential investments in technology and process improvement projects. However, the effectiveness of traditional business case approaches for evaluating complex information technology (IT) investments, such as enterprise systems implementations is often questioned. A business case is a do...

In earlier studies dealing with IT Portfolio Management (ITPM), the risk and return have not been treated concisely and in combination with the concept of portfolio. Real Options Theory (ROT) has been suggested as a way to analyze IT investments, assuming a dynamic positioning in relation to both these variables. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze how the dimensions of ITPM combined with...