In the United States, tobacco control activities are organized primarily in state tobacco control programs. These programs are comprised of public and private agencies working together to reduce tobacco use. The human, financial, and informational resources that go into state tobacco control programs are documented, and the outcomes of these programs have been studied in terms of health and hea...

We view an information system as a means of enhancing the ability of a complex system such as an organization to perform its functions. Thus, in our view a computerbased information system is essentially a software system designed to fulfill the information needs of a particular set of organizational functions. Clearly, the requirements of an information system capable of providing effective su...

Through this article the author explains how systems-based structures provide enhanced care for women of domestic violence abuse via intra-agency and inter-agency initiatives. Qualitative data was collected through interviews with eight leaders of four different agencies that were included in this case study. Organizational development models of service agencies aiding women were investigated. ...

The effective use, preservation and creation of knowledge in design-type work processes is of vital interest for an enterprise. We present the CLOCKWORK approach to organizational learning which comprises a web-based toolset to structure, store and retrieve knowledge elements created during all phases of the product development. The examination and re-use of this knowledge base across different...

In this study, we investigated the adoption decisions of two clinical units of a Hong Kong based teaching and public hospital in choosing and the subsequent diffusion of telemedicine technology. The findings suggest that when making adoption decisions, an organization needs to consider not only the innovation attributes but also the organizational characteristics including needs, structure, mem...

Mass customization manufacturing requires a high level of reconfigurability and flexibility in production – especially in production planning and control –, effective information systems, as well as suitable production concepts. Multi-agent systems theoretically provide the required features, but a lack of informational integration and organizational incompatibilities lead to low applicability....