different approaches are presented regarding how to react to the changing world. all these approaches are me meaningful if cover the alignment principle in the organization as a fundamental and more important principle. surveys and research on the successful organizations are indicative of considering alignment as a determinant axis in the organization. this article is the result of a research ...

In this paper determinants of IS outsourcing are deduced from transaction cost theory, resource-based theory and power theory. They are summarized in a theoretical framework which is tested using a sample of 34 small and medium sized firms.

Purpose – The study aims to shed light on how to identify drivers of sustainable competitive advantage under a turbulent and uncertain environment, one of the most crucial challenges faced by resource-based strategists. Design/methodology/approach – This study introduces a VRIO-based framework to evaluate a firm’s internal activities, in which the fuzzy set and utilities functions are adopted t...

In computational grids, heterogeneous resources with different ownerships are dynamically available and distributed geographically. It is not realistic to build the resource allocation mechanisms for such computational platform without considering economic issues. Developing computational economic-based approaches is a promising avenue for building efficient, scalable and stable resource alloca...