During the past two decades, both business managers and academic researchers have shown considerable interest in understanding how information systems (IS) lead to competitive advantages in a firm. The present study builds on this interest to examine the nature of IS competence and delineate the process by which IS competence lead to sustainable competitive advantages. Conceptually, IS competen...

1 SAPIENZA – Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica {baldoni,mecella}@dis.uniroma1.it 2 CNIPA Centro Nazionale per l’Informatica nella Pubblica Amministrazione {s.fuligni,f.tortorelli}@cnipa.it Abstract. The paper describes the currently ongoing effort for defining and developing a nationwide e-Government Service Oriented Architecture, in order to guarantee a flexible ap...

Undoubtedly, information technology (IT) has undergone extensive developments in various social and economic spheres; its effect on human society is in such a way that the world today is referred as information society. Besides, information technology, attributed as the main agent of global change, is to achieve meta- organization purposes. It also pertains to appropriate information formulated...

In today’s competitive, dynamic, and changing business environment, being able to collaborate globally within and beyond the enterprise borders is critical. Inter-Organizational Collaborations (IOCs) have been proposed as a response to the characteristics of highly competitive global business environments. So far, a number of reference models, frameworks, and ad hoc architectures related to som...

The objective of this empirical study is to find ways that best support business performance through the alignment of organizational and technological infrastructures. Adapting Tapscott and Caston's infrastructure themes, the organizational infrastructure includes components such as common vision, cooperation, empowerment, adaptability and learning, and the technological infrastructure addresse...