in the knowledge-based era knowledge management (km) is considered as the primary task of organizations that strive to utilize of their intellectual capitals effectively. hence it is vital to understand carefully the appropriate contexts and enablers of knowledge management practices. human- social factors are among most influential factors that their effects are as important as structural and ...

Business intelligence (BI) is currently the top technology priority of chief information officers (CIOs) and is a major growth area of business IT. BI systems are the IT-based systems that have the greatest impact on organizational strategy. Unfortunately, BI projects are subject to high failure rates and those that are implemented suffer from a utilization problem where only 10 to 20% of inten...

TRW’s Project Review Online System (PROS) was created in late 1996 to automate the collection and analysis of project data. It provides a web-based repository of up-to-date information to support project management, senior manager oversight, and process improvement. This article captures our experiences with establishing and using this concept.

This paper 1 outlines some of the facilities which are required for an agent based simulation to eeectively support training. It describes CACTUS a computer based system to assist the training of senior police oocers in developing management skills for large public order events.

It has been widely discussed in the management information systems (MIS) literature that the outcomes of information technologies (IT) and systems may be subject to the influence of the characteristics of the organization, including those of the IT and business leadership. This study was conducted to examine the relationships that may exist between IT infrastructure capabilities (ITC), business...

Information s>Stems plans traditionallyhave been conceived as a Ineatis of recogilizing opportunities and problems where information technology might be used, identifying the resources needed to support the application of information technology, and developing strategies and procedures to allow information technology to be applied successfully. Prom an agency theory and transaction cost theory ...

This investigation documented the interpretation of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) roles on the senior management team of a financial organization. Confidential one-on-one interviews were conducted to document research participant’s interpretations. A qualitative approach was adopted, employing Narrative Inquiry to document these interpretations. Results ...

OBJECTIVE Explore professional views of changes to gastroenterology service organisation and delivery and barriers and facilitators impacting on change. The work was undertaken as part of an evaluation in endoscopy service provision catalysed by the Modernising Endoscopy Services Programme of the Modernisation Agency. DESIGN Focus groups followed by analysis and group-working activities ident...

Senior managers can have a strong influence on organisational safety. But little is known about which of their personal attributes support their impact on safety. In this paper, we introduce the concept of 'safety intelligence' as related to senior managers' ability to develop and enact safety policies and explore possible characteristics related to it in two studies. Study 1 (N = 76) involved ...