Firms worldwide are adopting enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Yet, few studies exist investigating the influence of organisationaltechnological contingency variables on the success of ERP systems. This study uses existing IS and ERP success evaluation models to investigate the influence of some of such contextual variables in two contrasting, yet similar, countries in Northern Europe...

The complexity and variability inherent in biological systems should limit the use of models during actual outbreaks as predictive tools. Modelling will be most useful when used pre-outbreak, particularly in the areas of retrospective analysis of previous outbreaks, contingency planning, resource planning, risk assessment and training. Models are just one tool for providing scientific advice, a...

Contingency theory suggests that various environmental, organizational and managerial factors will influence an organization’s approach to IT management. This chapter discusses the contingent nature of information systems strategic planning (ISSP) practices and presents the results of an empirical study of ISSP and the role of IS within 90 leading companies in South Africa. Results of a partial...

Murphy’s Law is commonly expressed that ‘if anything can go wrong it will’ and is believed to have been founded between 1940 and 1950. This law has been associated with many problems and failures. Murphy’s Law can at times be seen as a threat of impending dangers and disasters since disasters can strike anytime and anywhere. Disasters can include workplace violence, fires, arson, and flooding, ...

Abstract — This paper proposes a novel approach to voltage security assessment exploiting non-parametric regression techniques to extract simple and at the same time reliable models of the severity of a contingency, defined as the difference between preand postcontingency load power margins. The regression techniques extract information from large sets of possible operating conditions of a powe...

Construction projects inherently possess uncertainties, which represent risks and opportunities to contracting business entities. Their business success, therefore, is largely defined by how these uncertainties are managed from the planning and estimating to execution phases. Traditionally risks, in particular, have been dealt by converting them into the form of a contingency. Ironically, howev...