The accuracy of touch probes of coordinate measuring machines (CMM) will be analyzed, taking into consideration identification of respective sources of errors.

We synthesize a new longitudinal framework for investing in IT assets to support sustainability and to prescribe specific investments for each stage of sustainability. This framework provides an IT investment plan for organizations that supports the five stages of sustainability and will positively moderate the relationship between an organization’s ability to traverse the stages of sustainabil...

Der Artikel diskutiert die Frage „Was ist gute IT-Beratung?“ auf der Basis eines Klassifizierungsansatzes für IT -Beratungen. Dieser orientiert sich an den fünf Reifegraden, die das CMMI in seiner so genannten „Staged Representation“ definiert.

We examine the relation between firms' debt maturity structures and the propensity to manage earnings. Our results indicate that (i) firms with more current debt are more susceptible to managing earnings, (ii) this relation is stronger for firms facing debt market constraints (those without investment grade debt) and (iii) auditor characteristics such as auditor quality and tenure help diminish...

– This paper discusses the idea of levels of autonomy of systems – be this technical or organic – and compares the insights with models employed by industries used to describe maturity and capability of their products.