In this article, we introduce a framework that can be used by organizations as a positioning instrument to think of business-ICT alignment decisions in light of the strategic importance of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in their organization. We make a distinction between organizations where ICT is of high strategic importance and those where ICT is of low strategic importance. ...

Construction Informatics deals with subjects ranging from strategic management of ICTs to interoperability and information integration in the construction industry. Studies on defining research directions for Construction Informatics have a history over 20 years. The recent studies in the area highlight the priority themes for Construction Informatics research as interoperability, collaboration...

information and communication technologies are the most recent scientific achievements of mankind's ability seems to have much to offer society and are expected to be useful in solving the problems of human society. many around the world believe that accelerates the process of adjustment in the exchange of knowledge and information through information and communication technologies a vital role...

A new, systematic and integrated way of building a national information and communication technology (ICT) frontier is proposed for countries specialized in ICT for export. Using patent citation as a proxy of interaction between technologies, a national ICT network is developed. Local core ICTs are identified by using two centrality measures and five brokerage measures. The importance in terms ...

The literature offers little empiric evidence on the role of management accounting in inter-firm relationships. So, in the following research, we examined the effect of the use of a set of new management accounting practices namely the ABC, the balanced scorecard and the financial and accounting benchmarking as well as the effect of the investment in information and communication technologies (...

This article analyses the strategic, organisational, and structural conditions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to fully exploit the potential of information and communication technology (ICT). The authors build a conceptual framework relating “ICT readiness” (a new construct) to two more common dimensions: “strategic vision of ICT” and “ICT maturity”. Using the framework, the study iden...

We examine two factors that help explain the prevalence of con‡ict in low-income countries: that adversaries cannot enforce long-term contracts in arms, and that open con‡ict alters the future strategic positions of the adversaries di¤erently than does peace. Using an in…nite horizon model, we show the conditions under which adversaries will not be able to sustain short-term contracts even thou...

Two decision-makers choose hawkish or dovish actions in a con‡ict game with incomplete information. The decision-making can be manipulated by “extremists” who send publicly observed cheaptalk messages. The power of extremists depends on the nature of the underlying con‡ict game. If actions are strategic complements, a “hawkish extremist” (provocateur) can increase the likelihood of con‡ict by s...

in this paper, factors that effect on ict adoption by smes in tehran (iran) are investigated. to do so, after reviewing the literature, we identified the factors affecting ict adoption by smes in tehran and, based on this review, we proposed our hypotheses. factors include internal factors, external factors and ict specifications that influence on it adoption by smes. all hypotheses are confi...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present research findings on the relation between internal/external sources of innovation and ICT as a supporter/enabler of FM organizations as well as on the strategic orientation towards open innovation of FM organizations. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a qualitative research approach. The data collection includes qualitative semi-stru...