Browsing Enterprise Agility by Type "Book chapter"
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Benefits and drawbacks of open source software: An exploratory study of secondary software firms
(Springer, 2007-06-14)Much of the assessment of OSS benefits and drawbacks has been based on anecdotal evidence appearing in practitioner publications, white papers, web articles etc. To a greater extent this research has tended to concentrate ... -
Biometric identities and e-government services.
(IGI Global, 2006)Governments are using the Internet and e-commerce technologies to provide public services to their citizens (Watson & Mundy, 2001). In so doing, governments aim to form better relationships with businesses and citizens by ... -
Building a dolmen: an ISD approach to the management of innovation
(Springer, 2008-10-24)This paper addresses a ¿challenge in practice¿ by describing the initial stage of an information systems development (ISD) project to support the management of innovation within a subsidiary of APC-MGE. To begin with, a ... -
E-Government evolution in Ireland: A framework for successful implementation.
(IGI Global, 2005)E-government provides unparalleled opportunities for governments to streamline processes and improve customer service. As a result, achieving successful citizen centric e-government has become a key concern for many ... -
Future research in agile systems development: applying open innovation principles within the agile organisation
(Springer Verlag, 2010)A particular strength of agile approaches is that they move away from 'introverted' development and intimately involve the customer in all areas of development, supposedly leading to the development of a more innovative ... -
Implementing successful e-government in Ireland: the importance of business process redesign
(IGI Global, 2005)Competitive pressures and improvements in information technology constantly force organisations to re-evaluate their business strategies (Porter, 2001; Venkatraman, 1994). Although public-sector organisations may not operate ... -
Innovation and the information society: policy coherence and governance in Ireland.
(IGI Global, 2005)This paper is part of the Irish contribution to the OECD project on 'Monitoring and Implementing Horizontal Innovation Policy' (MONIT). The objective of MONIT is to generate knowledge on how to improve innovation policy ... -
Proposing a formalised model for mindful information systems offshoring
(Springer Verlag, 2009-10-26)The central thesis of this paper is that Mathematical Economics can provide a novel approach to the examination of offshoring business decisions and provide an impetus for future research in the area. A growing body of ... -
The role of the user story agile practice in innovation
(Springer, 2010-10)The concept of an innovation space where different knowledge and perspectives can interact leading to innovation is central to lean thinking. The SECI framework of organizational knowledge creation identifies five enabling ... -
Seeking the face of innovation with the ethical compass of Emmanuel Levinas.
(Springer Verlag, 2008)A recent biographer has described the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas as being permeated by one simple but profound theme: western philosophy has at best ignored and at worst suppressed the ¿Other¿. The approach of this ... -
The triple helix, open innovation and the DOI research agenda.
(Springer Verlag, 2007-01-07)This paper examines the implications for research on the diffusion of innovations (DOI) arising from a growing body of literature in two related fields. The first area concerns the debate on the role of regional and national ... -
Turning Time from Enemy into an Ally using the Pomodoro Technique
(Springer, 2010)Time is one of the most important factors dominating agile software development processes in distributed settings. Effective time management helps agile teams to plan and monitor the work to be performed, ... -
The wizard of OZ: instilling a resilient heart into self-service business applications
(Springer, 2006)Speech enabled business applications are characterized by complex implementations that bring together language processing technologies, applications development, and end-user psychology. Resilience is critical to ...