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People over process: the implications of agile for IS skills
(2009)
Agile approaches to information systems development have become increasingly popular in
recent years, as more and more IS organisations are eager to capitalise on the alleged
opportunities and benefits they provide. ...
A Paradoxical Perspective on Contradictions in Agile Software Development
(2008)
An ongoing debate on agile methods focuses on the contradictions in software development, especially responding to change vs. following a plan, and people vs. processes. Unlike the ¿either-or¿ perspective adopted in the ...
Chaos and Order in Agile Software Development: a Comparison of Two Software Development Teams in a Major IT Company
(2007)
Agile methods have emerged and become popular over last few years as a response to shortcomings of the waterfall process model. However, agile processes are stamped by some as chaotic processes and are placed in opposition ...
Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development
(Irish Academy of Management, 2006)
Bananas Ethical Quality: Multi-stakeholders, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance
(CISC, 2005-11)
This paper examines a recent and very specific development in the field of corporate governance. The regulation of "corporate social responsibility," that is corporate compliance with society's expectations in regard to ...
Rethinking the Role of the IS Function
(2008-09-26)
This paper proposes that IS managers need to review what they regard as their
core competencies if they are to be a valuable asset to organisations in the 1990s. The
authors start by questioning whether the IS function ...
National Innovation Systems and Entrepreneurship
(2008-09-26)
Porter (1990) argues that the future battles for competitiveness will not be fought
just between organisations but also between nations. Looking at the nation as the
unit of analysis, one way to become more competitive ...
Presenting the un-presentable: how to display data for decision making
(2008-10-20)
A concern with computer systems is how best to present onscreen data. This can be
particularly problematic for large quantities of data and in contexts of organisational
and managerial decision making. Another concern ...
E-learning and Business Models: An Exploratory Study
(2008-10-20)
The debate on the usefulness of business models to the IT/IS and strategy domains is fraught with
confusion and contradictory views. However, recent research has indicated a convergence of ideas
and a solid role for ...
The Implementation Of Citizen-Centred E-government: a Stakeholder Viewpoint
(2008-09-26)
E-Government provides unprecedented opportunities to improve citize
services and achieve cost efficiencies through process change. As a resul
implementation models have been developed to support the successfu
attainment ...