Key Issues for IT Executives 2011: Cautious Optimism in Uncertain Economic Times

Key Issues for IT Executives 2009: Difficult Economy's Impact on IT

The global financial crisis has brought exacting times for organizations around the world. Faced with sharp decreases in revenue, companies have experienced IT budget and salary reductions, projects and purchases put on hold, and hiring freezes. While many IT organizations have been collaborating with their business partners to leverage IT to help reduce costs and improve productivity across th...

Cloning and the LGBTI family: cautious optimism.

Key Issues in Information Systems Management: An International Perspective

This study compares and contrasts the findings of recent information systems (IS) management studies in ten nations or regions as well as one US multinational study. It examines the key concerns of IS executives in these areas, focusing on identifying and explaining regional similarities and differences. Internationally, there are substantial differences in key issues. Possible reasons for thes...

Past Fame, Present Frames and Future Flagship? An Exploration of How Health is Positioned in Canadian Foreign Policy

Canada has been regarded as a model global citizen with firm commitments to multilateralism. It has also played important roles in several international health treaties and conventions in recent years. There are now concerns that its interests in health as a foreign policy goal may be diminishing. This article reports on a thematic analysis of key Canadian foreign policy statements issued over ...

Economic Decision-Making for Architectures

There is often a lack of connection between how executives and managers define and foresee value and how architects enable or disable those value propositions through their design decisions. This lack of effective communication causes the partnership between architects and executives to be a weak one. Opportunities are often missed where the architect may not only serve, but also inform executi...