We examine how financial networks influence asset prices and trading performance. Consistent with theoretical studies on the role of communication networks in information dissemination, we posit that global financial institutions, having more extensive and strategic financial networks, can more efficiently acquire and process information pertaining to asset trading due to their better access to...

First developed by Kaplan and Norton [Kaplan R. S., & Norton D. P. (1992). The balance scorecard – measures that drive performance. Harvard Business Review, 70(1), 71–79], balanced scorecard (BSC) provides an integrated view of overall organizational performance and strategic objectives. BSC integrates financial measures with other key performance indicators to create a perspective that incorpo...

This publication presents new classes of financial management systems. These systems will serve as examples of systems for the cognitive analysis of financial data with particular emphasis on analysing financial ratios. Semantic analysis will be an innovative component in financial management systems which will enhance the traditional solutions by adding elements of cognitive data interpretatio...

In the majority of executive domains, a notion normality is involved in most strategic decisions. However, few data-driven tools that support decision-making are available. We introduce and extend use autoencoders to provide strategically relevant granular feedback. A first experiment indicates experts inconsistent their decision making, highlighting need for support. Furthermore, using two lar...

The analytic network process (ANP) is presented as a potentially valuable method to support the selection of projects in a research and development (R&D) environment. This paper first discusses the requirements of the R&D project selection problem, which requires the allocation of resources to a set of competing and often disparate project proposals. Among the factors complicating this task is ...

Many firms are changing the composition of their top management team (TMT) to include a Supply Chain and Operations Management Executive (SCOME). SCOMEs as part of TMTs have responsibility for all or a broad spectrum of the Supply Chain and Operations Management functions. This paper empirically examines three issues related to the appointment of SCOMEs. First, we examine the stock market react...

â â â  â â â â â â â â â â â  financial sector is one of the most influential sectors in economic activities. empirical and theoretical studies conducted in recent years have also confirmed the significant role of financial institutions in economic growth. additionally, trade and financial liberalization policies have been particular concerned with strategic policies in developed and developing...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a decision support aid for the strategic design of an assembly system in the international business environment created by NAFTA. The strategic design problem is to prescribe a set of facilities, including their locations, technologies, and capacities, as well as strategic aspects of the supply chain, selecting suppliers; locating distribution centers; pl...

In today’s global services outsourcing arena, increasing numbers of companies adopt “multisourcing,” that is, they select and combine information technology (IT) and business services from multiple providers. The literature on IT outsourcing and supply chain management has identified critical tradeoffs involved in increasing the number of suppliers and has strongly recommended focusing on a han...

Felix Köbler, Jens Fähling, Helmut Krcmar, Jan Marco Leimeister IT Governance and Types of IT DecisionMakers in German Hospitals An Empirical Study Among IT Decision Makers Growing expenses for health care services in hospitals stress the potential of a well applied IT governance for cost reduction, productivity gains and a possible source for competitive advantages. The underlying explorative ...