This research examines information systems strategic planning (ISSP) in multinationals from the perspective of the subsidiaries. The research was carried out through interviews with the IT and business managers in subsidiaries of nine large American, European, and Japanese multinationals. The evidence from this study reveals that, in the majority of these organisations, IS planning is either ce...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a state-of-the-art approach to running organizations with the help of comprehensive information systems, providing support for key business processes and more general, for electronic business (e-business). ERP has evolved from earlier approaches, in particular, materials requirement planning (MRP) and manufacturing resource planning (called MRP II) in the 1...

The risks of business interruption expand as companies become more dependent on information technology (IT) infrastructure. A comprehensive approach to business continuity planning seeks to mitigate against all major business interruptions of business systems. This article analyzes recent national and international surveys to develop insights about the current status of business continuity plan...

the main purpose of this applied research is to investigate the factors affecting rural female entrepreneur’s business performance. based on theoretical literature, business performance is affected by several factors such as demographic characteristics, environmental factors, motives, social networks, skills, human capital and social learning. this research has been conducted applying a surveyi...

Business entities today exist in a highly competitive world. Internet banking has now become a global phenomenon. Almost every banking institution all over the world has embraced this technological system of banking due to the numerous benefits it brings, both to the banks themselves and their clients or customers notable among them are convenience and time-saving in doing transactions. The Int...

Financial planners have been presumed to be expensive and luxurious service are only needed by people who assets. While in fact, financial planner is more middle-class experiencing issues. However, there not many planning firms that specifically address this problem. FinansialKita a online platform will provide services segmented especially these particular segments. As new venture the sector, ...

Achieving business-IT alignment is one of the main purposes and also challenges of organizations. Many studies have indicated the importance of aligning information systems (IS) function with other business functions. The main purpose of this survey is evaluating business-IT alignment focusing on social and technical dimensions of business-IT alignment in Bank Mellat. The data was collected thr...

Today’s manufacturing industry requires product data management system (PDM) for efficient product development and production. Manufacturing industries must deal with competition, time to market, reduction of the cost of doing business, and rapid development of new services and products. To address these requirements industries must constantly reconsider and optimize the way they do business an...

The rising functionality of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions may be seen as one of many effects of globalisation. This leads to complex markets and enterprising demand of new business experts. A system-integrated business simulation can be seen as an appropriate tool to encounter such business challenges: On the one hand, they assist managers in their planning under the usage of rea...

Today, outsourcing is recognized as one of the most effective strategies in the business world. In this regard, outsourcing of business processes is considered to be one of the most common forms of outsourcing. The purpose of this study is to provide In-depth and quantitative analysis of the benefits of BPO in a dairy plant in Iran and how these benefits affect the willingness of senior plant m...