This paper explores theories underlying the design and development of organizational information systems (IS). It summarizes and compares two very different perspectives on IS design and development: design as the (individual) solution of organizational "problems" and design as the (joint) construction of sociocultural artifacts. The different paradigms of operation engendered by these perspect...

This paper explores theories underlying the design and development of organizational information systems (IS). It summarizes and compares two very different perspectives on IS design and development: design as the (individual) solution of organizational "problems" and design as the (joint) construction of sociocultural artifacts. The different paradigms of operation engendered by these perspect...

in a rapidly changing environment, turbulent, unpredictable and full of uncertainty, organizations should have a productive, creative and continuous learning capability and potential in order to survive, grow, and accomplish goals in order to create superior value for all their stakeholders, especially customers. such a learning capability of organization and its continuous development depends ...

Innovation is a core part of software development companies, frequently determined by organizational design variables including structure, capacity for learning, for change and adaptation. Agile software methods have evolved as approaches to promote agility and innovativeness in software development organizations. However, little research has examined organizational innovativeness and its relat...

Purpose: Considering the importance of human resource planning for organizational citizenship behavior, the purpose of this study was identify, explain and prioritize human resource planning factors in order to occurrence organizational citizenship behavior by employees. Methodology: The present research was descriptive from type of qualitative-quantitative. The research population in the qual...

Purpose This paper proposes and empirically investigates two strategies that companies can employ to involve indirect suppliers in new product development: supply network delegation and supply network intervention. The implications of the two strategies are explored. Design/methodology/approach – The paper brings together the traditional new product development literature, organizational behavi...

Addresses briefly five complex issues in higher education: professional development spanning all categories of staff; the role of a centre of professional development (CPD) in context; the philosophical framework and models within which a centre might operate; the role of a centre in strategic planning and policy formation, and the contribution that a CPD might make in assessing and enhancing q...

Software process improvement (SPI) is a widely recognized approach that software companies implement to improve quality, productivity, and time-to-market. Assessing and analyzing performance improvements are important SPI activities. However, many SPI managers have found it difficult to develop and implement effective performance measurement programs for SPI, in part because guidelines for cond...