INTRODUCTION Initial attempts are made to implement electronic health record (EHR) in Iran, the present study aim is developing a proper roadmap to EHR in pre-implementation phase by expert views on the matter. METHOD An initial framework was developed for preimplementation based on reviewing literature on EHR implementation and descriptive-comparative with qualitative approaches in five coun...

This report focuses on the strategic role and the implementation of textual data mining (TDM) in government organizations, with special emphasis on TDM to support the management of science and technology (S&T). It begins by defining TDM, and discussing the strategic management process in federal government organizations and the role of TDM as an integral part of this process. The report then pr...

Research on strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is still not many number, particularly, developing countries. Although SMEs play an important role economic development, this sector has received less attention research its competitiveness through social responsibility. According to previous literature, have unconsciously practiced responsi...

Today’s Information Systems are complex systems that have to deal with a variety of different and potentially conflicting needs. Capturing their strategic requirements is a critical activity, as it must answer at the same time to software and corporate goals. In this paper, we introduce the economic foundations of strategic requirements. We propose a novel conceptual framework for requirements ...

Information technology is changing the business value chain and business systems. This situation is due to the business value chain and the value creation factors in business. Technology companies and researchers are developing new businesses, but many companies and researchers cannot find successful ways to analyze and develop a business in a specific way. In this paper, first, the value creat...

From the business perspective, one of the core concerns within Business-IT alignment is coordinating strategic initiatives and plans with Information Systems (IS). However, while substantial work has been done on linking strategy to requirements for IS development, it has usually been focused on the core value exchanges offered by the business, overlooking other aspects influencing the implemen...

This paper aims to translate the strategy of a Greek manufacturing company into objectives and measures that can be clearly communicated to all units and employees. For this purpose two basic strategic tools are implemented, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and the strategy map. Based on the statements about mission, vision, and values of the company, and the strategic analysis, we formulate the st...

Abstract Environmental noise prevention starts from strategic maps of main transport infrastructures and agglomerations. Graduated colors are representative the average levels produced in space by each individual source, or overall sum. Among their purposes, communication results to population has been most neglected. The present paper proposes predominance for first time environmental acoustic...