A substantial literature has evolved focusing on the ownership structure of international strategic alliances (ISAs). Most of the relevant studies are theoretical in nature and concentrate on the conceptual factors that influence the choice between equity and non-equity structures. A smaller number of studies provide some empirical evidence on the importance of some of the conceptual factors. T...

Linking accurate personal information to decision support systems can improve professional services e.g. health care or fi nancial management. Linking professions will promote integrated services, avoiding costly duplication of infrastructure and services. However, where person-specifi c information is held, there are risks of identity theft or confi dentiality breaches. The ethics and governan...

These last years, main IT companies have build software solutions and change management plans promoting data quality management within organizations concerned by the enhancement of their business intelligence system. These offers are closely similar data governance schemes based on a common paradigm called Master Data Management. These schemes appear generally inappropriate to the context of co...

These last years, main IT companies have build software solutions and change management plans promoting data quality management within organizations concerned by the enhancement of their business intelligence system. These offers are closely similar data governance schemes based on a common paradigm called Master Data Management. These schemes appear generally inappropriate to the context of co...

Enterprise-wide system implementations require organizations to think differently about how they approach project-based IT governance. Companies typically use executive steering committees to govern IT projects; yet, problems with user satisfaction linger. While scholars and practitioners have some understanding of what make steering committees successful, we do not fully understand what capabi...

To fit the ever-changing business context, developing large scale networked and collaborative strategies involve increasing both enterprise and information system agility and interoperability. At the same time, lean and six sigma theories have also been used in industries to improve the industrial process itself so that profitability, quality and reputation are increased. In order to achieve th...

Available online 24 January 2014 This study aims to investigate the critical debate in corporate governance research concerning the boundary of the efficacy of the corporate governance mechanism. With particular focus on a specific set of firms' primary stakeholders, strategic alliance partners, our research design facilitates the examination of this issue. The results show a significantly posi...

In their 2016 article, Saltman and Duran provide a thoughtful examination of the governance challenges involved in different care delivery models adopted in primary care and hospitals in two European countries. This commentary examines the limited potential of structural changes to achieve real reform and considers that, unless governance arrangements actually succeed in penetrating organizatio...

What do we know about the politics of corporate governance in emerging markets? Although the state-level institutions have been amply explored, firmlevel dynamics remain under-theorized. Complementing the orthodox emphasis on external finance as causal force behind the adoption of ‘minority shareholder protections’, the article outlines an alternative mechanism for firms operating in political ...

E-Government or digital government is a tool for governments to use the most innovative Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) through digital networks with convenient access to government information and services. “E-Governance” is the application of ICT for delivering government services, exchange of information and communication between government and people. Government services a...