In this paper we present a calculus for re nement of business process models based on a precise de nition of business processes and process nets Business process models are a vital concept for communicating with experts of the application domain Depending on the roles and responsibilities of the application domain experts involved process models are discussed on di erent levels of ab straction ...

The factors that lead to business process re-engineering (BPR) success in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not clearly understood. This article reviews the main contributing factors to BPR success using a framework that considers culture, structure, technology and resource. Eight Taiwanese case studies are used to explore issues contributing to, or impeding, successful process re-e...

The literature on party group switching in the European Parliament contends that members re-affiliate primarily for strategic reasons. This article advances discussion by also considering occurrence of non-strategic switches which follow collapse weakly institutionalized groups. Using an original dataset includes DW-Nominate scores (1979–2009), I operationalize policy-seeking behavior among swi...

In this paper we present a calculus for re nement of business process models based on a precise de nition of business processes and process nets Business process models are a vital concept for communicating with experts of the application domain Depending on the roles and responsibilities of the application domain experts involved process models are discussed on di erent levels of ab straction ...

In 1999, the Singapore Government envisioned a need to transform the construction industry through the Construction 21 Blueprint by a strategic vision. In line with the broader plan to develop Singapore into a knowledgedriven economy, this industry aspires to become ‘a World Class Builder in the Knowledge Age’. And earlier, as part of the IT 2000 master plan for Singapore, the Construction Real...