This paper describes an ontology-based organizational knowledge representation framework focused on the specification of a two kinds of ontologies: the top level ontology containing concepts characterizing the typical organizational background and COKE ontologies representing so called core organizational knowledge entities. The framework constitutes an abstract representation of organizational...

The paper presents a framework methodology and process for planning and developing capabilities and measures for protection of critical infrastructure and presents major methodological and organizational challenges of effective and efficient protection. The authors emphasize the need for comprehensive approach, based on much better communication and greater coordination among governmental organ...

Change is an absolutely essential component of product development. However, some changes are too difficult to manage. It is contended that the difficult changes stem from the emergence of novelty. The significance of novelty is that it is not immediately apparent and can be overlooked. It is a common element in disruptive technology, knowledge management, and firefighting research. This work e...

The paper reports on the implementation of Lotus® Sametime® in a large financial services company. The paper uses the distinction of application and infrastructure view to elaborate on distinct modes of RTC use. Moreover, it provides a classification of managerial tasks and responsibilities and reflects on the balancing act of the managerial dictum and space for experimentation and organization...

DevOps and continuous delivery have impacted the organizational structures of development infrastructure groups in software-producing organizations. Our research aims at revealing different options adopted by software industry to organize such groups, understanding why organizations adopt distinct structures, discovering how handle drawbacks each structure. We interviewed 68 carefully-selected ...

purpose: the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between tendency toward teleworking and organizational commitment (affective commitment, continuance commitment, and normative commitment) among the librarians of isfahan public universities. methodology: the research method was descriptive – correlational survey and the population consisted of all librarians in isfahan univ...

A close collaboration between infrastructure owners is crucial to address challenges in the design and execution of next-generation projects for sustainable development. Managing sharing data among parties involved projects, particularly required at early stages a project develop an interconnected project, appear play critical role inter-organizational (IOC), but are often overlooked. In presen...

During the past two decades, both business managers and academic researchers have shown considerable interest in understanding how information systems (IS) lead to competitive advantages in a firm. The present study builds on this interest to examine the nature of IS competence and delineate the process by which IS competence lead to sustainable competitive advantages. Conceptually, IS competen...

Electronic communication can restrict organizational communication, or open communication channels to all employees regardless of status and personality. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between social control patterns and electronic communication infrastructure use. Political, administrative, and computing infrastructure examples are used to provide initial understandi...

background and objectives: knowledge management (km) has emerged as a pathway towards competitive advantage in current complex industrial environment. the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between km effectiveness and various organizational factors including social interactions (trust, communication and coordination), infrastructure factors (structure, information technol...