Existing research has established determinants of an IT-enabled strategy for competitive advantage which include IT Leadership, IT Skill, and IT Infrastructure (Sambamurthy 2000; Dehning and Stratopoulos 2003). Although research is emerging to demonstrate risk’s impact on competitive advantage, it still remains focused on mitigation and avoidance as its contribution (McGaughey et al. 1994). Thi...

i Preface U.S. DRIVE (Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle efficiency and Energy sustainability) is a voluntary government-industry partnership focused on precompetitive, advanced automotive and related infrastructure technology research and development (R&D). Partners are the By providing a framework for frequent and regular interaction among technical experts in common areas of experti...

This paper has two aims. First, it's an attempt to articulate the general role of infrastructure for multiagent systems (MAS), and why infrastructure is a particularly critical issue if we are to increase the visibility and impact of multi-agent systems as a universal technology and solution. Second, it presents my current thinking on the socio-technical content of the needed infrastructure in ...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to design and validate a high school technological competency curriculum model. Methodology: This study had an integrated strategy. To answer the questions, the research was conducted in four phases. The first phase was conducted with a qualitative approach and the other phases were conducted with a quantitative approach. In the first phase of this research, ...

This study explores intranets as information infrastructure and this conceptualization is supported by evidence from three interpretive case studies. If an intranet is considered as an infrastructure then it does not occur ‘de-nouvo’, it must wrestle with an ‘installed-base’ and over time extends as a new infrastructure. If this is the case what are the social arrangements that are embedded and...

Background: Iran is a country with a high rate of natural disasters like earthquake. The environmental conditions slow down the delivery of health services, especially in the event of disasters. The modern technologies such as telemedicine are appropriate for facilitating disaster relief operations after an earthquake. This study aimed to develop a model for the implementation of telemedicine i...