We propose a new software architecture based on the stakeholder analysis of a space endeavour. The information system architectures currently in consideration in the space area are mostly atomized and do not take into account the relevant role of the stakeholders that create value and momentum to the space activities. We first propose that the value chain vector should be considered, in order t...

Using takeover protection as an indicator of corporate governance, this study examines how an exogenous shift in power from shareholders to managers affects corporate attention to nonshareholding stakeholders. Two competing hypotheses are entertained. The shareholder view predicts that stronger takeover protection will lead to a decrease in corporate attention to shareholders and non-shareholdi...

The information systems (IS) project management profession has been faced with numerous socio-technical challenges. As part of its analysis, research has expressed discontent with the traditional measures used to assess the success or failure of these projects, i.e. conformance to time, schedule and specification requirements espoused by the project management (PM) standard bodies. Despite this...

The sustainability of space exploration will depend in large part on its ability to consistently and reliably deliver valued benefits to societal stakeholders over an extended period. This on-going research studies the values of prospective stakeholders in the space exploration enterprise—both in the near term and with a perspective extending over decades. The immediate focus is human and robot...

Abstract The objective of this paper is to determine if fair value measurement for inventories value‐relevant. Inventories are measured at historical cost and investors will have estimate the themselves. For a sample firms listed in UK reporting from 2009 2018, multivariate regression results show that component on balance sheet value‐relevant, but not. By contrast, both earnings changes Result...

Cost-effectiveness analyses routinely ignore the value of diagnostic certainty. Moreover, no previous study has compared this value among different stakeholders. We surveyed 25 patients, 28 physicians, and 23 managed care executives to compare their willingness to pay for diagnostic information for peptic ulcer disease. Patients (84%) were most likely, and executives (43%) least likely, to be w...

language teacher assessment, like many aspects of second language teacher education, is changing. to understand factors that are driving the change, such as work of teaching generally, language teaching in particular, and the role of teachers’ knowledge in teaching, this study examined language teacher assessment schemes across the globe. the aim was to arrive at a set of shared beliefs, attitu...

When referring to the value that IS adds to business and provides to consumers, we often (implicitly or explicitly) pertain to monetary value. However, perspectives exist regarding the notion of value which go beyond the monetary significance and maintain a direct influence on businesses and their performance. This paper explores the concept of value, its importance in IS, and the importance of...