the main purpose of this research paper is to calculate irans housing (maskan) bank through the use of data envelopment analysis. in this research, the performance of 33 branches of the housing bank throughout tehran (capital city of iran) within 2002-2004 was analyzed and discussed. the results of the study shows that average technical efficiencies of housing bank branches in two hypotheses of...

Security audits with subsequent certification appear to be the tool of choice to cure failures in providing the right level of security between different interacting parties, e. g., between an outsourcing provider and its clients. Our game-theoretic analysis scrutinizes this view and identifies conditions under which security audits are most effective, and when they are not. We find that basic ...

In this paper we show that the typical architecture of current KM systems reflects an objectivistic epistemology and a traditional managerial control paradigm. We argue that such an objectivistic epistemology is inconsistent with many theories on the nature of knowledge, in which subjectivity and sociality are taken as essential features of knowledge creation and sharing. We show that adopting ...

We are reporting on a case of a Real Time Communication (RTC) service provider who implemented a set of RTC tools to reach the twofold goal of supporting organizational restructuring after an economic crisis and simultaneously improving its competitive position in a marketplace driven by increasing commoditization. In contrast to other technology implementations where management follows an appl...

We developed a multidimensional definition of IT infrastructure (ITI) and applied it in exploring the perceived strategic payoffs of ITI-enabled flexibility. We began by developing a typology of theoretical approaches that can be used to organize the literature and then developed amultidimensional model by conceptualizing how flexibility can be enabled through technical, human, and process elem...

This research paper briefly describes the industrial contributions of Product Data Management in any organization’s technical and managerial data management. Then focusing on some current major PDM based problems i.e. Static and Unintelligent Search, Platform Independent System and Successful PDM System Implementation, briefly presents a semantic based solution i.e. I-SOAS. Majorly this researc...

The cost reduction of green tea processing, the control of fossil fuel resources, and the curbing of corresponding greenhouse gases emission depend on the energy efficiency of tea processing units. Therefore, it is imperative to identify and analyze factors determining energy efficiency of these agro-industrial units. To this end, the present descriptive survey was carried out on 40 managers of...

Public sector organizations are treated in a different manner, as Information technology/information system has become necessity in a highly competitive environment. Importance of information systems is becoming more and more vital as the global technology adoption is in progress. ERP projects are considered as one of the most important and critical area of technology especially in public secto...

This paper proposes a model that suggests how firms could create strategic capabilities through IT outsourcing. We suggest how a firm adds value and reaps strategic benefits from IT outsourcing arrangements. A primary proposition is that, in the process of penetration of the managerial and technical capabilities of external vendors, managerial and social factors act as facilitators or inhibitor...

This paper conceptualises the enhancement of technological capability by firms, following international technology transfer, as an evolutionary process. During this process, the existing technological, managerial and other complementary resources may require restructuring. Since China is in transition from central planning to market orientation, the organisational and managerial practices of Ch...