The phenomenon of information in cyberspace can be likened to an almost limitless library where anyone can upload any information for the public to read. To live up to our belief in freedom of expression such openness should be defended as long as the material is not aimed at fomenting communal hatred, inciting violence and affecting public opinion. Lack of control and ease of publication signi...

This paper presents a novel approach to inter-organizational workflow cooperation. Our goal is to provide support for organizations which are involved in a shared but not pre-modeled cooperative workflow across organizational boundaries. Our approach allows for partial visibility of workflows and their resources, thus providing powerful ways for inter-organizational workflow configuration. Vary...

Our research aims at finding key concepts to link agile enterprises with agile automated information systems. To effectively respond to environmental changes, such as in market needs, technology, regulations or law, enterprises need to be able to change their supporting information system(s) accordingly. The Design and Engineering Methodology for Organizations (DEMO) has already proven to be an...

The theme of creativity has gained prominence among practitioners and academics, and the emergence of creative industries, which combine creativity and commercial logic, has rendered the topic even more relevant. Creativity is frequently associated with the existence of flexible organizational structures and organizational cultures that favor autonomy and freedom of action. However, organizatio...

G restrictions on the rights of banks to open branches and establish offices across state lines have been relaxed throughout the nation since the early 1980s. During the 1980s and early 1990s, many states relaxed controls over branching by banks located within their borders, and almost all of them permitted some form of regional interstate banking through acquisitions of banks by holding compan...

The first of these two axioms draws attention to the interfaith hobby. Interfaith organizations abound. Every city and town in the western world has an interfaith group. These enthusiasts have created a multitude of organizations. The oldest is probably the International Association for Religious Freedom (which can trace a history back to 1900). Then, to list just a sample, we have the Internat...

-1Media freedom has been viewed as a characteristic of the nation state, linked in much of the western literature to other state characteristics such as level of democratization, extent of civil liberties, government transparency and even economic liberalization. On close examination, media freedom has revealed itself to be a rather complex and even contentious concept. For some, at least, it i...

This paper explores the effects of general and agricultural trade openness on economic freedom and alongside with the quality of institutions, on income and poverty. Recent cross-country data for over 200 nations in global regions were used to estimate equations for income, poverty and economic freedom. Economic freedom appears to have positive impacts on income levels, which together with good...