Advances in Information Systems Development (eBook)

New Methods and Practice for the Networked Society Volume 2

Gabor Knapp, Gabor Maygar, Gregory Wojtkowski, Wita Wojtkowski, Joze Zupancic (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2007
XIV, 530 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-70802-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume carries the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD). ISD progresses rapidly, continually creating new challenges. Progress in ISD comes from research as well as from practice. The aim of the Conference is to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences between academia and industry, and to stimulate exploration of new solutions.

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Information Systems Development (ISD) progresses rapidly, continually creating new challenges for the professionals involved. New concepts, approaches and techniques of systems development emerge constantly in this field. Progress in ISD comes from research as well as from practice. The aim of the Conference is to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences between academia and industry, and to stimulate exploration of new solutions.

Inhalt

Preface 5
International Science Committee 7
Contents 10
Preserving Semantics of the Whole-Part Relationships in the Object- Relational Databases 14
1 Introduction 14
2 Possible Designs 16
3 Choosing Between the Designs 17
4 Discussion 21
5 Conclusions 23
References 23
Directing and Enacting the Information System 25
1 Information Systems – Not only with Computers 25
2 A Development Model for Theatre Productions 26
3 Case study: a Folk high school 28
4 Conclusions 33
References 35
Several Outlines of Graph Theory in Framework of MDA 36
1 Introduction 36
2 Two-Hemisphere Model Driven Approach: Formalization Aspects 38
3 Formalized 2HMD Approach: a Case Study 43
4 Conclusions 46
References 46
Designing Software Components for Database Consistency – An Enterprise Modeling Approach 48
1 Introduction 48
2 Dependencies in the EM Approach 49
3 Software Component Modeling 50
4 Conceptual Database Design 51
5 Avoiding Inconsistency 52
6 Designing for Consistency 53
7 Summary and Conclusion 55
References 56
Trust-Related Requirements: A Taxonomy 59
1 Introduction 59
2 Related Work 61
3 The Taxonomy 63
4 Discussion and Conclusions 69
5 Acknowledgments 70
References 70
1 Introduction 72
2 MOBMAS Methodology 73
3 Community-based P2P Information Sharing MAS 75
4 Discussion, Conclusion and Future Work 83
References 84
Recognition and Resolution of Linguistic Conflicts: The Core to a Successful View and Schema Integration 86
1 Introduction 86
2 Two user-friendly Modeling Approaches 87
3 Dealing with Linguistic Conflicts in KCPM and EM 90
4 Conclusions and Future Work 95
References 95
Contextual Method Integration 97
1 Introduction 97
2 Contextual Method Component 98
3 The Process and an Example of Contextual Method Integration 101
4 Summary and Conclusions 107
A Framework for Situational and Evolutionary Language Adaptation in Information Systems Development 111
1 Introduction 111
2 Meta Modeling in Information Systems Development 112
3 Towards Situational and Evolutionary Modeling Language Adaptation in IS Development 114
4 Conclusion and Further Research 119
References 120
Towards Estimating Quality of Experience with Passive Bottleneck Detection Metrics 122
1 Introduction 122
2 Bottleneck metrics 123
3 Methodology 125
4 Experiences and measurement results 126
5 Conclusion 131
References 131
Socio-Technical Perspectives on Design Science in IS Research 133
1 Introduction 133
2 Design Science and Information Systems Research 135
3 Socio-Technical Reflection of Design Science 137
4 IT Artifacts and Socio-Technical Design 139
5 Socio-Technical Design and Business Reengineering 141
6 Conclusions 142
References 142
Modeling Objects Dynamics in Conceptual Models 145
1 Introduction 145
2 Conceptual modeling in the OO age 146
3 Modeling Object Life Cycles with UML 152
4 Mutual consistency of objects life cycles 154
5 Consequences and conclusions 156
References 157
for Method Chunk Repositories An Interoperability Classification Framework 159
1 Introduction 160
2 Collaborative Method Engineering Platform for Interoperability 161
3 Classification of Interoperability Issues 163
4 Applying the Classification 167
5 Conclusion 169
References 170
Configurable Satisfiability Propagation for Goal Models Using Dynamic Compilation Techniques 173
1 Introduction 173
2 Background 174
3 Our proposal 176
4 Morpheus: Using dynamic compilation techniques 181
5 Conclusions and further work 183
6 References 184
Cookie-Chain Based Discovery of Relation between Internet Users and Real Persons 186
1 Introduction 186
2 Cookie-Chains and Networks 187
3 Theory of Disjoint Sets 188
4 Linked Reversed Tree 191
5 Experimental Results 192
6 Conclusions 194
References 194
Requirements Modeling and MDA – Proposal for a Combined Approach 195
1 Introduction 195
2 KCPM 196
3 OLIVANOVA 198
4 A Comparison between the two models 198
5 The Mapping Process 200
6 Conclusion 203
7 Acknowledgement 203
References 204
Moral Problems in Industry-Academia on a Project Course Partnership – The Viewpoint of Clients 206
1 Introduction 206
2 Research Design 207
3 The Classification of Moral Problems 208
4 Discussion 211
References 214
Outlining “Data Track”: Privacy-friendly Data Maintenance for End- users 217
1 Introduction 217
2 Legal requirements on data processing 218
3 Architectural PET requirements 219
4 Related work 220
5 Data track functions for privacy protection 221
6 How the user meets the data track 225
7 Conclusion: Data tracking by end-users 226
Acknowledgement 226
References 227
Improving Trust in E-Government Through Paralingual Web Design 229
1 Introduction 229
2 Background 229
3 Research Question 230
4 Research Methodology 231
5 Analysis Methods 231
6 Results 232
7. Discussion 238
8 Conclusion 239
References 240
A Study of E-mail Marketing: Why Do People Read and Forward E- mail? 241
1 Introduction 241
2 Research model and method 243
3 Data analysis 246
4 Conclusions and implication of research results 249
References 251
Key Issues in Information Systems Management in Companies in Slovenia 252
1 Introduction 252
2 Research approach 253
3 The research 255
4 The results 256
5 Conclusion and recommendations 262
References 262
Enterprise Information Systems – Eight Significant Conditions 264
1 Enterprise Information Systems – Introduction 264
2 Enterprise Information Systems – The IS Field 265
3 Enterprise Information Systems – ERP Systems 265
4 Enterprise Information Systems – Business Reshaping 266
5 Enterprise Information Systems – Levels of Change 267
6 Enterprise Information Systems – Distinct Competence 268
7 Enterprise Information Systems – Business Philosophy 269
8 Enterprise Information Systems – Process Management 270
9 Enterprise Information Systems – Systematic Ways 271
10 Enterprise Information Systems – Summing Up 272
References 273
Success Factors Across ERP Implementation Phases: Learning from Practice 275
1 Introduction 275
2 ERP Implementation Success Factors 276
3 ERP Implementation Phases 278
4 Research Data Characteristics 279
5 Success Factors Relevance 280
6 The Most Important Success Factors 283
7 Implications and Conclusions 284
References 285
Building the Enterprise Architecture: A Bottom- Up Evolution? 287
1 Introduction 287
2 Purpose and research method 289
3 Analysis of empirical data 289
4 Conclusion 296
References 297
Contract Type and Pricing Structure and the Practice of Information Systems Development – An Economical Perspective 299
1 Introduction 299
2 Research Method and Setting 300
3 Findings and Discussion 302
4 A Model for the Impact of Pricing Structure on Information Systems Development Practice 308
5 Conclusions 309
References 310
An Approach of the Knowledge Management for the Development of the Organisational Commitment 312
1 Introduction 313
3 The model of Human Resources Management 316
4 Methodology 318
5 Case study 318
6 Concluding remarks 320
References 321
Educational Management Information Systems: An Example for Developing Countries 323
1 Introduction 324
2 Background 324
3 Kenya and Sub Saharan Africa 325
4 Free Primary Education in Kenya 326
5 The School Empowerment Programme 327
6 Educational Management Information Systems 328
7 The Project So Far 330
8 The Wider Picture 331
References 332
Management Support Systems Design: A Competing Values Approach 333
1 Introduction 333
2 The Competing Values Model and MSS Design 334
3 A CVM-based MSS Design Approach 336
4 Conclusion and Further Research 342
References 342
Activity Based Costing System for a Medium-sized Trade Company 344
1 Introduction – Assessment of Profitability in Trading Enterprises 344
2 The Reason for Applying and General Architecture of an ABC System For a Medium- sized Trading Company 345
3 Steps of the Project 346
4 The Development and the Implementation of the Model in the Environment of a Stand- alone ABC Software 348
5 Analysis of Profitability of Clients and Suppliers 351
6 Conclusions 353
References 354
Managing a Software Development Organization with a TQM Approach for Balance in a Period of Rapid Growth 356
1 Introduction 356
2 SESCA Innovations’ background 358
3 Research Method 359
4 The Results and Implications in the Case of SESCA Innovations 361
5 Leadership and Constancy of Purpose 362
6 Conclusions 365
References 366
Knowledge Management in Higher Education: A Case Study in a Large Modern UK University 367
1 Introduction 367
2 Knowledge Management Issues in Higher Education 367
3 Knowledge Management in IT Services at the University of Wolverhampton 368
4 Pursuing a Knowledge Management Strategy 373
5 Conclusion 377
References 378
Creating Value-Adding IT Solutions for SMEs. A Field Study from Poland 379
1 Introduction 379
2 Principles for creating value-adding IT solutions 379
3 Case studies 381
4 Summary 390
References 390
How is Project Success Affected by Replacing the Project Manager? 392
1 Introduction 392
2 Research design 394
3 IT project managers’ perceptions of critical success factors 395
4 Perceptions on the replacement of the project manager 397
of replacement 5 IT project managers’ perceptions of the impact 398
6 Discussion and implications 399
7 Acknowledgements 400
References 401
Virtual Organisation Governance by Example of Virtual University 403
1 Introduction 403
2 Virtual Organization Management Theories 403
3 Corporate Governance versus IT Governance 404
4 Virtual University Governance 406
5 Summary 412
References 412
Practical Experiences in Web Engineering 414
1 Introduction 414
2 NDT (Navigational Development Techniques) 416
3 Practical applications of NDT 417
4. Global evaluation 421
5 Conclusions 424
References 425
Derivation of Test Objectives Automatically 427
1 Introduction 427
2 State of the art 428
3 A use case model and template for testing 429
4 Case study 431
5 Test objectives from use cases 432
6 Conclusions 437
Ontology-based User Modeling for Web-based Information Systems 449
1 Introduction 449
2 User characteristics 450
3 User model representations 450
4 User model for the job offer acquisition domain 453
5 Related works 457
6 Conclusions 458
References 459
IT-Supported Inter-Organizational Services – The Case of a Swedish E- business Portal for Electronic Invoicing for Regional SMEs 461
1 IT-supported Inter-organizational Services – Business-to- business E- Commerce 461
2 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 463
3 Barriers to EC Adoption among SMEs 463
4 E-Business Portal Studied – Portal Meetingpoint Wermland 464
5 Focused EC-application: Electronic Invoicing 466
6 Methodology 467
7 Results Results Main Driving and Impeding Conditions 467
8 Results Results Perceived Effects 469
References 470
What Makes a Good Diagram? Improving theCognitive Effectiveness of Diagrams in IS Development 473

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 530 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Schlagworte: Architecture • classification • Cognition • Database • Databases • information system • knowledge management • organization • privacy • Relational Database • System • virtual organization
• ISBN-10: 0-387-70802-2 / 0387708022
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-70802-7 / 9780387708027