This paper contains an empirical analysis of acquisition dynamics in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. Using qualitative and quantitative data, we show that particular groups of EDA firms strongly contr...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319195933;9783319195926
This paper contains an empirical analysis of acquisition dynamics in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. Using qualitative and quantitative data, we show that particular groups of EDA firms strongly contribute to acquisition activity in the industry at specific times. Based on this we provide empirical evidence that specialized firms pursue focused and 'defensive' acquisitions during times of uncertainty, indicating that concentration on existing competencies is preferred over diversification into promising new, but unfamiliar markets.
To address recent calls for better regulatory compliance of business processes (electronic or not), this study synthesizes research findings of nine peer-reviewed systematic literature reviews and state-of-the-art stu...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319179575;9783319179568
To address recent calls for better regulatory compliance of business processes (electronic or not), this study synthesizes research findings of nine peer-reviewed systematic literature reviews and state-of-the-art studies on business process compliance to examine information Technology artifacts used in the compliance of business processes to laws and regulations. Results from the 342 unique studies covered by these reviews demonstrate that eight types of information Technology artifacts are used in the design, execution and after-execution lifecycle phases of regulatory compliance to perform compliance modeling, checking, analysis and enactment tasks. The results also demonstrate with statistical evidence that compliance enactment (which involves putting mechanisms in place to address changes in the compliance representations, business processes or regulatory requirements) has received the least attention. This is a worrisome situation given the dynamic environment in which businesses operate. We argue that the findings in this work are relevant toward understanding the current state of the domain, providing insights on what phases and tasks need improvement.
Since the emergence of electronic commerce the tourism industry has undergone a substantial transformation. Especially travel agencies that are faced with growing online competition are increasingly dependent on achie...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319270302;9783319270296
Since the emergence of electronic commerce the tourism industry has undergone a substantial transformation. Especially travel agencies that are faced with growing online competition are increasingly dependent on achieving online sales. This study investigates antecedents of consumers' intention to book trips online on travel agencies' websites. The research draws on an integrated research model based on the technology acceptance model and customer satisfaction as introduced in the DeLone and McLean model on information system success. Two alternative models were tested: A parsimonious basic model includes information quality and system quality as object-based beliefs that influence satisfaction as an object-based attitude. The second model is extended and includes a third object-based belief, that is, service quality. Satisfaction is hypothesized to impact perceived usefulness that is a driver of perceived ease of use and online booking intention. Both models were tested with survey data from 292 consumers. The study provides several scholarly and managerial implications for the online distribution of tourism services.
New business concepts such as Enterprise 2.0 foster the use of social software in enterprises. Especially social production significantly increases the amount of data in the context of business processes. Unfortunatel...
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ISBN:
(数字)9783319158952
ISBN:
(纸本)9783319158952;9783319158945
New business concepts such as Enterprise 2.0 foster the use of social software in enterprises. Especially social production significantly increases the amount of data in the context of business processes. Unfortunately, these data are still an unearthed treasure in many enterprises. Due to advances in data processing such as Big Data, the exploitation of context data becomes feasible. To provide a foundation for the methodical exploitation of context data, this paper introduces a classification, based on two classes, intrinsic and extrinsic data.
Agile software development has had success in different domains. However there is one area where the implementation of agile methods still needs development - that is in the field of safety critical systems. In this f...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319186122;9783319186115
Agile software development has had success in different domains. However there is one area where the implementation of agile methods still needs development - that is in the field of safety critical systems. In this field, the software engineering processes need to be justified against the requirements of software safety assurance standards (such as ISO 26262 in the automotive domain). We describe our ongoing research on assurance case integration with an existing agile development method - SafeScrum.
The present paper reports on the findings of a systematic literature review on multi-channel services. In doing so, it uses an affinity diagram to show the results of a content analysis regarding the issues addressed ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319149806;9783319149790
The present paper reports on the findings of a systematic literature review on multi-channel services. In doing so, it uses an affinity diagram to show the results of a content analysis regarding the issues addressed by the existing literature in the field. This enables to understand areas of interest in the contemporary subject of research, find gaps in the literature and, lastly, to uncover guidelines for future research. The results suggest that future investigations should focus on the integration of traditional and virtual services, on quality issues and customer behaviour towards the use of multi-channel services. Previous research also suggests that multi-channel services are largely unaddressed, regarding issues as back-office processes, within the scope of operations management. Subsequently, since multi-channel services are multidisciplinary in nature, these guidelines represent a fruitful opportunity for future research to involve other disciplines.
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) deals with information modelling across the entire lifespan of industrial products. The use of computer-based technologies for PLM purposes requires product knowledge to be specified...
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ISBN:
(数字)9783319215457
ISBN:
(纸本)9783319215457;9783319215440
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) deals with information modelling across the entire lifespan of industrial products. The use of computer-based technologies for PLM purposes requires product knowledge to be specified in formal languages, so that the semantics of the modelling elements is explicitly defined in relation to experts' conceptualisations. Ontologies used in PLM contexts are often developed to satisfy specific application requirements, and the meaning of the employed concepts is left unspecified. In this paper, we present a preliminary ontology focused on the notion of product from the engineering design and manufacturing perspectives. Our aim is to contribute at the development of a comprehensive ontological specification of product knowledge for product lifecycle modelling applications.
This paper presents a business process management (BPM) system aimed at knowledge-based service organizations. The core activity of these organizations consists on the delivery of high-valued services tailored to each...
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ISBN:
(数字)9783319149806
ISBN:
(纸本)9783319149806;9783319149790
This paper presents a business process management (BPM) system aimed at knowledge-based service organizations. The core activity of these organizations consists on the delivery of high-valued services tailored to each customer. When compared to product-based organizations, service organizations have more dynamic and diversified business portfolios and business processes, due to the need to adapt to evolving customer needs. The efficiency of business process management (BPM) solutions is widely recognised as far as high volume standardized processes are concerned, but the unsuitability of these systems to handle customizable service requests is also widely acknowledged. With this in mind, a new BPM platform, hereafter referred to as the soBPM platform, was designed and deployed. This platform is intended to offer a higher degree of flexibility, both at process design-time and process run-time. The platform implements a soft-automation process management approach that will be discussed in the first part of the paper. Then, the deployment of the platform at the Shared Service Center of a large University will be presented.
In this paper we analyze frameworks for mobile cross-platform development according to their influence on energy consumed by the developed applications. We consider the use of different smartphones sensors, e.g., GPS,...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319270302;9783319270296
In this paper we analyze frameworks for mobile cross-platform development according to their influence on energy consumed by the developed applications. We consider the use of different smartphones sensors, e.g., GPS, accelerometer, etc., and features, e.g., acquiring video or audio from the environment. In particular, we have studied how the amount of required energy for the same operation changes according to the used framework. We use an hardware and software tool to measure energy consumed by the applications developed natively, as a web application or using two frameworks, Titanium and PhoneGap. Our experiments have shown that frameworks have a significant impact on energy consumption which greatly increases compared to an equal native application. Moreover, the amount of consumed energy is not the same for all frameworks.
New drug studies are essential to advance the pharmaceutical industry's ability to fight diseases. These studies are typically performed in four phases. We are interested in "phase 1" clinical trials whe...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319179575;9783319179568
New drug studies are essential to advance the pharmaceutical industry's ability to fight diseases. These studies are typically performed in four phases. We are interested in "phase 1" clinical trials where the goal is to evaluate the safety of a new drug. Contract research organizations recruit participants for their studies and need to verify electronically certain criteria without revealing the identity of these participants to other organizations. We outline some potential attacks against current identity representation schemes. Afterwards, we present privacy-preserving techniques to represent the identity of a participant in a scheme where operations can be performed efficiently and accurately. Our methods and scheme can also be applied to other domains to preserve an individual's privacy.
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