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Challenges of value creation through cloud SAAS: business/IT alignment in service oriented industries
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Ali, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Ramlogan, R. Challenges of value creation through cloud SAAS: business/IT alignment in service oriented industries. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems Conference proceedings 2020, Oxford, UK

Although Business/IT alignment has gathered much interest in the past, it still presents a challenge for service sector companies facing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sourcing. Such companies lack managerial experience and competency of using ubiquito... Read More about Challenges of value creation through cloud SAAS: business/IT alignment in service oriented industries.

Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies today and in future: taking stock and moving forward
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Bals, L., Schluze, H., Kelly, S., & Stek, K. Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies today and in future: taking stock and moving forward. Presented at 27th Annual IPSERA Conference 2018: Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Fostering Innovation, Athens, Greece

Competencies in Purchasing & Supply Management (PSM) are the individual-level foundations of PSM performance. This paper takes stock of previous research and presents empirical results on current and future PSM competencies based on case study resear... Read More about Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies today and in future: taking stock and moving forward.

Digitally disrupted networks through the lens of IMP: a case study of the videogames industry
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Kelly, S., Klezl, V., Israilidis, J., Malone, N., & Butler, S. Digitally disrupted networks through the lens of IMP: a case study of the videogames industry

Greater use of digital distribution, rapid and disruptive innovations in technological development and an increase of customer driven innovations in fast-changing environments such as the Videogames Industry heightens the need for further research in... Read More about Digitally disrupted networks through the lens of IMP: a case study of the videogames industry.

From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research
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Heinze, A., Fletcher, G., & Chadwick, C. From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems 15th Annual Conference 2010 “Information Systems: Past, Present and Looking to the Future”, Oriel College, University of Oxford

Search Engine Optimisation was a term used by web developers in the late 90s to highlight the importance of increasing a website’s position in search engines’ results. Further development of the Internet in terms of the diversity of its users and use... Read More about From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research.

The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly
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Poulsen, A., Burmeister, O., & Kreps, D. The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly. Presented at 13th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC13 2018, 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, Poznan, Poland

The way elderly care is delivered is changing. Attempts are being made to accommodate the increasing number of elderly, and the decline in the number of people available to care for them, with care robots. This change introduces ethical issues into r... Read More about The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly.

The location and type of employment tribunal claim can determine the chances of success : a unique investigation into the history and current workings of the employment tribunal system
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Lord, J., Percy, D., & Rowlands, K. The location and type of employment tribunal claim can determine the chances of success : a unique investigation into the history and current workings of the employment tribunal system. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2018, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

The UK Employment Tribunal System (ETS) is 'broken' and in need of reform according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) (2011) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (2011). This resulted in a number of governmental reviews and signific... Read More about The location and type of employment tribunal claim can determine the chances of success : a unique investigation into the history and current workings of the employment tribunal system.