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Unprecedented Times

Unprecedented Times

Companies should leverage new cost savings, optimize critical assets, and be purposeful with building or sustaining their company culture in a digitally distributed environment, while taking into consideration the human factor more than ever before.

By Katherine Dao, MBA, Mark Chun, PhD and Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Accounting / Finance / Investing, Global Business, Information Management/Technology (IT), Management, Strategy, Work-Life Balance

VIDEO: Transforming the Relationship between Business and IT Executives

Dr. George Westerman studies the impact of digital technology on the management of large firms. In this video interview, he discusses the changing role of CIO.

By Graziadio Business Review
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Information Management/Technology (IT), Interviews
"The Role of the CIO" with Harvey Koeppel

“The Role of the CIO” with Harvey Koeppel

In this video interview, Center for CIO Leadership Executive Director Harvey Koeppel discusses the changing role of the CIO based on his experience in the financial services industry.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Information Management/Technology (IT)
The Charisma of Twitter

The Charisma of Twitter

Twitter is a form of electronic charisma that can attract or repel followers. This article explores the uses and limitations of Twitter and analyzes its success based on the definition of charisma.

By Shirley Black, JD, LLM
Marketing
2010 Student Paper Winner: Using Social Media to Grow Your Business

2010 Student Paper Winner: Using Social Media to Grow Your Business

Businesses can best benefit from social media by having a good overall strategy and knowing how to listen, participate, and measure results.

By Areg Bagdasarian, MBA and Steffanie Tamehiro
Marketing
Utilizing Business Service Management Concepts to Improve Healthcare Information Services

Utilizing Business Service Management Concepts to Improve Healthcare Information Services

ITIL and BSM, and the adoption of BSM concepts in an IT department and a business service unit of a regional healthcare provider.

By Matthew Hernandez, MS, Thomas Janicki, PhD and Bryan Reinicke, PhD
Operations Management

Interview with Robert Eckert, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Mattel, Incorporated

Robert Eckert, Chairman and CEO of Mattel, discusses his role at the helm of the worldwide leader in toy design, manufacturing, and marketing.

By David M. Smith, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Interviews
Editorial: Is Robotics America's Ticket to Continued Global Competitiveness?

Editorial: Is Robotics America’s Ticket to Continued Global Competitiveness?

An exploration of the potential of robotics for both increased productivity and ethical concerns, drawing on the history and looking toward the future of the industry.

By Owen P. Hall, Jr., PE, PhD
Editorials
The Power of Sharing in an Uncertain World

The Power of Sharing in an Uncertain World

A case study of a corporate business unit at Nestlé in the United States demonstrates the potential of virtual insourcing.

By Donald M. Atwater, PhD, Pete Knox and Ross Atwater
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT Solutions for SMBs in an Economic Downturn

IT Solutions for SMBs in an Economic Downturn

In an economic downturn, innovation is particularly essential to business success.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD and Babu Palanisamy, MS, MBA
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT Outsourcing: China Grasps for the Lead

IT Outsourcing: China Grasps for the Lead

China, which plays a leading role in the outsourcing of manufacturing, is making strong headway in the information technology industry and may soon pose a major threat to India’s supremacy.

By Yunus Kathawala, PhD and Christoph Heeren
Global Business
IT-Enabled Information Transparency: A Strategic Approach

IT-Enabled Information Transparency: A Strategic Approach

This article offers foundations and guidelines for sound transparency strategies that are the result of over six years of field observations and empirical research.

By Nelson Granados, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Editorial: No Child Left Behind-A Blueprint for Success

Editorial: No Child Left Behind-A Blueprint for Success

It is our duty to provide the next generation with the tools to be successful in this increasingly digital-based global economy.

By Owen P. Hall, Jr., PE, PhD
Editorials
Creating a Community in Southern California that Values Sharing Knowledge

Creating a Community in Southern California that Values Sharing Knowledge

The threat of knowledge loss affects the aerospace industry, as well as entertainment, high technology, education, and government.

By Mark Chun, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Managing Organizational Knowledge

Managing Organizational Knowledge

Through knowledge management, organizations identify and leverage their collective knowledge to compete, including the creation, storage/retrieval, transfer, and application of knowledge.

By Mark Chun, PhD, Michael L. Williams, PhD, MS and Nelson Granados, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT in Healthcare

IT in Healthcare

Over the next few years, the healthcare industry is expected to be one of the top two industries to leverage information technology (IT) and to recognize significant growth.

By Steven Genson, MBA and Mark Chun, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Business Survival Skills

Business Survival Skills

Businesses should have a preparedness process including assessing potential risks, developing survival mechanisms, and responding quickly to a given disaster.

By David M. Smith, PhD and Jaime Michaelson, MBA
Strategy
Mapping IT Resources for Successful Implementations

Mapping IT Resources for Successful Implementations

An IT Resource Gap Framework is a simple tool for identifying project risk, systemic weaknesses, and strategic concerns for implementation projects.

By Alexei Petrov, PhD, Rick Perrotta, BSEE and Michael L. Williams, PhD, MS
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT MATTERS: Measuring Success

IT MATTERS: Measuring Success

IT and quantitative analysis offer extraordinary benefits to decision-makers but complex decisions cannot always be measurable.

By Michael L. Williams, PhD, MS and Samuel L. Seaman, PhD
Decision Sciences, Information Management/Technology (IT)
Editor's Note

Editor’s Note

A resource of common and not so common business terms to help you decipher business terminology.

By Nancy Ellen Dodd, MPW, MFA
Editorials
IT MATTERS: The IT Governance Road Map

IT MATTERS: The IT Governance Road Map

Information technology (IT) offers many opportunities to enhance or transform business, but requires carefully orchestrated efforts between the firm’s technology and business specialists.

By Mark Chun, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Connecting Enterprise Information and People in a Web World

Connecting Enterprise Information and People in a Web World

Based on research and consulting with over a dozen firms, authors believe that firms who devote sustained energy to motivating user involvement in IT initiatives are much more likely to succeed.

By Donald M. Atwater, PhD, Michael L. Williams, PhD, MS and Dawn Guy
Information Management/Technology (IT)
An Uphill Battle

An Uphill Battle

If your company is interested in expanding its operations to China, are you aware of the existing e-commerce development challenges that await you?

By Mark Chun, PhD, Gina Honda and Caroline Schwane
Global Business, Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT MATTERS: Or more correctly, use of IT matters...

IT MATTERS: Or more correctly, use of IT matters…

What matters about Information Technology (IT)? How does IT add value to a firm? Who should take responsibility for IT management?

By John G. Mooney, PhD
Editorials
Editor's Note: Phishing

Editor’s Note: Phishing

The ease of doing business online for both customers and companies is at risk as the fear of becoming a victim of phishing grows.

By Nancy Ellen Dodd, MPW, MFA
Editorials
Will Your Company's Electronic Records Storage Withstand Legal Scrutiny?

Will Your Company’s Electronic Records Storage Withstand Legal Scrutiny?

Because of the explosive growth of electronic records, the mandate for trustworthy storage and management of electronic records is greater than ever before.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD, Stepheni Bodo and Linnea B. McCord, JD, MBA
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Wired!

Wired!

To conduct business in Asia, managers need to understand Asian electronic infrastructures and how to leverage them.

By Mark Chun, PhD and Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT MATTERS: Seek and You Might Find

IT MATTERS: Seek and You Might Find

There are two main reasons for information disasters: too little information and too much information.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
The Cost of Lost Data

The Cost of Lost Data

The cost of lost data from computers is substantial. Businesses must be proactive in protecting this important resource.

By David M. Smith, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

IT MATTERS: Digital Indemnity

Identity management systems help create an electronic trail of users and applications for regulators to follow, but better processes must also be instituted.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Using Dashboard Based Business Intelligence Systems

Using Dashboard Based Business Intelligence Systems

User-friendly business intelligence systems help increase organizational participation as well as improve bottom line performance.

By Owen P. Hall, Jr., PE, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Consolidate All IT?

Consolidate All IT?

Many technology people currently report to a business unit rather than a department. How do you decide whether to bring them back under direct IT control?

By Russell Aebig, MBA and Ann Feyerherm, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT MATTERS: Portal Combat

IT MATTERS: Portal Combat

While software companies are suffering in 2002-03, recent figures surprisingly indicate that the enterprise portal software (EPS) market is continuing to grow.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
IT MATTERS: Webhosting

IT MATTERS: Webhosting

While there is still a viable Web hosting market, consolidation and uncertainty have created a tighter market. Is outsourcing right for you?

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Conversation with Evoke Software's Lacy Edwards

Conversation with Evoke Software’s Lacy Edwards

Professor Chuck Morrissey interviews successful software entrepreneur Lacy Edwards about entrepreneurship and venture capital.

By Charles A. Morrissey, PhD
Interviews

IT MATTERS: Web Services May Bridge the Great Culture Gap

Web services will enable organizations to integrate their information, applications, workflows, and customer transactions in more versatile web environments.

By Scott Fletcher, MA
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Do Japan’s High Tech Failures Open Doors for Western Firms?

Japan’s technology woes will impact U.S. business practice as technology trade increases.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD, Bing Zhu and Chihiro Watanabe
Information Management/Technology (IT)

E-Commerce Reboots

New technologies continue to transform the Web into a viable business tool and sales channel that saves money and increases operational efficiency.

By David M. Smith, PhD, Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD and Kathryn Besser, MBA
Information Management/Technology (IT)

IT MATTERS: Web Services Prevail Despite Travail

Tech slump yields economies for supply-chain and sell-chain automation.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Teams Use IT to Manage Client Impressions

Customer satisfaction depends heavily on clear communication. Reap the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of e-mail and videoconferencing with these suggested communication guidelines.

By Lindsley G. Boiney, PhD
Management
Using Internet Portals to Manage the Information Deluge

Using Internet Portals to Manage the Information Deluge

COPE Model can help to choose the portal that’s right for you.

By Michael Hamlin, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Knowledge Management and the Internet

The key to managing information and knowledge on the Internet is understanding and effectively using search engines.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Are You Ready for E-Commerce?

It took radio 30 years, from 1922 to 1952, to reach 50 million users. Television required 13 years to do the same thing. Cable television became available in 1974 and achieved this goal in 10 years. It took the Internet approximately five years to reach an estimated 100 million users (Source: Harris Interactive) and revolutionize … Continued

By Tom Penderghast, DBA
Information Management/Technology (IT)

E-Commerce & Taxation

The rapid growth of electronic commerce has led to increased interest and debate on whether, and how, e-commerce should be taxed.

By Philip Romero and James Wilburn, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Knowledge is Power…

Today’s information systems must add value to the organization through the creation, capture, distribution, application, and leveraging of knowledge.

By Lindsley G. Boiney, PhD
Decision Sciences, Information Management/Technology (IT)
Business and Universities Moving to Collaborative Technologies

Business and Universities Moving to Collaborative Technologies

Professional education programs cannot escape the same dramatic shifts in infrastructure and process redesign experienced by industry and government in this emerging network era.

By Charles A. Morrissey, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

The European Directive On Data Privacy

Should the EU conclude that America’s data protections are insufficient, there could be major repercussions for businesses on both sides.

By Linnea B. McCord, JD, MBA and Charles Williams
Information Management/Technology (IT)

IT MATTERS: The Wonderful World of the Wireless Web

The extraordinary penetration of cellular phones continues along with the relentless expansion of functionality and services.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)
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