... the information systems of business partners accomplish electronic business communication, semantic interoperability is necessary to ensure that exchange of information makes sense – that the provider and receiver of information have a common understanding of the “meaning” of the requested services and data...

... a combination of systems analysis and communication auditing methods can jointly optimize both the social and technical elements of organizations as they undergo design or business process re‐engineering. As a result of this joint optimization, the authors maintain that systems analysis tools are enriched...

... Teamwork Communications Stess Ever feel you are struggling to achieve corporate goals against colleagues’ personal interests? Teamwork is all very well but team players each have their own agendas, making office politics a certainty in all working environments. Research launched...

... in these circumstances. In this paper a less pessimistic answer is formulated. Starting from the distinction between the report and command aspect of communication, it is argued that a better understanding of both aspects enables the researcher/adviser to change organizations (e.g. by replacing two‐way “monologue...

...Robert M. Parkin; B.S. Dalay The impact of advances in information technology has been widespread,but the fundamentals of effective communication have remained unchanged. Improvements to documentation tools, such as computer platforms, word processing software and printer output devices, have...

...Ye‐Sho Chen; Gabriela Segarra; P. Pete Chong Describes an innovative pictorial representation of business rules which clarifies the interrelationships of data entities and semantic constraints to enhance the communication among different levels of management. This pictorial representation scheme...

... Limited 1992 Communications Experience Leadership Management development Project management Team building Teamwork Lessons from Project Disasters Om P. Kharbanda and Ernest A. Stallworthy About the Authors After more than 40 years in industry in the United States, the United Kingdom...

... business plan. The implementation of IT not only is a technological problem, it also requires significant changes in the business culture. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Information technology Corporate culture Strategy Technology Communications STRATEGIC IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 T o...

..., and is directed to the need to consider work patterns,the health and safety of operators, document storage and methods of communication. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Communications Health and safety Information technology Note: This paper was subsequently published in Logistics Information...

...David Leakey Three main classes of data communications are discussed: (1) short routine messages which are sent in high volumes, although brief, usually convey vital information required in the day to day operation of modern industry; (2) longer, more interactive data exchanges, might include...

... 1990 Communications Information Organizations MANAGING INFORMATION OVERLOAD 23 H ow to develop understanding and the ability to manage information, thus allowing one to become more productive. Managing Information Overload Christian E. Meglio and Brian H. Kleiner Information is the key...

... Limited 1989 Communications Conflict Objectives Organizations WAVE PHENOMENA: A SET OF ANALOGIES FOR ORGANISATIONAL DYNAMICS by Brian Block University of Auckland, New Zealand According to the pure sciences, the physical world can be considered to consist of only two basic entities...