... on how the structure of collaborative relationships in business networks may determine successful knowledge sharing and thus improve decision making and business performance. Design/methodology/approach Expert interviews were conducted with participants operating in networks and business ecosystem...

...Giselle Rampersad; Indrit Troshani; Carolin Plewa Purpose Given the increased importance of inter‐organizational networks in fostering innovation, the purpose of this paper is to isolate drivers of the adoption of inter‐organizational systems (IOS) that support innovation processes. Design...

... to a higher customer satisfaction and loyalty (USA Today, 1995). Chrysler Corporation has cut down its order processing and shipping times from seven days to three and one‐half days after installing wireless networks in their four national parts centers. Their shipping and ordering data can...

... Networks This article takes stock of various multiple domain and environmental approaches which are viable alternatives to traditional high technology research and creates an awareness of the differing taxonomies and approaches that are emerging in researching and developing the rapidly changing...

... with particular emphasis on emerging technologies which could become important to industry in the future. The possibilities being opened up by the introduction of ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and the widespread use of optical fibres are examined. The new services include concepts such as high‐speed...

... the mainframe computer, but the mainframe′s time will be freed up by the“loss” of small calculation jobs that can be done on the microcomputers, along with spreadsheet and word processing applications. Software and hardware needs, data security, microcomputer network linkage, computer viruses and electronic...