... powers of decision with regard to the solution (Iivari, 2006 ; Tuovila and Iivari, 2007). Computer software Software engineering User studies Case studies Whether user participation is direct or indirect, there are different ways of approaching users. The emphasis can be on an individual...

..., experimentation and spur‐of‐the‐moment decisions. He questions the value of formal methodologies. Even where such methodologies are used, they are rarely adhered to. Computer software Quality Performance monitoring Ethnography Culture © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Neil McBride...

...+ registered F/OSS users on the Sourceforge web site. Computer software Public domain software Worldwide web Product development Free and open source software (F/OSS) development projects have been growing at a rapid rate. In 2000, the Sourceforge web site (www.sourceforge.org) listed 2370 F...

... of the particular case of SPI‐technology adoption. Technology led strategy Computer software Control systems Denmark In his latest work, Claudio Ciborra addressed modernity and the consequences for managing technology in industry (Ciborra et al., 2000 ; Ciborra, 2002). He argued...

... oriented programming. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Computer software Quality management Telecommunications Software organizations constantly need to react to market dynamics, new customer requirements, technological innovations, and mergers between software companies...

... 2005 Qualitative methods Information systems Computer software In the information systems area, the value and nature of methods have been the subjects of an ongoing debate (see, for example, Avison and Fitzgerald, 2003). Basically, methods are promoted for their positive influence...

... 2000 Diffusion Innovation Computer software Improvement The development of software is known to be a complex task and, despite the progress made by the introduction of methods and techniques ranging from structured programming to object‐orientated aids and CASE tools, unfinished...

..., further describes why and how CASE failed in one organization, and was considered successful in another. Finally, also highlights the lessons learned from their experiences. Computer‐aided software engineering Computer software Environment Quality Selection This paper has been organized...

... a specific theme. This count of the number of mentions may be used to represent the relative importance of each theme regarding an interpretation of the skills and personal characteristics of excellent systems analysts. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Backlog Computer software Implementation...

... 1995 Computer software Customer satisfaction Customers Internal markets Monitoring Quality TQM The quality of software is receiving a great deal of attention: both practitioners and academics see software quality as one of the critical issues of the 1990s (Dromey, 1993 ; Kan...

..., 1991a). Australia Computer software Data processing Information systems Qualitative techniques Research Given the applied nature of information systems (IS) it is not surprising that the case study is one of the most frequently used research approaches in IS (Galliers, 1992 ; Hamilton...

... activity is central to past transformations, as for example with the diffusion of Fordist mass production methods. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Commoditization Computer software Information technology Innovation Organizational change Software engineering United Kingdom Some of the most...