Search for dissertations about: "information technology for business"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 577 swedish dissertations containing the words information technology for business.

  2. 1. Information Systems Actability : Understanding Information Technology as a Tool for Business Action and Communication

    Author : Pär J. Ågerfalk; Göran Goldkuhl; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; information systems; information systems actability; Internet-based information systems; language action perspective; Information technology; Informationsteknologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation is devoted to a perspective from which IT-based information systems are conceived as information technological artefacts intended for business action and communication. The perspective has been made concrete through the concept of information systems actability, which is the main concept under scrutiny. READ MORE

  4. 2. Information Demand and Use : Improving Information Flow within Small-scale Business Contexts

    Author : Magnus Lundqvist; Kurt Sandkuhl; Sture Hägglund; Wolfgang Deiters; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information Use; Information Demand; Information Logistics; Information Flow; Context; Patterns; Enterprise Modelling; Information Modelling; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap; Information technology;

    Abstract : Whilst the amount of information readily available to workers in information- and knowledge intensive business- and industrial contexts only seem to increase with every day, those workers still have difficulties in finding relevant and needed information as well as storing, distributing, and aggregating such information. Yet, whilst there exist numerous technical, organisational, and practical approaches to remedy the situation, the problems seem to prevail. READ MORE

  5. 3. Information Sharing and the Bullwhip Effect Reduction : A new Prespective Through the Lens of Blockchain Technology

    Author : Muthana Al-Sukhni; Athanasios Migdalas; Stefan Engevall; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bullwhip Effect; Information Sharing; Information Communication Systems; Blockchain Technology; Supply Chain Dynamics; Emerging Technologies; Digitization; Information Sharing Aspects; Inter-Organizational Coordination; Kvalitetsteknik och logistik; Quality Technology and Logistics;

    Abstract : Globalization and the surge of competition across industries forced companies to improve their supply chain capabilities to serve their customers efficiently and effectively. Due to this fact, businesses are no longer capable of handling all supply chain operations without collaboration and coordination with other firms. READ MORE

  6. 4. A Framework for the Strategic Management of Information Technology

    Author : Raquel Flodström; Birger Rapp; Thomas Kalling; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; strategic management; information technology IT ; competitive environment; competitive advantages.; Information technology; Informationsteknologi; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem; Information Systems;

    Abstract : Strategy and IT research has been extensively discussed during the past 40 years. Two scientific disciplines Management Science (MS) and Management Information Science (MIS) investigate the importance of IT as a competitive factor. READ MORE

  7. 5. When Information Technology Faces Resource Interaction : Using IT Tools to Handle Products at IKEA and Edsbyn

    Author : Enrico Baraldi; Håkan Håkansson; Alexandra Waluszewski; Pete Naudé; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Information Technology; Resources; Business Networks; IKEA; Edsbyn; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the interplay between IT and the other resources in business networks. IT tools are important facilities that firms utilize in several managerial tasks. READ MORE