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作者：Walsham, G; Sahay, S
作者单位：University of Cambridge; University of Alberta
摘要：This paper describes a research study carried out over the period 1993 to 1995, of the efforts made in India to develop and use geographical information systems (GIS)(2) to aid district-level administration. We give a detailed description of our research approach, drawing from contextualism as a broad research methodology and using actor-network theory for analytical purposes. The main section of the paper provides an in-depth analysis of a major GIS initiative from a particular Indian governm...
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作者：Abdel-Hamid, TK; Sengupta, K; Swett, C
作者单位：United States Department of Defense; United States Navy; Naval Postgraduate School
摘要：Over the last three decades, a significant stream of research in organizational behavior has established the importance of goals in regulating human behavior. The precise degree of association between goals and action, however, remains an empirical question since people may, for example, make errors and/or lack the ability to attain their goals. This may be particularly true in dynamically complex task environments, such as the management of software development. To date, goal setting research...
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作者：Ross, JW; Vitale, MR; Beath, CM
作者单位：Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要：The received wisdom on IT chargeback is that a chargeback system with certain key characteristics, such as usage-based charges, stable rates, understandable bills, and so forth, will help firms make effective decisions on IT investment and use. Eccles' model of transfer pricing provides a theoretical Framework fbr this claim, and it also explains why chargeback systems can raise issues of fairness or create conflict between IT and its clients, as the IT literature has pointed out. Applying Ecc...
