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Rens Scheepers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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corporate Intranet implementation managing emergent technologies and organizational practices
Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2000Co-Authors: Jorgen P Bansler, Jan Damsgaard, Rens Scheepers, Erling C Havn, Jacob ThommesenAbstract:This paper examines the adoption and development of Intranets in large business organizations. The authors demonstrate that Intranet technology introduces a host of new managerial and technical challenges and requires new approaches to IS development. Evidence from two European corporations indicates that the traditional division of labor and definition of work roles in IS development breaks down. The distinction between developers and users becomes increasingly blurred and new organizational roles and structures associated with Intranets are emerging. However, ready-made organizational models for implementing and managing Intranets do not exist and the two organizations in this study have followed two different approaches. One organization favors a “planned change” approach, emphasizing management control and careful planning. The other organization prefers an “improvisational” approach, emphasizing experimentation, innovation and local initiative.
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managing the crises in Intranet implementation a stage model
Information Systems Journal, 2000Co-Authors: Jan Damsgaard, Rens ScheepersAbstract:In the seventies, Nolan was the first to address the need for a descriptive stage theory concerning the planning, organizing and controlling activities associated with managing the organizational computer resource. The arrival of newer technologies, such as those based on the Internet, calls for fresh approaches in terms of their implementation and management. Intranet technology, which is based on Internet technology, differs from other types of IT in terms of its characteristics, use and implementation. We propose a four-stage model for Intranet implementation and management. Each stage is portrayed by seven general characteristics. We propose that, in order to ensure Intranet institutionalization, three existential crises must be overcome. First, if a sponsor does not nurture the Intranet, it cannot evolve beyond its experimental beginnings. Second, if a critical mass of both users and content cannot be reached simultaneously, the Intranet will not progress. Finally, if the Intranet remains uncontrolled, it will be perceived to be useless, and therefore users will abandon it.
Jong-wook Baek - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Web-based Intranet services and network management
IEEE Communications Magazine, 1997Co-Authors: James Won-ki Hong, Ji Young Kong, Tae Hyoung Yun, Jong-seo Kim, Jong-tae Park, Jong-wook BaekAbstract:Intranets are composed of a network of various devices, systems, and services supporting a wide variety of applications within an organization. Providing a secure, reliable, and efficient operating environment to support the organization's daily activities and its business is the most challenging task faced by operations and management staff today. Current management practices typically involve the use of separate, incompatible tools and techniques for managing networks, systems, and applications. What is needed desperately is a simple, uniform framework for managing not only networks but also systems and applications. Web-based management is a promising approach that can provide a truly integrated management solution. This article examines the key emerging technologies involved in Web-based management. The authors present an integrated architecture that can be used to manage all the networking and computing resources in an Intranet. Also presented are several specific examples where Web technology has been applied in managing different target resources for validating the architecture.
Jan Damsgaard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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corporate Intranet implementation managing emergent technologies and organizational practices
Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2000Co-Authors: Jorgen P Bansler, Jan Damsgaard, Rens Scheepers, Erling C Havn, Jacob ThommesenAbstract:This paper examines the adoption and development of Intranets in large business organizations. The authors demonstrate that Intranet technology introduces a host of new managerial and technical challenges and requires new approaches to IS development. Evidence from two European corporations indicates that the traditional division of labor and definition of work roles in IS development breaks down. The distinction between developers and users becomes increasingly blurred and new organizational roles and structures associated with Intranets are emerging. However, ready-made organizational models for implementing and managing Intranets do not exist and the two organizations in this study have followed two different approaches. One organization favors a “planned change” approach, emphasizing management control and careful planning. The other organization prefers an “improvisational” approach, emphasizing experimentation, innovation and local initiative.
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managing the crises in Intranet implementation a stage model
Information Systems Journal, 2000Co-Authors: Jan Damsgaard, Rens ScheepersAbstract:In the seventies, Nolan was the first to address the need for a descriptive stage theory concerning the planning, organizing and controlling activities associated with managing the organizational computer resource. The arrival of newer technologies, such as those based on the Internet, calls for fresh approaches in terms of their implementation and management. Intranet technology, which is based on Internet technology, differs from other types of IT in terms of its characteristics, use and implementation. We propose a four-stage model for Intranet implementation and management. Each stage is portrayed by seven general characteristics. We propose that, in order to ensure Intranet institutionalization, three existential crises must be overcome. First, if a sponsor does not nurture the Intranet, it cannot evolve beyond its experimental beginnings. Second, if a critical mass of both users and content cannot be reached simultaneously, the Intranet will not progress. Finally, if the Intranet remains uncontrolled, it will be perceived to be useless, and therefore users will abandon it.
Lauren B. Eder - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Corporate Intranet Infusion
Advances in Information Resources Management, 2002Co-Authors: Lauren B. EderAbstract:Using Intranets to connect heterogeneous systems enables information sharing between existing information systems without major changes to existing applications. Corporate Intranets provide the supporting infrastructure for Web publishing, collaborative applications, and line of business applications. This study examined organizational, contextual, and technical variables that are associated with Intranet infusion in organizations. A survey was mailed to 1,000 senior-level computer executives in the United States. Six independent variables were examined using an ordered probit analysis to explain the likelihood of occurrence for different levels of Intranet infusion. Results indicate that top management support, IT infrastructure, and competition positively influence high levels of Intranet infusion. Organizational size is negatively associated with high levels of Intranet infusion. Implications and areas for further research are discussed.
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Determinants of Intranet diffusion and infusion
Omega, 2001Co-Authors: Lauren B. Eder, Magid IgbariaAbstract:Abstract Commercial interest in Internet technology has grown tremendously in the last decade. Until now, little research has been devoted to examining the internal deployment of Internet technology. The present study focuses on the implementation process of Intranets by examining factors associated with its diffusion and infusion in organizations. Findings suggest that earliness of adoption, top management support, and organizational size are positively associated with Intranet diffusion. Intranet infusion is positively associated with earliness of adoption, top management support, and IT infrastructure flexibility, and these effects are mediated by Intranet diffusion. Implications for management and suggestions for further research are discussed.
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An Analysis of Intranet Infusion Levels
Information Resources Management Journal, 2000Co-Authors: Lauren B. Eder, Bay Arinze, Marvin E. Darter, Donald E. WiseAbstract:When Internet technology is used within the bounds of an organization, the network is referred to as an Intranet. Using Intranets to connect heterogeneous systems enables information sharing between existing information systems without major changes to existing applications. This study examined organizational, contextual, and technical variables that are associated with Intranet infusion in organizations. A survey was mailed to 1,000 senior-level computer executives in the United States. Six independent variables were examined using an ordered probit analysis to explain the likelihood of occurrence for different levels of Intranet infusion. Results indicate that top management support, IT infrastructure, and competition positively influence high levels of Intranet infusion. Organizational size is negatively associated with high levels of Intranet infusion. Implications and areas for further research are discussed.
Steffen Achenbach - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Intranet and radiology: a critical appraisal of radiological applications of Intranet technology.
European radiology, 2001Co-Authors: Steffen AchenbachAbstract:The World-Wide Web (WWW or Web) is the service which led to the huge popularity of the Internet by making it user friendly. Already in the early years of the Web, this technology was also used to make internal information systems easier to use and hospitals and departments set up "Intranets". An Intranet consists of a Web Server which is installed within a local area network (LAN) and allows information retrieval with a Web browser. This paper highlights the different fields of Intranet applications in radiology and in the hospital and focuses on systems for organisational issues as well as for patient data distribution. While an Intranet can be a solution for many problems, not only in radiology, it is accompanied by serious threats and common misunderstandings which are discussed.
