Kirchner, Alexander ; Labusch, Nils ; Cordoba, Adriana Lopez ; Sartor, Sebastian ; Tumbas, Sanja ; Villalonga, Enrique ; Wiethoff, Sebastian: Network e-Volution
Content
- Foreword: Uncertainty, Evolution and the Network – Impacts of Information Systems on the Network Society
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Business Process Perspective on Uncertainty in Facility Management Networks
- 2.1 Motivation for a Process View on Uncertainty in Business Networks
- 2.2 Uncertainty affecting Business Networks
- 2.2.1 Business Networks under the Influence of Uncertainty
- 2.2.2 Collaboration in Business Networks
- 2.2.3 Information Processing View on Inter-Organisational Relationships
- 2.3 Analysis of Processes in the Business Network of a Construction Project
- 2.4 Conclusion and Outlook
- 3 Business Process Governance for Managing Uncertainty in Administration Networks
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Overview of Relevant Concepts
- 3.2.1 Distinct Paths in the Administration Network Research
- 3.2.2 Governance in Administration Networks
- 3.2.3 Business Process Governance
- 3.2.4 Collaborative Business Process Management
- 3.2.5 Sources of Uncertainty
- 3.3 Results
- 3.3.1 Forms of Governance in Administration Networks
- 3.3.2 Finding Responses to Uncertainty
- 3.3.3 Process Transformation and BPM in Public Administrations
- 3.3.4 Identifying BPM Administration Network Actors
- 3.3.5 Business Process Governance Mechanisms
- 3.4 Understanding Relations, Limitations & Research Suggestions
- 4 Communication and Trust in Networks of Practice
- 4.1 The Role of Communication and Trust in Networks of Practice
- 4.2 The Concept of Networks of Practice
- 4.2.1 Defining Characteristics
- 4.2.2 Joining a Network of Practice
- 4.2.3 Uncertainty within the Network
- 4.3 Social Capital in a Network of Practice
- 4.3.1 Communication and Interaction Processes
- 4.3.2 Organization
- 4.3.3 The Role of Trust
- 4.3.4 The Creation of Social Capital in the Network of Practice
- 4.4 Collective Action in Networks of Practice
- 4.5 Concluding Remarks
- 5 Cloud Computing – Governing Uncertainty in Distributed Electronic Business Networks
- 5.1 Uncertainty, Governance & the Cloud – Demystifying the Mysteries
- 5.2 Theory Background
- 5.2.1 Governance
- 5.2.2 Outsourcing
- 5.2.3 Clouds as Distributed Electronic Business Networks
- 5.2.4 Cloud Computing
- 5.3 Literature Search Results
- 5.3.1 Governing Uncertainty
- 5.3.2 Outsourcing Governance
- 5.3.3 Differences between Outsourcing and Cloud Computing
- 5.4 Discussion – Governing (with) the Cloud
- 5.4.1 Uncertainty within the Cloud and its Environment
- 5.4.2 Governing Uncertainty with the Cloud
- 5.4.3 Governing Cloud Uncertainty
- 5.5 Conclusions, Limitations & Further Research Propositions
- 6 The Evolution of Digital Business Processes in e-Government
- 6.1 Motivation and Objectives
- 6.2 Theoretical Foundation
- 6.3 Evolution of Digital Business Processes in e-Government
- 6.3.1 Evolution of e-Government
- 6.3.2 Impact of e-Government Evolution on Digital Business Processes
- 6.3.3 Case Study: ITAIDE – Paper Living Lab
- 6.4 Conclusion
- 7 Evolution of Communication and Trust in Social Networks
- 7.1 Introduction and Objectives
- 7.2 Theory Background
- 7.3 Existing Studies in Literature
- 7.4 Discussion of previous Study Results
- 7.5 Conclusions
- 8 An Evolution Perspective on Service Oriented Architectures in Business Networks
- 8.1 Motivation and Objectives
- 8.2 Theoretical Foundations
- 8.2.1 Evolution Theory in Organizations and Enterprise Architectures
- 8.2.2 Enterprise Architectures and Service Oriented Architectures
- 8.2.3 Public Administration Networks
- 8.3 An Interoperability Architecture Framework for Service Delivery in Public Administration Networks
- 8.4 An Evolutionary Approach for the Interoperability Architecture Framework towards a well implemented Service Orientation
- 8.5 Stages of Evolution
- 8.5.1 Stage 1: No Integration
- 8.5.2 Stage 2: One to One Integration
- 8.5.3 Stage 3: Centralized Integration
- 8.5.4 Stage 4: Orchestrated Integration (SOA)
- 8.5.5 Potential Future Scenarios
- 8.6 Case Study: European Interoperability Framework (EIF)
- 8.7 Conclusions and Outlook
- 9 References
- Appendix