Interoperability of Security-Aware Web Service Business Processes: Case Studies and Empirical Evaluation

The article discusses the Gorilla case, an officially still-contested partial state capture by a single local oligarchic group, in line with the (partial) Elite Cartels corruption pattern in Slovakia. Due to the manner in which evidence, although considered unofficial, was made available, this case illustrates secret political and business processes during partial state capture. The initial absence of the case in public, political, and academic discourses, suggests that state capture can be present and operate undetected for a long time. This study also shows that in-depth analysis of the Gorilla case was avoided by both domestic and international political scientists, despite its paramount practical and theoretical importance. This, in turn, reflects a methodological capture of political science. Consequently, this article disentangles the complexities of the Gorilla case and lays down the foundation for further studies. Specifically, it highlights the need for more careful research, terminological precision in both theory-building and empirical findings on state and media capture based on case studies, as well as re-assessment of the methodology of political sciences used in these research areas.

Download Full-text

Collaborative method to maintain business process models updated

Computer Science and Information Systems ◽

10.2298/csis130117031c ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 461-480 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nuno Castela ◽

Paulo Dias ◽

Marielba Zacarias ◽

José Tribolet

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Business Process ◽

Process Model ◽

Business Processes ◽

Process Models ◽

Organizational Environment ◽

Business Process Model ◽

Business Process Models ◽

Definition Of ◽

Over Time

Business process models are often forgotten after their creation and its representation is not usually updated. This appears to be negative as processes evolve over time. This paper discusses the issue of business process models maintenance through the definition of a collaborative method that creates interaction contexts enabling business actors to discuss about business processes, sharing business knowledge. The collaboration method extends the discussion about existing process representations to all stakeholders promoting their update. This collaborative method contributes to improve business process models, allowing updates based in change proposals and discussions, using a groupware tool that was developed. Four case studies were developed in real organizational environment. We came to the conclusion that the defined method and the developed tool can help organizations to maintain a business process model updated based on the inputs and consequent discussions taken by the organizational actors who participate in the processes.

Download Full-text