IT Supporting Strategy Formulation

Competitive Intelligence ◽

Strategy Formulation ◽

Knowledge Processes ◽

Information And Communication

This overview approaches information and communication technology (ICT) for competitive intelligence from the perspective of strategy formulation. It provides an ICT architecture for supporting the knowledge processes producing relevant knowledge for strategy formulation.

Critical Issues Impacting Science, Technology, Society (STS), and Our Future - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

Digital Social Networking

10.4018/978-1-5225-7949-6.ch003 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 53-80

Author(s):

Suparna Dhar ◽

Indranil Bose ◽

Mohammed Naved Khan

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Strategy Formulation ◽

Systematic Comparison ◽

Risks And Benefits ◽

The Social ◽

The World ◽

The Way

Digital social networking (DSN) sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Pinterest, among many others have garnered millions of users worldwide. It is an instance of information and communication technology that has brought about changes in the way people communicate, interact, and affected human lifestyle and psyche across the world. Some people have become addicted; some see this as beneficial, while others are skeptical about its consequences. This risk-benefit paradox of DSN flummoxes academicians and practitioners alike. This chapter discusses the social and organizational and business risks and benefits of DSN. It goes on to provide a timeline of the evolution of DSN sites, enumeration of typical characteristics of DSN sites, and a systematic comparison of offline and digital social networking. The chapter intends to serve as a cornerstone towards developing a framework for organizational strategy formulation for DSN.

Research Anthology on Strategies for Using Social Media as a Service and Tool in Business ◽

Digital Social Networking

10.4018/978-1-7998-9020-1.ch042 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 828-849

Author(s):

Suparna Dhar ◽

Indranil Bose ◽

Mohammed Naved Khan

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Strategy Formulation ◽

Systematic Comparison ◽

Risks And Benefits ◽

The Social ◽

The World ◽

The Way

Digital social networking (DSN) sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Pinterest, among many others have garnered millions of users worldwide. It is an instance of information and communication technology that has brought about changes in the way people communicate, interact, and affected human lifestyle and psyche across the world. Some people have become addicted; some see this as beneficial, while others are skeptical about its consequences. This risk-benefit paradox of DSN flummoxes academicians and practitioners alike. This chapter discusses the social and organizational and business risks and benefits of DSN. It goes on to provide a timeline of the evolution of DSN sites, enumeration of typical characteristics of DSN sites, and a systematic comparison of offline and digital social networking. The chapter intends to serve as a cornerstone towards developing a framework for organizational strategy formulation for DSN.

Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch256 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 1458-1463 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dirk Vriens

Keyword(s):

Environmental Information ◽

Competitive Intelligence ◽

Process Information ◽

Technology Tools ◽

Processing Information

Competitive intelligence (CI) can be described as collecting and processing information about the environment for strategic purposes (cf. Kahaner, 1997). To formulate a strategy, an organization needs to collect and process information about its environment—about, for instance, competitors, customers, suppliers, governments, technological trends, or ecological developments. Collecting and processing environmental information has, of course, always been important. However, because of the increasing complexity and dynamics of the environment, the pressure to produce relevant, timely, “actionable” intelligence increases as well. At the same time, the amount of available data about the environment also increases.

Handbook of Research on Ecosystem-Based Theoretical Models of Learning and Communication - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

Skills Development With Educational Software

10.4018/978-1-5225-7853-6.ch008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 139-153

Author(s):

Burlacu Natalia

Keyword(s):

Educational Software ◽

Educational Process ◽

System Model ◽

Skills Development ◽

Digital Resources ◽

Social Success ◽

The Many

This chapter, analyzing existing theories and eco-systems of learning and communication, capitalizes its components. Taking into account the digital reality that surrounds us and ultimately determines school, academic, professional, and social success, it is proposed an eco-system model for developing the competences of the learner according to the scholar curriculum through digital resources, on the example of using educational software, this being one of the many finished products of information and communication technology (ICT) that the actors of an educational process can now benefit.

Information Communication Technology and a Systemic Disaster Management System Model

International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies ◽

10.4018/jdst.2011010103 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 29-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jaime Santos-Reyes ◽

Alan N. Beard

Keyword(s):

Disaster Management ◽

Management System ◽

Disaster Risk ◽

System Model ◽

Information Communication ◽

Communication Processes ◽

Disaster Management System

This paper presents some aspects of the ‘communication’ processes within a Systemic Disaster Management System (SDMS) model. Information and communication technology (ICT) plays a key part in managing natural disasters. However, it has been contended that ICT should not be used in ‘isolation’ but it should be seen as ‘part’ of the ‘whole’ system for managing disaster risk. Further research is needed in order to illustrate the full application of the ICT within the context of the developed model.

Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence

Information Communication Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch097 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 1437-1444

Author(s):

Dirk Vriens

Keyword(s):

Environmental Information ◽

Competitive Intelligence ◽

Process Information ◽

Technology Tools ◽

Processing Information

Competitive intelligence (CI) can be described as collecting and processing information about the environment for strategic purposes (cf. Kahaner, 1997). To formulate a strategy, an organization needs to collect and process information about its environment—about, for instance, competitors, customers, suppliers, governments, technological trends, or ecological developments. Collecting and processing environmental information has, of course, always been important. However, because of the increasing complexity and dynamics of the environment, the pressure to produce relevant, timely, “actionable” intelligence increases as well. At the same time, the amount of available data about the environment also increases.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000123 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 222-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Nina Hansen ◽

Tom Postmes ◽

Nikita van der Vinne ◽

Wendy van Thiel

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Cultural Change ◽

Control Group ◽

Self Construal ◽

The Impact ◽

Ict For Development ◽

Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.