Understanding the Use of Business-to-Employee (B2E) Portals in an Australian University through the Employee Lens

2010 ◽  
pp. 589-602
Author(s):  
Md Mahbubur Rahim ◽  
Mohammad Quaddus ◽  
Mohini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Related Process

The focus of the existing body of e-business literature is primarily directed at Business-to-Consumers (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) forms of e-business. In contrast, Business-to-Employee (B2E) is relatively less highlighted in the scholarly literature. Despite the lack of attention given to B2E systems, it represents an emerging area which has the potential to have a major impact on organisations. In general, B2E systems use intra-business networks allowing organisations to provide useful services, information, or products to their disperse employees (Turban et al., 2008). By providing easy access to relevant information, services, and products, B2E systems help in creating satisfied workforce that is expected to be more loyal to organisations (Dube, 2005). These systems also help organisations in reducing their administrative costs by streamlining employee related process (Singh, 2005) and eliminating expenses related to paperwork, postage, printing and travel (Killen Associates Report, 2001). Adoption of B2E e-business systems can even assist organisations in outperforming competitors by connecting their employees together (Hansen and Deimler, 2001).

Understanding the Use of Business-to-Employee (B2E) Portals in an Australian University through the Employee Lens

2011 ◽  
pp. 1548-1561
Author(s):  
Md Mahbubur Rahim ◽  
Mohammad Quaddus ◽  
Mohini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Related Process

The focus of the existing body of e-business literature is primarily directed at Business-to-Consumers (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) forms of e-business. In contrast, Business-to-Employee (B2E) is relatively less highlighted in the scholarly literature. Despite the lack of attention given to B2E systems, it represents an emerging area which has the potential to have a major impact on organisations. In general, B2E systems use intra-business networks allowing organisations to provide useful services, information, or products to their disperse employees (Turban et al., 2008). By providing easy access to relevant information, services, and products, B2E systems help in creating satisfied workforce that is expected to be more loyal to organisations (Dube, 2005). These systems also help organisations in reducing their administrative costs by streamlining employee related process (Singh, 2005) and eliminating expenses related to paperwork, postage, printing and travel (Killen Associates Report, 2001). Adoption of B2E e-business systems can even assist organisations in outperforming competitors by connecting their employees together (Hansen and Deimler, 2001).

Dynamic Digital Process Integration in Business-to-Business Networks

2002 ◽  
pp. 261-281
Author(s):  
Merrill Warkentin
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Process Integration ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Heterogeneous Information ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Business To Business

Transparent end-to-end business process integration is the leading edge of today’s business-to-business electronic commerce revolution. Firms enter into electronic inter-organizational networks not only to conduct procurement-oriented transactions (supply chain management), but increasingly, they are strategically outsourcing business processes and activities which are not part of the their distinctive competence (strategically core activities) and provided by a new breed of digital process specialists. The evolution of agent-based inter-organizational systems enables complex direct interaction between heterogeneous information systems, which allow Web-based eServices to act autonomously, communicate independently, discover each other, provide dynamically configured services to one another, and establish composite business systems.

Development of a flow-based planning support system based on open data for the City of Atlanta

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-224
Author(s):  
Ge Zhang ◽  
Wenwen Zhang ◽  
Subhrajit Guhathakurta ◽  
Nisha Botchwey
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Community Planning ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Data Movement ◽  
Planning Support ◽  
Planning Support System ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
The City

Open data have come of age with many cities, states, and other jurisdictions joining the open data movement by offering relevant information about their communities for free and easy access to the public. Despite the growing volume of open data, their use has been limited in planning scholarship and practice. The bottleneck is often the format in which the data are available and the organization of such data, which may be difficult to incorporate in existing analytical tools. The overall goal of this research is to develop an open data-based community planning support system that can collect related open data, analyze the data for specific objectives, and visualize the results to improve usability. To accomplish this goal, this study undertakes three research tasks. First, it describes the current state of open data analysis efforts in the community planning field. Second, it examines the challenges analysts experience when using open data in planning analysis. Third, it develops a new flow-based planning support system for examining neighborhood quality of life and health for the City of Atlanta as a prototype, which addresses many of these open data challenges.

scholarly journals Measuring network competence in buyer-supplier relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-447
Author(s):  
Gert Human
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
African Context ◽  
Network Competence ◽  
Business To Business

Managing multiple buyer-seller relationships in business-to-business networks demands an understanding of a firm’s competence to manage in an interconnected environment.  This paper reports on an attempt to measure network competence by using the NetCompTest scale in business-to-business markets in South Africa. Based on a pilot study refinement, the paper proposes an adjusted measurement scale and details the results of a second round of measurement conducted amongst 495 business-to-business managers in South Africa. The results established partial support for the use of the NetCompTest scale in a South African context, and analysis of variance indicated that some differences in the measurement based on firm and individual characteristics can be observed in the data. The paper assists in theory-building and provides managerial insights for managing buyer-supplier relationships in networks.

scholarly journals Creation and Use of Online Gateway for School Libraries from Free Web 2.0 Tools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Jude M. Gorospe
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
School Library ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Free Search

The school library is challenged to remain relevant in the 21st century learning environment. With young learners always consulting Google and other free search engines for subject assignment and other information needs and with the underwhelming quality of much web-based information, the school library must find an interesting and effective way to deliver authoritative and relevant information services through online tools. However, effective information services online are most often hosted from subscribed or paid Web 2.0 sites. These online services are capable of interactivity among learners and flexibility for individual schools’ administrative concerns. However, the ability to afford these services is frequently beyond the financial capability of schools from developing countries. The researcher explored the possibility of creating a school library website that serves as a pathfinder to online resources and electronically delivers other library-based school services using free Web 2.0 tools.

Management Considerations for B2B Online Exchanges

2011 ◽  
pp. 1656-1663
Author(s):  
Norm Archer
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electronic Data Interchange ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Data Interchange ◽  
Organizational Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Business To Business

Information systems that link businesses for the purpose of inter-organizational transfer of business transaction information (inter-organizational information systems, or IOIS) have been in use since the 1970s (Lankford & Riggs, 1996). Early systems relied on private networks, using electronic data interchange (EDI) or United Nations EDIFACT standards for format and content of transaction messages. Due to their cost and complexity, the use of these systems was confined primarily to large companies, but low-cost Internet commercialization has led to much more widespread adoption of IOIS. Systems using the Internet and the World Wide Web are commonly referred to as B2B (business-to-business) systems, supporting B2B electronic commerce.

Business-to-Business Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 121-128
Author(s):  
Sean Eom
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
Workflow Systems ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Share Data ◽  
Business To Business

Business-to-business networks in a broadest sense are inter-organizational systems (IOSs). In the literature, the term IOSs and inter-organizational information systems (IOISs) are often used interchangeably. An inter-organizational system (IOS) is an information and management system that transcends organizational boundaries via electronic linkages with its trading partners to share data, information, and business applications. It provides the capabilities of electronic transactions including buying and selling goods and services, and also facilitates communications and decision making to increase efficiency, effectiveness, competitiveness, and profitability for participating organizations. The electronic linkage is established by the Internet, extranets, intranets, groupware, electronic data interchange (EDI), workflow systems, mobile communication technologies, and other information and communication technologies.

Business Network Modelling

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 77-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Smirnov ◽  
Nikolay Shilov
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Network Modelling ◽  
Context Management ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Technological Level

Business networks have appeared as a reaction to changes taking place in the world economy and logistic networks can be considered as examples of such networks. The approach proposed in the paper is based on the idea to represent the business network members with services provided by them, and to achieve interoperability via application of the SOA standards. The approach is based on usage of such technologies as Web services, ontology, and context management. Web services enable interoperability at the technological level. Ontologies are used for description of knowledge domains and enable interoperability at the level of semantics. The purpose of the context is to represent only relevant information from the large amount of the information and the application of the approach is demonstrated on the case study from the area of dynamic logistics. The considered problem takes into account a continuously changing problem environment and requires nearly real-time solving.

Success in Business-to-Business E-Commerce

2011 ◽  
pp. 127-145
Author(s):  
Pauline Ratnasingham
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
End To End ◽  
Internal Networks ◽  
Common Architecture ◽  
Business To Business

The growth of business-to-business e-commerce has highlighted the importance of computer and communications technologies and trading partner trust for the development and maintenance of business relationships. Cisco Systems Incorporation, an international company, is now the second largest company in the world, behind Microsoft. Its solid financial performance is partly due to its early focus on the Internet as a channel to cut administrative costs, and boost customer service satisfaction. Cisco International provides end-to-end networking solutions which customers use to build a unified information infrastructure of their own, or to connect to someone else’s network. The end-to-end networking solutions provide a common architecture that delivers consistent network services to all users (Cisco Fact Sheet, 2000). Cisco network solutions connect people, computing devices and computer networks, allowing trading partners to access or transfer information without regard to differences in time, place or type of computer systems. By using networked applications over the Internet on its own internal networks, Cisco globally is gaining contributions of at least NZ$825 million a year in operating cost savings and revenue enhancements (Cisco Newsroom, 2001).

scholarly journals Exploring the perceived value of social practice theories for business-to-business marketing managers

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 751-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sid Lowe ◽  
Michel Rod ◽  
Astrid Kainzbauer ◽  
Ki-Soon Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Usefulness ◽  
Social Theories ◽  
Theories Of Practice ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
Business To Business

Purpose Drawing on sociological theories of Giddens, Bourdieu and Goffman, the purpose of this paper is to explore how different relationships are characterized between actors in interaction and determine whether social theories of practice resonate as being practical to managers. Design/methodology/approach In the empirical investigations, the authors employ the Delphi method whereby the authors “elevate” six highly experienced marketing practitioners in Dubai and Bangkok, each in different industries and from different cultural backgrounds, to designated “expert” positions in exploring the practical relevance of the practice-based theories of Bourdieu, the dramaturgy of Goffman and the structuration theory of Giddens in understanding practical experiences of managing in business-to-business networks. Findings The results show that aspects of these theories are consistent with practitioners’ experiences in many ways but the theories themselves do not appear to resonate with the modernist practical consciousness of the participants as being particularly pragmatic or practically useful except as resources they could selectively borrow from as bricoleurs of changing action. Originality/value Social practice theories appear rather too abstract and complex to practical actors. It is therefore paradoxical that social practice theories do not appear as sufficiently “handy” or “ready to hand” in Heidegger’s (1962) terms; being in need of translation into practical usefulness. It would appear that social practice theories can be a useful analytical vehicle for the academic analyst but cannot resonate with the modernist consciousness of the practical actor.

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