Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences

159-178

Authors: Victor Wilfredo Bohorquez Lopez

The objective of the article is to go beyond the knowledge integration barriers in ERP implementations by analyzing structural, technological, intellectual and socioemotional barriers that appear during an ERP implementation project. Using an action research methodology, the article provides some hints highlighting the knowledge integration process, and proposing an Institutional Model of ERP Knowledge Integration where ERP “best-practices” affect and are affected by institutional logics through legitimacy and isomorphism mechanisms, showing two processes of institutionalization: (1) processes that challenge knowledge integration barriers by embedding ERP “best-practices” in the expected formal functioning of the organization as well as in the routines and habits of employees; and (2) processes that operate as drivers of evolution and change by embedding the institutional logics and new requirements within ERP “best-practices”.

193-217

Authors: Aleksander Janeš, Nikola Kadoić, Nina Begičević Ređep

The development and empirical verification of the balanced scorecard (BSC) model, using the multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) called the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the analytic network process (ANP), are the key issues of the presented research. The paper presents the methodology of the prioritisation of the BSC goals with the AHP and ANP methods. Even though the prioritisation of the goals is possible with both, findings from the empirical analysis showed that the ANP is more complementary with the BSC because of the influences among the goals in the BSC. The ANP supports the modelling of those influences (through dependencies) and the AHP does not. The paper discusses special situations in prioritizing the BSC goals (understanding the ANP from the perspective of the user and the BSC with strategic goals that do not directly influence any other strategic goal) and proposes solutions. Therefore, it can be asserted that introducing the ANP to implement the BSC and vice versa, improved the decision-making approach and the quality of the obtained results. The research was based on a case study of modelling the BSC for Ydria Motors LL (YM), a manufacturing company.

231-240

Authors: Mawloud Mosbah

Since its appearance as a research field, Content-based Image Retrieval (CBIR) system has increasingly received an important attention. Review of literature reveals that the efforts put, up to now, in the field address either effectiveness or efficiency. In this paper, we address both accuracy and efficiencythrough introducing an efficient and an effective image retrieval approach based on feature, matching measure and sub-spaceselection. The selection relies on relevance feedback information injected by the user. The approach is tested on Corel-1Kimages database. The obtained results are very promising.

271-282

Authors: JIOS

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