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- Ahlin, Karin, 1963-
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A generalized view of the nature of Benefit of Information
- 2013
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Seeking out and understanding the benefits of information are essential to an organization. Internal in an organization it is important to understand created benefit in order to communicate, prioritize and increase or decrease prioritization in strategically important business areas. In modern society digitalized information is an area that is on the increase in enterprises, as is the knowledge that information is of importance. Therefore there should be a demand for understanding and measuring the beneficial factors that information gives an organization. In this study, empirical material was collected in a literature study from journals highly ranked in the Information Systems Area and with special focus on the benefit of information. The perspective of the study has been intra organizational. The purpose is to derive found benefit factors and use them as a basis to discuss and problematize on the nature of benefit of information and hereby give organizations help to understand this area.
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- Ahlin, Karin, 1963-, et al.
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A semiotic perspective on semantics interoperability
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- While information technology enables us to access more material than ever before, we need to come to grips with the disagreeable fact that data is not information. Sharing data without safeguarding comprehension may lead to confusion at best and disaster at worst. The issue at hand is one of ensuring semantic interoperability between actors from disparate contexts. Research into this problem is plentiful, but typically focused around specific subject matters, limiting its appeal to a limited range of scholars and practitioners. Based upon a literary study, we identify two extreme approaches to managing semantic interoperability. These are denoted top-down and bottom-up. We illustrate real world instances of these approaches using the TFI-model based on a case study encompassing two organizations. Our theoretical model is found to be a viable lens through which to generalize and interpret issues pertaining to semantic interoperability between human actors. We therefore see a need for further research into human-based on semantic interoperability.
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- Ahlin, Karin, 1963-, et al.
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Exploiting Information : Seeking Long-term Preservation of organisational knowledge
- 2013
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Long-term preservation of organisational knowledge gives the business opportunities to reusestored knowledge. This preservation of knowledge is present both in the organisation as such,found explicitly in the organisational stock, and also in the individual workers, implicit intheir flow of action. Theoretically have the reuse of knowledge been named organisationalmemory and also been addressed in knowledge management. In a single case-study of amanufacturing company, the authors study the utilisation of product configuration information(PCI) and its role in meeting requirements on long-time preservation of product-relatedknowledge. This structured and standardised information is used throughout the organisation,serving as a base for both organisational and individual knowledge for the entire company.Since the information has been used in the same way for decades it is a part of theorganisation´s culture and influences structures and procedures connected to the informationbase. The result of the study implies that usage of PCI grants the individual worker a highdegree of task-related freedom as well as intra-organisational mobility. The downside for theindividuals is the long time period it takes to get familiar with PCI due to its complexity. Forthe organisation as such, PCI provides a stable stock of knowledge which is available overextended periods of time, drastically reducing dependence upon individual workers.
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- Ahlin, Karin, 1963-, et al.
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Information management, Lean and efficiency: are we focusing on the customer?
- 2013
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine what happens with the internal view an organisation has on information management when a holistic view is diminished into a blinkered view and the consequences it conveys for the customer. The customer consequences are divided into two parts – creation of external customers’ values and creation of value for the internal customer explored in terms of efficiency.Methodology/approach – Interviews with both outsourced co-workers and project leaders still in the organization.Findings – The organisations lack of listening to the external customer affects all three areas lifted in the analysis. The studied organisations have great opportunities for developing their process for producing TI, both regarding their mutual relationship as well as in regards to the external customer with the help of Lean and by applying a more holistic view on the production of Technical Information.Keywords – Information management, Lean, Customer value, Technical Information, EfficiencyPaper type – Case study
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- Ahlin, Karin, 1963-, et al.
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Nyttan med CM
- 2013
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Ingår i: Configuration Management i teknikinformationens tjänst. - Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet.
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Mohajer Soltani, Porya, et al.
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Hackathon – A Method for Digital Innovative Success: A Comparative Descriptive Study
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Ingår i: In Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on IS Management and Evaluation. Gent Belgium 11-12 September 2014. - : Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited. - 9781910309414
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The scarcity of resources with the changing fiscal environment of more nations have increased the need for innovative solutions in most fields. Numerous bodies have as a result called for higher integration of ICT in organizational processes. Its adaption has in several cases democratized innovation processes. From this, open and/or social innovation has emerged. One type of open innovation is the ideation contest known as hackathon. The aim of the paper is to identify factors leading to the success of hackathon contests. This has been done by examining six such contests held between the years 2012 and 2014. Structured interviews have been held with the owner/project manager of each contest. In addition, the authors attended five of the contests. This allowed for both making observations of the events from start till end, and also to hold very informal interviews with participants and event personnel. A total of six factors, reflecting the expectations held by both the hackathon organizers and its participants, were identified. Thereafter an analysis was conducted to see how the contests responded to the identified factors. Of the six examined contests, three are believed to have been successful, two unsuccessful and one is believed to have reached a moderate level of success. The results obtained showed that the identified factors are correlated to the success of such contests. However, the level of influence of each factor on the success of the contests differed in each case. As such, while each factor is of importance, they are all dependent on each another. As a conclusion, the paper stresses the need for organizers of such events to take into consideration each of the mentioned six factors when planning a hackathon. Furthermore, this paper can be of interest to both researchers and practitioners seeking to better understand democratized methods for change efforts, such as with open innovation, social innovation and/or hackathons.
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- Persson Slumpi, Thomas, et al.
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Intraorganizational benefits from product configuration information : a complementary model
- 2012
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Ingår i: Proceedings of International Design Conference, DESIGN. ; , s. 83-92
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The configuration management (CM) of products has a long tradition but among practitioners the benefits of CM are not clearly expressed. Our empirical study shows example of benefits of CM (process related) and PCI (information related) that not have been identified in earlier research. Hence we suggest that a model of benefits related to CM really should be including benefits related to both CM and PCI. The model is a contribution since practitioners can use it order to strengthen CM’s position in the organization.
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