Technologies for Business Information Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. Conceptual Modelling for Grid Computing: Applying Collaborative Reference Modelling

   • Jan vom Brocke, Oliver Thomas, Christian Buddendick

   Pages 1-11

3. Approaches for Business Process Model Complexity Metrics

   • Volker Gruhn, Ralf Laue

   Pages 13-24

4. Characterization and Tool Supported Selection of Business Process Modeling Methodologies

   • Roland Kaschek, Roman Pavlov, VladimirA. A. Shekhovtsov, Sergiy Zlatkin

   Pages 25-37

5. A Framework for Utilizing Preferred Work Practice for Business Process Evolution

   • Ruopeng Lu, Shazia Sadiq, Guido Governatori

   Pages 39-50

6. On the Suitability of the Pi-Calculus for Business Process Management

   • Frank Puhlmann

   Pages 51-62

7. Variability Modeling and Product Derivation in E-Business Process Families

   • Arnd Schnieders, Frank Puhlmann

   Pages 63-74

8. Investigation of Reporting Tools for Cadastre Information Systems

   • Dariusz Kró, Jacek Oleksy, Malgorzata Podyma, Michał Szymański, Bogdan Trawiński

   Pages 75-85

9. Internet Supported Mass Enrollment to High Schools

   • Andrzej P. Urbanski

   Pages 87-95

10. Dealing with Administrative Discretions in E-Government: The Citizen Consultation Model

    • Wanchai Varavithya, Vatcharaporn Esichaikul

    Pages 97-108

11. Examples of Situation Spaces in Context-aware Business Solutions

    • Jerzy Bartoszek, Grażyna Brzykcy

    Pages 109-119

12. ERP Implementation Effort Estimation Using Data Envelopment Analysis

    • Stefan Koch

    Pages 121-132

13. Contrasting Rankings from Social Choice Aggregation Methods for Business Information System Selection in Multiple Case Studies

    • Edward Bernroider, Johann Mitlöhner

    Pages 133-144

14. Managing Adaptive Information Projects in the Context of a Software Developer Organizational Structure

    • Pawel Cichon, Zbigniew Huzar, Zygmunt Mazur, Adam Mrozowski

    Pages 145-157

15. Requirements for Establishing a Conceptual Knowledge Framework in Virtual Enterprises

    • Reyes Grangel, Ricardo Chalmeta, Cristina Campos

    Pages 159-171

16. Two Methods for Schema Design for Intelligent XML Documents in Organizations

    • Anne Honkaranta, Eliisa Jauhiainen

    Pages 173-182

17. IS Evolution Benefit Assessment – Challenges with Economic Investment Criteria

    • Irja Kankaanpää, Jussi Koskinen, Tero Tilus, Henna Sivula, Heikki Lintinen, Jarmo J. Ahonen

    Pages 183-191

18. Adaptive Human-to-Human Collaboration via Negotiations of Social Protocols

    • Willy Picard

    Pages 193-203

19. Is E-learning More Suitable for Full-time or for Part-time Students?

    • Viktorija Sulčič

    Pages 205-215

20. Automated Acquisition of Semantic Relations for Information Retrieval Systems

    • Dariusz Ceglarek, Wojciech Rutkowski

    Pages 217-228

Technologies for Business Information Systems The material collected in this book covers a broad range of applications of c- puter science methods and algorithms in business practice. It presents a research cutting edge in development, implementation, and improvement of computer s- tems. We publish this book with intention that it helps to establish strong foun- tions for further development of research in this area and support people involved in business computer applications, those implementing computer technology in industry. The computer science and information systems topics covered in the book include data warehouses, ERP, XML, ontologies, rule languages, Web s- vices. We divided the chapters into several areas of applications of the above. There are parts on modeling business processes, devoted to applications of formal methods and metrics that assist this crucial step for contemporary heavy-IT o- ented enterprises. This is accompanied by chapters on information systems c- sidered both from engineering and social perspectives. Particular topics on so- ware engineering have been placed in a separate book part. We addressed also advancements in information retrieval and formal representation of knowledge - ing ontologies and rule languages. These topics are worth of interest due to their reemergence in recent years, significant advances and broad range of potential as well as actual applications. Last but not least comes the other area of applying IT – e-government. Several authors elaborate on methods and experiences of IT adoption for administrative purposes.

• Revision
• business process
• business process management
• complexity
• data envelopment
• distributed systems
• e-business
• e-government
• e-learning
• information retrieval
• information system
• modeling
• process management
• reference model
• service-oriented computing

• Poznan University of Economics, Poznan, Poland

  Witold Abramowicz

• Alpen-Adria-University, Klagenfurt, Austria

  Heinrich C. Mayr

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