Richard T. Watson – Communications of the ACM

Research and Advances Dec 1 2008

From Genesis to Revelations: The Technology Diaspora

There are two ways of thinking about technology. The popular instrumental view positions technology as a means to an end. Alternatively, technology is also a mode of revelation: a revealing of hitherto latent potentialities in nature and society. It offers insights about the direction of society, business, and science, and those who are quick to […]

Computing Applications

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Research and Advances Jun 1 2008

Ubiquitous Access: On the Front Lines of Patient Care and Safety

UA initiatives help allay potentially fatal errors, improve patient safety, and boost overall quality of care.

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Apr 1 2008

The Business of Open Source

New products, new markets, and new forms of production impel the creative destruction of free enterprise. Open source software appears to be creative destruction in action.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Location-Based Services

Evaluating user perceptions of location-tracking and location-awareness services.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Feb 1 2008

Alternative Scenarios to the ‘Banner’ Years

A test of alternative formats to Web banner ads.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2008

The Centrality and Prestige of CACM

Journal rankings identify the most respected publications in a field, and can influence which sources to read to remain current, as well as which journals to target when publishing. Ranking studies also help track the progress of the field, identifying core journals and research topics, and tracking changes in these topics and perceptions over time. Past journal ranking studies have consistently found Communications of the ACM (CACM) to be very highly respected within the IS discipline. However, the exact nature of its relationships to other IS journals has not been thoroughly examined. In this article, we report a social network analysis (SNA) of 120 journals for the purpose of exploring in detail CACM's position within the IS journal network.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Sep 1 2003

An empirical assessment of IT disaster risk

Computing Applications

Practice Jun 1 2003

Data Completeness: a Key to Effective Net-Based Customer Service Systems

To gain and maintain customer loyalty, a firm must learn how to best translate and mine the data they have on those customers.

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jan 1 2001

A Strategic Perspective of Electronic Democracy

Implementing a true e-democracy requires a careful and comprehensive plan for citizens to learn how to use it.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 2000

Integrated Internet Marketing

Companies worldwide may recognize the marketing potential of the Internet, but using it to its full potential is often ignored.

Computing Applications

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