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Evolving Towards the Internetworked Enterprise

Technological and Organizational Perspectives

By: Giuseppina Passiante (Editor)

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Hardcover | 21 September 2010

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A new model of business has emerged within the Digital-Economy called Internetworked Enterprise (IE); it's a model that posits networks, communities of individuals and refusal of a centralized mindset as the core elements of the new frame of reference. Internetworked Enterprises are called by some scholars 'Extended' Enterprises, which use digital network to co-operate and compete with other e-business community partners by exchanging knowledge and information across trans-national borders.

Evolving Towards the Internetworked Enterprise: Technological and Organizational Perspectives is an edited volume based on a three year research project financed by the Italian Ministry of Research and Education. Researchers for this project are located at Polytechnic of Milan, University of Milan, University of Chieti, Engineering S.P.A and ISUFI-University of Salento. This book presents an overview of IE business methodologies, models, and an interpretative framework analyzing the sector and organizational contingencies that influence the digitalization of organizational processes in networks of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprise). A set of case studies that provide empirical evidence on the IE phenomenon is included as well.

This book is designed for advanced-level students in computer science and business management concentrating on e-business, digital computing, information technology, economics of technology and innovation management as a reference or secondary text book. Practitioners working in these fields as corporate strategic planners and consultants will also find this book a valuable asset.

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"Passiante, along with the other authors of the papers collected in this book, exposes the secrets and power of internetworked enterprises (IEs). The first six papers describe the development methodologies, modeling environments, architectures, infrastructure, and business processes of such extended enterprises, as well as the issues with managing them. The remaining six papers are case studies that describe actual designs and implementations of IEs. ... Move this book to the top of your reading list. The future it describes is only 20 minutes away." (Ernest Hughes, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2010)

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Towards an Internetworked Enterprise: some issues to be discussed	p. 1
IE theoretical background	p. 1
From vertical corporation to network organization	p. 2
From industrial cluster to virtual networks	p. 5
IE from theory to practice	p. 8
From the strategy to the Business Model	p. l9
The "Business Model" enabling Architecture: a strategic tool to design effective socio-technical systems	p. 10
Linking the Business Model with the Enterprise Architecture	p. 11
Conclusion	p. 13
References	p. 14
A methodology aimed at fostering and sustaining the development processes of an IE-based industry	p. 17
The TEKNE project Methodology of change	p. 17
Overview on the adopted approach	p. 19
The Methodology of change step by step	p. 21
Environment analysis	p. 22
Business Network Analysis	p. 25
Business Model analysis	p. 28
The Business Model Ontology	p. 28
The value flow	p. 30
Requirements analysis and architecture design	p. 31
Collaborative Storytelling	p. 31
Definition of a value-driven architecture	p. 32
Deployment Strategy	p. 34
Measurement of the change impact	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 37
References	p. 38
A network-oriented business modeling environment	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Business Modeling	p. 42
SBVR Modeling Tool	p. 44
Overview of SBVR	p. 45
The conceptual architecture of the SBVR modeling tool	p. 46
Distributed model repository	p. 47
MOF foundation of the repository	p. 48
The conceptual architecture of the model repository	p. 50
Query/View/Transformation	p. 51
Search and retrieval system	p. 51
Conclusions	p. 59
References	p. 60
Model-based service-oriented architectures for Internetworked Enterprises	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Modeling service-based business processes	p. 62
Processes and services definition	p. 63
Semantic service description	p. 65
Quality model	p. 66
Quality offering	p. 71
Quality request	p. 71
Service identification methodology	p. 72
Service Discovery	p. 75
Semantic-driven service discovery	p. 76
Semantic service matchmaking	p. 77
P2P service discovery	p. 79
Quality-aware matchmaking	p. 83
Low-level evaluation	p. 84
High-level evaluation	p. 84
Service Interaction Design	p. 86
Modeling processes IMPLICITLY with hypertext design primitives	p. 89
Conclusions	p. 94
References	p. 95
A technological infrastructure to sustain Internetworked Enterprises	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Overall Architecture	p. 99
Peer Registry and Knowledge Base	p. 101
Semantic Layer	p. 103
Semantic Match	p. 106
Peer Clustering	p. 108
Service MatchMaker	p. 108
Semantic Neighbor Manager	p. 109
Semantic Routing & Discovery	p. 110
Distributed Authentication and Authorization System	p. 110
Conclusions	p. 115
References	p. 116
Monitoring Business Processes	p. 119
Introduction	p. 119
Monitoring to Change	p. 120
Performance Measurement	p. 120
The TEKNE approach	p. 121
The Metrics Framework	p. 123
Discovery	p. 123
Conformance	p. 125
An Approach based on Logics	p. 126
Implementing Performance Indicators	p. 126
The TEKNE Architecture	p. 128
Conclusions	p. 130
References	p. 131
SuperJet International case study: a business network start-up in the aeronautics industry	p. 133
Introduction	p. 133
Enterprise Networks: characteristics	p. 134
Case study plan and interviews	p. 136
SuperJet International: the start-up of a network in the aerospace industry	p. 137
Techno-organizational deployment in the SJI case study	p. 139
Conclusions	p. 144
References	p. 145
Avio case study: the MRO process	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
As-is: assessment of the unit of analysis	p. 149
To-be: business model re-design	p. 154
Product	p. 155
Customer interface	p. 155
Infrastructure management	p. 157
Financial aspects	p. 158
Value flows	p. 159
Conclusions and future work	p. 160
References	p. 162
Inter-organizational design: exploring the relationship between formal architecture and ICT investments	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Theoretical Background	p. 165
The empirical context: Engineering S.p.A	p. 166
Method	p. 167
Results	p. 168
Descriptive Results	p. 168
Analytical results	p. 169
Discussion and Conclusions	p. 172
References	p. 173
Communication flows in an SME network: the C.I.S.I consortium case	p. 175
Introduction	p. 175
Literature review and model development	p. 177
Networks and the diffusion of innovation	p. 177
Personal relationships and networks	p. 178
The empirical context: CISI consortium	p. 179
Method	p. 179
Discussion of Results	p. 180
Strategic activities are mostly enabled by consortium-related associations	p. 180
Strong link between geographic relationships and innovative activities	p. 181
Role of key individuals in strategic activities	p. 181
Role of key clients in the diffusion of organizational innovations	p. 182
Personal relationships enable the diffusion and adoption of innovation	p. 182
Conclusion	p. 182
References	p. 184
Tisettanta case study: the interoperation of furniture production companies	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Company overview	p. 188
Supply chain	p. 189
Stock management - outline	p. 190
Production process - outline	p. 190
Distribution chain	p. 190
ICT infrastructure and applications	p. 191
Possible improvements enabled by ICT technologies	p. 192
Collaboration process models	p. 192
Conclusions	p. 194
References	p. 195
An analysis of models and practices in Human Resource Management processes and the relationship between firms and outsourcers: a case study	p. 197
HR Outsourcing	p. 197
The reasons a company outsources its HR processes	p. 198
Cost Reduction	p. 198
Improvement of service levels	p. 199
Rendering the cost structure of the HR function flexible	p. 199
Selecting HR processes to outsource	p. 199
Core Competence View	p. 200
Resource Based View	p. 201
Transaction Cost Economics	p. 202
HRO Relationships	p. 203
Types of relationships	p. 203
The level of supplier delegation	p. 203
Relationship governance	p. 204
The organizational interface between customer and supplier	p. 205
The Complexity of HRO Projects: a case study	p. 205
The case	p. 206
Objectives of HRO and outsourced activities	p. 206
Phases in the process towards HR Outsourcing	p. 207
Mapping the flow of outsourced HR processes	p. 208
Recruitment	p. 208
Training	p. 209
Payroll	p. 210
Competencies required by the HR Outsourcing process	p. 211
Role of the HR Department following HR Outsourcing	p. 212
Conclusion	p. 212
References	p. 213
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