By Miltiadis D. Lytras

At the present time, the data platforms (IS) self-discipline faces new demanding situations. rising applied sciences in addition to matured ways for the social, technical, and developmental function of IS supply a brand new context for the evolution of the self-discipline over the following few years.

Emerging issues and applied sciences in info structures communicates the demanding situations and possibilities that info structures study is facing this day whereas selling state-of-the-art study on how present IS aid is developing the serious spine for the information society. This ebook is a vital reference for coverage makers, executive officials, academicians, and practitioners thirsty for wisdom on IS and IT past conventional textbooks.

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This unpredictability can involve: when a known change will occur, what an unknown change will look like, or a combination of these. The rapid rate of change implies that an organization needs to become an expert at changing and morphing itself rapidly in response to a change. Retention of leadership position requires that an organization should be able to change at will in any direction, without significant cost and time, to counter a threat or to capitalize on an opportunity. Such an organization may be characterized as an agile organization.

Next the specific characteristics of an agile IS are discussed. For the purpose of discussion IS is conceptualized as a combination of human and IT components operating within an organizational context (Byrd & Turner, 2000). The IT component includes hardware, software, storage, and networking and the human component includes the IS personnel/staff responsible for planning, development, operation, and maintenance of the human and IT components. One may conceptualize IS in many other elaborate ways spanning various levels and aspects of the organization, 30 the conceptualization adopted here is more apt for treating IS as an artifact with well defined boundaries incorporating both technical and human components.

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