Wita Wojtkowski Copyright (c) 2012 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski Recent documents in Wita Wojtkowski en-us Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:36:43 PST 3600 Advances in Information Systems Development: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/7 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/7 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:12:53 PST Constitutes the collected proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Information Systems Development: Methods and Tools, Theory and Practice 'ISD' 2005 Conference. This two-volume set aims to examine the exchange of ideas between academia and industry and explore different solutions.

]]> Anders G. Nilsson et al. Advances in Information Systems Development: New Methods and Practice for the Networked Society http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/6 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/6 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:12:51 PST A monograph that details the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information Systems Development.

]]> Gabor Magyor et al. Information Systems Development: Towards a Service Provision Society http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/5 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/5 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:12:48 PST This volume constitutes the published proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Information Systems Development. They present the latest and greatest concepts, approaches, and techniques of systems development - a notoriously transitional field.

]]> George A. Papadopoulos et al. On the Broader View of the Open Source Paradigm: The Case for Agricultural Biotechnology http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/4 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/4 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:12:45 PST This study reviews the use and advantages of open source software licensing and examines how the use of similar arrangements could increase productivity and innovation in other industries where intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has relied on proprietary measures and where rapid technological innovation is important. We observe that a reliance on proprietary, closed source protection of intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology has hindered product development and resulted in spiraling research and development costs. Reduced research productivity and increasing costs are of serious concern to practitioners, academicians, and policy makers. We show that lessons learned from the open source initiatives in software technology are directly applicable to agricultural biotechnology.

]]> Geoffrey Black et al. Visual Process Language: An Environment That Enhances Inventiveness in the System Development Process -- a Theoretical Perspective http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/2 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/2 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:49:49 PDT This paper provides a theoretical perspective on the effect of computer support on creativity. The assertion is made that artifacts of IS do not substantially differ from those of art and science, and that the creative processes leading to the artifacts are similar. It further proposes that the use of newly available computer technology, specifically, the Visual Process Language (VPL) will have much to offer in terms of augmenting creativity when constructing IS artfacts. We postulate that VPL assists the first insight, preparation and illumination steps of the creative process, and that both Association/Images and Progressive Abstraction techniques are embedded in VPL.

]]> Wita Wojtkowski et al. Cooperative Processing: An Agenda for Research http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/3 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/3 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:49:49 PDT The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential research agenda for Cooperative Processing (COP). COP is a method of processing in which communications is an integral part of the process of executing an application. Numerous innovative products that support COP are starting to appear on the market. However, as is usually the case with any new technology, many organizations have not yet implemented COP. They have embraced a "wait and see" attitude. Such a stance can be attributed to the newness of the applications operating in COP mode and to the lack of data demonstrating COP'S uses and benefits. For example, no data, at present, demonstrates basic COP efficacy.

Among many possible research areas this paper suggests topics such as: potential COP users, types of applications benefiting from the COP processing mode, and organizational and technological factors involved in COP implementation.

]]> Wita Wojtkowski et al. From Knowledge Description to Information Systems: Two Divergent Approaches http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/1 http://works.bepress.com/wita_wojtkowski/1 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:49:48 PDT Wita Wojtkowski et al.