Enterprise governance of information technology is a relatively new concept that is gaining traction in both the academic and practitioner worlds. Going well beyond the implementation of a superior ...IT infrastructure, ““Enterprise Governance of Information Technology”” is about defining and embedding processes and structures throughout the organizations that enable both business and IT people to execute their responsibilities, while maximizing the value created from their IT-enabled investments. At the forefront of the field, the authors draw from years of research and advising corporate clients to present the first comprehensive resource on the topic. Featuring numerous case examples from companies around the world, the book integrates theoretical advances and empirical data with practical application, including in-depth discussion of such frameworks as COBIT and VALIT, which are used to measure and audit the value of IT investments and ensuring regulatory compliance. A variety of elements, including executive summaries and sidebars, extensive references, and questions and activities (with additional materials available on-line) ensure that the book will be an essential resource for professionals, researchers, and students alike.
In this article, we approach strategic technology management from the perspective of the quintuple innovation helix with embedded AI modalities as it applies to public interest technologies (PIT) and ...we focus on the use cases of semiconductors, fusion, and AI per se. We have named this methodology the Quintuple Innovation Helix plus AI (QIH+AI). The need for an increasingly sophisticated and dynamic balancing act between techno-centric and human-centric design philosophies. These paradigms include the Industry 5.0 (more techno-centric) and the Society 5.0 (more human-centric) paradigm as well as the emerging Industry 6.0 and Society 6.0 paradigms where the presence, role and influence of AI modalities are rather substantive and even omnipresent. In this article, we develop and propose the QIH+AI methodology as a powerful tool for strategic technology road mapping. This article provides a comprehensive framework for all stakeholders to address the question of "how to" effectively navigate the complexities of strategic technology management in an uncertain environment.
The concept of industry 4.0 (i4.0) encompasses the integration of different technologies into an autonomous, knowledge- and sensor-based, self-regulating production system. Our objective is to ...synthesize which are the challenges and opportunities of adopting i4.0 from the perspective of technology provider companies. A single-case research was conducted with ten companies at the Portuguese Production Technologies Cluster. Based on i4.0 technologies – Augmented reality; Additive Manufacturing; Big Data; Cloud Computing; Cyber-Physical Systems; Cybersecurity; Smart Robotics; Simulation; and System Integration – interviewees mentioned that the main adoption challenges are the analysis of data generated, integration of new technologies with available equipment and workforce, and computational limitations. The main opportunities are improvements in: efficiency; flexibility; productivity; cybersecurity; quality of products and services; and decision process due to data analysis. Interviewees have also foreseen changes in company's business model through the integration of internal resources with complementary activities of their partners and other cluster companies.
Calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (CGRP mAbs) are novel high-cost treatments for the prevention of migraine. This study presents data on utilization, expenditure, and treatment ...patterns with CGRP mAbs available under a managed access protocol in Ireland, to a cohort of treatment refractory patients (failed 3 or more previous treatments) with chronic migraine.
Data were extracted from the Primary Care Reimbursement Service High Tech claims database and special drug request online system and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SAS. Treatment persistence was evaluated by refill patterns, and adherence was evaluated using the proportion of days covered method. Expenditure data were extracted directly from the database.
Between September 1, 2021 and April 30, 2023, 1517 applications for reimbursement approval for a CGRP mAb were received; 1458 (96.1%) were approved for reimbursement. Total expenditure on CGRP mAbs in year 1 (September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022) was €3.2 million. The majority of patients initiated treatment with fremanezumab (60.8%) or erenumab (37.1%). Almost 90% of patients were considered adherent, and treatment persistence was high, with more than 75% of patients receiving more than 12 months of treatment in our 18-month study time frame.
This study demonstrates the importance of active health technology management, after reimbursement, in enabling cost-effective use of high-cost treatments while providing budget certainty for the healthcare payer. High levels of adherence and persistence suggest that treatment is successfully targeted in situations which unmet clinical need is greatest.
•Calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies are novel, high-cost treatments for the prevention of migraine.•In 1 year of reimbursement in Ireland, the total expenditure on calcitonin gene-related peptide was €3.2 million, with the majority of approved patients being highly treatment adherent.•Health technology management can ensure cost containment while maintaining access to treatment in situations which unmet clinical need is greatest.
Over the past three decades, China has experienced rapid economic growth and a fascinating transformation of its industry. However, much of this success is the result of industrial imitation and ...China's continuing success now relies heavily on its ability to strengthen its indigenous innovation capability. In this book, Xiaolan Fu investigates how China can develop a strategy of compressed development to emerge as a leading innovative nation. The book draws on quantitative and qualitative research that includes cross-country, cross-province and cross-firm analysis. Large multi-level panel datasets, unique survey databases, and in-depth industry case studies are explored. Different theoretical approaches are also used to examine the motivations, obstacles and consequences of China's innovation with a wider discussion around what other countries can learn from China's experience. This book will appeal to scholars and policy-makers working in fields such as innovation policy, technology management, development and international economics and China studies.
Among all other resources, Human Resources are the most relevant in increasing the efficiency of companies' operations. Currently, the attitude towards the role and importance of Human Resources has ...changed significantly. As the issue of using modern information technologies and thinking in global categories becomes more active, special emphasis is placed on relationships with that personnel who can offer innovations to company leaders. In fact, they constitute the main core of the intellectual capital of production. The purpose of the article is to analyze the role and place of information technologies in the management (including strategy) of Human Resources. The subject of the research is outsourcing in personnel management. When does a company turn to outsourcing? This is the main issue around which many discussions and scientific disputes have been and are being conducted today in the scientific space. Research on Human Resources outsourcing in Georgia is still scarce. This article is a modest attempt to fill this gap. As a result of the study, both general and case-specific factors of Human Resources management that are currently relevant for Georgia were identified.
The Analytic Network Process (ANP) developed by Thomas Saaty in his work on multicriteria decision making applies network structures with dependence and feedback to complex decision making. This book ...is a selection of applications of ANP to economic, social and political decisions, and also to technological design. The chapters comprise contributions of scholars, consultants and people concerned about the outcome of certain important decisions who applied the Analytic Network Process to determine the best outcome for each decision from among several potential outcomes. The ANP is a methodological tool used to organize knowledge and thinking, elicit judgments registered in both in memory and in feelings, quantify the judgments and derive priorities from them, and finally synthesize these diverse priorities into a single mathematically and logically justifiable overall outcome. In deriving this outcome, the ANP also allows for the representation of diverse opinions in the midst of discussion and debate.
IT-Driven Business Models Kagermann, Henning; Jordan, John M; Osterle, Hubert
2010, 2010., 2010-10-12, c2011
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A look at business model innovation's crucial role in today's global business environment .Showing organizations how business model innovation should be a key focus area in today's global economy, ...this book features cases from businesses around the globe that have developed customized business models and achieved spectacular levels of performance.Case examples from well-known innovation leaders IKEA, Apple, Tata, SHARP, Saudi Aramco, De Beers, Telefonica, Valero Energy, LEGO, and Proctor GambleShows businesses how to get beyond traditional business models to take better advantage of emerging opportunitiesCoauthored by former CEO of SAP AG, the world's largest provider of enterprise softwareFilled with interviews with key executives, this book reveals the role of technology in driving and enabling changes to fundamental facets of a business. Companies around the world are innovating their business models with tremendous results. IT-Driven Business Modelsshows interested organizations how they can start the process.
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