Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279874
S. Salloum, A. Gustavo
Basic guidelines for the preparation of a technological map for structured companies are presented. Technological Map (TechMap) seeks to be a "Tool" for monitoring, pursuit, visualization and supervision of the knowledge and technologies in companies. Methodology used for TechMap creation originates a basic structure that allows its implementation for many structured companies with necessary flexibility for future organizational changes. Three main characteristics of technology are considered in this paper for TechMap creation; knowledge, tools and work process. The need to create a TechMap in companies to improve the technological management, increase the competitiveness and take advantage of to the maximum the personnel's competitions is developed when the steps for the creation of TechMap are explained. TechMap in engineering management is analyzed emphasizing its implementation in engineering design.
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Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279795
L. Martinich
xii Projects in the 21st Century are becoming larger and more complex. This means that a single project manager is not usually able to deliver them successfully independently, and therefore the need for teams and how to form high performing teams rapidly through an understanding team dynamics and their role in the team becomes far more important. This combined with the understanding technical capability alone is not sufficient to ensure project success requires project managers to understand both their own and their teams behavioral preferences.
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Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279840
L. Baoming
Based on the empirical survey, the paper identified the profile, motivations and entrepreneurial characteristics of the Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs and their businesses; analyze the process of the venture creation; explore the barriers and the business environments confronted by them as well as their future business plans and success factors; and to propose some suggestions for the government.
{"title":"How do Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs Start Businesses","authors":"L. Baoming","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279840","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the empirical survey, the paper identified the profile, motivations and entrepreneurial characteristics of the Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs and their businesses; analyze the process of the venture creation; explore the barriers and the business environments confronted by them as well as their future business plans and success factors; and to propose some suggestions for the government.","PeriodicalId":153115,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127393689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279902
Dai Wei-hui, Shen Libing, Wu Liang
Based on the analysis and summarization of the research theory on TMT (Top Management Team), we propose the theory model and research approaches of TMT based on MAS (Multi-Agent System).Then we introduce our research work on the decision process of TMT from the systematic, dynamic aspects and artificial intelligence. Finally we introduce what we are going to study about TMT in the future.
{"title":"Research on Top Management Team with Multi-Agent System Model","authors":"Dai Wei-hui, Shen Libing, Wu Liang","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279902","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the analysis and summarization of the research theory on TMT (Top Management Team), we propose the theory model and research approaches of TMT based on MAS (Multi-Agent System).Then we introduce our research work on the decision process of TMT from the systematic, dynamic aspects and artificial intelligence. Finally we introduce what we are going to study about TMT in the future.","PeriodicalId":153115,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126263845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279823
H. Mishra
Software process models in the context of IT acquisition capture user information. In many cases user requirements are captured and/or understood poorly or at times user is not able to define its own requirements; this may lead to modification in the system or even re-work. Systems acquisition in an organization brings in a new environment. This not only changes the way process is handled (process re-engineering), but also affects the business culture and the overall performance. An acquisition is said to be successful if it is put to effective use, benefits are achieved as expected. Successful management of these issues is possible through organization of leadership and it should be well planned before initiation of systems acquisition i.e. in pre-acquisition stage. In this paper these leadership issues related to user involvement and organization's preparedness to handle an acquisition life cycle are discussed. The paper describes a framework to test its "fitness" through structural equation modeling to be used for understanding the predictive behavior of the acquisition success.
{"title":"Managing Leadership in a Systems Acquisition Life Cycle: A Strategic Framework","authors":"H. Mishra","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279823","url":null,"abstract":"Software process models in the context of IT acquisition capture user information. In many cases user requirements are captured and/or understood poorly or at times user is not able to define its own requirements; this may lead to modification in the system or even re-work. Systems acquisition in an organization brings in a new environment. This not only changes the way process is handled (process re-engineering), but also affects the business culture and the overall performance. An acquisition is said to be successful if it is put to effective use, benefits are achieved as expected. Successful management of these issues is possible through organization of leadership and it should be well planned before initiation of systems acquisition i.e. in pre-acquisition stage. In this paper these leadership issues related to user involvement and organization's preparedness to handle an acquisition life cycle are discussed. The paper describes a framework to test its \"fitness\" through structural equation modeling to be used for understanding the predictive behavior of the acquisition success.","PeriodicalId":153115,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference","volume":"59 11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127579761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279909
Wei Liu, Wenshun Li, Wendy Huang
Environmental pollution, traffic accident and so on, all these externality problems caused by transportation conflicted with the accepted social sustainable development. Many countries adopted the pollution control, transportation regulation or other restrictive policy to solve the problems, but on the whole had little effect. To show new thoughts to this problem, the paper studies the measures by using information technology (IT) based on evaluating qualitatively two forms of managing effect, substitutive effect and stimulative effect, of IT application on transportation, through analysis of data related to the freight turnover and the number of telephone in China from 1952 to 1998, reveals their close and perplexing relationship, takes simulative analysis in the case of a city, and concludes some findings, enlightenment and proposals to the corresponding further study.
{"title":"Study on Managing Effects of Information Technology Applied on Transportation","authors":"Wei Liu, Wenshun Li, Wendy Huang","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279909","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental pollution, traffic accident and so on, all these externality problems caused by transportation conflicted with the accepted social sustainable development. Many countries adopted the pollution control, transportation regulation or other restrictive policy to solve the problems, but on the whole had little effect. To show new thoughts to this problem, the paper studies the measures by using information technology (IT) based on evaluating qualitatively two forms of managing effect, substitutive effect and stimulative effect, of IT application on transportation, through analysis of data related to the freight turnover and the number of telephone in China from 1952 to 1998, reveals their close and perplexing relationship, takes simulative analysis in the case of a city, and concludes some findings, enlightenment and proposals to the corresponding further study.","PeriodicalId":153115,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122992247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279794
D. Hancock
xiii The world of work for professionals is changing fast, and will be very different in 20 years time. The changes we have seen in the conduct of business and specifically of engineering will continue and accelerate. The Internet will continue to transfer power away from government and business towards ordinary people. We can take control of our personal and professional development, and the way we earn throughout our working lives. Finding the appropriate work / life balance is very important, and no-one else will do it for us. This is a challenge, but it can be enjoyable.
{"title":"Beyond the project manager - High performing teams","authors":"D. Hancock","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279794","url":null,"abstract":"xiii The world of work for professionals is changing fast, and will be very different in 20 years time. The changes we have seen in the conduct of business and specifically of engineering will continue and accelerate. The Internet will continue to transfer power away from government and business towards ordinary people. We can take control of our personal and professional development, and the way we earn throughout our working lives. Finding the appropriate work / life balance is very important, and no-one else will do it for us. This is a challenge, but it can be enjoyable.","PeriodicalId":153115,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115399038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279822
Y. Badir, F. Perret, Christopher L. Tucci
This research investigates the impact of the team and project leader empowerment in the 'network focal company' (the main company in the network) on the integration of the NPD process across a network of strategic partners, and the subsequent effects on project performance. The paper proposes a contingency model and develops a condition of fit between contextual conditions that characterize the high-tech NPD project and the extent to which the project team and leader are empowered. The model suggests that the efficient performance of the development project (shortest, cheapest, and highest quality possible) is contingent on how well the actual intensity level of integration fits the required intensity level. The research also indicates that the required intensity of integration between the focal company and the project strategic partners in uncertain and complex project is dominated by the development cycle time (DCT) of the project. Conversely, the actual intensity of integration is enabled by varying extent of team and leader empowerment, ranging from limited to significant.
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Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279833
T. Durrani, S. Forbes
The National Health Service (NHS), which delivers healthcare to all in the UK, is undergoing profound change, from the role of the primary-care providers, the general practitioners, to the specialist hospital managers. There is a drive that ranges from greater care in the community to more effective use of highly specialist resources in hospitals. This is linked to the restructuring of the management in the NHS, requiring a new breed of leaders to achieve organisational change, and to attain development and growth. To develop the new cadre of managers, an exciting Programme is being established for Leadership and Organisational Development. This paper reflects on the background to the change in the NHS, and provides an account of the Leadership Development Programme that is being implemented in the NHS Scotland.
{"title":"On Leadership Development in the National Health Service Scotland","authors":"T. Durrani, S. Forbes","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279833","url":null,"abstract":"The National Health Service (NHS), which delivers healthcare to all in the UK, is undergoing profound change, from the role of the primary-care providers, the general practitioners, to the specialist hospital managers. There is a drive that ranges from greater care in the community to more effective use of highly specialist resources in hospitals. This is linked to the restructuring of the management in the NHS, requiring a new breed of leaders to achieve organisational change, and to attain development and growth. To develop the new cadre of managers, an exciting Programme is being established for Leadership and Organisational Development. This paper reflects on the background to the change in the NHS, and provides an account of the Leadership Development Programme that is being implemented in the NHS Scotland.","PeriodicalId":153115,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121821880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2006-09-01DOI: 10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279873
Xiaofen Ji, Chen Pang
Based on the empirical literature, this study takes an exploratory approach to investigate the current online visual merchandising practices of apparel e-merchants in the US and China. The Websites were content analyzed according to the manner of presentation, presentation technique, and product components. Some significant differences were found between the US and China's apparel Websites selected. Moreover, this study seeks to provide preliminary information and suggestions helpful for apparel e-retailers in developing countries to take primary steps forwards in the correct direction.
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