Process models representing knowledge for action: a revised quality framework
A semiotic framework for evaluating the quality of conceptual models was proposed by (Lindland OI, Sindre G and Sølvberg...
An assessment of package-organisation misalignment: institutional and ontological structures
Even with today’s ‘best practice’ software, commercial packages continue to pose significant alignment challenges for many organisations. This paper...
Model-based software configuration: patterns and languages
The common presupposition of enterprise systems (ES) is that they lead to significant efficiency gains. However, this is only...
Conceptual EuroModelling: how do SSADM and MERISE compare?
The systems development methods SSADM and MERISE are the de facto standard methods of the UK and France respectively,...
Developing a unified framework of the business model concept
Recent rapid advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have highlighted the rising importance of the Business Model (BM)...
Ternary relationships—to three or not to three, is there a question?
Recent empirical research offers general data modelling guidance, claiming to show that object-oriented modelling is less effective than entity-relationship...
Measuring the stability of data models
The theory of data modelling makes a variety of claims about schema stability. The study reported in this paper...
Factors and measures of business process modelling: model building through a multiple case study
Business process modelling has gained widespread acceptance as a valuable design and management technique for a variety of purposes....
On theory development in design science research: anatomy of a research project
The common understanding of design science research in information systems (DSRIS) continues to evolve. Only in the broadest terms...
The role of context in decision making: some implications for database design
With increasing integration of computer systems through local and wide area communication networks, there exists the capability in many...
