Social software for business process modeling
Formal models of business processes are used for a variety of purposes. But where the elicitation of the characteristics...
Information technology transfer in econometric forecasting: a pictorial approach
Successful information technology transfer requires effective communication and clear, concise information exchange. This paper, using the Louisiana econometric model...
Deriving semantic data models from structured process descriptions of reality
This paper begins by describing a generally accepted view of the contemporary information systems development process. This process assumes...
do ontological deficiencies in modeling grammars matter?
Conceptual modeling grammars are a fundamental means for specifying information systems requirements. However, the actual usage of these grammars...
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...
using cognitive principles to guide classification in information systems modeling
Organizing phenomena into classes is a pervasive human activity. The ability to classify phenomena encountered in daily life in...
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...
representing part–whole relations in conceptual modeling: an empirical evaluation
The part-of construct is a fundamental element of many conceptual modeling grammars that is used to associate one thing...
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....
The effects of state-based and event-based data representation on user performance in query formulation...
Ad hoc query formulation is an important task in effectively utilizing organizational data resources. To facilitate this task, managers...
