Improving Organizational. Effectiveness with. Enterprise Information. Systems. Joäo Eduardo Varajäo University of Minho, Portugal

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1 Improving Organizational Effectiveness with Enterprise Information Systems Joäo Eduardo Varajäo University of Minho, Portugal Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha Po/ytechnic Institute ofcävado and Ave, Portugal Ricardo Martinho Polytechnic Institute of Leiha, Portugal A volume in the Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics (ABISA) Book Series BUSINESS I SCIENCE Ueferewoe/ An Imprint of IGI Global

2 Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgment xvii xxii Section 1 Information and Communication Technologies in Education Environments Chapter 1 The Integration of Information and Communication Technology in Schools: Online Safety 1 Elisabete Pires, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal Fernando Moreira, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal Chapter 2 The Moodle Platform: A Study in a Higher Education Portuguese Institution 13 Carolina Costa, University ofaveiro, Portugal Helena Alvelos, University ofaveiro, Portugal& Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Aplications (CIDMA), Portugal Leonor Teixeira, University ofaveiro, Portugal & Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering ofaveiro (IEETA), Portugal Section 2 Enterprise Technology Challenges: Architectures and Time Forecasts Chapter 3 Ubiquitous Integration Architectural Issues 32 Joäo Henriques, Instituto Politecnico de Viseu, Portugal Paulo Tome, Instituto Politecnico de Viseu, Portugal Chapter 4 Cloud Computing Implementation Level in Portuguese Companies 51 Osvaldo Ferreira, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal Fernando Moreira, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal

3 Chapter 5 Tourism Time Series Forecast 72 Joäo Paulo Teixeira, Polytechnic Institute ofbraganga, Portugal Paula Odete Fernandes, Polytechnic Institute ofbraganga, Portugal Section 3 Project Management and Application in Real-World Scenarios Chapter 6 Open Innovation Practices Applied to Efficient Replenishment 89 Carmen De Pablos Heredero, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain Jose Luis Montes Botella, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain Ignacio Soret Los Santos, ESIC Marketing and Business School, Spain Chapter 7 Project Management in Portuguese Metalworking Industry 108 Ricardo Pinto, University ofträs-os-montes and Alto Douro, Portugal Caroline Dominguez, University ofträs-os-montes and Alto Douro, Portugal Chapter 8 Local Communities Platform for Restoration of "Kizuna": Reconstruction of Human Bonds in Communities Damaged by Nuclear Disaster 123 Noriko Kurata, Chuo University, Japan Masakazu Ohashi, Chuo University, Japan Mayumi Hori, Hakuoh University, Japan Chapter 9 EX-ANTE and EX-POST Model: Contributions and Applications 137 Carlos Päscoa, Air Force Academy, Portugal & Center for Organizational Design and Engineering (CODE), Portugal Sergio Silva, Air Force Academy, Portugal Jose Tribolet, Technical University oflisbon, Portugal & Center for Organizational Design and Engineering (CODE), Portugal Chapter 10 Organizational Cockpit: Grouping KPI as a Valuable Business Instrument 154 Carlos Päscoa, Air Force Academy, Portugal & Center for Organizational Design and Engineering (CODE), Portugal Marco Moreira, Air Force Academy, Portugal Jose Tribolet, Technical University oflisbon, Portugal & Center for Organizational Design and Engineering (CODE), Portugal

4 Section 4 Decision Making and Semantical Approaches to Enterprise Information Systems Chapter 11 Concepts for the Design of a Manager-Centric Global Decision Support System for Organization 173 Paulo Garrido, University ofminho, Portugal Chapter 12 Theory of Intelligent Collectives: An Experimental Physiological Approach to Group Decision- Making 188 Megan McKoy, Georgia Regents University, USA S. Spitler, Georgia Regents University, USA Kelsey Zuchegno, Georgia Regents University, USA E. Taylor, Georgia Regents University, USA K. C. Hewitt, Georgia Regents University, USA John Shallcross, Georgia Regents University, USA Preston Roman, Georgia Regents University, USA Nadya Clontz, Georgia Regents University, USA Austin Goetz, Georgia Regents University, USA Kevin Asmann, Georgia Regents University, USA Alana Enslein, Georgia Regents University, USA Stephen Hobbs, Georgia Regents University, USA Robert A. Reeves, Georgia Regents University, USA Tadd Patton, Georgia Regents University, USA W. F. Lawless, Paine College, USA Chapter 13 Semantic Integration Framework for Resources Identification 205 Miguel Pragosa, Polytechnic Institute ofleiria, Portugal Vitor Basto-Fernandes, Polytechnic Institute ofleiria, Portugal Luisa Oliveira, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal Chapter 14 GSSP - A Generic Semantic Search Platform: Evolve from a Traditional to a Semantic Search System 220 Sara Paiva, Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Institute, Portugal Manuel Ramos-Cabrer, Vigo University, Spain Alberto Gil-Solla, Vigo University, Spain

5 Section 5 Business Process Management: Correctness of Models and Skills Development Chapter 15 Enhancing the Correctness of BPMN Models 241 Anacleto Correia, Instituto Politecnico de Setübal (IPS/EST), Portugal Fernando Brito e Abreu, ISTAR, Instituto Universitärio de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal Chapter 16 Business Process Management Skills Development: From Training Needs Identification to Market Acceptance 262 Anca Draghici, Politehnica University oftimisoara, Romania George Draghici, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania Compilation of References 280 About the Contributors 306 Index 316

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Table of Contents. Volume I. Preface...xxvii Table of Contents Preface...xxvii Volume I Chapter 1 The Financial Development of Portuguese Entrepreneurial Businesses... 1 Inna Sousa Paiva, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technology, Portugal