Ehsan Baghi
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  • Publication
    Toward a business model reference for interoperability services
    (North Holland Publ. Co., 2013-10-01)
    Otto, Boris
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    Ebner, Verena
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    Baghi, Ehsan
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    Bittmann, Ran M.
    The importance of interoperability for businesses is undoubted. After an evolution from electronic data interchange to interoperability in electronic business and enterprise interoperability both the scientific and the practitioners' community are today discussing the notion of interoperability service utilities. Furthermore, researchers are studying decentralized and distributed interoperability approaches such as peer-to-peer networks, for example. However, a comprehensive investigation of business models for such decentralized approaches to interoperability is still missing. Drawing from recent literature on business modeling on the one hand and interoperability research on the other hand this paper designs a business model reference for interoperability services. The business model reference assumes interoperability information as an economic good and is applied in two case studies and evaluated from multiple perspectives. The paper contributes to the scientific body of knowledge as it proposes a novel design artifact which lays the foundation for a number of future research opportunities.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Computers in Industry
    Volume: 64
    Issue: 8
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2013.06.017
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/88637
    Scopus© Citations 11
  • Publication
    Controlling Customer Master Data Quality: Findings from a Case Study
    Baghi, Ehsan
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    Otto, Boris
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    Österle, Hubert
    Data quality management plays a critical role in all kinds of organizations. Data is one of the most important criteria for strategic business decisions within organizations and the foundation for the execution of business processes. For the assessment of a company's data quality, to ensure the process execution and to monitor the effectiveness of data quality initiatives, data quality has to be monitored and controlled. This can be achieved by implementing a comprehensive controlling system for data quality. The implementation of such a system has been realized in only a few organizations. This paper presents a single case study describing the implementation of a comprehensive data quality controlling system. The study focuses on controlling activities defined in the fields of business management.
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/116396
  • Publication
    Toward a Decision Model for Master Data Application Architecture
    (IEEE, 2014-01-09)
    Baghi, Ehsan
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    Schlosser, Simon
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    Ebner, Verena
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    Otto, Boris
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    Österle, Hubert
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    Sprague, Ralph H.
    Requirements such as integrated view of the customer or global business process integration make enterprise wide management of master data a prerequisite for achieving business goals. The master data application architecture, as a part of enterprise master data management, plays a critical role in enterprises. Choosing the right master data application architecture is a controversial subject in many enterprises. Unfortunately, the current state of the art in research does not provide sufficient guidance for enterprises dealing with this subject. The paper aims at overcoming this gap in research by presenting a decision model for supporting enterprises in the decision-making process regarding the choice of the right master data application architecture. To design the model, Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis and Design Science Research Methodology were applied.
    Type: conference paper
    DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2014.475
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/87378
    Scopus© Citations 19
  • Publication
    Toward a Functional Reference Model for Business Rules Management
    (IEEE, 2014-01-09)
    Schlosser, Simon
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    Baghi, Ehsan
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    Otto, Boris
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    Österle, Hubert
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    Sprague, Ralph H.
    Business rules can be crucial to an organization's business operations. In view of a growing number of internal and external challenges (such as compliance with regulations, the need for organizational agility, or the need to retain organizational knowledge),organizations increasingly are forced to actively manage their business rules in order to stay successful. However, business rules management (BRM) is an organizational task that cannot be encountered simply by implementing a software system. The paper describes the design process toward a functional reference model for business rules management. The model provides three perspectives on tasks and functions to successfully manage business rules. Practitioners may use the model to establish BRM in their organizations, facilitate communication between business and IT, and evaluate software solutions for BRM. From a scientific perspective, the model is a design artifact, representing a theory for designing and developing information systems with the objective of managing business rules.
    Type: conference paper
    DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2014.476
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/87382
    Scopus© Citations 17