Plataforma de información financiera como herramienta de apoyo para la gestión y toma de decisiones en las Pymes

Las pymes se encuentran envueltas en problemas derivados en distorsiones del sistema empresarial, que incide en la mortalidad de las mismas: la falta de criterios para la toma de decisiones asertivas, lo cual tiene un impacto directo también en la economía en general, y contribuye al aumento del desempleo, la desaceleración económica y, finalmente, a la reducción de la calidad de vida de la sociedad -- El objetivo general de esta investigación consiste en proponer una plataforma de información financiera integral que se constituya en una herramienta de análisis para las pymes en Medellín, Colombia -- Para resolverlo, se desarrollan los siguientes objetivos específicos: 1. Diagnosticar la gestión empresarial en la toma de decisiones -- 2. Describir la información financiera necesaria para la toma de decisiones empresariales -- 3. Indicar los aspectos constitutivos de una plataforma financiera para la gestión empresarial -- Para mitigar esta problemática, la implementación del sistema de información financiero propuesto contribuye al entorno competitivo de las pymes, lo cual permite automatizar procesos, estabilidad laboral y empresarial, reducción de costos, accesibilidad a nuevas tecnologías y crear las bases para la toma de decisiones, con la finalidad de mejorar la competitividad de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas

Adopción de las TIC en micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas del Quindío mediante la identificación de factores clave para asesoría a partir de la innovación, la competitividad y la sostenibilidad

En este trabajo se pretende analizar cómo ha sido la adopción de las nuevas tecnologías en diez micro, diez pequeñas y diez medianas empresas del departamento del Quindío -- Se tomaron como punto de partida las ventajas y desventajas que muestra el estado del arte en la apropiación de las nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación en los procesos de una organización y las posturas de diferentes teóricos en el tema -- Se elaboró una encuesta que permitiese indagar sobre factores clave en el momento en que una empresa decide empezar en el mundo tecnológico y se plantearon unas preguntas, en el esquema de entrevista, que posibilitasen interactuar con el empresario a manera de conversatorio, para darle la posibilidad al estudio de interpretar fenómenos adicionales que pudiesen estarse dando en la mencionada transición -- El análisis se soportó con funciones estadísticas de los datos consolidados en dicha encuesta y las relaciones entre variables para identificar el grado de impacto entre las mismas -- Por último, se entregan las conclusiones del estudio y algunas propuestas de adopción para las empresas estudiadas en el departamento del Quindío que así lo requieran, con el propósito de la Maestría en Administración, de la Universidad EAFIT, que es propiciar la relación empresa-universidad-Estado

Child injury in Brisbane South 1985-91: Implications for future injury surveillance

Specific childhood injury types are ranked by occurrence rate for mortality, hospital admission and emergency department attendance. Cases are drawn from the resident population of Brisbane South, 0-13 years of age, for the period 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1991. A total of 47,244 injuries, 7056 admissions and 99 deaths were analysed. The overall mortality rate was 12.6/100,000 per year (95% confidence interval (CI), 10.2-15.3), the overall admission rate was 911/100,000 per year (95% CI, 890-932) and the overall hospital attendance rate was 6013/100,000 per year (95% CI, 5958-6067). A fall was the most frequent injury mechanism for admissions and 65% of attendances involved injury in the child's own home. The surveillance data establish regional variation for childhood injury risk within Australia and identify an unexplained downward trend in head injury that requires further investigation. The future development of injury surveillance in Australia requires simplified coding which can be integrated into new computerized patient management information systems. Article in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 30(2):114-22 · May 1994

Construção e validação da first-check para avaliação primaria do doente na sala de emergência

Introdução: A elaboração de registos de enfermagem na Sala de Emergência constitui um desafio, havendo necessidade de documentar a avaliação inicial, as intervenções de enfermagem e a evolução do estado do doente. Metodologia: Os principais objectivos deste estudo descritivo foram: construir uma checklist de avaliação primária na Sala de Emergência, a First-Check; validar o seu conteúdo através de um painel Delphi e avaliar, na perspectiva dos enfermeiros, a usabilidade e utilidade da First-Check. Foi assim criada uma checklist de avaliação primária do doente na Sala de Emergência, a First-Check, baseada no ABCDE, como método facilitador dos registos de enfermagem, mas também da avaliação do doente e das próprias intervenções de enfermagem. A amostra foram 20 enfermeiros peritos em urgência e emergência e 35 enfermeiros que exerciam funções num serviço de urgência.Resultados: Inicialmente foi criado um painel de Delphi com um grupo de 20 peritos que num total de duas rondas procedeu à validação dos conteúdos da checklist. Posteriormente foi aplicado um questionário a uma amostra de 35 enfermeiros para estudar o instrumento quanto à sua usabilidade e utilidade. Estes participantes estão descontentes quanto ao modelo de registos de enfermagem actual e confirmam a usabilidade e utilidade da First-Check. Na sua opinião a First-Check vai promover o grau de satisfação dos enfermeiros quanto aos registos na Sala de Emergência, trazendo vantagens em relação ao modelo anterior e facilitando os registos de enfermagem. A First-Check é util para a avaliação primária do doente na Sala de Emergência, para a promoção da continuidade de cuidados, para melhorar a comunicação com a equipa multidisciplinar e para facilitar as intervenções de enfermagem ao doente na Sala de Emergência. Conclusão: A First-Check é válida e útil para a avaliação primária do doente na Sala de Emergência promovendo a qualidade dos cuidados prestados ao doente.

Systems between information and knowledge : In a memory management model of an extended enterprise

The research question of this thesis was how knowledge can be managed with information systems. Information systems can support but not replace knowledge management. Systems can mainly store epistemic organisational knowledge included in content, and process data and information. Certain value can be achieved by adding communication technology to systems. All communication, however, can not be managed. A new layer between communication and manageable information was named as knowformation. Knowledge management literature was surveyed, together with information species from philosophy, physics, communication theory, and information system science. Positivism, post-positivism, and critical theory were studied, but knowformation in extended organisational memory seemed to be socially constructed. A memory management model of an extended enterprise (M3.exe) and knowformation concept were findings from iterative case studies, covering data, information and knowledge management systems. The cases varied from groups towards extended organisation. Systems were investigated, and administrators, users (knowledge workers) and managers interviewed. The model building required alternative sets of data, information and knowledge, instead of using the traditional pyramid. Also the explicit-tacit dichotomy was reconsidered. As human knowledge is the final aim of all data and information in the systems, the distinction between management of information vs. management of people was harmonised. Information systems were classified as the core of organisational memory. The content of the systems is in practice between communication and presentation. Firstly, the epistemic criterion of knowledge is not required neither in the knowledge management literature, nor from the content of the systems. Secondly, systems deal mostly with containers, and the knowledge management literature with applied knowledge. Also the construction of reality based on the system content and communication supports the knowformation concept. Knowformation belongs to memory management model of an extended enterprise (M3.exe) that is divided into horizontal and vertical key dimensions. Vertically, processes deal with content that can be managed, whereas communication can be supported, mainly by infrastructure. Horizontally, the right hand side of the model contains systems, and the left hand side content, which should be independent from each other. A strategy based on the model was defined.

Land management systems : status of BLM's actions to improve information technology management : report to the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives /

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Identifying the knowledge management structures in enterprise systems projects

Enterprise System (ES) implementation and management are knowledge intensive tasks that inevitably draw upon the experience of a wide range of people with diverse knowledge capabilities. Knowledge Management (KM) has been identified as a critical success factor in ES projects. Despite the recognized importance of managing knowledge for ES benefits realization, systematic attempts to conceptualize KM-structures have been few. Where the adequacy of KM-structures is assessed, the process and measures are typically idiosyncratic and lack credibility. Using the ‘KM-process’, itself based in sociology of knowledge, this paper conceptualizes four main constructs to measure the adequacy of KM-structures. The SEM model is tested using 310 responses gathered from 27 ES installations that had implemented SAP R/3. The findings reveal six constructs for KM-structure. Furthermore, the paper demonstrates the application of KM-structures in the context of ES using the Adaptive Structuration Theory. The results demonstrate that having adequate KM-structures in place, while necessary, is not sufficient. These rules and resources must be appropriated to have greater positive influence on the Enterprise System. Furthermore, the study provides empirical support for knowledge-based theory by illustrating the importance of knowledge use/re-use (vs. knowledge creation) as the most important driver in the process of KM.

Business Process Redesign in Information Technology Incident Management: A teaching case

This paper consists of a detailed case narrative on how a leading Australian Finance organisation has utilised contemporary Business Process Management (BPM) concepts for improving the IT incident management processes within the whole organisation. The target audience includes practitioners who are interested in BPM case studies and Academics who may be seeking case studies for innovative teaching practices.

Integrating information security policy management with corporate risk management for strategic alignment

Information security policy defines the governance and implementation strategy for information security in alignment with the corporate risk policy objectives and strategies. Research has established that alignment between corporate concerns may be enhanced when strategies are developed concurrently using the same development process as an integrative relationship is established. Utilizing the corporate risk management framework for security policy management establishes such an integrative relationship between information security and corporate risk management objectives and strategies. There is however limitation in the current literature on presenting a definitive approach that fully integrates security policy management with the corporate risk management framework. This paper presents an approach that adopts a conventional corporate risk management framework for security policy development and management to achieve alignment with the corporate risk policy. A case example is examined to illustrate the alignment achieved in each process step with a security policy structure being consequently derived in the process. It is shown that information security policy management outcomes become both integral drivers and major elements of the corporate-level risk management considerations. Further study should involve assessing the impact of the use of the proposed framework in enhancing alignment as perceived in this paper.

Modelling complex resource requirements in Business Process Management Systems

Real-world business processes are resource-intensive. In work environments human resources usually multitask, both human and non-human resources are typically shared between tasks, and multiple resources are sometimes necessary to undertake a single task. However, current Business Process Management Systems focus on task-resource allocation in terms of individual human resources only and lack support for a full spectrum of resource classes (e.g., human or non-human, application or non-application, individual or teamwork, schedulable or unschedulable) that could contribute to tasks within a business process. In this paper we develop a conceptual data model of resources that takes into account the various resource classes and their interactions. The resulting conceptual resource model is validated using a real-life healthcare scenario.

Pattern-Based Evaluation of Scientific Workflow Management Systems

In recent years several scientific Workflow Management Systems (WfMSs) have been developed with the aim to automate large scale scientific experiments. As yet, many offerings have been developed, but none of them has been promoted as an accepted standard. In this paper we propose a pattern-based evaluation of three among the most widely used scientific WfMSs: Kepler, Taverna and Triana. The aim is to compare them with traditional business WfMSs, emphasizing the strengths and deficiencies of both systems. Moreover, a set of new patterns is defined from the analysis of the three considered systems.