Information Systems -- Creativity and Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

This book contains the collection of papers presented at the conference of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 "Information and Organizations." The conference took place during June 2124, 2009 at the Universidade do Minho in Guimarães, Portugal. The conference entitled "CreativeSME - The Role of IS in Leveraging the Intelligence and Creativity of SME's" attracted high-quality submissions from across the world. Each paper was reviewed by at least two reviewers in a double-blind review process. In addition to the 19 papers presented at the conference, there were five panels and four workshops, which covered a range of issues relevant to SMEs, creativity and information systems. We would like to show our appreciation of the efforts of our two invited keynote speakers, Michael Dowling of the University of Regensburg, Germany and Carlos Zorrinho, Portuguese coordinator of the Lisbon Strategy and the Technological Plan. The following organizations supported the conference through financial or other contributions and we would like to thank them for their engagement:

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.2 International Conference on the Role of Information Systems in Leveraging the Intelligence and Creativity of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, CreativeSME 2009, held in Guimarães, Portugal, in June 2009.

The 19 refereed papers presented were carefully selected from numerous submissions. The contributions feature design, managerial, behavioral, and organizational challenges and issues for knowledge management and innovation processes, initiatives and systems. They are grouped in topical sections on creativity and innovation challenges, challenges in ensuring effective governance, challenges in managing knowledge, and organizational challenges, power and politics.

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Creativity and Innovation Challenges.- Creativity and Intelligence in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: The Role of Information Systems.- SMEs, IT, and the Third Space: Colonization and Creativity in the Theatre Industry.- SME 2.0: Roadmap towards Web 2.0-Based Open Innovation in SME-Networks A Case Study Based Research Framework.- Conducting Creativity Brainstorming Sessions in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Using Computer-Mediated Communication Tools.- An Examination of the Disruptive Innovation Paradox: The Application of the Innovators Dilemma to SME's.- Two Paths for Innovation: Parvenu or Pariah.- Identifying and Addressing Stakeholder Interests in Design Science Research: An Analysis Using Critical Systems Heuristics.- Architecture for a Creative Information System.- Creativity in Agile Systems Development: A Literature Review.- Challenges in Ensuring Effective Governance.- IT Governance in SMEs: Trust or Control?.- A Methodology for Electronic Business Initiatives Implementation in SME.- IT Governance Practices in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Recommendations from an Empirical Study.- Life Cycle Model for IT Performance Measurement: A Reference Model for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).- Challenges in Managing Knowledge.- Knowledge Management in Small Firms.- An Action Research on Open Knowledge and Technology Transfer.- Services Supporting Knowledge Maturing in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.- Organizational Challenges, Power and Politics.- The Emergence of 'Power with': The Case of a Born Global Organization.- The Chiasmus of Design: Paradoxical Outcomes in the e-Government Reform of UK Children's Services.- How and Why Do IT Entrepreneurs Leave Their Salaried Employment to Start a SME? A Mixed Methods Research Design.- Towards aModel of Technology Adoption: A Conceptual Model Proposition.