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In diesem Buch wird ein Mikroblog-basierter Ansatz vorgestellt, mit dessen Hilfe die Kommunikation zwischen verteilt arbeitenden Softwareentwicklern verbessert werden kann. Neben der theoriegeleiten Anforderungserhebung an einen solchen Ansatz stehen die Entwicklung und die systematische Evaluation des Ansatzes im Vordergrund dieses Buches.

The thesis addresses the problem of interferences in multi-application pervasive systems. It analyzes the general problem and presents a coordination framework to manage interferences at runtime. Based on context information, interferences are detected and are resolved through a coordinated application adaptation.

By providing insights into the implications of Software-as-a-Service on organizational structures and processes of software vendors, this book highlights changes to the software industry induced by the paradigm shift of Cloud Computing. It shows the importance of organizational integration in the context of software development and operation.

This book deals with the challenge to improve requirements engineering in distributed software projects. Graphical user interface prototypes can help stakeholders in such projects to elicit and specify high quality requirements. This work develops a method and a tool to support the work with these prototypes in distributed projects.

In this book, individuals' decision when to stop seeking for information in online contexts is investigated. Therefore, a theory of information seeking stopping behavior is developed and validated empirically based on a laboratory experiment. The findings are complemented by results of a psychophysiological study.

In the age of digitalization, organizations are globally distributed and need to interact across diverse system landscapes with both their partners and customers. This book explores novel approaches aiming to lower the technical entry barriers to real-time collaboration.

What are the effects of IT governance? Which interdependencies between IT and business processes have to be considered? This study researches the link between IT governance and business performance. The findings contribute to theory building efforts in the Information Systems discipline and are highly relevant for practitioners.

How do they coordinate their partnerships with platform vendors? What are the circumstances under which different coordination mechanisms lead to partnership success? This study takes the perspective of these complementors.

Fusion Methods for Time-Series Classification

As recommender systems (RS) allow means of guiding consumers through the overloaded choices of products available, the recommendation problem has always been of great interest for both academic and industry. This book reports several research gaps in metadata-aware RS algorithms.