Veryard The Economics of Information Systems and Software

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-6182-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Web PDF

The Economics of Information Systems and Software focuses on the economic aspects of information systems and software, including advertising, evaluation of information systems, and software maintenance. The book first elaborates on value and values, software business, and scientific information as an economic category. Discussions focus on information products and information services, special economic properties of information, culture and convergence, hardware and software products, materiality and consumption, technological progress, and software flexibility. The text then takes a look at advertising to finance software, perspectives on East-West relations in economics and information, and evaluation of information systems. Topics include research on information systems, knowledge on Eastern European information services, GDR information institutes, local databases, GDR databases, CMEA directions, and theoretical propositions. The manuscript reviews software reuse, software methodology in the harsh light of economics, quantitative aspects of software maintenance management, and calibrating a software cost-estimation model. Concerns cover the need for calibration, measuring maintainability, prognosis of maintenance effort, object-oriented programming, metaprogramming, and software quality and reuse. The text is a dependable reference for computer science experts and researchers wanting to explore further the economics of information systems and software.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Veryard, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Economics of Information Systems and Software;4
3;Coptright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contributors;7
6;Chapter 1. Introduction: Value and values;10
6.1;Importance of economics;11
6.2;Information;12
6.3;Software;13
6.4;Exchange;14
6.5;Technological progress;15
6.6;Software flexibility;16
6.7;Productivity;16
6.8;Piracy;17
6.9;National policy;17
6.10;Future work;18
6.11;Acknowledgements;19
6.12;References;19
7;Section I: Software business;22
7.1;Chapter 2. Mapping strategies for software businesses;25
7.1.1;Materiality: production, costs, and prices;25
7.1.2;Materiality and consumption;26
7.1.3;Immateriality: reproduction, costs, and pricing;26
7.1.4;Immateriality and reconsumption;28
7.1.5;Hardware products;29
7.1.6;Software products;29
7.1.7;Demand uncertainty;34
7.1.8;Economics of networking and switching costs;36
7.1.9;Culture and convergence;37
7.1.10;Conclusions;38
7.1.11;References;38
7.1.12;Bibliography;38
7.2;Chapter 3. Scientific information as an economic category;40
7.2.1;Introduction;40
7.2.2;Special economic properties of information;41
7.2.3;Information products and information services;43
7.2.4;Ownership of information;44
7.2.5;Value (worth) of information;46
7.2.6;Pricing information;49
7.2.7;Conclusions;51
7.2.8;References;51
7.3;Chapter 4. Advertising to finance software: the feasibility of soapware;53
7.3.1;Theoretical propositions;54
7.3.2;Proposed solution;56
7.3.3;Possible responses;58
7.3.4;Pilot study;60
7.3.5;Results;62
7.3.6;Discussion;63
7.3.7;Acknowledgements;64
7.3.8;References;64
7.4;Chapter 5. Perspectives on East-West relations in economics and information;66
7.4.1;CMEA directions;66
7.4.2;Knowledge on Eastern European information services;67
7.4.3;Online information policies;69
7.4.4;Patents;69
7.4.5;GDR information institutes;70
7.4.6;GDR databases;73
7.4.7;Local databases;74
7.4.8;Beyond the GDR;75
7.4.9;East-West relations;75
7.4.10;References;76
8;Section II: Evaluation of benefits;78
8.1;Chapter 6. The evaluation of information systems: a critique;80
8.1.1;Introduction;80
8.1.2;Research on information systems;81
8.1.3;Evaluation research;84
8.1.4;Evaluation of information systems;86
8.1.5;Social evaluation research;93
8.1.6;References;95
8.2;Chapter 7. Cost-benefit analysis for MIS expenditures using models developed for justifying research and development expenditures;98
8.2.1;Introduction;98
8.2.2;Evolution of MIS cost-benefit analysis;98
8.2.3;Help from other disciplines;99
8.2.4;Comparison of R&D with MIS cost-benefit analysis;99
8.2.5;Problems of measurement;100
8.2.6;R&D models suitable for MIS;101
8.2.7;Conclusion;105
8.2.8;References;105
9;Section III: Project costs and management;108
9.1;Chapter 8. Software costing in practice;110
9.1.1;Introduction;110
9.1.2;Cost-estimation model concepts;111
9.1.3;Features of particular software costing models;115
9.1.4;Scope of empirical costing survey;120
9.1.5;Empirical studies of cost-estimation models;121
9.1.6;Observations;132
9.1.7;Acknowledgement;133
9.1.8;References;133
9.2;Chapter 9. Calibrating a software cost-estimation model: why and how;136
9.2.1;Need for calibration;137
9.2.2;Price SP;139
9.2.3;Expert system as an aid;146
9.2.4;Conclusions and recommendations;149
9.2.5;References;149
9.3;Chapter 10. Economics of software project management in Tunisia: basic TUCOMO;151
9.3.1;Survey;152
9.3.2;Hardcopy survey;153
9.3.3;Data analysis;156
9.3.4;Results;157
9.3.5;Conclusion: summary assessment and prospects;162
9.3.6;References;163
9.4;Chapter 11. Are software cost-estimation models accurate?;164
9.4.1;Selection of estimation models;164
9.4.2;Objectives;165
9.4.3;Experimental design;165
9.4.4;Results;166
9.4.5;Conclusions;169
9.4.6;References;170
9.5;Chapter 12. Some quantitative aspects of software maintenance management;171
9.5.1;Introduction;171
9.5.2;Measuring Maintainability;173
9.5.3;Prognosis of maintenance effort;181
9.5.4;Conclusion;187
9.5.5;References;188
10;Section IV: Method costs and productivity;190
10.1;Chapter 13. Software methodology in the harsh light of economics;192
10.1.1;Methodology;192
10.1.2;Object-oriented programming;193
10.1.3;Expert systems;196
10.1.4;Metaprogramming;199
10.1.5;Software reuse;204
10.1.6;Infrastructure;206
10.1.7;Conclusions;211
10.1.8;References;211
10.2;Chapter 14. Software reuse - key to enhanced productivity: some quantitative models;213
10.2.1;Productivity and reuse overview;213
10.2.2;Software reuse cost/productivity models;214
10.2.3;Software quality and reuse;222
10.2.4;Development schedule and reuse;223
10.2.5;Some observations;226
10.2.6;References;228
10.3;Chapter 15. Economics of reuse: issues and alternatives;229
10.3.1;Introduction;229
10.3.2;Reusability concepts;230
10.3.3;Development of general reuse cost model;241
10.3.4;Conclusions;246
10.3.5;References;246
11;Index;248