This work documents the whole process of developing an information system for a small advertising agency. Its main sphere of business is the internet, hence the company is classified as a digital or interactive agency. My objectives are: analyzing business processes, assembling the functional specification and developing the core of the application and the module for a document management. I start with gathering some common parameters of DMS along with requirements for a web application framework, which is intended to use for a base of the intranet. Then I move to presenting specifics of our agency and I analyze its processes in order to capture all content and desired functionality of the developed system. Next phase is dedicated to design. First, I set the intranet in the context of global Enterprise architecture. I continue with modeling all architectural layers (conceptual, technological and implemental). The application is modular and benefits from using MVC architectural pattern. DMS module implements workflow functionality and I have used principles of Workflow Management Coalition to design that features. The last part of my work describes developed modules in more detail. My objectives were accomplished, core of the intranet is developed and currently in process of testing.

This thesis analyzes the effectiveness of IS / ICT in enterprises. At the beginning of the theoretical section explains the basic terms informatics discipline. It is described an application to support basic processes in logistics enterprises (ERP) applications and enabling the electronic exchange of data between businesses (EDI). Conclusion theoretical part is devoted to analyzing the effectiveness of investment in IS / ICT. The practical part describes the basic process of manufacturing logistics company focused on the application of IS / ICT. Then, an analysis of the costs incurred by entering incorrect data into information system. Following the calculation of cost savings by introducing EDI technology to receive orders in a manufacturing company.

Over the last few decades, organizations have become increasingly dependent on information technology for the support of their business processes. IT has brought many benefits to the operations of organizations, as well as new risks. Internal control systems implemented to mitigate business risks thus needed to be extended to include a new group of IT controls. One of the areas of business operations that has been strongly associated with IT since the beginning of its widespread use is accounting. This master's thesis examines the effect of IT controls on financial statements of an organization as well as an audit of these financial statements. Principal aim of this thesis is to identify a set of IT controls relevant for a statutory audit. Emphasis is placed on controls covering the areas of information security, computer operations and change management related to information systems. A secondary aim is an analysis of control weaknesses (their nature and frequency of occurence) noted in the presented set of IT controls in a sample of statutory audits conducted in the last four years. For the most common control weaknesses, risks as well as possible causes are discussed and recommendations for improvement are provided.

Subject matter of this diploma thesis is selection of a suitable information system which purpose will be to improve processes and competitiveness of a company VAMCORP GROUP, spol. s.r.o. The thesis will analyze business requirements which need to be met by specific information system and compare possibilities for its acquisition. Each information system will be described. Based on attributes set by observed company the most suitable one will be selected. An implementation procedure will be proposed for the selected information system, including a risk analysis related to its implementation and the operation itself. The number of risks will be reduced by propounding befitting measures. Appropriate measures to minimize them will be proposed for individual risks. Subsequently, costs associated with the implementation and operation of selected information system will be quantified. In conclusion will be summarized the content of the thesis accompanied by enumeration of benefits which will be brought by selected information system to observed company.

Information systems form an inseparable part of all business entities nowadays. They differ only in their size and complexity. Therefore each company should have its information system whose setting is adequate and maximally effective. The aim of this paper is to analyse the information system of NET4GAS, s.r.o., identify its weaknesses and propose changes to enhance it in order to increase the company efficiency.

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the information system of translation agency NK Translators s.r.o. Furthermore, changes and functionality extensions should be proposed in order to improve the existing system and subsequently these proposals should be implemented and embedded into the system of the company. The agency uses this information system for the registration of customers and freelance translators and mainly for the project management (the term project means a translation job, a proofreading or an interpretation). Up until now, the agency has been operating with the first version of this system that has been in use for three years. Currently, the emphasis is put on both user-friendly interface and process automatisation so the expansion of the information system represents a significant potential for an effective way of running business. The system is programmed as a web application and mainly uses technologies such as PHP, HTML and JavaScript.

Content of my diploma thesis is to set light to basics of database information systems. This thesis provides a summary of information system architectures. These information systems are analysed with focus on their effectiveness and efficient use in the enterprise oriented on real estate management. After analyzing these IS architectu-res, analysis of the selected company´s IS and company as such, follows the creation of design of an information system according to the estabilished facts, specifications and requirements for the particular company.

This thesis proposes a solution to the fourteenth puzzle stated in Aristotle's Metaphysics Book 3, Chapter 6. For the most part I rely on Metaphysics Books 7 and 8 to find a solution and I treat the essences of natural beings in the context of a naturalized metaphysics. I conclude that essences are at once particular and universal. What is novel about my solution is that it allows Aristotle to maintain three important theses: (1) substance is particular, (2) knowledge is of universals, (3) the law of contradiction. I claim that Aristotle is able to maintain theses 1 and 2 without contradiction by giving matter a significant role to play in the solution. As a secondary task, I evaluate Aristotle's claim that essence is primary substance in the Metaphysics. I conclude that the right to the title of primary substance belongs to the following candidates in this order: sensible substances, essences, matter. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

In 2014 when the international terrorist group the Islamic State (IS) declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, more than 40,000 people travelled to join the terrorist group. According to the available data between 10-13% were women but the real number is assumed to be substantially higher. Among them were around 300 Swedish citizens who by the end of 2015 had travelled to Iraq and Syria to join IS. A significant number of these were women; in a 2017 study including 267 Swedish travellers, 24% were women. Researchers are puzzled by the phenomenon of female travellers joining IS. Because they are women specifically there are certain gendered assumptions attached which shape the discussion; women have long been assumed to be too peaceful to be involved with terrorism. While none of the Swedish women travellers have been reported to have become active terrorists, they still made headlines in the Swedish media. Despite this, there is almost no research on violent women and the narratives used by Swedish media and newspapers to describe them.

Knowledge has long been recognized as one of the most valuable assets in an organization. Managing and organizing knowledge has become an important corporate strategy for organizations to gain and maintain competitive advantages in the information age. Electronic knowledge repositories (EKRs) have become increasingly popular knowledge sharing tools implemented by organizations to promote knowledge reuse. The goal of this study is to develop and test a research model that explains users' continued usage behavior of EKRs in public accounting firms. Theoretically grounded in the expectation-confirmation model (ECM) and commitment-based model, the research model presented in this study integrates both of these theoretical perspectives to study users' EKR continuance intentions. This study surveyed 230 EKR users from four large public accounting firms. Partial least squares regression was used to test the hypotheses and the explanatory power of the model. Results indicate that perceived usefulness and commitment exhibit a sustained positive influence on continuance intention. Additionally, subjective norms are positively related to calculative commitment and moral commitment. Organizational identification is positively related to affective commitment and moral commitment. Perceived usefulness is positively related to affective commitment and calculative commitment. The model comparisons with the technology acceptance model (TAM) and ECM demonstrated that the integrated model presented in this research explained 1.6% and 0.8% additional variance in continuance intention than both ECM and TAM respectively. Additional multi-group analyses were also conducted to examine the differences between knowledge seekers and contributors and the differences between knowledge novices and experts. This study raises theoretical implications in the area of knowledge management in general and EKRs in particular. It represents one of the first attempts to empirically examine users' continuance intention of knowledge management applications. This study has presented a different perspective on technology acceptance/continued usage by introducing commitment to explain continued IS usage. By integrating commitment and ECM, this study offers a useful framework for future studies on technology use. It demonstrates that both user commitment and perceived usefulness are strong predictors of EKR continuance intention. The results also raise interesting implications for practitioners interested in knowledge management and particularly for public accounting firms how to leverage EKRs to gain a competitive advantage. / Ph. D.