This book presents a collection of original research papers addressing the relationship between
information systems (IS) and innovation. Open Smart and Network are three keywords that are
currently guiding information systems (IS) innovation enhancing IS potentialities and their
ability to support decision-making processes. The book discusses the relevance of these three
new concepts in connection with technological and organizational innovations (i.e. cloud smart
technologies and networking) and the role they play in the development of accounting and
management information systems. The book's primary aim is to investigate how these innovations
could influence information systems (with a particular focus on accounting and management
information systems) by enhancing their information potentialities and improving accounting
methodologies performance measurement systems data management information systems
architectures and external and internal reporting. The book is based on a selection of the
best papers-original double-blind reviewed contributions-presented at the 2016 Annual
Conference of the Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
