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The trickle-down effect of big data use to predict organization innovation: the roles of business strategy alignment and information sharing. JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/jeim-10-2021-0439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeIn this age of digitalization, organizations are generating large data from the organizations' manufacturing processes that are valuable for capturing a competitive edge. Chinese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can bring organizations radical innovation by investing in innovation projects (i.e. big data use; BDU) using the SMEs' scarce resources. Thus, the authors' research aims to predict Chinese SMEs' radical innovation (RI) through BDU using the theoretical lenses of the resource-based view. Moreover, the authors' study also pursues to realize the undermining mediating process of business strategy alignment (BSA) and the buffering role of information sharing in BDU–RI linkage.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 297 Chinese SMEs entrepreneurs and managers were recruited from the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China using a survey approach. In Mplus 7.4, the authors tested the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe sample of 297 shows that BDU is directly and indirectly (via BSA) related to RI. Further, information sharing moderates the linkage between BDU and BSA and BSA and RI. The association between BSA and RI is only significant and stronger when information sharing is high.Practical implicationsThis research is beneficial for SME entrepreneurs/managers to enhance the understanding of BDU, eliminate challenges of BSA via BDU and align business strategies to bring RI to Chinese SMEs.Originality/valueSMEs always search for new ways to enhance SMEs' productivity using scarce resources. This is the first research that advances big data and innovation literature by predicting firm RI through BDU using a resource-based view. Moreover, this study is novel because the study investigates the mediation role of BSA and the moderating role of information sharing in the linkage between BDU and firm RI in Chinese SMEs.
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Khuntia J, Saldanha T, Kathuria A, Tanniru MR. Digital service flexibility: a conceptual framework and roadmap for digital business transformation. EUR J INFORM SYST 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2022.2115410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ilmudeen A, Bao Y, Zhang P. Investigating the Mediating Effect of Business-IT Alignment between Management of IT Investment and Firm Performance. INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2022.2107740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Aboobucker Ilmudeen
- Center for Modern Information Management, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Department of Management and IT, Faculty of Management and Commerce, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Newcastle Business School, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Causal Interactions in Agile Application Development. MATHEMATICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/math10091497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Agile approach and tools are popular for the management of Enterprise Application Software (EAS) development. This article focuses on the issue of inconsistency between strategic business objectives and the functionality of the software developed. Agile management tools lack the functionality of EAS project activities coordination. This article aims to rethink Agile project management using the causal modelling approach. A causal model of Agile project management using a management transaction (MT) concept was developed. The notion of the space of processes was used to identify the MTs location along the axes of aggregation, generalization, and time and to formalize their interaction specifications. Taxonomy of the coordination meta-types and types was developed using the identifiers of the MTs. The modified Agile activities hierarchy was developed, and vertical and horizontal causal interactions between Agile activities were identified. This modified Agile management model helps to consistently track the integrity of EAS project content. Complexity indicators were introduced to evaluate the EAS project complexity and their average and normalized values are presented. Additional attributes in the Agile management tool Jira are proposed. Monitoring mismatch between strategic business objectives and development activities content helps to improve the success of EAS projects delivery.
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Schreieck M, Wiesche M, Krcmar H. Governing innovation platforms in multi-business organisations. EUR J INFORM SYST 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2022.2041371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Maximilian Schreieck
- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
- Technical University of Munich, Department of Informatics, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Digital Transformation, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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- Technical University of Munich, Department of Informatics, Munich, Germany
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Li X, Wang Z, Lu Y. Factors Affecting Dynamic Strategic Alignment in a Changing Environment: A Case Study of a Chinese SOE. LIBRI 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/libri-2021-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Environmental factors significantly affect the dynamic strategic alignment of information systems (IS) in coping with a rapidly changing environment, especially for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in emerging economies. By examining the case study of a medium-sized Chinese state-owned real estate company, this research aims to investigate what environmental factors affect SOEs’ strategic alignment. The thematic analysis method was used to analyse semi-structured interviews with staffs at all levels of the organisation and relevant strategy documents. The research develops a holistic model to illustrate the influencing factors from SOEs’ internal (i.e., organisational structure, culture and resources) and external environments (i.e., politics, economy, technology and national culture) while highlighting the overall influences from the nature of SOEs. It identifies that organisational resources, whose easy access is enabled by SOEs’ state-owned character, significantly reduce the need for strategic alignment to gain competitive advantage in the short term. In addition, SOEs’ inherent attributes of organisational structure and culture impede the social and structural integration between business and IT. Managerial implications are suggested with a particular emphasis on internal factors, such as developing IS/IT from organisational resources and cultivating the perception of the importance of IS. The paper also points to the importance of implementing government authorities’ policies and instructions about IS strategy.
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- Xuguang Li
- Department of Information Resource Management, Business School , Nankai University , 94 Weijin Road, 300071 Tianjin , China
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- Information Management Department, Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. , 2060 Jintian Road , Futian District, Shenzhen , China
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- School of Information Management , Central China Normal University , 152 Luoyu Road , Wuhan , Hubei province , China
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Bendig D, Wagner R, Jung C, Nüesch S. When and why technology leadership enters the C-suite: An antecedents perspective on CIO presence. JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2022.101705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Towards Renewed Business-IT Alignment Models in Digital Era. INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.4018/irmj.298972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The long-standing debates over business-information technology (IT) alignment – fit, match or congruence between a firm’s strategy, organizational issues and IT challenges – are not closed among both professionals and academics. This paper, based on a state of art (theoretical and conceptual), analyses how digital transformation could affect the business (strategic)-IT alignment. It aims at providing a renewed framework of business-IT alignment in order to address the potential gaps between existing models and the current concern and future challenges of the digital transformation, in connection with new technologies particularly the development of data. It presents a first attempt to include data issues in business-IT alignment model.
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Constructing information technology (IT) portfolios to achieve enterprise strategic goals in multi-business unit firms. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2021.103525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Araujo MD, Storopoli J, Rabechini R. Project Portfolio Management and Information Technology Strategic Alignment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219877021500425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study analyzes the relationship between Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and the Information Technology (IT) strategic alignment in conjunction with the intensity of technology usage. The methodological approach was a survey-based research, using structural equation modeling based on a field study involving 158 responses. The results indicate PPM has a positive relationship with IT strategic alignment and the intensity of technology usage in the organization does not affect this relationship. It is an original practical and theoretical finding that adds to the PPM studies an important perspective to be considered in the organizations and new research.
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- Marcos de Araujo
- Uninove – Universidade Nove de Julho, Rua Vergueiro, 235, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Zip Code 01504-001, Brazil
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- Uninove – Universidade Nove de Julho, Rua Vergueiro, 235, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Zip Code 01504-001, Brazil
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- Uninove – Universidade Nove de Julho, Rua Vergueiro, 235, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Zip Code 01504-001, Brazil
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Trang S, Mandrella M, Marrone M, Kolbe LM. Co-creating business value through IT-business operational alignment in inter-organisational relationships: empirical evidence from regional networks. EUR J INFORM SYST 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2020.1869914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Simon Trang
- Chair of Information Security and Compliance, University of Göttingen , Goettingen, Germany
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- Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen , Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University , Sydney, Australia
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- Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen , Göttingen, Germany
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Human resource management and its impact on strategic business-IT alignment: A literature review and avenues for future research. JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2020.101641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Saldanha TJV, Lee D, Mithas S. Aligning Information Technology and Business: The Differential Effects of Alignment During Investment Planning, Delivery, and Change. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.1287/isre.2020.0944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Digital transformations often require firms to align and synchronize their information technology (IT) and business initiatives. In this context, one important question that managers face is where they should focus most when aligning IT and business for leveraging IT investment for firm performance. Authors argue that firms that focus on IT–business alignment at the later stages (i.e., IT delivery and IT change) are better able to translate their IT investment into revenue than firms that focus on IT–business alignment at the early stage (i.e., IT investment planning) of the IT lifecycle. They use archival data from more than 120 firms in India and find that the positive relationship between IT investment and firm revenue is stronger for firms that focus on IT delivery–business alignment or IT change–business alignment than for firms that focus on IT investment planning–business alignment. In addition, they find that at higher levels of IT investment, firms that focus on IT change–business alignment or IT delivery–business alignment have higher revenue than firms that focus on IT investment planning–business alignment, whereas at low levels of IT investment, firms that focus on IT investment planning–business alignment outperform firms that focus on IT delivery–business alignment or IT change–business alignment. Taken together, these findings can help managers to improve the success of their digital transformation efforts by tailoring their alignment efforts across planning, delivery, and change stages.
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- School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620
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Bala H, Hossain MM, Bhagwatwar A, Feng X. Ownership and governance, scope, and empowerment: how does context affect enterprise systems implementation in organisations in the Arab World? EUR J INFORM SYST 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2020.1803775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Hillol Bala
- Operations and Decision Technologies (ODT) Department, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University , Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Division of Management Information Systems, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma , Norman, OK, USA
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Queiroz M, Tallon PP, Coltman T, Sharma R, Reynolds P. Aligning the IT portfolio with business strategy: Evidence for complementarity of corporate and business unit alignment. JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2020.101623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang M, Chen H, Lyytinen K. Validating the coevolutionary principles of business and IS alignment via agent-based modeling. EUR J INFORM SYST 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2020.1801360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Mengmeng Zhang
- National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
- Department of Design and Innovation, Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
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- Department of Design and Innovation, Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Yasmeen H, Wang Y, Zameer H, Ahmad Z. Environmental Turbulence as a Moderator on the Impact of Transformational Leadership and IT Business Strategy Alignment on EIS Adaptation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE SERVICE SECTOR 2020. [DOI: 10.4018/ijisss.2020070105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This article expands current knowledge by assessing how transformational leadership influences IT business strategy alignment. Unexplored in earlier studies, the article discloses the role that environmental turbulence plays in this association. Developed through an extensive literature survey, the conceptual model is empirically tested, with survey data collected from managerial employees. The results show that, first, the transformation leadership style can lead to a favorable IT business strategy alignment. Second, the IT business strategy alignment has a significant positive effect on EIS adaptation. Third, environment turbulence positively moderates the relations among IT business strategy alignment and EIS adaptation. This study not only extends the current knowledge, but also provides useful managerial implications for the banking sector organizations of Pakistan.
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- Humaira Yasmeen
- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
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- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
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- Institute of Management Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
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Luna-Reyes L, Juiz C, Gutierrez-Martinez I, Duhamel FB. Exploring the relationships between dynamic capabilities and IT governance. TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT- PEOPLE PROCESS AND POLICY 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/tg-09-2019-0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Information technology (IT) constitutes an important driver for innovation in the public sector. However, taking advantage of IT to innovate requires the existence of other organizational and institutional capabilities within the public organization. Using absorptive capability theory, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between principles for IT governance and dynamic capabilities across semi-urban (between 10,000 and 149,000 inhabitants), urban (between 150,000 and 600,000 inhabitants) and metropolitan (more than 600,000 inhabitants ) municipal governments in Mexico.
Design/methodology/approach
This study reports on three workshops involving 34 chief information officers (CIOs) from semi-urban, urban and metropolitan municipalities. The workshop agenda included a series of brainstorming exercises to discuss – among other topics – the capabilities required for digital government innovation. The capabilities collected during the workshops were codified by the authors based on their relationship to the six IT governance standardized principles and the four dynamic capabilities identified in the literature. The authors used descriptive and correlation analyses to show the importance of governance principles and dynamic capabilities for innovation, as well as the relationships between those two dimensions, in each type of municipality.
Findings
This study shows that specific IT governance principles may enhance innovation capabilities linked with knowledge acquisition, assimilation, transformation and exploitation. Moreover, the ways in which IT governance principles support innovation are linked to size, resources and complexity of the local government. In conclusion, this study discusses the primary IT policy implications to improve possibilities to innovate in the public sector.
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Although researchers and practitioners agree that following principles of good governance may enhance performance and innovation in the provision of public services, the link between the principles of IT governance and capabilities to spur innovation has not yet been fully established in the literature. Thus, in this study, empirical evidence of this linkage is provided.
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Roberts N, Gerow JE. Connecting the Role of the Information Technology Function to its Contribution to the Organization. JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPUTING AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10919392.2020.1738203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Nicholas Roberts
- Computer Information Systems, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Economics and Business, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, USA
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An empirical study of the antecedents of data completeness in electronic medical records. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dremel C, Herterich MM, Wulf J, vom Brocke J. Actualizing big data analytics affordances: A revelatory case study. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Baker J, Singh H. The roots of misalignment: Insights on strategy implementation from a system dynamics perspective. JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2019.101576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chtourou Ben Amar N, Ben Romdhane R. Organizational culture and information systems strategic alignment. JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1108/jeim-03-2019-0072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Information systems (IS) strategic alignment is a significant chief information officers (CIO) and top management issue because of its impact on a firm’s performance and profitability. Previous studies have primarily examined informal dimension’s influence on IS strategic alignment. Nevertheless, a few research works have emphasised cultural dimension’s effect. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate and bring out organisational culture’s influence on IS strategic alignment. Notably, it highlights the most significant culture types, according to the Competing Value Framework (Cameron et al., 2006).
Design/methodology/approach
Empirical setting comprises a quantitative approach using a survey based on a sample of 160 business managers (BMs) of 53 large companies located in Tunisia with international activities and being in the post-implementation operational use phase of their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The partial least square (PLS) method has been used for data analysis.
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The results provide an empirical evidence supporting a positive and significant organisational culture’s influence on the IS strategic alignment. The findings also show that “Clan Culture” (Internal/Flexibility-oriented culture) positively influences IS alignment along with the strategic priorities. These findings provide guidance and help understand how, through clan culture, the company can contribute significantly to the success of its ERP systems strategic alignment during the most critical phase, namely, post-implementation.
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Despite abundant work related to IS alignment topic, little research, to the authors’ knowledge, has been undertaken in considering organisational culture’s influence. Thus, this research aims to fill this gap and to raise new questions about IS alignment. First, this study puts together organisational culture (through the Competing values Framework) and strategic alignment (through the IS use dimension) in a single research model to analyse four culture types’ direct effect on IS alignment. Second, this study is innovative in its use of the ERP post-implementation as an empirical framework. The post-implementation phase is often played down in research work in favour of the upstream pre-implementation phases. Furthermore, the findings bring together theoretical and practical insights on both IS-business strategic alignment and ERP post-implementation. Thus, future research could emphasise the role of clan culture in the efficiency of ERP systems strategic alignment during the usage phase. Building on these findings, BM, CIO and top management are advised to promote this culture type based on communication, information sharing and the spirit of internal partnership – so that their ERP systems are used appropriately and aligned with the company’s strategic priorities.
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Williams JA, Torres HG, Carte T. A Review of IS Strategy Literature: Current Trends and Future Opportunities. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/08874417.2019.1681327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chan YE, Denford JS, Wang JJ. The Co-Evolution of IT, Knowledge, and Agility in Micro and Small Enterprises. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219649219500278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Small firms facing today’s turbulent business environment often fail early in their life if they do not develop the necessary capabilities to survive. The main goal of this study is to investigate how IT and knowledge co-evolve, influencing a firm’s agility, within the context of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Applying the resource-based view of the firm and dynamic capabilities, a multiple case study of eight firms was used to explore links among business, IT and knowledge strategies, resources, and capabilities. Links among IT and knowledge capabilities and firm agility were also explored. The results demonstrate that an MSE’s business strategy shapes, and is also shaped by, the firm’s IT and knowledge strategies; and that both IT and knowledge capabilities shape, and are shaped by, the firm’s agility, coevolving with it. By highlighting the important antecedents of small firm agility and presenting crucial links among agility, IT capabilities, and knowledge capabilities in MSEs, we encourage practitioners to think carefully about their IT and knowledge strategies and to rethink their use of firm resources and capabilities to develop agility in the face of environmental uncertainty and change.
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- Yolande E. Chan
- The Stephen J.R. School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Starbucks (China) Company Ltd., 24th floor, Xinyan Building B, 65 Guijing Road, Shanghai, China
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Manfreda A, Indihar Štemberger M. Establishing a partnership between top and IT managers. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE 2019. [DOI: 10.1108/itp-01-2017-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
A poor relationship between top management and IT personnel is often denoted as a business–IT gap. In an era of digital transformation, bridging this gap and establishing a strong relationship between business and IT are more important than ever before. The purpose of this paper is thus to examine a particular link between business and IT managers – a partnership relationship – together with the factors facilitating it.
Design/methodology/approach
A partnership construct is developed based on interdisciplinary studies and transferred to the business–IT context since it is not generally used in IT disciplines. The model was empirically tested with structural equation modelling using data obtained from 221 IT managers in Slovenian companies.
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The results show that both the perceived value of IT and the business orientation of the IT department exert a positive influence on the partnership, while a mere technology-oriented IT department has a negative effect on the partnership relationship. Furthermore, the paper also presents the prerequisites for a business-oriented IT department.
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In this digitalisation era, IT is becoming even more important for its strategic role in organisations. There is thus a strong need to bridge the business–IT gap. Despite significant efforts made to close this gap, it remains a major issue. This research contributes to understanding the business–IT gap and presents the key factors for ensuring a partnership relationship is in place. The study also combines the views of social exchange theory and knowledge-based theory and upgrades findings concerning the influence of social facilitators on collaboration outcomes.
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Ghasemaghaei M. Are firms ready to use big data analytics to create value? The role of structural and psychological readiness. ENTERP INF SYST-UK 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/17517575.2019.1576228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tai JC, Wang ET, Yeh HY. A study of IS assets, IS ambidexterity, and IS alignment: the dynamic managerial capability perspective. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Skewing users’ rational risk considerations in social commerce: An empirical examination of the role of social identification. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ghasemaghaei M. Improving Organizational Performance Through the Use of Big Data. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/08874417.2018.1496805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The process of social alignment and misalignment within a complex IT project. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Jia Y, Wang N, Ge S. Business-IT Alignment Literature Review. INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2018070103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to portray the knowledge evolution paths of business-IT alignment (BITA) research and identify a set of important papers in the development of BITA, and elucidate the intellectual structure of this field. This study collected 309 papers published during the period 1983-2015 from the Web of Science (WOS) database. Using a variety of bibliometric and visualization analytic techniques such as citation analysis, co-citation analysis and main path analysis, this article (1) delineates the significant knowledge flows of BITA research and identifies 15 important papers in this field; (2) graphically maps the influential countries, institutions, and journals of BITA research; (3) identifies four major research themes: BITA model, measurement, antecedents, and dynamics, and visualizing the relationships among them. Based on these findings, recommendations for the future research directions have suggested. This article provides IT practitioners, executives, and scholars with a new perspective to get a better understanding of BITA.
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- Yu Jia
- School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Economics and Management,Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China & School of Management, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, China
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SHURADZE GIORGI, BOGODISTOV YEVGEN, WAGNER HEINZTHEO. THE ROLE OF MARKETING-ENABLED DATA ANALYTICS CAPABILITY AND ORGANISATIONAL AGILITY FOR INNOVATION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM GERMAN FIRMS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 2018. [DOI: 10.1142/s1363919618500378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Recent shifts in technology have created a data-rich environment and made it necessary for firms to develop new capabilities to cope with these changes. To address this challenge, this study introduces marketing-enabled data analytics capability, a specific type of information technology (IT) capability that enables firms to better understand customer needs and achieve a competitive advantage in the digital era. Using empirical results collected via online survey, we argue that marketing-enabled data analytics capability, which comprises data analytics infrastructure, marketing-oriented analytics expertise, and IT–marketing social capital, positively influences a firm’s organisational agility and innovation success. Moreover, the results show that organisational agility partially mediates the relationship between marketing-enabled data analytics capability and innovation success. By developing the construct of marketing-enabled data analytics capability, this paper lays a foundation for future research on this new type of IT capability, which is critical in the digitization process.
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- German Graduate School of Management & Law (GGS), Heilbronn, Germany
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Héroux S, Fortin A. The moderating role of IT-business alignment in the relationship between IT governance, IT competence, and innovation. INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2018.1440729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Sylvie Héroux
- Accounting Department, École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Accounting Department, École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Gerow JE, Grover V, Thatcher JB. Can Political Skill Enhance Business and IT Knowledge? INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2017.1288525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Jennifer E. Gerow
- Economics and Business Department, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Management, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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Walsh I, Renaud A. Reviewing the literature in the IS field: Two bibliometric techniques to guide readings and help the interpretation of the literature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.3917/sim.173.0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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