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Literature review: Understanding information systems strategy in the digital age J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 R. Alexander Teubner; Jan Stockhinger
IT/IS strategy is of central importance to practice and many well-developed lines of research have contributed to our understanding of IT/IS strategy. However, throughout the last decade, digitalization has fundamentally transformed the business world and put into question traditional strategy wisdom. As information technologies are the driver of this digital transformation, we can expect an even more
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Human resource management and its impact on strategic business-IT alignment: A literature review and avenues for future research J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Caroline E. Oehlhorn; Christian Maier; Sven Laumer; Tim Weitzel
From an information systems perspective, organizations striving to leverage a strategic alignment between Information Technology (IT) and business areas often underestimate the role of human resource management in creating business value. This literature review analyzes 71 scholarly articles to assess the role of human resource management in supporting the strategic alignment between business and IT
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The contribution of IT-leveraging capability for collaborative product development with suppliers J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-09-12 Néstor Fabián Ayala, Marie Anne Le Dain, Valéry Merminod, Lilia Gzara, Daisy Valle Enrique, Alejandro Germán Frank
This paper investigates how Information Technology (IT) leveraging capability supports buyer-supplier collaboration in New Product Development (NPD). IT-leveraging capability is defined as the ability to effectively use IT functionalities to support IT-enabled NPD activities. We consider three dimensions of this capability: effective use of Project and Resource Management Systems (PRMS), effective
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Aligning the IT portfolio with business strategy: Evidence for complementarity of corporate and business unit alignment J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Magno Queiroz, Paul P. Tallon, Tim Coltman, Rajeev Sharma, Peter Reynolds
Research on alignment between business strategy and information technology (IT) strategy has generated extensive insights over the last three decades. That research has focused primarily on the fit between business and IT strategies, while cross-domain alignment, i.e., alignment between business strategy and IT infrastructure components, has received far less attention. Further, previous studies have
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Examining relational digital transformation through the unfolding of local practices of the Finnish taxi industry J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-08-28 Arto Lanamäki, Karin Väyrynen, Sari Laari-Salmela, Marianne Kinnula
Digital transformation has become a central construct in information systems (IS) research. Current conceptualizations largely attribute transformation to intentionality, focus on transformation within a single organization, or assign technology the role of a disruptive agent of change. Likewise, “digital” tends to be a general category of technology, rather than a specific technology enacted in a
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Effectual tactics in digital intrapreneurship: A process model J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 Polyxeni Vassilakopoulou, Miria Grisot
Uncertainty and the pursuit of new ventures are intricately linked. Digital technologies open up new ways for uncertainty handling in the pursuit of novelty. In this paper, we develop a process model that traces the dynamics among uncertainty, digitally enabled tactics, and organizational novelty. The model points to the potential of technologies that are evocative, disposable, and responsive for venturing
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Accomplishing the layered modular architecture in digital innovation: The case of the car’s driver information module J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-08-19 Lena Hylving, Ulrike Schultze
Architectural theory of digital innovation contends that, to enhance physical products with digital capabilities, a layered modular architecture is required. This architecture hybridizes hierarchically arranged components of physical products with modules of digital functionality configured into layers. Despite considerable research adopting this architectural perspective on digital innovation, questions
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Viewpoint: Information systems research strategy J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-08-08 Guy G. Gable
This article1,2 has two aligned aims: (i) to espouse the value of a strategic research orientation for the Information Systems Discipline; and (ii) to facilitate such a strategic orientation by recognising the value of programmatic research and promoting the publication of such work. It commences from the viewpoint that Information Systems (IS) research benefits from being strategic at every level
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Digital work and organisational transformation: Emergent Digital/Human work configurations in modern organisations J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-06-29 João Baptista, Mari-Klara Stein, Stefan Klein, Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, Jungwoo Lee
Workplace technologies are more central to working in organisations than ever before. These technologies began as instrumental aids to support office work of individuals but have since also become the basis for social interactions and community building in organisations and more recently become able to perform managerial roles with the use of advanced AI capabilities. Our call for papers to this special
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Augmenting the algorithm: Emerging human-in-the-loop work configurations J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-06-24 Tor Grønsund, Margunn Aanestad
How do configurations of humans and algorithms evolve as firms adopt artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and what are the implications for work and organization? We explored these questions through a two-year long case study of an organization in the international maritime trade that introduced automated algorithmic support for data analysis and prediction work. Drawing on a human–machine configuration
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The past and future of The Journal of Strategic Information Systems: A conversation with Bob Galliers J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-06-23 Guy G. Gable
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems (JSIS) was first published in December 1991 by Robert D. (Bob) Galliers, its founding Editor-in-Chief (EiC), following an invitation to establish the journal by Butterworth Heinemann in 1989. Bob invited Sirkka Jarvenpaa to join him as co-Editor-in-Chief in 2000. In 2018, Bob and Sirkka jointly decided it was time, and after three and two decades at the
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Platform drifting: When work digitalization hijacks its spirit J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-06-20 Yasser Rahrovani
Organizations are increasingly digitalizing the work associated with information exchange by using enterprise social media. However, social media’s openness to outsider users poses significant challenges to maintaining alignment between social media logic (or platform logic that guides decisions and actions on the platform) and the dominant organizational logic. Through an in-depth, longitudinal, abductive
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Balancing fluid and cemented routines in a digital workplace J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-06-18 Matti Rossi, Joe Nandhakumar, Merja Mattila
Advanced workplace technologies are increasingly used alongside traditional enterprise software packages (such as enterprise resource planning) in the workplace. However, we have only limited understanding of how different kinds of technologies are used to dynamically shape work routines and fluidity in a digital workplace. We conducted an in-depth six-year study of the use of enterprise resource planning
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The digital work of strategists: Using open strategy for organizational transformation J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-06-07 Josh Morton, Alexander D. Wilson, Louise Cooke
Recent years have seen heightened interest in how information technologies (IT) are changing the nature of work in strategy and in the work of strategists. This paper highlights four ‘modes of open strategizing’ which represent the digital work activities of strategists, who in our case are top managers involved in developing and implementing a new five-year strategy at a large professional association
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The strategic impacts of Intelligent Automation for knowledge and service work: An interdisciplinary review J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-03-09 Crispin Coombs; Donald Hislop; Stanimira K. Taneva; Sarah Barnard
A significant recent technological development concerns the automation of knowledge and service work as a result of advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its sub-fields. We use the term Intelligent Automation to describe this phenomenon. This development presents organisations with a new strategic opportunity to increase business value. However, academic research contributions that examine these
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IT outsourcing success: A dynamic capability-based model J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-02-20 Forough Karimi-Alaghehband, Suzanne Rivard
This study proposes and tests a model of information technology outsourcing (ITO) capabilities as antecedents of ITO success. Building on the dynamic capabilities perspective (DCP), the model posits that ITO sensing, ITO seizing, and ITO orchestrating capabilities will influence ITO success by way of both successful reconfiguration of IT solutions and successful delivery of IT services. Building on
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The contingent role of interproject connectedness in cultivating open source software projects J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-02-13 Juliana Sutanto; Qiqi Jiang; Chuan-Hoo Tan
A better understanding of the key to successful open-source software (OSS) development continues to motivate research. Aligned with work that builds on the notion that an OSS development is tightly interrelated with its social environment (i.e., the OSS community), this study examines the relationship between interproject structure and OSS project success. OSS project success is reflected in two forms:
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Crowdsourcing as a strategic IS sourcing phenomenon: Critical review and insights for future research J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-02-07 Dorit Nevo; Julia Kotlarsky
Fueled by the development of Internet-based platforms that provided its technological foundation, and the need for an agile and uniquely skilled workforce, crowdsourcing has grown from the grassroots, with a burgeoning body of research investigating its many aspects. To gain insight into organizational crowdsourcing as a strategic IS sourcing phenomenon, this paper thoroughly reviews the literature
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Information Technology and organizational innovation: Harmonious information technology affordance and courage-based actualization J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-02-07 Sutirtha Chatterjee, Gregory Moody, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Suranjan Chakraborty, Andrew Hardin
Researchers and practitioners have long believed that information technology (IT) is a key tool for fostering innovation. However, there is a certain inconsistency in the literature, which makes it challenging for researchers to figure out exactly how and why IT plays such a pivotal, strategic organizational role. The motivation for this research is the multiple contradictory results reported by studies
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IOS drivers of manufacturer-supplier flexibility and manufacturer agility J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-02-07 Neil Chueh-An Lee, Eric T.G. Wang, Varun Grover
In today’s hypercompetitive environment, it is critical for manufacturing firms to be agile in responding to ephemeral opportunities in the marketplace. This agility often requires the collaboration with supply chain partners. However, how a manufacturing firm collaborates with its suppliers to achieve agility remains an understudied issue. This study holds that manufacturing firms and their suppliers
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Worker stress in the age of mobile technology: The combined effects of perceived interruption overload and worker control J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-02-07 Stefan Tams, Manju Ahuja, Jason Thatcher, Varun Grover
Mobile technologies have dramatically increased the number of work-related interruptions, especially after regular work hours. At the same time, many employees have limited freedom to decide how and when they accomplish their work, a condition that renders the explosion of interruptions especially problematic. This study proposes that perceived interruption overload negatively impacts work-related
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Organizational buyers’ assimilation of B2B platforms: Effects of IT-enabled service functionality J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2020-01-28 A.K.M. Najmul Islam, Ronald Cenfetelli, Izak Benbasat
This paper investigates service functionality in the domain of B2B platform assimilation from the buyer’s perspective. Using a customer service life cycle framework, we identified five dimensions of service functionality, namely, information search, negotiation, acquisition, ownership, and retirement. We theorize that the importance of these dimensions is contingent upon current level of B2B platform
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Invited Viewpoint: How well does the Information Systems discipline fare in the Financial Times’ top 50 Journal list? J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Richard Vidgen; Michael Mortenson; Philip Powell
Abstract This paper investigates the performance of the Information Systems (IS) discipline as reflected in the scholarly impact of the three IS journals that are included in the Financial Times’ top 50 journals (FT50), the four IS journals in the top tiers of the Chartered Association of Business Schools’ Academic Journal Guide (CABS AJG), and the eight journals that comprise the Association for Information
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The roots of misalignment: Insights on strategy implementation from a system dynamics perspective J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Jeff Baker; Harminder Singh
Abstract This essay advances the study of strategic alignment by explaining how and why misalignment occurs. We begin by summarizing why IT and business strategies evolve in unintended ways, a phenomenon known as strategic drift. Using the causal loop diagramming approach of system dynamics, we observe that several sources of drift, potentially resulting in misalignment, are paradoxically built into
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Congruent patterns of outsourcing capabilities: A bilateral perspective J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Yunmo Koo; YoungKi Park; Juyeon Ham; Jae-Nam Lee
Abstract Despite the extensive proliferation of Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO), firms often obtain unsatisfactory outsourcing outcomes due to the lack of appropriate outsourcing capabilities of a client or their vendor. ITO clients strive to enhance outsourcing performance by establishing their own outsourcing capabilities as well as contracting with capable vendors to meet their strategic
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Business intelligence and analytics use, innovation ambidexterity, and firm performance: A dynamic capabilities perspective J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Katerina Božič; Vlado Dimovski
Abstract To survive in a dynamic and hyper-competitive business environment, firms are compelled to simultaneously introduce incremental and radical innovations. While it is recognised that business intelligence and analytics (BI&A) can support innovation and provide organisational value, the literature provides a limited understanding of its impact on balancing different innovation activities and
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Dynamic information technology capability: Concept definition and framework development J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Ting (Carol) Li; Yolande E. Chan
Abstract In a digital world, information technology (IT) units routinely update their capabilities to cope with changing business requirements and frequent technology releases. Extending the dynamic capabilities literature, this article presents the concept of dynamic IT capability, a multidimensional first-order dynamic capability that enables IT units to assist firms in appropriating business value
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Strategic signaling through cloud service certifications: Comparing the relative importance of certifications’ assurances to companies and consumers J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Jens Lansing; Nils Siegfried; Ali Sunyaev; Alexander Benlian
Abstract Cloud service certifications (CSCs) are assessed by practitioners to support strategic cloud adoption decisions with the aim to reduce information asymmetries. Both businesses and consumers scrutinize CSCs’ assurances as ex ante signals indicating a cloud provider’s future service quality. While some research has examined the aggregate effects of certifications on decision variables, recipients’
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A comprehensive framework to research digital innovation: The joint use of the systems of innovation and critical realism J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Arturo Vega; Mike Chiasson
Abstract This study addresses calls to expand the boundaries of digital innovation research at multiple levels of society to comprehensively study the structure and evolution of innovation processes and outcomes. We contribute by proposing a framework composed of systems of innovation (SIs) 1 as an alternative and holistic conceptual base and unit of analysis, which accounts for the interconnected
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Enterprise reputation threats on social media: A case of data breach framing J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Romilla Syed
Abstract Reputation threats on social media in the aftermath of a data breach is a critical concern to enterprises. We argue that any effort to minimize reputation threats will require an orderly assessment of how reputation threat manifests on social media. Drawing on crisis communication and social media literature, we analyze Twitter postings related to the 2014 Home Depot data breach. We identify
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Using a business process management system to model dynamic teaching methods J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Fernando Enríquez; José A. Troyano; Luisa M. Romero-Moreno
Abstract Enterprise Information Systems are enjoying an extensive trajectory in the optimization of organizations worldwide, of which predominantly the Business Process Management (BPM) systems stand out for their great flexibility. BPM models describe business workflows and are highly useful in detecting errors and bottlenecks and in identifying possible improvements. On the other hand, educational
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How employees gain meta-knowledge using enterprise social networks: A validation and extension of communication visibility theory J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Adrian Engelbrecht; Jin P. Gerlach; Alexander Benlian; Peter Buxmann
Abstract Employees’ knowledge about their coworkers’ knowledge (i.e., meta-knowledge) is central for organizations to create competitive advantages. According to Communication Visibility Theory, enterprise social networks (ESNs) have the potential to foster long-term formation of meta-knowledge. However, research about this potential is still limited. Using a quantitative study, we improve the understanding
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Reappraising maturity models in e-Government research: The trajectory-turning point theory J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Federico Iannacci; Aline Pietrix Seepma; Carolien de Blok; Andrea Resca
Abstract Drawing on the notion of alignment, this paper endeavors to reappraise e-Government maturity models in the English system of criminal justice. It argues that e-Government maturity models are characterized by relatively-stable trajectories which are punctuated by radical shifts toward full-blown e-Government transformation. Far from being a prescriptive and linear process, e-Government maturity
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Exploring complexity and contradiction in information technology outsourcing: A set-theoretical approach J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Quang Neo Bui; Ezekiel Leo; Olayele Adelakun
Abstract Effectively managing Information Technology outsourcing (ITO) requires integration of conceptually distinct and sometimes contradicting factors. For instance, ITO “best practices” for cost reduction can inhibit a firm’s innovativeness. To address these challenges, we build on governance and capability perspectives and employ a set-theoretic approach to examine ITO practices in 27 firms. Our
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Design of review systems – A strategic instrument to shape online reviewing behavior and economic outcomes J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Dominik Gutt; Jürgen Neumann; Steffen Zimmermann; Dennis Kundisch; Jianqing Chen
As online reviews play a decisive role in consumers’ purchase decisions, e-commerce platforms such as Amazon or Yelp are using review systems strategically to obtain a competitive advantage. However, prospective consumers can only learn from others’ experiences if the review system is designed appropriately. Research on the design of review systems and the effects of design choices has not yet been
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Understanding digital transformation: A review and a research agenda J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Gregory Vial
Abstract Extant literature has increased our understanding of specific aspects of digital transformation, however we lack a comprehensive portrait of its nature and implications. Through a review of 282 works, we inductively build a framework of digital transformation articulated across eight building blocks. Our framework foregrounds digital transformation as a process where digital technologies create
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A review of the ICT-enabled development literature: Towards a power parity theory of ICT4D J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Wallace Chipidza; Dorothy Leidner
Abstract ICT projects are considered an important means of achieving development goals in developing countries. Although voluminous, the research to date is inconsistent in theorizing how, or why, development outcomes do or do not occur following the introduction of ICT4D. To better understand how and why ICT projects succeed, and even what success means in the ICT4D context, we conducted a literature
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Crowdwork platform governance toward organizational value creation J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Elham Shafiei Gol; Mari-Klara Stein; Michel Avital
Abstract Crowdwork, a new form of digitally mediated employment and part of the so-called gig economy, has the capacity to change the nature of work organization and to provide strategic value to workers, job providers, and intermediary platform owners. However, because crowdwork is temporary, large-scale, distributed, and mediated, its governance remains a challenge that often casts a shadow over
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A review of the practical relevance of IS strategy scholarly research J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Mohammad Moeini; Yasser Rahrovani; Yolande E. Chan
Abstract While studies suggest that IS strategy is an important topic for practitioners, in-depth explorations of the potential practical relevance of this research area are lacking. In this paper, we develop a multidimensional framework of potential practical relevance and use it to conduct a multimethod descriptive review of 109 IS strategy papers published over the past 10 years in top IS journals
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Information technology and the search for organizational agility: A systematic review with future research possibilities J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Paul P. Tallon; Magno Queiroz; Tim Coltman; Rajeev Sharma
Abstract Organizations are increasingly turning to information technology (IT) to help them respond to unanticipated environmental threats and opportunities. In this paper, we introduce a systematic review of the literature on IT-enabled agility, helping to establish the boundary between what we know and what we don’t know. We base our review on a wide body of literature drawn from the AIS Basket of
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What we talk about when we talk about (big) data J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Matthew Jones
Abstract In common with much contemporary discourse around big data, recent discussion of datafication in the Journal of Strategic Information Systems has focused on its effects on individuals, organisations and society. Generally missing from such analysis, however, is any consideration of data themselves. What is it that is having these effects? In this Viewpoint article I therefore present a critical
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Digital transformation strategy making in pre-digital organizations: The case of a financial services provider J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Simon Chanias; Michael D. Myers; Thomas Hess
Abstract The formulation and implementation of a digital transformation strategy (DTS) has become a key concern for many pre-digital organizations across traditional industries, but how such a strategy can be developed remains an open question. We used interpretive in-depth case study research to study how a European financial services provider has formulated and implemented a DTS. By focusing on the
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Dealing with digital traces: Understanding protective behaviors on mobile devices J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 France Belanger; Robert E. Crossler
Abstract With increasingly digitization, more and more information is collected from individuals and organizations, leading to several privacy concerns. These risks are further heightened in the mobile realm as data collection can occur continuously and ubiquitously. When individuals use their own devices in work settings, these issues become concerns for organization as well. The question then is
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Affordances, experimentation and actualization of FinTech: A blockchain implementation study J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Wenyu (Derek) Du; Shan L. Pan; Dorothy E. Leidner; Wenchi Ying
Abstract Blockchain, the technology underlying bitcoin, is an emerging financial technology (FinTech) that is poised to have strategic impacts on organizations. Because it is a new phenomenon, there are few studies on blockchain, and those studies have focused mainly on the technology’s potential impacts, whereas how to effectively implement it in an organization remains unknown. Our study intends
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Decision-making and biases in cybersecurity capability development: Evidence from a simulation game experiment J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Mohammad S. Jalali; Michael Siegel; Stuart Madnick
We developed a simulation game to study the effectiveness of decision-makers in overcoming two complexities in building cybersecurity capabilities: potential delays in capability development; and uncertainties in predicting cyber incidents. Analyzing 1,479 simulation runs, we compared the performances of a group of experienced professionals with those of an inexperienced control group. Experienced
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The CIO stereotype: Content, bias, and impact J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Paola A. Gonzalez; Laurence Ashworth; James McKeen
Abstract The current work examines whether there is a stereotype of CIOs that can influence decisions about their role in organizations. We find evidence for a CIO stereotype informed by both an IT stereotype and a general leader stereotype, although CIOs are perceived to have more in common with IT personnel than leaders. Two experiments showed that the CIO stereotype was capable of biasing perceptions
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Not all digital venture ideas are created equal: Implications for venture creation processes J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Frederik von Briel; Jan Recker; Per Davidsson
Digital ventures are formed around ideas that have digital artifacts at their core. We develop theory that explains how the composition of digital artifacts influences venture creation processes. First, we develop propositions that link differences of the embodiment and coupling of digital artifact components to tensions in venture creation process inputs, behaviors, and outputs. Second, we link compositional
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Developing and maintaining clients’ trust through institutional mechanisms in online service markets for digital entrepreneurs: A process model J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Wenyu (Derek) Du; Ji-Ye Mao
Abstract Crowdsourcing intermediaries, such as Upwork and ZBJ, are powering a new force of digital entrepreneurs by creating online service markets where service providers seek contracts from clients all over the world. An important reason for this flourishing digital entrepreneurship is that the intermediaries establish institutional mechanisms (IMs) that develop clients’ trust in digital entrepreneurs
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When guanxi meets structural holes: Exploring the guanxi networks of Chinese entrepreneurs on digital platforms J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Jiayuan Liu; Joe Nandhakumar; Markos Zachariadis
Abstract In this exploratory study, we investigate how Chinese entrepreneurs on digital platforms interact and leverage guanxi (a system of relationships and social network) to buffer the negative impacts of structural holes on knowledge orchestration. We develop our research model and formulate ten hypotheses by drawing on the literature. We adopt a mixed-methods research approach in which we use
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Assessing value creation in digital innovation ecosystems: A Social Media Analytics approach J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Yuliani Suseno; Christofer Laurell; Nathalie Sick
Abstract This paper explores the creation of value through the interactions of consumer and professional stakeholders in digital innovation ecosystems. We examine this by applying the methodological approach of Social Media Analytics (SMA) which is an interdisciplinary approach that seeks to combine, extend and adapt methods for analysing social media data. By utilising the SMA framework to track user-generated
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Money is not everything: A typology of crowdfunding project creators J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Sunghan Ryu; Young-Gul Kim
Abstract While studies focus on how crowdfunding promotes the launch of innovative products or services through two-sided (creator-investor) platforms and digital tools, knowledge on the creator-side motivation is limited. To address this knowledge gap, our study identifies four types of crowdfunding project creators—social entrepreneur, fund seeker, indie producer, and daring dreamer—based on four
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Generating innovation potential: How digital entrepreneurs conceal, sequence, anchor, and propagate new technology J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Viktor Arvidsson; Troels Mønsted
Abstract Organizations that fail to innovate become disrupted by those that do. Digital technology makes corporate entrepreneurship increasingly potent and prolific but simultaneously blurs the link between entrepreneurial processes and innovation outcomes. Our understanding of how corporate entrepreneurship with digital technology unfolds in organizations is thus limited. We develop a framework that
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Who delivers the bigger bang for the buck: CMO or CIO? J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-09-01 Joseph Taylor; Joseph Vithayathil
Abstract There is emerging evidence that the Chief Marketing Officer is likely to surpass the Chief Information Officer in IT spending. Hence, it is relevant and timely to understand the relative impact of the CMO and CIO on business value. This study uses the foundation of executive power and influence to examine this question and analyze the relative impact of powerful technology and marketing leaders
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When decision support systems fail: Insights for strategic information systems from Formula 1 J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-09-01 Paolo Aversa; Laure Cabantous; Stefan Haefliger
Decision support systems (DSS) are sophisticated tools that increasingly take advantage of big data and are used to design and implement individual - and organization - level strategic decisions . Yet, when organizations excessively rely on their potential the outcome may be decision - making failure, particularly when such tools are applied under high pressure and turbulent conditions. Partial understanding
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Sourcing knowledge in open source software projects: The impacts of internal and external social capital on project success J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-09-01 Sherae Daniel; Vishal Midha; Anol Bhattacherhjee; Shivendu Pratap Singh
Abstract Open source software (OSS) development has become an essential element of IT strategy: many firms seek OSS as a strategic means of unlocking the business value in external developer communities and internal knowledge sources. However, integrating external and internal sources of social capital is challenging and identifying appropriate integration strategies is crucial for the success of such
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The doctrine of the mean: Reference groups and public information systems development J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-09-01 Kui Du; Ye Dai
Abstract This paper studies the influence of reference groups on developing public information systems. It hypothesizes that municipal governments dynamically adjust the development of their public information systems towards the average levels of their reference groups, a behavior embodying the classic “doctrine of the mean” in Confucianism. Specifically, both trait-based and institution-based reference
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An affordance perspective of enterprise social media and organizational socialization J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-06-01 Dorothy E. Leidner; Ester Gonzalez; Hope Koch
Abstract In response to the challenge of socializing new IT employees, some IT departments are exploring the incorporation of enterprise social media (hereinafter ESM) as an informal organizational socialization tool. Because this is a relatively new phenomenon, little is known about how ESM facilitate employee socialization. In order to contribute to our understanding of how ESM affects employee socialization
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Achieving benefits with enterprise architecture J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-06-01 Graeme Shanks; Marianne Gloet; Ida Asadi Someh; Keith Frampton; Toomas Tamm
Abstract There is strong anecdotal evidence that Enterprise Architecture (EA) brings benefits to organisations and that organisations are investing significantly in EA initiatives. However, demonstrating the business value of EA has proven elusive. Many of the benefits of EA are intangible and value is achieved indirectly within business change projects. Furthermore, it is not the EA itself that provides
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Sustaining and advancing IT careers: Women’s experiences in a UK-based IT company J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-06-01 Gill Kirton; Maxine Robertson
Abstract This article contributes to a growing literature on women in IT occupations. Against a national and international context of women’s longstanding and continued under-representation in senior professional roles in IT, our study at organizational level tells the story of women’s career experiences in a specific UK-based IT company in relation to its culture, processes and practices. Utilising
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How and why trust matters in post-adoptive usage: The mediating roles of internal and external self-efficacy J. Strategic Inf. Syst. (IF 5.231) Pub Date : 2018-06-01 Stefan Tams; Jason Bennett Thatcher; Kevin Craig
Abstract Since the underutilization of technology often prevents organizations from reaping expected benefits from IT investments, an increasing body of literature studies how to elicit value-added, post-adoptive IT use behaviors. Such behaviors include extended and innovative feature use, both of which are exploratory in nature and can lead to improved work performance. Since these exploratory behaviors
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