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The Quest for New Theoretical Logics of Digital Innovation: Linking Properties of Digital Artifacts with their Conceptualizations in Organizations
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2021 | HICSS | Citations: 0
Authors: Hron, Michal

Abstract: In order to develop theories of digital innovation, it is necessary to explicitl ... Expand

Abstract: In order to develop theories of digital innovation, it is necessary to explicitly consider the digital artifact that lends digital innovation its distinguishing features. Recent theoretical contributions elaborate the distinguishing properties of digital artifacts. These contributions have, however, not yet been systematically connected with conceptualizations that are used to frame empirical studies. Collapse

Semantic filters: theory of artefacts

Topics: digital innovation innovation management strategic management IS discipline organizational context

Methods: design artifact literature sample literature study structured literature research theory development

Theories: resource based view of the firm theory of artefacts
The Dynamics of Sustainable IS Alignment: The Case for IS Adaptivity

2013 | Journal of the Association for Information Systems | Citations: 71
Authors: Vessey, Iris; Ward, Kerry

Abstract: Our research addresses one of the most vexing issues in IS, that of how IS align ... Expand

Abstract: Our research addresses one of the most vexing issues in IS, that of how IS alignment occurs. Even more vexing, and largely unaddressed, is the issue of sustainable IS alignment. We address sustainable IS alignment as a dynamic, multi-faceted, and non-deterministic process based on the complexity theory worldview. The complexity theory worldview conceives of organizations and IS as complex adaptive systems (CAS) that co-evolve over time. Sustainable IS alignment results when an organization's complex adaptive IS adapt to remain in alignment with the constantly-changing (that is, evolving) organization's goals. Our co-evolutionary theory of IS alignment links bottom-up, emergent processes that foster adaptivity with top-down, formal organizational processes essential to established organizations. We illustrate the theory by applying it to the co-evolution and therefore adaptation of enterprise architectures and IS development projects. Our research on the role of co-evolution in sustainable IS alignment contributes to IS research in general and to prior research on IS alignment in particular, and has implications for achieving sustainable IS alignment. We believe that portraying organizations and their IS as complex adaptive systems that co-evolve provides both research and practice with a way to move forward in their endeavors to realize the potential benefits from using IS to enable businesses. Collapse

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Topics: IT alignment enterprise architecture IT development project IS management business process management

Methods: conceptual modelling case study maturity model design science longitudinal data analysis

Theories: complexity theory co-evolution theory evolutionary theory information systems theory leadership theory
Thirty Years of IS Research: Core Artifacts and Academic Identity
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2009 | Communications of the Association for Information Systems | Citations: 11
Authors: Nevo, Saggi; Nevo, Dorit; Ein-Dor, Phillip

Abstract: This paper puts forward an academic identity for the IS discipline which emerges ... Expand

Abstract: This paper puts forward an academic identity for the IS discipline which emerges out of its displayed academic artifacts – namely, papers published in two of the discipline‟s major journals (Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly) between 1977 and 2006. Our study focuses on two specific attributes of these papers: the focal IT Artifact and the IS Theme. An analysis of 1056 papers reveals an academic identity characterized by a relatively persistent focus on a small set of IT Artifacts and a similarly small set of IS Themes. The analysis suggests that our academic identity is indicated by two central and enduring intellectual cores associated with a handful of IT Artifacts and IS Themes, which have captured the attention of IS researchers over three decades. This academic identity may be described as the scientific study of the design, development, and management of information technologies, as well as their use by and impact on individuals, groups, and organizations. Of particular interest are information technologies (and their specific components) that enable communication, collaboration, and decision making. A follow up analysis of the papers published in 2007 and 2008 provides support to the central and enduring nature of our discipline‟s intellectual core. Collapse

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Topics: IS discipline IT workforce top management support website interorganizational system

Methods: design artifact literature sample archival research statistical hypothesis test theory development

Theories: information systems theory theory of artefacts

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The Quest for New Theoretical Logics of Digital Innovation: Linking Properties of Digital Artifacts with their Conceptualizations in Organizations

The Dynamics of Sustainable IS Alignment: The Case for IS Adaptivity

Thirty Years of IS Research: Core Artifacts and Academic Identity