scholarly journals Mining The Literature In Search Of IT Business Value

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govindan Marthandan ◽  
Chun Meng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Information Systems Success ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
It Business Value ◽  
Benefit Evaluation ◽  
Future Research Directions

On the topic of information technology (IT) business value, there has been great interest among IT researchers, IT vendors, and business managers in demonstrating what organisations can achieve with IT, thus providing reasons to justify investments in IT. To understand how organisations leverage IT to their advantage, this paper searched in three major electronic databases for journal articles that studied information technology or information systems success, performance, value, benefit, evaluation, payoff, productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency. Having summarized a vast number of past findings reported in the journal articles, this paper concludes that there is still much work to do on the topic of IT business value and recommends several future research directions. This paper is a timely effort to complement past literature reviews on IT business value, updating what has been reported since the early 2000s.

Information Technology Outsourcing Risk Factors and Provider Selection

2017 ◽  
pp. 214-228
Author(s):  
Salim Lahmiri
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Utility Of Information ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Information Technology Outsourcing

Information technology outsourcing has become a major issue in business and received a large attention from both business managers and scholars. Indeed, it helps a business company to reduce it costs and to maintain its competitiveness. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the utility of information technology outsourcing for the enterprise and to review some recent works in outsourcing risk factors identification and provider selection. Finally, drawbacks of information technology outsourcing will be presented along with future research directions.

Thirst for Business Value of Information Technology

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govindan Marthandan ◽  
Tang Chun Meng
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Business Value Of It ◽  
It Business Value ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Value Of It ◽  
Insight Into

For years information technology (IT) has helped companies improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Today’s IT plays a more strategic role in building capabilities for sustaining and creating competitive advantages. The increasing importance of IT has led many organizations to integrate it into their daily operations. To justify the ever-increasing spending on IT, organizations have been searching for evaluation methods to prove the business value of IT. However, this is a challenging undertaking, as there are contradictory answers to questions on whether it is worthwhile to pay substantial sums for IT. To gain insight into the reasons behind the contradictory answers, this paper first reviews conflicting research results of past studies on IT business value. It then explains the term IT productivity paradox. Last, it provides five reasons why IT business value is not fully reflected in the way business managers expect it to be.

Thirst for Business Value of Information Technology

2012 ◽  
pp. 29-43
Author(s):  
Govindan Marthandan ◽  
Tang Chun Meng
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
It Business Value ◽  
It Productivity Paradox ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Value Of It ◽  
Insight Into

For years information technology (IT) has helped companies improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Today’s IT plays a more strategic role in building capabilities for sustaining and creating competitive advantages. The increasing importance of IT has led many organizations to integrate it into their daily operations. To justify the ever-increasing spending on IT, organizations have been searching for evaluation methods to prove the business value of IT. However, this is a challenging undertaking, as there are contradictory answers to questions on whether it is worthwhile to pay substantial sums for IT. To gain insight into the reasons behind the contradictory answers, this paper first reviews conflicting research results of past studies on IT business value. It then explains the term IT productivity paradox. Last, it provides five reasons why IT business value is not fully reflected in the way business managers expect it to be.

scholarly journals Blockchain Technology in the Food Industry: A Review of Potentials, Challenges and Future Research Directions

Logistics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Abderahman Rejeb ◽  
John G. Keogh ◽  
Suhaiza Zailani ◽  
Horst Treiblmaier ◽  
Karim Rejeb
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Illicit Trade ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Business Customers

Blockchain technology has emerged as a promising technology with far-reaching implications for the food industry. The combination of immutability, enhanced visibility, transparency and data integrity provides numerous benefits that improve trust in extended food supply chains (FSCs). Blockchain can enhance traceability, enable more efficient recall and aids in risk reduction of counterfeits and other forms of illicit trade. Moreover, blockchain can enhance the integrity of credence claims such as sustainably sourced, organic or faith-based claims such as kosher or halal by integrating the authoritative source of the claim (e.g., the certification body or certification owner) into the blockchain to verify the claim integrity and reassure business customers and end consumers. Despite the promises and market hype, a comprehensive overview of the potential benefits and challenges of blockchain in FSCs is still missing. To bridge this knowledge gap, we present the findings from a systematic review and bibliometric analysis of sixty-one (61) journal articles and synthesize existing research. The main benefits of blockchain technology in FCSs are improved food traceability, enhanced collaboration, operational efficiencies and streamlined food trading processes. Potential challenges include technical, organizational and regulatory issues. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our research and present several ideas for future research.

Effects of Information Technology on Business Performance and the Use of Accounting Measures

2015 ◽  
pp. 285-294
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
It Investments ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Area Of Study

The understanding of the link between Information Technology (IT) investments and firm performance is still not completely understood in spite of numerous studies. However, these studies are not united in how they examine the effects of IT on business performance. They differ in their criteria, methodologies, and samples. Therefore, while there are positive effects associated with IT on firm performance, it is still difficult to reach overarching conclusions and highlight that there is still a need for further research. Specifically, this chapter contributes to this area of study by discussing the different types of benefits that firms can get from IT investments, examining the use of accounting variables to quantify the effect of IT, and providing future research directions.

Information Systems for Organizational Effectiveness Model

2012 ◽  
pp. 39-61
Author(s):  
Govindan Marthandan ◽  
Chun Meng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Effectiveness Model ◽  
Evaluation Models ◽  
Is Evaluation

Despite the proposal of various Information Systems (IS) evaluation models and approaches, IS evaluation has never been straightforward. There are issues and challenges in proving the business value of IS. Adding to the difficulty, a vast number of measures have been employed conveniently for evaluation purposes without going through a rigorous validation process. Recognising the complexity for IS researchers, IS specialists, and business managers to agree on a common model for the evaluation of IS business value, this chapter presents an empirically validated IS evaluation model, the IS for organisational effectiveness (ISOE) model, for planning, designing, implementing, and appraising IS. There also emerges a new theory, the Information System business value (ISBV) theory, from the ISOE model to establish that IS business value is multifaceted and are observable in the form of improvements in organisational effectiveness.

A Classification Analysis of the Success of Open Source Health Information Technology Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 256-273
Author(s):  
Evangelos Katsamakas ◽  
Balaji Janamanchi ◽  
Wullianallur Raghupathi ◽  
Wei Gao
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Development Status ◽  
Future Research Directions

As the number of open source software (OSS) projects in healthcare grows rapidly, researchers are faced with the challenge of understanding and explaining the success of the open source phenomenon. This article proposes a research framework that examines the roles of project sponsorship, license type, development status and technological complements in the success of open source health information technology (HIT) projects and it develops a systematic method for classifying projects based on their success potential. Drawing from economic theory, a novel proposition in the authors’ framework suggests that higher project-license restrictiveness will increase OSS adoption, because organizations will be more confident that the OSS project will remain open source in the future. Applying the framework to a sample of open source software projects in healthcare, the authors find that although project sponsorship and license restrictiveness influence project metrics, they are not significant predictors of project success categorization. On the other hand, development status, operating system and programming language are significant predictors of an OSS project’s success categorization. Application implications and future research directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Discriminated by an algorithm: a systematic review of discrimination and fairness by algorithmic decision-making in the context of HR recruitment and HR development

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 795-848
Author(s):  
Alina Köchling ◽  
Marius Claus Wehner
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Management Context ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
State Of Research

AbstractAlgorithmic decision-making is becoming increasingly common as a new source of advice in HR recruitment and HR development. While firms implement algorithmic decision-making to save costs as well as increase efficiency and objectivity, algorithmic decision-making might also lead to the unfair treatment of certain groups of people, implicit discrimination, and perceived unfairness. Current knowledge about the threats of unfairness and (implicit) discrimination by algorithmic decision-making is mostly unexplored in the human resource management context. Our goal is to clarify the current state of research related to HR recruitment and HR development, identify research gaps, and provide crucial future research directions. Based on a systematic review of 36 journal articles from 2014 to 2020, we present some applications of algorithmic decision-making and evaluate the possible pitfalls in these two essential HR functions. In doing this, we inform researchers and practitioners, offer important theoretical and practical implications, and suggest fruitful avenues for future research.

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