Organization Behavior and Organization Theory

2013 ◽  
pp. 160-195
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
Organization Behavior ◽  
Sociotechnical Theory ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Role Of It

In this chapter, the authors attempt to find a middle ground between optimism and pessimism by approaching organization theory and organization behavior empirically, first looking at the alleged effects of information technology on organization structure and then on behavior. After investigating some of the key questions that relate information technology to organization theory and behavior, the chapter expounds on the role of IT on both organizational theory and behavior in light of the theoretical themes of the book, specifically technological determinism, reinforcement theory, sociotechnical theory, and systems theory.

IT-Based Classification for Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms

2013 ◽  
pp. 148-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fereshteh Ghahremani ◽  
Mohammad Jafar Tarokh
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Supply Chain Coordination ◽  
Coordination Mechanisms ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Role Of It

Managing dependencies via coordination is an effective solution for the problems that arise from these interdependencies in supply chains. This can be practical via a set of methods called coordination mechanisms. Numerous coordination mechanisms have been discussed before in literature. This paper develops a new classification of these mechanisms on the basis of information technology (IT) impact on them. This classification proves the important role of IT in better coordinating supply chains and help managers distinguish between coordination mechanisms that are created and improved by information technology and thus lead them to have the best choice based on their infrastructures and organization type.

On IT-Modelling in a Cross-Competence World

2011 ◽  
pp. 349-359
Author(s):  
Arne Sølvberg
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Deep Penetration ◽  
Application Domain ◽  
Domain Models ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Competence Models

The deep penetration of computers in all realms of society makes technological change the key driver for changing our lives. This will result in a change in approach, from viewing the role of IT as mainly supporting other disciplines, to the integration of IT concepts, tools and theory into modelling theories of the supported disciplines. This chapter discusses some aspects of the relationship between the IT as a modelling discipline, and the modelling disciplines of the domains where IT is applied. IT deals with data and data processes, while application domain models deal with entities of the domain and how they interact. Cross-competence models must deal with both, and with how models of the information technology discipline relate to the various models of the domain disciplines.

Role of Information Technology on Supply Chain Management of Pharmaceutical Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-68
Author(s):  
Saibal Kumar Saha ◽  
Ajeya Jha
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Role Of It

Supply Chain Management SCM is a very critical part of any business. A well-coordinated SCM can improve the efficiency of the business and help in cost reduction. As information technology (IT) is being used widely across all businesses, SCM can benefit to a large extent by the use of IT. This article reviews a number of papers in this field and suggests research gaps for further exploration. The aim of this article is to review the literature on the role of IT on supply chain management (SCM) with special focus on the pharmaceutical industry and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners. The article finds that IT has made a significant impact in improving the efficiency of SCM. But its successful implementation and collaboration with other firms is the key to success for an efficient SCM. Within each category, gaps have been identified.

How will we Manage Recovery from a Catastrophic Disaster? Organization Structure for Recovery Management in the World

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 889-896
Author(s):  
Norio Maki ◽  
◽  
Laurie A. Johnson ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
National Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Recovery Management ◽  
Emergent Organizations

The role of recovery organization management is important, and organizations in various forms have been established internationally to aid recovery from large-scale disasters. This paper clarifies three types of recovery organizations by analyzing them in various countries based on disaster organization theory. Furthermore, it analyzes recovery organizations that operated after the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake in Japan. It then examines the operations of recovery organizations during large-scale earthquakes that may lead to a national crisis by comparing recovery organizations internationally. Finally, this paper clarifies the necessity of “emergent” organizations.

“Role of Strategic Entrepreneurship to develop the enterprises”

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Gujrati ◽  
Hayri Uygun
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Personal Satisfaction ◽  
Organization Behavior ◽  
Strategic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Financial Wealth ◽  
The World

Strategic Entrepreneurship plays a very important role in various areas such as economics psychology and social rather than organization behavior and Organization theory. In this paper we have merged statistical management and Entrepreneurship to strategic entrepreneurship. To grow strategic entrepreneurship we have focus and input what is out to explain our view of the buildup of strategic entrepreneurship. We try to add separate knowledge and skills to develop the strategic entrepreneurship specially tried to build and explore the resource planning practice which is important for strategic entrepreneurship. Through that its outcomes is for creating value for customers, increasing wealth for stakeholders and trying to develop the benefit for participants of society. Another entrepreneur also gets benefits and financial wealth products and personal satisfaction and joy. Which they need to get better. Therefore we developed a strategic entrepreneurships model to motivate entrepreneurs. Presently there are multiple types of entrepreneurs but they have not planned how to be successful. Moreover, there are a lot of successful entrepreneurs in the world. To find out why some entrepreneurs are successful and others are not successful. Even entrepreneur role model of the economic engine which motivates many nations' wealth.

Information Technology Governance: Reflections on the Past and Future Directions

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla L. Wilkin ◽  
Robert H. Chenhall
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Capability ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Technology Governance ◽  
Information Technology Governance ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Role Of It

ABSTRACT This study investigates the extant literature concerned with Information Technology Governance (ITG), published in leading accounting and management information systems journals, in the period 2005 to 2017. While recent research into ITG has taken a more holistic organizational perspective, the essence remains people, product, processes, and performance. Our review reveals ITG's increasingly dual role in improving organizational capability and performance, as well as controlling and monitoring outcomes. Findings show that ITG is concerned with both governing of IT and governing through IT, presaging a more defined connection between ITG's five focus areas and Corporate Governance. Other new themes include ITG's role in improving outcomes in intra- and inter-organizational relationships, embryonic efforts to distill a theory of ITG, and emerging scenarios where the evolving role of IT in business activities is creating profound organizational implications and consequently new avenues for ITG.

Information Technology Adoption and the Role of Organizational Readiness

2011 ◽  
pp. 1379-1397
Author(s):  
Monideepa Tarafdar ◽  
Sanjiv D. Vaidya
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Organizational Readiness ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
User Attitudes ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
Changing Role

This case describes the evolution of the use of information technology (IT) at National Banking Services, one of the oldest banks in India. It describes the bank’s response to economic liberalization and the resulting initiatives for IT adoption. It highlights the influence of organizational readiness on IT adoption. In particular, it describes the negative influence on IT adoption of conditions such as the lack of top management support, skeptical end-user attitudes about the benefits of IT, and resistance from employee unions. The case ends with a description of the changing role of IT in the banking industry in India and the challenges confronting the bank.

Conclusion

2010 ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Robert A. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Cultural Globalization ◽  
Role Of It

My original project was to determine ethical principles for ethically globalized institutions. I also wanted to determine the role of IT in the ethics of globalization. Economic and cultural globalization are two of the most powerful forces enabled by IT. So my further question was, what is IT’s ethical responsibility with respect to these forces? The two focal points in this book for considering globalization were, first, Information Technology and, second, ethical issues which emerge only at a transnational level.

Competence of Information Technology Professionals in Internet-Based Ventures

2009 ◽  
pp. 239-253
Author(s):  
Tobias Kollmann ◽  
Matthias Häsel
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Competence Model ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Role Of It

This chapter articulates the knowledge and skills required by IT professionals in young Internet-based firms. Building on the general IT governance principle of aligning business and IT, it introduces an adequate competence model, outlines its dimensions, and suggests a framework for modeling the effects of factors internal and external to the firm on the value propositions of the different dimensions. The authors hope that a comprehensive understanding of the role of IT-related competence will assist founders not only in finding suitable partners, but also in aligning e-business strategy and information technology in Internet-based ventures.

Impulsion of Information Technology on Human Resource Practices

2017 ◽  
pp. 231-254
Author(s):  
ChandraSekhar Patro
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Dynamic Growth ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

In recent years, adoption of Information Technology (IT) mechanism has had an intense effect on Human Resources (HR) processes and practices. IT has revolutionized the way in which the organizations execute their day-to-day activities, particularly in the HRM domain, where technology has redefined the way in which HR departments perform their operational, relational and transformational functions. Organizations have realized the emergent value of using IT in leveraging their Human Resource functions and the way they function in the market. Today the organizations are facing more challenges than they ever did due to the rapid and dynamic growth of e-businesses which has lead companies to seek greater opportunities to run HR functions more effectively by implementing technology in the HRM. The chapter provides a conceptual framework on the role of IT in HRM. It examines the impact of technology on HR practices and the factors influencing the effectiveness of human resource dashboards. It also investigates the effect of technology on organizational and work force productivity.

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