Intra-Organisational Barriers to Business-IT Alignment

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-36
Author(s):  
Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan ◽  
King Solomon Hailemariam
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment

Business-IT Alignment (BITA) remains a challenging endeavour for many organisations despite the continuous attention it garnered among researchers and practitioners. The literature provides a list of factors determining whether organisations succeed to achieve BITA or not. However, BITA studies were conducted in a few industries in developed countries. This case study is aimed at addressing the lack of BITA studies in developing countries. The data was collected from a bank in Ethiopia through interviews and internal documents. The study employed thematic analysis, which revealed 21 intra-organisational barriers to BITA. Business and IT leaders may find the result of the study invaluable to plan activities that might overcome these barriers and improve BITA maturity, which in turn improves overall organisational performance.

Barriers in Business-IT Alignment in a Large Company in Manufacturing Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fadi Shammas ◽  
Guanjie Meng ◽  
Lazar Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Large Company ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
The Status ◽  
Business It Alignment

Business-IT alignment (BITA) continues to be a top management concern for the last ten years. Moreover, organizations mangers are still looking to understand the barriers between the status of alignment and misalignment. The barriers in BITA differ from a business area to another and particularly the authors have not found any research studies concerning the barriers in BITA in the manufacturing area in Sweden. Therefore, the research question is: What are the strategic, tactical, and operational barriers in business-IT alignment in a large company in manufacturing area? The research strategy is case study, and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews and also from company's internal documents and it was analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of this study are a number of thirty barriers in BITA that includes six new barriers in BITA at operational, tactical and strategic level.

Business-IT Alignment Barriers in a Public Organisation

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan ◽  
Aminat Abdul-Salaam ◽  
Omogunloye Oluwasanmi ◽  
Lazar Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Feedback Mechanism ◽  
Organisational Structure ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
It Managers ◽  
Public Organisation ◽  
Insufficient Time ◽  
Inland Revenue ◽  
Business It Alignment

Business-IT alignment (BITA) continues to attract the interest of researchers and practitioners. Literature review reveals that the focus of past studies was investigated BITA mostly at (1) strategic level, in (2) private and commercial organisations, and in (3) developed countries. Thus, making a generalisation from these findings is difficult. The current study is aimed at shading light on the barriers of BITA based on a case study in a public organisation like The Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria. The data was collected through semi-structured email interviews from business and IT managers as well as IT officers and also from internal organisational documents too. The data collected has been analysed using thematic analysis and has revealed six BITA barriers at tactical and operational levels like previous IT failures, lack of feedback mechanism, organisational structure, lack of standard infrastructure, insufficient time to acquire knowledge, and poor communication between the mangers.

scholarly journals Gender and feminist considerations in Artificial Intelligence from a developing-world perspective, with India as a case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANGHAMITRA CHOUDHURY ◽  
Shailendra Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Precarious Situation ◽  
And Robotics

<p>The relationship between women, technology manifestation, and likely prospects in the developing world is discussed in this manuscript. Using India as a case study, the paper goes on to discuss how ontology and epistemology views utilised in AI (Artificial Intelligence) and robotics will affect women's prospects in developing countries. Women in developing countries, notably in South Asia, are perceived as doing domestic work and are underrepresented in high-level professions. They are disproportionately underemployed and face prejudice in the workplace. The purpose of this study is to determine if the introduction of AI would exacerbate the already precarious situation of women in the developing world or if it would serve as a liberating force. While studies on the impact of AI on women have been undertaken in developed countries, there has been less research in developing countries. This manuscript attempts to fill that need.</p>

R&D Internationalization as Mechanism of Innovation in Global Enterprises

2012 ◽  
pp. 619-638
Author(s):  
Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro Galina
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Transnational Companies ◽  
Do So

Internationalization of Research and Development (R&D) allows transnational companies (TNC) to access different and important resources overseas, which may lead to the improvement of their technological innovation. The literature in this field has been mostly created from studies of TNCs coming from developed countries. This chapter presents some of the main topics the literature addresses on R&D internationalization, then it will explore and verify how companies in developing countries internationalize their R&D activities. In order to do so, a bibliographic review about strategies of internationalization of TNC operations, as well as motivating factors and management of R&D internationalization have been conducted. The chapter finishes by presenting a case study about international R&D conducted in a Brazilian TNC. The results enabled to evidence that, like developed countries TNCs, developing countries’ companies also seem to perform internationalization of R&D activities with very similar characteristics.

scholarly journals Global M&A and the Development of the IC Industry Ecosystem in China: What Can We Learn from the Case of Tsinghua Unigroup?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Yunhao Feng ◽  
Jinxi Wu ◽  
Peng He
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
Technological Improvement ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
International Mergers ◽  
Technological Strength

The integrated circuit (IC) industry is the foundation of the information industry, and its level of development is an important manifestation of the economic and technological strength of a country. At present, the IC industry is primarily monopolised by developed countries. Although China is the world’s largest consumer of semiconductors, it has a disproportionately small international market share of production and a very low domestic chip self-sufficiency rate, lagging far behind Europe, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The process of promoting the development of China’s IC industry ecosystem is discussed based on a case study of Tsinghua Unigroup and the observation and analysis of its recent international mergers and acquisitions. The resulting conclusions suggest valuable mechanisms that could benefit the technological improvement of late-developing countries and help them close the gap with more developed countries. Relevant theory for the industrial ecosystem is enriched, providing a useful reference for the development of the IC industry in late-developing countries.

Sustainability Study of In-situ Hydroponic Vetiver System for Urban Wastewater Management in Developing Countries: A Theoretical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Kaushik Ghosh ◽  
Arup Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Urban Wastewater ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
Urban Wastewater Treatment

Urban wastewater management is a crucial challenge in the small and medium towns situated in the developing countries worldwide. These towns are also facing an increasing gap between infrastructure and population growth. A conventional approach to curb these problems is the application of cost-intensive electro-mechanical sewerage technologies, as adopted in developed countries. The first part of this paper derives a set of indicators to framework a sustainable urban wastewater treatment system by reviewing the current state of wastewater management in developing countries, for example, the sample case study being India. The second part evaluates the potential performance of the proposed alternative in-situ hydroponic vetiver system (HVS) against those set of sustainability indicators by reviewing the worldwide performance of the HVS. The objective of this paper is to assess the potential viability of the HVS as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for developing countries. The current analysis can aid in mainstreaming the use of HVS in policy making and urban planning.

Digital Engineering Campus

2011 ◽  
pp. 344-358
Author(s):  
Milind J. Mahajan ◽  
Sunil S. Umrani ◽  
Narendra S. Chaudhari
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
Web Based ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Web Based Education ◽  
Digital Engineering

In this chapter, we introduce two existing web-based, e-learning approaches, and examine economic and social aspects of their usage in society. Specifically, we briefly introduce an e-learning initiative in Singapore. Secondly, we give a detailed description of a case study regarding the experiment called “Digital Engineering Campus,” which is an NGO initiative to provide supplementary educational facilities for engineering colleges in India. Considering the economic as well as social benefits, using our detailed case-study of Digital Engineering Campus, we argue that developing countries like India have tremendous growth potential in web-based education. Further, the experiences of developed countries with web-based education will prove to be highly beneficial for developing countries like India.

scholarly journals Penurunan Kadar Asam Urat Setelah Pemberian Rebusan Daun Salam pada Lansia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-434
Author(s):  
Santi Novitasari ◽  
Ricky Riyanto Iksan ◽  
Sri Atun Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Study Design ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Average Value ◽  
The World

ABSTRACT : THE DECREASE OF URIC ACID LEVELS AFTER GIVING SALAM LEAVES BOOKIN IN ELDERLY Background: Gout is a dominant health problem in various countries, both in developed countries and in developing countries, although the prevalence of gout in the world globally has not been recorded. Purpose : This study aims to identify the application of therapeutic interventions for giving bay leaf water decoction to reduce uric acid levels for the elderly. Result : This type of research is a case study design, which is a form of research (inquiry) or case studies and interventions about a problem that has a specificity (particularty). Results: The results of the study on 4 respondents who experienced a decrease in uric acid levels in the elderly after being given a decoction of bay leaves with an average value of 6.0 mg/dl. Conclusion: the conclusion from the study of giving bay leaf decoction to gout sufferers has shown a significant decrease in uric acid levels on the sixth day. Keywords : Elderly, Gout, Salam Leaves, Uric Acid Levels ABSTRAK PENURUNAN KADAR ASAM URAT SETELAH PEMBERIAN REBUSAN DAUN SALAM PADA LANSIA Latar Belakang : Gout merupakan suatu masalah kesehatan yang dominan diberbagai negara, baik di negara – negara maju maupun di negara – negara berkembang, meskipun angka prevalensi gout di dunia secara global belum tercatat. Tujuan : Penelitian Ini bertujuan Untuk Teridentifikasi Penerapan Intervensi Terapi Pemberian Rebusan Air Daun Salam Untuk Menurunkan Kadar Asam Urat Bagi Lansia. Metode Penelitian : Jenis penelitian ini adalah case study design yaitu suatu bentuk penelitian (inquiry) atau studi kasus dan intervensi tentang suatu masalah yang memiliki sifat kekhususan (particularty). Hasil : Hasil penelitian pada 4 responden yang dilakukan mengalami penurunan kadar asam urat pada lansia setelah diberikan rebusan daun salam dengan rerata nilai 6,0 mg/dl. Kesimpulan : simpulan dari penelitian pemberian rebusan daun salam pada penderita asam urat telah menunjukan penurunan kadar asam urat yang signifikan pada hari ke enam. Kata Kunci : Asam Urat, Daun Salam, Kadar Asam Urat, Lansia

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