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Navigating the digital frontier: Unveiling the dimensions of corporate digital ...
Wannhoff, Anna; Westner, MarkusThis paper conducts an in-depth review of the last five years of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) research, aiming to define CDR practices through a systematic literature review and grounded theory. The study identifies six aggregate dimensions of CDR practices: organisational culture, stakeholder engagement, ethical and responsible use of technology, governance and compliance, digital literacy and educat...
Traction with fraction: Strategic IS management in SMEs through Fractional CIOs
Kratzer, Simon; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly need to manage information technology (IT) effectively in order to remain competitive. However, compared to larger organizations, SMEs often face challenges in terms of resources and employer attractiveness, and regularly do not have the need to employ a Chief Information Officer (CIO) on a full-time basis. To address this issue, a growing number of global ...
Traction with fraction: Strategic IS management in SMEs through Fractional CIOs
Kratzer, Simon; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly need to manage information technology (IT) effectively in order to remain competitive. However, compared to larger organizations, SMEs often face challenges in terms of resources and employer attractiveness, and regularly do not have the need to employ a Chief Information Officer (CIO) on a full-time basis. To address this issue, a growing number of global ...
Causing factors, outcomes, and governance of Shadow IT and business-managed IT:...
Klotz, Stefan; Kopper, Andreas; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneShadow IT and Business-managed IT describe the autonomous deployment/procurement or management of Information Technology (IT) instances, i.e., software, hardware, or IT services, by business entities. For Shadow IT, this happens covertly, i.e., without alignment with the IT organization; for Business-managed IT this happens overtly, i.e., in alignment with the IT organization or in a split responsibility model....
Adding experts’ perceptions to complement existing research on information syst...
von Bary, Benedikt; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneThis paper extends the existing literature on information systems (IS) backsourcing by the perception of practitioners. For this purpose, we conducted a series of qualitative, semi-structured interviews with IS sourcing experts. The interview questions focused on the participants’ perceptions and experiences with the topic, on identifying reasons for and against IS backsourcing, and on revealing relevant trends...
Change management lessons learned for Lean IT implementations
Kobus, Jörn; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneLean Management is a standard production mode that has been familiar to production organizations for several decades. To date, however, academic literature has presented surprisingly little information about the application of Lean Management in Information Technology (IT) organizations, or what is called Lean IT. Drawing upon an empirical qualitative case study of the IT departments of two multinational compan...
We have a platform, but nobody builds on it – what influences Platform-as-a-Ser...
Wulf, Frederik; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneWhen higher-level management of a company has strategically decided to adopt Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) as a Cloud Computing (CC) delivery model, decision-makers at lower hierarchy levels still need to decide whether they want to post-adopt PaaS for building or running an information system (IS) – a decision that numerous companies are currently facing. This research analyzes the influential factors of this m...
From selling machinery to hybrid offerings – organizational impact of digital s...
Brosig, Christoph; Strahringer, Susanne; Westner, MarkusThe transition towards services has been imperative for manufacturing firms for years. The change from a product-oriented to a more service-dominant business model affects the organizational structure of firms. However, literature provides limited insights into how manufacturing firms organize themselves in this transition. Even though digital technologies are critical for the transition, it is unclear how to o...
Causing factors, outcomes, and governance of Shadow IT and business-managed IT:...
Klotz, Stefan; Kopper, Andreas; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneShadow IT and Business-managed IT describe the autonomous deployment/procurement or management of Information Technology (IT) instances, i.e., software, hardware, or IT services, by business entities. For Shadow IT, this happens covertly, i.e., without alignment with the IT organization; for Business-managed IT this happens overtly, i.e., in alignment with the IT organization or in a split responsibility model....
Adding experts’ perceptions to complement existing research on information syst...
von Bary, Benedikt; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, SusanneThis paper extends the existing literature on information systems (IS) backsourcing by the perception of practitioners. For this purpose, we conducted a series of qualitative, semi-structured interviews with IS sourcing experts. The interview questions focused on the participants’ perceptions and experiences with the topic, on identifying reasons for and against IS backsourcing, and on revealing relevant trends...