83,556 research outputs found
From Enterprise Architecture Management to Organizational Agility: The Mediating Role of IT Capabilities
Enterprise architecture (EA) has claimed to provide several benefits for organizations including improving organizational agility. Becoming more agile is an essential capability for organizations and a necessity to respond to the rapidly changing environment. The way these EA benefits are established is seen as complex and involves interconnections of multiple organizational facets. However, currently, there is a lack of empirical studies on EA and how it contributes to benefit realization. Moreover, empirically validated work on EA processes is even more scarce. This research addresses this gap and investigates the effect of an EA management approach on organizational agility. A conceptual model was developed proposing a mediation effect of IT capabilities on the relationship between enterprise architecture management and agility. A survey was performed among key EA stakeholders. Based on a sample of 110 responses, a partial least squares structural equation modeling analysis was performed to test the mediation model. The results indicate that the effect of enterprise architecture management on organizational agility is indeed mediated by IT capabilities. Finally, the present study discusses the implications of this research and provides suggestions for future research
On the User Perception of Configurable Reference Process Models - Initial Insights
Enterprise Systems potentially lead to significant efficiency gains but require a well-conducted configuration process. A configurable reference modelling language based on the widely used EPC notation, which can be used to specify Configurable EPCs (C-EPCs), has been developed to support the task of Enterprise Systems configuration. This paper presents a laboratory experiment on C-EPCs and discusses empirical data on the comparison of C-EPCs to regular EPCs. Using the Method Adoption Model we report on modeller’s perceptions as to the usefulness and ease of use of C-EPCs, concluding that C-EPCs provide sufficient yet improvable conceptual support towards reference model configuration
A model-driven method for the systematic literature review of qualitative empirical research
This paper explores a model-driven method for systematic literature reviews (SLRs), for use where the empirical studies found in the literature search are based on qualitative research. SLRs are an important component of the evidence-based practice (EBP) paradigm, which is receiving increasing attention in information systems (IS) but has not yet been widely-adopted. We illustrate the model-driven approach to SLRs via an example focused on the use of BPMN (Business Process Modelling Notation) in organizations. We discuss in detail the process followed in using the model-driven SLR method, and show how it is based on a hermeneutic cycle of reading and interpreting, in order to develop and refine a model which synthesizes the research findings of previous qualitative studies. This study can serve as an exemplar for other researchers wishing to carry out model-driven SLRs. We conclude with our reflections on the method and some suggestions for further researc
Business Case Development for Inter-Organizational ES Implementations
This paper describes my PhD research on the development of business case guidelines that can be used for complex information system implementations, such as inter-organizational enterprise systems (ES). I identify problems and solutions related to the issue of estimating the costs and benefits of such complex implementations. Next to describing the research method used in my PhD project, I discuss what my research adds to the body of research and why this work is of interest for both the research community and practitioners
Tecnología de información y ventaja competitiva : el caso de los sistemas ERP en Chile
Este trabajo presenta un examen de los factores que anteceden la integración exitosa de una tecnología de
información, como son los sistemas ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning), y cuales de estos factores pueden
generar una ventaja competitiva sostenible para la empresa. El análisis se basa en un estudio empírico que
indagó el fenómeno de implantación exitosa de sistemas ERP en 72 grandes empresas chilenas y lo contrastó
con un modelo de investigación propuesto por los autores, utilizando para estos efectos la técnica PLS (Partial
Least Square) de modelado de ecuaciones estructurales. Basados en el enfoque conceptual de la teoría de
recursos y capacidades, los resultados de la investigación indican que el aprendizaje y la predisposición para el
cambio (en conjunción con los otros factores antecedentes del éxito de un sistema ERP y del propio ERP)
pueden ser fuentes de una ventaja competitiva sostenible.This paper presents an examination of the factors of successful integration of information technology, such as
ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning), and which of these factors can generate a sustainable competitive
advantage for the company. The analysis was based on an empirical study that researched the phenomenon of
successful implementation of ERP systems in 72 large companies in Chile and contrasted it with a model
proposed by the authors, using the technique of structural equation modeling PLS (Partial Least Square). Based
on the conceptual approach of resource-based view, research findings indicate that learning and readiness for
change (in conjunction with other factors to the success of an ERP system and his own ERP) can be sources a
sustainable competitive advantage
ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks: a literature review
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation is a complex and vibrant process, one that involves a combination of technological and organizational interactions. Often an ERP implementation project is the single largest IT project that an organization has ever launched and requires a mutual fit of system and organization. Also the concept of an ERP implementation supporting business processes across many different departments is not a generic, rigid and uniform concept and depends on variety of factors. As a result, the issues addressing the ERP implementation process have been one of the major concerns in industry. Therefore ERP implementation receives attention from practitioners and scholars and both, business as well as academic literature is abundant and not always very conclusive or coherent. However, research on ERP systems so far has been mainly focused on diffusion, use and impact issues. Less attention has been given to the methods used during the configuration and the implementation of ERP systems, even though they are commonly used in practice, they still remain largely unexplored and undocumented in Information Systems research. So, the academic relevance of this research is the contribution to the existing body of scientific knowledge. An annotated brief literature review is done in order to evaluate the current state of the existing academic literature. The purpose is to present a systematic overview of relevant ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks as a desire for achieving a better taxonomy of ERP implementation methodologies. This paper is useful to researchers who are interested in ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks. Results will serve as an input for a classification of the existing ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks. Also, this paper aims also at the professional ERP community involved in the process of ERP implementation by promoting a better understanding of ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks, its variety and history
Model-driven Enterprise Systems Configuration
Enterprise Systems potentially lead to significant efficiency gains but require a well-conducted configuration process. A promising idea to manage and simplify the configuration process is based on the premise of using reference models for this task. Our paper continues along this idea and delivers a two-fold contribution: first, we present a generic process for the task of model-driven Enterprise Systems configuration including the steps of (a) Specification of configurable reference models, (b) Configuration of configurable reference models, (c) Transformation of configured reference models to regular build time models, (d) Deployment of the generated build time models, (e) Controlling of implementation models to provide input to the configuration, and (f) Consolidation of implementation models to provide input to reference model specification. We discuss inputs and outputs as well as the involvement of different roles and validation mechanisms. Second, we present an instantiation case of this generic process for Enterprise Systems configuration based on Configurable EPCs
A Conceptual Model for Scholarly Research Activity
This paper presents a conceptual model for scholarly research
activity, developed as part of the conceptual modelling work
within the ???Preparing DARIAH??? European e-Infrastructures
project. It is inspired by cultural-historical activity theory,
and is expressed in terms of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference
Model, extending its notion of activity so as to also
account, apart from historical practice, for scholarly research
planning. It is intended as a framework for structuring and
analyzing the results of empirical research on scholarly practice
and information requirements, encompassing the full
research lifecycle of information work and involving both
primary evidence and scholarly objects; also, as a framework
for producing clear and pertinent information requirements,
and specifications of digital infrastructures, tools and services
for scholarly research. We plan to use the model to tag interview
transcripts from an empirical study on scholarly information
work, and thus validate its soundness and fitness for
purpose
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