The Efficacy of the “Big Data” Syndrome and Organizational Information Governance

This paper addresses the challenge of big data for the design of organisations in governance. Big data refers to the availability to organisations of massive amounts of heterogeneous and continuously updated information. Practitioners agree that the availability of such information creates challenges and opportunities for organiations that have never been seen before. The article presented here takes up this challenge and discusses avenues for future research and practice on organsiation design in the era of big data. The importance of digital technologies for social and economic developments and a growing focus on data collection and privacy concerns have made the internet a salient and visible issue in global politics. Surprisingly, little research has explored questions about the relations between business, governance and the internet. Government organisations are feverishly exploring ways of taking advantage of the big data phenomenon. This paper seeks to expand our knowledge of the intersections between business management, global governance and the digital domain

An Examination of the Role of vCISO in SMBs: An Information Security Governance Exploration

Information security threats and their associated breaches are exponentially growing, with millions of records containing personally identified information released to the public each year. Cyber incidents targeting businesses nearly doubled in US past 6 years, with more than 130 large-scale targeted breaches per year in U.S. In the first half of 2020, 36 billion records were exfiltrated by external hackers, with the average cost to recover from a cyber-attack averaging $21.00 per record. While Small and Mid-sized Businesses (SMBs) attempt to stay ahead of this growing trend and protect organizational data, they have specific behaviors that do not affect larger organizations. The four behaviors (non-strategic executive-level sponsorship, apathetic risk management procedures, constrained resources, and non-existent technical skills) are identified in the literature and recognized within the small to midsized industry. If not correctly identified and remediated, these behaviors may impede the businesses from protecting information assets and achieve a mature level of information security governance. To assist organizations in achieving information security governance, the literature identifies five domains that all organizations should possess for organizational alignment and governance maturity. These governance domains are Strategic Alignment, Value Delivery, Risk Management, Performance Measurement, and Resource Management. However, extant literature does not align the five governance domains with the small to midsized business behaviors, nor provide a solution to assist SMBs in achieving information security governance. The literature review focused on four main aspects that are relevant to the study: SMB Characteristics, Virtual Leadership, Information Security Governance, and Information Security program. Previous research identified how similar organizations utilized virtual leadership positions to overcome SMB behaviors to attain organizational business requirements but did not identify virtual positions that can assist SMBs with information security governance. To bridge this gap, this study explored a recent phenomenon, identified as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO), that can align the SMB behaviors with the five governance domains and provide a viable solution for SMBs to achieve Information Security Governance within the identified behaviors. Specifically, this qualitative exploratory study interviewed six vCISOs and 14 companies to examine the role the vCISO provided in bridging SMB’s organizational behaviors with the five Information Security Governance domains

Towards Semantic Knowledge Maps Applications: Modelling the Ontological Nature of Data and Information Governance in a R&D Organization

In organizational management, it is highly recommended that data and information be adequately prepared to match the knowledge needed to be used in decision‐making processes. However, faced with the paradigm of complexity that currently dictates the dynamics of modern organizations, there is still a search for operational solutions that allow agility and flexibility to corporate information flows to meet that desired condition. In this context, the concept of data and information governance presents itself as a fundamental premise because it systematizes, reorganizes and reorients each element of the organizational system (people, processes, structures, etc.) without losing the notion of its contexts and causalities. For this, in the conceptual modelling of governance, the concept of systemism arises to support the balance between holistic and reductionist approaches, inherent in management processes, but often considered antagonistic or contradictory. The present chapter presents and discusses a data and information governance model for research and development (R&D) organizations. The model is based upon the concepts of data, information and knowledge life cycles and knowledge mapping, recovering and valuing the ontological nature of the elements of the system under analysis and constructing a pragmatic proposal for corporate application and operation

Pengaruh Good Governance, Kualitas Sumber Daya Manusia, Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi dan Pengendalian Intern terhadap Kinerja Organisasi (Studi pada Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti)

This study aims to determine the effect of Good Governance, the Quality of Human Resources, and Information Technology Utilization Internal Control Performance Against Local Government Organisation. The population in this study was 28 SKPD in Kepulauan Meranti. Sampling technique is purposive sampling technique. Data analysis techniques to test hypotheses using multiple analysis approach. These results indicate that good governance affects the tcount> ttable 2.063> 2.009, Quality of Human Resources have significant influence with t value> ttabel 7.447> 2.009, a significant effect on Information Technology Utilization to the value t count> t table 2.076> 2.009 and Control Internal significant effect with the value t count> t table 2.491> 2.009 on the performance of the organization. While the R-square value that is equal to 0.748, which means 74.8% of the independent variable in this study could affect the dependent variable. While the remaining 25.2% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study as leadership styles, organizational culture budget participation, the application of accounting information, communication, means of support, organizational commitment, organizational communication, leadership, implementation of decentralized organizational structure characteristics of the budget, the budget clarity, feedback budget, and budget evaluation.Keywords: Good Governance, Human Resources Quality, Information Technology, Internal Control, and Performance

The Study of Relationship among Ethical Leadership and Organizational Performance in Corporate Governance in the Public and Private Sectors of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Gradually and progressively corporate governance is diverting world’s attention towards itself, not solely because nowadays we live are living in societies that need to be governed properly but more by virtue of this world been converted into a global village, so this research is conducted to find out the relationship of ethical leadership with corporate governance practices. The instrument used for collecting the required information was questionnaire developed by Wu (2006). Descriptive statistics, regression and correlation were used for the purpose of data analysis. Results obtained showed positive relationship between ethical leadership, corporate governance practices and organizational performance. Keywords: Corporate governance practices, ethical leadership, organizational performance

Knowledge Management, the Role of Strategic Partners, Good Corporate Governance and Their Impact on Organizational Performance

Abstract. This study aims to examine the role of knowledge management, the role ofstrategic partners, and good corporate governance and their impact on the performanceof hospital organizations. Knowledge management consists of knowledge managementenablers (strategy and leadership, organizational culture, information technology, andorganizational information systems), and knowledge management processes(socialization, externalization, combination and internalization). An approach that refersto agency theory and knowledge-based theory is used to explain the performance ofhospital organizations. The survey was conducted by distributing questionnaires to thelevel of managers and directors at the hospital. The data analysis technique used is astructural equation modelling (SEM) approach. The results show that knowledgemanagement enabler is able to encourage the role of knowledge management processesthat influence improving organizational performance. The role of doctors as strategicpartners has a significant effect on corporate governance. The results also prove the goodcorporate governance has a significant effect on organizational performanc

ONE SIZE FITS ALL? THE CONTINGENT ROLE OF CENTRALITY IN IT NETWORK GOVERNANCE

Inter-organizational collaboration in terms of co-creation, co-development, and co-innovation relies heavily on integrated information systems that support reciprocal relations among member organizations. Ensuring desirable behavior in the use of these inter-organizational IT resources is subject to the emerging research on IT network governance. While past studies have concentrated on singular governance arrangements, there is no study that examines the fit of governance choice and internal and external network factors on governance effectiveness. This paper contributes with a characterization of IT network governance arrangements along the degree of centralization of IT-related decision making. Three archetypes are distinguished: a decentralized mode, a hybrid mode, and a centralized mode. Moreover, a contingency model is developed proposing effective governance arrangements according to six contingency variables. A multiple case study methodology is applied with five case sides for validation. Our data indicate support for both the theoretical archetypes and the contingency model. The results suggest that network size, network structure centralization, functional diversity, network trust, IT infusion, and IT competence are important contingencies for the understanding of effective IT network governance arrangements. This research is a first step into a contingent perspective on inter-organizational IT governance arrangements

The organizational implementation of information systems: towards a new theory

This dissertation provides fundamental conceptual building blocks for a new theory of IS implementation. The main argument presented is for a new perspective to supplement and complement the main existing perspectives on IS implementation: the technological determinist perspective, the managerial imperative perspective, and the socio-technical interactionist perspective. in this the research seeks to overcomes identified shortcomings of these existing approaches to understanding IS implementation. The research methodology emphasizes multidisciplinary theory-building, based on the resource-based approach to strategy, using autopoiesis as the key organizational epistemology. The research explores the concept of organizational climate dimensions as the shapers of organizational contexts, and relates these to information systems research in implementation. The new perspective developed emphasizes managerial action and organizational contexts as a mid-level approach, bridging the gap between top-down, rationalist methods and bottom-up, emergent approaches. Based on this conceptual framework, the context for IS corporate governance is operationalized and presented as a causal model with five independent variables - IS Intent, Discipline, Trust, Support and Structural IS-related factors and one independent variable. IS-Organizational Learning. Data collection is carried out in large Portuguese companies by means of a postal questionnaire. The empirical data is supplemented by five short case studies. The key conclusions of the thesis are: (1) The duality managerial action - organizational contexts opens up whole new possibilities for research and practice of IS implementation. (2) The use of the notion of organizational contexts dimensions as a research tool allows the analysis to go deeper than the vague generalization about organizations found in most current literature. (3) The use of quantitative methods to investigate IS-related organizational contexts is not suitable, except for descriptive purposes; semi-structured interviews and in-depth case studies are recommended. (4) Two specific dimensions of IS-related contexts are suggested as topics for further investigation: IS Intent and IS structural factors

J Public Health Manag Pract

ContextIntegrating longitudinal data from community-based organizations (e.g., physical activity programs) with electronic health record information can improve capacity for childhood obesity research.ObjectiveA governance framework that protects individual privacy, accommodates organizational data stewardship requirements, and complies with laws and regulations was developed and implemented to support the harmonization of data from disparate clinical and community information systems.Participants and SettingThrough the Childhood Obesity Data Initiative (CODI), five Colorado-based organizations collaborated to expand an existing distributed health data network (DHDN) to include community-generated data and assemble longitudinal patient records for research.DesignA governance workgroup expanded an existing DHDN governance infrastructure with CODI-specific data use and exchange policies and procedures that were codified in a governance plan and a delegated-authority, multi-party, reciprocal agreement.ResultsA CODI governance workgroup met from 1/2019 to 3/2020 to conceive an approach, develop documentation, and coordinate activities. Governance requirements were synthesized from the CODI use case and a customized governance approach was constructed to address governance gaps in record linkage, a procedure to request data, and harmonizing community and clinical data. A Master Sharing and Use Agreement (MSUA) and Memoranda of Understanding were drafted and executed to support creation of linked longitudinal records of clinical- and community-derived childhood obesity data. Further, a multi-party, infrastructure protocol was approved by the local institutional review board (IRB) to expedite future CODI research by simplifying IRB research applications.ConclusionCODI implemented a clinical-community governance strategy that built trust between organizations and allowed efficient data exchange within a DHDN. A thorough discovery process allowed CODI stakeholders to assess governance capacity and reveal regulatory and organizational obstacles so that the governance infrastructure could effectively leverage existing knowledge and address challenges. The MSUA and complementary governance documents can inform similar efforts.CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States

Influence of Good Corporate Governance, Organizational Commitmen and Perception of Credit Makers in the Use of Accounting Information on the Effectiveness of Decision Making of People’s Business Loans

The purpose of this study is to find and analyze the influence of good corporate governance, organizational commitment and perception of credit makers in the use of accounting information on the effectiveness of decision making of people’s business loans of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Limited Liability Company) Tbk. in Bali. This research uses saturated sampling method.  Sample in this research are the Branch Head, Supporting Branch Head and Marketing Manager of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Limited Liability Company) Tbk. in Bali. Data collection method used is with questionnaire and data analysis using multiple linear regression. The empirical test results prove that good corporate governance has a positive effect on the effectiveness of decision making of people’s business credit. The organization commitment has positive effect on the effectiveness of decision making people’s business credit. The perception of credit decision makers in the use of accounting information on the effectiveness of decision making of people’s business credit. This means that the better implementation of good corporate governance, the higher organization commitment and the better the perception of credit decision makers in the use of accounting information the more appropriate the decision making of the people’s business credit. Keywords: Good Corporate Governance, Organizational Commitment, Perception of Credit Makers in the use of Accounting Informatio