Evaluating IT Governance Structure Implementation in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region

© 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. IT governance (ITG) implementations in organizations started to gain momentum during the turn of the twenty first century mainly due to (but not limited to) the need for IT business alignment, better return of investment, effective utilization of IT and for a strategic direction of IT. This initially mandates to establish and implement a set of ITG structures in the organization to initiate, adopt, and implement relevant ITG frameworks to set in the motion of successful ITG implementation. While researchers have stated twelve relevant ITG structures that needs to be set in place, two questions remain in terms of the two factors namely \u27ease of implementation/use\u27 and \u27effectiveness\u27 of these ITG structures. With scant research in this domain, we explore the relationship of these two factors on the twelve ITG structures through a survey of senior managers involved in ITG domain in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. With diverse board and executive level cultures evident in different regions of the world, the adoption of these ITG frameworks and standards depend on the ITG practices being followed in each cultural context. The results thus assist organisations and ITG consultants in the GCC region to know the level of effectiveness of relevant ITG structures as well as the implementation effort required for these

Governing IT in HEIs: Systematic Mapping Review

Background: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are aware of the immense importance of achieving their strategic objectives to increase their impact on the society and to be competitive. As a board responsibility, information technology governance (ITG) plays an important role in the overall HEIs performance. Numerous HEIs are making great efforts to properly govern information technology (IT) by using ITG frameworks. Objectives: This study investigates the overall adoption of ITG frameworks in different HEIs through a systematic mapping review. Method: We analyzed forty relevant papers, filtered from 6 selected online libraries, and answered six research questions on ITG implementations at universities worldwide. Results: The results show an increasing number of publications on ITG usage in HEIs in the last decade. The largest number of applications is described in Asian countries, while the most popular used frameworks are COBIT, ISO versions, and in-house developed frameworks. Finally, we describe the top challenges and benefits of ITG implementation mentioned in research papers. Conclusion: This paper provides a deep insight into the level of integration of ITG in universities worldwide. The results will be presented to the involved stakeholders at our university to increase the awareness of ITG in HEIs and help its implementation process

Six degrees of early-stage ventures

Private markets investment volume and valuations exceed the level of the dot-com bubble (PwC and CBInsights, 2019). The available amount of capital surges as investors announce new multi-billion dollar funds (Kruppa, 2019). Even large, institutional funds in the Silicon Valley, who are used to investing in later stages, move upstream to invest in fledgling firms to achieve higher ownership and returns (Clark, 2019a). Despite the high private market liquidity, standing out from the crowd is critical and has become more difficult to achieve, even for innovative entrepreneurs (Planko et al., 2017). Curiously, venture capitalists who expect the latest technology and innovation from new ventures, did not themselves significantly innovate in their approach, including methods of evaluating ventures (Kupor, 2019). Few investors came up with new, differentiated investment strategies, one such example being data-driven investing (Pitchbook, 2018). Although venture capitalists seek to invest in firms which benefit substantially from the notion that “data is the new oil”, few practice to leverage data for their investment process (Parkins, 2017; Dance et al., 2018; Arroyo et al., 2019; Gompers et al., 2020). Instead, the overwhelming majority adheres to the motto “picking investments is an art, not science” and relies primarily on its networks as the most valuable resource (Bell, 2014; Huang and Pearce, 2015; Gompers et al., 2020). Venture capitalists’ focus on their social networks could not only negatively affect investment decisions and returns, but also promote group-think and stifle the progression of their investment thesis (Wuebker et al., 2015). Reviewing the previous works on entrepreneurship, venture evaluation, and venture capital revealed a significant gap in the literature. While investors and entrepreneurs depend heavily on their social networks, these networks play an insignificant role in venture evaluation. The existing frameworks are inadequate to accurately assess early-stage ventures and thus a rethink of methodology is needed to better capture the networked nature of today’s ventures (Miloud et al., 2012; Dusatkova and Zinecker, 2016). This thesis suggests a new perspective for early-stage venture evaluation, with particular focus on formalising the ventures’ social networks. Contributions made by this thesis are fourfold and relevant to entrepreneurs, investors, and academic theorists. Firstly, existing theories that explain venture fundraising success are expanded by adding a social network perspective. Secondly, this research provides a comprehensive overview of stakeholders’ roles and their constellation in social networks around the entrepreneurs and their ventures. Thirdly, for entrepreneurs, different modes of leveraging their social networks for critical business functions are identified. Lastly, an evaluation tool for venture capitalists to the investability of early-stage ventures is developed. In summary, results provide new insights into entrepreneurial strategies for leveraging social networks to enhance operations, differentiate from competitors, send positive signals to investors, and ultimately improve the venture’s assessment by the private market.EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP

Zukunft Lernwelt Hochschule: Perspektiven und Optionen für eine Neuausrichtung

Based on the findings of the college learning environment research project, this book includes a range of articles on the future of colleges focusing on organization, didactics, digital structures and physical learning or teaching spaces. In the future, a critical task will be establishing colleges as unified or integrated learning environments

Digitalisierung in Studium und Lehre gemeinsam gestalten

Der Open-Access-Band adressiert die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Digitalisierung für Studierende und Lehrende sowie für Support-Strukturen und Leitungen von Hochschulen in Deutschland. Thematische Schwerpunkte bilden die Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Hochschulstrategien im Kontext von regionalen, nationalen und internationalen Netzwerken sowie die Förderung von Schlüsselkompetenzen durch innovative Lehr-Lern-Formate. Der Band versammelt 33 Beiträge von Expert*innen aus der Community des Hochschulforums Digitalisierung, deren Mitglieder die digitale Transformation in der Hochschulbildung auf vielfältige Weise gemeinsam gestalten. Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch. Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch. ; Der Open-Access-Band adressiert die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Digitalisierung für Studierende und Lehrende sowie für Support-Strukturen und Leitungen von Hochschulen in Deutschland. Thematische Schwerpunkte bilden die Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Hochschulstrategien im Kontext von regionalen, nationalen und internationalen Netzwerken sowie die Förderung von Schlüsselkompetenzen durch innovative Lehr-Lern-Formate. Der Band versammelt 33 Beiträge von Expert*innen aus der Community des Hochschulforums Digitalisierung, deren Mitglieder die digitale Transformation in der Hochschulbildung auf vielfältige Weise gemeinsam gestalten

The Whitworthian 2006-2007

The Whitworthian student newspaper, September 2006-May 2007.https://digitalcommons.whitworth.edu/whitworthian/1091/thumbnail.jp

Erramu Boneta. Festschrift for Rudolf P. G. de Rijk

Índice / Aurkibidea / Index / Sommaire:- Basque verbal morphology: redefining cases.- Periklesen hitzaldia (Hilen alde egina, Tuzididesek dakarrenez, II. Liburua, 35-46).- Arabako euskal testu zahar gehiago: Gamarra eta Luzuriaga, XVII. mendeko bi Arabarren lekukotza.- Hizketa formula ohikoak.- The functional structure of the Basque noun phrase.- Hitz elkarketa, argumentu egitura eta theta-rolak.- Amerindian tribal names in North America of possible Basque origin.- Napoleon-en kontrako Salvat Monho-ren zenbait bertso.- Tipología de las cláusulas relativas en las lenguas eslavas: el caso del checo.- Suppletion in the old Basque verb “to give”.- On the (im)possibility of prosodic focus marking in embedded context in Northern Bizkaian Basque.- Linking language-particular morphology with Universal Syntax.- Sobre variación lingüística.- Bare indefinites and distribitivity in Basque.- Komunztadura bikoitza eta lekualdatzea.- Euskal gramatika puntu batez: ahalaz eta ezinaz.- Los inicios de la vascología en Holanda.- Nota sobre las inscripciones ibéricas de Aubagnan.- On the position of the auxiliary in O’odham.- Laxotik errabotera.- Regarding Basque postpositions and related matters.- Artzibarko etxe-izenen inguruan.- Euskararen hasperena ikuspegi tipologiko eta diakronikotik.- Zenbatzeko sistemen inguruan.- Ergatiboa definitzen: lehenengo saioa gramatika sortzailean.- Etimologiae (proto)uasconicae LXV.- Egitura desberdina duten “antzeko” perpaus batzuen inguruan.- Aposizioa euskal hitz-elkarteetan.- De l’usage de l’étrangeté syntaxique.- Palatalization revisited: bustidura adieraz garriaren estatusaz ohar batzuk.- Focus of correction and remnant movement in Basque.- Aldi, bide, kide, erdi-arzizkiak?- On the relativisation of the “highest subject position”.- Konposizionalitatea.- Datibo-markazioa.- Hausnarketa batzuk euskararen egoeraren inguruan.- Infinitival complementation in Basque.- Euskal hiztegigintzaren historiarako oharrak.- Hiztegi Hirukoitza-ren kanpoko eta barruko historiaz

GVSU Press Releases, 1973

A compilation of press releases for the year 1973 submitted by University Communications (formerly News & Information Services) to news agencies concerning the people, places, and events related to Grand Valley State University