An investigation on the effect of IT management capabilities on role performance of senior IT executives

This paper presents an empirical investigation to study the effects of information management (IT) on senior IT executives. The population of the survey includes all senior IT executives who work for different banks in Iran. The study adopts a questionnaire developed by Chen and Wu (2011) [Chen, Y. C., & Wu, J. H. (2011). IT management capability and its impact on the performance of a CIO. Information & Management, 48(4), 145-156.]. The study investigates whether CIOs’ superior IT competency and CIO's superior management are positively associated with IT management activity effectiveness. In addition, the study investigates whether a higher level of IT management activity effectiveness is positively associated with CIO role performance. Using structural equation modeling, the study has confirmed three hypotheses of the survey

The CIO role expectations instrument: validation and model testing

The validation of IS instruments has not been given the attention that it deserves. This study uses component-based structural equation modelling (PLS/SEM) to investigate the psychometric properties and possible modelling of the CIO role expectations instrument based on data obtained from 174 Australian CIOs. Results show that the CIO role expectation instrument has exhibited solid validity and reliability indices despite some minor weaknesses. The results also demonstrate the possibility to model the constructs of this instrument in different null and hierarchical models, and the validity of this instrument to measure the CIO role in different types of industries not just the healthcare sector in which it was developed. The results provide support for CIO role theory on two central issues: (1) CIOs are fulfilling a configuration of roles not just one specific role (2) the CIO roles can be grouped into two major categories: supply side roles and demand side roles

The Chief of Information Offices -- performance, skills and job demands

This paper presents a research on the relationship between CIO performance and the CIO skills and CIO job demands. The CIO´s literature has many researches about the desirable or expected CIO skills, and few papers about the influence of organizational characteristics on CIO profile. The main contribution of this paper is to analyse the moderator effect of CIO job demands on the relationship between CIO skills and CIO performance. In order to describe this moderator effect, three hypothesis about the dimensions of three concepts are presented. A survey will collect the CIO perceptions about these three concepts. The collected data should be analysed by structural equation modelling

Environmental modelling of the Chief Information Officer

Since the introduction of the term in the 1980’s, the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has been widely researched. Various perceptions and dimensions of the role have been explored and debated. However, the explosion in data proliferation (and the inevitable resulting information fuelled change) further complicates organisational expectations of the CIOs role. If organisations are to competitively exploit the digital trend, then those charged with recruiting and developing CIOs now need to be more effective in determining (and shaping) CIO traits and attributes, within the context of their own organisational circumstances and in line with stakeholder expectations. CIOs also need to determine their own suitability and progression within their chosen organisation if they are to remain motivated and effective. Before modelling the role of the future CIO, it is necessary to synthesise our current knowledge (and the lessons learnt) about the CIO. This paper, therefore, aims to identify and summate the spectrum of key researched ‘themes’ pertaining to the role of the CIO. Summating previous research, themes are modelled around four key CIO ‘dimensions’, namely (1) Impacting factors, (2) Controlling factors (3) Responses and (4) CIO ‘attributes’. Having modelled the CIOs current environment, and recognising the evolving IT enabled information landscape, the authors call for further research to inform the recruitment and development of the future CIO in terms of personal attributes and the measurable impact such attributes will have on their respective organisation

An Empirical Study of Technological Innovations in the Field of Accounting - Boon or Bane

In this paper researchers make an attempt by doing intense work that how technological innovations make jobs of accountant so easy from their routine jobs from posting to generating accounting statements etc. with the help of available software and technology in accounting field.Technological innovations have changed an obstructed job of accountant into easier one and that too rapid and accurate, with these developments researchers have found and witnessed that it has affected erstwhile as it has restricted entry for so many into an accounting field  as jobs of accountants have shrunk and in few hands who are technology accelerators and technology driven.Researchers have shown how technology has affected the outcome and impact on business in terms of accuracy, pace and swiftness.Researchers have made an attempt to explore various cause and effect relationship between available software in accounting, technology and accountants.In their intense and in depth research we have designed questionnaire comprised of many questions in which respondents are selected from top management, employees and included job seekers too in order to receive their unbiased responses during primary data collection.Wherever found necessary researchers have taken secondary data also to make study more accurate, interesting and feasible

CIOCB: A framework of competences for the Chief Information Officer - Preliminary study

The role of the Chief Information Officer and the expectations about its performance have undergone significant changes in recent years. This transformation was not only driven by the evolution of information technologies and information systems but was also due to its growing importance within organizations. The integration of the information systems manager into the top management team in many organizations also had a direct impact on the profile and competences required to carry out its activities. A review on the set of competences currently required from these managers is therefore required. This research-in-progress paper proposes a framework, named CIOCB, which identifies a broad set of competences needed for the Chief Information Officer.- (undefined

Identifying factors in the relationship between top management and IS personnel

Permanent development of new technologies, growing expectations of customers and constant struggle for surviving in the market are forcing companies to develop business innovations including innovative information systems in order to obtain competitive advantages. However, consequences of implementing them in inefficient relationship between top management and IS personnel are often neglected. There are still numerous failed IS implementation projects due to failed attempts to align business and IS spheres in the companies. Neglecting the gap between top management and IS personnel can cause severe consequences. The purpose of this research is thus to ease the understanding of the relationship between top management and IS personnel and to define key factors that are important in this relationship. 221 CIOs and 93 CEOs agreed to participate in the research and the responses were compared reciprocally. The result of the empirical investigation reveals the existence of nine factors that are important in the business-IS relationship with seven factors being perceived differently by the top management and IS management and thus causing the gap in the business-IS relationship

How Chief Information Officer Drives Innovation?

Owing to today’s global digital economy, information technology (IT) executives, namely Chief Information Officers (CIOs), play a crucial role in bridging the business and IT by exploiting IT as a strategic differentiator. Equipped with technical background, CIOs are well-positioned to help the firm to gather and utilize information to explore and exploit innovation. The study aims to investigate whether CIOs contributes to a firm’s innovative search. We examine the long-term effects of CIO appointment on the return on innovation investment through research and development (R&D) activities. By employing patent data and a matched sample of U.S. firms between 1995 and 2010, we show that CIO appointment is positively associated with future innovation efficiency. In particular, we find that CIOs in IT firms exerts a stronger influence on the pursuit of innovation. Taken together, our results shed light on the strategic role of CIO in cultivating firm’s innovation capability

INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN THE LAST DECADE: NEW ADVANCEMENTS AND BLUE OCEAN OPPORTUNITIES

Information Systems (IS) strategic leadership literature is an important research stream in the IS field. Chief Information Officers (CIO) are central to this literature, with several themes discussing the roles, characteristics, effectiveness, CIO/TMT relationships, and organizational impact of CIOs. This paper discusses the IS leadership literature in last decade (2007-2017) with the objectives of synthesizing the recent articles, identifying new emerging themes, and presenting opportunities for “Blue Ocean” research. We argue that more research is still needed in this field, and potential contributions for both academia and practice are great

CIO Leadership Characteristics and Styles

Although studies targeting CIO’s leadership characteristics are numerous, studies examining CIOs’ leadership styles are scarce. Today’s CIOs are often members of the firm’s C-level executive team with a wide range of leadership capabilities and characteristics that are not much different from those of the CEOs. What, then, are the characteristics and leadership styles for those CIOs? This literature review study attempts to answer those two questions by examining prior research on these topics. First, we examine prior literature identifying all studied characteristics and then, propose four categories to group them into meaningful sets. Second, we identify what leadership styles are used by researchers. And while the general leadership field has been evolving over the past twenty years shifting its focus and introducing new leadership styles, CIOs\u27 leadership research is still entrapped in the old school of thinking. Consequently, we intend to stimulate new thinking about studying CIOs’ characteristics and styles