Organizational determinants of IS performance- a strategic profile perspective

As a strategic resource, an organization\u27s information system (IS) often determines its competitive advantage. Literature have indicated that many organizational factors influence IS performance. However, the effects of these factors may be different for organizations with different distin ctive information management (IM) strategies. This applies the methodology developed by Sabherwal and Chan (2001) to convert organizational strategic profiles to Miles and Snow (1978) typology, validates the methodology and examines the impact of a set of organizational variables on IS performance in each IM strategic profile type. Managerial implications of the findings are also discussed

Exploring the Impact of Technostress on Productivity

Based on empirical survey data. this study uses concepts from socio-technical theory to explore the effects of information and computer technology (ICT) created stress. that is, technostress on productivity. The paper first explains the different ways in which ICT can create stress in users, and identifies factors that create technostress. Then, it establishes relationship among technostress creators and individual productivity, Structural equation modeling is used to analyze the data and test hypothesis. The results support the hypothesized relationship and have valuable implications for management in dealing with technology related stress issues among employee

How End-User Characteristics Affect Technostress: An Exploratory Investigation

Individuals in organizations experience stress as a result of their use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This is termed as technostress. Individual characteristics form an important set of factors that influence technostress, and understanding them is important for developing organizational mechanisms for effecting appropriate adjustments in managing technostress. This paper explores the relationship between three individual characteristics – confidence in using computers, computer literacy, and experience in using computers – and technostress. The results show that a higher value of these characteristics, largely leads to lower technostress

Achieving Mass Customization Through Modularity-Based Manufacturing Practices: A Customer-Driven Perspective

As uncertainty in markets and technology intensifies, organizations are adopting modularity-based manufacturing practices to achieve mass customization and cope with demands for increasingly customized products. Modularity-standardization and substitution principle to product and process design to create modular components and processes that can be configured into a wide range of end products to meet specific customer needs. This study defines customer closeness and modularity-based manufacturing develops instruments to measure these factors, builds a framework that relates customer closeness, modularity-based manufacturing practices, and mass customization, and tests structural relationships in this framework using LISREL

Information Management Strategic Profile and IS Performance - An Empirical Investigation

Literature indicate many organizational factors influence IS performance. However, the effects of these factors may be different for organizational factors influence IS performance. However, the effects of these factors may be different for organizations with distinctive information management (IM) strategies. This paper applies the methodology developed by Sabherwal and Chan (2001) to identify IM strategic profiles based on Miles and Snow (1978) typology and examines the impact of a set of organizational variables on IS performance in each IM strategic profile type. Managerial implications of the findings are also discussed

A Path Analytical Study of the Effect of Top Management Support for IS

The strategic use of information systems (IS) has become a vital aspect of business strategy. Companies have tried to differentiate themselves based on their use and adaptation of new technology. To accomplish this, top management support has become an integral part of the IS function. The literature has conceptually supported this notion, but empirical evidence has been lacking. This paper develops a framework for the support from top management (TMS Model) as well as empirically tests the relationship between top management support, the IS function, and IS performance with structural equation modeling, with the results supporting the direct and indirect relationship of top management support and IS performance

The impact of supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and organizational performance,”

Abstract Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance since competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. This research conceptualizes and develops five dimensions of SCM practice (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing, and postponement) and tests the relationships between SCM practices, competitive advantage, and organizational performance. Data for the study were collected from 196 organizations and the relationships proposed in the framework were tested using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that higher levels of SCM practice can lead to enhanced competitive advantage and improved organizational performance. Also, competitive advantage can have a direct, positive impact on organizational performance

The impact of supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and organizational performance

Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance since competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. This research conceptualizes and develops five dimensions of SCM practice (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing, and postponement) and tests the relationships between SCM practices, competitive advantage, and organizational performance. Data for the study were collected from 196 organizations and the relationships proposed in the framework were tested using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that higher levels of SCM practice can lead to enhanced competitive advantage and improved organizational performance. Also, competitive advantage can have a direct, positive impact on organizational performance.Supply chain management Competitive advantage Organizational performance Structural equation modeling

Improving end-user satisfaction through technostress prevention:some empirical evidences

Emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) make it possible for many business end-users to get connected anytime, anywhere. While the pervasive new ICTs have the potential to offer significant end-user performance gains, they also bring some negative side effects such as technostress: a cognitive reaction that an individual experiences when he or she is unable to cope with or adapt to new ICT. Given the importance of end-user satisfaction (EUS) to system success, this paper attempts to explore the impact of a set of technostress creators on EUS, and the effect of some technostress inhibiting mechanisms (e.g. end-user training, end-user help-desk and end-user involvement) on alleviating the negative impact of technostress on EUS. Empirical data were collected through questionnaire survey to help answer the research question

A path analytic study of the effect of top management support for information systems performance

Information systems (IS) have become a vital component of an organization's competitive practices. Organizations have tried to differentiate themselves based on their use and adaptation of new information technology. Top management support (TMS) is a significant factor in influencing the effectiveness of the IS function in an organization. The literature has conceptually supported this notion, but empirical evidence has been sparse. This paper develops a two-tiered framework for studying the relationship between top management support, the IS function, and IS performance. This conceptual model was empirically tested using structural equation modeling based on data collected through a survey instrument. The results support the direct and indirect relationships depicted in the model between top management support and IS performance.Top management Information systems technology Structural equation modeling Path analysis