57 research outputs found
Assessing the Role of Executive Involvement and Information Needs as Socio-Technical Determinants of Governance in IIS Success
This paper systematically assesses two determinants of governance in IIS initiatives: information needs and executive involvement. As literature suggests and our hypotheses imply, those determinants are perceived to hold close relationships to the success of information sharing and collaboration initiatives through the mediation of governance mechanisms. By taking a quantitative stand to a US-based national survey data, we use structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques to verify to what extent those determinants are significantly associated with governance. We also propose a framework to explain the relative relevance of these two variables in determining the success of IIS (Information Integration and Sharing) project using governance as a mediator. Overall, this study puts the concept of governance in perspective, opening paths to expand theoretical and conceptual boundaries associated to the role it plays on the success of IIS in the public sector
Understanding the determinants of success in inter-organizational information sharing initiatives: results from a national survey
Inter-organizational collaboration and information sharing have the potential of generating great benefits to government agencies and other social actors dealing with complex public problems. However, these initiatives have proved to be difficult to implement and important challenges have been identified in previous studies. Existing literature deals with challenges and enablers as important success factors for inter-organizational information sharing initiatives. Most of this research is based on cases and there are few quantitative empirical studies about this topic. Based on a national survey of government managers in two policy domains, this study starts filling this gap by systematically identifying some important determinants of the success of inter-organizational information sharing initiatives through quantitative empirical analysis. Our analysis suggests four factors as the key determinants of inter-organizational information sharing success. We found that the following variables are statistically significant and clearly influence the success of inter-organizational information sharing initiatives: (1) availability of financial resources, (2) formally appointed project managers, (3) technical compatibility and (4) standards. As mentioned before, this is one of the first quantitative explorations and testing of success factors of inter-organizational information sharing in government settings and additional research is clearly needed
Challenges to Developing Interoperable Data Architecture to Support Sustainable Consumption and Sustainable Supply Chains
This chapter focuses on the identification of key challenges to building a data architecture to improve sustainability in supply chains as well as providing consumers with better information for decision support. The chapter builds on the trends of sustainable consumption and sustainable supply chain management and incorporates the views of key stakeholders in the coffee supply chain that we interviewed. Key challenges relate to accuracy and credibility of data in the system, to the availability of technical expertise and infrastructure across the supply chain, as well as with legal aspects related to data ownership, privacy, and confidentiality. Finally, finding appropriate ways of funding the architecture constitutes another important challenge
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