作者:Karhade, Prasanna; Shaw, Michael J.; Subramanyam, Ramanath
作者单位:Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
摘要:Questions pertaining to the locus of information systems (IS) governance have been extensively examined in existing research. However, questions pertaining to the decision rationale applied for IS portfolio prioritization (why are certain initiatives approved, and why are certain others rejected), noted to be a critical component of IS governance, need further investigation. We submit that the IS strategy of a firm is likely to explain the decision rationale it applies to IS portfolio prioriti...
作者:Grover, Varun; Lyytinen, Kalle
作者单位:Clemson University; University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University
摘要:The dominant way of producing knowledge in information systems (IS) seeks to domesticate high-level reference theory in the form of mid-level abstractions involving generic and atheoretical information technology (IT) components. Enacting such epistemic scripts squeezes IS theory to the middle range, where abstract reference theory concepts are directly instantiated or slightly modified to the IS context, whereas IT remains exogenous to theory by being treated as an independent variable, media...