Workshop for scholars interested in research at the intersection of management and information systems. Topics include publishing IS related research in management journals as well as publishing management related research in IS journals.
PDW #14882 (Program Session 437):
"Valuing the Strategic Contributions of Information Systems Research"
Link to the online program, overview below
Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 from 3:45 – 5:45 PM
Room 120 A, 100 Level (ground floor), Pennsylvania Convention Center
Sponsors: OCIS, BPS
Overview:
This workshop provides a format for both current and emerging scholars to discuss some of the provocative topics related to the proliferation and extension of strategic management theory to the information systems (IS) domain. This crossover research area involves both strategy scholars bringing information systems and technology contexts into their research as well as the widespread trend of management information systems (MIS) scholars leveraging strategic management's theories to ground their research. We highlight theoretical and empirical challenges with applying strategic management theory to IS and IT contexts. We discuss several approaches to refining and extending strategic management theory to better facilitate their application to IS research contexts and topics. We provide several perspectives from distinguished and emerging scholars for resolving some of these issues. We conclude with an open forum Q&A session with the presenters regarding suggestions and potential directions for future research in both the strategy and MIS domains.
Presenters / topics
| Paul Drnevich | Motivation for workshop Introduction of presenters and topics |
| David Croson | A theoretical perspective on why IT and strategy are so closely linked and will set forth key questions that a causal theory of IT as a driver of competitive advantage would answer |
| Gautam Ray | Integrating strategic management theory and expertise in the information systems context to create better understanding of how the investment in information technology (IT) translates to performance. Ambiguity about causal relationships regarding the impact of IT on firm performance. Process of value creation to explicate the mechanisms of value creation from IT. |
| Larry Tribble | Research on value creation and capture in IT outsourcing. Drivers of value based in the governance of the outsourcing arrangement, how firms derive value from the placement of IT inside or outside the firm, and how technology influences the theory of the firm. |
| Eric Larsen | How the IT organization supports and aligns with the strategies and characteristics of the corporation. Theory of IT organization needs to be considered in unison with the organization of the corporation and the development of IT-enabled business capabilities. |
| Sunil Mithas | IT beyond alignment – how IT complements, enables, and becomes one and the same with business practice. IT (and IT outsourcing) influences on the scope of the firm. |
| Paul Drnevich | Q&A, discussion, and wrap up |