IT与业务匹配中的信息化冲突探索

信息化冲突是企业信息技术(IT)与业务匹配中普遍存在的重要障碍之一。本文在对现有文献整理基础上,对IT与业务匹配中信息化冲突产生的原因进行了系统的分析,将信息化冲突划分为任务冲突和关系冲突两种类型,并对二者之间的关系进行了分析。从行为整合角度给出了解决信息化冲突的途径。     

“国外引进”还是“自主发展”？——对我国政府信息系统审计发展途径的探讨

对于我国政府信息系统审计发展途径这个问题,学界一直有着不同的看法,其中存在＂国外引进＂与＂自主发展＂两种典型的观点。事实上,单纯依靠＂国外引进＂是行不通的,＂自主发展＂虽然还存在很多问题,但却是最终发展的方向。因此当前除了对国外理论进行消化外,研究者和审计人员还需要不断探索、试错和创新,逐步形成适合我国现状的政府信息系统审计体系。     

联合国儿童基金会信息系统审计的实施与特点

信息系统审计是控制组织中信息系统风险、保证组织业务正常运行、实现业务目标和提高组织竞争力的重要途径。联合国儿童基金会的信息系统审计,调查总结了当前联合国儿童基金会信息系统的现状及实施信息系统审计的过程、内容和技术方法,体现了境外信息系统审计重视程序规范、重视绩效和审计沟通的特点。     

政府制度性资源与IT中小企业创新——相关研究述评与未来研究展望

文章系统梳理了政府制度性资源和IT中小企业创新的研究文献。首先立足于理论研究,总结了政府制度性资源的国内外理论流派,以及政府制度性资源如何影响企业创新的相关理论基础;其次归纳了前人的相关实证研究,分别从技术创新政策体系的实证研究、技术创新主体宏观层面的实证研究、技术创新主体微观层面的实证研究三方面进行综述;最后对相关领域研究前沿进行了展望,指出关注发展中国家情境因素、细分制度性资源种类、引入效果逻辑理论、关注制度交互等方面将是未来研究的突破口。     

制造商IT资源、合同治理与分销商渠道投机

从交易成本视角入手并结合信息系统相关研究,文章分析了制造商IT资源对其合同治理手段的影响,以及对分销商渠道投机的抑制作用。经由实地收集的数据实证检验发现：第一,制造商的IT设备越先进,越有助于其与分销商制定更细致的一般合同条款与意外情况合同条款。第二,制造商IT人员提供的支持越多,则越有助于其与分销商制定更细致的一般合同条款与意外情况条款。第三,只有更细致的一般合同条款可以有效地抑制分销商投机,但更细致的意外情况条款则无助于降低分销商的投机。最后,根据上述研究结论,文章给出了企业怎样使用IT资源来提高渠道合同控制效率的相关建议。     

企业信息技术匹配动态调整模式的多案例研究

不断变化的内外部环境使得企业需要不断调整才能实现信息技术与业务的动态匹配。应用案例研究方法,分析3家企业信息技术匹配的动态调整模式和匹配程度变化,并通过内外部环境分析确定信息技术匹配动态调整模式的影响因素。研究发现：①企业信息技术匹配动态调整存在理想轨迹、矛盾决策、过量改革及飘忽立场等4种基本模式;②动态调整后,企业信息技术匹配程度可能发生变化,这取决于调整前的信息技术匹配程度及其调整模式;③市场竞争激烈、国家政策支持、客户需求变化、企业认识变化、管理模式创新等因素影响企业选择信息技术匹配动态调整模式。基于3家中国企业的多案例分析结果,可为我国企业实现信息技术与业务动态匹配提供参考。     

基于灰色关联分析的企业IT应用水平提升路径研究

在实证调研的基础上,应用灰色关联理论,对企业的管理制度能力和流程管理能力与IT应用水平进行灰色关联分析,发现企业IT应用水平不同阶段,这两种能力与IT应用水平的关联度存在差异,表明企业IT应用发展规律在不同IT应用阶段相对应的制度能力和流程管理能力不同。由此,提出企业在选择提升IT应用水平路径上应当关注在不同时期与IT应用水平相对应的制度能力和流程管理能力的培育和强化。     

Does IT alignment between supply chain partners enhance customer value creation? An empirical investigation

In today's hypercompetitive market, a firm's individual efforts, by themselves, are not sufficient to respond to marketplace changes in a timely and effective manner. Rather, the firm must rely on its intermediaries and bundle their respective resources to create responsiveness and added value to customers. In this investigation, the authors draw on the relationship marketing literature and the resource-based perspective to examine how firms can increase their customer value creation by exploring two specific driving forces, i.e., strategic importance of supply chain partners and interfirm integration, and relationship-enabled responsiveness as the dynamic capabilities derived from the driving forces. Using the developed scales for customer value creation, hypotheses are tested on data collected from 184 firms. Results suggest that strategic importance of supply chain partners motivates interfirm integration, i.e., strategic collaboration and information technology alignment, setting the stage for enhanced relationship-enabled responsiveness, and subsequently, customer value creation for the firm.     

Health IT adoption,productivity and quality in primary care

Within the last decade, there has been a growing push towards the use of electronic medical records and health information technology (IT) within primary care physician practices. Despite financial subsidies, smaller practices remain reluctant to adopt these information systems. Using a nationally representative survey of physicians, this study explores the relationship between physician, practice and area attributes and the adoption of health IT systems. Controlling for these attributes, the analysis subsequently studies the relationship between health IT, physician productivity and perceived quality of care. It finds that smaller practices and physicians with lower incomes are less likely to adopt health IT systems and that adoption varies with the type of medical conditions the practice typically treats. With regards to productivity, health IT adopters are more likely to see fewer patients and spend a larger amount of time on each visit with marginal increases in time on administrative tasks and no differences in perceived ability to deliver quality health care.     

Liability of Foreignness of Emerging Market Firms: The Country of Origin Effect on Russian IT Companies

Foreign subsidiaries are considered to be at a disadvantage compared to domestic firms in foreign markets. The liability of foreignness (LOF) concept was first attempted in order to address the issue of these disadvantages. Although internationalization of emerging market firms (EMFs) is a very hot topic, there is very little research of LOF of EMFs. In this article, we investigate the sources of LOF and determine the extent of the country-of-origin (COO) effect on Russian IT firms. We also discuss how Russian firms may overcome the LOF, and we propose the mitigation strategies that will help them to decrease negative COO effect.