• TUCS Publication Series
• How to Publish in TUCS Series
• Publication Search
• Publication Graph
• Publication Input
• Publication Input Guide
• JuFo Browser

Maintaining a New Equilibrium with a Dynamic Political Approach for SISP in Organizational Networks

Ton Spil, Hannu Salmela, Maintaining a New Equilibrium with a Dynamic Political Approach for SISP in Organizational Networks. In: Proceedings of the 29th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS 29), August 12-15, 2006, Helsingør, Denmark, 2006.

Abstract:

Strategic alliances, partnerships, coalitions, franchises, consortia, mergers, acquisitions and many other network forms are common practice these days. Although many researchers showed the problems involved, especially in non-hierarchical networks, the networking society is growing rapidly. Existing methods for Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) are based on the assumption that planning takes place inside a single organization. This research asks, how the planning processes need to be adapted, if they were to be applied in a network context. The paper draws from corporate strategy, business transformation and information strategy background disciplines in order to identify differences between a single organisation and a network. Based on this review it is argued that on a network level, strategic IS planning should rely on a dynamic planning process, to deal with the inherently evolutionary nature of strategy formation in networks. Secondly, the study shows that contractual governance needs to be attended in Inter-Organizational SISP especially in combination with the authorization or maintaining process. By lack of hierarchy it is far more difficult to implement the contribution of the planning process. Our advice is to use a dynamic political approach.

BibTeX entry:

@INPROCEEDINGS{inpSpSa06a,
  title = {Maintaining a New Equilibrium with a Dynamic Political Approach for SISP in Organizational Networks},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 29th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS 29), August 12-15, 2006, Helsingør, Denmark},
  author = {Spil, Ton and Salmela, Hannu},
  year = {2006},
}

Belongs to TUCS Research Unit(s): Network Economics Institute

Edit publication