Expanding the Value from Outsourcing: the Role of Engagement Mechanisms...
A Research Briefing on the topics of: IT Governance authored by: Nils O. Fonstad
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A Research Briefing on the topics of: Design/Management of the IT Unit authored by: Jeanne W. Ross, Inna Sverdlova
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A Research Briefing on the topics of: Business Models authored by: Peter Weill, Thomas Malone, Richard K. Lai, Victoria T. D'Urso, George Herman, Thomas Apel, Stephanie L. Woerner
View ArticleIT Assets, Organizational Capabilities and Firm Performance: Do Resource...
Despite evidence of a positive relationship between IT investments and firm performance, results still vary across firms and performance measures. We explore two organizational explanations for this...
View ArticleTurnaround at Aetna: The IT Factor (Working Paper)
In 2005 Aetna, a leading health insurance company, completed a dramatic business turnaround of five years under new top management leadership. The case describes the role of IT in the business and the...
View ArticleAllstate Insurance Company: Building the Capability for IT-enabled Change...
Senior managers in the claims organization of Allstate's property-casualty insurance business became increasingly aware of the importance and difficulties of implementing new IT-enabled process change...
View ArticleTransforming a Company, Project by Project: The IT Engagement Model (Working...
An eternal dilemma for Information Technology (IT) Departments is how to achieve company-wide strategies while simultaneously responding to urgent requests from business units to implement dozens or...
View ArticleGemstar-TV Guide International: IT Governance in a Technology Business...
In 2006 Gemstar-TV Guide had evolved from print and early electronic media for distributing television listings to a diverse and changing set of services on such platforms as wireless and Internet. The...
View ArticleAir Deccan (Working Paper)
Air Deccan is the amazing story of India's first low-cost airline. It has become the nation's largest domestic airline in less than four years. They have done this through a clever combination of...
View ArticleSustainable IT Outsourcing Success: Let Enterprise Architecure Be Your Guide...
Published in MIS Quarterly Executive, Vol. 5, No. 4, Dec. 2007
View ArticleEngagement Matters: Enhancing Alignment with Governance Mechanisms (Research...
A Research Briefing on the topics of: IT Governance authored by: Nils O. Fonstad
View ArticleDesign Priorities for the IT Unit of the Future (Research Briefing)
A Research Briefing on the topics of: Design/Management of the IT Unit authored by: Jeanne W. Ross
View ArticleIT Capabilities: One Size Does Not Fit All (Research Briefing)
A Research Briefing on the topics of: Digitizing Business Processes authored by: Ritu Agarwal
View ArticleIT Enabled Business Transformation: The Aetna Case (Research Briefing)
A Research Briefing on the topics of: IT-based Business Transformation authored by: Cyrus F. Gibson
View ArticleGetting Higher Business Value from IT: The Non-IT Executive View (Research...
A Research Briefing on the topics of: Design/Management of the IT Unit, Assessing and Communicating IT Value authored by: George Westerman, Peter Weill
View ArticleIT Risk Management: From IT Necessity to Strategic Business Value (Working...
With information technology becoming an increasingly important part of every enterprise, managing IT risk has become critically important for CIOs and their business counterparts. However, the...
View ArticleCompilation of MIT CISR Research on IT Portfolios, IT Savvy and Firm...
During the period of 2000 to 2006 MIT CISR has conducted several research projects on IT Portfolios, IT Savvy and firm performance. Just as investors have portfolios of financial investments to address...
View ArticleBecoming More IT Savvy and Why It Matters (Research Briefing)
A Research Briefing on the topics of: Assessing and Communicating IT Value authored by: Peter Weill, Stephanie L. Woerner, Sinan Aral, Anne Johnson
View ArticleTen Ways Business Executives Can Improve IT Risk Management (Research Briefing)
A Research Briefing on the topics of: IT-related Business Risk authored by: George Westerman, Richard Hunter
View ArticleEnhancing Engagement at BT: An Update (Research Briefing)
A Research Briefing on the topics of: IT Governance authored by: Nils O. Fonstad
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