Information technology governance in public organizations : theory and practice

• Other Authors: Rusu, Lazar (Editor), Viscusi, Gianluigi, 1972- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Integrated series in information systems ; v. 38.
• Subjects: Business.; Management information systems.; Political planning.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319589787; 9783319589770
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book examines trends and challenges in research on IT governance in public organizations, reporting innovative research and new insights in the theories, models and practices within the area. As we noticed, IT governance plays an important role in generating value from organization's IT in...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword; Preface; Outline of the Book; References; Contents; Acronyms; Editors and Contributors; Management; 1 Discussing and Conceiving an Information and Technology Governance Model in Public Organizations; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction: Why Public Organizations Need IT Governance?; 1.2 Conceptualizing IT Governance; 1.3 Why a Public Organization Needs its Own ITG Model; 1.4 A Guide to Discuss and Conceive an ITG Model; 1.4.1 Fundamentals; 1.4.2 Drivers; 1.4.3 Operationalization; 1.4.4 Effectiveness Monitoring; 1.5 Verifying the Suitability of the Proposed Guide; 1.5.1 Fundamentals.
• 1.5.2 Drivers1.5.3 Operationalization; 1.5.4 Monitoring Effectiveness; 1.5.5 Final Remarks Related to the Guide Application; 1.6 Concluding Remarks; References; 2 IT Alignment in Public Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Research Method; 2.2.1 Research Questions; 2.2.2 The Research Literature Review Process; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 What Research has been Conducted on IT Alignment in Public Organizations? Which Publication Channels were used like Journals and Conference Proceedings?
• 2.3.2 What are the Research Goals Addressing IT Alignment in Public Organizational Settings?2.3.2.1 Assessment Tools; 2.3.2.2 Best Practices/Approaches/Methods; 2.3.2.3 Exploratory Studies; 2.3.2.4 Frameworks/Models; 2.3.3 What Are the Research Concepts Addressing IT Alignment in Public Organizational Settings?; 2.3.4 What Research Design has been used in the Research Studies Concerning IT Alignment in Public Organizations?; 2.4 Findings.
• 2.4.1 A Holistic View that Should Focus on Relationship Between Organizational Structure, IT Infrastructure as Well as Overall Organizational Objective is Needed in Order to Achieve IT Alignment in Public Organizations2.4.2 Public Administration Studies Need to Inform Researchers and Practitioners on how IT Alignment Should be Approached to Enable Public Value; 2.4.3 IT Alignment in Public Organizations is Found to be Correlated with Organizational Performance; 2.4.4 Organizational Structure Plays an Important Role on Influencing IT Alignment in Public Organizations.
• 2.4.5 Public Organizations have Different Choices of Paths Toward IT Alignment2.4.6 Organizational Culture and Social Interactions Play an Important Role in Shared Understanding of IT Alignment; 2.4.7 Relationships Between Executive Leaders, Involvement of Executive Leaders and IT Use by Executive Leaders is Influencing IT Alignment; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3 A Perspective on the Roles of Middle Managers in Aligning Strategy and Information Technology in Public Service Organizations; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Literature Review; 3.2.1 Definition of Middle Manager.