It Clusters and Cultures
“IT Clusters and Cultures” Paul LaVana Grantham University Info Systs Strategic Planning BA525 Dr. Joseph Kempker
Abstract
Major technological advances are reshaping business, government and society. In today’s corporate America the importance and credibility of the IT department goes beyond job satisfaction. Status and credibility affects the organization’s ability to obtain value from its IT investments. Organizational culture can influence all aspects of IT development, implementation, and development (Galliers and Leidner). Pending on the situation will dictate which IT assumption cluster (control, centrality, IT skills value, justification, and beneficiaries) will be seen by a particular organization. Let’s look at how culture and assumptions affects those whom are involved in the IT field.
“IT Clusters and Cultures” Major technological advances are reshaping business, government and society. Technology has become ubiquitous and data is expanding exponentially. In today’s corporate America the importance and credibility of the IT department goes beyond job satisfaction. Status and credibility affects the organization’s ability to obtain value from its IT investments. Many traditional corporate officers fail to understand the business value in which the IT department and their leaders brings often viewing their IT peers as having a lower status, causing conflicts and shortages of critical resources. Because an organization’s culture is a system of shared assumptions, values and beliefs that show people what is appropriate behavior; management must lead the way, setting the example. These values can have a strong influence on employees’ behavior as well as organizational performance. Organizational culture can influence all aspects of IT development, implementation, and development (Galliers and Leidner). Culture is largely invisible to individuals however
Abstract
Major technological advances are reshaping business, government and society. In today’s corporate America the importance and credibility of the IT department goes beyond job satisfaction. Status and credibility affects the organization’s ability to obtain value from its IT investments. Organizational culture can influence all aspects of IT development, implementation, and development (Galliers and Leidner). Pending on the situation will dictate which IT assumption cluster (control, centrality, IT skills value, justification, and beneficiaries) will be seen by a particular organization. Let’s look at how culture and assumptions affects those whom are involved in the IT field.
“IT Clusters and Cultures” Major technological advances are reshaping business, government and society. Technology has become ubiquitous and data is expanding exponentially. In today’s corporate America the importance and credibility of the IT department goes beyond job satisfaction. Status and credibility affects the organization’s ability to obtain value from its IT investments. Many traditional corporate officers fail to understand the business value in which the IT department and their leaders brings often viewing their IT peers as having a lower status, causing conflicts and shortages of critical resources. Because an organization’s culture is a system of shared assumptions, values and beliefs that show people what is appropriate behavior; management must lead the way, setting the example. These values can have a strong influence on employees’ behavior as well as organizational performance. Organizational culture can influence all aspects of IT development, implementation, and development (Galliers and Leidner). Culture is largely invisible to individuals however
References: Galliers, R. D., & Leidner, D. E., (2009) Strategic information management, challenges and strategies in managing information systems, 4th Ed. New York: Routledge