DocumentCode :
2558004
Title :
Considering the IS-business relationship: a measurement approach
Author :
Cooprider, Jay G.
Author_Institution :
Bentley Coll., Waltham, MA, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
5-8 Jan. 2004
Abstract :
To better understand the relationships between IS organizations and their associated client business (line) organizations, we build and test a theoretical model of the management of these relationships. This model originates in the political economy framework of organizational analysis, and couples two streams of theories: transaction cost analysis and resource dependency analysis. Additionally, elements of social contract theory are used to emphasize the long-term, relational aspect of the IS-line relationship. From these frameworks, two dimensions of the IS-business relationship are proposed: sustainability and influence. These constructs are conceptualized separately for each participant, emphasizing the disparate perspectives held by IS and the line. The model is validated with a field study of 121 IS-line relationships, in which the reliability and validity of the model is established in a confirmatory factor analytic approach.
Keywords :
information systems; organisational aspects; IS-business relationship; factor analytic approach; organizational analysis; political economy; resource dependency analysis; social contract theory; transaction cost analysis; Capacitive sensors; Collaboration; Contracts; Control systems; Costs; Educational institutions; Organizational aspects; Resource management; Technological innovation; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2004. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2056-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2004.1265618
Filename :
1265618
Link To Document :
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