TY - GEN
T1 - Increasing coordination demands and the impact on CIO rank
AU - Larson, Eric C.
AU - Adams, Carl R.
PY - 2010/5/7
Y1 - 2010/5/7
N2 - There are a number of forces that have intensified the coordination demands in large, multi-business firms in recent years. This study considers the organizational response of the information technology function to meet those demands for coordination throughout the large firm. We utilize a unique measure, CIO Rank, to highlight an increase in the prominence of the IT function and specifically the top IT executive over the fifteen year period, 1993 to 2007. Data representing 186 Fortune 1000 firms was used to test hypotheses that the demand for coordination influences the CIO Rank and firms that address high demands for coordination with an elevated role for the IT function perform better. While the empirical evidence of an increasingly prominent role for IT is strong, the evidence is mixed regarding the contingent effect of coordination demands on the role of the IT function and subsequent firm performance.
AB - There are a number of forces that have intensified the coordination demands in large, multi-business firms in recent years. This study considers the organizational response of the information technology function to meet those demands for coordination throughout the large firm. We utilize a unique measure, CIO Rank, to highlight an increase in the prominence of the IT function and specifically the top IT executive over the fifteen year period, 1993 to 2007. Data representing 186 Fortune 1000 firms was used to test hypotheses that the demand for coordination influences the CIO Rank and firms that address high demands for coordination with an elevated role for the IT function perform better. While the empirical evidence of an increasingly prominent role for IT is strong, the evidence is mixed regarding the contingent effect of coordination demands on the role of the IT function and subsequent firm performance.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2010.227
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2010.227
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951745316
SN - 9780769538693
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-43
T2 - 43rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-43
Y2 - 5 January 2010 through 8 January 2010
ER -