A Primer on Decision Rights in Information Systems: Review and Recommendations

Till J. Winkler, Michael Wessel

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Abstract

The decision rights construct deserves increasing attention in the Information Systems(IS) field, yet integrative knowledge is sparse. This review first establishes two keydistinctions from managerial theory regarding decision rights classes (decision input,control, and management) and manifestations (formal versus practiced) and thenanalyzes the current state of the IS literature based on 53 articles published in nineleading IS outlets between 1992 and 2018. Our review identifies six themes of IS researchthat have used the decision rights construct on various levels, with differingconceptualizations, and in different nomological roles. We find that the majority ofstudies mix decision control with decision management rights (38%) and focus on formalmanifestations only (68%). We close by putting forward five recommendations, arguingthat a more nuanced conceptualization of decision rights will aid future IS research inaddressing contemporary IS phenomena.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelProceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
Antal sider17
UdgivelsesstedAtlanta, GA
ForlagAssociation for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publikationsdato2018
ISBN (Elektronisk)9780996683173
StatusUdgivet - 2018
BegivenhedThe 39th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2018: Bridging the Internet of People, Data, and Things - San Francisco, USA
Varighed: 13 dec. 201816 dec. 2018
Konferencens nummer: 39
https://icis2018.aisconferences.org/

Konference

KonferenceThe 39th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2018
Nummer39
Land/OmrådeUSA
BySan Francisco
Periode13/12/201816/12/2018
Internetadresse
NavnProceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems
ISSN0000-0033

Emneord

  • Decision rights
  • Literature review
  • IT governance
  • IS outsourcing
  • IS development
  • IS adoption
  • Network governance

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