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

Till J. Winkler; Michael Wessel

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

Department of Digitalization

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
Number of pages	17
Place of Publication	Atlanta, GA
Publisher	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publication date	2018
ISBN (Electronic)	9780996683173
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	39th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2018: Bridging the Internet of People, Data, and Things - San Francisco, United States Duration: 13 Dec 2018 → 16 Dec 2018 Conference number: 39 https://icis2018.aisconferences.org/

Conference

Conference	39th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2018
Number	39
Country	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	13/12/2018 → 16/12/2018
Internet address	https://icis2018.aisconferences.org/

Series	Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems
ISSN	0000-0033

Keywords

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

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Winkler, T. J., & Wessel, M. (2018). A Primer on Decision Rights in Information Systems: Review and Recommendations. In Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175&context=icis2018

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Winkler, TJ & Wessel, M 2018, A Primer on Decision Rights in Information Systems: Review and Recommendations. in Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, 39th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2018, San Francisco, United States, 13/12/2018. <https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175&context=icis2018>

A Primer on Decision Rights in Information Systems : Review and Recommendations. / Winkler, Till J.; Wessel, Michael.

Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2018. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).

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