Abstract
Workplace technologies lead to increasing levels of transparency for managers and employees. On the one hand, transparency facilitates novel styles of work, but on the other hand, it drives employee privacy concerns. Despite the technical possibilities to monitor employees, workforce demands empowerment leadership and challenges the assumptions from agency theory. Thus, following a design science research process and collaborating closely with the software provider SoftCo over three years, we aim to develop a suitable technical solution to the changing needs. We build on the knowledge base of stewardship theory, the concept of transparency, and existing market solutions. The design cycles are driven by literature search and empirical investigations, such as qualitative interviews at SoftCo. In this research-in-progress paper, we derive design requirements, design principles, and design features for digital leadership innovations that facilitate stewardship behavior and outline our further research agenda.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICIS 2021 Proceedings |
Number of pages | 9 |
Place of Publication | Atlanta |
Publisher | Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) |
Publication date | 2021 |
Article number | 1519 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781733632591 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The 42nd International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2021: Building Sustainability and Resilience With is: A Call for Action - Austin, United States Duration: 12 Dec 2021 → 15 Dec 2021 Conference number: 42 https://icis2021.aisconferences.org/ |
Conference
Conference | The 42nd International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2021 |
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Number | 42 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin |
Period | 12/12/2021 → 15/12/2021 |
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Keywords
- Transparency
- Workplace technologies
- Stewardship theory
- Design science research