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Symbolic Shareholder Democracy: Toward a Behavioral Understanding of the Role of Shareholder Voting in CEO Dismissals
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2023 | Organization Science | Citations: 0
Authors: Andrei, Alina G.; van Oosterhout, J. (Hans); Sauerwald, Steve

Abstract: We investigate the effect of expressive shareholder dissent voting, in which sha ... Expand

Abstract: We investigate the effect of expressive shareholder dissent voting, in which shareholders use their votes symbolically to express their discontent with management, on subsequent chief executive officer (CEO) dismissals. Using the routine but highly symbolic executive board discharge proposal voted on at the annual shareholder meetings of German firms, we argue that the board of directors understands these votes as a “vote of confidence in management” that challenges the CEO’s mandate to lead the firm. Arguing that board chairs are uniquely positioned to take up the stance of a steward of the firm and its leadership, we examine how independent and family board chairs moderate the board’s response to expressive voting dissent. Using a sample of German public firms over the period 2008–2015, we find that expressive voting dissent increases the chance of CEO dismissal increasingly with the level of dissent expressed. Contrary to prevailing agency theoretical expectations, we do not find that independent chairs are more responsive to expressive voting dissent, nor that this relationship is strengthened by the degree of minority institutional investor ownership of the firm. Consistent with the symbolic perspective on shareholder voting that we seek to develop, however, we find that family chairs are more likely to lead the board to dismiss the CEO due to the intrinsic disvalue they incur from symbolic leadership legitimacy challenges in their firms, and that the positive effect of having a family chair on the dissent induced chance of CEO dismissal is strengthened by the level of family ownership in the firm. Funding: A University of Illinois at Chicago Summer Research Grant is gratefully acknowledged for S. Sauerwald. Collapse

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Topics: corporate governance financial performance accounting organizational productivity

Methods: theory development statistical hypothesis test post-hoc analysis longitudinal research survival analysis

Theories: stewardship theory behavioral theory
Factors for Fractional CIO engagement success
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2023 | Information & Management | Citations: 0
Authors: Kratzer, Simon; Westner, Markus; Strahringer, Susanne

Abstract: As small- to medium-sized enterprises struggle with IT management, an increasing ... Expand

Abstract: As small- to medium-sized enterprises struggle with IT management, an increasing number appoint Fractional CIOs, i.e., CIOs that work part-time for multiple organizations simultaneously. We use Q-methodology to empirically evaluate the relative importance of factors for Fractional CIO engagement success and find that trust, top management team support, and the Fractional CIO’s integrity are most important. Further, we identify three groups of Fractional CIOs: Strategic IT Advisors, Full-ownership CIOs, and Change Agents. Our results guide organizations when hiring and working with Fractional CIOs and provide the basis for further research on Fractional CIO archetypes. Collapse

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Topics: Chief Information Officer IT investment individual characteristic electronic mail LinkedIn

Methods: Q methodology qualitative interview descriptive statistic survey personal interview

Theories: transaction cost economics dynamic capabilities theory stewardship theory information systems theory
Agile systems development: Privacy theoretical lens to challenge the full information disclosure paradigm.
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2022 | Information & Management | Citations: 0
Authors: Collignon, Stephane Eric; Nazir, Salman; Surendra, Nanda Chingleput

Abstract: Software development requires intense collaboration within, across teams, and wi ... Expand

Abstract: Software development requires intense collaboration within, across teams, and with the client. Since the popularization of agile software development in the 2000s, the virtuous effects of transparent collaboration have been emphasized. However, some studies have alluded to concerns with full information disclosure and mentioned that teams may benefit by withholding some information. We used case studies to explore such sit uations. We adopted a privacy theoretical lens because it is antithetical to the information disclosure lens and offers frames to comprehend how professional information can be retained by individuals, shared to restricted circles or entirely divulged. We found situations when the disclosure paradigm is challenged in agile processes. There is ambiguity in the disclosure message because individual and collective information retention do play a role in agile development. Our findings help refine information systems development philosophies and practices. We also extend our understanding of the communication privacy management theory to a context where full disclosure is preferred to privacy, and where control over privacy depends on allowances granted by a third party, which can generalize to other settings (e.g., social media platforms). Collapse

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Topics: privacy agile software development data breach organizational culture sensemaking

Methods: qualitative interview design methodology qualitative content analysis literature study case study

Theories: stewardship theory agency theory communication privacy management theory
Neither Agents nor Stewards: Proposing Signaling Theory to Explain Agile Information Systems Development Control

2022 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Virag, Peter; Bernroider, Edward; Remus, Ulrich

Abstract: Agile information systems development (ISD) is characterized by high levels of ... Expand

Abstract: Agile information systems development (ISD) is characterized by high levels of trust towards developers. However, a broad stream of research points to the presence of pragmatic agile practitioners, who follow agile prescriptions less rigorously and tend to put just as much emphasis on project controls than on trust. ISD project control literature so far explained control activities mostly through agency theory and, to a lower extent, stewardship theory. These theories do not explain well this "middle ground" between trust and controls as they have radical views on actors: agency assumes self-interested utility maximizers; stewardship presumes self-sacrificing stewards. In this study, we introduce signaling theory for explaining control in Agile ISD that allows for more balanced views on developers, and propose an explanatory case study to review the use of three alternative theoretical models in this context. Collapse

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Topics: electronic mail project management team productivity task interdependence

Methods: case study theoretical contribution qualitative interview single case study

Theories: signaling theory lemon market theory stewardship theory
How Boards of Directors Can Contribute to Governing IT
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2021 | HICSS | Citations: 0
Authors: Caluwe, Laura; De Haes, Steven; Wilkin, Carla; Huygh, Tim

Abstract: Digital transformation is becoming ubiquitous as organizations increasingly rely ... Expand

Abstract: Digital transformation is becoming ubiquitous as organizations increasingly rely on IT to create business value. As a result, IT strategy is increasingly intertwined with organizational strategy, with risks as IT becomes progressively more important, requiring both management and governance. Given boards of directors are ultimately accountable for strategic decision-making and control, these changes charge boards with accountability for governing digital assets. Whilst board-level IT governance should enable better organizational performance, research suggests that the value created by the board in governing IT depends on the roles they play. In exploring these roles, we use the more mature research domain of corporate governance to develop improved understanding of the type of board roles and the importance assigned by a board to governing IT. Collapse

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Topics: IT governance corporate governance digital transformation IT risk management risk management

Methods: qualitative content analysis literature sample

Theories: stewardship theory resource dependency theory
Leading Agents or Stewards? Exploring Design Principles for Empowerment through Workplace Technologies

2021 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Gierlich-Joas, Maren; Zieglmeier, Valentin; Neuburger, Rahild; Hess, Thomas

Abstract: Workplace technologies lead to increasing levels of transparency for managers a ... Expand

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. Collapse

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Topics: knowledge base research and development innovation management IT leadership software developer

Methods: qualitative interview literature study design science design requirement design artifact

Theories: stewardship theory lemon market theory
Agile IS Development Control: An Analysis of Four Different Scenarios and Their Control Implications

2021 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 2
Authors: Virag, Peter; Bernroider, Edward; Remus, Ulrich

Abstract: Finding the optimal distribution of control and flexibility is an ongoing strug ... Expand

Abstract: Finding the optimal distribution of control and flexibility is an ongoing struggle in Information Systems Development (ISD). While flexibility allows projects to adapt to changing requirements, control helps reaching the desired time, cost and quality objectives. Agile approaches place higher emphasis on flexibility that challenges control conceptualizations typical in traditional ISD. Scarce research on controlling agile ISD provided conflicting control configuration recommendations probably due to different contexts and agile development rarely following instructions in a systematic manner. By drawing on a qualitative case study, we describe four distinct roles managers in agile ISD take contingent on contextual factors, and explore resulting control configurations in terms of control modes and enactment styles. Our findings in particular imply that costs of control fluctuate depending on the chosen role and that agency as a theoretical lens may be too narrow to understand the full spectrum of control activities in agile ISD projects. Collapse

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Topics: Scrum agile software development IT skill

Methods: qualitative interview design methodology case study

Theories: lemon market theory agency theory stewardship theory signaling theory
Control choices and enactments in IS development projects: Implications for legitimacy perceptions and compliance intentions
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2021 | Information & Management | Citations: 2
Authors: Walser, Roman; Cram, W. Alec; Bernroider, Edward W.N.; Wiener, Martin

Abstract: Extant research on the control of IS development projects is largely oriented ar ... Expand

Abstract: Extant research on the control of IS development projects is largely oriented around control choices and en actments from the perspective of managers, thereby neglecting employees’ legitimacy perceptions. Little is known about how such perceptions affect employees’ intentions to comply with controls. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a factorial survey with 258 IS developers nested in 19 organizations. Our multilevel analysis shows that all four considered legitimacy dimensions are primarily a function of control mode and style, and to a lesser extent of control degree. Moreover, legitimacy operating on fairness and autonomy is an important lever for increasing compliance intentions. Collapse

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Topics: agile software development electronic mail accounting job satisfaction crowdsourcing

Methods: survey hierarchical linear modeling descriptive statistic mediation analysis statistical hypothesis test

Theories: stewardship theory lemon market theory control theory
Enabling Digital Social Accountability Monitoring of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Services: MobiSAfAIDS

2020 | European Conference On Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Pade-Khene, Caroline; Sieborger, Ingrid; Ngwerume, Percy; Rusike, Chido

Abstract: Research has continuously expressed a growing need for increased evidence with ... Expand

Abstract: Research has continuously expressed a growing need for increased evidence with respect to sexual reproductive health (SRH) services and rights of adolescents and young people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Digital citizen engagement plays a significant role in supporting social accountability monitoring, by providing a platform for the youth to report on issues of access, hence collecting data for evidencebased engagement. The MobiSAfAIDS application is a digital citizen engagement initiative embedded within a holistic programme called 'Transforming Lives', which is aimed at transforming the policy environment towards upholding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and young people. What emerges from citizen engagement, are the dynamics around government-citizen relationships and the influence of 'power' to determine the outcome of engagement, as well as agreed spaces, forms, and levels of participation. The paper uses Agency Theory and the Power cube to explore the role of MobiSAfAIDS as an enabling tool for citizen engagement and social accountability monitoring of access to adolescent SRH services. Pragmatist interpretivism is applied to a longitudinal case study of MobiSAfAIDS, through primary observations and experiences of the researchers in implementing the project in the empirical setting. Abductive reasoning was applied through iterative dialog between theory and empirical data to build the framework. What is paramount in the developed framework is its cyclic nature, where government and youth citizens have to experience a number of cycles of learning and empowerment to eventually arrive at a Principal-Steward relationship for effective engagement and service delivery. Collapse

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Topics: digital platform government system information system use decision making

Methods: longitudinal research qualitative content analysis longitudinal case study case study qualitative interview

Theories: agency theory theory of abduction stewardship theory
Theorizing the Multiplicity of Digital Phenomena: The Ecology of Configurations, Causal Recipes, and Guidelines for Applying Qca
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2020 | Management Information Systems Quarterly | Citations: 0
Authors: YoungKi Park; Fiss, Peer C.; El Sawy, Omar A.

Abstract: Faced with the challenge of multifaceted digital phenomena, researchers in IS an ... Expand

Abstract: Faced with the challenge of multifaceted digital phenomena, researchers in IS and related fields have increasingly adopted qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). However, in the absence of explicit guidelines for how to use QCA for theory development, the popularity and proliferation of QCA possibly amplifies the risk of using QCA in an a theoretical manner, hindering theoretical advancement. In this paper, we offer a conceptual framework and prescriptive guidelines for applying QCA to develop causal recipes that account for complex digital phenomena marked by theoretical and configurational multiplicity. Causal recipes are formal statements explaining how causally relevant elements combine into configurations associated with outcomes of interest. We describe these causal recipes in terms of which causes matter (i.e., factorial logic) and how these causes combine into configurations (i.e., combinatorial logic) to produce target outcomes, and propose an ecology of configurations that elucidates the explanatory power of multiple configurations as well as their explanatory overlap. Further, we offer two illustrative empirical examples to demonstrate the usefulness of our framework and step-by-step guidelines for applying QCA to deductive theory testing as well as inductive theory development on phenomena marked by multiplicity. Collapse

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Topics: enterprise information system organizational productivity affordance environmental uncertainty research and development

Methods: theory development survey computational algorithm data transformation factor analysis

Theories: agency theory stewardship theory theory of affordance socio technical theory

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Symbolic Shareholder Democracy: Toward a Behavioral Understanding of the Role of Shareholder Voting in CEO Dismissals

Factors for Fractional CIO engagement success

Agile systems development: Privacy theoretical lens to challenge the full information disclosure paradigm.

Neither Agents nor Stewards: Proposing Signaling Theory to Explain Agile Information Systems Development Control

How Boards of Directors Can Contribute to Governing IT

Leading Agents or Stewards? Exploring Design Principles for Empowerment through Workplace Technologies

Agile IS Development Control: An Analysis of Four Different Scenarios and Their Control Implications

Control choices and enactments in IS development projects: Implications for legitimacy perceptions and compliance intentions

Enabling Digital Social Accountability Monitoring of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Services: MobiSAfAIDS

Theorizing the Multiplicity of Digital Phenomena: The Ecology of Configurations, Causal Recipes, and Guidelines for Applying Qca