Exploring the development of social alignment within an innovation context

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dc.contributor.authorNagle, Tadhg
dc.contributor.authorGolden, William
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-13T15:30:04Z
dc.date.available2017-12-13T15:30:04Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.date.updated2017-12-13T15:13:51Z
dc.description.abstractThere has been increasing attention in IS literature around the technology-business relationship and the concept of social alignment. However, little attention has been given to how or why social alignment should be developed. Further examining the concept this paper explores the development of social alignment within an innovation context. Using canonical action research the study is based within an innovation network. Primarily focusing on four organisations, a lack of social alignment was diagnosed. In particular, it was found the business executives did not fully understand the potential of the new technologies available. An intervention was then planned to facilitate the organisations in utilising a business model framework for developing social alignment by creating a common understanding between the business-technology executives. The study which took 24 months to complete involved over 110 hours of primary data. The results highlight the positive impact of the business model framework in developing social alignment. However, it was found that the business model framework alone is not enough to develop social alignment within an innovation setting. Careful thought should be put into who facilitates the development of social alignment and a shared understanding, as CTO’s are often too caught up in day-to-day operations to fulfill the role.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationNagle, T., Golden, W. (2008) 'Exploring the development of social alignment within an innovation context', ECIS 2008: 16th European Conference of Information Systems NUI Galway, Ireland, 11-13 June, ECIS 2008 Proceedings, 6 (13pp). https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2008/6en
dc.identifier.endpage6-12en
dc.identifier.journaltitleECIS 2008 Proceedingsen
dc.identifier.startpage6-1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5171
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)en
dc.relation.ispartofECIS 2008: 16th European Conference of Information Systems
dc.relation.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2008/6
dc.rights© 2008, the authors. This material is brought to you by the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been accepted for inclusion in ECIS 2008 Proceedings by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).en
dc.subjectSocial Alignmenten
dc.subjectBusiness Modelsen
dc.subjectShared Understandingen
dc.subjectInformation systemsen
dc.titleExploring the development of social alignment within an innovation contexten
dc.typeConference itemen
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