Understanding the Dimensions of IT Governance Culture

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Rowlands, Bruce
De Haes, Steven
Van Grembergen, Wim
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2015
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The concept of IT governance culture is relatively new. In this paper, the authors develop an IT Governance culture model based on Detert et al’s (2000) framework involving eight dimensions of culture. Each dimension is described in terms of how they relate to the implementation of IT governance initiatives. The authors’ con-tribution is to illustrate the utility of the framework by linking the eight general cultural dimensions to propose a normative model of ITG values and beliefs, that they argue, represent the ‘ideal organisational culture’ of successful ITG implementations. By doing so, they present a necessary step in ...
View more >The concept of IT governance culture is relatively new. In this paper, the authors develop an IT Governance culture model based on Detert et al’s (2000) framework involving eight dimensions of culture. Each dimension is described in terms of how they relate to the implementation of IT governance initiatives. The authors’ con-tribution is to illustrate the utility of the framework by linking the eight general cultural dimensions to propose a normative model of ITG values and beliefs, that they argue, represent the ‘ideal organisational culture’ of successful ITG implementations. By doing so, they present a necessary step in developing the dimensions of the concept of ITG culture and moving products such as COBIT5 towards a more comprehensive framework based on systemic empirical research.
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View more >The concept of IT governance culture is relatively new. In this paper, the authors develop an IT Governance culture model based on Detert et al’s (2000) framework involving eight dimensions of culture. Each dimension is described in terms of how they relate to the implementation of IT governance initiatives. The authors’ con-tribution is to illustrate the utility of the framework by linking the eight general cultural dimensions to propose a normative model of ITG values and beliefs, that they argue, represent the ‘ideal organisational culture’ of successful ITG implementations. By doing so, they present a necessary step in developing the dimensions of the concept of ITG culture and moving products such as COBIT5 towards a more comprehensive framework based on systemic empirical research.
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Journal Title
International Journal of IT Business Alignment and Governance
Volume
6
Issue
2
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Information Systems Organisation