University Assignment: Role of IT in Business Organization

This report examines the critical role of Information Technology (IT) in the success of business organizations. It begins with a topic statement and proposal outlining the aim to understand IT's impact on innovation and success. The report addresses two research questions: how IT incorporates innovation and how IT implementation relates to business success. A literature review supports the proposal, citing research on IT's positive effects on product development, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and strategic alignment. The methodology employs secondary research, including qualitative and quantitative approaches, using peer-reviewed journals. The synthesis matrices analyze three articles, highlighting how IT governance provides a competitive edge, aids in innovation within SMEs, and supports open innovation. The references section lists the sources used in the report, providing a comprehensive overview of the topic.

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ROLE OF IT IN SUCCESS OF A BUSIENSS ORGANIZATION
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Table of Contents
Topic Statement...............................................................................................................................2
Proposal...........................................................................................................................................2
Synthesis Matrices...........................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Topic Statement
Role of IT in success of a Business Organization
Proposal
Aim: Aim of the proposal is to understand the importance of IT in bringing innovation and
success of the business organization
Objective:
 To understand the role IT plays in incorporating innovation in business organization
 To understand the success factors that are positively affected due to implementation of IT
Research Question:
Research Question 1: How does IT help in incorporating innovation in business organization?
Research Question 2: How is implementation of IT related with success of the business
organization?
Literature Review:
According to Parida, Westerberg and Frishammar (2012), IT has been affecting product
development in a positive manner as innovation gets instilled during the development stages.
With the help of incorporation of IT, innovation ecosystem can be created which will be
resulting in higher success rate.
Again as per Ghobakhloo, Hong, Sabouri and Zulkifli, N. (2012), IT incorporation has
been acting beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises. IT adaption also help in providing
a practical synopsis to the vendors and the managerial body.

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Wu, Straub and Liang (2015), stated that strategic alignment along with organizational
performance has been getting benefitted due to implementation of IT.
Research Methodology:
Secondary research methodology is used in completion of the proposal. Both Qualitative
and Quantitative research methodology is used. Peer reviewed journals are considered in this
case. Data are gathered from these articles.
Synthesis Matrices
Article 1
Ghobakhloo, M., Hong, T. S., Sabouri, M. S., & Zulkifli, N. (2012). Strategies for successful
information technology adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises. Information, 3(1), 36-
67.
Article 2
Wu, S. P. J., Straub, D. W., & Liang, T. P. (2015). How information technology governance
mechanisms and strategic alignment influence organizational performance: Insights from a
matched survey of business and IT managers. Mis Quarterly, 39(2), 497-518.
Article 3
Parida, V., Westerberg, M., & Frishammar, J. (2012). Inbound open innovation activities in high‐
tech SMEs: the impact on innovation performance. Journal of small business management,
50(2), 283-309.
Main Idea A Main Idea B Main Idea C
Article 1 IT governance has Strategic alignment is IT helps in bringing

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been providing a
competitive edge to
the business
organizations
implementing the
same. Innovation in
the section of
governance of the
employees are also
affected in a radical
manner which help in
gaining higher
success rate.
received with the
help of implementing
IT. Both social and
intellectual
dimensions are
affected in a positive
node. There is a
direct link in between
the strategic
alignment and
performance of the
project.
in innovation in
marketing strategies
of the business
organization. With
implementation of
Decision making
structure section can
be bettered as
innovation in the
field of data analysis
can be brought in.
Article 2 Proper planning is
required for bringing
in innovation in the
SME internal
environment. IT
implementation also
been helping to
evaluate the threats
also helps in better
results and hence
Bringing in
innovation has been a
major aim of
implementing
innovation. Despite
this aim, risks are an
integral part. Hence
wise tools that are
based on the platform
of Information
Implementation of IT
helps in better
assessing of the
compatibility of the
relative products that
are being
manufactured by the
business
organization. There
are 3 different stages

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wise increasing the
success rate.
technology. With the
help of these tools
risk assessment is
performed and hence
wise increasing the
success rate of the
business
organization.
of IT innovation
which will be helping
in planning and
implementing the
innovation.
Article 3 SMEs have been
highly dependent on
the ability of
implementing IT
innovation for
sustaining.
Complexity and
uncertainty has been
the reason of
inheriting of
innovation in the
functional process.
Including IT in
management sector
has led to shifting of
the management
process for traditional
process (closed-
innovation process)
to open innovation
approach.
IT based open
innovation activities
help in estimating a
wide spectrum of
opportunities that
might be received
after implementation
of IT.

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References
Ghobakhloo, M., Hong, T. S., Sabouri, M. S., & Zulkifli, N. (2012). Strategies for successful
information technology adoption in small and medium-sized
enterprises. Information, 3(1), 36-67.
Parida, V., Westerberg, M., & Frishammar, J. (2012). Inbound open innovation activities in high‐
tech SMEs: the impact on innovation performance. Journal of small business
management, 50(2), 283-309.
Wu, S. P. J., Straub, D. W., & Liang, T. P. (2015). How information technology governance
mechanisms and strategic alignment influence organizational performance: Insights from
a matched survey of business and IT managers. Mis Quarterly, 39(2), 497-518.