How Boards of Directors Can Contribute to Governing IT

L. Caluwe; Steven De Haes; Carla Wilkin; T. Huygh

doi:10.24251/HICSS.2021.731

How Boards of Directors Can Contribute to Governing IT

L. Caluwe^*, Steven De Haes, Carla Wilkin, T. Huygh

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021
Editors	Tung X. Bui
Publisher	Scholar Space, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Pages	6047-6056
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780998133140
ISBN (Print)	9780998133140
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.731
Publication status	Published - 5 Jan 2021
Event	54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) - Kauai, United States Duration: 5 Jan 2021 → 8 Jan 2021 https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

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Conference	54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Abbreviated title	HICSS 54
Country/Territory	United States
City	Kauai
Period	5/01/21 → 8/01/21
Internet address	https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

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Caluwe, L, De Haes, S, Wilkin, C & Huygh, T 2021, How Boards of Directors Can Contribute to Governing IT. in TX Bui (ed.), Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Scholar Space, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, pp. 6047-6056, 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Kauai, Hawaii, United States, 5/01/21. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.731

How Boards of Directors Can Contribute to Governing IT. / Caluwe, L.; De Haes, Steven; Wilkin, Carla et al.
Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. ed. / Tung X. Bui. Scholar Space, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2021. p. 6047-6056.

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