Organizing in a Digitized World: Individual, Managerial and Societal Issues

Contents
Individual Perspectives. Engaging Individuals in Digital Working Practices
Looking at the Digitized World from Different Perspectives
1 Introduction
2 Part1 – Individual Perspectives. Engaging Individuals in Digital Working Practices
3 Part2: Managerial Perspectives. Coproducing Intangible Assets and Values in Organizations
4 Part3: Public Perspectives. Exploring Issues in Public Government and Research
References
(Co-)Producing Knowledge out of the Academic Box. A Service-Based View of Citizen Science
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
2.1 The Role of the ICT
2.2 Motivations to Participate
3 Research Approach
4 A Service-Based View of Citizen Science
5 Potential Implications
5.1 Implications for the Practice
5.2 Research Directions
6 Final Remarks
References
Sustain the Abilities of the Future SMEs’ Empirical Study
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Empirical Study
3.1 Second Sustainability Analysis
3.2 Involvement in Practice
3.3 Problem in Practice
3.4 Employee’ Suggestions
4 Discussion
5 Conclusion
References
How Smart is This Working? Traces of Proactivity in the Italian Experience During Covid-19
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
2.1 Perceived Responsibility and Self-regulation as Dimensions of Job Proactivity
2.2 Organisational Support, Superior’s Support, and Co-workers’ Support
2.3 Hypotheses and Model
3 Empirical Analysis
3.1 Method
3.2 Variables
3.3 Analysis and Results
4 Conclusions, Limitations, and Further Research
References
Work Digitalization and Job Crafting: The Role of Attitudes Toward Technology
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework and Hypothesis
3 Method
3.1 Data and Procedures
3.2 Coding and Analyzing
4 Results
5 Discussion
5.1 Practical Implications
5.2 Limitations and Future Research
6 Conclusion
References
When Technology is Taken for Granted: The Paradox of Co-working
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Aim and Contribution
2 Method
3 Results
3.1 Definitions and Foundations of Co-working
3.2 The Collaborative Dimension: Community, Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange
3.3 The Aesthetic Dimension: Workspace Design, Creativity and Innovation
3.4 The Place of Technology Within the Debate on Co-working
4 Discussion
5 Concluding Remarks
References
Managerial Perspectives. Coproducing Intangible Assets and Values in Organizations
Disability Management as a Corporate Social Innovation Process
1 Introduction
2 Disability Management as a Corporate Social Innovation Process
3 Methodological Approach
4 Mapping the Selected Cases
4.1 Design Phase
4.2 Implementation Phase
4.3 Evaluation Phase
5 Final Remarks, Limitations, and Further Research Directions
References
Throw Money at ICD? The Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on the Link Between Intellectual Capital Disclosure and (Non-)audit Fees
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Intellectual Capital Disclosure
2.2 Audit and Non-audit Fees
3 Background and Hypothesis Development
3.1 Effect of ICD on (N)AF
3.2 Effect of Global Financial Crisis on the Link Between AF and NAF
4 Research Methodology
4.1 Sample Definition and Data Collection
4.2 Variable Measurement
4.3 Analytical Model
5 Empirical Findings
5.1 Principal Component Analysis
5.2 Descriptive Statistics
5.3 Results of the Test of the Measurement and Structural Model
6 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Why More CSR Disclosure Does Not Mean More Favourable CSR Perception? Insights from Fast Fashion Industry of Italy
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background and Hypotheses Development
2.1 CSR Perception and CSR Disclosure
2.2 CSR and CCB
2.3 Mediating Effect
3 Methodology: Measures, Sample and Data Collection
4 Measurement Model
5 Test of the Hypotheses
6 Implications and Discussions
7 Limitations and Recommendations for Future Study
References
Exploring Sustainability Discourse in Accounting: A Literature Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Dataset Selection
2.2 Data Refining
2.3 Selection of Dimensions and Taxonomy Development
3 Data Description and Analysis
3.1 Publication Trend
3.2 Sustainability Dimension vs Journals
3.3 Sustainability Performance Management vs Journals
3.4 Sustainability vs Sustainability Performance Management
4 Discussion
5 Conclusions
Appendix A. List of Final Articles
References
An Analysis of United Kingdom Schools’ Information Security Policies: A Socio-Technical Approach
1 Introduction
2 Background
2.1 The Use of the Socio-Technical Approach Within IS
2.2 The Use of Policies Within IS
2.3 The Analysis of Information Security and IS Policies Within Educational Organisations
3 The Study
3.1 Data Selection and Collection
3.2 Qualitative Coding and Readability Analysis
4 Data Analysis of Selected Components from the IS Policies
4.1 School Characteristics
4.2 Content of IS Policies
4.3 Accessibility
5 Key Findings and Discussion
5.1 Demographic Characteristics of Schools and Their Impact on Their Information Security
5.2 Technical Content
5.3 Accessibility
5.4 Content versus Breach Data
6 Conclusion
References
Organizing Cybersecurity in Action: A Pragmatic Ethical Reasoning Approach
1 Introduction
2 From ‘Tool’ to ‘Process’ in Ethically Oriented Cybersecurity Governance
3 Theoretical Underpinnings
4 Knowledge and Improvement as an Iterative Process in Management Practice: The Deming Cycle
5 Principles of Pragmatic Ethical Reasoning (PER) to Design and Implement an Ethically Oriented Cybersecurity Approach (ECA)
5.1 PER, Phase 1: ‘Plan’ the ECA
5.2 PER, Phase 2 and 3: ‘Do’ in the ECA and Purposeful Interactions in Operations During the ‘Study’ Phase
5.3 PER, Phase 4: ‘Act’ in the Open ECA
6 Concluding Remarks
References
Digital Enabled Mission Command and Control Systems in Military Operations
1 Introduction
2 Framing Mission-Oriented Organizing
3 Mission Command and Control Systems: Conceptualizing the Tension
4 Two-Fold Empirical Evidence: Blue Force Tracker 2
5 Conclusion and Future Studies
References
Public Perspectives. Exploring Issues in Public Government and Research
A Lack of Smart Governance in the Public Sector: The Italian Case Study
1 Introduction
2 Digitalization and New Technologies in the Italian Public Sector
3 Methodology
4 Digitalization and New Technologies in the Italian Public Sector: A Documental Analysis
5 A Lack of Digitialization in the Public Sector: Interviews
6 Conclusions
References
A Framework to Achieve Cybersecurity Accountability of Critical Infrastructure Providers – A Design Science Research Approach
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Background
2.1 Cybercrime and Cyberattacks
2.2 Cybersecurity and Risk Management
2.3 Critical Infrastructure
3 Methodology
4 Results
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion, Limitations and Further Research
References
Exploring Political Connections and Board Interlocking Through Social Network Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Political Connections in Pakistan
3 Social Network Analysis
4 Research Design
4.1 Data Collection and Sources
4.2 Data Cleaning Process
4.3 Detection and Coding
4.4 Political Affiliation
4.5 Data Description and Limitations
4.6 Social Network Analysis
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Literature Search Habits of MIS Academics: Empirical Evidence on the Discovery of Impactful Research
1 Introduction
2 State of the Art
2.1 Authors as an Online Search Variable
2.2 Publication Outlets as an Online Search Variable
2.3 Publication Outlets as an Online Search Variable
2.4 Comparative Analysis of Online Archives
3 Research Model and Hypotheses
4 Empirical Evidence
4.1 Data Sample
4.2 Results
5 Discussion
6 Concluding Remarks
Appendix (1) – Questionnaire and Qualitative Analysis of Responses
References
The Italian Academic Research System and Its Evaluation: A Conceptual Framework Inception
1 Introduction and Motivation: The Italian Academic Research Evaluation System
2 Towards a Socio-Technically Aware Ontology
3 Background: Ontologies and the Organizational Field
3.1 Ontologies as Models for the Research Field
3.2 Interdisciplinarity and Quality: Our View
4 Management and Adaptation of the VIVO Ontology
5 Discussion
6 Conclusions and Future Work
References
Author Index