Information System Capabilities Research Articles

Impact of Organisational Factors on the Circular Economy Practices and Sustainable Performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Vietnam

Internal organisational factors have been identified as barriers to adopt circular economy (CE) practices in prior research. However, empirical evidence is limited to support this claim. Additionally, their impact on sustainable business performance, especially for the emerging economies and within the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have not been studied adequately. This research bridges these knowledge gaps drawing on from CE, human resource management, innovation and sustainability literature to develop and validate a theoretical model that examines the relationships between organisational factors (leadership, innovation, culture, and skills) and their impact on adopting CE practices to enhance sustainable performance of SMEs. A survey was conducted among 205 SMEs’ employees in Vietnam, and responses were analysed using employing Structural Equation Modelling. Our findings reveal that organisational leadership will facilitate developing the culture and innovation capability to adopt CE practices through a ‘hub and spoke’ strategy for enhancing sustainable performance among the SMEs in Vietnam. In this vein, we recommend creating knowledge sharing strategies, collaborative and cooperative CE working groups within and between SMEs, and information systems capabilities to build sustainable business organisations.

The Impact of Dynamic Accounting Information System on Organizational Resilience: The Mediating Role of Business Processes Capabilities

For decades, one of the main concerns of both practitioners and academics has been the business value of dynamic accounting information systems (DAIS). A number of studies have demonstrated the positive effects of information systems capability on overall organizational performance, but our understanding of the business processes capabilities through which such gains are achieved remains limited due to a lack of focus on the turbulent business environment. As a result, the research on information systems continues to debate such a connection. The role of business process capabilities in modulating the link between dynamic AIS capability and organizational resilience was investigated in this study. Our results show that, while firm-wide dynamic AIS capability has characteristics of flexible AIS, complement BI system, and AIS-related human resource competency, the impact on organizational resilience is positively affected by mediation of business process capabilities based on 144 matched questionnaires selected from large companies from various sectors listed on the Bursa Malaysia. Our results also suggest that dynamic AIS capability has an impact on organizational resilience. According to the Resource-Based Theory (RBT) and dynamic capabilities view (DCV) viewpoints, there is a link between dynamic AIS and business process capacity to improve organizational resilience. The findings strongly support the claim that an organization’s dynamic AIS capabilities—both flexible AIS, complementary business intelligence (BI) system, and AIS-related human resource competency—can help an organization improve its resilience. This research’s practical and theoretical ramifications as well as its limitations are examined.

Determination of the Quality of Life using Hybrid BWM-TOPSIS Analysis: Case study of Tabriz (District 1,2,3 and 8), Iran

The quality of life in cities is one of the most attractive research cases for researchers and urban planners. The Best-Worst Method (BWM) is one of the most recent multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM). In this study, we have tried to rank the quality of life in districts 1, 2, 3 & 8 of Tabriz city by using a combination of BWM and TOPSIS methods and Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities. Twenty criteria have been considered for this study. At first, criteria map was prepared by using Remote Sensing processes and GIS. Then criteria weighting was determined by using the BWM method. After that, by combining the acquired weights by the TOPSIS method, the ranking of the districts was discovered. The results of BWM showed that the most effective criteria in quality of life is paying attention to the future of the city (%12.33). As a result of the quality of life analysis, it was revealed that district 2 has the best quality and district 3 has the worst quality. According to the prepared map of the quality of life, the best districts were Elahi-parast, Mirdamad 2 and Rajaea Shahr 2. On the other hand, the worst districts were Zangouleh Abad, Islam Abad 1 and Islam Abad 2.

Disentangling Capabilities for Industry 4.0 - an Information Systems Capability Perspective

Digital technologies revolutionise the manufacturing industry by connecting the physical and digital worlds. The resulting paradigm shift, referred to as Industry 4.0, impacts manufacturing processes and business models. While the ‘why’ and ‘what’ of Industry 4.0 have been extensively researched, the ‘how’ remains poorly understood. Manufacturers struggle with exploiting Industry 4.0’s full potential as a holistic understanding of required Information Systems (IS) capabilities is missing. To foster such understanding, we present a holistic IS capability framework for Industry 4.0, including primary and support capabilities. After developing the framework based on a structured literature review, we refined and evaluated it with ten Industry 4.0 experts from research and practice. We demonstrated its use with a German machinery manufacturer. In sum, we contribute to understanding and analysing IS capabilities for Industry 4.0. Our work serves as a foundation for further theorising on Industry 4.0 and for deriving theory-led design recommendations for manufacturers.

PENGARUH KETERLIBATAN PEMAKAI, PENDIDIKAN PEMAKAI SISTEM, KAPABILITAS PERSONAL SISTEM INFORMASI DAN DUKUNGAN MANAJEMEN PUNCAK TERHADAP EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI

The effectiveness of an accounting information system is a measure that shows the extent to which the target pool of resources is organized to collect, process, and store electronic data, then convert it into useful information and provide the required formal reports properly. This study aims to determine the effect of user involvement, user system education, information system personal capabilities, and top management support on the effectiveness of accounting information system users. This research was conducted at the Savings and Loans Cooperative in Ubud District. The sample in this study were 45 cooperative employees. The sampling method used is proposive sampling. The data analysis techniques used in this study are Descriptive Statistics, Validity Test, Reliability Test, Classical Assumption Test, Multiple Linear Regression, Coefficient of Determination, F Test, and t Test. From the results of this study, the user involvement variable has a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of the use of accounting information systems. The system user education variable has a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of the use of accounting information systems. The variable of personal capability of information systems has a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of using accounting information systems. The top management support variable has a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of the use of accounting information systems

Implementasi Framework Cobit 5 pada Sistem Iformasi Akademik

This research aims to measure the level of academic information system capability towards the achievement of campus vision and mission. The research carried out includes literature study, interviews, distributing questionnaires, and analyzing the results of the questionnaire distribution and to get the actual value of the level of academic information system capability and the factors that affect the academic information system. Researchers use the COBIT 5 framework in 1 domain, namely the Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) domain to conduct research on academic information system capabilities. The results of this study indicate that the maturity level of Information Technology (IT) in the MEA01 sub domain has an index of 3,72, the MEA02 sub domain is 3,78 and the MEA03 sub domain is 3,80 so that the average maturity level in the MEA domain currently reaches a maturity value of 3,77 (Predictable). Process), then from the results of the maturity of Information Technology in the form of recommendations for solutions to increase the capability of academic information systems on campus. The conclusion of the final results in this study, academic information systems on campus T can be managed and measured by the needs of users, but have not reached the optimal of user needs

Implementasi Framework Cobit 5 pada Sistem Iformasi Akademik

This research aims to measure the level of academic information system capability towards the achievement of campus vision and mission. The research carried out includes literature study, interviews, distributing questionnaires, and analyzing the results of the questionnaire distribution and to get the actual value of the level of academic information system capability and the factors that affect the academic information system. Researchers use the COBIT 5 framework in 1 domain, namely the Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) domain to conduct research on academic information system capabilities. The results of this study indicate that the maturity level of Information Technology (IT) in the MEA01 sub domain has an index of 3,72, the MEA02 sub domain is 3,78 and the MEA03 sub domain is 3,80 so that the average maturity level in the MEA domain currently reaches a maturity value of 3,77 (Predictable). Process), then from the results of the maturity of Information Technology in the form of recommendations for solutions to increase the capability of academic information systems on campus. The conclusion of the final results in this study, academic information systems on campus T can be managed and measured by the needs of users, but have not reached the optimal of user needs

ECOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION OF CARGO TRANSPORTATION OF AN ENTERPRISE USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Abstract. The aim of the article is to systematize the existing ways to decrease the environmental load at the enterprise, in the country and in the world, to identify ways of greening the enterprise by using transportation means to transport goods from enterprises to customers using information systems and technologies. In the process of preparing the article we used the method of theoretical generalization (to determine the theoretical and logical substantiation of the method of transport at the enterprise), the method of systematization (to build algorithms for determining the optimal route of transport to specialized centers), graphical method (to build a histogram of emission costs for different kinds of transport in the world), mathematical modeling (to determine the optimal route for the transportation of goods by the enterprise, which goes into solving the transport problem and the travelling salesman problem). The means by which the recovery of the ecological situation is stimulated are determined, namely, ecological supply chains are considered as competitive advantages of the enterprise, methods of solving the problem of routing in the enterprise, energy saving in transport, possibility of automobile sharing by different companies, expediency of introduction of innovative types of transport, supply optimization of products from the enterprise to consumers. The latter is considered more carefully using a mathematical apparatus, namely, by solving the transport problem using the method of the smallest element in the column and the method of potentials, and solving the travelling salesman problem using the branch and bound method. The scientific novelty of the work is the systematization of methods of greening the environment, identifying the capabilities of information systems used to achieve this goal, and applying the method of the smallest element in the column and the method of potentials to solve the transport problem, and the branch and bound method to solve the travelling salesman problem to achieve the ecological effect. The practical significance of the study is that the studied methods are used by processing enterprises to green their activities in transport operations. Keywords: greening, transport transportation, enterprise, transport task, salesman task, information systems JEL Classification C8, E17, Q3, Q53 Formulas: 3; fig.: 2; tabl.: 3; bibl.: 21.

Spatial analysis for land suitability of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Bogor District

Arabica coffee requires land suitability criteria to support its growth and productivity. If an area has infertile soil conditions and has a climate that is not in accordance with the criteria for growing Arabica coffee, then several alternative solutions are needed to determine the suitability of land in that area. Insufficient knowledge about suitable land can contribute to inefficient land use. Information on land suitability for Arabica coffee in Bogor district is not yet available. This study aimed to analyse the spatial distribution of potential land to develop of Arabica coffee commodities in Bogor. Hence, spatial analysis of land suitability was carried out by utilizing the capabilities of the Geographic Information System used an overlay based on Digital Elevation Model (DEM), agroclimatic variables, physical (adequate depth, soil texture), soil chemical properties (pH, base saturation, cation exchange capacity/CEC and land use information. The proportion of land suitability for Arabica coffee was classified into suitable, marginally suitable, and not suitable consisted of 398.68 ha, 32,209.4 ha, and 266,617 ha of which area size. The potential land for Arabica coffee showed that there was 126 ha for S2 suitability class, 18,681.00 ha for S3 suitability class, and 280,418.58 ha for the non-potential land.

Технология извлечения геоатрибутированных сущностей для визуального представления пространственной связности объектов на основе автоматизированной генерации картосхем

This paper considers the problem of extracting geoattributed entities from natural language texts to visualize the spatial relations of geographical objects. For visualization we use the technology of automated generation of schematic maps as subject-oriented components of geographic information systems. The paper describes the information technology that allows extracting geoattributed entities from natural language texts by combining several approaches. These are the neural network approach, the rule-based approach and the approach based on the use of lexico-syntactic patterns for the analysis of natural language texts. For data visualization we propose to use automated geocoding tools in conjunction with the capabilities of modern geographic information systems. The result of this technology is a cartogram that displays the spatial relations of the objects mentioned in the text.

The FunCaps Framework: Reconceptualizing Operational Alignment

Abstract Background and purpose: Operational alignment, the alignment between business processes (BPs) and information systems (ISs), is a well-acknowledged requirement for improving business efficiency. However, a lack of sound foundation for the practical implementation of operational alignment remains in the existing literature. This is, in part, because previously developed coarse-grained strategic alignment models for operational alignment have overlooked the differences between strategic and operational levels of alignment. Additionally, while some studies have recognized these differences, they remain limited. This is partly due to their negligence of the IS’s socio-technical nature or their focus on identifying the social antecedents and their effect on operational alignment, without considering how ISs meet the business requirements in achieving operational alignment. To overcome this potential lack of applicability, the purpose of this paper is to determine the right level of abstraction for describing BPs and ISs and reconceptualizing operational alignment. Methodology: This paper conducts empirical research using a grounded theory (GT), centering on semi-structured interviews with 28 experts involved in the Iranian top public universities. Data were analyzed by using MAXQDA software. Results: The resulting FunCaps framework specifies the required combinations of BP functions and IS capabilities for operational alignment. Conclusion: FunCaps reconceptualizes operational alignment based on operational planning and reciprocal integration and establishes the broader picture by considering an IS as a socio-technical system.

DESIGN OF THE TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY APPLICATION. PROBLEMS OF LEISURE PLANNING

The article considers the current problem of tourism development in Ukraine and in a particular city Kharkiv. This problem is especially relevant today, due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Nowadays, in order to correct the situation in this sector of the economy, it is advisable to use specialized information support. There are many different resources on the Internet, with which one can get help or mark out a route, depending on the selected points of interest. Some of them specialize in working with the map, in particular in marking out routes, finding and displaying places of tourist infrastructure on the map. Others display information about events taking place in these places without cartographic reference. But each of these resources has only a part of the needs of a tourist or resident who wants to plan their leisure time. The proposed application will fill all the flaws of existing resources. It will meet the needs of navigation, information and planning functions. In other words this application will be the first application that combines the functions of finding and providing information about places of tourist attraction, marking out routes between them and creating an optimal plan for visiting them. The geographic information system ArcGIS was chosen to solve this problem. It contains the necessary modules for working with vectorized maps, layers and provides programming. An intuitive application interface was created using VBA. It contains the necessary forms for routing between points of interest and time planning. The article demonstrated the capabilities of geographic information systems in tourism business sphere It demonstrated a solution that allows with maximum convenience and minimum time not only to obtain the necessary information, but also to plan their leisure. It will help even during lockdowns and other anti-epidemic measures to prevent decline of tourist infrastructure.

Exploring the factors in aligning information systems and organizational strategies in tall organizational structures in an uncertain environment

AbstractFactors affecting the alignment of information systems (ISs) and organizational strategies (i.e., strategic alignment) vary depending on the organizational contexts, comprising both the structural and environmental contexts. Previous studies of strategic alignment were largely focused on organizations with flatter organizational structures and low environmental uncertainty. Therefore, findings from previous studies might not be applicable to organizations with tall organizational structures and in uncertain environments, like Iranian organizations. To this end, we aimed to discover less‐explored factors in achieving strategic alignment based on the contexts of Iranian organizations, using grounded theory. We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 29 experts in different organizations to illustrate and substantiate the development of an eightfold framework that specifies the factors for achieving strategic alignment. Specifically, the developed eightfold framework resulted in identification of 8 factors and 51 elements in achieving strategic alignment. Here, we identified five factors in achieving strategic alignment in addition to the factors reported by previous research (i.e., senior management, communication, and partnership), namely IS leadership, IS capabilities, organizational development, human resources, and IT infrastructure. The results indicate that these factors play a prominent role in determining the challenges and discerning the momentous requirements for achieving strategic alignment in organizations with tall structures in uncertain environments.

Formulation Stategies for Vocational High School in Surabaya ( Case Study: SMKS “X”)

This research focuses on strategic planning conducted at one of the private vocational high schools in Surabaya. Vocational school is one of the services in the education sector that aims to prepare students to work in specific fields. At this time, the number of students enrolling has decreased, so the need for proper strategic planning for schools in increasing the number of students. The method used in this study is the formulation of internal and external factors using the IFE and EFE matrices as the input stage and followed by determining the weights for each factor using pair comparison. In the next stage, this study uses the SWOT matrix as a strategy matching stage. The results showed the value of the IFE matrix. Schools had a total rating of 2.5, while the scores on the EFE matrix, schools had a total rating of 2.878. Based on an analysis of internal and external factors using the SWOT matrix, several alternative strategies can be obtained including Development of New Departments; Establish relationships with junior high schools in the same institution; Development of Learning Processes; Increased School Promotion; Maximizing BOS Funds; Collaboration with DU / DI; School Resource Development; School Culture Development and School Program Improvement; Improved School Performance and Quality. For the design of the strategy map obtained from four perspectives, including: (a) Financial Perspectives: Regular Provision of Budgets, Income Levels, Utilization of BOS Funds and School Imagery; (b) Customer Perspective: Number of Students, Customer Satisfaction, and School Quality; (c) Internal Business Perspectives: Marketing Development, Innovation, Process, After Sales Service, and Relationship Enhancement with DU / DI; (d) Learning and Growth Perspectives: Teacher / Staff Satisfaction, School Financial Management Development, Information System Capability, Teacher / Staff Development, and School Culture Development.

A Web GIS-Based Integration of 3D Digital Models with Linked Open Data for Cultural Heritage Exploration

In recent years, considerable efforts have been made by cultural heritage institutions across the globe to digitise cultural heritage sites, artifacts, historical maps, etc. for digital preservation and online representation. On the other hand, ample research projects and studies have been published that demonstrate the great capabilities of web-geographic information systems (web-GIS) for the dissemination and online representation of cultural heritage data. However, cultural heritage data and the associated metadata produced by many cultural heritage institutions are heterogeneous. To make this heterogeneous data more interoperable and structured, an ever-growing number of cultural heritage institutions are adopting linked data principles. Although the cultural heritage domain has already started implementing linked open data concepts to the cultural heritage data, there are not many research articles that present an easy-to-implement, free, and open-source-based web-GIS architecture that integrates 3D digital cultural heritage models with cloud computing and linked open data. Furthermore, the integration of web-GIS technologies with 3D web-based visualisation and linked open data may offer new dimensions of interaction and exploration of digital cultural heritage. To demonstrate the high potential of integration of these technologies, this study presents a novel cloud architecture that attempts to enhance digital cultural heritage exploration by integrating 3D digital cultural heritage models with linked open data from DBpedia and GeoNames platforms using web-GIS technologies. More specifically, a digital interactive map, 3D digital cultural heritage models, and linked open data from DBpedia and GeoNames platforms were integrated into a cloud-based web-GIS architecture. Thus, the users of the architecture can easily interact with the digital map, visualise 3D digital cultural heritage models, and explore linked open data from GeoNames and DBpedia platforms, which offer additional information and context related to the selected cultural heritage site as well as external web resources. The architecture was validated by applying it to specific case studies of Australian cultural heritage and seeking expert feedback on the system, its benefits, and scope for improvement in the near future.

The Covid-19 pandemic teaching modalities in Turkey: An evaluation of school gardens and classes

ObjectivesThe main scientific contribution of this study is to design an approach that can regulate school safety and student health in gardens and classes during the pandemic period using GIS. MethodsThe method of this study is based on the use of school areas and building data, the creation of 4m2 social distance areas for students, and the evaluation of these areas in terms of health measures. To this aim, first, the relevant guidelines issued by the government institutions in Turkey during the COVID-19 process were examined, in relation to how they will reflect on education policies regarding the sanitary safety of schools. This data was obtained from open-source data sets. Then, in the application stage, 20 schools were selected in order to analyse the sustainability of education in the Balgat district. In addition, the sanitary conditions of classrooms and garden areas were evaluated within the framework of educational policies, taking into account the capabilities of geographical information systems (GIS). ResultsThe findings indicated that 95% of school gardens comply with pandemic regulations, and only 38.9% of school classes can support education in two periods through binary grouping. ConclusionsIt has been concluded that school buildings are well-planned in terms of health measures for gardens and classes. In addition, GIS were found to be very useful for analysing areas in terms of student health, comparing schools regionally, tracking the spread of the pandemic, and identifying high-risk school areas.

The Role of Information Systems Capabilities in Enhancing the Organizational Performance

The literature supports that information systems improve the effective performance of any organization and gain a competitive advantage for their success in the business environment. Therefore, the scholars should do more studies that focus on how to enhance organizational performance to let corporations to sustain their competitive advantage. This study aims to empirically investigate the mediating role of competitive advantage with information systems capabilities and organizational performance among managers and department heads working in Jordanian industrial corporations. The study population consisted of all managers and department heads working in 20 Jordanian industrial corporations. The analysis of the data included the calculation of descriptive statistics as well as structural equation modeling, regression analysis, correlation analysis, and factor analysis. The study results showed that information systems capabilities, competitive advantage, and organizational performance were statistically significant. In addition, the result revealed that information system capabilities through competitive advantage influence organizational performance. The study model developed to provide the relationships of information systems capabilities through competitive advantage that can be used by Jordanian industrial corporations as evidence of a positive impact on organizational performance of managers and heads of departments in their corporations.

Relationships between digital maturity, organizational agility, and firm performance: An empirical investigation on SMEs

Digitalization has significant power to boost the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Most scholars approached the phenomenon from different standpoints by examining the effects of information technology skills, digital skills, information systems capabilities, information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption, and digitalization on firm performance. However, although the terms are interrelated, the impact of digital maturity on SMEs' performance has been rarely investigated. Digital maturity examines the extent of digitalization and digital capabilities of organizations, which is essential in evaluating state-of-the-art organizations' digitalization efforts and providing a roadmap for further improvement. Although digitalization offers various benefits to organizations, its direct effect on the performance outcome is still arguable. Prior studies had revealed mixed findings when they assessed the impact of digital maturity on firm performance. Hence, some studies called for research for the examination of possible intervening variables. Consequently, this study examines the effects of digital maturity and organizational agility on firm performance. Furthermore, the moderating role of organizational agility in the digital maturity-firm performance link is also investigated. Data for testing the proposed model was collected from SMEs in the Marmara Region of Turkey using a convenience sampling technique. The structural equation modeling with partial least squares estimation (PLS-SEM) approach was used to analyze 119 responses collected from SMEs via face-to-face and online questionnaires. Eighty-two of the respondents identified themselves as entrepreneurs/partners. 13 respondents are senior executives, 14 are mid-level managers, 8 are white-collar employees, and two stated that they work in different positions than these. The findings show that organizational agility and digital maturity have a positive impact on firm performance. However, when the role of organizational agility is examined as a moderator, it is discovered that the factor reduces the effect of digital maturity on firm performance.

Understanding the link between IS capabilities and cost performance in services: the mediating role of supplier integration

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the link between information systems (IS) capabilities, supplier integration and cost performance in the service context. Specifically, it empirically investigates how supplier integration meditates the relationship between three dimensions of IS capabilities and cost performance in service firms.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 156 UK service firms was conducted and the data analyzed to determine the role of supplier integration in mediating the effects of IS capabilities on firms' cost performance. The research model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM), and the neural network model was used to rank the relative influence of significant predictors obtained from SEM.FindingsThe results confirmed that supplier integration fully mediates the effects of information technology (IT) for supply chain activities and flexible IT infrastructure on cost performance and partially mediates the effect of operations manager's IT knowledge on cost performance. The results showed that operations manager's IT knowledge is the strongest predictor of supplier integration.Originality/valueThis study takes a step toward quelling concerns about the business value of IS, contributing to the development and validation of the measurement of IS capabilities in the service operations context. Additionally, it adds to the emerging body of literature linking supplier integration to the operational performance of service firms.

Simulation of emotional differences in the structured query language for databases of financial markets

Subject. The article addresses a simulation in the structured query language (SQL) for the Bloomberg information base, the scientifically grounded tools for measuring emotions in markets in the face of financial and pandemic crisis and market imbalances, in addition to classic financial indicators, the creation of analytical tools based on state-of-the-art software tools that integrate the latest advances in behavioral finance and in financial and coefficient analysis, machine learning technologies, and open financial market data. Objectives. The aim is to create a usable toolkit for balanced evaluation of financial and economic situation of companies, based on the analysis of the main Russian and foreign modern means to measure emotions. Methods. The study employs methods of induction, deduction, and modeling. It demonstrates the link between methods and methodologies with new technical means of modern information systems. Results. The paper studies the effect of the heuristics of insufficient reaction and heuristics of excessive self-confidence, using the examples of market drawdown. I developed and implemented a model, using the behavioral finance tools as a factor in stabilizing financial decisions. Conclusions. New software and hardware tools enabled to identify and measure the actions of the heuristics of financial market participants. Financial analysts, when applying the new capabilities of modern information systems for programming and creating user models with required parameters and extensive database, will have new opportunities in the described models. The procedure for collecting and processing the original information required for valuation is simplified.