Managing the Future-State-of-the-Art Environmental Scanning Systems and Initial Design Principles for a New Generation
ISBN
978-0-615-50707-1
Type
conference poster
Date Issued
2011-08-05
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Sambamurthy, V.
Tanniru, M.
Rajagopalan, B.
Goes, P.
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
The 2008/2009 economic crisis provided a sustainable impulse for improving environmental scanning systems (ESS).Although a rich body of knowledge exists, these concepts are not often used in practice. This article contributes a literaturereview addressing not only why this knowledge is not used, but what elements of it can be leveraged for the work on hand.The results are structured in terms of the elements of information system (IS) design theories and the research methodapplied. At the end, we derive six initial principles for reworked ESS that are more applicable than the state of the art. Theseprinciples should improve the "grasp" of weak signals and allow better incorporation of environmental scanning findings intothe executive decision-making process. Two instantiations helped us to highlight how current developments in IS contributeto successful design, implementation, and day-to-day operation of reworked ESS.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011)
Publisher
AIS Association for Information Systems
Publisher place
AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Event Title
17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011)
Event Location
Detroit, Michigan
Event Date
04.-08.08.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
214405