The impact of adopting IT governance mechanisms on IT management performance: an Analysis regarding the executive’s perception

Authors

  • Guilherme Lerch Lunardi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • João Luiz Becker Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Antonio Carlos Gastaud Maçada Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2010v12n28p11

Abstract

Recently, there has been a great deal of interest on the part of many executives the concept of IT governance in order to justify IT investments. However some studies have shown that companies which have good IT governance models generate higher returns on their IT investments than their competitors, less research can be found on how organizations are effectively implementing IT governance in day-to-day practice. Thus, we evaluated the perceived impact of different IT governance mechanisms on IT management performance. The study was done with 83 IT managers, indicating the most adopted IT governance mechanisms as well as their impact on IT management. Results indicated a great number of IT governance mechanisms correlating positively with different IT governance domains, highlighting IT Strategic Planning, IT projects Committee, CIO on board of directors, compliance practices and IT committees as the most important mechanisms, suggesting the more effective they were, the better IT management will be.

Author Biographies

Guilherme Lerch Lunardi, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

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João Luiz Becker, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Management Science pela Anderson School of Managament da University of Califórnia at Los Angeles. Professor Titular do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas da Escola de Administração da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Antonio Carlos Gastaud Maçada, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Administração pela Escola de Administração da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas da Escola de Administração da UFRGS.

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Published

2010-12-13

How to Cite

Lunardi, G. L., Becker, J. L., & Maçada, A. C. G. (2010). The impact of adopting IT governance mechanisms on IT management performance: an Analysis regarding the executive’s perception. Revista De Ciências Da Administração, 12(28), 11–39. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2010v12n28p11

Issue

v.12, n.28, setembro/dezembro de 2010

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