Jalal Haghighat Monfared; Sayyid Gholam Hassan Tabatabaee; Rouhollah Dadashniya Kasmani
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Information technology (IT) architecture with a general and comprehensive description of the IT functions in the organization, attempts to reduce the complexity of using this technology and increase the efficiency that meet the requirements and achievement of organizational goals. On the other hand, ...
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Information technology (IT) architecture with a general and comprehensive description of the IT functions in the organization, attempts to reduce the complexity of using this technology and increase the efficiency that meet the requirements and achievement of organizational goals. On the other hand, control objectives for information and related technologies framework or briefly COBIT framework, is the most efficient way for implementing and auditing IT governance to develop, implement, monitor, and improve IT management. The need to model IT architecture along with the benefits of QOBIT 2019 framework to achieve organizational goals by enhancing value while balancing IT revenue and processes, has led the researchers to present a paradigm-based IT architecture model using grounded theory approach. It is intended that the model to be holistic and consistent with ETKA organization. Data were gathered using document mining, observation, and in-depth interviews with 15 experts in the field of IT management and IT governance in the organization under study. The analysis of the research data have resulted in 650 concepts and 48 subcategories using Strauss and Corbin methodology and MAXQDA software. Finally, by choosing the main phenomenon and its relationship with the other categories, the paradigmatic model of research was presented in the form of causal conditions, contextual conditions, confounding conditions, strategies and consequences.
Mehdi Karimipour; Amir r Bayat Tork; Jalal Haghighat Monfared
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Today, advanced technologies are considered as one of the most vital components of business, industry and services and a strategic factor for the economic development of countries. Some researchers consider advanced technologies as the heart of wealth generation in the organizations, and it is almost ...
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Today, advanced technologies are considered as one of the most vital components of business, industry and services and a strategic factor for the economic development of countries. Some researchers consider advanced technologies as the heart of wealth generation in the organizations, and it is almost impossible to provide competitive products and services in a global environment without using the required advanced technologies. Given the importance and the role of technology, especially advanced technologies, in creating competitive advantage for organizations, one of the key issues regarding such technologies is acquisition and the acquisition method. This qualitative research, by adopting a risk analysis and management approach in the field of technology acquisition, seeks to explore a conceptual model of the acquisition of advanced technologies for the Information Technology (IT) industry using Grounded Theory. To collect data, 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with the experts in the field of IT and technology management and acquisition. The sampling was performed using judgment and snowball techniques. Data analysis was done using MAXQDA10 software which resulted in the emergence of 105 concepts and codes, 23 sub-categories, and 5 main categories. This article aims to achieve a conceptual model of advanced technology acquisition with emphasis on information technology analysis and risk management, taking into account the environmental conditions prevailing in the country's information technology industry. The proposed conceptual model was developed with emerging design approach and the results of the research were explained as theoretical propositions.
