Die Fähigkeit, Innovationen im Geschäftsmodell schnell und effizient in operativen Prozessen und IT-Systemen umsetzen zu können, ist in der heutigen Wettbewerbssituation von zentraler Bedeutung. In vielen Unternehmen schränkt die vorhandene über Jahre gewachsene IT-Architektur die...

Enterprise architecture is the organizing logic for business processes and IT infrastructure, reflecting the integration and standardization requirements of the firm's operating model. CISR research has found that firms go through four stages of architecture maturity as they learn to enhance the...

This paper begins with an analysis of how some business or enterprise modelling approaches intend to reflect corporate goals into business process models by extensively using object oriented principles. Then we try to emphasize the object-oriented principles' potential in the strategic...

This study investigates the effect of information technology (IT) architecture flexibility on strategic alliance formation and firm value. We first examine the effect of three dimensions of IT architecture flexibility (open communication standards, cross-functional transparency, and modularity)...