2010 Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2010), "2010 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 23 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/jeim.2010.08823faa.002

2010 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2010 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Volume 23, Issue 6

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Enterprise Information Management

"Sustainability - a new dimension in information systems evaluation''

Wojciech PiotrowiczRichard CuthbertsonSaid Business School, University of Oxford, Oxford

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce sustainability as a new dimension of information systems (IS) evaluation. Customers, policymakers and business partners increasingly require the monitoring and reporting of the organisational impact on sustainability. However, traditional IS evaluation approaches are not able to capture the impact of information technology (IT)/IS on sustainability, especially in relation to social and environmental dimensions, so the authors want to stimulate discussion and research related to this area.Design/methodology/approach - This paper is conceptual. However, it is based on the results of an existing related research project focussed on supply chain evaluation.Findings - In order to stimulate discussion and research, the authors propose a framework that was originally developed to evaluate supply chain practices, in which IS often play a major role. The framework is built on three dimensions - economic, social and environmental - which are divided further into three sub-dimensions. It can be used as a starting point to develop a framework for sustainability-oriented IS evaluation.Research limitations/implications - The framework was originally developed for supply chain evaluation; however, it has generic features that can be adjusted or modified in order to be applied to a whole range of IT/IS initiatives.Practical implications - Sustainability and its new dimensions create new challenges for information systems evaluation. Companies require frameworks and tools that can help them to measure and evaluate the impact of IS on sustainability. The researcher's role is to answer such needs and focus on this emerging research topic; this paper aims to stimulate such research.Originality/value - Sustainability is a new dimension in IT/IS evaluation. Current approaches do not include all sustainability dimensions (environmental aspects are excluded, evaluation of the social impact is limited).Keywords Benchmarking, Information systems, Supply chain management

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This article originally appeared in Volume 22 Number 5, 2009, pp. 492-503, Journal of Enterprise Information Management

The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award

"The impact of ICT-enabled offshoring announcements on share prices''

Elizabeth DanielDevendra KodwaniSanjukta Datta

This article originally appeared in Volume 22 Number 3, 2009, Journal of Enterprise Information Management

"Impact of government export assistance on internationalization of SMEs from developing nations''

A.K. ShamsuddohaM. Yunus AliNelson Oly Ndubisi

This article originally appeared in Volume 22 Number 4, 2009, Journal of Enterprise Information Management

"What determines user satisfaction in ERP projects: benefits, barriers or risks?''

Omur Y. Saatcioglu

This article originally appeared in Volume 22 Number 6, 2009, Journal of Enterprise Information Management