The management of information technology, governance, and managerial characteristics |
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Authors: | Z.A. Karake |
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Affiliation: | Department of Economics &Business, The Catholic University of America, MCM 309, 620 Michigan Ave., NE. Washington, DC 20064 |
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Abstract: | Abstract. Using a sample of Fortune 500 industrial firms, this study hypothesizes that various infra-organizational factors, including those commonly associated with agency, governance and managerial characteristics of the firm, that affect the decision to create a top management executive position for a chief information officer (CIO). Statistically meaningful relationships were observed between the creation of a top executive CIO position and (1) top management's equity interests, (2) the number of outside directors on the board, (3) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) age, and (4) CEO Experience. |
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Keywords: | Agency Theory Information technology Upper Echelon Theory |
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