Innova Institute research (II): IT Management

Following the initial post on the Innova Institute research lines, in this second post we introduce the work being done in the IT Management area: The field of technology management analyses how organizations govern the impact of technology and technological innovation. This government affects both how organizations try to get the best result of the technology, and the way in which the functional areas optimize the use of technology in its processes and structures. It is also of interest to this research area to study the diffusion and adoption of technologies and the variables that affect these processes. Organizations are required to position themselves in relation to endless waves of technology, ensuring to be capable to adapt to organizational changes. Organizations live in a situation of chaos, in constant change, and after a major effort to adapt their processes and their communication strategies to the demands of the Internet, now they need to predict how the social networks can help or threaten its strategy and they relation with their partners. All this in a global environment with multi-cultural traits that influence the success of any deployment. Research projects:

• How cultural factors influence the adoption of privacy threatening features in social networks.
• The importance of IT alignment in companies, how the IS and Business strategy alignment impacts on business performance.
• A new approach to IS research, applying insights from Neurosciences.