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Cybernetics and the agility question Hobbs, George and Scheepers, Rens 2010, Cybernetics and the agility question, in OASIS 2010 : Proceedings of IFIP 8.2/Organizations and Society in Information Systems, [The conference], [St Louis, Mo.]. Title Cybernetics and the agility question Author(s) Hobbs, George Scheepers, Rens Conference name Organizations and Society in Information Systems (2010 : St Louis, Mo.) Conference location St Louis, Mo. Conference dates 12 Dec. 2010 Title of proceedings OASIS 2010 : Proceedings of IFIP 8.2/Organizations and Society in Information Systems Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2010 Conference series Organizations and Society in Information Systems Conference Publisher [The conference] Place of publication [St Louis, Mo.] Keyword(s) cybernetics agility IT function Summary The ability to sense and respond effectively to fluctuations in an environment is the fundamental problem addressed by cybernetics. When applied to the context of the organizational IT function, agility denotes the capacity of the IT function to perceive "signals" from its internal and external environments, to interpret these, and respond appropriately. The processing of such signals requires the selection and filtering of information to drive decision-making for response in a timely way. The challenge for the IT function is processing an overwhelming collection of signals, in un-standardized formats, and from overlapping sources, that tends to overload decision-makers. Informed by a cybernetic model, we studied how the IT function enables agility. We found evidence (1) that the more mature the policy processes of the IT function, the more the IT function will create agility in information systems; (2) The more mature the intelligence processes of the IT function to look outside the organization, the more the IT function will create agility in information systems and; (3) The more mature the control processes of the IT function that focus on the current use of information systems, the more the IT function will create agility in information systems. ISSN 1535-6078 Language eng Field of Research 080699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970108 Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30036309 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: School of Information and Business Analytics Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 11 Aug 2011, 10:24:51 EST Wed, 30 Nov 2011, 15:35:22 EST Wed, 30 Nov 2011, 15:38:31 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 19:01:45 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 37 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 11 Aug 2011, 10:24:51 EST

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