TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring determinants influencing a service-oriented enterprise strategy
T2 - 12th International Global Sourcing Workshop, 2018
AU - Plugge, Albert
AU - Janssen, Marijn
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Due to the convergence of rapid business developments and digitization challenges firms need to become more agile. A service-oriented enterprise (SOE) strategy is an approach that decomposes an enterprise into business services that are modular, accessible, and interoperable, in which parts can be provided in-house, or outsourced to the market. The SOE concept has mainly been approached from a technological view and little is known about what type of strategic SOE determinants are relevant. A firm’s strategy to implement an SOE requires top management support. Therefore, insights at executive level are a prerequisite to identify strategic business directions. We conducted a literature review and a qualitative case study amongst eleven firms at executive level in various industries. Business services, business processes, and enabling technology were found in the literature as key determinants influencing a firm’s SOE strategy. Subsequently, the interviews at executive level identified that organizational readiness, knowledge and skills, and governance also affect the SOE strategy of firms. We suggest that a holistic view is required to study the complexity of an SOE. By using an executive view we contribute to IS and business literature as strategic SOE determinants become more explicit.
AB - Due to the convergence of rapid business developments and digitization challenges firms need to become more agile. A service-oriented enterprise (SOE) strategy is an approach that decomposes an enterprise into business services that are modular, accessible, and interoperable, in which parts can be provided in-house, or outsourced to the market. The SOE concept has mainly been approached from a technological view and little is known about what type of strategic SOE determinants are relevant. A firm’s strategy to implement an SOE requires top management support. Therefore, insights at executive level are a prerequisite to identify strategic business directions. We conducted a literature review and a qualitative case study amongst eleven firms at executive level in various industries. Business services, business processes, and enabling technology were found in the literature as key determinants influencing a firm’s SOE strategy. Subsequently, the interviews at executive level identified that organizational readiness, knowledge and skills, and governance also affect the SOE strategy of firms. We suggest that a holistic view is required to study the complexity of an SOE. By using an executive view we contribute to IS and business literature as strategic SOE determinants become more explicit.
KW - Business processes
KW - Business services
KW - Enabling technology
KW - Service-oriented enterprise
KW - Strategic decision-making
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070946807&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-15850-7_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-15850-7_3
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85070946807
SN - 9783030158491
T3 - Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
SP - 35
EP - 55
BT - Digital Services and Platforms- Considerations for Sourcing- 12th Global Sourcing Workshop 2018, Revised Selected Papers
A2 - Kotlarsky, Julia
A2 - Oshri, Ilan
A2 - Willcocks, Leslie
PB - Springer
Y2 - 21 February 2018 through 24 February 2018
ER -