Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz

Enterprise Architecture or EA continues to gain global recognition as the management tool that would improve organization efficiency and productivity and streamline operations. Realizing these benefits depend on extensive assimilation of the tool in the organization. Literature however found that la...

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Main Author: Nik Abdullah Hafaz, Nik Hazliana
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Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling my-uitm-ir.637892022-07-28T07:37:26Z Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz 2013-07 Nik Abdullah Hafaz, Nik Hazliana Electronic data processing. Information technology. Knowledge economy. Including artificial intelligence and knowledge management Enterprise Architecture or EA continues to gain global recognition as the management tool that would improve organization efficiency and productivity and streamline operations. Realizing these benefits depend on extensive assimilation of the tool in the organization. Literature however found that lack of EA knowledge hinders the utilization of EA. It is posited that top management participation has a strong influence on the success of IS innovation assimilation in an organization. Therefore, this research sets out to gauge EA knowledge required for top management to support EA usage. Based on a qualitative research methodology using a single case study approach, this research investigates on the top management roles and EA roles in an organization. The research then identifies the relevant roles and synthesizes the roles to determine the EA knowledge required for top management. A conceptual model of enterprise architecture knowledge is proposed that describes the relationships between the roles of top management and EA knowledge. The data analysis revealed two sets of EA knowledge for top management; business knowledge and technology knowledge. Findings from this research provide academicians and practitioners with knowledge of how to improve EA usage and a structured roadmap for understanding EA in order to achieve high business value. 2013-07 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63789/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63789/1/63789.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Ahmad @ Abd Mutalib, Aishah (Assoc. Prof. )
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Ahmad @ Abd Mutalib, Aishah (Assoc. Prof. )
topic Electronic data processing
Information technology
Knowledge economy
Including artificial intelligence and knowledge management
spellingShingle Electronic data processing
Information technology
Knowledge economy
Including artificial intelligence and knowledge management
Nik Abdullah Hafaz, Nik Hazliana
Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz
description Enterprise Architecture or EA continues to gain global recognition as the management tool that would improve organization efficiency and productivity and streamline operations. Realizing these benefits depend on extensive assimilation of the tool in the organization. Literature however found that lack of EA knowledge hinders the utilization of EA. It is posited that top management participation has a strong influence on the success of IS innovation assimilation in an organization. Therefore, this research sets out to gauge EA knowledge required for top management to support EA usage. Based on a qualitative research methodology using a single case study approach, this research investigates on the top management roles and EA roles in an organization. The research then identifies the relevant roles and synthesizes the roles to determine the EA knowledge required for top management. A conceptual model of enterprise architecture knowledge is proposed that describes the relationships between the roles of top management and EA knowledge. The data analysis revealed two sets of EA knowledge for top management; business knowledge and technology knowledge. Findings from this research provide academicians and practitioners with knowledge of how to improve EA usage and a structured roadmap for understanding EA in order to achieve high business value.
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author Nik Abdullah Hafaz, Nik Hazliana
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title Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz
title_short Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz
title_full Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz
title_fullStr Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz
title_full_unstemmed Enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / Nik Hazliana Nik Abdullah Hafaz
title_sort enterprise architecture knowledge for top management / nik hazliana nik abdullah hafaz
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
publishDate 2013
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63789/1/63789.pdf
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