Investigating the determinants of inter-organizational information sharing within criminal justice: A context-mechanism-outcome approach

Abstract

Focusing on inter-organizational information sharing in criminal justice, it is found that, while poor project management leads to unsuccessful inter-organizational information sharing, a recipe for success is more demanding as it requires both compatible technologies and good project management implemented either by means of a top-down approach of strategic alignment or an emergent approach of bottom-up alignment. Though unplanned, the latter approach may lead to mistakes that are more correctable than the large mistakes stemming from top-down, deliberate planning. The study is an analysis of context-mechanism-outcome configurations of inter-organizational information sharing activities within criminal justice systems and demonstrates the causal asymmetry between positive and negative cases. Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications are discussed by highlighting the causal role of different types of governance structure in a crisp-set configurational fashion.

A configurational theory of digital disruption

“…Our approach is more suitable for small-N and medium-N rather than large-N studies. QCA has occasionally been applied to samples of up to 12 cases (Iannacci et al, 2022). In such cases, however, a systematic comparison of the necessity or sufficiency of attribute combinations depends on substantial in-depth cross-case and within-case analyses.…”

Theorising moderation in the configurational approach: A guide for identifying and interpreting moderating influences in QCA

“…Moreover, despite the increasing popularity of QCA in various areas, it is still an emerging method in the area of IS. Its benefits have not yet been fully unlocked despite its potential to transcend the qualitative-quantitative divide in the IS area, which also leads to the calling for research in the IS domain (Iannacci et al, 2021). Thus, to better use the advantages of QCA to improve our understanding of complex digital phenomena and generate new insights, it becomes imperative to deploy QCA for examining moderation that is dominantly rooted in correlation-based methods.…”

Planeamiento estratégico de tecnologías de información, a partir de una revisión bibliográfica

“…Así mismo, en la práctica, esto puede ser extremadamente difícil, el típico ciudadano cae a un nivel inferior de rendimiento mental tan pronto como entra en el campo político, que se planifica la intervención, la transparencia del proceso y eliminación de patologías organizacionales, especialmente nepotismo, requieren atención. (Iannacci, Simeonova & Kawalek, 2022). ISN 2707-2207/ISSN 2707-2215 (en línea),septiembre-octubre, 2022, Volumen 6, Número 5 p 1811 Un efecto negativo del nepotismo es la "privatización" de algunos procesos en la organización, donde las actividades, incluidas las que resultan no solo de las funciones actuales del sistema, pero también la planificación y la creación de estrategias están sujetas a los intereses particulares de grupos de interés pequeños, informales y generalmente muy herméticos.…”