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Key issues (grey) and challenges facing IT management in the German automotive industry.

Key issues (grey) and challenges facing IT management in the German automotive industry.

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Figure 1. Key issues (grey) and challenges facing IT management in the...
Figure 2. New model for the management of IT in the German automotive...
Figure 3. Digitalisation aims at process support and improvement.
Figure 4. Digital transformation brings new technologies into company...
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A New Model for IT Management in the Digital Era
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This article examines how digitalisation is impacting the management of IT. Phase 1 of the re-search focuses on the German automotive industry, and adopts a qualitative inductive approach, based on feedback from 19 semi-structured interviews with IT managers and professionals. Five key aspects of digitalisation are identified, and a new model for t...
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... specifically, P6 concluded "as a result of the megatrends, we have to rebuild practically the entire IT organisation." The interviewees highlighted a number of issues of particular significance in this rebuilding and transition process (Figure 1). ...

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... This might also help determine the significance of whether digital technologies are embedded in a company's products and services, or whether they are in the main just supporting existing processes. On-going research in other industry sectors [56] suggests this may be a key differentiating factor in determining the impact and nature of change brought about by digitalisation. Further studies in the hospitality and other sectors could provide greater clarity on this and other issues relating to digitalisation in organisations. ...
Digitalisation and IT Strategy in the Hospitality Industry
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This article explores how digitalisation is impacting the hospitality industry and assesses the evolving role of an Information Technology (IT) strategy in the digitalisation process. The research approach is qualitative and inductive, based on six in-depth interviews with senior IT professionals in the hospitality industry. Findings indicate significant differences in the role of an IT strategy in guiding digitalisation in the companies studied. The depth of information provided by the interviewees supports the development and application of a model that profiles the companies regarding their degree of digitalisation and technology integration. Analysis of interview material allows the identification of key properties for successful digitalization: process agility, workforce adaptability, and technology manageability, along with a clear data culture and ensured cybersecurity. However, disparate systems and technologies, and a lack of data integrity, are key issues that leave hospitality companies with difficult choices in progressing digitalisation initiatives. The applied model and identification of key properties for successful digitalisation contribute to the development of related theory and can also be used as a reference point for senior IT professionals working in the industry.
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