Abstract:The term disciplinarity seems not to have a commonly accepted definition but it relates to a specific field of academic study. Disciplinary is an adjective related to the branch of learning or knowledge. When talking about a discipline, it is not merely a body of knowledge but also a set of practices by which the knowledge is acquired, confirmed, implemented, preserved, and reproduced. Post (2009) argues that questions of disciplinarity seek criteria for validating the "eccentric" angle of vision of a particular "intellectual" community in terms of its methodology, subject matter, curriculum or its shared purpose. The discussion in this essay focuses on transdisciplinarity and information systems

IT Governance is advocated as a necessary prerequisite for effective digitalization by research and practice alike. Despite this, there are but few studies of IT Governance in the healthcare sector, and even fewer on the enactment of IT Governance. This paper reports on a comparative case study of a Swedish and Ugandan setting on the enactment of ambidextrous IT governance within healthcare. Ambidextrous IT Governance is perceived as governance designed to balance targets of efficiency and innovation, and the study is informed by the resource orchestration logic. The findings show a set of challenges and opportunities in both settings such as complexity in the sharing of information in the Swedish setting and the possibility to leapfrog in the Ugandan. Furthermore, the ambidextrous balancing point and aspired shift differed significantly between the two settings, where the Ugandan setting wanted to rebalance toward exploitation and the Swedish setting toward exploration. The paper concludes with a discussion and a call for future research on ambidextrous IT Governance.

Looking at the world today, various organizations have taken up IT to support most of their work processes. IT can no longer be considered only a support component but has become strategic. Given that IT is ubiquitous, it requires proper governance in order for organizations to derive value and achieve organizational objectives from its use. IT governance is therefore advocated as a necessary means for ensuring the effective and efficient use of IT. Previous literature does not say much about IT governance adoption and enactment in healthcare organizations. In this study, resource orchestration is used as a framework for understanding management strategies for IT governance adoption in healthcare organizations. The study answers the research question, "How are managerial strategies impacting the adoption of IT governance in healthcare organizations". This was done through an interview study of managers, IT workers and policy makers in select Ugandan organizations. The participants in the study were from the private and public healthcare organizations, IT authority and the capital city authority. Findings show that there are informally agreed upon and approved strategies in place for the adoption of IT governance. The contribution is in terms of suggestions of how senior management can enact the strategies and make use of the organization's knowledge based and financial resources to inform adoption of IT governance.

Resource orchestration is seen as a key element of IT governance and is advocated as a critical mechanism for digital transformation. Given the current trend of digital transformation it is imperative to have in place good IT governance practices to create value through IT investments, manage IT risks, and provide IT assurance. There are shortcomings in the implementation process to turn Health IT (HIT) investment into tangible benefits. HIT staff at different managerial levels in the Västra Götaland Region (VGR) in Sweden, were interviewed to understand how they orchestrate digital resources. The findings showed that they are already carrying out digital resource orchestration actions to keep abreast with the digital transformation. They have put in place a governance and organizational structure on top of prioritizing innovation. The contribution is in the identification of resource orchestration actions carried out by HIT staff at various managerial levels in VGR healthcare organizations.