A framework for modelling enterprise competencies: from theory to practice in enterprise architecture

Barenji, Reza Vatankhah; Hashemipour, Majid; Guerra-Zubiaga, David A.

doi:10.1080/0951192x.2014.901563

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“…In global project management practices, Browne et al constructed a model of communication competence, namely, input competence, personal competence and output competence, so as to encourage unfettered communication and improve project success [39]. Vatankhah et al proposed a multi-level enterprise internal capacity model framework, in which enterprise capacity includes resources, activities and knowledge, and the sub-categories of the concept are capacity, cross-functional coordination and cross-functional integration so as to derive and adapt to the needs of each enterprise [40].…”

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Construction of Mega Individuals Competency Model in Business Environment: A Grounded Theory Approach

Huang

Zhang

2022

Sustainability

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The purpose of this research is to explore the new practices derived from the influences of information technology among a certain group, i.e., “mega individuals”. Based on Grounded Theory and interviews from 53 companies, which consist of responses from 56 domestic and international founders, entrepreneurs, professional managers, partners and business elites, this study expounds that “mega individuals”, who constantly develop individual attainment and ability under the influence of business ecosystem evolution, have broken the traditional employment relationship. Through Grounded Theory, the following conclusion can be drawn: “mega individuals” are composed of three key traits: compound ability, collaboration ability and personal intellectual property (IP) know-hows. This research takes the initiative to create the “mega individuals competency model” (MICM) and elaborates on the dynamic capabilities theory to interpret the MICM, dedicated to enriching the dynamic capabilities theory by merging the current rapid and continuous changes in the business world from the promising and potential individual’s perspective.

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Section: Competency Modelmentioning

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Construction of Mega Individuals Competency Model in Business Environment: A Grounded Theory Approach

Huang

Zhang

2022

Sustainability

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“…This sentiment is supported in recent work by Radeke [39] who did a comprehensive literature analysis and found that EAM literature is dominated by prescriptive research and that "explanation and prediction is negligibly small". Discussions about EA theory are limited and generally study the impact of EA and EAM from organisational theory perspectives [76][77][78][79], discuss the systems theoretical basis of EA [80,81] or adopt a prescriptive design theoretical perspective for EA management practices [39,82,83] as is discussed in the next section.…”

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Enterprise Architecture as Explanatory Information Systems Theory for Understanding Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Growth

2020

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Understanding and explaining small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth is important for sustainability from multiple perspectives. Research indicates that SMEs comprise more than 80% of most economies, and their cumulative impact on sustainability considerations is far from trivial. In addition, for sustainability concerns to be prioritized, an SME has to be successful over time. In most developing countries, SMEs play a major role in solving socio-economic challenges. SMEs are an active research topic within the information systems (IS) discipline, often within the enterprise architecture (EA) domain. EA fundamentally adopts a systems perspective to describe the essential elements of a socio-technical organization and their relationships to each other and to the environment in order to understand complexity and manage change. However, despite rapid adoption originally, EA research and practice often fails to deliver on expectations. In some circles, EA became synonymous with projects that are over-budget, over-time and costly without the expected return on investment. In this paper, we argue that EA remains indispensable for understanding and explaining enterprises and that we fundamentally need to revisit some of the applications of EA. We, therefore, executed a research study in two parts. In the first part, we applied IS theory perspectives and adopted the taxonomy and structural components of theory to argue that EA, as represented by the Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture (ZFEA), could be adopted as an explanatory IS theory. In the second part of the study, we subsequently analysed multiple case studies from this theoretical basis to investigate whether distinguishable focus patterns could be detected during SME growth. The final results provide evidence that EA, represented through an appropriate framework like the ZFEA, could serve as an explanatory theory for SMEs during start-up, growth and transformation. We identified focus patterns and from these results, it should be possible to understand and explain how SMEs grow. Positioning the ZFEA as explanatory IS theory provides insight into the role and purpose of the ZFEA (and by extension EA), and could assist researchers and practitioners with mediating the challenges experienced by SMEs, and, by extension, enhance sustainable development.

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Barenji

Paradkar

2021

Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices

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A framework for modelling enterprise competencies: from theory to practice in enterprise architecture

Cited by 21 publications

References 69 publications

Construction of Mega Individuals Competency Model in Business Environment: A Grounded Theory Approach

Construction of Mega Individuals Competency Model in Business Environment: A Grounded Theory Approach

Enterprise Architecture as Explanatory Information Systems Theory for Understanding Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Growth

From Industry 4.0 to Pharma 4.0

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