LibGuides: BIM400_V2: Module 4 Resources

Module 4 Required Resources

Textbook

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.

Textbook:

Wallace, P. (2024). Introduction to information systems (5th ed.). Pearson Education.

Read:

Chapter 10: Ethics, Privacy, and Security
Chapter 11: Systems Development and Procurement
Chapter 12: Information Systems Project Management and Strategic Planning

Chapter 10 explores the responsibilities that organizations and individuals share to treat data with care, make ethical decisions about its use, and protect it from countless threats. In the context of information systems, what do terms such as “ethics,” “privacy,” and “security” mean? Chapter 11 traces the life cycle of an information system, from the birth of the idea and the planning phase to the system’s implementation and maintenance. A lot can go wrong during this cycle, and projects can fail at any point. Chapter 12 explores the phases of a project from the beginning, in which a plan is first developed, through the processes used during each of the succeeding phases. You will also learn about the project manager’s role and the software tools that help track progress on tasks, work assignments, and expenses.

Module 4 Optional Resources

A Preemptive and Curative Solution to Mitigate Data Breaches: Corporate Social Responsibility as a Double Layer of Protection
Zhu, J. J., Tuo, L., You, Y., Fei, Q., & Thomson, M. (2024). A Preemptive and Curative Solution to Mitigate Data Breaches: Corporate Social Responsibility as a Double Layer of Protection. Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), 61(4), 778–801. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222437231218969
Data breaches have the potential to weaken employee morale, corporate reputations, and customer and supplier relationships, while also disrupting marketing investments and financial performance. Research on reducing their frequency and harm focuses on tactical solutions, though breaches represent serious, even existential threats to firms. To date, research has not attempted to simultaneously address the intricately connected phenomena of preventing and recovering from data breaches. The authors propose that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic variable offering dual protection: reducing the likelihood of data breaches and attenuating harm when breaches occur. Drawing on stakeholder theory, the authors distinguish between internal (addressing primary stakeholders) and external (addressing secondary stakeholders) CSR.
Making Sense of Projects—Developing Project Portfolio Management Capabilities
Ahlemann, F., Bergan, P., Karger, E., Greulich, M., & Reining, S. (2024). Making Sense of Projects—Developing Project Portfolio Management Capabilities. Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research (SBUR), 76(2), 293–325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41471-023-00178-8
Project management and project portfolio management (PPM) foster competitiveness by facilitating the implementation of organizational strategy. Although organizations often struggle to develop PPM capabilities, the academic community does not have an in-depth understanding of the conditions for successfully developing these capabilities. In response, we conducted a multiple-case study with 50 interviewees to develop a theoretical model of the PPM capability-building process. This model is built on the notion of organizational sensemaking and identifies aspects that comprehensively explain why it usually takes so long to develop PPM capabilities.