The evolving role of Information Technology (IT) in business innovation places increasing emphasis on the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Yet, the role of the CIO in business innovation is understudied in the extant literature. Drawing on organizational theory of boundary spanning leadership, we posit that the CIO’s crossfunctional role pertaining to entities and functions outside ...

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and capital structure of Latin American firms. Design/methodology/approach The sample included companies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico Peru. authors collected data 201 non-financial 2009 2018, totalizing 1,716 firm-year observations. were analyzed using descriptive statistics linear reg...

There is a wide array of research on the topic of the chief executive officer (CEO)-chief information officer (CIO) relationship that affects the strategic use of information technology (IT) (i.e., strategic alignment). However, the literature about divergent perception of IT expectation between the two groups, depending on their emphasis of innovation is sparse. This study fulfils this gap. Qu...

The changing roles and responsibilities of CIOs and IT professionals refl ect strategic and political changes occurring in organizations. To meet client performance and business demands, CIOs and IT staff are required to solve business needs underlying technical solutions. This article reports that CIO and IT professional roles and competencies are changing to include more change and risk manag...