Understanding the CEO/CIO Relationship.

Author List: Feeny, David F.; Edwards, Brian R.; Simpson, Keppel M.;
MIS Quarterly, 1992, Volume 16, Issue 4, Page 435-448.
The need for top management involvement in the exploitation of information technology (IT) is a recurring theme of information management. Previous research has suggested that this involvement is linked, with a two-way relationship between CEO and CIO. This paper reports on an exploratory research study that set out to identify the determinants of a successful two-way relationship. CEOs and CIOs were interviewed indepth in 14 large organizations based in the United Kingdom. This paper describes an explanatory framework that links the quality of the CEO/CIO relationship to identified attributes of each of the parties, and of their host organization. Successful relationships seem to be linked to a shared vision of the role of IT as an agent of transformation. The CIOs in these successful relationships may have extensive IT backgrounds, but they are accepted into the top management team and are seen to contribute beyond their functional responsibilities.
Keywords: CEOs; CIOs; executive involvement; information management; partnership
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#198 0.141 factors success information critical management implementation study factor successful systems support quality variables related results key model csf importance determinants
#25 0.139 relationships relationship relational information interfirm level exchange relations perspective model paper interpersonal expertise theory study effects literature role social identify
#253 0.092 user involvement development users satisfaction systems relationship specific results successful process attitude participative implementation effective application authors suggested user's contingency
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