MIS Quarterly Executive

Congratulations to Jeffrey Proudfoot, Alec W. Cram, Stuart Madnick and Michael Coden, CISSP for winning the Senior Scholar Best IS Paper award! Their #MISQE paper titled "The Importance of Board Member Actions for Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management" can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eJsQZkit #MISQuarterlyExecutive #MISQE #ICIS2024

What a great #SIM/ #MISQE workshop, followed by a fantastic dinner, and even better conversations! A big "thank you" to all that participated and a special thanks to Hope Koch, Damien Joseph and Fred Niederman for their leadership in getting the #MISQE Special Issue on "Brave New Work: The Future of Work, Tasks and Jobs" off the ground. For all authors out there: the submission deadline is March 1, 2025.

Wondering how a low-code approach can be used to develop an AI product? Imke Grashoff and Jan Recker studied a medium-sized software provider in Germany that used Cognigy.AI, a low-code development platform, to develop a chatbot. The case study highlights several advantages but also emphasizes the importance of companies being aware of potential constraints related to expandability, security, and autonomy. #MISQE #MISQuarterlyExecutive #LCNC #AI #chatbots https://lnkd.in/e53FQrCy

What happens when you entrust software development to citizen developers? In their study, Altus Viljoen, Marija Radic, Andreas Hein, John Nguyen, and Helmut Krcmar draw on 30 interviews with experts and citizen developers to illustrate the challenges that inevitably occur while providing guidance on how to tackle them. Enjoy reading and sharing! #MISQE #MISQuarterlyExecutive #LCNC

Interested in the effects of workarounds when employees decide to use low-code/no-code tools in the workplace? Then check out our #MISQE article, written by Robert Davison, Louie Wong, and Steven Alter. They studied how warehouse employees of a major Hong Kong retailer blended low-code/no-code approaches with noncompliant behaviors to ensure success. #LCNC #MISQuarterlyExecutive

In their article “The Promise and Perils of Low-Code AI Platforms,” Maria Kandaurova, Daniel Skog and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema look at the adoption of a low-code conversational AI platform across four multinational companies. They identify three major challenges rooted in core assumptions about low-code methodologies and offer recommendations for companies to navigate them. Enjoy the #MISQE read!

Establish a Low-Code/No-Code-Enabled Citizen Development Strategy! Based on insights from 24 companies that have undertaken citizen-driven low-code/no-code initiatives, Björn Binzer, Edona Elshan, Daniel Fuerstenau and Till Winkler propose a framework for developing a citizen development strategy. This framework highlights key design decisions and offers recommendations to help organizations effectively utilize these platforms, enabling citizen developers to harness their creativity and innovation. Enjoy the #MISQE read!

📣 We are thrilled to announce that our MIS Quarterly Executive Special Issue on “The Rise of Low-Code/No-Code: Accelerating Digital Transformation” is now published! It has been fun working with Jonny Holmström and Sabine Matook on this. Check out our Editorial on “Transforming Business with Low-Code and No-Code”. We outline some common themes on the benefits, challenges, and opportunities with low-code/no-code (LC/NC) platforms: https://lnkd.in/eq8b4hZy ⭐ For this Special Issue, we are proud to present five excellent articles that dive deep into the transformative potential of LC/NC platforms in business. These are: 1️⃣ “Establishing a Low-Code/No-Code-Enabled Citizen Development Strategy” by Björn Binzer, Edona Elshan, Daniel Fuerstenau and Till Winkler: https://lnkd.in/e-MaW_NQ 2️⃣ “The Promise and Perils of Low-Code AI Platforms” by Maria Kandaurova, Daniel Skog and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema: https://lnkd.in/eqgA8WHx 3️⃣ “Combining Low-Code/No-Code with Noncompliant Workarounds to Overcome a Corporate System’s Limitations” by Robert Davison, Louie Wong, and Steven Alter: https://lnkd.in/e8qCpKbA 4️⃣ “Governing Citizen Development to Address Low-Code Platform Challenges” by Altus Viljoen, Marija Radic, Andreas Hein, John Nguyen, and Helmut Krcmar: https://lnkd.in/e8V-AisS 5️⃣ “How GuideCom Used the Cognigy.AI Low-Code Platform to Develop an AI-Based Smart Assistant” by Imke Grashoff and Jan Recker: https://lnkd.in/e_9AxFH8 💡 The insights from these studies offer practical guidance on leveraging LC/NC and AI to enhance innovation, efficiency, and responsiveness. We hope you find the Special Issue insightful and inspiring! 👏 Special thanks to all of the reviewers, the EIC at MIS Quarterly Executive Iris Junglas, and Managing Editor Joaquin Rodriguez for their excellent support with this Special Issue. 🙏 #LowCode #NoCode #AI #BusinessTransformation #MISQe #Innovation #CitizenDevelopment #LCNC #DigitalTransformation #ArtificialIntelligence #AITransformation Citizen Development Lab University of Galway - J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics Lero University of Galway Umeå University AI Business Lab Swedish Center for Digital Innovation The University of Queensland UQ Business School Citizen Development Week

How to translate AI ethics principles into an RPA implementation? Well, look no further. Ulrich Gnewuch and Dörte Schulte-Derne conducted a longitudinal case study with an energy service provider implementing robotic process automation (RPA). They highlight that digital leaders need to take employees’ needs and concerns seriously, even before the first process is automated using AI. Enjoy reading and sharing! #MISQE #MISQuarterlyExecutive

How does an AI-based quality inspection system scale? In their #MISQE paper “How #Audi Scales Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing,” André Sagodi, Dr. Benjamin van Giffen, Johannes Schiertshauer, Klemens Niehues and Jan vom Brocke tackle this very question. Looking at three innovation stages, they offer recommendations for digital leaders to scale AI effectively and harness its full potential. Enjoy reading and sharing! https://lnkd.in/e5F-q3Ei