Culture in Business Process Management (BPM): Exploring the Cultural Fitness of Organizations for BPM
Project Description
The research project aims at developing a deeper understanding of organizational culture in the context of BPM. It particularly focuses on objectives in the following three domains.
Body of knowledge in science
While research on the role of culture in business process management has been acknowledged to be highly relevant by both practitioners and academics, a significant lack of research on the topic can be identified. Therefore, this project aims at contributing to the body of knowledge in the BPM field through insights on the role of organizational culture in BPM, i.e. basic findings on how to analyze and achieve the cultural fitness of organizations for BPM.
Academia
In the context of this research project, it is intended to build up an international research group on the topic culture in BPM. Therefore, an academic board of the research project has been established, including members who are particularly interested in research on the topic. The research project further aims at reflecting common research approaches of this international group based on this project. Beyond, the research project is intended to support the dissertation of Theresa Schmiedel, PhD student at the Institute of Information Systems, and further dissertations which follow up on this project.
Practice
Based on the identified relevance of the research topic for local practitioners in Liechtenstein, the research project is intended to directly provide useful insights for the industry partner involved in the research project. Furthermore, the project aims at distributing the findings among practitioners in the region via existing networks associated with the Institute of Information Systems.
Academic Board
Jan Recker, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Stijn Viaene, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Willem Mertens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Tyge Kummer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Peter Trkman, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Body of knowledge in science
While research on the role of culture in business process management has been acknowledged to be highly relevant by both practitioners and academics, a significant lack of research on the topic can be identified. Therefore, this project aims at contributing to the body of knowledge in the BPM field through insights on the role of organizational culture in BPM, i.e. basic findings on how to analyze and achieve the cultural fitness of organizations for BPM.
Academia
In the context of this research project, it is intended to build up an international research group on the topic culture in BPM. Therefore, an academic board of the research project has been established, including members who are particularly interested in research on the topic. The research project further aims at reflecting common research approaches of this international group based on this project. Beyond, the research project is intended to support the dissertation of Theresa Schmiedel, PhD student at the Institute of Information Systems, and further dissertations which follow up on this project.
Practice
Based on the identified relevance of the research topic for local practitioners in Liechtenstein, the research project is intended to directly provide useful insights for the industry partner involved in the research project. Furthermore, the project aims at distributing the findings among practitioners in the region via existing networks associated with the Institute of Information Systems.
Academic Board
Jan Recker, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Stijn Viaene, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Willem Mertens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Tyge Kummer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Peter Trkman, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Relevance to Liechtenstein
Regional companies benefit directly from the project since it allows to assess the cultural fitness of organizations for BPM. The analysis helps organizations to further develop their corporate culture to facilitate BPM. Ivoclar Vivadent is involved as a project partner, other companies that contribute to the project are Oerlikon Balzers, Oerlikon Mechatronics, and ThyssenKrupp Presta.
