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ICT infrastructure for innovation: A case study of the enterprise service bus approach

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  • Bendik Bygstad

    (Norwegian School of IT)

  • Hans-Petter Aanby

    (Norwegian ASA)

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In this paper we investigate the relationship between ICT infrastructure and innovation. In recent years the concept of the enterprise service bus has been introduced as an ICT architecture that supports strong integration of distributed components and services, but at the same time allows for adding or subtracting business partners at short notice. What are the organizational issues and challenges of this approach? Building on a case study from Norway we investigated this topic in the context of innovation of ICT based services. Our findings were analyzed at three levels; the bus as technical infrastructure, the bus as innovation infrastructure and the bus as organizational structure. We find that the bus as technical infrastructure supports innovation within a business unit, while the bus as innovation infrastructure facilitates the innovation of new business services. Further, we propose that a shared topology of these three levels is important to support the overall innovation process. As illustrated in our case, this also raises new challenges for the innovative corporation.

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  • Bendik Bygstad & Hans-Petter Aanby, 2010. "ICT infrastructure for innovation: A case study of the enterprise service bus approach," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 12(3), pages 257-265, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:infosf:v:12:y:2010:i:3:d:10.1007_s10796-009-9169-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s10796-009-9169-9
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