Developing Business Architecture for SMEs: A Strategic Tool for Capability Orchestration and Managing Dynamisms

Ghahramany Dehbokry, S; Chew, EK

Developing Business Architecture for SMEs: A Strategic Tool for Capability Orchestration and Managing Dynamisms

Ghahramany Dehbokry, S Chew, EK

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Citation:: Journal of Innovation Management in Small and Medium Enterprise, 2015, 2015
Issue Date:: 2015

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dc.contributor.author	Ghahramany Dehbokry, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chew, EK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5850-2455	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Innovation Management in Small and Medium Enterprise, 2015, 2015	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2166-076X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/36237
dc.description.abstract	Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly faced with competitive pressure due to swift and constant change to the dynamic and highly interconnected environment in which they operate. Competing in this dynamic ecosystem, SMEs need a strategic tool for managing co-evolution with the dynamic environment in order to create sustained value. Drawing from the specific SME characteristics operating in a collaborative network ecosystem of firms, this paper elicits the specific strategic management requirements that need to be satisfied by a Business Architecture. Extensive exploratory literature review and semi-structured interviews are used to explicate the underlying drivers of SME’s requirements for business architecture that need to be addressed by the requisite BA practice. The paper finds that, the BA practice must possess the capabilities to guide and assist the SMEs to adapt with the dynamic collaborative ecosystem of firms and sense, leverage and orchestrate the network of resources and ICT capabilities to create sustained value. This paper concludes with some guidelines for developing the business architecture-enabled journey toward creating sustained value within the said dynamic ecosystem.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Innovation Management in Small and Medium Enterprise	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5171/2015.774202	en_US
dc.title	Developing Business Architecture for SMEs: A Strategic Tool for Capability Orchestration and Managing Dynamisms	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2015	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
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Abstract:

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly faced with competitive pressure due to swift and constant change to the dynamic and highly interconnected environment in which they operate. Competing in this dynamic ecosystem, SMEs need a strategic tool for managing co-evolution with the dynamic environment in order to create sustained value. Drawing from the specific SME characteristics operating in a collaborative network ecosystem of firms, this paper elicits the specific strategic management requirements that need to be satisfied by a Business Architecture. Extensive exploratory literature review and semi-structured interviews are used to explicate the underlying drivers of SME’s requirements for business architecture that need to be addressed by the requisite BA practice. The paper finds that, the BA practice must possess the capabilities to guide and assist the SMEs to adapt with the dynamic collaborative ecosystem of firms and sense, leverage and orchestrate the network of resources and ICT capabilities to create sustained value. This paper concludes with some guidelines for developing the business architecture-enabled journey toward creating sustained value within the said dynamic ecosystem.

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