Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Nowadays, it is widely known that the available information\nin an organization only increases. To successfully absorb and\nexploit that information is a challenge of major proportion.\nThis study aims to contribute with deeper knowledge in regards\nto Enterprise Search, i.e. how companies work and look\nupon issues related to how internal search issues are managed.\nIn the past, there is a lack of research addressing strategies\nfor Enterprise Search in general. This study draws upon\nprevious work regarding Information Systems-strategies and\nproposes a framework which can be used for deeper analysis\nof Enterprise Search-strategies. Nine interviews with organizations\nof various sizes were conducted in order to gather data\nand new knowledge to the unexplored research area of Enterprise\nSearch from a strategic perspective. The study contributes\nwith a theoretical framework for how organizations\ncould approach enterprise search strategically. Our study\nshows that strategies regarding Enterprise Search are important\nfor organization in their work with these issues and\nhave an impact on the level of maturity of the organization.\nOur study shows that having a strategy or to strategically\nwork with Enterprise search has significant positive effects.\nHowever, we can also conclude that strategy is a diffuse term\nin itself, nonetheless for enterprise search, and the strategic\nefforts must not have been written down in print to achieve\nits positive benefits.
Authors: Viktor Larsson, Filip Gårdelöv
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2522123542