On the nature of effective CIO/CEO communication: evidence from an interview study
Abstract
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2018, VOL. 21, NO. 1, 73–74 BOOK REVIEW On the nature of effective CIO/CEO communication: evidence from an interview study, Alexander, Hütter, Thomas, Arnitz and René, Riedl, Cham, Switzerland, Springer, 2017, 51 pp., $39.99, ISBN: 978-3-319-50534-3 Many organizations consider the information technology (IT) function to be strategic and essential. The top-level executive in charge of the IT function is usually called the chief information officer (CIO). William R. Synnott, senior vice president at First National Bank of Boston, coined the term CIO when speaking at the Information Management Exposition and Conference in October 1980. He is cited in an article by C. Winkler in the October 20, 1980, issue of Computerworld: The job of the chief information officer (CIO) equal in rank to … chief financial officers does not exist today. The CIO will bring all information together as a resource. After many decades, the CIO position still does not exist in many organizations. Very often, organizations emphasize the prominence of other executives like the chief financial officer but fail to see the importance of the CIO role. Some organizations have a CIO, but the role is secondary, as evidenced by the minimal