Evaluating the impact of information security on enhancing the business decision‐making process
| Pages | 55-64 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/20425961311315719 |
| Published date | 22 March 2013 |
| Date | 22 March 2013 |
| Author | Akram Jalal‐Karim |
| Subject Matter | Public policy & environmental management |
Evaluating the impact of
information security on
enhancing the business
decision-making process
Akram Jalal-Karim
Management Information System Department, College of Business and
Finance, Ahlia University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Abstract
Purpose – In today’s digital economy, information secrecy is one of the essential apprehensions for
businesses. Because of the uncertainty and multiple interpretations, most of the reviewed literature
regarding business decision-making revealed that decisions tend to be more fluid, inaccurate , and
informal. Recently, the number of organizations that have disclosed their information has been raised.
The aim of this research is to theorize and empirically measure the effects of information disclosure on
the accuracy of business decision-making.
Design/methodology/approach – This study presents a proposed conceptual framework, which
assists businesses in evaluating the extent to which information secrecy has a substantial effect on
decision-making accuracy. The primary research purpose is explanatory and the conceptual
framework was empirically tested to measure the effects of the proposed five independent variables:
information security rules and regulations, secured internal and external business communication,
security consciousness management support, business security culture, and superior deterrent efforts
on efficient information security, the consequences of which on accurate decision-making processes are
considered a dependent variable.
Findings – The results of this study, which are based on the use of the proposed conceptual
framework, indicate that information security has a substantial effect on generating accurate, effective
and efficient business decisions. Information security could undermine decision accuracy when
information collected has little effect on the purpose and time of decisions.
Originality/value – The findings of this study presentsome insights into the strategic c hoices ofany
organizations and, to improve the efficiency of the decisions taken, they must improve the level and
efficiency of information secrecy.
Keywords Information security, Decision-making process, Decision making,
Information management
Paper type Research p aper
1. Introduction
Despite a global recession, businesses have thrived over the last decade, growing year
after year; they have enhanced output, improved efficiency and produced new
alliances, mainly by relying on the internet.
Today, the digital innovation concerning the internet and worldwide use of web
sites has set the platform for e-commerce and, because of the rising frequency and cost
of security incidents, the significance of valuable information security is fast becoming
one of the most important ethical issues of our information age and one of the most
precious assets for various types of organizations (Gordon et al., 2005). These assets are
susceptible to theft, modification and even rejection of timely access. Disabling an
information security system has a significant har mful consequence on the value of a
business (Cavusoglu et al., 2004; Ishiguro et al., 2006).
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DOI 10.1108/20425961311315719
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