Proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Modern Research in Management, Economics and Accounting
Year: 2023
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33422/15th.meaconf.2023.03.006
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Chief Information Officer Background, Tenure and Income: Results from a survey in the German speaking countries
Bjarne Erik Roscher
ABSTRACT:
Organizations are increasingly dependent on information technology. Especially in the age of the fourth industrial revolution companies include or even base their business strategies and business models on digitization initiatives. This is needed to tackle the challenges of the a world which is driven by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) and companies are utilizing the capabilities of their IT organizations to stabilize and advance their operations. The person who is responsible to develop, manage and lead this organization is the Chief Information Officer (CIO). His role is today mostly described as an executive role rather than an operative one. Therefore this research focuses on the Background of the CIO both in terms of education and training, the experience the CIO has gained in his previous jobs, the job tenure, and finally the income of CIOs. Scope: The scope of this research is bigger companies in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region) from all industries. Excluded from the survey were state agencies. As the survey was purposely only offered in German language a referral to other countries has been prevented. Purpose: The outcome will be used to design research models for further analysis. Methodology: Based on data acquired in an online survey in the German-speaking DACH region methods of descriptive statistics have been used to visualize the nature of the results and basic interdependencies. The results of this research are based on 168 individuals which held the position of a top IT manager. Results and conclusions: This research gives a structured overview of key figures regarding CIO background, experience, tenure, and salary. The results show that most CIOs either hold a University or University of applied sciences degree with the major in Business Administration, Informatics or Business informatics. Most CIOs have been serving as head of IT for over 10 years and have tenure in IT of over 20 years. This explains why most of the survey participants are in the age group 50-59 years, followed by those aged between40 and 49 years. The results also show that the vast majority report directly to the CIO. The salary analysis of the participants show clearly that age has an impact on the income.
keywords: information management, CIO, background, tenure, income