For this assignment, you will have to prepare a paper that critically discusses how
organisations apply the strategic use of IS/IT to achieve IS/IT-enabled innovation. Some
aspects and issues you may discuss in your paper could include (but are not limited to):
• Discuss at least 4 examples of the use of IS/IT for innovation.
• Highlight some success factors or some lessons learned (i.e., what went wrong?) for your
examples.
• Discuss the impacts of internal factors (e.g., organizational, individual, and management
factors) and external factors (e.g., market, industry, social, economic, technological and
political/policy factors) on the success (or the failure) of IS/IT enabled innovation.
• Suggest recommendations and guidelines for helping organizations succeed in their efforts
to embark on using IS/IT for innovation with good explanation and discussion.