Deciphering the Antecedents to IT Governance Effectiveness: A Living Laboratory Perspective

Living Laboratories, which embody a user-driven open innovation ecosystem, are gaining currency as a salient catalyst for smart city research and development. However, extant research, in conjunction with the fragmented isolated nature of existing Living Labs dispersed across the European Union (EU), indicate that a lack of common standardised IT governance procedures are currently being deployed. Further research is warranted to identify how varying governance capability constructs are impacting on IT Governance effectiveness in a Living Lab context. Thus, this research-in-progress commences a theory building process for examining IT governance in Living Labs by presenting a conceptual framework for future testing.