Perception of it governance in Turkey

Effective governance of IT in an organization is essential for delivering value to its business. IT Governance can be identified as an integral part of enterprise governance that includes processes and methods for making decisions, accountability and authority standards for giving IT decisions in an organization. From an academic perspective, many studies in the literature investigate the IT governance from several aspects. However, the literature on IT governance in emerging markets such as Turkey, China and Hungary is scarce. Thus, there is a need for understanding a degree of which IT governance is realized truly. This research aims to contribute to an understanding of an extent to which IT governance practiced in Turkey. The study intends to show how well an IT governance practice is realized in Turkey and performs an empirical study on the IT Governance perception of practitioners in Turkey. A special emphasis is given on decisions on budget planning, project prioritization, and approval and execution of IT projects. Also it provides valuable suggestions for suitable IT governance model for Turkey.