TY - JOUR AU - Berner, Martin AU - Graupner, Enrico AU - Maedche, Alexander PY - 2014/04/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Information Panopticon in the Big Data Era JF - Journal of Organization Design JA - JOD VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Research Article DO - 10.7146/jod.9736 UR - https://www.jorgdesign.net/article/view/9736 SP - 14-19 AB - Taking advantage of big data opportunities is challenging for traditional organizations. In this article, we take a panoptic view of big data – obtaining information from more sources and making it visible to all organizational levels. We suggest that big data requires the transformation from command and control hierarchies to post-bureaucratic organizational structures wherein employees at all levels can be empowered while simultaneously being controlled. We derive propositions that show how to best exploit big data technologies in organizations. ER -