Egon Berghout

Egon Berghout is a Professor at the University of Groningen within the Faculty of Economics and Business, specifically in the Innovation & Organisation department. He holds a PhD and maintains an ORCID identifier (0000-0002-9781-8655). His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in areas related to information systems and organizational innovation.

His research focuses on IT management, information systems evaluation, auditing complex IT systems, and e-government. Notable themes include resource complementarity in IT investments, cost management, and the impact of business cases on decision-making. He has presented keynote speeches at international conferences like the International Conference on Information Systems and Global Software Engineering.

Berghout has authored over 55 research publications, emphasizing information systems management, IT governance, and digital auditing. His recent work addresses post-pandemic opportunities in IT management research and advanced auditing methodologies for modern digital systems. He has supervised three academic works but no specific student names are listed.

His contributions span theoretical frameworks and empirical studies, including case analyses of municipal e-government projects and healthcare IT systems. He advocates for holistic approaches to IT evaluation that bridge technical and organizational challenges.