Information governance — A missing dimension in the varieties of capitalism framework illustrated using the case of information governance in China

Since the introduction of the Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) framework in 2001, the global economy has undergone fundamental changes due to the emergence of new capitalist economies as well as businesses' increasing reliance on information and digitalization. This paper proposes adapting the VoC framework to these changes by adding information governance as a new dimension in the evaluation of political economies. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study linking these two different sets of literatures. On this theoretical basis, the paper outlines information governance’s features and illustrates its manifestation using China as an exemplary case. Finally, a research agenda to substantiate these findings is outlined. Thereby, the paper contributes to the academic discourse on VoC, i.e., the evaluation and comparison of political economies. Furthermore, it provides insights for business practitioners in China in the field of information governance.