Artikel
Influence of information technology on organization strategy
The exponential development of information technology has presented many opportunities to organizations; however, it has also presented several challenges. A key challenge is how do organizations effectively use information technology and incorporate it into their strategies to make full use of its capabilities as an enabler. The fast-changing nature of information technology has resulted in little empirical evidence on how it influences organization strategy. The Strategic Alignment Model was a popular model created to assist organizations to align their information technology and their business strategy; however, the growth of technology may have made this model irrelevant in this age. Therefore, organizations need to determine what factors drive this alignment. Using hermeneutic phenomenology, 12 in-depth interviews were conducted within IBM South Africa to determine real-life drivers that help create this alignment. The themes derived from the interview texts reveal that consumers are becoming more empowered; therefore, organizations need to be more flexible in their business models and strategies. Furthermore, the integration of cross-functional roles in the organization at the management level allow for improved alignment between information technology and strategy as better integrated roles bring a combination of these two elements.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Foundations of Management ; ISSN: 2300-5661 ; Volume: 9 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 191-202 ; Warsaw: De Gruyter
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Management
- Subject
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information technology
strategy
strategic alignment model
business models
digital
market disruption
phenomenology
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Sibanda, Mabutho
Ramrathan, Durrel
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Veröffentlichung
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De Gruyter
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Warsaw
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2017
- DOI
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doi:10.1515/fman-2017-0015
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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- Artikel
Associated
- Sibanda, Mabutho
- Ramrathan, Durrel
- De Gruyter
Time of origin
- 2017
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