Measuring IT Contribution to Company's Competitive Advantages

Authors

Edward Cheong-Tsair Ho, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, AustraliaFollow
Harchand Singh Thandi, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, AustraliaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to detail the history of business-IT alignment and develop a model to measure business-IT strategic alignment. The methodology involved defining and developing measures for the predictor variables of environmental uncertainty and importance of IT to the firm. A conceptual framework or strategic alignment model integrating key practices espoused by academics and practitioners regarding strategic alignment was developed. Measures for the strategic alignment model were defined and developed, and the relationships of the predictor variables with the degree of alignment as well as technology’s contribution to organizational performance assessed.

Recommended Citation

Ho, Edward Cheong-Tsair and Thandi, Harchand Singh, "Measuring IT Contribution to Company's Competitive Advantages" (2002). ICEB 2002 Proceedings (Taipei, Taiwan). 13.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2002/13