IT Alignment: What Have We Learned?

Authors

Yolande E Chan, The Monieson Centre, Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, CanadaFollow
Blaize Horner Reich, Segal Graduate School of Business, Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Document Type

Other

Abstract

We provide a review of the alignment literature in IT, addressing questions such as: What have we learned? What is disputed? Who are contributors to the debate? The article is intended to be useful to faculty and graduate students considering conducting research on alignment, instructors preparing lectures, and practitioners seeking to assess the ‘state-of-play’. It is both informational and provocative. Challenges to the value of alignment research, divergent views, and new perspectives on alignment are presented. It is hoped that the article will spark helpful conversation on the merits of continued investigation of IT alignment.

DOI

10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000109

Recommended Citation

Chan, Yolande E and Reich, Blaize Horner (2007) "IT Alignment: What Have We Learned?," Journal of Information Technology: Vol. 22: Iss. 4, Article 2.
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000109
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jit/vol22/iss4/2