Organizational survival and alignment: Insights into conflicting perspectives on the role of the IT professional

Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 30-34

  Guzman, Indira R ^a   Kaarst Brown, Michelle L ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IT Professional; Organizational Theories; Role of IT professionals; Strategic Alignment

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIES; COSTS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

IT PROFESSIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES; ROLE OF IT PROFESSIONALS; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 2942682808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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