Aligning business and information systems thinking: A cognitive approach

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-237

  Tan, Felix B ^a   Gallupe, R Brent ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business IS alignment; Cognitive mapping; Personal construct theory; Repertory grid technique; Shared cognition; Shared understanding

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS-INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS) ALIGNMENT; COGNITIVE MAPPING; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; REPERTORY GRID TECHNIQUE; SHARED COGNITION; SHARED UNDERSTANDING;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 33646060387     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2006.872243     Document Type: Article

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