More bang for your buck: Small firms and the importance of aligned information technology capabilities and strategic flexibility

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-197

  Celuch, Kevin ^a   Murphy, Gregory B ^a   Callaway, Stephen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Strategic alignment; Strategic flexibility

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTS; STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33846897123     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hitech.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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