A process-oriented perspective on the alignment of information technology and business strategy

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-268

  Tallon, Paul P ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

IT business value; IT strategy fit; Perceptual measures; Process perspective; Process level analysis; Resource based view; Strategic alignment; Value chain; Value disciplines

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PROCESS-LEVEL ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; VALUE CHAIN; VALUE DISCIPLINES;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 39749190128     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222240308     Document Type: Article

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