Rapid business and IT change: Drivers for strategic information systems planning?

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-218

  Newkirk, Henry E ^a   Lederer, Albert L ^b   Johnson, Alice M ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment of business strategy and information systems strategy; Business change; Information technology change; Planning horizon; Strategic information systems planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949096083     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2008.16     Document Type: Article

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