Project performance and the enabling role of information Technology: An exploratory study on the role of alignment

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 579-595

  Bardhan, Indranil R ^a   Krishnan, Vish V ^b   Lin, Shu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology alignment; Project management; Structure; Uncertainty; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALIGNMENT; IT IMPACTS; NEW PRODUCTS; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; PROJECT DATUM; PROJECT EXECUTIONS; PROJECT IMPACTS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH MODELS; SERVICE INNOVATIONS; STRUCTURE; UNCERTAINTY; VOLATILITY;

ALIGNMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION;

EID: 61349178897     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1070.0163     Document Type: Article

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