Factors affecting IT and business alignment: A comparative study in SMEs and large organisations

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 197-211

  Gutierrez, Anabel ^a   Orozco, Jorge ^a   Serrano, Alan ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Organizational performance; Resource allocation; Small to medium sized enterprises; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249131492     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390910932830     Document Type: Article

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