Antecedents of IS strategic alignment: A nomological network

Information Systems Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-179

  Preston, David S ^a   Karahanna, Elena ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chief information officer; IS leadership; IS strategic alignment; Matched pair questionnaire surveys; Shared understanding; Strategic management of IT; Top management team

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SHARED UNDERSTANDING; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67649526423     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1070.0159     Document Type: Article

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