Understanding and classifying information system alignment approaches

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-14

  Avila, Oscar ^a   Goepp, Virginie ^a   Kbefer, François ^a  

^a INSA DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Alignment approach; Analysis framework; Information system; Is alignment

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT CONCEPT; ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKS; EXTERNAL FORCE; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT;

INDUSTRY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 73349139834     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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