Performance outcomes of strategic and IT competencies alignment

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-190

  Croteau, Anne Marie ^a,c   Raymond, Louis ^b  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business performance; Contingency theory; IT competencies; Strategic alignment; Strategic competencies

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; STRATEGIC COMPETENCIES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TOOLS; TECHNOLOGICAL SCANNING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 7444270789     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000020     Document Type: Article

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