A multilevel model for measuring fit between a firm's competitive strategies and information systems capabilities

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 909-929

  McLaren, Tim S ^a   Head, Milena M ^b   Yuan, Yufei ^b   Chan, Yolande E ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Configurational theory; Design science; Information systems capabilities; Research methods; Strategic alignment; Strategic archetypes

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; INFORMATION USE; ITERATIVE METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; CONFIGURATIONAL THEORY; DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; DESIGN SCIENCE; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; STRATEGIC ARCHETYPES;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 81355132836     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41409966     Document Type: Article

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