Investigating IT-business alignment in an Egyptian medium-sized enterprise (case study)

European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Azab, Nahed A ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Egypt; Information technology; IT impact; IT management; IT strategy; IT business alignment; Role of IT; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS STRATEGY; EGYPT; IT IMPACT; IT MANAGEMENT; IT STRATEGIES; ROLE OF IT; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT;

COMPETITION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84856623326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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