Understanding the success of strategic IT/IS benchmarking: Results from a multiple-case study

18th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Müller, Benjamin ^a   Ahlemann, Frederik ^a   Roeder, Katharina ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

IS performance assessment; Senior management support; Strategic is management; Strategic value of IT

Indexed keywords

GAIN PERFORMANCE; IS PERFORMANCE; IT ORGANIZATIONS; IT STRATEGIES; LEADERSHIP STYLE; MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIC IS; STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS; STRATEGIC VALUES; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 84870628650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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