Information technology and business-level strategy: Toward an integrated theoretical perspective

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 483-509

  Drnevich, Paul L ^a   Croson, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Information systems; Information technology; IT capability; IT strategy; Management theory; Performance; Technology management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PLANNING; PROFITABILITY;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; IT CAPABILITIES; IT STRATEGIES; MANAGEMENT THEORY; PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 84876868001     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2013/37.2.08     Document Type: Article

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