The Intractable Nature of Alignment

Campbell, BR

The Intractable Nature of Alignment

Campbell, BR

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Publisher:: University of Canterbury
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: ACIS 2008: 19th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 2008, pp. 166 - 175
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Campbell, BR	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	None known	en_US
dc.date	2008-12-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ACIS 2008: 19th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 2008, pp. 166 - 175	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-473-14528-6	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10756
dc.description.abstract	IS/business alignment has been a major concern of IT managers for many years but we seem to be little closer to a solution. This paper extends earlier research that developed a theory of alignment that clearly demonstrates that the actions of both business and IT managers are bound by organisational factors. This bounding tends to reinforce the status quo making any changes to the situation extremely problematic. The theory is used to explain the results of other alignment research and to demonstrate the intractable nature of alignment. It is argued that both business and IT managers must be aware of the effect of their current decisions on future decisions and the use of IT to gain competitive advantage.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Canterbury	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ACIS 2008: 19th Australasian Conference on Information Systems	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Conference on Information Systems	en_US
dc.title	The Intractable Nature of Alignment	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	New Zealand	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Christchurch, New Zealand	en_US
utslib.for	080611 Information Systems Theory	en_US
utslib.for	080610 Information Systems Organisation	en_US
utslib.for	080609 Information Systems Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Christchurch, New Zealand	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	New Zealand	en_US
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Abstract:

IS/business alignment has been a major concern of IT managers for many years but we seem to be little closer to a solution. This paper extends earlier research that developed a theory of alignment that clearly demonstrates that the actions of both business and IT managers are bound by organisational factors. This bounding tends to reinforce the status quo making any changes to the situation extremely problematic. The theory is used to explain the results of other alignment research and to demonstrate the intractable nature of alignment. It is argued that both business and IT managers must be aware of the effect of their current decisions on future decisions and the use of IT to gain competitive advantage.

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