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Title:
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EXPLORING STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT OF BUSINESS
AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS/TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGIES USING A MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
PERSPECTIVE |
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Author(s):
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Thokozani Kachale |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-37-5 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes, Pedro Isaías and Philip Powell |
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Year:
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2022 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Middle Management, Business Strategy, IS/IT Strategy, Strategic Alignment |
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First Page:
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245 |
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Last Page:
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248 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Information Systems/Information Technologies (IS/IT) have become an integral part of modern organisations. However,
there are still challenges presented to business leaders on how they may achieve strategic alignment (SA) of business and
IS/IT strategies. It is commonly agreed that SA is positively correlated to organisational performance. Achieving
sustainable SA is a challenge for many business leaders. The literature reviewed suggests that there is a paucity of studies
on SA using a Middle Management (MM) perspective which is the focus of this study. This paper starts by clarifying the
distinction between corporate and business strategies before proceeding to look at the strategic role MM plays through
sensemaking and issue selling. Crucially, attention is drawn to Luftman's alignment model because of its claims as
focusing on the dynamism of SA rather than conceptualisation of SA as a static end state which does not render very well
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