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Title:
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOP MANAGEMENT AND IS MANAGERS: AN EMPHASIS ON KNOWLEDGE FACTORS |
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Author(s):
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Anton Manfreda, Ale Groznik, Mojca Indihar temberger |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-04-7 |
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Editors:
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Philip Powell, Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2014 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Business-IS gap, Business-IS alignment, IS managers, Top management, Mann-Whitney U Test. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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127 |
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Last Page:
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133 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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Several attempts have been made to align top and IS managers in organizations. However, many of them were not successful and the business-IS gap is still present in many companies causing several failed IS implementation projects. Therefore, there is still a need to bridge the gap between both sides. However, aligning business-IS is not possible without a clear notion of the gap or knowing the particular items that are causing the gap. The purpose of this research is thus to improve the understanding of the relationship between top management and IS managers by revealing items where significant differences between them exist. The aim is therefore to define the gap and reveal key factors that are causing the gap with a particular emphasis on the knowledge factors. Two surveys were developed for IS managers and top management, and the responses of both groups will be compared to define the gap using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. The research will thus examine several factors where an alignment between top management and IS managers is still not achieved and is consequently increasing the gap between them. |
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