The development and enactment of IST strategies is of paramount importance for organisations. As IT becomes more deeply embedded into business processes the role of the IST strategy requires constant attention and development. However, many organisations still struggle with the development and enactment of their IST strategy which can lead to large over-runs in budget & time and a technology pl...

Although Business Intelligence is seen as priority by many companies, the level of benefits achieved varies significantly between firms. Researchers have indicated that not having an effective Business Intelligence strategy is a significant issue in regards to trying to realize organizational benefits. This paper adopting a case study method investigates an Australian energy company’s Business ...

In this paper, we examine how the competitive industry environment shapes the way that digital strategic posture (defined as a focal firm’s degree of engagement in a particular class of digital business practices relative to the industry norm) influences firms’ realized digital business strategy. We focus on two forms of digital strategy: general IT investment and IT outsourcing investment. Dra...

a r t i c l e i n f o This paper examines the match between chief information officer (CIO) characteristics and the organization's business strategy and how this match influences the organization's business performance. Based on the theoretical underpinnings of typologies of business strategy, alignment between IT strategy and business strategy and upper echelon theory, this study proposes a re...

We examine the relationship between corporate bonds and exchange rates in USA Greece highlighting asymmetries volatility among markets. A theoretical framework is constructed to treat issue of bonds. The employed methodology concerns QARDL-ECM that applied non-stationary regressors. In Greece, our key findings point changes are mainly driven by rates. quantile estimates show strength long-run i...

This research explores the relationship between business strategy and survival. Seven annual panels of longitudinal data enable us to study riskiness (likelihood failure) as a function strategy. We find failure rates are higher for those businesses with purer positions. Two mechanisms offered potential explanations this result: robustness adaptability. While prior has found pure strategies have...