What seems to still be the main concern for managers in the corporate world across the globe is ITbusiness strategic alignment. This study seeks to address the research problem about the lack of alignment between IT and business strategies. Upon reviewing various literature on this subject, it was found that IT flexibility is one of the most vital factors that help sustain strategic alignment. ...

Managers are heavily engaged in strategic decision-making for businesses, particularly in a changing environment. One of the most important decisions for online small businesses, as part of their strategic planning, is selecting relevant features on their websites, both to attract and interact with consumers. However, only a few Australian small businesses use strategic tools for selecting thei...

Business-IT strategic alignment grows in importance as organizations strive to link business and technology in light of the internationalization of their businesses. This positivistic research method uses a field survey design to examine (a) the role of knowledge management processes in the relationship between contextual factors and alignment in the U.N. Secretariat, and (b) the role of IT pro...

Using the healthcare integrated delivery system (IDS) as a distinct and useful example of an interorganizational network, the current study empirically tests a model of strategic fit for this level of analysis. In particular, this study examines the strategic fit between IT integration and sophistication and organizational maturity within the healthcare IDS. Secondary data obtained from HIMSS A...

Diverse boards have been seen as providing impetus for initiating change. However, diversity may introduce conflict and impede decision making, which could hinder the ability of the firm to make strategic change, especially in times when firm performance is low. Integrating threat-rigidity theory and team diversity research, we examine how board gender diversity, firm performance, and the power...

Diverse boards have been seen as providing impetus for initiating change. However, diversity may introduce conflict and impede decision-making, which could hinder the ability of the firm to make strategic change, especially in times when firm performance is low. Integrating threat-rigidity theory and team diversity research, we examine how board gender diversity, firm performance, and the power...

The relationship of strategy-performance linkages is central in strategic management research. A large number of empirical studies have applied strategic typologies distinguishing strategic types to investigate these linkages. Of the numerous strategic typologies, Miles and Snow’s framework has been one of the most scrutinized and validated strategy classifications. Although, there is a wide ar...

In this paper we draw on Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory, and in particular his concept of an ‘episode’, to guide research into strategic practice and its relationship to the operating routines of an organization. Episodes, in Luhmann’s theory, provide a mechanism by which a system can suspend its routine structures and so initiate a reflection on and change of these structures. Applying...

The paper reported and conceptualized the strategic planning process and rationale behind the introduction of a customer relationship management (CRM) project. Based on the differentiation between core competencies and commodity processes, a case study, focusing on the setting up and management of a customer services call center, is conducted to examine how managers evaluate options available t...

We study the relationship between pro-social preferences and strategic reasoning. These aspects are typically studied separately but little is known about their joint distribution. In an experiment, for each participant we elicit individual concerns toward pro-sociality-inequality aversion and efficiency-as well as the number of steps of reasoning through a guessing game. We report that self-re...