Business strategy aims at supporting the vision of an enterprise, by paving the way to achieve it through goals that direct the strategy’s execution. Aligning business strategy to system requirements requires explicit models from both business strategy and requirements engineering. However, existing business strategy definition approaches are informal and their syntax is based on natural langua...

Business Strategy encapsulates an organisation’s intentions towards the achievement of its vision. As such, business strategy frames the overarching business roadmap towards the accomplishment of strategic goals driven by competition, by own capabilities, or by innovation. Consequently, such a roadmap needs to be considered when building systems aimed at supporting the functionality of an enter...

a r t i c l e i n f o This study analyzes the moderating effect of information systems (IS) strategy on the relationship between a firm's business strategy and organizational performance. From the resource-based view, the study analyzes the support that an innovative IS strategy and a conservative IS strategy can provide to low-cost and differentiation business strategies. Results of analysis f...

With rapid changes in the business environment, organizations are increasingly looking at human resources as a unique asset that can provide sustained competitive advantage. As much as, people are viewed among the most important resources to firms, HR strategy would be central to achieve competitive advantages .Firms should view HR strategy as an important tool for integrating competencies insi...

Aligning IT to business needs is still one of the most important challenges for many organizations. In a recent survey amongst European IT managers, 78% indicate that their IT is not aligned with business strategy. Another recent survey shows similar results. The message of Business & IT Alignment is logical and undisputed. But if this message is so clear, how can practice be so difficult? To e...

IT strategy and E-business has come to stay as important issues in many organisations. They are developed and implemented for the main purpose of improving, supporting and enabling their business goals and objectives. These requirements for support and enablement of the IT strategy and E-business are increasingly present in many organisations. IT strategy and E-business are breaking old barrier...