STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN SMALL MICRO AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

摘要

An environmental uncertainty challenge today's business managers. Strategic Information System Planning (SISP) is used to obtain competitive advantages over competitors and to prevent competitors from gaining an advantage. A questionnaire measured the three studies constructs namely: SISPP, SISPS and environmental uncertainty was used. Data was collected froml09 head of information systems executives. From 15 sub-hypotheses, 9 were supported and 6 not supported. The results suggest that some SISPP phases are more effective in different environment and these phases can lead to the SISPS under environmental uncertainty. The paper concludes that South African SMMEs sector is not out of environmental uncertainty influence.