The effect of strategic alignment on the use of IS-based resources for competitive advantage

摘要

Persuasive evidence has described the strategic use of information resources in organizations. As a result, IS researchers have sought empirically to link that use to improved organizational perfor- mance. However, this alignment-performance relationship has been difficult to confirm. The current study contributes by distinguishing the alignment of the information systems plan With the business plan (ISP-BP) and the reciprocal alignment (BP-ISP).