The alignment between information systems （IS） and business strategy along with its implications for perceived IS effectiveness and business performance is an important question, which is rarely studied in China. Ba...The alignment between information systems （IS） and business strategy along with its implications for perceived IS effectiveness and business performance is an important question, which is rarely studied in China. Based on an empirical study, this paper summarized the significance of IS strategic alignment and its impact on business performance. This study also measured business strategy, information system strategy, and information system strategic alignment, built a conceptual model to describe the relationship between these factors, and investigated their implications for information system performance and business performance. A structural equation model was employed to test the conceptual model. Analyses of data gathered in a survey indicate that information system strategic alignment is a better predictor of business performance than business strategy or information system strategy alone, although business strategy can significantly influence business performance.展开更多
This paper describes how Chinese companies can enhance their competitive advantage through implementing enterprise information systems （EIS）. The reference framework combines strategic information system alignment a...This paper describes how Chinese companies can enhance their competitive advantage through implementing enterprise information systems （EIS）. The reference framework combines strategic information system alignment and dynamic capabilities perspectives. EIS implementations were analyzed in eight companies （four in China and four in Europe）. Recommendations derived from this analysis can be used by Chinese EIS practitioners to effectively enhance organizational competitiveness through EIS implementation. The results show that Chinese companies must achieve a strategic alignment between their business strat- egy and EIS strategy and then they should facilitate EIS implementation by effectively designing managerial processes and learning mechanisms.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 70671001)
文摘The alignment between information systems （IS） and business strategy along with its implications for perceived IS effectiveness and business performance is an important question, which is rarely studied in China. Based on an empirical study, this paper summarized the significance of IS strategic alignment and its impact on business performance. This study also measured business strategy, information system strategy, and information system strategic alignment, built a conceptual model to describe the relationship between these factors, and investigated their implications for information system performance and business performance. A structural equation model was employed to test the conceptual model. Analyses of data gathered in a survey indicate that information system strategic alignment is a better predictor of business performance than business strategy or information system strategy alone, although business strategy can significantly influence business performance.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 70671007)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of MOE, P.R.C. (No. 20040006023)
文摘This paper describes how Chinese companies can enhance their competitive advantage through implementing enterprise information systems （EIS）. The reference framework combines strategic information system alignment and dynamic capabilities perspectives. EIS implementations were analyzed in eight companies （four in China and four in Europe）. Recommendations derived from this analysis can be used by Chinese EIS practitioners to effectively enhance organizational competitiveness through EIS implementation. The results show that Chinese companies must achieve a strategic alignment between their business strat- egy and EIS strategy and then they should facilitate EIS implementation by effectively designing managerial processes and learning mechanisms.
