Comparing Strategic IT Alignment versus Process IT Alignment in SMEs

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dc.contributor.authorCataldo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorMcQueen, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorHardings, Jens
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:47:01Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:47:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractRecently researchers have begun to suggest that the study of IT alignment in SMEs should be based on organizational processes rather than on strategy. This research investigated both approaches in a comparative exploratory study of 38 SMEs in Chile and Colombia. Regression was used to compare both types of alignment against IT success.
dc.description.abstractThe findings did not show significant differences between strategic IT alignment and process-level alignment although the strategic alignment approach better explained the variability of IT success (35.8%) than the process approach (18.7%). This contradicts the findings of recent research which has suggested that alignment models based on SME processes better explain IT success than models based on the company's strategy. Unexpectedly we also found that there was a very high correlation between both types of alignment (0.810). Results showed that strategic alignment could impact the relationship between Process-level alignment and IT success. Our conclusion is that in spite of the fact that few SMEs are involved with extensive and formal long-term planning, there often seems to be an implicit SME strategy that shapes the way that IT is used on processes. Despite the exploratory nature of this study, the unexpected findings may encourage other researchers to validate and deepen the understanding of our conclusions.
dc.format.extent15 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.issn1443-458X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/79226
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000209183100003
dc.information.autorucIngeniería;Hardings J;S/I;161420
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.pagina.final57
dc.pagina.inicio43
dc.publisherAUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOC INC
dc.revistaJOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectStrategic IT alignment
dc.subjectProcess IT alignment
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.subjectIT Success
dc.subject.ods09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.odspa09 Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.titleComparing Strategic IT Alignment versus Process IT Alignment in SMEs
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen44
sipa.codpersvinculados161420
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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