Impact of strategic alignment on IT outsourcing success in a complex service setting

Byron W. Keating, Shirley Gregor, John Campbell

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    Abstract

    Improved conceptual and methodological understanding of strategic alignment is essential for better IT outsourcing decisions. This research will investigate how strategically well aligned ITO investments can lead to improved performance and greater competitive advantage. The strategic alignment literature is dominated by a focus on strategy formulation at a single point in time. In contrast, little is known about how strategic alignment is enacted in the choices managers make over time, and in particular, as it applies to IT outsourcing decisions in complex service settings. To address this situation we: (1) develop a novel dynamic alignment model that links espoused and enacted strategies, (2) operationalize strategy as a set of strategic decisions around capabilities, and (3) apply a range of novel methods to measure the decisions managers make.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World
    Subtitle of host publicationAnything, Anywhere, Anytime
    Pages1901-1910
    Number of pages10
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    Event19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Chicago, IL, United States
    Duration: 15 Aug 201317 Aug 2013

    Publication series

    Name19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
    Volume3

    Conference

    Conference19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityChicago, IL
    Period15/08/1317/08/13

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