IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms

The concept of IT alignment has been discussed in the literature, but almost always in the context of large firms. Similarly, attempts to measure alignment and relate it to performance have been made, but primarily based on work in larger firms. This study focused on measuring the alignment of busin...

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Main Authors:	Cragg, Paul, King, Malcolm, Hussin, Husnayati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2002
Subjects:	QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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spelling	iium-291682013-02-28T02:53:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29168/ IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms Cragg, Paul King, Malcolm Hussin, Husnayati QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science The concept of IT alignment has been discussed in the literature, but almost always in the context of large firms. Similarly, attempts to measure alignment and relate it to performance have been made, but primarily based on work in larger firms. This study focused on measuring the alignment of business strategy and IT strategy (ITS) among small UK manufacturing firms and then investigated the link between alignment and performance. The method built on prior studies, developing approaches to alignment used with larger firms and integrating other concepts and measures from the small firm literature. Using a mail questionnaire, data from 250 firms was collected on nine strategy areas so that business and ITS responses could be compared. IT alignment was explored using both the matching and moderation approaches. The moderation approach appeared more effective in identifying IT alignment. The results indicated that a significant proportion of small firms had achieved high IT alignment. Furthermore, the group of small firms with high IT alignment had achieved better organisational performance than firms with low IT alignment. This is consistent with findings in large firms and opens up possibilities for further study of IT alignment in small firms. Elsevier 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29168/1/IT_alignment_and_firm_performance_in_small.pdf Cragg, Paul and King, Malcolm and Hussin, Husnayati (2002) IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 11 (2). pp. 109-132. ISSN 0963-8687 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963868702000070 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0963-8687(02)00007-0
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description	The concept of IT alignment has been discussed in the literature, but almost always in the context of large firms. Similarly, attempts to measure alignment and relate it to performance have been made, but primarily based on work in larger firms. This study focused on measuring the alignment of business strategy and IT strategy (ITS) among small UK manufacturing firms and then investigated the link between alignment and performance. The method built on prior studies, developing approaches to alignment used with larger firms and integrating other concepts and measures from the small firm literature. Using a mail questionnaire, data from 250 firms was collected on nine strategy areas so that business and ITS responses could be compared. IT alignment was explored using both the matching and moderation approaches. The moderation approach appeared more effective in identifying IT alignment. The results indicated that a significant proportion of small firms had achieved high IT alignment. Furthermore, the group of small firms with high IT alignment had achieved better organisational performance than firms with low IT alignment. This is consistent with findings in large firms and opens up possibilities for further study of IT alignment in small firms.
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author	Cragg, Paul King, Malcolm Hussin, Husnayati
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title	IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms
title_short	IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms
title_full	IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms
title_fullStr	IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms
title_full_unstemmed	IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms
title_sort	it alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms
publisher	Elsevier
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IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms

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