Unraveling the alignment paradox: How does business-IT alignment shape organizational agility?

Huigang Liang.  Nianxin Wang.  Yajiong Xue.  Shilun Ge.  (2017),  Information Systems Research , 28 (4) , 863-879.

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The study concerns the relationship between organizational agility and business–IT alignment. Agility is defined as a firmwide capability to sense and respond effectively to market opportunities and threats. Alignment refers to the degree of fit and integration among business strategy, business infrastructure, and IT infrastructure.

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Information systems strategy IT competence Organizational agility Business – IT alignment