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Enhancing the measurement of information technology (IT) business alignment and its influence on company performance  

Jerry Luftman.  Kalle Lyytinen.  Tal ben Zvi.  (2017),  Journal of Information Technology , 32 (1) , 26–46.

This article develops a measure of IT-business alignment and defines the scope and nature of activities that contribute to alignment.


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Understanding employee competence, operational IS alignment, and organizational agility - an ambidexterity perspective

Zhou, Jingmei.  Bi, Gongbing.  Liu, Hefu.  Fang, Yulin.  Hua, Zhongsheng.  (2018),  Information & Management , 55 (6) , 695-708.

This study examines the relationship between business-IS alignment and organizational agility. The concept of OISA ambidexterity is applied to discuss the need for combining two alignment types (structural and social) at the strategy implementation stage to achieve organizational agility.


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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.

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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