Competing in the information age : strategic alignment in practice / edited by Jerry N. Luftman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luftman, Jerry N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Strategic planning.

Information technology--Management.

Competition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Synthesizes a body of research and theories relating to the way firms can undergo transformation in order to remain competitive in a changing business environment. This book includes the coordination and alignment of a firm's business strategy.

Contents:

Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; 1. Introduction; The Strategic Alignment Model; 2. Aligning Business and IT Strategies; 3. Applying the Strategic Alignment Model; Business Strategy; 4. Aligning IT with New Competitive Strategies; 5. Building Global Competence; IT Strategy; 6. Do You Need an IT Strategy?; 7. Managing by Wire: Using IT to Transform a Business from ""Make-and-Sell"" to ""Sense-and-Respond""; 8. Electronic Commerce and the Extended Enterprise; 9. Benchmarking IT Strategic Alignment; Organizational Infrastructure and Processes; 10. Business Culture: The Key to Regaining Competitive Edge

11. Managing the Business Transformation ProcessIT Infrastructure and Processes; 12. IT Value and the Role of IT Infrastructure Investments; Appendices; A. Strategic Alignment Research and Practice: A Review and Research Agenda; B. Glossary of Strategic Alignment Terminology; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-44163-1

9786610441631

0-19-535816-3

1-60129-988-5

OCLC:

251538760