Business & IT Alignment in a Multinational Company: Issues and Approaches

• Autores: A. J. Gilbert Silvius
• Localización: Handbook of research on global information technology management in the digital economy / Mahesh S. Raisinghani (ed. lit.), 2008, ISBN 978-1-59904-875-8, págs. 156-166
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This chapter explores the theory and practice of business & IT alignment in multinational companies.

    In the first part of the chapter an overview of the theory is presented. In this part, the familiar frameworks for business & IT alignment are put in perspective in an �alignment development model.� The second part of the chapter presents the practical issues that are experienced in aligning IT to business in multinational companies. These issues and considerations resulted from a focused group discussion with IT managers and CIOs of medium-sized and large organizations in The Netherlands.