Rethinking IS Strategic Alignment : A Middle Management Perspective
(2018) 38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017- Abstract
IS strategic alignment remains a research phenomenon of key interest, specifically regarding the dimensions of social IS alignment (i.e., shared IS understanding among key organizational members) and intellectual IS alignment (i.e., IS/business strategy congruence). The examination of IS alignment has been predominantly limited to the examination of top ranks within the organization; however, we contend that middle management (MM) are essential organizational stakeholders for IS alignment as supported via upper echelons theory in conjunction with the knowledge-based view of the firm. The findings (derived from MMs across 111 organizations) provide support that: 1) MM strategic knowledge has a complementary influence MM’s ability to... (More)
IS strategic alignment remains a research phenomenon of key interest, specifically regarding the dimensions of social IS alignment (i.e., shared IS understanding among key organizational members) and intellectual IS alignment (i.e., IS/business strategy congruence). The examination of IS alignment has been predominantly limited to the examination of top ranks within the organization; however, we contend that middle management (MM) are essential organizational stakeholders for IS alignment as supported via upper echelons theory in conjunction with the knowledge-based view of the firm. The findings (derived from MMs across 111 organizations) provide support that: 1) MM strategic knowledge has a complementary influence MM’s ability to develop social alignment with both IS management and the top management team (TMT); and 2) the two alignment dimensions operate in a sequential nature with social alignment linking MM strategic knowledge to intellectual alignment. Our findings provide key insight to both theory and practice.
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- Leidner, Dorothy E. LU ; Milovich, Michael and Preston, David S.
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- And Knowledge-based View, Intellectual Alignment, IS Strategic Alignment, Middle Management, Social Alignment, Upper Echelons Theory
- host publication
- ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation
- publisher
- Association for Information Systems
- conference name
- 38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017
- conference location
- Seoul, Korea, Republic of
- conference dates
- 2017-12-10 - 2017-12-13
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85041703616
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- d53cb861-1f6c-4a0c-ab41-1ded1326cc83
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- http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=icis2017
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- 2018-02-22 07:19:51
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- 2021-06-03 01:22:51
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abstract = {{<p>IS strategic alignment remains a research phenomenon of key interest, specifically regarding the dimensions of social IS alignment (i.e., shared IS understanding among key organizational members) and intellectual IS alignment (i.e., IS/business strategy congruence). The examination of IS alignment has been predominantly limited to the examination of top ranks within the organization; however, we contend that middle management (MM) are essential organizational stakeholders for IS alignment as supported via upper echelons theory in conjunction with the knowledge-based view of the firm. The findings (derived from MMs across 111 organizations) provide support that: 1) MM strategic knowledge has a complementary influence MM’s ability to develop social alignment with both IS management and the top management team (TMT); and 2) the two alignment dimensions operate in a sequential nature with social alignment linking MM strategic knowledge to intellectual alignment. Our findings provide key insight to both theory and practice.</p>}},
author = {{Leidner, Dorothy E. and Milovich, Michael and Preston, David S.}},
booktitle = {{ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation}},
keywords = {{And Knowledge-based View; Intellectual Alignment; IS Strategic Alignment; Middle Management; Social Alignment; Upper Echelons Theory}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Association for Information Systems}},
title = {{Rethinking IS Strategic Alignment : A Middle Management Perspective}},
url = {{http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=icis2017}},
year = {{2018}},
}