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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"IT Strategy"”.
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How successful firms go beyond aligning their IT strategy with business objectives
Information technology (IT) is vital to growth of all organizations. But getting value out of IT has been challenging. The companies, which fail to align their IT strategy with business objectives struggle with low or mediocre return on their IT investment. On the other hand, the companies that …
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Business value of information technology : an applied framework to assess the business value of IT and maximize the impact of IT strategy
Information Technology (IT) is a major enabler of business, yet the most questioned of investments. Time and again, the question asked by senior executives is: What is the business value of IT to our firm? This question is coming in from all directions and bringing to bear enormous pressure on the …
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The effect of information technology on competitive advantage in Libyan oil companies: a conceptual model for targeting strategic information systems investment
… connection between information technology (IT) strategy and business strategy. After an extensive review of the relevant literature, the important dimensions of the content and process domains of IT strategy and business strategy were identified and operationalised. Consequently, a …
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The implications of organizational context for Information Systems and Technology strategy formulation. A study of socio-political factors in global corporations.
Information systems and technology strategy has been discussed by many researchers and authors over last three decades. The concepts of business alignment, competitive advantage, value generation etc. have been elaborated and still similar discussions continue. While the advances in IS/IT strategy …
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The impact of organisational politics on information technology strategy
The study consulted literature from both academic and professional domains. None of the literature referred to has done any study on the impact of organisation politics on IT strategy. The research conducted empirical case studies in two South African organisations. The two organisations are …
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The Organizational Effects of Software as a Service: The Nerds Rise to Power
Organizational subunits such as marketing, sales, human resources, and customer service invest in software as a service (SaaS) as a means to reduce information technology costs, speed time to market, gain access to new technologies, and improve application support and maintenance. For these …
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The impact of IT governance and partnership on business and IT alignment
Business and information technology (IT) alignment has been researched to enable organisations to leverage technology to gain a competitive advantage and enhance their financial performance. This research is based on assessing the level of alignment between business and IT, particularly focusing on …
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Developing a Framework for Business Information Technology Alignment in South African Development Banks
… technology alignment issues within development banks in South Africa. Using government resources, development banks are mandated to address financial market failures through financing and funding finance projects, economic segments, and segments of the population that …
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Analyzing the IT architecture landscape in the biopharma Industries
… Darwin explained his theory of evolution "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent but the one that is most responsive to change". This statement holds good for the role of IT in the Biopharma world. Today the role of IT is rapidly evolving, and the IT …
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Is Artificial Intelligence a Double-Edged Sword? Insights from Three Essays on its Impacts
<p>"If we do it right, we might be able to evolve a form of work that taps into our uniquely human capabilities and restores our humanity. The ultimate paradox is that this technology may become a powerful catalyst that we need to reclaim our humanity." - John Hagel</p> <p>Artificial intelligence …
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The Use of Expert Systems in the Land Strategy of Cardiff City Council
The City Council, on the recommendation of D.H. Jenkins, in his role as Principal Officer, decided to authorise investigation of the use of expert systems in the development of its "Land Strategy". Later, authorisation was given for the development of a prototype council house valuation …
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Towards an understanding of the boundaries and characteristics of a Digital Business Strategy
… merging of business and information technology (IT) strategies, effectively becoming a Digital Business Strategy (DBS), is changing the way that organisations have to leverage resources to create differential value. Due to the DBS being such a novice idea, there is no clear understanding of what …
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Mergers and acquisition – post merger IT integration
“All marriages are happy. It’s the living together afterwards that causes all the trouble.” - Raymond Hull, Canadian Playwright. Although Mergers and Acquisitions are common, no merger is termed as successful until post merger integration is successful. During M&A, two companies that function …
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Mobile marketing strategies for B2C companies
… phenomenon; companies that are not associated with mobile technologies are noticing it and want to develop their own mobile apps. However, these companies do not realize that they need to have a mobile strategy in place, just like their IT strategy. Mobile technology is a new paradigm for …
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Enterprise Architecture in Higher Education: Processes, Principles, Challenges, Success Factors and Agility
… growing interest in the use of Enterprise Architecture (EA) in the public sector, including in higher education (HE) institutions. Many HE institutions have adopted EA to help align their vision, objectives, and needs with their IT strategy and objectives, to support decision-making and to …
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Information technology decision making in South Africa : a framework for company-wide strategic IT management
… the linking of a company's business strategies with its strategic planning for IT (information technology). The objectives of the Study are: to investigate how the IT planning environment is changing for business enterprises in South Africa; to establish how successfully South African companies …
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Developing information systems technology within NHS wound clinics: an evaluation
… healthcare has been generally low. This varies with application and setting, but at the point of care clinical level it has been particularly slow. The ICT niche in clinics has been recognised in numerous publications, where it potential benefits are proclaimed. A reoccurring factor identified …
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Pengaruh umum perusahaan, ukuran perusahaan dan leverage terhadap intellectual capital disclosure pada perusahaan properti dan real estate yang listing di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI)
… cara pandang perusahaan dalam menjalankan aktivitasnya untuk menciptakan nilai perusahaan. Untuk memenangkan persaingan bisnis, perusahaan harus mengubah pola industri dari productivity based industries yang bermoto made and move menjadi knowledge based industrie yang bermoto knowledge and …
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Determining information systems contribution to manufacturing agility for SME's in dynamic business environments
… the contribution of information systems to agility has lacked a thorough analysis. Information systems have been labelled in the academic literature as critical, key and important in achieving and supporting agility. On the other hand, there is a large number of documented cases where IS have …
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Barriers and Enablers to Vocational IT Education: Responding to South Africa's ICT Skills Crisis
Advancement in digital technologies has directed the attention of developing countries toward ICT’s to aid socio-economic advancement. These technological solutions cannot be implemented as an island, and its effective use requires proportionate advancement in local ICT skills levels to ensure …
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