Aligning business and information systems thinking: a cognitive approach

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dc.contributor.authorTan, F. B.
dc.contributor.authorGallupe, R.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T22:19:58Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T22:19:58Z
dc.date.copyright2006
dc.date.created2006
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractBusiness-information systems (IS) alignment has become an important strategic imperative for organizations competing in the global economy. Recent research (Reich and Benbasat [56]) indicates that building a shared understanding between business and IS executives is one way of strengthening this alignment. This paper describes a study that examines the cognitive basis of shared understanding between business and IS executives. Using Personal Construct Theory (Kelly [36]), this study uses cognitive mapping techniques to explore the commonal-ities and individualities in the cognition between these executives. Eighty business and IS executives in six companies participated in this study. The results indicate that a higher level of cognitive commonality is positively related to a higher level of business-IS alignment. This is supported by findings that greater diversity in cognitive structure and cognitive content of business and IS executives coincide with a lower level of alignment. Implications for practitioners and researchers are discussed.
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/TEM.2006.872243
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/629
dc.publisherIEEE
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.sourceIEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 53, 2, 223-237
dc.subjectBusiness-IS alignment
dc.subjectcognitive mapping
dc.subjectpersonal construct theory
dc.subjectrepertory grid technique
dc.subjectshared cognition
dc.subjectshared understanding
dc.titleAligning business and information systems thinking: a cognitive approach
dc.typeJournal Article
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