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Toward a Strategic Perspective of Information Technology

Toward a Strategic Perspective of Information Technology

Paul L. Drnevich, Jungpil Hahn, Mark Shanley
Copyright: © 2006 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781591409083|ISBN10: 159140908X|EISBN13: 9781591409106
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-908-3.ch002
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Drnevich, Paul L., et al. "Toward a Strategic Perspective of Information Technology." IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization, edited by Bruce Walters and Zaiyong Tang, IGI Global, 2006, pp. 16-37. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-908-3.ch002

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Drnevich, P. L., Hahn, J., & Shanley, M. (2006). Toward a Strategic Perspective of Information Technology. In B. Walters & Z. Tang (Eds.), IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization (pp. 16-37). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-908-3.ch002

Chicago

Drnevich, Paul L., Jungpil Hahn, and Mark Shanley. "Toward a Strategic Perspective of Information Technology." In IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization, edited by Bruce Walters and Zaiyong Tang, 16-37. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2006. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-908-3.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter explores theoretical conceptualizations of IT beyond current common resource-based perspectives, in the hopes that MIS research may benefit from an improved understanding of the role, use, application and alignment of IT with the full spectrum of strategic management’s core theoretical perspectives. We argue that research in both fields needs to look at the fundamental value (profit) assumptions, as grounded in strategic management theory, to provide insights into the true role of IT in a firm and its performance. This chapter offers an integrative solution framework to attempt to position IT in the context of some common strategic management theoretical perspectives, which may serve as a basis to assess the validity of future MIS research.

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