'Mind the Gap': diagnosing the relationship between the IT organisation and the rest of the business

J Peppard, J Ward - The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 1999 - Elsevier
The senior management of many organisations are continually disappointed with the
benefits and value which they perceive they are getting from their investments in IT. This …

The role and impact of information technology in Australian business

AS Sohal, L Ng - Journal of Information Technology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports the results of a study of the top 530 organizations in Australia which was
conducted to determine whether organizations use IT as a strategic tool to meet competitive …

Reconciling the IT/business relationship: a troubled marriage in need of guidance

J Ward, J Peppard - The journal of strategic information systems, 1996 - Elsevier
Over the past 30 years the relationship between the information technology (IT) organisation
and the rest of the business has been a troubled one which few organisations have …

Bridging the gap between the IS organization and the rest of the business: plotting a route

J Peppard - Information Systems Journal, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Much of the research literature advocates a strong information system (IS) organization‐
business relationship if the IS organization and, in particular, technology is to make a value …

Organizational competence for harnessing IT: A case study

G Dhillon - Information & Management, 2008 - Elsevier
In spite of decades of discussion and research into the benefits of the use of IT in the
organization, it has been difficult to prove a positive gain. Literature on IT management has …

A pragmatic approach to managing enterprise IT infrastructures in the era of consumerization and individualization of IT

MH Jarrahi, K Crowston, K Bondar, B Katzy - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Historically, organizations owned and controlled the information technologies (IT) their
employees used: telephone, inter-office memos, mainframes and timesharing systems …

Information systems strategy: Quo vadis?

JM Ward - The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
This article is a personal retrospective which traces the evolution of information systems
strategy (ISS) since it emerged as a topic in the late 1970s and considers the nature of …

The influence of business managers' IT competence on championing IT

G Bassellier, I Benbasat… - Information systems …, 2003 - pubsonline.informs.org
With the increased importance of IT in organizations, business managers are now expected
to show stronger leadership in regard to its deployment of IT in organizations. This requires …

Developments in practice XIV: IT sourcing-How far can you go?

HA Smith, JD McKeen - … of the Association for Information Systems, 2004 - aisel.aisnet.org
Outsourcing is now a widely accepted part of dong business. What started as a mechanism
to lower costs became an integral part of a much larger IT strategy. Today, newer forms of …

A new six 'S'framework on the relationship between the role of information systems (IS) and competencies in 'IS'management

G Philip, ME Booth - Journal of Business Research, 2001 - Elsevier
The role of information systems (IS) in increasing operational efficiency and strategic
advantage has been the subject of much academic research recently. A number of useful …