A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economy, especially in poverty relief, job creation, and economic growth. To effectively improve the competitiveness and performance of SMEs, the adoption of Information Technology (IT) should be aligned with their business objectiv...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Alyahya, Majed, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA 2013
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/1/A_Conceptual_model_for_business_and_information_technology_stratetegic_alignment_from_the_perspective_of_small_and_medium_enterprises.pdf

id	iium-38650
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-386502014-10-09T07:03:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/ A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises Alyahya, Majed Suhaimi, Mohd Adam T Technology (General) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economy, especially in poverty relief, job creation, and economic growth. To effectively improve the competitiveness and performance of SMEs, the adoption of Information Technology (IT) should be aligned with their business objectives. Despite the importance of the IT-business strategic alignment, past researches are concentrated on large organizations in the developed nations. Up to date, there is dearth of researches undertaken on SMEs, particularly in developing nations. Though voluminous strategic alignment models are available for large organizations, the inherent differences between SMEs and large organizations make these models irrelevant to SMEs. Thus, this study aims to propose a conceptual IT-business strategic alignment model for SMEs operating in Saudi Arabia. The proposed model is expected to serve as the stepping stone for the future researches to design more effective strategic alignment approaches for SMEs. Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA 2013-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/1/A_Conceptual_model_for_business_and_information_technology_stratetegic_alignment_from_the_perspective_of_small_and_medium_enterprises.pdf Alyahya, Majed and Suhaimi, Mohd Adam (2013) A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology, 3 (7). pp. 83-90. ISSN 2162-1357 (P) 2162-1381 (O) http://www.ijbhtnet.com/journal/index/301
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	T Technology (General)
spellingShingle	T Technology (General) Alyahya, Majed Suhaimi, Mohd Adam A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
description	Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economy, especially in poverty relief, job creation, and economic growth. To effectively improve the competitiveness and performance of SMEs, the adoption of Information Technology (IT) should be aligned with their business objectives. Despite the importance of the IT-business strategic alignment, past researches are concentrated on large organizations in the developed nations. Up to date, there is dearth of researches undertaken on SMEs, particularly in developing nations. Though voluminous strategic alignment models are available for large organizations, the inherent differences between SMEs and large organizations make these models irrelevant to SMEs. Thus, this study aims to propose a conceptual IT-business strategic alignment model for SMEs operating in Saudi Arabia. The proposed model is expected to serve as the stepping stone for the future researches to design more effective strategic alignment approaches for SMEs.
format	Article
author	Alyahya, Majed Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
author_facet	Alyahya, Majed Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
author_sort	Alyahya, Majed
title	A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
title_short	A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
title_full	A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
title_fullStr	A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
title_full_unstemmed	A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
title_sort	conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises
publisher	Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38650/1/A_Conceptual_model_for_business_and_information_technology_stratetegic_alignment_from_the_perspective_of_small_and_medium_enterprises.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T20:55:32Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T20:55:32Z
_version_	1777410278386827264

A conceptual model for business and information technology stratetegic alignment from the perspective of small and medium enterprises

Similar Items