The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia

The relationship between strategic information system and business strategy of the firm has often been raised among managers. This paper examines the nature and extent of the relationships between strategic information system and business strategy pursued by the firms. A structured questionnaire was...

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Main Authors:	Md. Zabid Abdul Rashid, Saadiatul Ibrahim, Samsinar Md. Sidin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2003
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8058/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8058/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8058/1/1314-2536-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-80582016-12-14T06:46:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8058/ The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia Md. Zabid Abdul Rashid, Saadiatul Ibrahim, Samsinar Md. Sidin, The relationship between strategic information system and business strategy of the firm has often been raised among managers. This paper examines the nature and extent of the relationships between strategic information system and business strategy pursued by the firms. A structured questionnaire was developed and self-administered to managers in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. A total of 86 usable responses were used to analyse the results of the study. The findings show that there were five types of strategic information system used by Malaysian firms: accounting information system, finance information system, marketing information system, management information system and general information system. The business strategies pursued were focus strategy, cost leadership strategy and differentiation strategy. Empirical evidence detected a relationship between the strategic information system used and the business strategy adopted. There were also significant differences between each of the business strategies pursued and type of strategic information system used by the firms. The implications of the findings are also discussed. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2003 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8058/1/1314-2536-1-SM.pdf Md. Zabid Abdul Rashid, and Saadiatul Ibrahim, and Samsinar Md. Sidin, (2003) The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 22 . pp. 67-89. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/index
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description	The relationship between strategic information system and business strategy of the firm has often been raised among managers. This paper examines the nature and extent of the relationships between strategic information system and business strategy pursued by the firms. A structured questionnaire was developed and self-administered to managers in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. A total of 86 usable responses were used to analyse the results of the study. The findings show that there were five types of strategic information system used by Malaysian firms: accounting information system, finance information system, marketing information system, management information system and general information system. The business strategies pursued were focus strategy, cost leadership strategy and differentiation strategy. Empirical evidence detected a relationship between the strategic information system used and the business strategy adopted. There were also significant differences between each of the business strategies pursued and type of strategic information system used by the firms. The implications of the findings are also discussed.
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author	Md. Zabid Abdul Rashid, Saadiatul Ibrahim, Samsinar Md. Sidin,
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author_facet	Md. Zabid Abdul Rashid, Saadiatul Ibrahim, Samsinar Md. Sidin,
author_sort	Md. Zabid Abdul Rashid,
title	The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia
title_short	The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia
title_full	The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia
title_fullStr	The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The Relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in Malaysia
title_sort	relationship between strategic information system and business strategies in malaysia
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2003
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