among the most important sources of competitive advantage, is creating and developing strategic alignment competency. strategic alignment, literally, is an abstract and qualitative concept. and a qualitative concept while not been quantified and operationalized, does not worth paying attention practically. this article basing on a general formula and taking systems dynamics approach, suggests a...

preset study is conducted to evaluate strategic alignment between business and it in the view of organizational managers. present study has used luftman’s model on strategic alignment maturity and gartlen & shenks’ factors to promote alignment in order to evaluate alignment. research statistical population consists of managers at high education planning and research institute. no sampling is co...

This essay addresses two questions: "How does sustained strategic alignment create value and provide competitive advantage for a firm?" and "How can strategic alignment that is sustained over time be conceptualized and quantified?" We build on the Dynamic Capabilities Framework and suggest that an organization’s ability to achieve a high degree of strategic alignment is an enduring competency...

This paper addresses the question, "How do organizations sustain alignment between organizational strategy and IT strategy over time?" We begin our investigation of this question by reviewing the literature on alignment. From this vantage point, we develop a model of sustained strategic alignment over time that integrates the two primary perspectives on alignment, alignment as an end state and ...

This study investigates the effect of IT-business strategic alignment on organizational agility by considering the effects of IT flexibility and IT capability on strategic alignment. Also this study investigates the moderating role of environmental uncertainty on the relationship between strategic alignment and organizational agility. This research is an applied research based on purpose and de...