Organizational Structure's Influence on Business-IT Alignment: Looking Back to Look Forward

Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan, Lazar Rusu and Erik Perjons
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Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan: Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Lazar Rusu: Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Erik Perjons: Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance (IJITBAG), 2018, vol. 9, issue 2, 15-29

Abstract: Despite the long list of cumulative research, business-IT alignment remains to be evasive for practitioners and researchers. As organizations continue to spend a significant amount of their resources on IT to improve the variety and quality of services, achieving and maintaining business-IT alignment is a timely issue. Studies indicate that organizational structure, among other factors, plays an important role on whether organizations succeed in achieving business-IT alignment. A systematic literature review is conducted to provide an overview of previous studies as well as point out possible future research directions. A total of 31 articles were identified and included in the review. The findings indicate that there are few studies poised to address the lack of knowledge on how the formal/informal organizational structure's influence on business-IT alignment. The study presents a summary of previous findings on organizational structure's influence on business-IT alignment and identifies potential future research directions.

Date: 2018
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