The Translated Strategic Alignment Model: A Practice-Based Perspective

Michel Kalika (), Alexandre Renaud () and Isabelle Walsh ()
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Michel Kalika: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Alexandre Renaud: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Isabelle Walsh: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In this article, we propose to revisit the concept of strategic alignment in a practice-based perspective. We propose new insights on this concept which has mostly been studied in the literature through Henderson and Venkatraman's strategic alignment model (1993). In a grounded approach, we study practitioners' daily practices through the in-depth investigation of three corporate cases and interviews with six consultants specialized in the management of information systems (IS). We use actor-network theory as a theoretical framework to help us make sense of and interpret our data. We propose a new, conceptual, non-functionalist model, which integrates several streams of literature: the translated strategic alignment model (TSAM). This model may serve as a help to drive toward a critical level of alignment that appears as necessary to clear the path toward competitive advantage.

Keywords: IT needs; Besoins utilisateurs; Actor-network theory; Besoins technologiques; Théorie de l’acteur-réseau; Strategy-as-practice; Stratégie par les pratiques; Alignement stratégique; Strategic alignment; Users’ needs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in Systèmes d'Information et Management, 2013, 18 (2)

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