H. Benbya
Using coevolutionary and complexity theories to improve IS alignment: a multi-level approach
Benbya, H.; McKelvey, B.
Authors
B. McKelvey
Abstract
The misalignment of information systems (IS) components with the rest of an organization remains a critical and chronic unsolved problem in today's complex and turbulent world. This paper argues that the coevolutionary and emergent nature of alignment has rarely been taken into consideration in IS research and that this is the reason behind why IS alignment is so difficult. A view of IS alignment is presented about organizations that draws and builds on complexity theory and especially its focus on coevolution-based self-organized emergent behaviour and structure, which provides important insights for dealing with the emergent nature of IS alignment. This view considers Business/IS alignment as a series of adjustments at three levels of analysis: individual, operational, and strategic, and suggests several enabling conditions – principles of adaptation and scale-free dynamics – aimed at speeding up the adaptive coevolutionary dynamics among the three levels.
Citation
Benbya, H., & McKelvey, B. (2006). Using coevolutionary and complexity theories to improve IS alignment: a multi-level approach. Journal of Information Technology, 21(4), 284-298. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000080
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2006 |
Deposit Date | Nov 18, 2008 |
Journal | Journal of Information Technology |
Print ISSN | 0268-3962 |
Electronic ISSN | 1466-4437 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 284-298 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000080 |
Keywords | Information systems alignment, Coevolution, Complexity. |
You might also like
Response: Van de Ven and Johnson's “Engaged Scholarship”: Nice Try, But…
(2006)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About Durham Research Online (DRO)
Administrator e-mail: dro.admin@durham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search