IS Alignment in Dynamic Environments: A Comprehensive Framework

authored by

Lukas Grützner, Oliver Werth, Michael H. Breitner

Abstract

In increasingly volatile environments, organizations face unprecedented challenges from events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the rising impacts of the climate crisis. Establishing effective alignment between Information Systems (IS) and the business is critical. Recognizing the substantial environment effect on alignment, we combine a literature review and expert interviews. Following design science research (DSR), we develop a conceptual framework to describe IS alignment as a dynamic process across strategic and structural levels in the context of pluralistic ecosystems affected by micro- and macro-environmental factors. We discuss our results and provide recommendations for further research. We enable insights both for researchers and practitioners to effectively address key environmental factors that affect IS alignment.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Computer Science for Business Administration

Type

Conference contribution

Pages

6543-6552

No. of pages

10

Publication date

2024

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Electronic version(s)

https://hdl.handle.net/10125/107396 (Access: Open)