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http://dx.doi.org/10.5859/KAIS.2013.22.1.89

The Effects of IS Strategic Alignment on the Development of IT Infrastructure: The Roles of Strategic Performance Measurement Systems  

Choe, Jong-Min (경북대학교 경영학부)
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The Journal of Information Systems / v.22, no.1, 2013 , pp. 89-116 More about this Journal
Abstract
The influence factors on the development of information technology(IT) infrastructure for knowledge management(KM) were not empirically investigated and identified. This study empirically examines the relationships among strategic performance measurement systems(SPMS), organizational learning, the strategic alignment of business strategy with information systems(IS) strategy, which is the necessary condition to provide the kinds of knowledge required for the successful realization of business strategy, and the active construction of IT infrastructure for KM. This study demonstrates that SPMS directly affects the organizational learning, with which the members of an organization acquire the types of knowledge about strategic goals or objectives and the ways attaining these goals, and indirectly influences the IS strategic alignment through organizational learning. Thus, the alignment between business strategy and IS strategy can be facilitated and activated by the adoption and implementation of SPMS. According to the results of this study, it is observed that the IS strategic alignment and organizational learning positively affect the activation of the development of KM IT infrastructure in a firm. The results of this study also shows that the construction of KM IT infrastructure, which supports the realization of KM activities, such as knowledge creation, transfer and sharing, can enhance the strategic position of a firm, and the intensified competitiveness of a firm can lead to the improvement of performance.
Keywords
Information Technology Infrastructure; Strategic Performance Measurement Systems; Strategic Alignment between Business Strategy and IS Strategy; Organizational Learning;
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