Business Performance, Business Strategy, and Information System Strategic Alignment: An Empirical Study on Chinese Firms  

作　　者：董小英 刘倩倩 尹德志 

机构地区：[1]Department of Information Systems and Logistics, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

出　　处：《Tsinghua Science and Technology》2008年第3期348-354,共7页清华大学学报（自然科学版（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 70671001)

摘　　要：The alignment between information systems （IS） and business strategy along with its implications for perceived IS effectiveness and business performance is an important question, which is rarely studied in China. Based on an empirical study, this paper summarized the significance of IS strategic alignment and its impact on business performance. This study also measured business strategy, information system strategy, and information system strategic alignment, built a conceptual model to describe the relationship between these factors, and investigated their implications for information system performance and business performance. A structural equation model was employed to test the conceptual model. Analyses of data gathered in a survey indicate that information system strategic alignment is a better predictor of business performance than business strategy or information system strategy alone, although business strategy can significantly influence business performance.The alignment between information systems （IS） and business strategy along with its implications for perceived IS effectiveness and business performance is an important question, which is rarely studied in China. Based on an empirical study, this paper summarized the significance of IS strategic alignment and its impact on business performance. This study also measured business strategy, information system strategy, and information system strategic alignment, built a conceptual model to describe the relationship between these factors, and investigated their implications for information system performance and business performance. A structural equation model was employed to test the conceptual model. Analyses of data gathered in a survey indicate that information system strategic alignment is a better predictor of business performance than business strategy or information system strategy alone, although business strategy can significantly influence business performance.

关 键 词：business strategy information system strategy information system strategic alignment information system performance business performance 

分 类 号：F270.7[经济管理—企业管理]