Aligning business and IT from multi-level learning perspectives

Balhareth, H., Liu, K. and Manwani, S. (2012) Aligning business and IT from multi-level learning perspectives. In: The 17th UKAIS Conference on Information Systems, 27-28 March 2012, Oxford, UK.

Abstract/Summary

Business and IT alignment is increasingly acknowledged as a key for organisational performance. However, alignment research lack to mechanisms that enable for on-going process with multi-level effects. Multi-level learning allows on-going effectiveness through development of the organisation and improved quality of business and IT strategies. In particular, exploration and exploitation enable effective process of alignment across dynamic multi-level of learning. Hence, this paper proposes a conceptual framework that links multi-level learning and business-IT strategy through the concept of exploration and exploitation, which considers short-term and long-term alignment together to address the challenges of strategic alignment faced in sustaining organisational performance.