TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring the cloud computing loop in the strategic alignment model
AU - Maksim, Belitski
AU - Valerie, Fernandez
AU - Sabine, Khalil
AU - Li, Weizi
AU - Liu, Kecheng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Since its emergence, Cloud Computing (CC) has revolutionized organization through offering them a large range of easily accessible, scalable, and non-expensive services. As CC has been gaining popularity, it has an impact on the strategic and operational level of every organization. Thus, wondering about its impact on the organizational strategic alignment is a must. This study develops the Cloud Computing framework of Strategic Alignment Model, where strategic fit between operational and strategic levels in organization is achieved through cloud-enabled multiple iterative processes. The study aims to understand whether cloud computing increases operational and strategic efficiencies of organization and if yes then how. After presenting the theoretical background, the hypotheses, and the built cloud framework, we discuss the way strategic alignment theory helps us to better understand how information flows within the strategic fit of business and IT and what is the role of CC in it. This study addresses the strategic alignment as well as the cloud computing literature.
AB - Since its emergence, Cloud Computing (CC) has revolutionized organization through offering them a large range of easily accessible, scalable, and non-expensive services. As CC has been gaining popularity, it has an impact on the strategic and operational level of every organization. Thus, wondering about its impact on the organizational strategic alignment is a must. This study develops the Cloud Computing framework of Strategic Alignment Model, where strategic fit between operational and strategic levels in organization is achieved through cloud-enabled multiple iterative processes. The study aims to understand whether cloud computing increases operational and strategic efficiencies of organization and if yes then how. After presenting the theoretical background, the hypotheses, and the built cloud framework, we discuss the way strategic alignment theory helps us to better understand how information flows within the strategic fit of business and IT and what is the role of CC in it. This study addresses the strategic alignment as well as the cloud computing literature.
KW - Cloud Computing
KW - Operational management
KW - Strategic Alignment
KW - Validation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85050000959
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-94541-5_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-94541-5_12
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85050000959
SN - 9783319945408
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 117
EP - 124
BT - Digitalisation, Innovation, and Transformation - 18th IFIP WG 8.1 International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations, ICISO 2018, Proceedings
A2 - Baranauskas, Cecilia
A2 - Liu, Kecheng
A2 - Nakata, Keiichi
A2 - Li, Weizi
PB - Springer New York LLC
T2 - 18th IFIP WG 8.1 International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations, ICISO 2018
Y2 - 16 July 2018 through 18 July 2018
ER -