Toward an information systems alignment framework in the wake of exogenous shocks: Insights from a literature review

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Highlights:

• Surroundings should be considered a critical dimension of IS alignment.

• Exogenous shocks like COVID-19 underpin the relevance of IS alignment research.

• Emerging pluralistic organisational forms require updated IS alignment frameworks.

• The 3 S alignment framework consists of strategy, structure, and surroundings.

• IS alignment must be reassessed at periods of discontinuity, transition, and crisis.

摘要

•Surroundings should be considered a critical dimension of IS alignment.•Exogenous shocks like COVID-19 underpin the relevance of IS alignment research.•Emerging pluralistic organisational forms require updated IS alignment frameworks.•The 3 S alignment framework consists of strategy, structure, and surroundings.•IS alignment must be reassessed at periods of discontinuity, transition, and crisis.

论文关键词:Information systems alignment,Exogenous shock,Alignment triad,Hermeneutic review,COVID-19 pandemic

论文评审过程:Received 15 October 2020, Revised 30 October 2021, Accepted 4 November 2021, Available online 10 December 2021, Version of Record 10 December 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102450