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The impact of information systems planning on the organization

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  • Raghunathan, T. S.
  • King, W. R.

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The impact of information systems (IS) planning on the organization is assessed using data gathered in a matched-pair sample from 140 firms. The extent of IS planning activities is measured using a 64 item survey instrument that was responded to by an IS executive in each firm. Organizational impact was assessed using a 'user satisfaction' instrument that was responded to by a user-manager in the same firm. Hypotheses related to the extent of IS strategic planning, systems planning, plan implementation and the degree of user satisfaction were tested. The results substantiate the importance of systems planning and of formal activities that are directed toward ensuring that plans are actually implemented. Surprisingly, since the normative and descriptive literature of IS is filled with assertions to the contrary, the relative importance of IS strategic planning was not verified.

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  • Raghunathan, T. S. & King, W. R., 1988. "The impact of information systems planning on the organization," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 85-93.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:16:y:1988:i:2:p:85-93
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    1. Byrd, Terry Anthony & Thrasher, Evelyn H. & Lang, Teresa & Davidson, Nancy W., 2006. "A process-oriented perspective of IS success: Examining the impact of IS on operational cost," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 448-460, October.
    2. Albert H. Segars & Varun Grover, 1999. "Profiles of Strategic Information Systems Planning," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 10(3), pages 199-232, September.
    3. Rajiv Sabherwal & Yolande E. Chan, 2001. "Alignment Between Business and IS Strategies: A Study of Prospectors, Analyzers, and Defenders," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 12(1), pages 11-33, March.
    4. Segars, A. H., 1997. "Assessing the unidimensionality of measurement: a paradigm and illustration within the context of information systems research," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 107-121, February.

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