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Aligning IT and Business

Fostering Organizational Performance, Employees' Commitment and Quality of Management Methods

Authors:

  1. Katarzyna Tworek

    1. Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland

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  • Presents a comprehensive description of a verified and validated framework for the analysis of IT solutions in organizations
  • Discusses the impact of IT solutions on various management methods in organizations
  • Includes empirical research on the alignment of IT and business from organizations in Switzerland and Poland
  • Introduces roadmaps for boosting employees' commitment and organizational performance on the basis of IT reliability

Part of the book series: Business Information Systems (BISS)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. IT Solutions in Organizations

    • Katarzyna Tworek
    Pages 1-28

  5. IT—Business Alignment—Empirical Research

    • Katarzyna Tworek
    Pages 97-179

  6. Roadmaps for IT—Business Alignment

    • Katarzyna Tworek
    Pages 181-195

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 197-221
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About this book

This book examines the interplay between IT solutions and specific management methods in organizations. In particular, it assesses the impact of IT reliability on factors like employees’ commitment and organizational performance. After developing the necessary theoretical foundation, the book presents a framework for aligning IT solutions with a number of specific management methods in organizations. In addition, it demonstrates the extent to which IT reliability can be an indicator for this alignment, and discusses the impact on employees’ commitment and organizational performance under various management methods. Case studies from organizations in Switzerland and Poland help to illustrate the findings. In closing, the book presents roadmaps for improving IT and business alignment so as to achieve higher commitment and better results.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Katarzyna Tworek

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About the author

Katarzyna Tworek Ph.D. works as an assistant professor at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, in the Department of Organizational Management and Development. Her Ph.D. examined the influence of information technology on organizational structure. Currently she is working on the model of of IT reliability in organization, examining its potential for evaluation of IT – business alignment.
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