The impact of national culture on strategic IT alignment: a multiple-case study of subsidiaries of multinational corporations

Adaba, Godfried B. and Wilson, David W. and Sims, Julian (2021) The impact of national culture on strategic IT alignment: a multiple-case study of subsidiaries of multinational corporations. Information Systems Management, 39 (4). pp. 288-304. ISSN 1934-8703

Creators:
Adaba, Godfried B. and Wilson, David W. and Sims, Julian
Description/Abstract:

Through a multiple-case study of three subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs), we examined the impact of national culture on strategic information technology (IT) alignment. We found that the headquarters and subsidiary host national cultures affect alignment indirectly, through variables in the organizational context, including intercultural communications, IT governance, management style, differences in work values and practices, and cultural conflict and mistrust. Based on the findings, we propose a model of national culture and alignment.

Item Type:
Article
Date:
28 July 2021
Identification Number:
10.1080/10580530.2021.1954733
Uncontrolled Keywords or tags :
strategic IT alignment, national culture, case study, multinational corporations (MNCS)
Schools:
Business School for the Creative Industries
Depositing User:
Amy Robinson
Date Deposited:
03 Nov 2022 16:25
Last Modified:
21 Dec 2022 14:07
Sims, Julian:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9113-1548
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5875

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