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The impact of aligning business, IT, and marketing strategies on firm performance

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

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Abstract

In order to succeed in today's competitive business environment, a firm should have a clear business strategy that is supported by other organizational strategies. While prior studies argue that strategic alignment enhances firm performance, either strategic alignment including multiple factors or strategic orientation of firms has received little attention. This study, drawing on contingency theory and configuration theory, investigates the performance impact of triadic strategic alignment among business, IT, and marketing strategies while simultaneously considers strategic orientation of firms. A research model is tested through SEM and MANOVA using data collected in a questionnaire survey of 242 Yemen managers. The findings indicate that (1) triadic strategic alignment has a positive impact on firm performance and (2) there is an ideal triadic strategic alignment for prospectors and defenders. This research contributes to strategic alignment literature and managers' understanding of how to align business, IT and marketing strategies to improve firm performance.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 39-49

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Industrial Marketing Management (Volume 84)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 04/04/2019
  • Published - 10/04/2019

Publication status

Published - 10/04/2019

ISSN

0019-8501

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/623242
  • Scopus: 85064056304

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