Wattel, T. (Thomas) (2012) Antecedents to business-IT alignment in a healtcare environment: diagnosting readiness tot change. thesis, Other studies (UMCG).
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Abstract
Introduction The efforts of executives to make ICT decisions that fit their organizations best, can be described as business-IT alignment. This research focuses on the preconditions, or better: antecedents, to business-IT alignment and relates this to the discipline of organizational change. This is based on the theoretical concept that business-IT alignment is a process of change over time, rather than an end state that can be achieved in reality. A review of existing theory on both subjects identified seven antecedents: a culture focused on collaboration and cooperation; the sharing of knowledge; prior experience with ICT; leadership; planning processes; communication; and: change readiness. A case study is performed in the University Medical Centre Groningen; an organization where issues in the alignment of business and ICT have been notified. Methods Twenty interviews have been performed with key-informants throughout the organization, from both ICT and business departments. Results The interviews confirmed that the seven antecedents are influencing business-IT alignment in practice. Besides that, two potentially new antecedents could be derived from the interviews that would benefit from further research: the organizations financial situation and training & education. Conclusion By finding that the seven antecedents are of importance to practice, the legitimization for further research on the interconnection of business-IT alignment and organizational change is strengthened.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Evers, L. (Lous) |
| Supervisor name: | Eseryel, dr. U.Y. and Boonstra, prof.dr. A. |
| Faculty: | Economics and Business |
| Keywords: | UMCG, ICT, Organisatiestructuur, Veranderingsmanagement |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 10:46 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 10:46 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/705 |
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