Achieving strategic alignment between business and information technology with information technology governance: the role of commitment to principles and Top Leadership Support

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dc.contributor.authorLowry, Michelle Reneen
dc.contributor.authorLowry, Paul Benjaminen
dc.contributor.authorChatterjee, Sutirthaen
dc.contributor.authorMoody, Gregory D.en
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Vernon J.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-16T14:57:47Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-16T14:57:47Zen
dc.date.issued2024-08-25en
dc.description.abstractIT governance (ITG) is crucial in achieving IT strategic alignment, but many organizations find this to be an elusive goal. We thus expand ITG into two components: ITG mechanisms and ITG principles. We propose that beyond the mere option of ITG mechanisms, organizations must fully embrace the broader “spirit” of ITG, which occurs when an organization is committed to ITG principles coupled with top leadership support. To test our theorization, we first developed and validated two new measures. We used the ITG framework of COBIT to create a measure of commitment to COBIT principles (CCP), and we found that CCP fully mediates ITG mechanisms’ relationship with strategic alignment. We thus illuminate a missing link between adopting ITG mechanisms and achieving strategic alignment by demonstrating the need to focus on ITG principles. We show that top leadership support for IT, including support at the board level, not only enhances CCP but also directly contributes to improved strategic alignment. Our study establishes that adopting ITG mechanisms is necessary but insufficient for achieving strategic alignment. Effective organizations go beyond implementing isolated ITG mechanisms; they fully embrace integrated COBIT-based principles, guided by a strong infusion of top leadership support, including board-level support.en
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dc.format.extent26 page(s)en
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dc.identifierARTN 2390998 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/0960085X.2024.2390998en
dc.identifier.eissn1476-9344en
dc.identifier.issn0960-085Xen
dc.identifier.orcidLowry, Paul [0000-0002-0187-5808]en
dc.identifier.orcidLowry, Michelle [0000-0002-0701-7425]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/123811en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectInformation technology governance (ITG)en
dc.subjectstrategic alignmenten
dc.subjectcorporate governanceen
dc.subjecttop leadership support for iten
dc.subjectCOBIT principlesen
dc.subjectlatent construct measurementen
dc.titleAchieving strategic alignment between business and information technology with information technology governance: the role of commitment to principles and Top Leadership Supporten
dc.title.serialEuropean Journal of Information Systemsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherEarly Accessen
dc.type.otherJournalen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Techen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Pamplin College of Businessen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Pamplin College of Business/Accounting and Information Systemsen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Pamplin College of Business/Business Information Technologyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Pamplin College of Business/PCOB T&R Facultyen

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