An Exploratory Study of the Strategic Value of Information Technology: A Theoretical Application of the Co-Alignment Model

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dc.contributor.authorJung, Hyung-ilen
dc.contributor.committeechairOlsen, Michael D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSumichrast, Robert T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMurrmann, Suzanne K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKhan, Mahmood A.en
dc.contributor.departmentHospitality and Tourism Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:17:22Zen
dc.date.adate2004-11-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:17:22Zen
dc.date.issued2004-09-22en
dc.date.rdate2004-11-29en
dc.date.sdate2004-10-15en
dc.description.abstractDespite the impact of Information Technology (IT) in today's service economy, its nature and role are elusive or ambiguous to say the least. This ambiguity has made it so difficult to measure the value of IT. To clarify the ambiguity, this study, with a focus on the strategic dimension of IT application in the web of organizational activities, proposes a conceptual model that relates IT application to Knowledge Management and then to Strategy. In this effort, incorporating the Co-alignment model as a theoretical binding agent, the role of IT is defined as a facilitator of organizational knowledge management that is regarded as the core of strategic management. The conceptual model proposed is further developed into a structural model for empirical testing. The goodness of fit of the model is assessed through the technique of the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) along with first-order and second-order confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) using the survey responses of unit managers of multi-unit restaurant companies of the U.S. and Korea. Since the mail survey was conducted in two different nations, relevant multi cultural issues are also addressed to justify the use of combined samples for the study. The results of the statistical analyses indicate that IT application can be incorporated successfully into the domain of strategic management of restaurant companies as the facilitator of Knowledge Management activities. The hypotheses of the links between IT application and financial performance remained unsolved due to invalid data. However, this study made a certain degree of contribution in identifying the dynamics of IT application in the process of strategic management incorporating the principle of the Co-alignment model.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-10152004-001208en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10152004-001208/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29276en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartdissertation-hjung-02.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectinformation technologyen
dc.subjectknowledge transferen
dc.subjectknowledge creationen
dc.subjectco-alignment principleen
dc.subjectstrategyen
dc.subjectstrategic valueen
dc.subjectstructural equation modelingen
dc.subjectrestaurant firmsen
dc.subjectknowledge managementen
dc.subjectmulti-cultural issuesen
dc.titleAn Exploratory Study of the Strategic Value of Information Technology: A Theoretical Application of the Co-Alignment Modelen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineHospitality and Tourism Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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