The purpose of this research is to investigate whether the alignment of IT with the strategy (particularly the … partnership strategy or cooperation practice) and organizational structure of an SME could have a decisive influence on its … multivariate perspective, modelled with structural equations, was used to test the alignment between strategy, structure and IT …

One of the requirements for a strategy to be successful is the use of the proper management system to implement it. The … to answer the following general questions: Do successful firms use a different type of match between their strategy and … their management system than unsuccessful ones (description)? If so, for a given strategy, what are the best ‘organizational …

Experience suggests that strategy entails some interplay of choice, chance, and determinism as causal elements …. Specifically, strategy is predicated on causality, or the principle that strategic choices have causes as well as consequences. Yet … perspectives and leaves room for chance. In reply, we venture beyond strategy and the organization sciences into intellectual …

and use of information has not always been considered as a relevant question for strategy making. Indeed, in classical … circulation as social practices, an approach which mirrors that of Strategy-as-Practice. This focus on social practices gives way …

In this paper we analyse the role of management accounting for strategy in a growing competitive environment. This … competition may lead to such a change in the competition level that firms are called to alter their strategy. Actually the … competitive environment is one of the five forces Porter defined as determinant for strategy. In these conditions, we study both …

Steering systems must ensure the deployment of the strategy throughout the organization whose perimeters can vary …