Framework for aligning information systems with business strategy in small medium enterprises in Gauteng, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKale, Rethabile Charlotte
dc.contributor.supervisorZuva, Tranos, Prof.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-11T22:45:14Z
dc.date.available2022-12-11T22:45:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionM. Tech. (Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences), Vaal University of Technology.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe alignment of Information Systems (IS) with business processes in organisations is a dynamic state whereby an organisation uses Information Technology in order to achieve business objectives. The alignment of IT exists when goals, activities and processes of a business are in harmony with the Information Systems which are supporting them. The lack of IT strategic alignment in organisations lead to poor IT Return on Investment (ROI), inefficient operations due to poor performance that impact the organization’s competitive advantage. Studies on Information Systems Alignment have merely focused on the alignment between Business and Information System Strategy. Very few studies have studied this alignment in Small and Medium Enterprises to investigate what impact the alignment has with the business performance. The purpose of this study is to measure the alignment between Information system and the business strategy in Small and Medium Enterprises and to investigate the impact of this alignment on the business performance. A model was used to measure the alignment between Business and Information System Strategy and its impact on the business performance. Data was collected through the use of a questionnaire. A sample of ninety-nine (99) individuals from a variety of SMEs was used. SPSS was used to analyse the data. The results showed the variables of the model were all positively correlated to one another. Therefore, alignment of Information Systems (IS) and Business Strategy was confirmed. The influence of the alignment was found to have a positive influence (0.459) on the overall performance of the business. In conclusion, it is imperative for SMEs to align Information Systems (IS) and Business Strategy in order to increase the overall performance of their businesses.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10352/565
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVaal University of Technologyen_US
dc.subjectInformation systemsen_US
dc.subjectBusiness strategyen_US
dc.subjectSmall and medium enterprisesen_US
dc.subjectReturn on Investment (ROI)en_US
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic -- South Africa.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSmall business -- South Africa.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation storage and retrieval systems -- Small business.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBusiness enterprises -- South Africa.en_US
dc.titleFramework for aligning information systems with business strategy in small medium enterprises in Gauteng, South Africaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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