A Strategic Alignment Perspective of Public-Sector Organisations in Saudi Arabia in the Digital Transformation Age (Quantitative Study)

Abdulaziz Al-Ghazi; Jun Shen; Samuel Fosso Wamba; Tingru Cui; Mengxiang Li

A Strategic Alignment Perspective of Public-Sector Organisations in Saudi Arabia in the Digital Transformation Age (Quantitative Study)

Abdulaziz Al-Ghazi
, Jun Shen
, Samuel Fosso Wamba
, Tingru Cui
, Mengxiang Li

Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems

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Abstract

Public-sector organisations face several challenges in their adoption of digital transformation strategies to achieve strategic goals and objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the determinants of business value related to information technology projects in public-sector organisations from a business-information technology strategic alignment perspective. This study utilised a quantitative design drawing data from 198 surveys. The main findings showed a positive, significant, and impactful linkage between Information System (IS) Governance Mechanisms and Top Management characteristics. Both are essential antecedents of the intellectual dimension of Business-IT Strategic Alignment and the quality of IT Project Planning. The findings also showed a positive relationship between Business-IT Strategic Alignment and the quality of IT Project Planning, which fully mediates the impact of IS Governance Mechanisms and Top Management characteristics on Organisational Performance, Service Innovation, and Operational Excellence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ACIS 2021 Proceedings
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
Number of pages	11
Publication status	Published - 6 Dec 2021
Event	32nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems, ACIS 2021: Information Systems for a Sustainable Future, Connectedness, and Social Good - Sydney, Australia Duration: 6 Dec 2021 → 10 Dec 2021 https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2021/

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Name	Australasian Conferences on Information Systems

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Conference	32nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems, ACIS 2021
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	6/12/21 → 10/12/21
Internet address	https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2021/

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Al-Ghazi, A, Shen, J, Wamba, SF, Cui, T & Li, M 2021, A Strategic Alignment Perspective of Public-Sector Organisations in Saudi Arabia in the Digital Transformation Age (Quantitative Study). in ACIS 2021 Proceedings., 82, Australasian Conferences on Information Systems, Association for Information Systems, 32nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems, ACIS 2021, Sydney, Australia, 6/12/21. <https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2021/82/>

A Strategic Alignment Perspective of Public-Sector Organisations in Saudi Arabia in the Digital Transformation Age (Quantitative Study). / Al-Ghazi, Abdulaziz; Shen, Jun; Wamba, Samuel Fosso et al.
ACIS 2021 Proceedings. Association for Information Systems, 2021. 82 (Australasian Conferences on Information Systems).

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